Knowledge of the Higher Worlds and Its Attainment
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Knowledge of the Higher Worlds and Its Attainment is a foundational esoteric text by Rudolf Steiner that outlines practical spiritual exercises and a path of inner development central to anthroposophical practice.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| How to Know Higher Worlds | 1 |
| Knowledge of the Higher Worlds and ItsAttainment | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
anthroposophical work
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esoteric book ⓘ spiritual text ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
attainment of supersensible knowledge
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development of higher organs of perception ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Anthroposophical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Rudolf Steiner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTo | anthroposophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
ethical guidelines
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meditative instructions ⓘ practical spiritual exercises ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
conscious self-development
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inner discipline ⓘ moral purification ⓘ |
| ethicalRequirement |
control of feelings
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control of thoughts ⓘ control of will ⓘ development of selflessness ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | series of articles ⓘ |
| firstPublicationPeriod | 1904–1905 ⓘ |
| genre |
mystical literature
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occult literature ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeEnglishTitle | How to Know Higher Worlds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | Knowledge of the Higher Worlds and Its Attainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
anthroposophical meditation practices
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anthroposophical pedagogy ⓘ anthroposophical therapeutic work ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
guardian of the threshold
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imaginative cognition ⓘ initiation stages ⓘ inspirative cognition ⓘ intuitive cognition ⓘ reverence as a path to knowledge ⓘ |
| laterPublicationForm | book ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Wie erlangt man Erkenntnisse der höheren Welten? ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Western esotericism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Occult Science: An Outline
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Theosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian esotericism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | step-by-step path of initiation ⓘ |
| subject |
clairvoyant consciousness
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esoteric training ⓘ initiation ⓘ meditation ⓘ moral development ⓘ spiritual development ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
spiritual seekers
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students of anthroposophy ⓘ |
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How to Know Higher Worlds