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Title: Lecture: On the Reality of Higher Worlds
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Let me first of all express regret that I am unable to speak to you
To begin with, I want to express my heart-felt thanks for the cordial
easily misunderstandings arise. For these reasons I want to express
The wish was expressed that this lecture should deal with the theme
one possessed of real knowledge they may be merely impressions made
faculty of thinking which comes to expression in ordinary memory, but
many unconscious impressions received from life which would have
external sense-impressions.
when our attention is directed to external sense-impressions,
is given up to these sense-impressions. But if, having turned our
attention away from these outer sense-impressions, we engage in the
organ, allowing the formative forces of the soul to express
Self under a kind of oppression; the lightness and ease with which,
briefly: in this very experience of oppression we begin to be aware
of reality. If there is no sense of oppression, we have merely a
of this oppression all that was previously within us in the form of
that they simply bring suppressed nerve-forces to the surface, and
fashion but the oppression makes us feel the reality — because
to take their departure. They press in upon us and allow themselves
little by little in suppressing not only single images, in emptying
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Title: Mission of Folk-Souls (1929): Lecture 1
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Swiss nation-spirit? He would describe in abstract expressions a few
learnt to master the sentient body or astral body, by pressing into
we wish to use the technical expressions of occultism — the
to justify this expression. These higher spiritual Beings who give
expressed in the productions, the attributes and the character of a
expression of an ego, but he also belongs to a certain people, i.e.,
and we have seen how care is taken that these Beings may express

Title: Mission of Folk-Souls (1929): Lecture 2
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of impression, a kind of reflection of this work of the Folk-spirits
expressed in some form or other. And this physical form in which the
work, the activity of these beings is expressed, must also in some
He works into it in such a way that his power expresses
express in words, that by which he shows himself to be a member of
credible and clear; one has to express everything in words which can

Title: Mission of Folk-Souls (1929): Lecture 3
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reflection of this Folk-spirit is expressed in human individuality
instruments, and these express themselves in such a way, that in the
From an external description, therefore, we now press on
there is no such thing as the so-called world of impressions, or what
thus receive impressions. But what he does experience may be thus
expressed in words, ‘Something is now approaching me from a
impressions of it by means of his senses, it does not exist at all to
stimulated by outer impressions. That too, which is aroused
make a greater impression upon him. Others he finds to be lethargic,
are to him as the world impression of warmth and cold are to the
many different shades of folk character can find their expression.
who expresses himself in the Spirit of the Age becomes, so to speak,
for history is in reality only an external expression, a maya, for
temperament of the people expressed in the several personalities, we

Title: Mission of Folk-Souls (1929): Lecture 4
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the specific attributes of the various races expressed in all
characteristics are not only expressed in the influences of the
under the influence of these forces, but they nevertheless impress
curve, and it expresses the law according to which our earth acts
in the small boy is compressed into a narrow space, must first expand
physically. Afterwards his development is pressed into his inner
a remarkable law when we follow this curve. We find it expressed even
physical must be compressed. Thus we see, that as civilization
mankind is spread out, is compressed into smaller dimensions. We
goes towards the West, the more does it strive towards compression;
mysteries of spiritual evolution. But with the compression towards
great mystery is expressed when it is said who Plato was with respect
a Caucasian, this expresses, if we understand the law underlying it,
a profound mystery. It expresses the mystery which shows us how the
man into an earth-man. Herein is expressed how, by this co-operative

Title: Mission of Folk-Souls (1929): Lecture 5
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which expresses itself on the surface of our earth by the fact that
formative light, the trinity of the second hierarchy press in from
been expressed in quite a special way by means of a geometrical
secret of this mission is expressed in the fact that through this
for this reason that the Mystery of the Earth is usually expressed

Title: Mission of Folk-Souls (1929): Lecture 6
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essential ‘ I ’-man would express himself. But
man is originally destined and organized by the Elohim to express in
glandular system, and there are expressed the forces which originate
transformation there brought about, certainly expresses itself more
in that part of the nervous system which we sum up in the expression
indirectly through the sense-impressions and streams out from thence
certain way to a real conclusion, to a dying away. The expression of
and who express what to you is great, they do not speak truth.’

