{"product_id":"the-healing-process-spirit-nature-our-bodies-cw-319-9780880106412","title":"The Healing Process: Spirit, Nature \u0026 Our Bodies (Cw 319)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 lectures, Aug. 28, 1923-Aug. 29, 1924 (CW 319)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The anthroposophical approach to medicine and healing has been waiting in the wings of conventional Western medicine for more than seventy-five years. Now with the burgeoning acceptance of alternative, natural medicine in North America, anthroposophical medicine may finally take its rightful place at center stage. Why? Because it offers something that both alternative and conventional models lack: a \u003ci\u003espiritual\u003c\/i\u003e model of the human, encompassing states of health and illness.\" (from the foreword)\u003cp\u003eRudolf Steiner, a scientist by training, lectured and wrote, at different times on medical subjects and advised physicians on their work. His view of medicine was both unconventional and precise. He could describe--based on his highly developed powers of observation and his spiritual research--processes of health and disease that escape conventional methods of medical observation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn all his lectures to doctors and in his explanations of anthroposophic medicine, Steiner emphasized that his medical concepts are not intended to replace conventional Western medicine, but to extend it; diagnosis and healing methods are expanded to include our soul and spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these broadly ranging talks, Steiner introduces fundamental principles of anthroposophically extended medicine. Some of the most remarkable insights that anthroposophy brings to medicine are contained in this volume. For example, Steiner points out that the heart is not a pump and that its motion is a consequence, not the cause, of rhythmic movements in human beings.\u003c\/p\u003e\"[Rudolf Steiner's] model of a spiritualized medicine could hold the key for the next growth phase in Western medicine, if it is to survive, flourish, and become consistently and deeply \u003ci\u003etherapeutic\u003c\/i\u003e instead of merely palliative.\" (from the foreword)\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTopics include\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Health problems, such as hay fever, migraine, sclerosis, cancer, and childhood diseases\u003cbr\u003e- The polarity between nerve and liver cells\u003cbr\u003e- The functions of the spleen and the gallbladder\u003cbr\u003e- The three basic systems: sensory-nervous, rhythmic, and metabolic-limb\u003cbr\u003e- Regenerative and degenerative processes\u003cbr\u003e- The true nature of the nervous system\u003cbr\u003e- Suggestions for the use of minerals, plants, and artistic therapies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Healing Process\u003c\/i\u003e is a translation of \u003ci\u003eAnthroposophische Menschenerkenntnis und Medizin\u003c\/i\u003e (GA 319).\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\u003eLeviton, Richard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Leviton\u003c\/strong\u003e has written eight other books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Galaxy on Earth: A Traveler's Guide to the Planets, Visionary Geography\u003c\/i\u003e(2002). A professional journalist for 25 years, he has edited a national magazine on alternative medicine. More recently--in his professional capacity as senior editor for Hampton Roads Publishing Company in Virginia--he has developed a line of alternative medicine self-care titles as well as authoritative metaphysical books.\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":50566359810322,"sku":"9780880106412","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_657e197b-ee10-4d58-8d27-8a45b0ef3fae.jpg?v=1731895944","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-healing-process-spirit-nature-our-bodies-cw-319-9780880106412","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}