Four Mystery Plays

A series of dramas written between 1910-1913. These modern mystery plays follow the spiritual journeys of interconnected characters across multiple lifetimes, exploring themes of initiation, karma, and reincarnation. Inspired by Goethe's "Tale of the Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily," the plays dramatize how spiritual development unfolds within a group bound by karmic destiny. For the first time in dramatic poetry, Steiner presents fate's driving