Agreed. I also find reading Steiner to be difficult. Dense, packed material, like this book, That is why the audio is better. It flows into you better. Learning from books / written language/ abstracts the meaning down a level, that your brain must first decipher, then interpret. When listening, it avoids that extra layer. Your level of vocabulary is also above the norm, so it takes extra effort. I will try again. You seem to be on a similar path as Steiner.
First of all, the introductory statements are purposely extremely evocative. Some won't like that, but I assure you, the book contains a plethora of writing styles. And if you prefer other sources, that's no problem at all. Clarity is a luxury. Lucidity, whose brightness initially presents itself as blurriness, precedes clarity. Understand that, by desiring clarity from the start, you are bypassing your entire childhood. Did you get thrusted out of a womb speaking clean grammatical English? Hehehe.