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• Title: Book: Occult Science (1972): The Character of Occult Science
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  • speaks of “occult science” will do well to keep in mind the
  • This work is intended for readers who will not permit their
  • intellect bound up with them will be considered as the content of a
  • unconscious pretext, a discussion with such opponents will be
  • will be obliged to show the relationship between his presentations and
  • other achievements in the field of knowledge and life; he will have to
  • The following exposition will be misjudged if it is thought that any
  • evolve further, as far as its own nature will allow, and then call
  • enter into what has been presented will necessarily run up against
  • mutually with him. His exposition will be given in the form of a
  • trained by natural science will prevail. It will also be necessary,
  • himself with an exposition of occult science will soon see that
  • questions of existence, a time will surely come when sense experience
  • and the science based upon it will be able to give the answers.
  • themselves. They will never be solved in this way, although the
  • be answered by means of the facts that he expects will be discovered
  • occult science who is willing to familiarize himself with its
  • belief. In one way or another, they will always crave for a concealed
  • has once really approached this source will, by repeatedly taking
  • through himself. This cannot be otherwise and will also be the case
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• Title: Book: Occult Science (1972): The Essential Nature of Mankind
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  • however, the word will be limited to the meaning given above. It will
  • such a concept will have to encounter the opposition of many
  • this, however, will not be inclined to make common cause with the
  • necessary. Acknowledgment of the concealed, however, will not be won
  • will acknowledge it.
  • hunger. Whoever does not make these distinctions, will not arrive at
  • spirituality. He must recognize it in himself, then he will be able to
  • character, and so forth. A person, hot-tempered as a child, will often
  • book will shed the right light upon these matters. — The  I  is not
  • however, imprint upon all thinking, feeling, and willing a uniform
  • something that persists throughout all changes, he will relate his
  • the utterances of feeling and will are the measure of his
  • spirit self and life spirit in full consciousness. These means will be
  • is meant by the statements made here will find that, in fact, they are
• Title: Book: Occult Science (1972): Sleep And Death
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  • three-quarters, will only be made distrustful by our combating the
  • pleasure, joy and sorrow, the capacity to express a conscious will,
  • pleasure and pain and the world of ideas and will. It simply exists in
  • observations of ordinary life are, the more readily will he come to
  • occult science will show that this home of the astral body is more
  • than the earth belong, a fact that will only become clear from later
  • these capacities, and the means of accomplishing this will be
  • between birth and death, except under rare conditions that will be
  • Thinking, feeling, and willing stand in such a relationship to each
  • around us are perceived only in the light, so will what takes place
  • only one will be referred to because it originates with a person to
  • to life. Proper consideration will always recognize this relationship.
  • through which the light of the spirit radiates. It will continue to
  • outburst of anger will experience this event again when, in passing
  • more the human being becomes familiar with this world, the more will
  • regions of the land of the spirits, descriptions of which will be
  • certain length of time, which will be discussed in later parts of this
  • An example will illustrate what happens in this respect. A bond of
  • will in the future pass on to others. A picture of these transitional
  • stages will be presented when, subsequently, the evolution of the
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• Title: Book: Occult Science (1972): The Evolution of the Cosmos and Man (Part 1)
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  • the evolution of the earth will be imparted from the standpoint of
  • supersensible cognition. The transformations of our planet will be
  • instances will reference be made in the following pages to a
  • heavenly bodies constituting the present solar system will appear in
  • the course of the subsequent descriptions. It will then become clear
  • only single characteristic points will be brought out that illustrate
  • have evolved. Those who follow the descriptions given here will indeed
  • description must nevertheless be given. Surely such a description will
• Title: Book: Occult Science (1972): The Evolution of the Cosmos and Man (Part 2)
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  • member was already in existence during the Saturn evolution. It will
  • being, there will be no difficulty in correctly picturing these
  • future, the astral body will have perfected itself, it will have a
  • physical body, and an adequate consideration will prove that the
• Title: Book: Occult Science (1972): The Evolution of the Cosmos and Man (Part 3)
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  • who has acquired the ideas of modern physics will look upon the above
  • way of speaking about heat as pure nonsense. He will perhaps say that
  • of a quality that may be compared with the human will. It is will,
  • state. If we wish to trace back the source of this will, we find that
  • will from their own being. After this emanation had lasted for a time,
  • the will. Thus will, previously wholly without attributes, now
  • forth will out of themselves at the beginning of the Saturn evolution,
  • may be called the “Spirits of Will.” (In Christian
  • co-operation of will and life there begins the activity of other
  • namely, the Spirits of Will (Thrones). As a result, the human phantom
  • physical world. Upon Saturn, the Spirits of Will are the regulators of
  • human will manifests itself to supersensible perception through
  • from without like a machine. The regulators are the Spirits of Will.
