Finding one's course through life, navigating between the given, or what life brings to one, and the achieved, what one can accomplish out of one's self, has become increasingly difficult. The Human Life unfolds a picture of the archetypes of human life patterns including: the seven-year periods, descent and ascent of the human spirit, human life as a reflection of historic development and evolution of consciousness, planetary influences, destiny and freedom, karmic companions, polarities in human life, the three levels of life -- body, soul, and spirit, and more.This book, the fruit of a life-work in anthroposophy by two leading figures in the development of anthroposophy in America, is an invaluable resource for understanding human life and development.