The Etherisation of the Blood: The Participation of the Etheric Christ in Earthly Evolution [A Lecture Given at Basle, 1st October 1911 By Rudolf Steiner]

54 Bloomsbury Street, London: Rudolf Steiner Publishing Co., 1955. Stated at copyright page: "Authorized edition by Rudolf Steiner -Nachverwaltung, Dornach. Translated by M. Cotterell. First edition 1933, Revised edition 1943, Third Edition 1955. Copyright Rudolf Steiner Publishing Co., 1955." Tan wraps, red cover titles, moderate shelf wear, rub, discoloration. Pages very good, clean. Small antiquarian red stamp at title page: "Anthroposophic Book Shop, 122 William St. Melbourne." String-bind, fine. Very good original rarity. Excerpt: "The life of the human soul, first from external, exoteric observation and then from observation of a more mystical character is revealed by deeper (occult) investigation. The processes that have been described in their more external aspect can also be perceived in man through clairvoyance. When a man stands in front of us in his waking state and we observe him, certain rays of light are streaming continuosly from the heart towards the head. Within the head these rays play around the organ known in anatomy as the pineal gland. These streamings arise because human blood, which is a physical substance, is perpetually resolving itself into etheric substance. In the region of the heart there is a continual transformation of the blood into this delicate etheric substance which streams upwards towards the head and glimmers around the pineal gland. This process- the etherisation of the blood - can be perceived in the human being all the time during waking life." Made and printed in Great Britain by W. & J. Mackay & Co. Limited, Chatham. 30 pages. Insured post.. Third English Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.