{"product_id":"staying-connected-how-to-continue-your-relationships-with-those-who-have-died-9780880104623","title":"Staying Connected: How to Continue Your Relationships with Those Who Have Died","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"This is what it comes down to: that we learn to experience that those who have passed through the gate of death have only assumed another form. Having died, they stand before our feelings like those who, through life experiences, have traveled to distant lands, whither we can follow them only later. We have therefore nothing to fear but a time of separation. Spiritual science must help us learn to feel and experience this in the most living way we can\" (Rudolf Steiner).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Living and working with the concepts and exercises in these talks and meditations has changed my life. This is a most practical book. Do what it recommends and you will experience the presence of the dead in your lives. You will know that the community of human beings on both sides of the threshold is not theory, but reality\" (Christopher Bamford, from the introduction)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe idea of \"working with the dead\" --maintaining, continuing, and enhancing one's relationships with those who have died--was fundamental to Steiner's work. This volume collects a rich harvest of his thoughts on the subject, gathered over many years. Steiner spoke directly from his own experience and formulated various meditation practices and verses that worked for him.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe learn the usefulness of reading to the dead; the use of verbs (instead of nouns) when we speak with them; the importance of the sacred moments when falling asleep and awakening for asking questions and receiving answers; how our memories of the dead are like \"art\" to them; and of key moods we must cultivate--community with the world, gratitude, confidence in the current of life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe learn, too, of the many ways discarnate souls can help us in our earthly work, and of the many ways we can help them. Also included are many of the mantras Steiner gave to his students for connecting with those who have died.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis important volume will help those who want to deepen their relationships to the living, to those who have died, or to the spiritual world itself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONTENTS: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction by Christopher Bamford\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: \"Entry\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eOvercoming the Abyss\u003cbr\u003eThe Life of the Dead\u003cbr\u003eRecovering the Connection\u003cbr\u003eThe Presence of the Dead\u003cbr\u003eThe Blessings of the Dead\u003cbr\u003eWorks of Art, Acts of Grace\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: \"Practice\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eHow the Dead Influence the Living\u003cbr\u003eThe Dead Are Always with Us\u003cbr\u003eUniting with the Universal Spirit\u003cbr\u003eThe Feeling of Community and the Experience of Gratitude\u003cbr\u003eTrust in Life and the Rejuvenation of the Soul\u003cbr\u003eThe Language of the Heart\u003cbr\u003eMomento Mori\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: \"Experience\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eFirst Experience with the Dead\u003cbr\u003eAn Example of Working with the Dead\u003cbr\u003eAdvice on Meditation\u003cbr\u003eThe Importance of Self-Knowledge in the Life after Death\u003cbr\u003eMeditations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoda\u003c\/strong\u003e The Dead Speak\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Steiner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780880104623\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.73d","brand":"Rudolf Steiner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36645611143324,"sku":"9780880104623","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_080d4ab6-89a7-45da-81ac-8208011bb5b7.jpg?v=1603861598","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/staying-connected-how-to-continue-your-relationships-with-those-who-have-died-9780880104623","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}