{"product_id":"the-stages-of-higher-knowledge-cw-12","title":"The Stages of Higher Knowledge (CW 12)","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"sf-subtitle\"\u003eImagination, Inspiration, Intuition (CW 12)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis small handbook will help anyone who wishes to take a serious approach to Anthroposophy as a path of knowledge, especially those who have already studied and worked with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Know Higher Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1904, in the magazine\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLucifer-Gnosis,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRudolf Steiner published some of his earliest articles on self-development, which became his classic\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Know Higher Worlds: A Modern Path of Initiation\u003c\/i\u003e. Steiner continued his articles as “The Stages of Higher Development.” He wrote of his intention in 1914: “A second part [of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Know Higher Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e] is to be added to this first part, bringing further explanations of the frame of mind that can lead to the experience of higher worlds.” Though Steiner never found time to publish those articles as a book, they are collected in this volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Stages of Higher Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erecords some of Steiner’s early esoteric instructions, revealing how he became a pioneer of modern inner development and spiritual activity. He carefully guides the reader from an ordinary, sensory-based “material mode of cognition” through the higher levels of knowing he calls\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eImagination, Inspiration,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntuition.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Most difficult was the awakening of a sense for inner freedom, self-reliance, fully answerable to itself. With scrupulous regard for this goal, Rudolf Steiner desired no other role among humanity than that of instructor and, when so requested, advisor, awakener to spiritual goals of humankind. He was able to present spiritual facts because his thinking and seeing were permeated with life and unfolded, step by step, with the power of an organism of nature. His spiritual work stands before us—the restored unity of science, art, and religion.” — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarie Steiner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (from the preface)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDie Stufen der hoeheren Erkenntnis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1931) by Lisa Monges and Floyd McKnight. Originally Published in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLucifer–Gnosis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1905–1908. First published in book form as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gates of Knowledge.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 86px; top: 619.031px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"RSA Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Like New","offer_id":47370186948866,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":47370186981634,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":47370187014402,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Acceptable","offer_id":47370187047170,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0675\/4766\/0546\/files\/GA12.png?v=1771274968","url":"https:\/\/shop.rsarchive.org\/products\/the-stages-of-higher-knowledge-cw-12","provider":"Rudolf Steiner Archive Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}