The Karma of Untruthfulness
Volume Two

NOTES

With regard to the special nature of these lectures and the circumstances in which they were given, see the Foreword in Volume One.

LECTURE FOURTEEN

1. What was said yesterday: See Rudolf Steiner The Karma of Untruthfulness, Volume One, Rudolf Steiner Press, London 1988.
2. lectures given here: See Rudolf Steiner Goethe and the Crisis of the Nineteenth Century. (English text available in typescript only.)
3. poetry ... fabrication: In German, ‘poetry’ is ‘Dichtung’, ‘fabrication’ ‘Erdichtung’.
4. Gap in report: The quotation is unfortunately lacking in the shorthand report.
5. There is no religion higher then Truth: The motto of the Theosophical Society.
6. public lecture in Munich: 29 March 1914. This lecture is not in print, but see Rudolf Steiner On Evil. (English text available in typescript only.)
7. J'accuse affair: Richard Grelling, J'accuse, von einem Deutschen (J'accuse, by a German), Lausanne 1915. On the speech by the member of the Reichstag, David, see also Rudolf Steiner Impulses of the Past and the Future in Social Occurrences. (English text available in typescript only.) In Rudolf Steiner's library there is a book by Kurt Eisner Unterdrücktes aus dem Weltkrieg (Suppressed Information on the World War), Munich 1919, which deals among other things with David's speech.
8. lecture cycle on the folk spirits: Rudolf Steiner The Mission of the Individual Folk-Souls, Rudolf Steiner Press, London 1970.
9. a famous novel: Romain Rolland John Christopher, trans. Gilbert Cannan, London 1910. (4 volumes). Quotations 1–3 are from Volume One (pp. 39, 79, 149), quotations 4–12 from Volume Two (pp. 15, 375, 375, 375, 375, 29, 170, 376, 376).
10. esteemed Austrian critic: Stefan Zweig, ‘Letter to Romain Rolland’ in the Berliner Tageblatt No. 651 of 22 December 1912. See also Rudolf Steiner's lecture in Berlin of 25 February 1915 in Aus Schicksaltragender Zeit GA 64, Dornach 1959.
11. Heinrich von Treitschke, 1834–1896. German historian and political writer.
12. Nietzsche's publisher: Fritz Koegel, 1860–1904.
13. man who translated Nietzsche: Henri Lichtenberger, 1864–1941. Professor of German philology at the Sorbonne.

LECTURE FIFTEEN

1. Rudolf Steiner Vom Menschenrätsel. Ausgesprochenes und Unausgesprochenes im Denken, Schauen, Sinnen einer Reihe deutscher und österreichischer Persönlichkeiten (The Riddle of the Human Being. Spoken and Unspoken Aspects of the Thinking, Vision and Reflections of a Number of German and Austrian Personalities), GA 20, Dornach 1984.
2. Schelling's ‘theosophy’: Philosophie der Mythologie 1842, and Philosophie der Offenbarung 1854.
3. Annie Besant, 1847–1933. See Volume One, Note 30, Lecture One. Lecture ‘Theosophy and Imperialism’, Theosophical Publishing Society, London 1902.
4. Herbert Henry Asquith, 1852–1928, Earl of Oxford and Asquith. Minister from 1892, British Prime Minister 1908–1916.
5. Sir Edward Grey, 1862–1933. British Foreign Minister 1905–1916.
6. very popular British writer: This is an article entitled ‘The Kaleidoscope’ by the Military Correspondent of The Times published in The London Magazine, Volume XXXVII, No. 73, November 1916, p.327.
7. so-called answering note from the Entente: Joint note of 30 December 1916 from the ten Allies (both large and small) to President Wilson (in reply to his appeal for peace on 18 December 1916).
8. history of the Opium Wars: See Volume One, Lecture Twelve.

