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
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These are two lectures, numbers 4 and 5 of 7 lectures, given by Rudolf Steiner in March of 1917 at Berlin. They are from the lectuire series entitled, Spirit and Matter, Life and Death, and published in German as, Geist und Stoff, Leben und Tod. Translated by Henry Barnes
Foreword | ||
Lecture 1: | The Human Soul and the Human Body | March 15, 1917 |
Lecture 2: | Riddles of the Soul and Riddles of the Universe | March 17, 1917 |
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