Knowledge of the Higher Worlds and Its Attainment - Steiner, Rudolf Review & Synopsis

Synopsis This is one of the most popular classic translations of Steiner's foundational guide to the spiritual path. Knowledge of the Higher Worlds and Its Attainment is a manual for attaining suprasensory knowledge of the invisible and opens new perspectives on one's essential purpose in life. In 1904, Rudolf Steiner first made this account of the Western esoteric path of initiation public. With great precision, he carefully leads us from the cultivation of the fundamental soul attitudes of reverence and inner tranquility to inner development through the stages of preparation, illumination, and initiation. Practical exercises in inner and outer observation and moral development are given. By patiently and persistently following these, new organs of soul and spirit begin to form that reveal the contours of the higher worlds hitherto concealed from us. "The methods by which a student is prepared for the reception of higher knowledge are minutely prescribed. The direction he is to take is traced with unfading, everlasting letters in the worlds of the spirit where the initiates guard the higher secrets. In ancient times, anterior to our history, the temples of the spirit were also outwardly visible; today, because our life has become so unspiritual, they are not to be found in the world visible to external sight; yet they are present spiritually everywhere, and all who seek may find them." Contents: >> How is Knowledge of the Higher Worlds Attained? >> The Stages of Initiation: Enlightenment; Preparation; The Control of Thoughts and Feelings >> Initiation >> Some Practical Aspects >> The Conditions of Esoteric Training >> Some Results of Initiation >> The Transformation of Dream Life >> The Continuity of Consciousness >> The Splitting of the Human Personality during Spiritual Training >> The Guardian of the Threshold >> Life and Death: The Greater Guardian of the Threshold >> Appendix "Not everyone can immediately achieve spiritual vision; but the discoveries of those who have it can be health-giving life nourishment for all. The results of supersensible knowledge, when properly employed in life, prove to be not impractical, but rather, practical in the highest sense.... "The acquisition of higher knowledge is not the end, but the means to an end; the end consists in the attainment, thanks to this knowledge, of greater and truer self-confidence, a higher degree of courage, and a magnanimity and perseverance such as cannot, as a rule, be acquired in the lower world.... "The student places all the higher knowledge he has acquired at the service of humanity." -Rudolf Steiner Review Anthroposophic Press offers more than 1,000 books by Rudolf Steiner and related authors, exploring the philosophy behind spiritual science and the many fields it has inspired, including education, agriculture, science, medicine, family life, children's books, and the arts.Not everyone can immediately achieve spiritual vision; but the discoveries of those who have it can be health-giving life nourishment for all. The results of supersensible knowledge, when properly employed in life, prove to be not impractical but, rather, practical in the highest sense.... The acquisition of higher knowledge is not the end, but the means to an end; the end consists in the attainment, thanks to this knowledge, of greater and truer self-confidence, a higher degree of courage, and a magnanimity and perserverance such as cannot, as a rule, be acquired in the lower world. Knowledge of the Higher Worlds and Its Attainment "Knowledge Of the Higher Worlds And Its Attainment" was originally published in 1938. This inspiring book by Rudolf Steiner offers a wealth of knowledge on the path of esoteric initiation. Included is much information on the higher body, higher planes of existence, and the spiritual encounter with the 'Guardians of the Threshold', as well as basic information on the mystical belief system. This book would be an excellent addition to the bookshelf of anyone with an interest in the subject. Contents Include : How is Knowledge of the Higher World Attained?; The Stages of Initiation; Some Practical Aspects; The Conditions of Esoteric Training; Some Results of Initiation; The Transformation of Dream Life; The Continuity of Consciousness; The Partition of Human Personality During Spiritual Training; The Guardian of the Threshold; The Great or Second Guardian of the Threshold. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author. "Knowledge Of the Higher Worlds And Its Attainment" was originally published in 1938. This inspiring book by Rudolf Steiner offers a wealth of knowledge on the path of esoteric initiation." Knowledge of the Higher Worlds Rudolf Steiner's fundamental handbook for spiritual and personal development has grown more modern as time has passed, although his methods remain clearly distinguishable from the many others now in circulation. For one thing, Steiner's path of spiritual growth is based on the clarity of thought normally associated with scientific research. Rather than denying clear thinking, his aim is to extend it beyond its present limitations. Secondly, Steiner recognizes - as all genuine disciplines always have - that the path