Guidance in Esoteric Training

Description

Guidance in Esoteric Training presents selected material given by Rudolf Steiner to members of his Esoteric School (1904–1914). This volume features exercises, meditations, and practices for spiritual self-development. In contrast to Eastern methods of inner development. These exercises arise from the Western, Rosicrucian stream, adapted fully to modern consciousness. In Guidance in Esoteric training various exercises are given:

for morning and evening,
for the days of the week,
and for the months of the year.

Also included are numerous explanations that deepen and enhance meditative work, including several articles on inner development and obstacles one faces on the way to true self-awareness.

This enlarged edition contains additional clarification of the exercises, descriptions of future world and human evolution. Including the advice Steiner gave later in his life on nature of breathing exercises and ancient and modern methods of initiation.

This is an invaluable resource for all those who are serious about inner development, regardless of one’s chosen path.

Product Details:

ISBN#9781855840768
This volume is a translation from German of the book Anweisungen für eine esoterische Schulung (GA 245).
Paperback, 192 pages
Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press, Published: December 15, 1998
Size: 5.5 x 0.4 x 8.5 inches, Weight:0.8 Lbs.

Authors

Rudolf Steiner
(1861 – 1925)

Rudolf was born in the small village of Kraljevec, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now in Croatia), 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. 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. The influence of Steiner’s multifaceted genius led to innovative and holistic approaches in medicine, various therapies, philosophy, religious renewal, Waldorf education, and biodynamic agriculture. He also introduced 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.

Translator – Owen Barfield
(1898 – 1997)

Barfield was known as the British philosopher and critic, called the “First and Last Inkling.” Because of his influence and enduring role in the group “the Oxford Inklings”, he was widely influential. The Inklings included C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams. It was Barfield who first advanced the ideas about language, myth, that became identified with the thinking and art of the Inklings. He is the author of numerous books, including Poetic Diction: A Study in Meaning; Romanticism Comes of Age; History in English Words; and Worlds Apart: A Dialogue of the 1960s. His history of the evolution of human consciousness, Saving the Appearances: A Study in Idolatry, achieved a place in the list of the “100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century.”

Matthew Barton is a translator, editor, teacher, and poet, and taught kindergarten for many years at the Bristol Waldorf School. His first collection of poems was Learning To Row (1999). He won numerous prizes for his work, including an Arts Council Writer’s Award and a Hawthornden Fellowship.

Translator – Johanna Collis

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