{"product_id":"the-archangel-michael-his-mission-and-ours","title":"The Archangel Michael: His Mission and Ours","description":"“The Michael age has dawned. Hearts begin to have thoughts. Enthusiasm no longer flows from mystical obscurity, but from the inner clarity that thought conveys. To grasp this is to receive Michael into one’s soul. Thoughts that today seek to grasp the spirit must spring from hearts that beat for Michael as the fiery cosmic prince of thought.” ―Rudolf Steiner\nFor centuries, the tradition of the “mystical chronology” of the world’s seven archangelic regents has been part of Western esoteric teaching. According to this tradition, 1879 marked the return of the solar spirit Michael―the archangel of the Sun―to oversee earthly evolution. Steiner always placed his life and work in the service of Michael’s evolutionary task. And he recognized that, at the beginning of the twentieth century, humanity emerged from the Kali Yuga―the Dark Age―and entered the Age of Light.\nAgainst this background, Steiner described the ascent of Michael as cosmic ruler, his battle with the “dragon” of the spirits of darkness, and his roles as the countenance of Christ and the guardian of cosmic intelligence. He also gave many profound indications of how Michael’s evolutionary task depends on the free and independent collaboration of human coworkers. Speaking on behalf of Michael, Steiner laid out the essentials for a new Michaelic path to full humanity.\nAmong the elements of this path are the development of selfless individuality; cosmopolitanism; the practice of the presence of Christ; fearlessness; the transformation of thinking and perception in a new synthesis of science, art, and religion; the spiritualization of space; and the separation of thought from language.\nThe Archangel Michael gathers most of Steiner’s statements on this subject, making it an important source for coming to terms with today’s political, social, psychological, and spiritual crises.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0880103787\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0880103787.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Bamford, Christopher|Steiner, Rudolf\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41517245464634,"sku":"DBV.0880103787.A","price":5.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0880103787-0.jpg?v=1783828917","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-archangel-michael-his-mission-and-ours","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}