Originally entitled 'Spiritual Gifts for the Educator,' the volumes in The Little Series are collections of verses and writings by Rudolf Steiner for the inner work of the teacher, through the day, through the year, through life. This volume focuses on the image and the active spiritual presence of St. Michael, so important for our time.Sample contents:Anthroposophy and the Human Gem#65533;t * Michael's Battle with the Dragon * Twelve Verses from the Calendar of the Soul * Michaelmas Verse * The Michael Festival in the Course of the Year * Enthusiasm and the Consciousness o fthe Waldorf Teacher * Healthy and Ill instead of True and False * The Fine Weaving of the Spiritual in the Material * The Battle of Michael Described for the Waldorf Teacher * Truth-Wrought Pictures of Michael and the Growth of Human Freedom * Michael-Imagination * On the Genesis of Evil * Threefolding and the Michael Festival of the Future * Easter and Michaelmas * Trust in Spirit Bring Michael-Strength * Michael's Ascent to Time Spirit and His Battle with the Dragon * The Art of Education: Building the Vehicle in which Michael Will Ride into Our Civilization * On the Being of Michael - His Gaze - Rejection of Nationalism