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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This book is a First Edition publication of three lectures, numbers 3, 5 and 7 of 8 lectures given at Christiania (Oslo) in the late Fall of 1921. They are from the lecture series entitled, The Reality of the Higher Worlds, published in German as, Die Wirklichkeit der Hoeheren Welten (vol. 79 in the Bibliographic Survey).
This translation was authorized by permission of Marie Steiner and in agreement with Rudolf Steiner Publishing Co. The translator is unknown. It is presented here with the kind permission of the Rudolf Steiner Nachlassverwaltung, Dornach, Switzerland.
Lecture I: | Foundations of Anthroposophy | November 28, 1921 |
Lecture II: | Man in the Light of Anthroposophy | November 29, 1921 |
Lecture III: | World-Development in the Light of Anthroposophy | December 01, 1921 |
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