Rudolf Steiner (1861–1924) spoke many times about the need for more than
an intellectual understanding of what he taught as the spiritual path of
Anthroposophy, or Spiritual Science, and to this end provided numerous
meditations and exercises for his esoteric students during the first three
decades of the twentieth century. He always emphasized the need for
self-development through the regular practice of meditations and exercises
to strengthen and clarify one’s thinking, feeling, and will. Steiner saw such
efforts as means not only to develop spiritual sight, but also to protect
oneself inwardly from the various dangers inherent to inner development,
including egoism and mistaking fantasy for spiritual realities.
This handbook offers verses, exercises, and original instructions from Steiner,
along with commentary, suggestions, and context from Gertrude Reif Hughes,
a student of Anthroposophy for much of her life. Having meditated Steiner’s
verses and their meanings for decades, she describes how the content of these
inspiring meditations can create far-reaching effects for one’s life on
Earth as well as for one’s eventual life in the spiritual world.
More Radiant than the Sun will be a valuable companion for anyone who
is serious about deepening the practice of Anthroposophy.
Contents:
Introduction
Three Meditations on Self
More Radiant Than the Sun
Life Becomes
The Six Essential Exercises
Three Plant Meditations
Perceiving Growth and Decay
The Visible and Invisible
Plant Meditation
Three Meditations on the Cosmos
Trust in Thinking
Rainbow Colors Exercise
From Static to Dynamic
Three Meditations on Moral Ideas
The Rose Cross
Meditating on a Feeling of Joy
Point and Periphery Exercise
The Foundation Meditation
Afterword: Fostering Transformation from the Future
Cited and Relevant Works
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