Title: Mission of Folk-Souls (1929): Lecture 7
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which was later expressed as Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu. Look at the
whole is expressed in our Anthroposophy by our recognition of a
which at the present time are really only still expressed in the
tendencies which were expressed later in the unique form of the

Title: Mission of Folk-Souls (1929): Lecture 8
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everywhere only the mere externals are compared. The impression made
by the Greek expressions: Dynamis and Kyriotetes. They looked up to
expresses itself directly in sound. Odin at his initiation obtained
power over the wisdom which expresses itself in sound, he learned how
acquired speech through the corresponding Archangel, is expressed in
that presses through into the ‘ I ’ and
body together, is expressed in the Germanic Scandinavian mythology
anthroposophical teachings, only make use of riper expressions, viz.,

Title: Mission of Folk-Souls (1929): Lecture 9
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like philosophical formulas, we might express it thus: The Indian
one's knowledge, to suppress the ‘ I ’,
the various peoples, where these views are expressed in the form of
between India and Persia. There at a certain period it is expressed
That is the Midgard Serpent, by which is expressed the influence of
that which to us is an abstract lie, expressed itself at once as an
The expression for everything that was dimness of
expressed in the old Germanic Scandinavian mythology as the figure of
That is Hela. Thus you have, in fact, expressed in a wonderful way —
expressed in the action of the Midgard Serpent, the Fenris Wolf and
into the spiritual world has become dimmed by the increasing pressure
the Hœnir nature overcame the Balder nature. That is expressed by
disappearance of the old unclouded knowledge, is expressed in the
memory of something experienced in former times, expressed in plastic
elemental nature of the original impressions has been lost. The old
began to spread abroad, that which is expressed in the Balder myth,
Vision of the Future. All this is expressed in a wonderful way, down

Title: Mission of Folk-Souls (1929): Lecture 10
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because it had a sort of expression of its nature in the etheric
the most highly sublimated expression of the Spiritual Soul, and
was expressed in Fichte, it was nothing but a precipitation of what
impression of this Chinese Empire if you observe it in its evolution,
European the impression of being in a preparatory stage, and they put
souls of these Eastern European peoples is expressed in the whole
no other expression and can think of no other way of picturing the
how the Eastern European expresses his tendency of receptivity
and everything which has been expressed in the many theological
the sixth stage of culture. This has been prophetically expressed in

Title: Mission of Folk-Souls (1929): Lecture 11
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wonderfully the great occult truths are expressed in its pictures
expression of souls descending out of the spiritual surroundings, out
interminglings and relationships which were expressed in the mixture
In this figure of Freyr is expressed in quite a
which express themselves on the physical plane, then it must be
all this wonderfully expressed in the pictures of this Germanic
receive impressions of which I should like to describe one to you. A
if, under the pressure of materialism, the teaching that Christ will
the Scandinavian North. Many have expressed that feeling. It is a
to the North have received the best possible impression, which was
expressed in the words, ‘how much they liked being here in the

Title: Paths to Knowledge of Higher Worlds
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expression, — “mathematizing,” the activity of
free from sense impressions, acquires an inner activity which
connection with an external sense impression, we should learn to
expressed by the movements of the clock. The same process in fact is
thinking cannot in the ordinary sense be impressed upon our memory.
imaginative experience can be impressed on the soul like any other
out (if I may use this trivial expression) the second teeth are not
artificial suppression of thought.
we have practised this artificial suppression of thought for a
and predispositions, we become able to suppress the whole tableau of
the tableau of which I have spoken has been suppressed, so that an
consciousness for a certain time; this can be achieved if we suppress
merely a concept. But when such a reality is suppressed, when we
suppress forces which are constantly at the service of growth and
an impression of sound or of sight, we do not immediately know
impression gained, when we are supported — I might say —
when an impression which is not sufficiently guaranteed by the sense
is expressed in the walls, in the external architecture of the
expression in the world must have an artistic frame and call into

Title: Lecture: The World Development in the Light of Anthroposophy
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use this paradoxical expression) soul-spiritual sense organs, the
be permeated with certain nuances and expressions which
express myself in words of the ordinary consciousness) who
this law. The nature of my subject entails that I express myself
strong impression, in which the life of thoughts illuminates the
powerful thought impression (to mathematicians I might say: this
much interest in it) let me express the following fact:
expression in modern science, to this same extent humanity will

Title: Lecture: Foundations of Anthroposophy
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made such a deep impression on the world.
might say, rightly produced such a deep impression upon all those
expressly stated that two photographs were taken; these two
this expressly — that he took every possible scientific
expression) that he had to die. He did not clothe this in the
human things, with human memory, or with the ordinary expressions
the note C sharp and that these are impressions which come to us
from the external world, not impressions which rise out of our
expressions. But those who have some experience of the special
boiling point, if I may use this expression, and which leads to
following aim: “In regard to this or that expression of
is the same as when a sense impression is produced. Whenever we
stimulus in every sensory impression, so there is always a
special impression upon us when we once experience this

