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Rudolf Steiner Library Annotations, continued from page 9.of community, education, nature, and healing. He examines whathe calls “reality-in-becoming” as he considers questions such as,“Are you and I part of the same reality—by knowing?” Other topicsin the book include silence, sharing, meaning and love, grace, hopeand fear, along with exercises in meditative perception, prayer, andmeditation. Beholding the Nature of Reality is a book to be workedwith over time. —jkAnthroposophy— ScienceSpace and Counterspace: A New Science of Gravity, Time, andLight, Nick C. Thomas, Floris, 2008, 128 pgs.Building upon the work of Rudolf Steiner and George Adams,author Nick Thomas presents some of his ongoing research into thevarious phenomena of gravity, light, and time through the conceptof counterspace, a kind of negative space that is “polar-opposite toour customary space both geometrically and in quality.”Thomas’s approach involves “that other holistic aspect of theworld accessible to those able to change their consciousness (temporarily)into a peripheral one” [from a “point-centered consciousness”].Beginning with an examination of the “strain and stress”between space and counterspace, Thomas goes on to consider theethers, the “subtle, super-physical realms” of warmth, light, chemicalaction, and life itself. —jkAnthroposophy—Waldorf Education—Arts & CraftsMaking Picture Books with Movable Figures, Brunhild Müller,Rudolf Steiner College Press, 2008, 60 pgs.In his autobiography, Rudolf Steiner spoke about the toys thatespecially captivated him as a child. “These were picture bookswith figures that could be made to move by pulling strings attachedto them at the bottom.” Master kindergarten teacher Brunhild Müllercreated many such books with and for the children in her care,and offered adult workshops as well. This book, translated by herdaughter, Johanna Müller Laurelin, gives step-by-step illustratedinstructions for creating movable picture books with and for youngchildren. —jsAnthroposophy—Waldorf Education—Early ChildhoodUnder the Sky: Playing, Working and Enjoying Adventures inthe Open Air: A Handbook for Parents, Carers and Teachers,Sally Schweizer, Sophia Books, 2009, 276 pgs.“The best classroom and richest cupboard is roofed only by thesky.” This observation by educator Margaret McMillan (who helpedfacilitate Rudolf Steiner’s lectures to British educators in 1923)serves as a motto for this lively book. Many Waldorf kindergartenstoday are embracing the idea of “forest kindergartens” wherethe children spend most of the morning outdoors, rain or shine.Schweizer’s book creates a living picture of this approach, withdetailed suggestions for planning expeditions and projects (gardens,mosaics, outdoor baking, building, woodworking, etc.); songs,games, and verses; and a seminal chapter titled “Risks, Courage,Fear and Freedom from Anxiety.” The book is generously illustratedwith both color and black-and-white photos. —jsAnthroposophy—Waldorf Education—MathematicsCurriculumMaking Math Meaningful: A Source Book for Teaching Mathin Grades One through Five, Nettie Fabrie, et al., Whole SpiritPress, 2009, 84 pgs.Jamie York, one of three authors of this book (the other is WimFall-Winter 200953Gottenbos), is well known to teachers for his very popular “MakingMath Meaningful” series of middle-school math curriculum guides.This new book provides detailed curriculum guidelines for firstthrough fifth grades; an overview of child development in eachgrade; specific ideas for every math main lesson; and suggestionsfor working with struggling students. —jsAnthroposophy—Waldorf Education—Curriculum—ReligionA Kindergarten Teacher Looks at the Word GOD: Reflectionson Goodness, Oneness and Diversity, Betty Peck, RudolfSteiner College Press, 2008, 68 pgs.We classified this unusual book with those on religion teachingbecause the author is a renowned Waldorf kindergarten teacher,but it could just as appropriately find a home on the “spirituality”shelf. For Betty Peck, GOD is an acronym for “goodness, oneness,and diversity.” She elaborates this by sharing anecdotes from herlong and creative life, and also solicited comments from friends andformer students to round out the text. The book also includes a coloredtriptych by artist Virginia Fordice ( a self-described “atheist”—you’ll have to read the book!) depicting the letters G, O, and D. —jsAnthroposophy—Waldorf Education—PedagogyEducating the Will (Waldorf Journal Project # 13, February2009), compiled and edited by David Mitchell, AWSNA, 2009, 87pgs.This edition of the Waldorf Journal Project contains, amongother articles, several translations of presentations given at the8th annual Waldorf world teachers’ conference. Authors includeChristoph Wiechert (“Awakening the Spiritual Powers of the Head:Educating the Will”); James Pewtherer (“Awaken the Spirit of theHead: Pyramids and Stars”); Betty Staley (“Bringing the Will intoThinking in Adolescence”); and Christopher Clouder (“The Push forEarly Childhood Literacy: A View from Europe”); and more. Thesepresentations of focused pedagogical research are invaluable. —jsAnthroposophy—MedicineDiagnostic and Therapeutic Elements in Light-Darkness-Color:Research on Different Types of Depression, Chantal Bernardand Janny Mager, Rudolf Steiner College Press, 2009, 117 pgs.Originally published in Dutch in 2008, “The goal of this publicationis to show how Light-Darkness-Color therapy, for which LianeCollot d’Herbois gave the creative impulse, provides the basis forprecise, complete and reliable diagnosis of a patient’s conditionwith regard to different symptoms and their interrelationships.”The book is generously illustrated in both color and black andwhite. —jsThe Menopause: A Time for Change, Eveline Daub-Amend,Temple Lodge, 2009, 132 pgs.This thorough book by an anthroposophical gynecologist is awelcome addition to our shelves. The author is realistic and openminded, and encourages women to use their own best judgmentwhen making important health decisions. She discusses how symptomscan be treated using natural methods; the pros and cons ofhormone replacement therapy; and also addresses emotional andpsychological processes and changes. —jsAnthroposophy—PsychologyA Woman’s Path: Motherhood, Love and Personal Development,Almut Bockemühl, Sophia Books, 2009, 200 pgs.“A woman who wishes simultaneously to find herself as an individualand to devote herself to motherhood, is caught between two