The Electronic Doppelgnger: The Mystery of the Double in the Age of the Internet (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

The Electronic Doppelgnger: The Mystery of the Double in the Age of the Internet (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

'Large temptations will emanate from these machine-animals, produced by people themselves, and it will be the task of a spiritual science that explores the cosmos to ensure all these temptations do not exert any damaging influence on human beings.' --Rudolf Steiner In an increasingly digitized

Secret Brotherhoods: And the Mystery of the Human Double (Cw 178) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

7 lectures (of 9), St. Gallen, Zurich, and Dornach, Nov. 6-25, 1917 (CW 178)In the age of the internet and the proliferation of 'conspiracy theories,' ideas that secret groups are trying to gain control of humanity are no longer rare. But this was not true in 1917 when Rudolf Steiner spoke of such

Relating to Rudolf Steiner: And the Mystery of the Laying of the Foundation Stone (Prokofieff Sergei O.)(Paperback)

'It is my personal conviction that the question of our relationship to Rudolf Steiner is fundamental to the life of Anthroposophy itself.' -- Sergei O. ProkofieffEven within the Anthroposophical Society and the anthroposophic movement, people's relationship to Rudolf Steiner is weakening and

Secrets of the Threshold (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

Rudolf Steiner wrote his four plays, the Mystery Dramas, to give examples of how individuals go through different experiences as they find their way into the spiritual worlds. Because each of us has a unique biography and unique karma, our journey into the spiritual is also a unique path. The eight

The Human Spirit: Past and Present - Occult Fraternities and the Mystery of Golgotha (Cw 167) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

Amid the lies and propaganda of World War I, Rudolf Steiner struggled to convey the truths of the human spirit. The 'truth' asserted by partisan interests, he suggests, is invariably tinged with dishonesty--whether by the outright mendacities of politicians and rulers (Steiner refers here to

Rudolf Steiner and the Fifth Gospel: Insights Into a New Understanding of the Christ Mystery (Selg Peter)(Paperback)

Rudolf Steiner received The Fifth Gospel--unrecorded events from the so-called lost years of the life of Jesus, obtained by grace and by spiritual research into the akashic record--as a 'sacred obligation' to which he experienced a deep sense of responsibility. However, he never finished the

Introduction to the Mystery Plays of Rudolf Steiner (Hutchins Eileen)(Paperback)

Kundalini: Spiritual Perception and the Higher Element of Life (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

Selections from various volumes in The Collected Works of Rudolf SteinerIn Hindu tradition, the concept of kundalini refers to a form of primal energy located at the base of the spine. Traditional Eastern methods are practiced to 'awake' one's kundalini and achieve transformed consciousness. Rudolf

The Gospel of St. John and Its Relation to the Other Gospels: (cw 112) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

Beginning at the turn of the century, Rudolf Steiner began to express a passionate interest in Christianity. For him, the event he called the 'Mystery of Golgotha' is more than the central event of Christianity; it is, in fact, the turning point in time for all human and earthly evolution. In his

Rudolf Steiner's Path of Initiation and the Mystery of the Ego: And the Foundations of Anthroposophical Methodology (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

2 lectures by Sergei O. Prokofieff, Bologna, March 31 & April 8, 2011A special conference took place in Bologna in spring 2011, marking the hundredth anniversary of a unique lecture Steiner delivered to a philosophically trained audience in the same city. In his key exposition, Steiner had given a

The Michael Letters of Rudolf Steiner: The Mission of Archangel Michael (Kovacs Charles)(Paperback)

Towards the end of his life, Rudolf Steiner published a series of weekly letters addressed to the members of the Anthroposophical Society. Among them were fourteen letters in which he described the mission of the Archangel Michael, the mighty spiritual being who has accompanied humanity's evolution

The Knights Templar: The Mystery of the Warrior Monks (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

Selected lecturesDuring the early twelfth century, the Knights Templar were established, allegedly, to protect Christian pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land. In the process, the knights became famous for their pioneer banking system, crusading zeal, and strict vows of obedience, chastity, and

The World of Bees: From the Work of Rudolf Steiner (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

'Thewhole hive is really pervaded by the life of love. The individual beesrelinquish love but develop it instead throughout the hive. And so we start tounderstand bee existence if we recognize that the bee lives in an air, anatmosphere, that is entirely impregnated with love.' --Rudolf

Intuition: The Focus of Thinking (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

Rudolf Steiner draws a clear distinction between the spiritual meaning of the word Intuition and its conventional definition. As the highest form of spiritual perception, Intuition is existentially significant for our process of knowing. Through systematic self-training, we can develop thinking

The Night as a Wellspring of Strength: Sleep, Spiritual Encounters, and the Starry Firmament (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

Selections from various volumes in The Collected Works of Rudolf Steiner'I fall asleep. Until I awaken my soul will be in the world of spirit, and there will meet the guiding impulse-giver of my earthly life, my genius, who dwells in the world of spirit, hovering round my head.' -- Rudolf

The Mystery of the Heart: The Sacramental Physiology of the Heart in Aristotle, Thomas Aqinas, and Rudolf Steiner (Selg Peter)(Paperback)

'Every moral deed and every physical action in human life is connected in the human heart. Only when we truly learn to understand the configuration of he human heart will we find the true fusion of these two parallel and independent phenomena: moral events and physical events.' -Rudolf Steiner

Spiritual Beings in the Heavenly Bodies and in the Kingdoms of Nature: (Cw 136) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

In 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 An Outline of Esoteric Science, The Spiritual Hierarchies and the Physical World, and Inner

Enlivening the Chakra of the Heart: The Fundamental Spiritual Exercises of Rudolf Steiner (Lowndes Florin)(Paperback)

'We can find an authentic modern way of working on the chakras in the exercises created by Rudolf Steiner, who, on the basis of a new kind of thinking process, recast certain yoga exercises in a form consistent with the modern and even future stages of (spiritual) development. In this way he

Biography: Freedom and Destinyenlightening the Path of Human Life (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

The path of an individual human life, our biography, is a kind of mystery. Despite the abundance of published biographies and autobiographies of celebrities and historical figures, scientific study of human biography remains in its infancy, with little understanding of the inherent laws in the path

The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age (Birkerts Sven)(Paperback)

A reissue of the book that first examined the future of reading and literature in the electronic age, now with a new introduction and Afterword In our zeal to embrace the wonders of the electronic age, are we sacrificing our literary culture? Renowned critic Sven Birkerts believes the answer is an

The Language of the Consciousness Soul: A Guide to Rudolf Steiner's leading Thoughts"" (Unger Carl)(Paperback)

'After Rudolf Steiner had left us in the body, the gifts of the spirit that were offered by him in such overflowing measure could not continue. It must now happen that a community of human beings takes over the results of his spiritual research, takes them in such a way that they remain alive in

Eurythmy and Rudolf Steiner: Origins and Development 1912-39 (Kisseleff Tatiana)(Paperback)

In the autumn of 1912, Rudolf Steiner presented the first eurythmy performance. It marked the revival, in modern form, of the sacred art of dance, which had been used in the ancient Mysteries to express the movements of the stars and the planets. In the years that followed, Steiner and his wife,

Wonders of the World (Cw 129): Trials of the Soul, Revelations of the Spirit (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

Theosophy: An Introduction to the Supersensible Knowledge of the World and the Destination of Man (Cw 9) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

Given his energetic involvement in practical initiatives and extensive lecturing, Rudolf Steiner had very little time to write. Of the books he found time to write, four titles are considered indispensable introductions to his teaching as a whole: How to Know Higher Worlds; An Outline of Esoteric