Start Now! by Rudolf Steiner (Paperback)

Meditation instructions, meditations, exercises, verses for living a spiritual year, prayers for the dead, and other practices for both beginning and experienced practitioners--<i><b>Start Now </b></i> has become <i>the</i> classic, indispensable text and reference for all those who are serious about the practice of Rudolf Steiner's spiritual science.<br><br><b><i>Start Now </i></b> is an inspiring guide to the practical aspects of Anthroposophy. It offers the most extensive collection available of Steiner's spiritual instructions and practices, including meditation instructions; mantric verses; daily, weekly, and monthly practices for developing one's soul qualities; karmic exercises and meditations for working with the dead, with the angelic hierarchies, and with our guardian angels.<br><br><b>CONTENTS: </b> <br><ul> <li> Introduction by Christopher Bamford (background and context) </li> <li> Prologue - Framing the Work (including Steiner's early "Credo") </li> <li> Meditation Instructions and Explanations </li> <li> The Way of Thinking </li> <li> The Way of Reverence &amp; Its Fruits </li> <li> Developing the Chakras, or "Lotus Flowers" </li> <li> Six Essential Exercises </li> <li> The Backward Review, or "Retrospect" </li> <li> Living the Year Spiritually (including the complete "Calendar of the Soul") </li> <li> Meditations from the Esoteric School </li> <li> The Rosicrucian Path </li> <li> The Christian-Gnostic Path </li> <li> Working with the Dead </li> <li> The Foundation Stone Meditation </li> <li> Meeting the Guardians </li> <li> Bibliography &amp; Further Reading </li> </ul> <br><b><i>Start Now </i></b> may be the most unique and comprehensive spiritual guidebook available and will prove a lifelong friend and help along the way. No one who is serious about spiritual practice--whether a beginner or an advanced student--should be without this book