The Way of Initiation

The Way of Initiation is an early version of the first half of 'Knowledge of the Higher Worlds and Its Attainment'. Chapters include: The Personality of Rudolf Steiner and His Development; The Superphysical World and Its Gnosis; How to Attain Knowledge of the Higher Worlds; The Path of Discipleship; Probation; Enlightenment; Initiation; The Higher Education of the Soul; and, The Conditions of Discipleship.

Gnosticism

The Occult Significance of Blood

The Occult Significance of Blood is a short work by Austrian occultist Rudolf Steiner, first published in 1912. In it, the author explores the significance of blood in occult rituals. He attributes mystical qualities to DNA in order to elucidate the significance of blood as a prominent motif in the tale of Faust and his pact with Mephistopheles. Furthermore, Steiner expressly asserts that, in the past, blood carried the experiences and memories of ancestors to a greater extent, until different races blended their blood, relinquishing inherited memories in favor of elevated states of awareness.

Ritual

Theosophy

A clear, concise explanation of human nature; the worlds of body, soul, and spirit; the laws of reincarnation; and the workings of karma. It is a key work for gaining a solid footing in spiritual reality as described by Rudolf Steiner. Organized into four parts. First, Steiner builds a comprehensive understanding of human nature: physical bodily nature; soul qualities; spirit being, or I-being; and the higher spiritual aspects. In the next section, Steiner offers an overview of the laws of reincarnation and the principles of karma, as we pass from one life to the next. This prepares us for the third section, in which he shows the various ways in which we live, during life on earth and after death and in the three worlds of body, soul, and spirit. Finally, we are given a succinct description of the path of knowledge, along which each person can begin to understand the marvelous and harmonious complexity of the psycho-spiritual worlds in their fullness.

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An Outline of Occult Science

Occult Science is Rudolf Steiner's term for the ancient Way of Initiation, and in this book he shows that an objective description of the spiritual experience, (one quite as balanced as the findings of external science), is both possible and attainable. Material scientists pour scorn on the idea of other spiritual worlds, but it is unreasonable to expect that instruments of gross matter will ever detect the highly attenuated spiritual dimensions. Occult scientists consider the human body is the best, perhaps the only, instrument capable to reaching these dimensions.

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Knowledge of the Higher Worlds

This is Rudolf Steiner's guide to the seeker on the path of esoteric initiation. He includes much that would be of use to novices of any mystical belief system, and a lot of tantalizing information about the subtle body, higher planes of existence, and the spiritual encounter with the 'Guardians of the Threshold.'

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