Title: Mission/Folk-Souls (1970): 1. Angels, Folk Spirits, Time Spirits: their part in the Evolution of Mankind.
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‘homeless man’. This is a technical expression. And if we
senses other Beings invisibly at work, who express themselves through
visible beings just as the human being expresses himself through his
can be known through sense-experience or sensory impressions and yet
man's impression of himself! At one moment he would feel: “Here
superior to another is of no consequence. To express a preference for
choose to use the technical expression of occultism — the
Cyclic Periods”. (We shall justify the use of this expression
perfecting the etheric or life-body of man, is expressed in the
opportunities are provided for these Beings to express themselves in

Title: Mission/Folk-Souls (1970): 2. Normal and abnormal Archangels and Time Spirits.
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impression or reflection of this work of the Folk Spirits or
express their corporeality in some form or other. And these Beings
whose activity is expressed in this physical form must give some
expresses itself in three ways. The etheric aura of the people
(Obtainable from Rudolf Steiner Press, London. See the list of
Spirit of the Age, is expressed in a variety of ways. Think of how
backward Spirits of Form. Thus the way of thinking is an expression
thought expressive of the inner life, is unsurpassed by any other
temperament, is itself an expression of that temperament. That is the

Title: Mission/Folk-Souls (1970): 3. The inner Life of the Folk Spirits. Formation of the Races.
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that the world of sensation and the world of sense-impressions no
is impossible for him to receive tactile impressions of objects. Such
experiences are foreign to him. But his experiences can be expressed
make a deeper impression on him. Others he finds casual, lethargic,
just as the human soul responds to impressions of warmth and cold.
and atrophy That is something which man feels to be an expression of
be an expression of his inner life, but the rise and fall of a nation
within the national character can thereby find expression.
Personality, but the normal, Spirit of Personality expressing himself
expression, a Maya, of an inner process. In the present case we see
are simply an expression of their activity.

Title: Mission/Folk-Souls (1970): 4. The Evolution of Races and Civilization.
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formative influences make a powerful impression upon him. The
particular locality impresses the characteristics of their early
formative forces of the Earth impress permanently on man the
impresses upon man the characteristics of his adult life. In this way
in fact exist; it is a reality and expresses the law according to
the impress of the characteristics of a more mature age. We must
physical must be compressed. As civilization advances westward into
a Caucasian, expresses a profound mystery if we understand the law

Title: Mission/Folk-Souls (1970): 5. Manifestation of the Hierarchies in the Elements of Nature.
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landscape of Norway. His first impression will be of a rocky expanse
terms of his first impression, namely as hard “rocky
externalized. Today the will is an expression of the inner life.
occult symbolism this Earth-mission has always been expressed in a

Title: Mission/Folk-Souls (1970): 6. The Five Root Races of Mankind.
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Ethiopian race is an expression of an impulse from the Mercury Oracle
predestined by the Elohim to express the quintessence of the
members of man find their impress and are reflected in corresponding
parts of the physical body: the ‘I’ finds its impress in
impress of the astral body, these Venus forces work in the nervous
sense-impressions and from there radiate to those parts of the
truth. But your spirits here on paper and who express what to you is

Title: Mission/Folk-Souls (1970): 7. Advance of Folk Spirits to the Rank of Time Spirits.
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doctrine of pluralism which after all is expressed in Anthroposophy
Scandinavia embodies those potentialities which were later expressed

Title: Mission/Folk-Souls (1970): 8. The Five Post-Atlantean Civilizations.
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the practice to compare externals. The impression created by the
comparable to the impression made by someone who declares: “Thirty
civilization — which then found its literary expression in the
expressions Dynamis and Kyriotetes. They beheld again these Beings
power of speech through the appropriate Archangel is expressed in the

Title: Mission/Folk-Souls (1970): 9. Loki - Hodur and Baldur - Twilight of the Gods.
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too, if you approach them in the right way. If you wish me to express
to adopt a passive attitude towards knowledge, to suppress the ego in
remarkable to you that the various peoples who express these views in
1910 (Rudolf Steiner Press).] I should like to
man, although externally it gives the same impression.
Snake through whom is expressed the influence of the Luciferic spirit
expression for everything that implied darkening of the light of
perspective. This was generally expressed in the old Teutonic
this is expressed in the activity of the Midgard Snake, the Fenris
Hodur nature overcame the Baldur nature. This is expressed by Loki
knowledge is expressed in the myth of Baldur, Hödur and Loki. On
expressed in sculptural form. Greek mythology has no longer that
earliest impressions. The old clairvoyance which had long vanished in
spread abroad, that which is expressed in the Baldur myth, in the
expressed in a wonderful way, down to the smallest details in the

