Week 5
Within the light that out of spirit depths
Weaves germinating power into space
And manifests the gods' creative work:
Within its shine, the soul's true being
Is widened into worldwide life
And resurrected
From narrow selfhood's inner power.
Week 31
The light from spirit depths
Strives to ray outwards, sun-imbued;
Transformed to forceful will of life
It shines into the senses' dullness
To bring to birth the powers
Whereby creative forces, soul-impelled,
Shall ripen into human deeds.
—Translation by Ruth and Hans Pusch
This book is a sequel to Dr. Steiner's earlier book entitled Theosophy. Generally speaking, Occult Science deals with the evolution of Man and the Earth. It was originally published in German as, Die Geheimwissenschaft Im Umriss.
Translation made from the 26th edition of the German text entitled Geheimwissenschaft im Umriss. English edition published by permission of the Rudolf Steiner Nachlassverwaltung, Dornach, Switzerland. It was published in 1963 by The Rudolf Steiner Press.
This volume is a translation of Geheimwissenschaft im Umriss (Vol. 13 in the Bibliographic Survey, 1961). It was translated by Maud and Henry B. Monges and revised for this edition by Lisa D. Monges. It was published in 1972 by The Anthroposophic Press.
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