  • bound up with the first emanation of the Spirits of Will.
  • manifesting externally. It will be especially difficult for the
  • only in the last stage of Saturn. The Spirits of Will are active
  • of beings. If it is said that in the beginning the Spirits of Will are
  • working over of what has streamed out of the Spirits of Will by the
  • Will, the spiritual beings have gradually withdrawn. The Saturn
  • emerges out of the darkness as a being of will; it advances itself to
• Title: Book: Occult Science (1972): The Evolution of the Cosmos and Man (Part 4)
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  • attained in the regular course of its evolution. It will reach this
  • over into the subsequent planetary period. Man will then not only be
  • him by the physical senses, but he will be able to observe in
  • environment. He will possess a picture consciousness; but at the same
  • time retain full self-consciousness. His pictorial perception will not
  • be dreamy and dull. He will perceive the soul pictorially, yet at the
  • same time these soul pictures will be the expression of realities just
  • training will be dealt with in a later part of this book. — During the
• Title: Book: Occult Science (1972): The Evolution of the Cosmos and Man (Part 5)
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  • was formed from the body of the Spirits of Will — Thrones. From this
  • beings, who were adapted to the Moon body, seized upon the will
  • animal-men are differentiated according to groups. This will be
  • been poured. The Earth, as will be seen later on in this book, is the
  • It will, it is hoped, appear comprehensible that in this description
• Title: Book: Occult Science (1972): The Evolution of the Cosmos and Man (Part 6)
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  • condition of these will be shown later.)
  • cosmic mirror but gave no independent will, may be called Luciferic
  • it could be given. Only a few instances, however, will be described.
  • to which he previously submitted himself without will. Now he could
  • functions leading to it in a special place on the earth, which will be
  • the Christ will only be understood if we keep in mind the fact that
  • from all connection with the human will. The guardians of the oracles
  • during life between birth and death will become united with the
• Title: Book: Occult Science (1972): The Evolution of the Cosmos and Man (Part 7)
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  • epoch will bring the harmony between these two impulses to complete
• Title: Book: Occult Science (1972): Cognition of the Higher Worlds. Initiation. (Part 1)
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  • state between them, dreaming. Dreaming will be briefly considered
  • self-awakening. Such a human being will find that through it his
  • experiences occurs. He will find that there is no knowledge of the
  • life will pour into his will from a spiritual world. — There are such
  • embryonically in the soul will be described here. People who do not
  • Individuals who think thus will only arrive at a different point of
  • doubts about training for a higher state of consciousness will
  • methods of training will only be briefly touched upon.
  • who has the will for his higher development the means for undertaking
  • during training. The experience, however, will always be accompanied
  • the present time a true spiritual science will only indicate rules for
  • is willing to surrender himself to such training only, and who does
  • kind, will find that all doubts disappear. Objections to a proper
  • training for a higher state of consciousness will not disturb him.
  • and will only reappear in some subsequent life.
  • properly performed, will give him the possibility of observing the
  • will of the trained person to induce the state in which supersensible
  • proceeds from the entire soul of man will it appear as if things were
• Title: Book: Occult Science (1972): Cognition of the Higher Worlds. Initiation. (Part 2)
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  • visualization must, by means of free will, be placed at the center of
  • the consciousness by an act of independent will, we shall then be able
  • to his feelings and his will, he is able to move about hither and
  • inspired by kindness of heart, this soul will feel pleased and happy
  • Such exercises in inner meditation will in general have to be carried
  • It will have become evident from the preceding exposition that
  • it will also have become evident that not just any content of thought
  • will lead to it, but only a content that has been evolved in the
  • also have developed such a power of will that it can extinguish, can
  • sense that will be further indicated here.
  • He will have to employ great inner energy in order to hold fast in
  • Whoever surrenders to meditation will, by proper attention, become
  • aware of something in sleep. He will feel that during sleep he does
  • second. Therefore the latter will be more frequent for the beginner in
  • beings and facts of this other world will become ever more definite.
