12 lectures, Berlin, October 23, 1909-December 16, 1911 (CW 115)

In 1904, Steiner publicly described this classic account of the Western path of initiation. Beginning with the assumption that "the capacities by which we can gain insights into the higher worlds lie dormant within each one of us," Steiner carefully and precisely leads us through the stages of preparation, illumination, and initiation, from cultivating fundamental soul moods of reverence and tranquility to esoteric self-development. He also provides practical exercises for inner and outer observation and moral...

"Behold a beautiful book: fresh, alive, penetrating, subtle. It's not just about dreams, but about life's daily waking dreaming, the mysteries that permeate our days, the images that swarm abound us. It's written as narratives folded into narratives, always captivating and educating, always enticing and even entertaining. I fell into its stream and wanted it to go on and already imagine its sequel."
--Thomas Moore, author of Care of the Soul and The Planets Within

We are accustomed--it is now part of our culture--to imagining dreams as some kind of...

• Details the spiritual, healing, and energetic qualities of stones such as Moldavite, Nuummite, Circle Stones, Nirvana Quartz from the Himalayas, and high-vibrational Natrolite from the emerald mines of Russia • Features color photos of exceptional examples of each of the stones • Includes practices for deepening one’s awareness of the stones’ gifts--from expanding consciousness, to healing, to awakening the Light Body, to fulfilling one’s personal and collective destiny In Stones of the New Consciousness Robert Simmons examines the 62 most important stones to help...