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The four classical elements of earth, water, air, and fire are present in Genesis and continue to be significant throughout Christianity. Different streams of thought, such as the School of Chartres, and Celtic Christianity, have emphasized the elements in different ways.

In this unique book, Bastiaan Baan, an experienced spiritual thinker, brings these elements together with ideas from Rudolf Steiner's Anthroposophy. He considers, in particular, how elemental beings--nature spirits--relate to the four elements, and explores the role of elemental beings in our world.

The four classical elements of earth, water, air, and fire are present in Genesis and continue to be significant throughout Christianity. Different st...

«Meditation in der westlichen Welt» ist das Ergebnis einer mehr als fünfzigjährigen übenden Beschäftigung des Autors mit diesem Thema. Über Jahre unterrichtete Bastiaan Baan in den USA Theologiestudenten in der Praxis des «Inner Life». Dabei eröffnete die Auseinandersetzung mit Fragen, Zweifeln und Erfahrungen der Studierenden immer wieder neue Perspektiven. In diesem Buch werden die zentralen Themen der Meditation mit klassischen westlichen Methoden verknüpft, wie sie etwa im Johanneischen Christentum oder der Bewegung der Rosenkreuzer praktiziert wurden. Daneben bilden zahlreiche...

There is great contemporary interest in the ancient mystery centers, such as prehistoric caves, the pyramids of Egypt, Newgrange in Ireland, and the Externsteine in Germany. The trials and rites that took place there were for a chosen few and are vividly described in this book--from the trials of fire and water to the three-day near-death sleep.

The author suggests that modern-day initiation, however, has a substantially different character. Whereas a "hierophant"--or guide--was needed in ancient times to navigate an inner trial, today it is life itself that brings us the trials we...

The text and commentary on one of the founding books of Rosicrucianism.