The Occult Movement in the Nineteenth Century and Its Relation to Modern Culture (Ten Lectures Given in Dornach, 10th to 25th October, 1915)

35, Park Road, London : Rudolf Steiner Press, 1973. Stated at copyright: First English Edition 1973. Dark maroon full cloth boards, gilt spine titles, light shelf wear. Pages near fine; no writing. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Original dust wrapper, slight shelf wear; unclipped 2.00 net, protected in new clear sleeve. From front flap: "These lectures contain a detailed account of activity in the field of occultism during the nineteenth century proceeding more or less behind the scenes of the materialism in external life. There is a an undoubted resurgence today of interest in 'the occult' or 'supernatural', though not much proof of absence of sensationalism and understanding of the real nature and implications of occultism. The themes listed below, expounded in detail amongst many others in the lectures, indicated the wealth and range of information in the field as well as warnings of aberrations given by Steiner: Atavistic clairvoyance and seership in ancient times and their disappearance by the middle of the nineteenth century - Knowledge of the existence of a spiritual world sought by certain thinkers with the aid of symbols - Disagreement between esotericists and exotericists in the matter of publicizing or withholding esoteric knowledge - Failure of experiments with mediumship and spiritualism - H. P. Blavatsky and her unusual mediumistic faculties - Orders with special, often political, aims, of which she eventually became the instrument - Her 'occult imprisonment' induced by methods alien to all genuine strivings for spiritual knowledge - Her association with the Theosophical Society - The beginnings and development of Spiritual Science independently of the Theosophical Society and its leaders - Aberrations in experiences connected with the spiritual worlds - Inimical forces behind certain nature-phenomena and psychic experiences - Dangers of objective occultism and subjective mysticism - Human consciousness between the worlds of Ahriman and Lucifer - Guiding lines for the development and application of Spiritual Science." Made and printed in Great Britain by The Garden City Press Limited, Letchworth, Hertfordshire. 192 pages. Insured post.. First English Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.