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In modern times the existence of guardian angels has largely been written off as myth and superstition. But Steiner speaks of them as spirits who guide and protect human beings and asserts that they can be researched and studied through clairvoyant means. Furthermore, working consciously with these entities can assist each of us in fulfilling our evolutionary goals.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #303210 in Books
• Published on: 2007-03-12
• Original language: German
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

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About the Author
RUDOLF STEINER (1861-1925) called his spiritual philosophy `anthroposophy', meaning `wisdom of the human being'. As a highly developed seer, he based his work on direct knowledge and perception of spiritual dimensions. He initiated a modern and universal `science of spirit', accessible to anyone willing to exercise clear and unprejudiced thinking.

From his spiritual investigations Steiner provided suggestions for the renewal of many activities, including education (both general and special), agriculture, medicine, economics, architecture, science, philosophy, religion and the arts. Today there are thousands of schools, clinics, farms and other organizations involved in practical work based on his principles. His many published works feature his research into the spiritual nature of the human being, the evolution of the world and humanity, and methods of personal development. Steiner wrote some 30 books and delivered over 6,000 lectures across Europe. In 1924 he founded the General Anthroposophical Society, which today has branches throughout the world.

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful.
Guardian Angels review.
By Dave
This translation of six of Steiner's less well-known lectures on our spiritual guides and guardian angels uses a relaxed modern style with which the reader is immediately 'at home'. The layout is excellent; there are running page headers for each lecture, and the numbered notes are easy to access, and sometimes include useful general information for those less familiar with Steiner's work; (and also those who are always ready to have their memory jogged !) The content is really very accessible, referring in the first three lectures to familiar but perhaps puzzling kinds of life experiences. These three lectures were given to the workmen constructing the Goetheanum building in Switzerland, and the mood is often humorous and light-hearted. The next three I haven't yet read, but they look equally interesting. I would recommend this collection to anyone. It has an excellent introduction by Margaret Jonas.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Not really about how to connect with guardian angels
By jacketi
I would like to open a discussion about this book.

I have only read one other of Steiner's books, How To Know Higher Worlds, and I thought that it was incredibly profound, deeply affecting and helpful and I have re-read it several times.

I have read up to page 83 of 116 of Guardian Angels and so far we have alluded to guardian angels only, spoken about luciferic and a ahrimanic beings - which are the opposite of spiritual guides, from what I understand - and the rest of the book contains, essentially, Steiner's thoughts on where society went wrong, how language shapes our consciousness and some thoughts on the world politics and the conflicts of his age.

Some of the theories in this book resonate strongly with me, Steiner is insightful and prophetic in many places, but the political and pedagogical views he holds in this book are dated, and the title: Guardian Angels, Connecting With Our Spiritual Guides and Helpers, is, I feel, deliberately misleading. I get a strong impression that this is essentially a collection of lesser-known lectures which would have been more accurately titled: Some Of Steiner's Thoughts On The Society And World Politics Of His Day.

As such, I feel a little ripped off but will read the rest of the book just the same and amend this review if I change my mind. I would welcome other readers' opinions.