Description …It is hard to convey in just this bit of writing, but there was something so poignant and wonderful about being able, for instance, to see the photographs of the progression of development of human synapses from 0 to 3 years. Combined with the thoughts being expressed by the lecturer (in this case, Dr. Michaela Glöckler), I found myself in the presence of a process that is in and of itself miraculous: it is a miracle that such development is possible, and a wonder that with it’s indescribable fragility and mutability it most often leads to the emergence of fully capable adult human beings. This little book in its entirety is filled to the brim with moments and revelations like this one. I would wish that everyone be allowed to encounter what it contains. — Waldorf Books What is universal in Waldorf education around the world is that an “I,” or a persona or Self, wants to identify with an inherited body. Five keynote lectures from the 2012 International Waldorf Early Childhood Conference explore this journey from different points of view. Contents Our Children: Our Guides Toward Becoming Truly Human by Louise deForest, USA From Unbornness to I-consciousness: The Three Great Steps of Incarnation by Dr. Michaela Glöckler, Switzerland The I, the Self, and the Body: Steps Going Up and Steps Going Down by Dr. Edmond Schoorel, Netherlands Working with Accelerated and Delayed Development in Early Childhood Education by Dr. Renate Long-Breipohl, Australia Twelve Doorways to the World: The I and the Body in Sensory Existence by Claus-Peter Röh, Switzerland