Title: Mission/Folk-Souls (1970): 10. The Mission of Individual Peoples and Cultures in the Past, Present and Future.
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impulse of the Spiritual Soul was to find expression on the plane of
most highly sublimated expression of the Spiritual Soul and embodies
manifestations of ancient Indian culture were expressed through the
scientific, poetic impression if one follows the evolution of the
their whole culture gives the impression of being in a preparatory
mythology. We should give a false impression of these Eastern
the Mother, the Spirit of the Earth. We have no other expression and
is most interesting to observe bow the Eastern European expresses his
civilization. This had been prophetically expressed in Solovieff's

Title: Mission/Folk-Souls (1970): 11. Nerthus, Freyja and Gerda.
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how wonderfully the deepest occult truths are expressed in the
(Rudolf Steiner Press).]
impressions, and I should like to describe to you a typical example.
misfortune if, under the pressure of materialism, the manifestation
Christ-principle is the highest expression of Anthroposophy. And if
should like to impress upon you, therefore, that it is not
received a most favourable impression which they hasten to express in

Title: Fifth Gospel (1950): Lecture I
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the impression that enthusiasm and warmth of feeling for the
culture, the impression we get is that they did not understand
education will not greatly impress us. What, then, is this

Title: Fifth Gospel (1950): Lecture II
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Moreover they were able to express themselves in such a way
Golgotha. And one has the impression, which vision
direct impression it makes. It is like opening a book and
receive the impression which seems to be like a reading of that
eclipse. And the external event becomes a symbolic expression
of soul what it is that this happening of nature expresses.
as something which in the future it will be possible to express

Title: Fifth Gospel (1950): Lecture III
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expression to concepts and ideas of the modern mind. But many
earthly Being. Infinite depths have been expressed when it is
men the Christ Being spoke with the impressiveness of a god. As

Title: Fifth Gospel (1950): Lecture IV
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in the house made a certain impression upon him —
compiled in the Old Testament. Heaviness oppressed his
welling up within him; a deep impression must have been made
expression of infinite love in the countenance of Jesus: Thou
art the new priest who has been sent to us! And they pressed
still under the mighty impression of how demonic powers held
soul might be purged. These principles were expressed in many
certain symbolic customs gave expression to their aims: they
clairvoyant impressions. Great and impressive clairvoyant
impressions came to Jesus of Nazareth, either within the Essene
of these experiences, one of these inner impressions must
deep impression upon him, he lived the Essene life as a
And gradually the vision, the impression had been
them. But the impressions not only engrave themselves
he did under the impress of this question, what he had heard as

Title: Fifth Gospel (1950): Lecture V
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with his mother about many of the impressions that had
voice of the Bath-Kol gave expression to a sacred, primeval
impressions, engraved paramountly in the astral body, which had
had left a deep impression upon Him. And everywhere He found

Title: Eternal Soul of Man in the Light of Anthroposophy
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the external impressions of his consciousness are taken into
impressions. However, through this second process the higher
dilution — if I may express myself figuratively —
but — like a sealing wax impression in a signet —
distinct impression: When you want to see you have first to

Title: Cosmic Forces in Man: Lecture I: Cosmic Forces in Man
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souls of the peoples of Europe. And he expressed deep regret that
world-machinery which can be expressed in terms of mathematics.
been compressed and then released again, as if a sphere had undergone
we must press forward to this cosmic wisdom, to the knowledge that the
two poles. There is the head-life and the life that expresses itself
rather represent the damping-down and suppression of life which is

Title: Cosmic Forces in Man: Lecture II: The Soul Life of Man ...
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presentation, a damped-down, suppressed life, a declining life is
sense-impression pleases us, another displeases us. Feelings also
impressions made upon us by this world of sense. Now when we pass into
longer make any impression upon us, for this must be done via the
he enters more automatically into what he will have to express later
automatically, and out of passions and instincts express love for our
folk and our language. The former conditions never come to expression
true and inward love for race and language expresses itself naturally,

Title: Cosmic Forces in Man: Lecture III: The Mission of the Scandanavian Peoples
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spirit-and-soul before birth expresses itself in this bodily life.
previous incarnations he could have brought to expression. If,
how to bring it to expression in life. Abstract theories are really of
seemed to you to be the direct expression of violent, elemental
Everything was compressed into a few short years. Events like those of
world of Europe, expressing itself in many different forms. When we
physical, contributed to this repression of the Spiritual. For they
culture of the West. And at the same time when this repression of the
which man brings to expression in his life on the physical Earth comes
On this note, then, we will conclude. Let me express to you my

Title: Colour: Part Three: Colours as Revelations of the Psychic in the World
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feel that the inner health of man is expressed also in this
presses on one as light and colour; one becomes a painter. The source
expressed artistically in colour, then the soul will withdraw itself
expression of the third dimension; when one feels blue as a retiring
artistically for a time, as expressed in space-perspective, we can

