{"product_id":"spiritual-beings-in-the-heavenly-bodies-and-in-the-kingdoms-of-nature-cw-136-9780880106153","title":"Spiritual Beings in the Heavenly Bodies and in the Kingdoms of Nature: (Cw 136)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10 lectures, Helsinki, April. 3-14, 1912 (CW 136)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRudolf Steiner's achievement in these lectures--it has been said by Valentin Tomberg--\"cannot be compared with the accomplishment of any contemporary seer or thinker, or with any of the Middle Ages or antiquity. It towers over them.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the architecture of Rudolf Steiner's great cosmological temple, this extraordinary course of lectures on spiritual beings forms the central pillar with other important texts such as the fourth chapter of \u003ci\u003eAn Outline of Esoteric Science\u003c\/i\u003e (CW 13); \u003ci\u003eThe Spiritual Hierarchies and the Physical World\u003c\/i\u003e (CW 136); and \u003ci\u003eInner Experiences of Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e (CW 132). These works--outlining a revolutionary angelological cosmology--are at the heart of Steiner's mission to transform our understanding of the world by laying down a new, non-dual, phenomenological path to a contemporary divine-spiritual-physical cosmology that is angelological and theophanic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Steiner, what constitutes the world are \"beings\"--including the ground of the world itself, the \"Father being.\" Steiner's cosmology or angelology is personal, and it is known in relationship; therefore, he presents it in terms of states and deeds of conscious, and of the divine-spiritual beings whose states and deeds they are. The spiritual world is thus always a world of beings. The twin realizations--\u003ci\u003eI am an \"I\" being\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ereality is constituted of other \"I\" beings\u003c\/i\u003e--go together. Cosmology is angelology. Spiritual beings define experience of the nature of reality. In these lectures, the reader is led through a series of meditations to recognize these spiritual beings and come to know their deeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteiner's approach is \"contemporary\" in that, while continuous with the most ancient understanding of the cosmos, he discovers it for himself, out of his own experience and consciousness, and expresses it in his own words with a logic and language appropriate to our time. Thus, he teaches us, his readers, to do the same. In these lectures, the reader is led through a series of meditations to recognize and come to know the activities and beings of the hierarchies: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFIRST HIERARCHY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeraphim -- Spirits of Universal Love\u003cbr\u003eCherubim -- Spirits of Harmony\u003cbr\u003eThrones -- Spirits of Will\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSECOND HIERARCHY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKyriotetes -- Spirits of Wisdom \/ Dominions\u003cbr\u003eDynamis -- Spirits of Motion \/ Mights or Virtues\u003cbr\u003eExusai -- Spirits of Form \/ Powers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHIRD HIERARCHY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArchai -- Principalities \/ Spirits of Personality \/ Time spirits \/ Spirits of the Age\u003cbr\u003eArchangeloi -- Archangels \/ Folk Spirits \/ Spirits of Fire\u003cbr\u003eAngeloi -- Angels \/ Messengers \/ Spirits of Life or of Twilight\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE HUMAN BEING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKINGDOMS OF NATURE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnimal\u003cbr\u003ePlant\u003cbr\u003eMineral\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteiner's achievement in these lectures, as Valentin Tomberg said, \"cannot be compared with the accomplishment of any contemporary seer or thinker, or with any of the Middle Ages or antiquity. It towers over them.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a translation from German of the book \u003ci\u003eDie geistigen Wesenheited in den Himmelskörpern und Naturreichen \u003c\/i\u003e(GA 136). Translator unknown; original translation revised by Marsha Post.\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","brand":"Steiner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503999127826,"sku":"9780880106153","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3b5151e5-5f76-4d35-9183-cfc0cf9713c8.jpg?v=1730807909","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/spiritual-beings-in-the-heavenly-bodies-and-in-the-kingdoms-of-nature-cw-136-9780880106153","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}