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A Psychology of Body, Soul and Spirit

Anthroposophy, Psychosophy, Pneumatosophy

Rudolf Steiner and Robert Sardello

272 pp.

SteinerBooks
Paperback
$24.95
978-0-88010-397-8

In 1904, Steiner publicly described this classic account of the Western path of initiation. Beginning with the assumption that "the capacities by which we can gain insights into the higher worlds lie dormant within each one of us," Steiner carefully and precisely leads us through the stages of preparation, illumination, and initiation, from cultivating fundamental soul moods of reverence and tranquility to esoteric self-development. He also provides practical exercises for inner and outer observation and moral development. By patiently and persistently following his suggestions, new capacities of soul and spirit begin to form, revealing the contours of the higher worlds previously concealed from us.

Robert Sardello’s in-depth introduction places Steiner’s lectures within the context of modern life and psychology and provides insights into how to read and use this text for inner development and a deeper understanding of spiritual science.

The challenges we face in modern life require ever-deeper levels of wisdom and insight. In this important book, Rudolf Steiner becomes a teacher, counselor, and friend through advice that is practical, clear, and powerful. The text shows us how to cultivate the capacities for such insights and places them at the service of humanity.

Contents:

Introduction by Robert Sardello
Part 1 — "Anthroposophy"
The Human being and the Senses
Supersensible Processes in the Human Senses
The Higher Senses, inner Forces, and Creative Principles in the Human Organism
Supersensible Currents, Group Soul, and the I in Human Beings and Animals
Part 2 — "Psychosophy"
Aspects of Soul Life
The Activities of Human Soul Forces
The Senses, Feeling, and Aesthetic Judging
Consciousness and Soul Life
Part 3 — "Pneumatosophy"
Franz Brentano and Aristotle’s Doctrine of the Spirit
Truth and Error in Light of the Spiritual World
Imagination–Imagination; Inspiration–Self-Fulfillment; Intuition–Conscience
Nature, the Evolution of Consciousness, and Reincarnation

These lectures were previously translated in English as Anthroposophy, Psychosophy, Pneumatosophy and as Wisdom of Man, of the Soul, and of the Spirit.
Translated from: Anthroposophie, Psychosophie, Pneumatosophie (GA 115)

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