Project Gutenberg 2012-06-13 Public domain in the USA. 416 Steiner, Rudolf 1861 1925 Steiner, Rudolph Schuré, Edouard 1841 1929 Schure, Edouard Schuré, Eduardo Schuré, Édouard Gysi, Max 1874 1946 Gysi, Max F. The Way of Initiation; or, How to Attain Knowledge of the Higher Worlds Produced by Bruce Albrecht and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Way of Initiation; or, How to Attain Knowledge of the Higher Worlds" by Rudolf Steiner is a spiritual and philosophical text written in the early 20th century. This work explores the concepts of mysticism, occultism, and personal spiritual development through various stages of initiation, which aim to open individuals to higher realities and knowledge. It addresses the challenges modern people face in understanding superphysical realms and the methods required to cultivate spiritual insight. At the start of the text, the author presents the challenge of gaining acceptance for mystical truths in a skeptical and materialistic society. He argues for the necessity of personal experience and inner development in order to understand spiritual realities. Steiner outlines the initial steps towards achieving spiritual awareness, emphasizing the need for inner calm and a sense of reverence to explore higher states of consciousness. He suggests that everyone possesses latent faculties that can be awakened through devotion and meditation, leading ultimately to a deeper connection with the spiritual world. The opening portion sets the stage for further exploration of the stages of initiation, enlightenment, and the awakening of spiritual senses to perceive the subtle worlds beyond our immediate experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Theosophy BP Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 329566 2025-07-16T08:55:55.427552 text/html 322545 2012-06-13T10:21:46 text/html 322545 2025-07-16T08:56:04.110504 application/epub+zip 327052 2025-07-16T08:55:59.221558 application/epub+zip 171215 2025-07-16T08:55:57.849544 application/epub+zip 603537 2025-07-16T08:56:07.259511 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 584487 2025-07-16T08:56:03.182500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239492 2022-09-18T10:08:02.250405 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291405 2025-07-16T08:55:54.425561 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 291038 2012-06-13T10:21:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 291032 2012-06-13T10:21:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22390 2025-07-16T08:56:07.407466 application/rdf+xml 24486 2025-07-16T08:55:58.363508 image/jpeg 4570 2025-07-16T08:55:58.105523 image/jpeg 102582 2012-06-13T10:21:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 196919 2012-06-13T10:21:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 102526 2012-06-13T10:21:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 298810 2025-07-16T08:55:55.458560 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia de.wikipedia