The Child's Changing Consciousness: Lecture 2 of 8: Lecture delivered in Dornach, Switzerland on April 16, 1923; from The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner

This lecture is part of the collection "The Child's Changing Consciousness" by Rudolf Steiner. Steiner (1861-1925) was an Austrian philosopher, social reformer, architect, and esotericist. He gained initial recognition as a literary critic and cultural philosopher. At the beginning of the 20th century, he founded a spiritual movement, Anthroposophy. He is considered the father of Waldorf education, biodynamic agriculture, anthroposophical medicine and spiritual science. Knowledge of the growing child-The first three faculties: walking, speaking, and thinking. In coming to terms with statics and dynamics, the weaving of destiny is hidden. From its environment the child absorbs the soul element of its surroundings. Through thinking it takes hold of outer nature. The entire Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner are available from SteinerBooks.