Title: Question/Economic Life: Lecture: The Central Question of Economic Life
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highest expressions and revelations of the faculty of

Title: Foundations of Anthroposophy: Lecture I: Foundations of Anthroposophy
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intercourse with his son Raymond, made such a deep impression
such a deep impression upon all those who read Sir Oliver
expressly stated that two photographs were taken; these two
see — I emphasize this expressly — that he took
this paradoxical expression) that he would die. He did not
the ordinary expressions of the human will, and explains that
impressions which come to us from the external world, not
impressions which rise out of our own soul. In the same way we
in such mystical expressions. But those who have some
speak, to boiling point, if I may use this expression, and lead
to this or that characteristic or expression of life, you must
attitude on waking up is the same as when a sense-impression is
impression, so there is always a stimulus when we wake up, and
leaves a special impression upon us when we once experience

Title: Foundations of Anthroposophy: Lecture II: Man in the Light of Anthroposophy
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thoughts which appear — if I may use this expression
same way in which he ordinarily lives in sensory impressions,
impressions, then he attains to imaginative knowledge. This
I may use this expression — to think backwards. When the

Title: Foundations of Anthroposophy: Lecture III: World Development in the Light of Anthroposophy
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acquires (if I may use this paradoxical expression)
be permeated with certain nuances and expressions which
now express myself in words of the ordinary consciousness) who
subject obliges me to express myself in somewhat popular terms.
through this powerful impression, in which the life of thoughts
obtain in one experience this powerful thought-impression (to
the conclusion of my lecture let me express the following fact:
is filled by the same spirit which comes to expression in

Title: Lecture I: Man in the Light of Occultism
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of man which finds expression in the word “anthropos,”
only the expression is from a certain aspect unjustified — a
the hand in rituals, or expressed in colour combinations and so forth.
that was expressed in them from reaching those who were unripe to
means whereby one can express what cannot be expressed with ordinary
how impossible it is to give expression to it with ordinary words.
give it expression by the use of means that are attained through the
to express themselves in the language of the people and in the ideas
It is by no means easy to give expression in this way to occult
body. Theosophy expresses occult knowledge in external thoughts and
other hand, anyone who succeeds in clothing occultism in expressions
question of expressing occultism in terms of theosophy, the endeavour
concern itself with the provision of a right and proper expression for
must set itself the aim of being a faithful expression of occult truth
ideal of being a pure expression for occult truth. It was, for
the truths of religion. And then forms and expressions of some
aspects of occultism which find expression in Buddhism Our ideal,
to theosophy to fulfil, if it would be a pure expression of occultism.
different forms of expression of religion should mutually understand

Title: Lecture II: Man in the Light of Occultism
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expression in the very first step he had to take for the development
positive sense. Here a man's karma comes to expression. And the first
last able to take the great resolve to repress and obliterate from
making use of expressions that are in themselves contradictory when
unspoken word. In the ordinary world a word that is unexpressed

Title: Lecture III: Man in the Light of Occultism
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brain to its utmost and pressing forth the etheric and astral bodies
thought we have the impression we are thinking it now; whereas
fact, they make a less powerful impression upon us than something
spread out over the whole world, do we now have the impression of
What this means for us we can express in no other way than by saying
first it makes but a faint impression upon us; then, as the power of
members of his being to be, as it were, pressed out of his brain, but
clairvoyant the spiritual light, if he has pressed forth from his
theosophy made a deep impression upon you, meant that it produced in
To express in terms of scientific concepts and in correct logical

Title: Lecture IV: Man in the Light of Occultism
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of this ego-consciousness, the cessation and suppression of it, is as
foundation of Buddhism is spoken of, it is always expressly stated
the Bodhi tree, which is only a particular way of expressing the fact
explained to you, feels called upon to suppress his ordinary
that feeling for Nature which is so beautifully expressed by Goethe in
element is dulled and darkened. This suppression and extinction of
can be helpful to mankind in general. But a mystic who suppresses not
suppresses. And the heart experiences, which work so powerfully upon
the word. What he gives in his philosophy is expressly intended to
light; no, he suppresses his consciousness, he suppresses all the
powers that are in him, and only feels at last, after suppressing all
There begins for him an experience that has the impression, after the
in any definite way, he has no concrete impressions of which he can
self-consciousness, to suppress it and extinguish it altogether. There
use of their brain, and who, having to a large extent suppressed the
expresses herself always with a certain touch of humour. She does not
boundary of the Divine, but expresses herself with honest truthfulness