  • the necessary stage, then the human being will not only feel himself
  • as a new-born ego, but he will now perceive spiritual facts and
  • strengthening of soul powers, self-love and egotism will appear to a
  • strong egotism a rigorous strengthening of the will is necessary. This
  • training of the will must go hand in hand with the other spiritual
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• Title: Book: Occult Science (1972): Cognition of the Higher Worlds. Initiation. (Part 3)
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  • student will notice that they can be grasped mentally if he has
  • him like an external object, will naturally not be able to have the
  • higher world that will bear for him the most beautiful fruit
• Title: Book: Occult Science (1972): Cognition of the Higher Worlds. Initiation. (Part 4)
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  • will find that this does not suffice. For it takes a long time, often
  • will not have this feeling. Then one will consider as nothing what in
  • One will then certainly notice that one's astral body, upon which one
  • spiritual training, they will constitute something for him that he
  • patience and serenity he awaits what will result. This attitude may
  • following words, “I will do everything that is proper in the way
  • of exercises, and I know that just as much will come to me at the
• Title: Book: Occult Science (1972): Cognition of the Higher Worlds. Initiation. (Part 5)
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  • the physical body. From among these soul organs the following will be
  • physical-sensory world. He who possesses imaginative cognition will be
  • lead to imagination and to inspiration proceeds hand in hand. He will
  • can interpret. To be sure, this progress will, as a rule, be of such a
  • world manifest themselves to him; then after a time he will experience
  • communicate what is read, will now be made clear by means of the
  • it will suffice; why does spiritual science wish to demonstrate such
  • of plant fructification. One will say that the plant is in a sun state
  • Thrones or Spirits of Will, Spirits of Wisdom, of Motion, and others
• Title: Book: Occult Science (1972): Cognition of the Higher Worlds. Initiation. (Part 6)
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  • will not be entirely easy for the student of the spirit to comprehend
  • these precautions, then he will have a twofold result. In the first
  • place, he will not, through these exercises, lose the equilibrium of
  • his personality during supersensible perception; secondly, he will at
  • what is required in these exercises. He will maintain in regard to
  • He will soon gain understanding and also ability for the exercises, if
  • arranging and working over his life-experiences, he will gain much. He
  • will see that his thoughts and feelings are enriched if he brings one
  • life-experience into relationship with another. He will become aware
  • antipathies, with his personal interests and feelings, he will prepare
  • will develop, in truth, what may be called a rich inner life. The
  • capacities?” A human being posing this question to himself will
  • be decreased by the discovery of such a fault. He will have learned
  • something every time he goes through such an experience; he will have
  • him advantage for his inner development. This will not be the case if
  • understand them; it will occur when this attitude is demanded by the
  • into the higher world open up. The person who is unable to revere will
  • acknowledge anything in the world will find that the essential nature
  • The student will continually work on himself in order to make himself
  • own personality and in having faith that its powers will continually
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• Title: Book: Occult Science (1972): Cognition of the Higher Worlds. Initiation. (Part 8)
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  • co-operation of the soul forces, of thinking, feeling, and willing.
  • soul. That is to say, of necessity the visualizing of a thing will be
  • another. That is, the power of desire and will associate with
  • by the ego uniting visualizing (thinking), feeling, and willing and in
  • the path to higher knowledge thinking, feeling, and willing do indeed
  • and willing. The matter is as follows. In thinking something may be
  • resolution of the will, we need again an independent impulse from
  • willing do not remain three forces that radiate from the common
  • feeling and willing. For the person who does not bring these qualities
  • with him into the higher world will soon see how the ego proves weak
  • willing. If this weakness were present, the soul would be as though
  • Likewise, feeling and willing that have become independent stimulate
  • willing only as inner soul experiences. As soon as he enters the
  • thinking, feeling, and willing. This, however, is an inner perception;
  • himself without deception with this or that trait, then he will either
  • be in the position to improve the trait, or he will be incapable of
  • case a feeling will creep over his soul that must be described as a
  • thinking human being will take care that what fills him, through
  • what he is in truth; his thoughts, feelings, and will would not only
  • he will not be especially shaken when he now sees the beginnings of
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• Title: Book: Occult Science (1972): Cognition of the Higher Worlds. Initiation. (Part 9)
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  • into supersensible worlds. First he will notice that an inner
  • against the Doppelganger will result. The latter will constantly
  • are always still higher stages. At these stages he will perceive ever
