London: Theosophical Publishing Society. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in brown cloth boards with gilt title lettering to spine and upper cover and with Gammadion (ancient Sanskrit symbol) to the upper cover and spine.This is once again a true first edition with a frontispiece portrait of Rudolf Steiner. The copyright page states 1909. Authorized under the Editorship of Max Gysi. The book has a Firm binding with no hinge weakness and there is no leaning or rolling to spine.Scarce and sought after title with 7 Chapters that feature Steiner's clear guide to human personal self-improvement including the Astral Centers (Chakras) and the Constitution of the Etheric Body a kind of dream life and also discusses the three states of consciousness and the Disassociation of the Human Personality During Initiation.8vo 185pp with 2 leaf advertisement to rear of the book True First Edition [1909] . Very Good. Hardcover. Limited to 1500 copies. Most of these were destroyed due to the later, and extremely unfortunate, adoption of the swastika by the Third Reich.