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Title: Lecture: The Two Christmas Annunciations
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the Christmas, the Easter and the Whitsuntide festivals. And we may
Thus what we may call the secret of Christianity is given form in
— in a dream, or however one may wish to call it. Here we have to
we may call its higher knowledge. This is another example of something
present among single favoured individuals. We may recognise as such
space and time-relationships in so far as these may be represented
world was fostered in schools, in what may be described as Mystery
men as the Magi may be counted among the last remaining disciples of
in later times. It may seem strange and paradoxical, but it is
With such a torrent of phrases Darmstadt wisdom-schools may indeed be
founded, but one may still remain a mere phrase-maker even when
follows. We may indeed say that, to arrive at the super-sensible, the

Title: Lecture: The Ear
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with the physical world of sense — may be held in the main to
Supersensible. As to what the mineral nature is, you may read of this
contracted it sufficiently (if we may use this image), he then sends
we may say: Observe a human eye! We cannot assert that it is
atmosphere, within the sphere of Earth. In these respects, we may
may say that in our ear we have an actual recollection of our
We may adduce many another concrete fact in this direction. Last time
then become responsible to the Divine. You may not treat it so
And so we may say: Regard the growing human being. He is born without
‘swotted’. That, maybe, is a bad joke, but after all, it is
meaning. Musical experience is already a foretaste, if I may so
only the beginning). He may be quite an old man; he now becomes
only be there in order that the super-sensible truths may be found. But
moral life entirely within himself. Well may it be that all

Title: Education for Adolescents
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something that you may not bring to them at this age, that is in the

Title: Lecture: The Cosmic Word and Individual Man
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Stuttgart, May 2, 1923
A lecture, hitherto untranslated given at Stuttgart on May 2, 1923.
A Lecture given at Stuttgart on May 2, 1923
Many of you may have noticed how, after attending a concert the
previous evening, one may wake up with the feeling that the soul has
the real experience behind the phenomenon most of you may have met at
mankind may really come about, and that earthly life may not fall into

Title: Lecture: Awakening to Community - I
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that we may not, perhaps, absorb with our mother's milk, but are
leading as it has directly to the catastrophic present. It may be
may come to realize purely instinctively that the life and practice
to anthroposophy, with the result that though one may scorn and look
— a life one may, on occasion, complain about there; one now
nature. Otherwise, though these enterprises may continue to flourish

Title: Lecture: Past Incarnations of the Peoples of Today
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happening in the world. He may turn perhaps to history, or rather to
of investigation which may seem highly improbable to a great many
We may as well realize at once that in most cases it is quite
the abstract they may understand quite well. All the same, it
That is one thing that may be said about the rejection of the
strange and questionable as they may at first appear to be. Of

Title: The Supersensible Being of Man and the Evolution of Mankind
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less intense although they may still be unconscious. Nowadays when
to any extent, he may notice that on the whole he is becoming a
that it is this ‘soul body,’ if I may call it that, that
of the spirit, may we find the strength, in this old middle Europe of

Title: Lecture: The Peoples of the Earth in the Light of Anthroposophy
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paths. And so it may be useful today to speak of elements
mutual understanding of what the one may expect of the other —
such things, a great deal may be conjectured about the inner being of
— if I may use a somewhat crude expression — pervades and
personal reference is permissible, I may say that more than thirty
were, with the Earth which is his own soil. However clearly it may
may impress us, if we study the racial characteristics of the
bound up with the metabolic processes. However paradoxical it may
his breathing according to the laws of Spirit and soul so that it may
very heart. Other peoples of the Earth may subjugate and conquer
peoples, steeped in materialism though they may be, turn to oriental
more in order that their feelings may be warmed by the way in which
Westerner may fall into soul-emptiness as he strives to transcend the
confronting Western peoples is that they may leave the sphere
light received from them may be kindled in the deeds, concepts and
tried to indicate, more in fleeting outline than in detail, may be
educational affairs. It is a comfort that may flow from knowledge of
knowledge, each individual people may help to make the waves of love

Title: Lecture: Anthroposophy's Contribution to the Most Urgent Needs of Our Time
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‘We may not come to a halt before human freedom.’ I have
At first, many people may
described is that knowledge of the world which may be striven for
distance them from our consciousness, so that, if I may so express

Title: Lecture: Yuletide and the Christmas Festival
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intellectual, perceptive and also moral forces may be
And maybe it is the anthroposophist of today who will most
the Ego is nevertheless present and may hover before us as an
indeed a mighty step forward and may perhaps best be
performances of the Plays, we may well say: Is this not
May all that
Being we call Christ Jesus, the new spirit may come to life.

Title: Memory and Love
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processes. I may avail myself of a comparison which I have often used
may put it like this, we turn our attention from the world of spiritual
may be compared with what I have been describing. But with the processes
we come down at all to the physical out of the spiritual world? You may
have a growing feeling that faintness may overcome us in the spiritual
may seem. And this backward experience may be said to lie somewhere
memory is robust and full-blooded — if I may use such expressions
of teeth and puberty that we may venture to build upon memory.
can be discovered by a close observation of human nature. One may say:
in all art. A man may experience a harmony of the self with what is
certain aspect you may have a picture of how man is connected with the

Title: Lecture: The Experiences of Sleep and their Spiritual Background
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upon bodily conditions that it may well be inferred that experiences of
to be united with the divine and spiritual. And one may say too that
question may well be asked: Why is man not content merely to place the
For the very simplest people do so; and incidentally, I may say they do
may be allowed to use a trivial comparison, I would remind you of how
which I may be permitted to name in plain terms; for after I have taken
if I may so express it, ‘enfired;’ but in order for these
that they may be continually carrying the means of nourishment to the
connected, if I may so express it, with the highest heavens; it is
described how they may be named. Today I want to describe them to you
We may
to man remain silent within him by day in order that he may unfold his
individual consciousness, in order that he may not be disturbed by

