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 March, 2008 to April 2009.



1. March 23 52. March 15 - April 12
2. March 30 51. March 8
3. April 6 50. March 1
4. April 13 49. February 22
5. April 20 48. February 15
6. April 27 47. February 8
7. May 4 46. February 1
8. May 11 45. January 25
9. May 18 44. January 18
10. May 25 43. January 11
11. June 1 42. January 4
12. June 8 41. December 28
13. June 15 40. December 21
14. June 22 39. December 14
15. June 29 38. December 7
16. July 6 37. November 30
17. July 13 36. November 23
18. July 20 35. November 16
19. July 27 34. November 9
20. August 3 33. November 2
21. August 10 32. October 26
22. August 17 31. October 19
23. August 24 30. October 12
24. August 31 29. October 5
25. September 7 28. September 28
26. September 14 27. September 21