LECTURE SIXTEEN

1. discussed some time ago: See Rudolf Steiner The Gospel of St. John and its Relation to the Other Gospels, Anthroposophic Press, New York 1982.
2. caustic remark ... by Hebbel: Friedrich Hebbel (1813–1863), German poet and dramatist. ‘According to the transmigration of souls it is possible that Plato might be beaten in school today because he cannot understand Plato.’ Hebbel's diaries, Vol 1, No 1745, p.392, Berlin 1901).
3. Franz Grillparzer, (1791–1872). The greatest Austrian dramatist.
4. John Robert Seeley, 1834–1895. In 1869 Regius Professor for modern history at Cambridge. English historian, apologist of the British Empire. The Expansion of England, London 1883.
5. maps: See Rudolf Steiner The Karma of Untruthfulness Volume One, Lecture One.
6. Almanach de Madame de Thèbes: See Rudolf Steiner The Karma of Untruthfulness Volume One, Lecture Seven.
7. three editors of The Times: P. Colomb, J. F. Maurice, F. N. Maude, A. Forbes, C. Lowe, D. Christie Murray and F. Skudamore The Great War of 189-. A forecast, London 1893.
8. earlier lectures here: See Note 2, Lecture Fourteen.
9. Friedrich von Bernhardi, 1849–1930. Prussian General. Author of military and political writings.
10. sometimes Nietzsche is included: For example E. MacClure Germany's War-Inspirers Nietzsche and Treitschke, London 1914.
11. history of the German people: Heinrich von Treitschke's magnum opus is considered to be Treitschke's History of Germany in the Nineteenth Century, London 1915–19, 7 volumes.
12. J. A. Cramb: Professor of Modern History, Queen's College, London, Germany and England, London 1914; Lecture ‘Treitschke and Young Germany’, 5 March 1913. The book by General von Bernhardi, whom Cramb calls ‘a distinguished cavalry officer’ is, Germany and the Next War.
13. General Kuropatkin, 1848–1925. 1898 Russian Minister for War. On the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War he was supreme commander of the Russian forces in East Asia but was replaced after the defeat of Mukden. In 1916 he was supreme commander on the northern front. After the Bolshevik revolution he became a teacher in a village school.
14. ‘If Russia does not bring to an end’: The German version of this text is quoted from S. Zurlinden Der Weltkrieg. Vorläufige Orientierung von einem schweizerischen Standpunkt aus (The World War. Preliminary Assessment from the Swiss Point of View), Zurich 1917.

LECTURE SEVENTEEN

1. from the Vollrath camp: Hugo Vollrath, proprietor of a theosophical publishing house in Leipzig. An opponent of Rudolf Steiner.
2. British Empire to include Egypt: From 1882. France in Morocco from 1908. Italy in Tripoli from 1912.
3. Algeciras Conference: 16 January to 7 April 1906.
4. German defence bill: The first Balkan War took place from October 1912 to May 1913. The German defence bill was passed on 30 June 1913.
5. William Archer's pamphlet: GA291/English/RSPC1935 Blind Neutrality, London 1916. See Volume One, Lecture One.
6. Vom Menschenrätsel: See Note 1, Lecture Fifteen.
7. Robert Fludd: Robertus de Fluctibus (1574–1637). English physician and mystical philosopher.
8. Theophrastus Paracelsus von Hohenheim: 1493–1541. Swiss physician and alchemist.
9. Sir Oliver Lodge, 1851–1940. English physicist. Raymond; or, Life and Death. With examples of the evidence for survival of memory and affection after death, London 1916.
10. Gotthilf Heinrich von Schubert, 1780–1860. See also Rudolf Steiner Faust's World Pilgrimage and His Rebirth out of the Spirit of German Life. (English text available in typescript only).
11. New Year's Eve note: See Volume One, Lecture Thirteen.
12. Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762–1814). German philosopher and patriot. In 1807–08 in Berlin he delivered his noble addresses to the German nation, Reden an die deutsche Nation, full of practical views on the only true foundation for national recovery and glory.
13. Ludwig von Polzer: Ludwig von Polzer-Hoditz (1869–1945). Betrachtungen während der Zeit des Krieges (Thoughts during Wartime), Linz 1917.
14. deutsch: See Lecture Twenty-Three, towards the end, where Rudolf Steiner speaks about the reasons why the Germans call themselves ‘Deutsche’ while others insist on calling them ‘Germans’ or ‘Allemands’, etc.
15. Is not the whole of eternity mine?: From Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's Erziehung des Menschengeschlechts.
16. Alexander von Bernus, 1880–1965. Writer. Publisher of the periodical Das Reich in Munich.
17. new national anthem: Source unknown.