  • higher self must encounter. The student will perceive what a load he
  • enough through his preparations to say, “I will not remain
  • he will slacken his efforts and shrink back before what is in store
  • will, however, not astonish a person who keeps in mind the fact that,
  • will be able to interpret it correctly; very soon thereafter another
  • form will appear that we may call the “greater guardian of the
  • The “guardian of the threshold” will assume, to a certain
• Title: Book: Occult Science (1972): Cognition of the Higher Worlds. Initiation. (Part 10)
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  • He will then recognize that it is necessary to comprehend the cosmic
• Title: Book: Occult Science (1972): The Present and Future of Cosmic and Human Evolution
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  • contains a form that is still in its germinal stage and that will only
  • future. The effects of earth existence will unite with what happens in
  • the characterized world and out of this will arise the new cosmic
  • being into which the Earth will be transformed, just as the Moon has
  • on the Moon certain beings and things are present that will assume
  • that will have taken place. In the Jupiter evolution something will,
  • evolution, and it will contain new factors that enter into the entire
  • supersensible consciousness may learn something of what will happen
  • Earth; that is to say, the form into which the Earth will have
  • things will appear on Jupiter by combining the relationships of Earth
  • and Moon, he will fall prey to enormous deceptions. Research into
  • future events as impartially as he can confront the past. What will
  • occur in the future stirs human feelings and will; the past is endured
  • exuberant blossoming and will unfold still further in the present and
  • intellectual forces reject this knowledge. But what must happen will
  • will take hold of it more and more in the future, may be called
  • cultural period. Indeed, it will become more and more evident that
  • these forces, in an ever higher degree, will find satisfaction through
  • development of mankind will absorb the knowledge of the Grail, the
  • aspect will be joined more and more. What may be known through
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• Title: Book: Occult Science (1972): Details From the Realm of Spiritual Science
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  • case of a physical-sensory object, the outer impression will always be
  • this manner, the less one will be able to distinguish between real
  • intensive effect, like an outer object, will depend entirely upon the
  • developed such a power of will that, in spite of the presence of a
  • physical human being. Of course, a strong increase of will is
  • of will is possible, and it appears as a result of the exercises for
  • considers this will understand how descriptions are to be taken that
• Title: Book: Occult Science (1972): Preface First Edition
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  • “Whoever has read a few pages of this book will, according to his
  • of judgment or as someone who has not the goodwill to form an
  • regard to this book. To be sure, nothing will be brought forward that
  • latter's opponents. If the facts are looked at correctly, it will be
  • the facts of natural science, will be able to determine what reason
  • willing to accept on blind faith what is offered here, but who
  • mere belief in a “supersensible world” will perhaps find
  • Anyone acquainted with supersensible research will, in reading this
• Title: Book: Occult Science (1972): Preface: Fourth Edition
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  • maintain this impossibility will wish to make ever new attempts to
  • soul, by reflecting deeply, will in the long run be unable to
  • about this fact, but the depths of the soul-life will not tolerate
  • not at all to be underrated. He who occupies himself with them will
  • possible, at the same time, to understand that it will appear
  • self-delusion. From their point of view, it will be found easy to
  • written will completely understand such proofs. He understands the
  • who is willing to go into the exposition attempted here will perhaps
• Title: Book: Occult Science (1972): Preface: Seventh to Fifteenth Edition
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  • Science.” I believe that, as a result, there will now be less
• Title: Book: Occult Science (1972): Preface: Sixteenth to Twentieth Edition
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  • edition, reprinted in this book, it will be noted how strongly
  • the world of spirit. His presentation will then have this world of
  • spirit as content, but this content will appear in the form of
  • thoughts into which it flows. Through this it will be completely
  • This comprehensibility will only then be lacking if we ourselves raise
  • consciousness — because of its limitations — will find his comprehension
  • Theosophy and Occult Science, books that presume the goodwill of the
  • Anthroposophy as a whole. It will, therefore, be chiefly beset by the
• Title: Book: Occult Science (1972): Special Comments
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  • will not readily detect the difference between what happens in the
  • the states that have preceded the Earth and that will follow it from
  • there will be many objections to what has been brought forth here by
  • concepts. By doing so, the natural science of the future will of
  • itself be driven to concepts that will extend the idea of a mechanical
  • observation, which will have to be investigated in the future in a
  • purely natural scientific manner and which will show that what