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117. The Ego: The Education of Humanity 07 Dec 1909, Munich
Translated by Unknown

Rudolf Steiner
That means these generations should carry laws in themselves, like the starry laws in the heavens, There we have twelve constellations. An image of this had to appear in the twelve tribes, as they arose from Abraham, so that the corresponding faculties, which were implanted as seed in Abraham, could be led down through the generations.
There it runs, “Thy descendants shall be as numerous as the stars in the sky,” whereas in truth it is said: Everything shall be so regular in thy descendants that, for example, twelve tribes result, which correspond to the number twelve in the constellations of heaven. And so the individual characteristics had to appear that all the time there came to expression the mission of the Abrahamitic people: I get as a gift from outside—not as something which shines in my innermost—that which forms my mission.
One designated these clairvoyant faculties, according to their nature, by expressions derived from the starry constellations. The last faculty which was given up, for the old Hebrew people to be bestowed on Abraham, was the one connected with the starry sign of the Ram.
104. The Apocalypse of St. John: Lecture II 19 Jun 1908, Nuremberg
Translated by Mabel Cotterell

Rudolf Steiner
He perceives that which is symbolized by the constellations, by the number twelve. We shall best understand that which spreads itself around, that which reveals itself, if we remember that our earth has passed through previous incarnations.
The path indicated by the twelve signs of the Zodiac was conceived of as signs, and the time during which a planet passed through one of these constellations was spoken of as a cosmic hour; twelve cosmic hours, twelve hours of day and twelve of night!
213. Human Questions and World Answers: Tenth Lecture 15 Jul 1922, Dornach

Rudolf Steiner
He has it all figured out in his head: the moment Caesar crossed the Rubicon, there was a certain constellation of atoms in our cosmos. Now he only needs to be able to set up the differential equation, and so, by continuing the calculation, he finds the next constellation, and the next, and so on.
201. Man: Hieroglyph of the Universe: Lecture XIV 14 May 1920, Dornach
Translated by George Adams, Mary Adams

Rudolf Steiner
The change in position of the Vernal Point can be seen in the fact that the constellation in the following year rises earlier than the Sun and sets earlier, showing us that the Sun remains behind.
The lunar eclipse occurs on the same date about every 18 years, and in the same constellation. There is a periodical rhythm in the lunar eclipse, a rhythm of 18 years. That is just a quarter of a cosmic day and just a quarter of a man's life.
202. The Shaping of the Human Form out of Cosmic and Earthly Forces 26 Nov 1920, Dornach
Translated by Charles Davy

Rudolf Steiner
Thus in man we have a cosmic being who, it is true, is formed for the main part in the body of the mother; and we have an Earth-being who is formed, configured, differentiated, under the influence of earthly conditions, while the Sun apparently takes its course round the Earth, passing the constellations of the Zodiac on its way. Hence you will recognise in the human being two contrasting conditions, one of a cosmic nature, the other earthly.
When you look at the bloodstream you have the straight, and the tendency to make a straight line of the circle, too; how the course of the blood arises depends on the movement of the stars, and so on. The form is connected with the constellations, the movement with the movement of the planets. This has been referred to from other points of view.
233a. Easter as a Chapter in the Mystery Wisdom of Man: Lecture IV 22 Apr 1924, Dornach
Translated by Samuel P. Lockwood

Rudolf Steiner
Yesterday I pointed out how the establishment of the annual Easter Festival grew out of a spiritual conception of the constellation of Sun and Moon, and that from the Moon viewpoint the other planets were observed. And I said further that according to what is learned by observing the other planets, the human being, in descending from the pre-earthly to the earthly existence, is guided in forming his light-ether body.
Then, if I have the right capacity, the forms of the constellations and the movements of the planets are transmuted as into vast cosmic script. And if I read this script, something emerges like that which I explained yesterday in referring to the Moon secret.
234. Anthroposophy, An Introduction: Meditation 20 Jan 1924, Dornach
Translated by Vera Compton-Burnett

Rudolf Steiner
In the Egyptian epoch, for example, it was in the constellation of Taurus. It has advanced through Taurus and Aries, and is today in the constellation of Pisces; and it is still advancing.
323. Astronomy as Compared to Other Sciences: Lecture VI 06 Jan 1921, Stuttgart
Translated by Unknown

Rudolf Steiner
You know that the vernal point—where the Sun rises in spring-time gradually moves through the Ecliptic. Today the vernal point is in the constellation of Pisces; before, it was in Aries; still earlier in Tauraus,—that was the time of the cult of the Bull among the Egyptians and Chaldeans. Still earlier, it was in the constellation of Gemini, and then in Cancer; in Leo. This already brings us very nearly to the last Ice Age.
14. Four Mystery Plays: The Guardian of the Threshold: Scene 9
Translated by Harry Collison

Rudolf Steiner
The sign how this direction is fulfilled Shows itself clearly to the outer sense, If it doth watch the Sun upon the course He takes throughout the constellations twelve. It is his place amongst those very signs Which shows how on the Earth things come to pass In strict succession in long course of time.
60. Turning Points Spiritual History: Hermes and the Mysteries of Ancient Egypt 16 Feb 1911, Berlin
Translated by Walter F. Knox

Rudolf Steiner
Most prominent among the astronomical groups in such portrayals was the Zodiac, with its condition of comparative immobility, and the planets which move across its constellations. It was in the revelations of the Heavens, as manifested in spiritual symbols, that the old Egyptian found the true method of expressing those deep feelings which touched his soul.
Little as this fact is as yet recognized, we would nevertheless draw attention to the following statement:—If we consider the consonants of the alphabet, we note that they imitate the signs of the Zodiac, in their comparative repose; while the vowels and consonants are connected in a way which may be likened to that relation which the planets and the forces which move them bear to the constellations of the Zodiac as a whole. Hence it would appear that in the beginning, written characters were brought down to earth from the vault of heaven.
Let us now suppose that at a certain time in 1322 B.C. an Egyptian looked up into the heavens, there, at that moment any visible constellation would occupy a definite position in the firmament [which position could be used as a basis of computation].

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