Humanity on the Threshold: Spiritual Development in Turbulent Times

＂The merit of Lievegoed’s books is, above all, their evocatory effect. They urge one, impel one to go to work, to put into practice what one has read--either in one’s own personal life, or in social life.... He was a true contemporary, a man who takes note of the issues of his time and the needs of a turbulent world.＂ -- Golden Quill literary award by the Netherlands Publishers’ Association

Humanity on the Threshold focuses on strengthening human resilience though spiritual development. This lets us see beyond the normal inner and outer limits of consciousness into sound knowledge of the higher self.

Deeper wonders of nature can also appear. If boundaries break down without preparation, then mental breakdowns might follow. Guidelines are suggested for working therapeutically with such issues with those experiencing threshold issues.

This is a fully updated second edition of Man on the Threshold.

Originally published in Dutch as Mens op de Drempel by Uitgeverij Vrij Geestesleven, 1983.

Bernard Lievegoed (1905-1993) was a distinguished doctor, educator, organisational psychologist and Professor of Social Pedagogy. He pioneered curative education in Holland, founding the Zonnehuis in 1931; as a social ecologist started the NPI Institute for organizational and individual development in 1954 and the Free High School for young people in 1971.