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                         The Spiritual Guidance
                          of Man and of Mankind

                                   BY

                           DR. RUDOLF STEINER

                          EDITED BY H. COLLISON

                   THE AUTHORIZED ENGLISH TRANSLATION




COPYRIGHT, 1915, BY H. COLLISON


The copyright, the publishing rights, and the editorial responsibility
for the translation of the works of Rudolf Steiner, Ph.D., with the
exception of those already under the editorial supervision of Max Gysi,
are now vested in Mr. Harry Collison, M.A., Oxon.




PREFACE


In the following pages are reproduced the contents of some lectures
delivered by me at Copenhagen in June last, in connection with the
General Meeting of the Scandinavian Theosophical Society. What is here
set forth was therefore spoken to an audience acquainted with occult
science, or theosophy. A similar acquaintance is assumed in this work.
It is throughout based on the foundations given in my books, “Theosophy”
and “An Outline of Occult Science.” To anyone taking up the present
work who is unacquainted with these premises, it must needs appear the
strange outpouring of mere fancy, but the above-named books point out the
scientific basis of everything stated in this one.

I have completely re-written the shorthand report of the lectures;
nevertheless it has been my intention on publishing them, to preserve the
character given in oral delivery. This is specially mentioned because
it is in general my opinion that the form of work intended for reading
should be quite different from that used in speaking. I have expressed
this principle of mine