Knowledge of the Higher Worlds and Its Attainment by Rudolf Steiner

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Knowledge of the Higher Worlds and Its Attainment is a book by Rudolf Steiner, first published in 1904. Written as a practical guide to spiritual development, the work sets out a disciplined path of inner preparation, moral training, and meditative exercise intended to awaken latent capacities of perception beyond the senses. Steiner describes stages of initiation, ethical requirements such as reverence and endurance, and concrete practices — aimed at the steady cultivation of concentration, imagination, and inner equilibrium — that a serious seeker can use to approach what he calls the “higher worlds.” The book occupies an influential place in early 20th-century esoteric literature and helped shape the formation of Anthroposophy and modern Western occult practice. Its tone is both instructional and cautionary: practical exercises are presented alongside strict warnings about haste and self-deception, and the emphasis is on a methodical, character-forming approach rather than ecstatic or instantaneous experiences. Readers attracted to contemplative paths, occult initiation, spiritual discipline, or historical writings on esoteric pedagogy will find this text a foundational manual that has continued to be referenced by students of spiritual development and comparative esotericism. This is the 1918 edition.

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