{"product_id":"a-way-of-self-knowledge-and-the-threshold-of-the-spiritual-world-cw-16-17-9780880104432","title":"A Way of Self-Knowledge: And the Threshold of the Spiritual World (Cw 16-17)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2 written works, 1912 \u0026amp; 1913 (CW 16\/17)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart one, \"A Way of Self-Knowledge\"\u003c\/strong\u003e Eight meditations that take the reader on a journey through human experience. Beginning with ordinary experience, Steiner offers ways to imagine and understand the physical body, the elemental (or etheric) body, the elemental world, the Guardian of the Threshold, the astral body, the \"I\"-body (or thought body), the nature of experience in suprasensory worlds, and ways of perceiving previous earthly lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart two, \"The Threshold of the Spiritual World\"\u003c\/strong\u003e Sixteen short chapters in which Steiner provides aphoristic thoughts on trusting one's thinking, cognition of the spiritual world, karma and reincarnation, the astral body and luciferic beings, how to recognize suprasensory consciousness, the true nature of love, and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese two complete books together represent Steiner's most personal statements about his own spiritual path. He speaks directly from experiences of cognitive research and explorations. Each of the meditations and aphorisms arises from his spiritual research and demonstrates how such spiritual research is to be undertaken. The \"content\" is Steiner's own, but readers can discover their own \"content.\" Steiner's method of awareness--his path of attention to one's own experience--is universal and truly human. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Way of Self-Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e is a true sequel and complement to the classic of inner development, \u003ci\u003eHow to Know Higher Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e. It lays out in a way that is accessible to anyone the road to self-knowledge and to the world of spirit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Way of Self-Knowledge: And the Threshold of the Spiritual World\u003c\/i\u003eis a translation of  \u003ci\u003eEin Weg zur Selbsterkenntnis des Menschen: In acht Meditationen\u003c\/i\u003e  (GA 16) and  \u003ci\u003eDie Schwelle dre geistigen Welt: Aphoristische Ausführungen\u003c\/i\u003e  (GA 17).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteiner, Rudolf:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRudolf Steiner\u003c\/strong\u003e (1861-1925) was born in the small village of Kraljevec, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now in Croatia), where he grew up. As a young man, he lived in Weimar and Berlin, where he became a well-published scientific, literary, and philosophical scholar, known especially for his work with Goethe's scientific writings. At the beginning of the twentieth century, he began to develop his early philosophical principles into an approach to systematic research into psychological and spiritual phenomena. Formally beginning his spiritual teaching career under the auspices of the Theosophical Society, Steiner came to use the term Anthroposophy (and spiritual science) for his philosophy, spiritual research, and findings. The influence of Steiner's multifaceted genius has led to innovative and holistic approaches in medicine, various therapies, philosophy, religious renewal, Waldorf education, education for special needs, threefold economics, biodynamic agriculture, Goethean science, architecture, and the arts of drama, speech, and eurythmy. In 1924, Rudolf Steiner founded the General Anthroposophical Society, which today has branches throughout the world. He died in Dornach, Switzerland.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBamford, Christopher:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eChristopher Bamford\u003c\/b\u003e is Editor in Chief Emeritus for SteinerBooks (Anthroposophic Press) and its imprints. A Fellow of the Lindisfarne Association, he has lectured, taught, and written widely on Western spiritual and esoteric traditions. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Voice of the Eagle: The Heart of Celtic Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e (1990) and \u003ci\u003eAn Endless Trace: The Passionate Pursuit of Wisdom in the West\u003c\/i\u003e (2003). He has also translated and edited numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eCeltic Christianity: Ecology and Holiness (1982);\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHomage to Pythagoras: Rediscovering Sacred Science;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Noble Traveller: The Life and Writings of O. V. de L. Milosz\u003c\/i\u003e (all published by Lindisfarne Books). HarperSanFrancisco included an essay by Mr. Bamford in its anthology \u003ci\u003eBest Spiritual Writing 2000.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchwarzkopf, Friedemann:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eFriedemann Schwarzkopf\u003c\/strong\u003e is a lecturer, translator, and writer, focusing on aspects of Anthroposophy and the work of Rudolf Steiner. He has translated works of Georg Kühlewind and is the author of \u003cem\u003eMetamorphosis of the Given\u003c\/em\u003e.","brand":"Steiner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50414201241874,"sku":"9780880104432","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_34593ba0-a932-43b5-b2cf-cbea006d2702.jpg?v=1729361750","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-way-of-self-knowledge-and-the-threshold-of-the-spiritual-world-cw-16-17-9780880104432","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}