The Core Messages of Ageing; Ageing as the foundation of all evolution; The meaning of ageing; Fundamental Principles of Gerontology; What the different life phases signify for old age; Interdependency of youth and age; Ageing as a Developmental Process; Ageing throughout history; Transformation processes in the human soul; Ageing: the Risks and Opportunities; The art of growing old; Biographical laws; Typical age-related infirmities: dementia and sclerosis; Pathological age-related symptoms

Changes in the interplay of the different levels of human natureOld Age and Death; Why we die; A long life or an early death; Karmic laws; Lucifer and Ahriman; The corpse as ferment; Living with the dead; Growing Old- a Challenge for Education; Unbornhood: the pre-birth journey; Suggestions for upbringing and education; The Cosmological Dimensions of Ageing; The ageing of the earth and the mission of human beings; Becoming ever more human, and knowledge of Christ; Modern Gerontology, a Survey; Notes; Sources; Author Page