to spiritual experience is an arduous and dangerous one, calling for self-control in thought, word and deed. Human beings comprise a unity, and we cannot develop knowledge without a corresponding development in feeling and will. Rudolf Steiner foretold that humanity would begin to experience a longing for forms of experience that transcended intellectual, materialistic thinking. More than one hundred years after the first publication of this book in 1904, there are countless means to achieve such experience, such as eastern meditation, channelling, remote viewing and astral projection. In addition, there has been a huge growth in people reporting extrasensory perceptions of various kinds, such as near-death experiences and meetings with angels. In this context, Steiner's key spiritual workbook - reproduced here in the classic Osmond/Davy translation - is needed more than ever, given its unique, precise instructions for inner training, its protective exercises, and its indications for grounding and centring. Knowledge of the Higher Worlds begins with the conditions required for personal development, and guides us through the stages of initiation, its practical aspects and its effects. More than one hundred years after the first publication of this book in 1904, there are countless means to achieve such experience, such as eastern meditation, channelling, remote viewing and astral projection." The Way of Initiation CONTENTS The Personality of Rudolf Steiner and His Development I The Superphysical World and Its Gnosis II How to Attain Knowledge of the Higher Worlds III The Path of Discipleship IV Probation V Enlightenment VI Initiation VII The Higher Education of the Soul VIII The Conditions of Discipleship CONTENTS The Personality of Rudolf Steiner and His Development I The Superphysical World and Its Gnosis II How to Attain Knowledge of the Higher Worlds III The Path of Discipleship IV Probation V Enlightenment VI Initiation VII The Higher ..." Knowledge of the Higher Worlds (and It's Attainment) Knowledge of the Higher Worlds and its Attainment constitutes a fundamental guide to the anthropological path of cognition or knowledge. In human consciousness, faculties are sleeping that, if awakened, lead to life-giving wisdom. With great clarity and warmth Rudolf Steiner details the exercises and moral qualities to be cultivated on the path to a conscious experience of super-sensible realities. With great clarity and warmth Rudolf Steiner details the exercises and moral qualities to be cultivated on the path to a conscious experience of super-sensible realities." How to Attain Knowledge of the Higher Worlds The Way of Initiation is a theosophy book by Rudolf Steiner, an Austrian philosopher and clairvoyant. In this treatise no advice is given and no statement made which is not based on the personal experience of the author, who is, in the truest sense, both a mystic and an occultist, and his two natures are fused together. The Way of Initiation is a theosophy book by Rudolf Steiner, an Austrian philosopher and clairvoyant." How to Know Higher Worlds This book is a manual for the attainment of knowledge of higher, more spiritual worlds. It opens new perspectives on the essential tasks of life. Not everyone can immediately achieve spiritual vision, but the discoveries of those who have it can be health-giving life nourishment for everyone. This process is facilitated by this manual. \ufeffFrom 1899 until his death in 1925, Steiner articulated an ongoing stream of experiences that he claimed were of the spiritual world - experiences he said had touched him from an early age on. Steiner aimed to apply his training in mathematics, science, and philosophy to produce rigorous, verifiable presentations of those experiences. Steiner believed that through freely chosen ethical disciplines and meditative training, anyone could develop the ability to experience the spiritual world, including the higher nature of oneself and others. Steiner believed that such discipline and training would help a person to become a more moral, creative and free individual - free in the sense of being capable of actions motivated solely by love. This book is a manual for the attainment of knowledge of higher, more spiritual worlds." The Way of Initiation (Illustrated) "You must learn to perceive as your self that which lies outside you. " ―Rudolf Steiner - A Classic Book! - Includes Illustrations of Steiner and His Life "You must learn to perceive as your self that which lies outside you. " ―Rudolf Steiner - A Classic Book! - Includes Illustrations of Steiner and His Life" Knowledge of the Higher World and Its Attainment If you've ever yearned to access the higher worlds within you, Steiner's illuminating map can help you cross the threshold at a time when humanity needs it most. If you've ever yearned to access the higher worlds within you, Steiner's illuminating map can help you cross the threshold at a time when humanity needs it most." Knowledge of the Higher Worlds and Its Attainment - Scholar's Choice Edition This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. 