Rudolf Steiner has been called "the best kept secret of the twentieth century. In this book, Steiner recalls the first thirty-five years of his life and spiritual path. It was written in weekly installments for the anthroposophic newsletter to the members. Steiner did not often speak or write of himself in a personal way. Thus this book offers us an extremely rare opportunity to intimately view his inner life, the relationships he developed with those he encountered along the way, and the events that shaped him.


This is no ordinary narrative of life's successes and failures but an autobiography of a soul. Each event and personal encounter is seen and gauged in relation to its spiritual roots and consequences. We witness the evolving consciousness of a modern spiritual master.


This book is the self-portrait of a man whose ideas remain ahead of our time -- a man whose ideas are sorely needed in an increasingly confused and materialistic world.