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1. An Outline of Esoteric Science
“Esoteric science is the science of what takes place esoterically, in the sense that it is perceived not outside in nature but where one’s soul turns when it directs its inner being toward the spirit. Esoteric science is the opposite and counterpart of natural science.”
This masterwork of esotericism places humankind at the very heart of the vast, invisible processes of cosmic evolution. When we use the term “natural science,” don’t we mean that we are dealing with human knowledge of nature?
Steiner worked and reworked his Rosicrucian cosmology to make it increasingly precise and accurate. An Outline of Esoteric Science is as vital and relevant now as it was when first published in 1910 and remains the most comprehensive and effective presentation of a spiritual alternative to contemporary, materialistic cosmologies and a strict Darwinian view of human nature and evolution.
In this foundational work of spiritual science, we see how the creation and evolution of humanity is embedded at the heart of the vast, invisible web of interacting cosmic beings, through whom the alchemical processes of cosmic evolution continue to evolve. Included are descriptions of the physical-spiritual makeup of the human being; the relationships of the different “bodies” of the human being to sleep and death; and a detailed, practical guide to methods and exercises, including the “Rose Cross Meditation,” through which we can attain knowledge of the spiritual worlds.
The most remarkable and revolutionary aspect of this work is the central function that Steiner attributes to the Christ and his involvement in human and earthly evolution through the Mystery of Golgotha.
Contents:
- Introduction by Clopper Almon
- Preface by Rudolf Steiner
- The Character of Esoteric Science
- The Makeup of the Human Being
- Sleep and Death
- Cosmic Evolution and the Human Being
- Knowledge of Higher Worlds–Initiation
- Cosmic and Human Evolution–Now and in the Future
- Details from the Field of Spiritual Science
- Appendix: Rudolf Steiner’s Early Introductions
- Further Reading
2. An Outline of Occult Science
Contents
- Preface to the Fourth Edition.
- Author’s Remarks To First Edition
- Chapter I. The Character of Occult Science
- Chapter II. The Nature of Man
- Chapter III. Sleep and Death
- Chapter IV. The Evolution of the World and Man
- Chapter V. Knowledge of the Higher Worlds
- Chapter VI. The Present and Future Evolution of the World and of Humanity
- Chapter VII. Details from the Domain of Occult Science Man’s Etheric Body
- Footnotes
3. Knowledge of the Higher Worlds and Its Attainment
4. Ancient Myths and Evolution
5. Between Death and Rebirth
6. Theosophy – An Introduction to the Spiritual
7. Rudolf Steiner Handbook
8. Rudolf Steiner’s Vision for the Future
9. The Fourth Dimension_ Sacred Geometry, Alchemy, and Mathematics
10. The new essential Steiner_ an introduction to Rudolf Steiner for the 21st century
