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215. Philosophy, Cosmology and Religion: The Action of the Will beyond Death 15 Sep 1922, Dornach
Translated by Lisa D. Monges, Doris M. Bugbey, Maria St. Goar, Stewart C. Easton

Rudolf Steiner
But they hold man back from experiencing those spiritual beings who have their physical replica in the constellations of the fixed stars. Yet, he now faces the necessity of entering the pure, spiritual world. As long as the moon forces influence him, they prevent him from entering.
Before man enters the actual spiritual world where he engages in a life in common with other human souls who are not incarnated and are in a condition similar to his own—as it happens, he lives together with these souls even earlier—that is to say, before he can enter into a common life with those spiritual beings of the highest rank, whose physical replica is expressed in the starry constellations, he must leave behind in the moon sphere the being that constitutes his moral evaluation. Without it, he must enter the region of the stars where the moon forces no longer prevail.
327. The Agriculture Course (1958): Lecture II 10 Jun 1924, Koberwitz
Translated by George Adams

Rudolf Steiner
That which is imaged in the single plant, is always the image of some cosmic constellation. Ever and again, it is built out of the Cosmos. Therefore, if ever we want to make the forces of the Cosmos effective in our earthly realm, we must drive the earthly as far as possible into a state of chaos.
Here in this seed we have the stamp or impress of the whole Cosmos—from one cosmic aspect or another. The constellation takes effect in the seed; thereby it receives its special form. Now, the moment it is planted in the Earth-realm, the external forces of the Earth influence it very strongly, and it is permeated every moment with a longing to deny the cosmic process—that is to say, to grow hypertrophied, to grow out in all manner of directions.
117a. The Gospel of John and the Three Other Gospels: Third Lecture 05 Jan 1910, Stockholm

Rudolf Steiner
They were to be organized according to the twelve constellations of the zodiac; hence the twelve tribes, which thus correspond to the number of stars in the sky and have a spiritual connection with them.
223. Michaelmas and the Soul-Forces of Man: Lecture III 30 Sep 1923, Vienna
Translated by Samuel P. Lockwood, Loni Lockwood

Rudolf Steiner
The world becomes immense; and what he is accustomed to seeing only in his outer circle of vision, namely, the zodiac and its external display of constellations, becomes something that arises from within him. If someone were to object that what thus arises might be mere recollections, this would only prove that he does not know the event in question; for what arises there are truly not recollections but mighty imaginations transfused by intuitions: here we begin to behold from within what we had previously seen only from without.
What the individual planet tells us provides the vowels of the world-script; and all that forms around the vowels when the planets pass the zodiacal constellations gives us the consonants, if I may use this comparison. By obtaining an inner view of what we ordinarily observe only from the outside we really learn to know the essence of what pertains to the planets.
90a. Self-Knowledge and God-Knowledge I: Apocalypse I 03 Oct 1904, Berlin

Rudolf Steiner
Each sub-race is connected with a very specific constellation in heaven. Therefore, there are seven stars that represent the seven angels: they guide the genii of the seven sub-races.
97. The Christian Mystery (2000): The Significance of Christmas in the Science of the Spirit 15 Dec 1906, Leipzig
Translated by Anna R. Meuss

Rudolf Steiner
Spiritual awakening comes at the time when cold and darkness are greatest on earth because initiates know that it is the time when certain powers are present in cosmic space and the constellation is most favourable for the awakening. The pupils were taught that they should not be satisfied with ordinary human knowledge but must gain an overview over the whole of humanity, the whole of earth history.
296. Education as a Social Problem: The Metamorphoses of Human Intelligence: Present Trends and Dangers 16 Aug 1919, Dornach
Translated by Lisa D. Monges, Doris M. Bugbey

Rudolf Steiner
They knew their relationship to this or that zodiacal constellation; they knew what kind of influence moon, sun, and planets had upon man's soul and bodily constitutions.
82. So That Man may Become Fully Human: Anthroposophy and the Visual Arts 09 Apr 1922, The Hague
Translator Unknown

Rudolf Steiner
You see other regions where the stars are more widely spaced and form constellations (as they are called). And so on. If you confront the starry heavens in this merely intellectual way—with your human understanding—you achieve nothing.
Facing a patch of sky where the stars are close together and form almost a cloud, will be a different experience from facing constellations. One experiences a patch of sky differently when the moon is there and shines. One experiences a night differently when the moon is new and not visible.
120. Manifestations of Karma: The Nature and Significance of Karma in the Personal and Individual 16 May 1910, Hanover
Translator Unknown

Rudolf Steiner
To the world of the present day this may seem superstitious, but men must remember how they themselves bring spiritual influences from the constellations. Who would deny that an Eskimo is a different sort of human being from a Hindu, because in the polar regions the sun's rays strike the earth at a different angle! Everywhere the scientists themselves refer spiritual effects on mankind to constellations. A spiritual impulse towards materialism is coincident with the appearance of Halley's comet1 and this impulse can make itself felt.
136. Spiritual Beings in the Heavenly Bodies and in the Kingdoms of Nature: Lecture IX 13 Apr 1912, Helsinki
Translator Unknown

Rudolf Steiner
The Zodiac was divided into Twelve Signs, which represent the constellations, and according as the Martian forces which affect one animal form, stood before Aries, or Taurus, or any other constellation, their influence varied.

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