A second, wiser self guides us through life. Without it we would not go far, for it is what makes us human. In the first years of life - before memory and ego - it guides us to stand upright and to learn to speak and think. Then we exchange this wisdom, which is still connected to the spiritual hierarchies, for our ego-consciousness. Yet it remains ever-present and through meditation we can consciously connect to it | The Spiritual Guidance of the Individual and Humanity by Rudolf Steiner, Paperback | Indigo Chapters