In 2018 the Floris Books team embarked on a project to create The Discovery Illustrated Family Bible. It’s been a mammoth project for the team and one we are incredibly proud to have completed. Here, we speak to the creatives and members of the Floris team about the process of bringing it all together,...
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Our human consciousness and individuality – and our potential for freedom of choice – is possible because we have a physical body, separate from the spiritual realm. But for human beings to continue to develop, we need to reconnect to the divine world. The incarnation, death and resurrection of Christ is what makes this...
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Sleep. For new parents especially, it can often be the thing of dreams, and when you find a solution the world feels that little bit brighter again. But what can you do when your child’s usual bedtime routine isn’t working anymore? In Raising Sound Sleepers: Helping Children Use Their Senses to Rest and Self-Soothe...
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A century ago in central Europe, a small group of Rudolf Steiner’s theology students, with the help of Steiner himself, established The Christian Community as a movement for religious renewal. From its founding they published a regular journal containing articles from the movement’s key figures, including Emil Bock, Evelyn Capel, Alfred Heidenreich and Rudolf...
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Grow your writing with Floris Books! We are delighted to announce the launch of a brand new Waldorf education writing competition to find our authors of the future. Could this be you or someone you know? Get involved and share your writing with Floris! Why should I enter? What should I write about? What...
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When faced with the descriptions of miracles and the teachings and parables of Christ as recorded in the New Testament, it can be difficult to know what to make of them. Should they be accepted as the literal truth or dismissed as stories from a less enlightened time? In The Complete New Testament Studies,...
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Eurythmy and Rudolf Steiner: Origins and Development 1912-39 by Tatiana Kisseleff is a first-hand account of the origins of the eurythmy movement. Kisseleff describes the spiritual foundations of eurythmy as they were explored in Steiner’s lectures and recounts the instruction she received from him. This is both an eyewitness account of the origins of...
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Bridges Between Life and Death by Iris Paxino is a personal and moving book from an experienced psychologist and professional counsellor. This book is full of thoughtful insights that introduce alternative ways of thinking about dying, death and the journey of the soul after life. In the following extract Paxino outlines the connections which...
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In today’s blog post we’re answering your questions on the subject of eurythmy and offering you a sneak peek inside our richly illustrated step-by-step guide – An Illustrated Guide to Everyday Eurythmy: Discover Balance and Self-Healing through Movement by Barbara Tapfer and Annette Weisskircher. What is Eurythmy? Eurythmy is an active therapy that draws on the...
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Floris Books has published several books on eurythmy, but if you’re not as familiar with the term as we are you might be wondering: ‘What is eurythmy?’ Eurythmy is a form of art movement initiated by Austrian philosopher and social reformer Rudolf Steiner (1861 – 1925). It’s almost like a dance, and the aim...
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