{"title":"Torin M. Finser","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"9781621481485-leadership-development","title":"Leadership Development","description":"“Leaders are needed to articulate a vision and help an organization galvanize the resources to create a preferred future, one that both inspires and motivates. Leaders bring the right people together to generate new resources, human and financial. New opportunities can then open up” (from the book). \u003cp\u003eA leader is like an orchestra conductor, setting the tempo but knowing that real music will arise only when each member is playing the appropriate instrument and the right part. This book is for leaders and administrators in Waldorf schools, Camphill communities, farms, clinics, and other not-for-profit initiatives. The themes are broad—personal, interpersonal, and organizational—and intended to stimulate discussion and awareness in a way that promotes self-reflection that leads to both inner and professional growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the end, we are servant–leaders, doing what needs to be done for the sake of real human beings in our care. We need the tools and insights vital to accomplishing our highest ideals. Leadership is not just a job but also a calling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Torin M. Finser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49322675274023,"sku":"9781621481485","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0886\/6283\/5495\/files\/9781621481485_L.jpg?v=1748032289"},{"product_id":"9781621481300-guided-self-study","title":"Guided Self-study","description":"\"First, one might ask: Why not just read the first three books? After all, Rudolf Steiner wrote them in such a way that the very act of reading them can awaken new faculties. Who could ever duplicate that? It might even seem presumptuous to select passages from books that were constructed by an initiate. To those who have these and other objections, I have the following response: My hope is that the pages in this book serve as an\u003ci\u003e invitation, so that those who work with this material will then be motivated to go to the original texts and work with them more intensively.\"\u003c\/i\u003e — \u003cb\u003eTorin Finser\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book guides the reader through foundational works of Rudolf Steiner, while asking questions along the way that provoke thought and insight. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn part 1, Torin Finser focuses on three essential works: \u003ci\u003eHow to Know Higher Worlds: A Modern Path of Initiation\u003c\/i\u003e (CW 10); \u003ci\u003eIntuitive Thinking as a Spiritual Path: A Philosophy of Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e (CW 4); and \u003ci\u003eTheosophy: An Introduction to the Spiritual Processes in Human Life and in the Cosmos\u003c\/i\u003e (CW 9).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition, three lectures are included: \"Overcoming Nervousness\"; \"The Four Temperaments\"; and \"Practical Training in Thought.\" These offer invaluable insight and guidance in helping the reader prepare inwardly to undertake effectively the exercises and practices outlined in the appendices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn part 2, the author outlines the essential worldview and approach of Spiritual Science. As he tells us, \"Sometimes, we have questions that cannot be answered by conventional means, such as the news media or the internet. There are situations when a person can feel an inner stirring—a longing for real answers that go beyond ordinary, informational knowledge. Sometimes this search can intensify and become burning questions about human nature, the origin of the universe, or the basis of healthy relationships. When this occurs, Anthroposophy can provide a sound path of knowledge that connects the spiritual in the seeker with the spiritual in the universe, the individual with the multidimensional.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe appendices provide an accessible and systematic guide to the all-important practical aspects of Anthroposophy. Steiner emphasized that Spiritual Science is not a doctrine or merely an intellectual exercise but a path of knowledge—ultimately, knowledge of the spiritual worlds. To this end, regular practice—including the \"six exercises\" and meditation—is absolutely essential.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor those who are new to Anthroposophy, this book will be a helpful companion and guide to understanding the essentials of the spiritual-scientific worldview and path of inner development. For those who have been studying Anthroposophy for many years, \u003ci\u003eGuided Self-Study\u003c\/i\u003e serves to stimulate the \"beginner's mind\" that sees the world with fresh vision and enthusiasm. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Torin M. Finser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49322696245543,"sku":"9781621481300","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0886\/6283\/5495\/files\/9781621481300_L.jpg?v=1748032308"},{"product_id":"9780880105781-organizational-integrity","title":"Organizational Integrity","description":"\u003cp\u003eAll around us, we see living systems in plants, animals, and human beings. Our environment is alive, vibrant, and full of innate wisdom. Even the stars and planets speak in the language of ancient folklore to those who have ears to hear. Our very lives depend on this interdependence and on the myriad connections that surround us. Nonetheless, many people experience organizations as inert, bureaucratic, inflexible obstacles to innovation and human initiative. People have struggled for years under the weight of apathy in organizations such as large school systems, corporations, and government agencies such as FEMA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrganizational Integrity\u003c\/i\u003e attempts to reclaim and reconcile organizational dynamics with living systems. The wisdom found in human organs, minerals, planets, and even sacred geometry is used to reinvent organizations. Organizations are supposed to serve, and their forms and structures should mirror the living systems of those who have come together with common purpose. We need to change our ideas of organizations and establish a new paradigm so that future organizations will be worthy of the people in them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Finser makes the case that we need a new ecology of organizations, and that now is time for a new revolution that creates dynamic, living organizations by the people and for the people. Moreover, he shows us how to achieve this seemingly impossible task by “organ-izing” organizations. Just as democracy has transformed much of the world, through the genius of the human body we can transform organizations into living systems that serve and protect human interests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere is a truly unique approach to the age-old process of bringing people together in healthy, effective organizations to better the world in which we live.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Torin M. Finser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49322657055015,"sku":"9780880105781","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0886\/6283\/5495\/files\/9780880105781_L_72a6893f-0a63-45f3-a64e-5988ff3ff7d9.jpg?v=1748032271"}],"url":"https:\/\/steinerbooks.org\/collections\/torin-m-finser.oembed","provider":"SteinerBooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}