Enlivening the Chakra of the Heart; The Fundamental Spiritual Exercises of Rudolf Steiner

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Summary: Enlivening of the Chakra of the Heart
Review: Lowndes' book on Steiner's six spiritual exercises is milestone in new age literature. This book was clearly written for people who already know Steiner's work in the domain of spiritual enlightenment. This book is the first solid how-to book of meditation for those seeking to open their heart chakra; the opening of which Steiner/lowndes says is necessary for humanity's further development. Particularly interesting, is lowndes' argument that in order to develop spiritually people must add a new type of thinking to their brain-bound logical thinking. This new thinking is similar to the type of thinking which NDE-ers experience when they are floating around in an out of body state. This book serves as a good introduction to Steiner's chakra teachings and the meditatives activities necessary for opening higher faculties of claravoyance. Although the beginning is a little tough to read, later on in the book Lowndes gives concrete suggestions for ways/activities one can practice for the development of this new heart thinking.