{"product_id":"meditations-for-the-dead-rudolf-steiner-9781855845480","title":"Meditations for the Dead: Connecting to Those Who Have Died","description":"\u003ci\u003eWhoever passes the door of death\u003cbr\u003edissolves into the elements, \u003cbr\u003egazes on dark midnight's bright sun, \u003cbr\u003estands before the upper and the lower gods.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(from the Egyptian)\u003cp\u003eAs a spiritual teacher, Rudolf Steiner wrote many inspired and beautifully crafted verses. Often they were given in relation to specific situations or in response to individual requests; sometimes they were offered to assist generally in the process of meditation. Regardless of their origins, they are uniformly powerful in their ability to connect the meditating individual with spiritual archetypes. Thus, the meditations provide valuable tools for developing experience and knowledge of subtle dimensions of reality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatthew Barton translated and selected Steiner's verses, arranging them with sensitivity by theme. In this collection for maintaining a connection to those who have died, Rudolf Steiner offers hope and consolation to those who are bereaved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first section features words of wisdom on death and its deeper, spiritual meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn every life there lies\u003cbr\u003elife's new seed: \u003cbr\u003ethe soul dies from the old to ripen\u003cbr\u003eimmortally towards the new.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second section consists of verses that emphasize the continuing links between the living and the dead, indicating how our thoughts can help those who have departed earthly life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe final section is devoted to verses that express something of what the dead experience in their new existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rudolf Steiner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1855845482\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781855845480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rudolf Steiner Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.80w x 0.30d","brand":"Rudolf Steiner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075095589119,"sku":"9781855845480","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5d52a8ee-ba3a-4492-814c-3f3f0b7d8f24.jpg?v=1685457579","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/meditations-for-the-dead-rudolf-steiner-9781855845480","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}