A Psychology of Body Soul Spirit Author:Rudolf Steiner These twelve talks by Rudolf Steiner form the basis for an entirely new psychology, demonstrating that anthroposophy is itself a new form of psychology. There are three individual lecture courses, each viewing the whole human being from a different perspective. The first four lectures give a precise, dynamic understanding of the human soul in re... more »lation to the activity of the senses and to the subtle processes that form the human body. The next four lectures focus on what we can know of the human soul based on direct observation alone. The concluding lectures portray the relationship of soul life to spirit life, particularly showing how to awaken individual spirit life and how to distinguish between illusory and genuine spiritual experience: "Anthroposophy" (wisdom of the human being) describes the human being from the midpoint between theosophy and anthropology, focusing on the human body and the senses in terms of their spiritual aspects and functions in the human being and not merely as bodily receptors of physical stimuli. He also discusses the higher, more spiritual senses that will be developed by humankind in the future. "Psychosophy" (wisdom of the soul) discusses the primary aspects of the human soul, the activities and interaction of our various soul forces, the dynamics of love and hate, and the process of judging. "Pneumatosophy" (wisdom of the spirit) approaches the human spirit in terms of truth and error and the meaning and the effects of imagination, intuition, and inspiration. Here, Steiner also explores the significance of karma for the human soul as well as the evolution of human consciousness. The introduction by Robert Sardello is a masterful study guide to the lectures.« less