LECTURE EIGHTEEN

1. His ‘German History’: See Note 11, Lecture Sixteen.
2. Wilhelm von Humboldt, 1767–1835. German philologist, diplomat and man of letters. The Sphere and Duties of Government, London 1854. The German title of this work, Ideen zu einem Versuch, die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staates zu bestimmen, Breslau 1851, translates literally as ‘Ideas towards an Attempt to Determine the Limitations of State Power’.
3. Schiller's ‘Letters on the Aesthetic Education of Man’, first published in 1795 in the periodical Die Horen.
4. Edouard Laboulaye, 1811–1883. L'État et ses limites, Paris 1863.
5. John Stuart Mill, 1806–1873. British philosopher and economist. On Liberty, London 1859.
6. wrote about freedom: Heinrich von Treitschke Die Freiheit (Freedom), Leipzig 1912.
7. name his fatherland: These were independent principalities until the creation of the state of Thuringia in 1918.
8. Romain Rolland: See Lecture Fourteen.
9. In his lectures on politics: Heinrich von Treitschke Politik, Leipzig 1899.
10. Note from the Entente: Dated 10 January 1917 in answer to Wilson's enquiry as to the conditions for peace.
11. Karel Kramar, 1860–1937. Czech statesman, exponent of neo-Slavism. Arrested for high treason in May 1915.
12. Tomas Garrigue Masaryk, 1850–1937. Philosopher, Czech patriot and first President of Czechoslovakia.
13. Czecho-Slovaks: From Handbuch der Geschichte der Böhmischen Länder, Stuttgart, 1967: ‘Benes succeeded in having the “Czecho-Slovaks” included in the note of 10.1.1917 in which the Allies replied to Wilson's query as to the conditions for peace ... The note says “Liberation of Italians, Slavs and Romanians from foreign domination”. Benes succeeded in having the list extended to include the Czechoslovaks.’
14. Having closed the lecture, Rudolf Steiner continued with the following words: ‘What shall we do? Some of our friends have expressed the wish to begin earlier tomorrow, as they do not want to miss the performance of Reinhardt's non-art. I don't mind, so when would you like to start? Perhaps somebody could make a suggestion. When shall we meet? It will be quite a good thing to change our arrangements for tomorrow for the sake of those who are interested in this abuse of art and want to witness personally this event of cultural history, the demise of the art of acting.’
    The Deutsche Theater of Berlin under Max Reinhardt were performing at the Stadttheater in Basel.

LECTURE NINETEEN

1. system of ganglia: The current anatomical terminology for the systems Rudolf Steiner describes in this lecture, and which he mentions again in Lecture Twenty-One, is: system of ganglia = nerves and plexus of the autonomic system; spinal system = spinal cord and spinal nerves; cerebral system = brain and cranial nerves.
2. Rudolf Steiner Occult Science. An Outline, Rudolf Steiner Press, London 1979.
3. well-known physician: Quoted in George Moore M.D. The Power of the Soul over the Body considered in Relation to Health and Morals, London 1845.
4. Austrian poet: Hermann Rollet, 1819–1904.
5. on the basis of maps: See Volume One, Lecture One.

