Produced by Bruce Albrecht and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net THE WAY OF INITIATION BY THE SAME AUTHOR INITIATION AND ITS RESULTS a sequel to the "WAY OF INITIATION" By RUDOLF STEINER, Ph.D. Translated from the German by Clifford Bax CONTENTS A FOREWORD I. THE ASTRAL CENTERS (CHAKRAS) II. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ETHERIC BODY III. DREAM LIFE IV. THE THREE STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS V. THE DISSOCIATION OF HUMAN PERSONALITY DURING INITIATION VI. THE FIRST GUARDIAN OF THE THRESHOLD VII. THE SECOND GUARDIAN OF THE THRESHOLD SELECTED LIST OF OCCULT WORKS In same clear print and rich binding as this book PRICE $1.00 PREPAID THE WAY OF INITIATION OR HOW TO ATTAIN KNOWLEDGE OF THE HIGHER WORLDS BY RUDOLF STEINER, Ph.D. FROM THE GERMAN BY ~MAX GYSI~ WITH SOME BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES OF THE AUTHOR BY ~EDOUARD SCHURÉ~ FIRST AMERICANIZED EDITION MACOY PUBLISHING AND MASONIC SUPPLY CO. NEW YORK, U.S.A. Copyright 1910 BY MACOY PUBLISHING AND MASONIC SUPPLY CO. 45-47-49 JOHN ST. New York, U.S.A. CONTENTS. PAGE The Personality of Rudolf Steiner and His Development 7 I. The Superphysical World and Its Gnosis 33 II. How to Attain Knowledge of the Higher Worlds 50 III. The Path of Discipleship 65 IV. Probation 81 V. Enlightenment 93 VI. Initiation 117 VII. The Higher Education of the Soul 135 VIII. The Conditions of Discipleship 149 List of Occult and Kindred Books 165 Transcriber's Note: Words printed in bold are noted with tildes; ~bold~. There is no corresponding anchor for footnote number 5. TRANSLATOR'S NOTE. (FOR THE ENGLISH EDITION.) Being deeply interested in Dr. Steiner's work and teachings, and desirous of sharing with my English-speaking friends the many invaluable glimpses of Truth which are to be found therein, I decided upon the translation of the present volume. It is due to the kind co-operation of several friends who prefer to be anonymous that this task has been accomplished, and I wish to express my hearty thanks for the literary assistance rendered by them--also to thank Dr. Peipers of Munich for permission to reproduce his excellent photograph of the author. The special value of this volume consists, I think, in the fact that no advice is given and no statement made which is not based on the personal experience of the author, who is, in the truest sense, both a mystic and an occultist.