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However, a few of such imperfections which could not be rectified due to intentional\\unintentional omission of content in the original edition, were inherited and preserved from the original work to maintain the authenticity and construct, relevant to the work. We believe that this work holds historical, cultural and/or intellectual importance in the literary works community, therefore despite the oddities, we accounted the work for print as a part of our continuing effort towards preservation of literary work and our contribution towards the development of the society as a whole, driven by our beliefs. We are grateful to our readers for putting their faith in us and accepting our imperfections with regard to preservation of the historical content. HAPPY READING! Knowledge Of The Higher Worlds And Its Attainment: (Wie Erlangt Man Erkenntnisseder Höheren Welten?) Translated By George Metaxa Revisions By Henry B. Monges And Lisa D. Monges This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a ..." Theosophy (Aziloth Books) In 1882, at the age of 21, Rudolf Steiner's life was changed forever by a seemingly chance meeting on a train. Traveling between Vienna and his home town of Pottschach, Steiner fell into conversation with Felix Koguzki, a lowly herb-gatherer who claimed to have personal and direct knowledge of higher worlds of spiritual attainment. Koguzki arranged for the young man to meet a mysterious individual, someone Steiner refers to only as a 'Master', who seems to have guided him successfully towards spiritual enlightenment. Steiner's book 'Theosophy' was published 28 years later, in 1910, and is a detailed account of this 'spiritual science', a method of attaining to the higher worlds that is replete with descriptions of esoteric realities, and what one may expect at the various milestones of human development. This is a book that will repay a slow and careful study, a treatise on the higher worlds that the reader can, with profit, return to again and again. This is a book that will repay a slow and careful study, a treatise on the higher worlds that the reader can, with profit, return to again and again." Rudolf Steiner's Path of Initiation and the Mystery of the Ego A 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 concise description of the spiritual-scientific theory of knowledge as well as a brief outline of the anthroposophic path of training. In his contribution to the 2011 congress, Prokofieff tackles two principal aspects. On the one hand, he describes how Steiner's Bologna lecture contained the essential foundations for a new "science of the human ego" (human "I"). On the other hand, Prokofieff states that Steiner was the first person to transform this theory into a practical path of knowledge, following it to its very conclusion. Thus, the words of Steiner's lecture were based entirely on personal experience. Together with a transcript of Steiner's full Bologna lecture, Prokofieff's lecture is reproduced here in an expanded version. In addition, this volume features Steiner's important "summaries of essential points," in which he develops and connects some of his key thoughts with further aspects of Anthroposophy, especially in relation to their Christological foundations. C O N T E N T S Foreword by Sergei O. Prokofieff PART ONE SERGEI O. PROKOFIEFF RUDOLF STEINER'S PATH OF INITIATION AND THE MYSTERY OF THE EGO Lecture in Bologna, March 31, 2011 PART TWO RUDOLF STEINER THE FOUNDATIONS OF ANTHROPOSOPHICAL METHODOLOGY 1. Lecture in Bologna, April 8, 1911 - The Psychological Foundations of Anthroposophy - A Spiritual-scientific Mode of Perception Based upon Potential Psychological Facts - The Experiences of the Spiritual Researcher and the Theory of Knowledge 2. Two Summaries of Essential Points from the Lecture in Bologna - Theosophy and Modern Cultural Life - A Statement about Theosophy at the Fourth International Philosophy Conference In addition, this volume features Steiner's important "summaries of essential points," in which he develops and connects some of his key thoughts with further aspects of Anthroposophy, especially in relation to their Christological ..." Esoteric Development This completely revised edition provides an ordered sequence of statements by Steiner on the development of higher, suprasensory knowing--Imagination, Inspiration, and Intuition. Nine chapters take the reader from the idea of inner development, through the cultural and evolutionary need for higher knowing, and then to examples of the practices and inner gestures required by this work. Steiner describes the necessary steps and stages, always insisting on the free, individual, and cognitive character of anthroposophic spiritual research. CONTENTS: Introduction by Stephen E. Usher Esoteric Development The Psychological Basis of Spiritual Science Suprasensory Knowledge The Attainment of Spiritual Knowledge General Requirements for Esoteric Development: Guidance in Esoteric Training The Great Initiates The Rosicrucian Spiritual Path Imagination Knowledge and Artistic Imagination Three Decisions on the Path of Imagination Knowledge: Loneliness, Fear, and Dread This essential inner guide is for anyone on a path of true spiritual development. This completely revised edition provides an ordered sequence of statements by Steiner on the development of higher, suprasensory knowing--Imagination, Inspiration, and Intuition."