LECTURE TWENTY

1. Spencer and even his predecessor: John Stuart Mill, 1806–1873. See Volume One, Notes 17 and 18, Lecture Seven.
2. Cesare Lombroso, 1836–1909. Italian psychiatrist, founder of criminal anthropology. Author of Genio e Follia, Turin 1882.
3. Oliver Lodge: See Note 9, Lecture Seventeen.
4. Mikhail Vasilevich Lomonosov, 1711–1765, called the father of Russian grammar and literature. See Rudolf Steiner, lecture of 21 January 1909 in An Aspect of the Spiritual Guidance of Man, Anthroposophic Press, New York, and Rudolf Steiner Press, London 1986.
5. Maximilian I of Austria, 1459–1519.
6. Johannes Elias Schlegel, 1719–1749, German poet and writer.
7. August Wilhelm von Schlegel, 1767–1845. German translator and critic. Translated Shakespeare's works into German in collaboration with the writer and critic Johann Ludwig Tieck (1773–1853).
8. Karl Julius Schröer, 1825–1900. Professor of German literature at the Technical University in Vienna; poet, student of dialects and literary historian.
9. us and the followers of Mrs Besant: This refers to the events which led to the separation from the German Section of the Theosophical Society and the formation of an independent Anthroposophical Society in 1913.
10. Alcyone: In the Theosophical Society, the name for Jiddu Krishnamurti, born 1895.
11. Vom Menschenrätsel: See Note 1, Lecture Fifteen.
12. Jakobus Baldus, 1604–1668.
13. James I of England, 1566–1625. Son of Mary Stuart. King James VI of Scotland from 1577, and King James I of England and Ireland from 1603. See Volume One, Note 8, Lecture Eleven.
14. lawyer who used to conduct cases in Romania: See Volume One, Note 27, Lecture One.
15. in a Socialist school: The workers educational establishment founded by Wilhelm Liebknecht in Berlin, where Rudolf Steiner lectured from 1899 to 1904.
16. Karl Marx, 1818–1883. Lived in London from 1849.
17. Friedrich Engels, 1820–1895. In 1845 wrote The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1844, New York 1887. Lived in England permanently from 1850.
18. Eduard Bernstein, 1850–1932. Lived in England from 1888 to 1901.
19. Oliver Cromwell, 1599–1658. Lord Protector of the Commonwealth from 1653.
20. Henry Thomas Buckle, 1821–1862. History of Civilization in England, London 1857.
21. this document: The note from the Entente to Wilson. See Note 10, Lecture Eighteen.
22. Edouard Schuré, 1841–1929. Follower of Rudolf Steiner. Turned against him during the First World War.
23. Heinrich Gösch: Member of the Anthroposophical Society. Later an opponent.

LECTURE TWENTY-ONE

1. Sacro egoismo (per l'Italia): A phrase coined by the Italian Prime Minister Antonio Salandra.
2. The Spiritual Guidance of Man, Anthroposophic Press, New York, 1970.

LECTURE TWENTY-TWO

1. Schweizerische Bauzeitung, Volume 39, No 3. 20 January 1917. Johannesbau was the name initially chosen for the Goetheanum.
2. Joseph Englert, civil engineer, up to 1918 building manager at the Goetheanum.
3. Andrei Belyi, pen name of Boris Nikolayevich Bugaev (1880–1933), Russian poet and writer. His book on Goethe Rudolf Steiner und Goethe in der Weltanschauung der Gegenwart (Rudolf Steiner and Goethe in the Thought of Today.) Moscow 1917.
4. Rudolf Steiner Human and Cosmic Thought, Rudolf Steiner Press, London 1967.
5. Alfred Meebold, 1863–1952. Writer. Der Weg zum Geist (The Path to the Spirit), Munich 1917.
6. evolution has been discussed: The Inner Realities of Evolution Rudolf Steiner Publishing Company, London 1953.
7. periods in the history of art: Kunstgeschichte als Abbild innerer geistiger Impulse (The History of Art as an Image of Inner Spiritual Impulses), Dornach 1981, GA 292.
8. a book appeared: Besant and Leadbeater, Man: Whence, How and Whither, London 1913.
9. Ideal und Geschäft (Ideal and Business) by Benno Jaroslav, Jena 1912.

