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Mystics of the Renaissance and their relation to modern thought, including Meister Eckhart, Tauler, Paracelsus, Jacob Boehme, Giordano Bruno, and others

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Mystics of the Renaissance and their relation to modern thought, including Meister Eckhart, Tauler, Paracelsus, Jacob Boehme, Giordano Bruno, and others

by Rudolf Steiner

EN·~3 hours·10 chapters

Chapters

10 total
1

MYSTICS OF THE RENAISSANCE

0:44
2

FOREWORD

6:10
3

INTRODUCTION

42:28
4

MEISTER ECKHART

24:03
5

THE FRIENDSHIP OF GOD

42:01
6

CARDINAL NICHOLAS OF CUSA

40:16
7

AGRIPPA VON NETTESHEIM AND THEOPHRASTUS PARACELSUS

33:52
8

VALENTINE WEIGEL AND JACOB BOEHME

18:06
9

GIORDANO BRUNO AND ANGELUS SILESIUS

18:34
10

AFTERWORD

9:01

Description

The work opens a vivid panorama of Renaissance mystics—Meister Eckhart, the enigmatic Paracelsus, Giordano Bruno, Jacob Boehme, and others—showing how their spiritual visions quietly reshaped the foundations of modern thought. By tracing each thinker’s unique blend of inner experience and intellectual daring, the author reveals a hidden dialogue between medieval contemplation and today’s scientific and philosophical currents. Listeners are guided through early lectures given to a curious audience, feeling the immediacy of ideas that still pulse beneath contemporary discourse.

Written with scholarly care yet an inviting conversational tone, the book balances rich historical detail with clear connections to present‑day concerns about freedom, consciousness, and the limits of knowledge. It does not shy away from the paradoxes that arise when mysticism meets rational inquiry, encouraging listeners to question their own preconceptions. The result is an engaging journey that illuminates how these timeless voices continue to echo in the modern mind.

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en

Duration

~3 hours (225K characters)

Release date

2025-04-30

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

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About the author

Rudolf Steiner

Rudolf Steiner

1861–1925

A restless Austrian thinker whose ideas sparked lasting movements in education, agriculture, architecture, and spiritual philosophy. Best known for founding anthroposophy, he also wrote extensively and inspired the first Waldorf school and the beginnings of biodynamic farming.

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