The eye of the needle: Bernard Lievegoed, his life and working encounter with anthroposophy : an interview with Jelle van der Meulen (Social ecology series)

Bernard Lievegoed led a creative life as a psychiatrist, a pioneering doctor working with children with special needs and a management consultant who founded the NPI Institute for Organisation Development. His books such as "Phases", "Man on the Threshold", "Towards the 21st Century" and "Developing Communities" reflect his wide ranging interests. How did Lievegoed combine such profound inner, spiritual research so productively with his pioneering social, medical, educational and management work? This question led Jelle van der Meulen to interview Lievegoed. This book presents a picture of the dynamics between inner and outer worlds, and of Bernard Lievegoed's ability to work with these dynamics. Personal questions are explored, such as Lievegoed's up-bringing in Indonesia, and the war years in Holland. He also looks to the human and spiritual challenges in the coming years.