In this article, which appeared in the Society's magazine Sphere, Ernst Katz asks what was Rudolf Steiner's mission and proceeds to outline his researches into what he describes as Rudolf Steiner's " esoteric mission".

Anthroposophical medicine is an extension of orthodox medical practice and is based on a comprehensive view of the human being provided by anthroposophical spiritual science. This view, as it applies to medicine, is encompassing and very detailed, so that no more than a few brush strokes will be painted here to suggest something of its nature.

A research study is currently in progress in New Zealand and Australia involving five anthroposophical doctors, nine anthroposophical nurses and ten participants with osteoarthritis who are receiving a series of ginger compress treatments. The ginger compress is reputed to have universal application due to its warming qualities which lead to a corresponding relaxation and strengthening in both the physical and emotional bodies.

Years spent at university can be challenging. One is confronted with the crowning achievements of a Mephistophelian society with libraries bursting forth a vast array of publications and findings. One endlessly memorises and regurgitates facts and points of view. This process, which occurs over years, can leave one feeling entirely exhausted and parched.