The Rose Cross Meditation: An Archetype of Human Development - Couverture souple

Steiner, Rudolf

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1855845288 ISBN 13 : 9781855845282

Editeur : Rudolf Steiner Press, 2016

Synopsis

The Rose Cross meditation is central to the Western, Rosicrucian path of personal development as presented by Rudolf Steiner. He repeatedly referred to the meditation as a "symbol of human development" that illustrates the transformation of human instincts and desires, which work unconsciously in the soul, and in thought, feeling, and the will. Through personal development, the "I," or essential self, can gain mastery over these unconscious forces of the soul.

The Rose Cross meditation features the red rose as the image to which a student, via specific means, aspires. Added to the plant is the black cross, which points to the mystery of death and resurrection and provides a symbol of the higher development of the human "I." The metamorphosis of the roses and the cross into the symbol of the Rose Cross is brought about by the one's inner efforts, creating an entirely new image. This becomes the starting point for further steps along the meditative path.

The Rose Cross meditation is the only pictorial meditation whose content and structure Steiner described in such detail. In this invaluable book, the editor has gathered virtually all Steiner's statements on this subject, arranging them chronologically. Commentary and notes support his words.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Christiane Haid, PhD, was born in 1965 and studied German literature, history, art, and educational science in Freiburg and Hamburg. She was a research assistant at Friedrich von Hardenberg for cultural studies, working on the history of anthroposophy in the 20th century. She was also a research associate in the Section for the Fine Arts and cultural scientist at the Albert Steffen Foundation Dornach. In 2009, she was head of the publishing house at the Goetheanum. Christiane Haid holds a doctorate in Literary Studies: Myth, Dream, and Imagination. She has been head of the Section for Fine Arts at the Goetheanum since 2012, and in 2019 became program director of the publishing house at the Goetheanum.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Rudolf Steiner Press
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1855845288
• ISBN 13: 9781855845282
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 184
• Éditeur: Haid C.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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