Rudi Lissau (1911-2004) was born in Vienna. He met Steiner as a boy and later achieved a doctorate from the University of Vienna. From a Jewish background, he fled Vienna on the day the Nazis arrived, and ended up teaching at Wynstones Rudolf Steiner School in Gloucestershire, England. His worldwide lecturing and this book were aimed at helping other seekers of the spirit connect with Rudolf Steiner’s work and philosophy.