Title: Lecture V: Man in the Light of Occultism
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the personality — I say expressly, the personality —
that it brings to expression the innermost part of your own being? Do
you find nowhere anything in which your ego is expressed?”
To search for such an expression in our inner life will only
experiences of man on Earth. Any expression of what corresponds to the
I in man must needs be an external expression. The I itself we cannot
expression — and for the moment, the one and only expression
its outward form the expression of its nature and being, as a crystal
expression of the human I. In other words, in all the vast realm of
— which is an expression of the human being. It sounds a trivial
expresses it when he says “ I,” but he cannot say that he
the expression of the human ego, while the ego itself still eludes
him, pretending to be an expression of man's being, claiming to be
life cannot be what we are looking for as an expression of the
first at the human countenance and observe the impression it makes
their impress on man throughout many incarnations, then I begin to
impression that the human form is lying to us. The remaining parts of
It is a judgment to which, in fact, expression has been given by man
to be formed quite differently; as it is, their form expresses the
outwards, are denoted by the expression “Scorpion” (Scorpio)
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Title: Lecture VI: Man in the Light of Occultism
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express it better, for the act of speaking. We have, therefore, as
with Nature's art! — we could find no better expression of it
bringing to outward expression what the mind and spirit are able to
most expressive organ? In all the different movements and positions of
world is expressed in the fact that he re-forms the earth world to a
sides with the formula (expressed in many different ways): The great
been dealing today. The formula becomes then an expression of the

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round with you as thinking Earth man — impressions from
receives the daytime impressions, — the impressions of ordinary
sense impressions in such a way that by means of the instrument of the
these sense impressions. Man experiences in ordinary consciousness
the external sense impressions are not there any more, they have no
sense impressions no longer work upon the brain that is sustained by
waking and in sleep. The difference finds expression in the fact that
external world when the sense impressions work upon it, but able also
sensitive only to external impressions that are communicated through
— through suppression, that is, of the intellect, the will and
light of the Sun — comes to expression in the following way. When
which are the expression of some disorder in man's inner organs, in
express what the Sun is doing in the middle man, they show the regular
being comes to expression in the human form. When he saw the upper
ordinary normal life on Earth, the sense impressions from without work
the brain. When you look at the world, then the outer impressions pass
that the impressions are caught up at a certain point, not allowed to
external objects alone that make impressions on the brain, impressions
What I have just now described — the impressions made by the
impressions — is still very far from the process I described as
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Title: Lecture VIII: Man in the Light of Occultism
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in most cases — begin with the feelings and impressions that come
the impressions of the spiritual world last for a comparatively long
upon a bright object, the impression remains in the eye long after the
on. As a rule, the impression from without is exhausted when we have
caused by the external impression has finished, and for most persons
external impression.
Generally speaking, what remains, for example, after an impression of
us. What remains can also be some other impression, but it is always
different from the external impression. The occultist has to learn
completely to overcome external impressions, for occultism is there
external object, never once had any external impression of light by
merely memory pictures of sense impressions that have been changed by
two experiences have to be expressed by two words. We have to say that
This, then, must be the first impression, and here the pupil may
easily founder; for the impression made by the shattered and destroyed
surmount this first impression and have said to themselves: “Fear
That is actually the next impression the pupil receives. I do not mean
expressed in the words: He experiences Lucifer.
Lucifer, we might express it in the following way. Lucifer makes the
described him, has always been expressed in occult symbolism in
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Title: Lecture IX: Man in the Light of Occultism
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specifically human forces alone. He manifested and expressed His
together in the heavens of Sun, Moon and Venus, an expression for what
in respect of man are spiritual workings. Please note, an expression
in cosmic space and expressed in the constellation of Sun, Moon and
expression. There is, however, still another movement, a more hidden
impression, — even as yesterday we tried to hold fast, purely in
memory, the impression of the human form. The pupil will then actually

Title: Lecture X: Man in the Light of Occultism
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of deep consolation and hope, to counteract the terrible impression
impression, something that is described in the Gospels. Such a thing
ordinary life you have conscious experience when impressions are made
forth in your consciousness by these impressions. Now, however, you
have before you a picture that no impression from without can possibly
impression in the physical world of the senses. Neither is the picture
impression is needed to call forth the picture of the Temptation of
connection I gave expression to a truth which was perhaps at first
the consciousness, that is, which is directed to impressions from
yielding to the influence of an external impression, it is still a
Impression of this Word of the Worlds, received It in its fulness and
Him through the inexpressible Word. Such is the contrast that presents
Himself with the Divinely Creative, Inexpressible Word, through His
members, we have the expression of physical man on the Earth as he
old Sun. Whereas man as physical man bears in him the impress of
manifests and comes to expression in thinking, feeling and willing.
impression one receives when, having discovered that terrible wars
forms of occult knowledge have been able to impress their influence on
have spoken of the Unmanifest Light, and of the Inexpressible Word;
trinity, and ask: Do these three things come to expression at all in
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Title: Man's Being: Lecture I: On the Nature and Destiny of Man and World
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compressed. Hence we may truthfully say that the human being,

