True and False Paths in Spiritual Investigation 11 lectures, Torquay, Aug. 11-22, 1924 (CW 243) Rudolf Steiner ISBN: 0880101350 Book (Paperback) SteinerBooks, Anthroposophic Press $12.95 5 ˝ x 8 ˝ 224 pages November 1985

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This lecture course was organized by the Anthroposophical Society in Great Britain. It was given in response to a request that Dr. Steiner address the issue of right and wrong practices connected with self-development of suprasensory experience, as well as the need for new insight in many domains of modern culture. Contents: Nature Is the Great Illusion: Know Thyself The Three worlds and Their Reflected Images Form and Substantiality of the Mineral Kingdom in Relation to States of Consciousness The Secret of Investigation into Other Realms through the Metamorphosis of Consciousness The Inner Vitalization of the Soul through the Qualities of Metallic Nature Initiation Knowledge: Waking Consciousness and Dream Consciousness Knowledge of the World of Stars: Differentiation of the Historical Epochs of Mankind and Their Spiritual Background Potential Aberrations in Spiritual Investigation Abnormal Paths into the Spiritual World and Their Transformation Influences of the Extra-terrestrial Cosmos upon the Consciousness of Man What is the Position in Respect of Spiritual Investigation and the Understanding of Spiritual Investigation? Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925) was born in Kraljevic, Austria, where he grew up the son of a railroad station chief. As a young man, he lived in Weimar and Berlin, where he became a respected and 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 earlier 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 its results. The influence of Steiner’s multifaceted genius has led to innovative and holistic approaches in medicine and therapies, philosophy, religious renewal, Waldorf education, education for special needs (including the Camphill Village movement), 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.       See all titles by this author

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