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Encountering the Self: Transformation & Destiny in the Ninth Year

It is between the ages of nine and ten that children begin to experience themselves as "I" for the first time — as separate individuals, different from their parents and peers and essentially alone. This inner experience is sometimes precipitated by the child's first encounter with death and the first notion that earthly life is fragile and temporary.

In this insightful book, Koepke offers the reader a lucid, accessible description of the outer signs and symptoms of this significant turning point in every child's life.

C O N T E N T S

Preface to the English Edition, by Virginia Sease

Foreword

Introduction

PART ONE: THE CHILD IN THE NINTH YEAR

Conversation with Peter's Parents

Conversation with Monica's Parents

Dear Parents

The Ninth Year in Biography

PART TWO: UNDERSTANDING THE HUMAN BEING ON THE BASIS OF THE NINTH YEAR EXPERIENCE

The Second Seven Years

Children at Seven and Twelve: A Comparison

The Child in the Ninth Year Transition

The Incarnation of the Ego

A Word from the School Doctor, by Dr. Walter Holtzapfel, MD

PART THREE: APPENDICES

The Sturdy Sapling

The Half Moon Nodes

The Reversal in the Change of Teeth

Rudolf Steiner's Indication for Form Drawing

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 136
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780880102797
  • Release date
  • 1989