Medicine at the Threshold of a New Consciousness

Despite dramatic advances in recent decades, medicine--like many other scientific disciplines--is prone to materialistic tendencies, viewing human beings as little more than biological machines that can be manipulated with "interventions" and drugs. In this collection of challenging lectures, Dr. Gl ckler asks if a new science of healing can be developed today--one that allows for realities of soul and spirit. With humanity standing at the threshold of a new spiritual consciousness, this question becomes increasingly relevant.

Michaela Gl ckler speaks on themes relating to the esoteric path of spiritual development and its therapeutic task for the individual and community. Giving an account of the evolution of the ancient mysteries in relation to medicine, she discusses the application of inner work in outer action, reflecting on modern social and ethical issues such as organ transplantation and the termination of pregnancy. Whereas the author is addressing primarily people involved in the healing professions, this book will be of interest to anybody concerned with a new science of the spirit.

C O N T E N T S

Foreword by Dr. Jenny Josephson

PART ONE

1. The Path of Development as a Therapeutic Task for the Individual
2. The Path of Development as a Therapeutic Task for the Community in Professional and Daily Life
3. The Path of Development as a Therapeutic Task for the connection of the Individual with Humanity

PART TWO

1. Medicine at the Threshold
2. The Evolution of the Medical Section in Connection with the School for Spiritual Science at the Goetheanum

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Temple Lodge Publishing
Published: 07/15/2013
ISBN: 9781906999490
Pages: 122