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hi everyone,
there is much to be found from www.bibleandanthroposophy.com
do search for pineal, and also for 666. steiner has a much more comprehensive picture of the christ being. nina

i also shared this review in "the bitter pill" gd thread:
seeking spirit vision, by dennis klocek.
people who are attracted to edgar cayce’s work are interested in the answers to big questions: what are the connections among body, soul, and spirit? how can we advance in our individual spiritual development? the teachings of rudolf steiner give a detailed model of the human being evolving through eons of time along with other spiritual beings. they also give many meditations and concentration exercises. what had been missing was an explanation of the workings of the exercises as specifically related to human physiology, physical and subtle … until now.... his new book, seeking spirit vision, is an amalgam of elements of his personal journeying into the fields of art, mythology, alchemy, dowsing, shamanism, and medicine. their interrelationships bring new light to the anthroposophical paradigm of individual development and the evolution of humanity. klocek takes particular pains to show how certain practices can be either beneficial or detrimental, depending on the stage of evolution of the individual.

alternately speaking in the vocabularies of alchemy, anthroposophy, and medical science, klocek presents detailed and vivid pictures of how human consciousness is evolving into a stage of specific, alert, imaginative consciousness.

beyond that stage, a precisely structured but receptively content-free consciousness allows inspirations of higher spiritual beings to enter. as with all budding new growths, these changes in consciousness are very subtle developments, in themselves nonphysical, yet interfacing with the physical body.

particularly engrossing are the chapters relating imagination and inspiration to the brain, endocrine system, and nervous system. consciously undertaken exercises for developing higher spiritual capacities influence the forming and functioning of these physical instruments. klocek weaves together diverse references from steiner into a formulation illuminated by mythological analogies. analogs, in fact, are the keys to expanding one’s repertoire of perception, and klocek uses them masterfully. he describes the interplay of the pineal and pituitary glands with attention to spiritual influences, yielding fascinating insights into the nature of sleeping and dreaming.

as consciousness transforms, so does the dream life. a specific succession of stages of soul transformation is delineated by tracing through the great tree of the alchemical tradition. at the stage of “when asleep, be awake,” a rudimentary continuity of consciousness is maintained from wakeful consciousness to sleeping (dreaming) consciousness. exercises are included, which, like so many exercises, seem simple until you attempt to practice them regularly. this section of the book can be taken as a how-to manual, providing the outline of a progressive meditation practice.

the time has come for us to claim and exercise our spiritual birthright: our freedom to choose to strive for our own advancement. by developing ourselves as spiritual beings, we come to know ourselves as true individuals and also one with the christ. freedom entails possibilities and consequences. klocek does not neglect unpleasant possibilities that are hard to hear. we need to hear and heed them. they are warnings about failure to take the path of most resistance against our own inertia. his book is a plea for us to apply ourselves to develop the exquisite soul capacities that can be ours.
eleanor amidon
the reviewer is an a.r.e. member and anthroposophical society member who attended the 1997-1998 goethean studies program at rudolf steiner college. "