Title: Man's Being: Lecture II: Life between Death and a New Incarnation
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Press, New York.]), man's inner depths send forth a
Attainment, Anthroposophic Press, New York.] how the dead,
them for a long time. Their favorite forms of expression,
emotion and heart. An Oh!, an Ah!, as expressions of amazement,
simple symbolic drawings, what we want to express. Then
whole universes are compressed to miniature forms.
spirit, we see whole worlds compressed into a small
spiritual world; we look — if I may express myself
entities — to express it pictorially, because such
aggregation of spirits. This can be expressed in the
revelation; when this knowledge is compressed, as it
learning to think — the compressed, modest, terrestrial

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unconscious feeling. It is impossible to express these matters
expressed even by its language has the consequence that the

Title: Man's Being: Lecture IV: Man's Being, His Destiny and World Evolution - 1
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may express it in this way — our perceiving, by
[Anthroposophic Press, New York.] Official philosophy has taken
expression again and again. You will remember that I
that the child's karma is symbolically expressed in his
earth-lives is expressed, in a sensible image, by the firm
karma is especially expressed by the manner in which he learns
we find that the human being's folk destiny is expressed by the
sounds. The child, when learning how to walk, expresses his
destiny. And, when learning how to think, he expresses
express themselves through language and individual traits. The
expressed by the confused images dreamed by us just before
suppressing consciousness in regard to the will, immerses
of animal life expressed by desires, passions and wishes. Those

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walking. If expressing his own feelings, he would say: My
speech became alienated from them; how, if expressing their
expressed the following in a certain, very respectful sense:
from him. This is all very difficult to express, for we are
year, by having, as it were, the spirit pressing out of his

Title: Man's Being: Lecture VI: Man's Being, His Destiny and World Evolution - 3
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the expression which has since become so significant for

Title: Esoteric Lessons Part III: Christiania, 10-5-'13
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compressed into 2 months. He doesn't get to know the transition from
expressing himself is understood properly. One also has a burning,

Title: Esoteric Lessons Part II: Oslo, 6-20-10
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physical body firmly with his other bodies and as it were presses
press into higher worlds. And if we struggle towards it with serious

Title: Esoteric Lessons Part II: Oslo, 6-7-12
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horizon will become clear, if we just push away the sense impressions
inner void by erasing and suppressing everything that arises from memory,

Title: Esoteric Lessons Part II: Oslo, 6-11-12
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and the third died. That's drastically expressed to point to

Title: Das Fünfte Evangelium: Vierter Vortrag, Kristiania (Oslo), 5. Oktober 1913
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Impressionen. Wichtige hellsichtige
Impressionen hatte Jesus von Nazareth entweder innerhalb der Gemeinschaft der
inneren Impressionen muß besonders hervorgehoben werden, weil es hineinleuchten

Title: Lecture III: WORLD-PENTECOST: The Message of Anthroposophy
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free from the oppression of pain, no man can come to know the
This is expressed symbolically by the tongues of fire at Pentecost.

Title: Arts and Their Mission: Lecture VII
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seized, phantasy has to be suppressed, imagination eliminated; one must
Mystery dramas, to present what cannot be expressed in ideas concerning
I may use that odd expression) as a result of feeling the forms out
can say: Originally architecture expressed the manner in which man wants
actually part of that head. Her helmet gives expression to the shaping
forehead in Greek profiles, in the whole structure, the Greeks expressed
to expression in this peach-blossom-like color; and in it we can learn
impression. You may find a certain contradiction because those born
we may express living, not abstract, thought by saying: White is the
he can gain the power to become an instrument for bringing to expression
need is to express something for which words do not suffice, man
supplements word with gesture; thus arises mimic art. It expresses
is neither indicative nor sweeping but expressive gesture,
just as the word itself is expressive gesture. For a word is really
a gesture in air. When we form a word, our mouth presses the air into
gestures with the whole body, one has eurythmy, an expressive visible
expressive gesture of the limbs.