LECTURE TWENTY-THREE

1. This lecture was preceded by a recitation by Marie Steiner from the Nibelungenlied by Wilhelm Jordan.
2. Rudolf Steiner The Inner Nature of Man and the Life between Death and a New birth, Anthroposophical Publishing Company, London 1959.
3. doctrine of infallibility: 18 July 1870 at the First Vatican Council.
4. law of sound-shifts: See Volume One, Lecture Six.
5. rephrased ‘Beatitudes’: See Volume One, Lecture Nine.
6. symptoms of history: See Rudolf Steiner From Symptom to Reality in Modern History, Rudolf Steiner Press, London 1976.
7. the great speech: European War. Report of a Speech by the Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Grey (British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs) in the House of Commons on 3 August 1914.
8. Bismarck's book: Gedanken und Erinnerungen (Thoughts and Memoires), Stuttgart 1915, Chapter 23, Section III.
9. Empress Friedrich, 1840–1901, born Princess Victoria of England, wife of Friedrich III, who reigned for only 99 days.

LECTURE TWENTY-FOUR

1. Rudolf Steiner Knowledge of the Higher Worlds. How is it achieved?, Rudolf Steiner Press, London 1969.
2. Rudolf Steiner Christianity as Mystical Fact, Rudolf Steiner Press, London 1972.
3. Theosophy. An Introduction to the Supersensible Knowledge of the World and the Destination of Man, Anthroposophic Press, New York 1986.
4. Hungaricus: (pseudonym) Conditions de Paix de l'Allemagne, Zurich 1917.

LECTURE TWENTY-FIVE

1. Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, 1831–1891.
2. Alfred Percy Sinnett, 1840–1921. Author of Esoteric Buddhism.
3. book on mysticism of the Middle Ages: Rudolf Steiner Eleven European Mystics, Rudolf Steiner Press, London 1971.
4. lectures given here: Rudolf Steiner The Occult Movement in the Nineteenth Century, Rudolf Steiner Press, London 1973.
5. Louis Claude, Marquis de Saint-Martin, 1743–1803. Des erreurs et de la vérité, 1775. See Volume One, Note 24, Lecture Seven.
6. Emil Du Bois-Reymond, 1818–1866. German physiologist and philosopher.
7. Friedrich von Schlegel, 1772–1829. German writer and critic, brother of August Wilhelm von Schlegel. Von der Sprache und Weisheit der Inder (On the Language and Wisdom of the Indians), 1808.
8. Henrik Steffens, 1773–1845. Norwegian writer.
9. Gotthilf Heinrich von Schubert, 1780–1860. See Note 10, Lecture Seventeen.
10. Ignaz Paul Vital Troxler, 1780–1866.
11. Mabel Collins (1851–1927), Light on the Path. A treatise written for the personal use of those who are ignorant of the Eastern Wisdom, and who desire to enter within its influence, London 1885.
12. Karl Christian Planck, 1819–1880. Testament eines Deutschen (Testament of a German), Tübingen 1881. See also the lecture of 25 February 1916 in Rudolf Steiner Aus dem mitteleuropäischen Geistesleben, GA 65, Dornach 1962.
13. published by Rohm: Karl Rohm, publisher of occult books. Opponent of Rudolf Steiner.
14. Farkas (Wolfgang) Bolyai, 1775–1856, mathematician.
15. Carl Friedrich Gauss, 1777–1855, mathematician.
16. Johann Bolyai, 1802–1860. The quotation is from Urkunden zur Geschichte der nicht-euklidischen Geometrie (On the History of non-Euclidean Geometry) by Wolfgang and Johann Bolyai.
17. Hungaricus: See Note 4, Lecture Twenty-Four.

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