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NEWBOOKS AUTUMN 2017 to order direct from Booksource call 0845 370 0067 or email: [email protected] 2 www.templelodge.com ORDER INFORMATION OVERSEAS DISTRIBUTION ORDER ADDRESS AUSTRALIA BookSource Footprint Books Pty Ltd, 50 Cambuslang Rd, Glasgow G32 8NB 4/8 Jubilee Avenue, Tel: 0845 370 0067 Warriewood, NSW 2102, (international +44 141 642 9192) Tel: +61 2 9997 3973 Fax: 0845 370 0068 Fax: +61 2 9997 3185 (international +44 141 642 9182) Email: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] CANADA TRADE TERMS Tri-fold Books Reduced discount under £30 retail (except CWO) PO Box 534, King City, ON L7B 1A7 United Kingdom: Post paid Tel: (++ 1 905) 726 0142 Abroad: Post extra Email: [email protected] NEW ZEALAND NON-TRADE ORDERS Ceres Books If you have difficulty ordering from a bookshop or our PO Box 11-336, Ellerslie, Auckland 5 website you can order direct from BookSource. 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All books are net. to order direct from Booksource call 0845 370 0067 or email: [email protected] www.templelodge.com 3 Yeshayahu (Jesaiah) Ben-Aharon Cognitive Yoga: How a Book is Born Heavenly Jerusalem and the Mysteries of the Human Body ‘This little book relates some experiences I had during the spiritual research which was eventually published in my book Cognitive Yoga. Usually I am concerned with communicating the objective results of my research and not what I experienced whilst doing it. But an objective description of what the individual soul undergoes during spiritual research can be valuable to the study of anthropo- sophy and to those who pursue the spiritual path themselves.’ Through faithful inner work, says the author, the path of spiritual science can become a living spiritual being – an intimate friend in the realms of soul and spirit. This being can blossom into an extended spiritual community or school. One can converse and co-create with this spiritual school, including the being of one’s teacher, by learning its inner language. In 2012, Yeshayahu Ben-Aharon was confronted with a major obstacle in his research work. After struggling alone, he felt he could not progress without consulting his colleagues in the spiritual world. The intimate soul experiences described in this book took place during such a gathering – a special, festive occasion with an active and engaged community of spiritual beings. ‘I want to share some aspects of what I experienced during this event, in the more personal and imaginative language of storytelling. It is a kind of new, individual, Christmas nativity tale, about the earthly ripening of a research problem, its heavenly conception, embryonic life, and finally the birth on earth of what becomes a physical book, printed black on white.’ DR YESHAYAHU (JESAIAH) BEN-AHARON – spiritual scientist, philosopher and social activist – is the author of several books including Cognitive Yoga, Spiritual Science in the 21st Century, The Spiritual Event of the Twentieth Century and The New Experience of the Supersensible NOV TLP; 78pp; 21.5 x 13.5 cm; ISBN 978 1 912230 11 2; paperback; £9.99 2017 to order direct from Booksource call 0845 370 0067 or email: [email protected] 4 www.rudolfsteinerpress.com www.rudolfsteinerpress.com Rudolf Steiner The Three Wise Men And The Birth Of Jesus ‘Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying: “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East, and have come to worship him.”’ These words begin a story that will be familiar to many, whether from images on Christmas cards or school nativity plays, or more directly from Christian teaching. As often with images associated with Christmas, they have the power to evoke all kinds of feelings, from joy and hope to sorrow and doubt. But what do we really know of the birth of Jesus, and who were the mysterious wise men that are reported to have visited him? In this freshly-collated anthology of Rudolf Steiner’s lectures, complemented with illuminating commentary by editor Margaret Jonas, we are offered solutions to the riddles surrounding Jesus’s birth and the seemingly conflicting accounts within Christian scripture. Could there have been two different births – in other words, two infants, both named Jesus, born to two sets of parents? From the mystery of the birth, we are led to a study of the three wise men – who are mentioned in only one of the four Gospel accounts. Who were they, what was their teaching, and what was the meaning of the star they followed? And, why did they offer gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh to the baby Jesus? The Three Wise Men offers solutions to the enigma of the identity and spiritual back- grounds of these magisterial figures and also provides suggestions as to their possible future roles in the drama of human development. Featuring colour images, this original, thought-provoking book is a wonderful gift for anyone seeking to understand the birth of Jesus and the wise men from the East. Edited with Intro. by M. Jonas (Selections, various GAs); OCT RSP; 120pp; 21.5 x 13.5 cm; ISBN 978 1 85584 537 4; paperback; £11.99 2017 to order direct from Booksource call 0845 370 0067 or email: [email protected] www.rudolfsteinerpress.com www.rudolfsteinerpress.com 5 Rudolf Steiner The World of Bees ‘The whole hive is really pervaded by the life of love. The individual bees relinquish love but develop it instead throughout the hive. And so we start to under- stand bee existence if we recognize that the bee lives in an air, an atmosphere, that is entirely impregnated with love.’ From time immemorial, human culture has been fascinated by bees. Mythic pictures and writings tell of our close affinity and connection with these complex creatures, as well as the inestimable value of honey and wax. In recent years, bees have come to prom- inence again in the media, with reports of colony collapse and the wholesale demise of bee popula- tions, forcing us to awaken to the critical role they play in human existence. Rudolf Steiner’s unique talks reveal the hidden wisdom at work in bee colonies. Speaking in Switzerland in 1923, in response to concerns from beekeepers amongst his local workforce, Steiner delivered a series of addresses whose multi-layered content, structure and wording is unparalleled. In The World of Bees, editor Martin Dettli, a longstanding beekeeper, uses Steiner’s seminal bee lectures as the main framework of the book, augmenting them with further relevant passages from Steiner’s collected works. Dettli also provides substantial commentaries on the texts, placing them within the context of contemporary beekeeping. This new anthology is an essential handbook for anyone interested in beekeeping or the indispensable work that bees do for humanity. It features chapters on the origins of bees, human beings and beekeeping, the organism of the hive, the social qualities of bees, their relationship with wasps and ants, plants and elemental beings, the efficacy of honey, bee venom, as well as scientific aspects such as silica and formic acid processes and a critique of modern beekeeping. Trans. Matthew Barton; Edited with Intro. by M. Dettli (Selections, various GAs); OCT RSP; 200pp; 21.5 x 13.5 cm; ISBN 978 1 85584 540 4; paperback; £13.99 2017 to order direct from Booksource call 0845 370 0067 or email: [email protected] 6 www.templelodge.com www.templelodge.com Michael S. Ridenour The Greatest Gift Ever Given A Living Spiritual Mystery Studies in Esoteric Christianity As a child in a non-religious family, Michael Ridenour found a Bible one day and began reading. Initially excited by its lively stories, he paused at the New Testament, faced with a baffling inner question: Where in the world is Christ today? An unexpected answer came during his teenage years with a spon- taneous experience of the Christ being, but this only led to more questions.