Title: Arts and Their Mission: Lecture VIII
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in the dead image of sculpture; how life can be expressed through dead,
as if each wants to have a contour within which to express itself. Thus
phenomena and resting within itself, this may be expressed artistically
If we wish to depict the feeling soul, we can express this reality with
phrase for all his theorizing. What can be expressed through the vital
weaving of colors can also be expressed through the living weaving of
two-dimensional plane express what manifests etherically in space).
special relationship to the world as expressed through the arts becomes
non-existent, with which men fool themselves. But what power expresses
it cannot emerge as long as there is active growing, does not express
to expression through man, it was a primary experience for
Odysseus and Ajax. Ancient epic poets did not care to express the opinions
people surrendered to her influence that was worth expression in epic
for instance, we choose a fast or slow rhythm. We express joyful anticipation
which flows in soft slow waves, I express sorrow. To repeat, everything
he expresses his intention in the very formation of speech.
upon the following dark one, thus expressing a soul experience in the
with soul and spirit. Word-content can never express soul and spirit.
soul's language. It expresses itself in beat, rhythm, melodious theme,
as the poem expresses rising and falling inner movements.
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Title: The Fifth Gospel: Lecture I
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people, where their hearts are, we have the impression that
have the impression that none of them understood the
in the souls of the less educated do not impress us much

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human on earth. They could also express themselves so that
holy ground of human esteem when expressing what is
Nevertheless, I feel myself obliged to express in words as
impression that spiritual-scientifically trained
and reads the text, one has the impression that what one
possibility of an impression of reading the letters of the
expression of man having achieved a stage in which

Title: The Fifth Gospel: Lecture III
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if we may use a common expression — to change his place
impressing the masses. He doesn't hesitate to lead
expressed in the human physical body can be understood in
and pressed more and more until it resembled the human
Jesus of Nazareth, contracted, pressed more and more into

Title: The Fifth Gospel: Lecture IV
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an impression on him, but it was an impression which often
the Old Testament. It was always depressing when he heard
it must have made a profound impression on those lamenting
in the hearts of most of them who saw the expression of
events which made the strongest impression on the maturing
home his soul contained the powerful impression of the
world. This was expressed in various symbolic laws of the
expressed in certain symbolic practices – that they
impressed when they learned about Jesus of Nazareth. It is
communicated to him by words was expressed by all sorts of
clairvoyant impressions. Jesus of Nazareth received
important clairvoyant impressions either within the Essene
experiences, these inner impressions, must be particularly
impression on him, so he lived the Essene life as a lay
things. But the impressions not only engrave themselves
"echo." The expression acquired among the rabbis a
sacrifice in the temple, which Josephus expressly
express the distinction). The rabbis held that bath qol

Title: The Fifth Gospel: Lecture V
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many of the impressions which had developed in his
was expressed in his face. But he also felt sadness, which
he expressed it clearly in that discussion – that
impressed the loving mother, and she felt herself
to what was impressed most strongly in the astral body,
a deep impression on him. Everywhere he found the people
were also depressed and brought them to him. And thus it

Title: Lecture: Reading the Pictures of the Apocalypse: Part 2: Lecture One
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should be, an expression of the striving for wisdom appropriate
church itself became the expression of this kingdom of the Antichrist;
make a strong enough impression on their astral body for it to continue
impressions of the day. Only the prescriptions from the occult school
provide something that drowns out the impressions from everyday life.
of the physical body and the astral body impressed into the etheric

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all will be an expression of the egotism that is always growing stronger,

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as the expression of a being, the spirit of the sun, and they should
world as the expression of the spirit. In this way the cultivation of
Rudolf Steiner Press, 1973), lectures held on 11, 12, 14 of October

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age stands in the middle. In manifold ways it brought to expression
This is expressed in the
it is expressed so tragically in the drama of Aeschylus
time the elemental spirit of the earth. Christ expressed this when,
and, for the grape juice, found the expression, “This is my
the earth as the expression of Christ.
(GA 93) (London: Rudolf Steiner Press, 1985).

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(GA 13) (Hudson, N.Y.: Anthroposophic Press, 1972),
(GA 114) (Hudson, N.Y.: Anthroposophic Press, 1964).

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of the Holy Grail. We see in the story of Parzival an expression of
(GA 109) (Fludson, N.Y.: Anthroposophic Press, 1986).
(GA 123) (Hudson, N.Y.: Anthroposophic Press, 1965).
(London: Rudolf Steiner Press, 1963) and Chretien de Troyes, Perceval,

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with all the instincts, desires, and passions still expressed in the
expression in the physical body of the various animals. Each of the groups
through aggression. The hoofed animals express a very different stage
expressed in the forms of the centaur and the sphinx.
nature expresses very little of the I, we carry our karma inwardly and
someone with radiant, good features and a noble benevolent expression.

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overcome is expressed in the seal in the form of a horse. They will
measuring, and counting are expressed to the writer of the Apocalypse

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this permeation of the three with the four is expressed by multiplying
three zeros. This is expressed thus: twelve with three zeros: 12,000.
in order to express our thoughts shapes the air — already now it

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