Description
‘The merit of Lievegoed’s books is above all, their evocatory effect. They urge one, impel one to go to work, to put into practice what one has read – either in one’s own personal life, or in social life… he was a true contemporary, a man who takes note of the issues of his time and the needs of a turbulent world.’
Golden Quill literary award by the Netherlands Publishers’ Association
Humanity on the Threshold focuses on strengthening human resilience though spiritual development. This lets us see beyond the normal inner and outer limits of consciousness into sound knowledge of the higher self. Deeper wonders of nature can also appear. If boundaries break down without preparation, then mental breakdowns might follow. Guidelines are suggested for working therapeutically with such issues with those experiencing threshold issues.
This is a fully updated second edition of Man on the Threshold.
‘A profound odyssey through the inner world of experience and the outer world of action, a welcome guide to the mysteries that matter.’
Angus Jenkinson, Introduction
Contents
Humanity is crossing the threshold of the spiritual world. The inward path of the Egyptian Mysteries. The path outward of the Northern Mysteries. The Dream Song of Olav Asteson. The day and the night human being. Novalis’ Hymns to the Night. The second human in us. Initiation paths in the past and now: Eastern, Medieval Christian and Christian Rosicrucian. The anthroposophical path of inner training. The human double. Planetary processes in the cosmos and the human being. Development of the sentient, intellectual and consciousness souls. The Shadow on the path inwards and on the path outwards. Therapeutic thinking in anthroposophical psychotherapy. Viewpoints for diagnosis and therapy of soul disturbances. Escape routes. The training of the therapist.
Author
Bernard Lievegoed (1905-1993) was a distinguished doctor, psychologist, organisational ‘doctor’, and educator as Professor of Social Ecology and author. He pioneered curative education in Holland, founding the Zonnehuis in 1931. He started the international NPI Institute for organizational and individual development in 1954 and the Free High School for young people in 1971.
