The Calendar of the Soul is a series of weekly meditations written by Rudolf Steiner. There are several English translations that are widely used. The one that appears here was formed by Steve Hampton, of Fair Oaks, California. His goal was to combine the intent of Steiner with his own experiences of the native american culture. He has distributed it privately for some years, and this is its first appearance on the internet.

Following is the Preface to the Second Edition (1918) written by Rudolf Steiner.

The course of the year has its own life. With this life the human soul can unfold a feeling-unison. If the soul opens itself to the influences that speak so variously to it week by week, it will find the right perception of itself. Thereby the soul will feel forces growing within that will strengthen it. It will observe that such inward forces want to be awakened — awakened by the soul's ability to partake in the meaningful course of the world as it comes to life in the rhythms of time. Thereby the soul becomes fully aware of the delicate, yet vital threads that exist between itself and the world into which it has been born.

In this calendar a verse is inscribed for each week. This will enable the soul to participate actively in the progressing life of the year as it unfolds from week to week. Each verse should resound in the soul as it unites with the life of the year. A healthy feeling of “at one-ness” with the course of Nature, and from this a vigorous “finding of oneself” is here intended, in the belief that, for the soul, a feeling-unison with the world's course as unfolded in these verses is something for which the soul longs when it rightly understands itself.

The table below is for April, 2009 to April, 2010.