Title: Lecture: About Horses That Can Count and Calculate
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we may say that gradually it became impossible to deny that something
as possible. They assume, for instance, that a person may make an almost
animal may be set the task of finding out the square root of 16. Very
Thus we may see the
connection which may really be termed as subterranean, a kind of connecting
order to solve a problem which has been set. The horse may be given

Title: Threefold Order II: Lecture 1: Influence of the human will upon the course of economic life
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It may be
scientist to be at all fantastical, then everything one may
its social manifestations. It may be all very clever, it may
which the person in question will have to pay. And one may
may say to themselves: ‘Now is the time when people are
whatever one may get as returns from anything. What one looks at,
requirements of life: one may leave these quite out of
it is needed, then one may go on to production, and the
is one that may quite well be asked. But in asking it, people
differently in life's service! I think one may not unjustly
limit. I may rightly say ‘abstraction,’ for the function of
money may in every way be compared to the soul's inner
may see a striking illustration. There exists also a

Title: Threefold Order II: Lecture 2: On Propaganda of the Threefold Social Order
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simply by offering a few remarks, which may lead on to as
which the different members of the audience may have more
especially at heart, and which may seem needful for the
what I say to-day may be apart from the general context; but
carried on, unless one is prepared to base anything one may
earnest about what we may term the
constituted at the present day, you may have a party, which
where the crash is still to come. There one may see, on the
leading classes imagine, that in a little while maybe things
may choose to do as regards our school-system.’ —
One may say,
whereever you may travel, by train or by motor-car;
manner or that; it may all, from a certain point of view, be
recognise, that the people who may happen to-day to have the
began this thing, in April and May of last year. Do you
may possibly very soon be too late also for other things,
arrangements that may best fit in with the life of the
then, everything we may say is nonsense.’ — And,
system which is dependent on the State, all one may say can
the Threefold movement may spread?’ — Well, here, I must
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Title: Reincarnation and Immortality: Lecture I: Free Will, Immortality
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It has, if I may indicate this right at the outset, to be able
may perhaps take years of trying, but the passing years stand
underlying order which may be compared to the kind of
may be for us to adopt the methods of ordinary science, it is
may well seem odd to you, but it is nevertheless true, that it
materialist you may be, but are willing to apply your
may appear — those who always want only to experience the
from the rocks may be. The truth we have been talking about

Title: Reincarnation and Immortality: Lecture II: The Historical Evolution of Humanity
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may well be surprised at such a view of historical
actual reality, and however odd this may sound it is proved by
paradoxical it may sound this will become a most
epoch of earth evolution, about which we may say the
may be permitted to mention a personal experience. Those
Christianity, or whatever it may be.
Such things happen again and again. You may remember at the

Title: Necessity for Spiritual Knowledge: Lecture 1
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what may happen in future as a result of our activities here.
It may well be
pure illusion. It may well he that here or there
manifesto may be launched or a book written, but it is
of the animal world. Or one may speak of the necessity of
talk of the spirit being present in man. They may only say
the spirit is in the soul, but no mention may be made of a
this dogma. But neither may one speak of the soul. Of the
seriously. Today we may not out of human weakness venture on
science having in the nineteenth century Julius Robert Mayer
is mentioned. It needs to be given out so that people may be
for they may do great harm to what actually has to come
what arises from his bodily disposition may re-awaken the
anyone may say: I cannot change myself nor my profession, and
may understand them but pedagogics are decreed by law. As
heralded through spiritual science. One may not speak simply
spirit anyone may completely agree with it without being able

Title: Necessity for Spiritual Knowledge: Lecture 1 (alternate translation)
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may have evolved — I write in living, vital
may stand there in little printed letters on paper,
It may well be
that moment. External criticism there may be — but I
error. In words here and there, there may be a fight against
no fight. Some idealistic academic manifesto may be issued
— or a book written — but both may very likely
soul, and although in the soul there may be certain
Why is it that in discussions of universal science one may
result of this Church dogma. Neither may one mention
significant representatives in Julius Robert Mayer, follows
penetrated by spiritual science, we may knew that they have
“talents” may make him of interest to the spirits
that means that we may find a starting point for an
you at the beginning of this lecture — one may fully

Title: Necessity for Spiritual Knowledge: Lecture 2
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possessed may be called a land, or territorial
may be said that simultaneously with the emergence of this
are, if I may make a comparison, in the position of someone
The abstract mystic may talk from the age of 25 years, right
earth. If I may again express myself mystically, we traverse
from these things human consciousness nowadays may be. What I
may be held by a man in a railway train who imagines that he
people say: Oh well, it may be so, but the only people who
experienced empirically, if one may be allowed to use this
feeding. Ah yes, you may well laugh at that; but those who
god-forsaken dilettantism. He may laugh at these things from
forget everything that may be known about academic
consciousness, may come to pass in our epoch — in order
that out of an Earth consciousness there may grow a world
Herr Pfarrer Rittlelmayer and explained that in spite of the
epoch, and to realise thereby what it demands. That may be
means easy nowadays. Much may be said in this direction but
order that from the point of view of a true charity one may

Title: The Ten Commandments
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because perhaps through spiritual science the right light may
illusion, as Maya, these images are nothing more to you than
perceptible was seen as Maya, illusion? These people could
that you may fare well and live long on earth.” It is
development further, then, I may say, nothing else is left over

Title: At the Gates: Lecture I: The Being of Man
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clearly what they were writing about. This kind of writing may indeed

Title: At the Gates: Lecture II: The Three Worlds
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do not at first understand this. It may happen that they see themselves
people do not see their own passions, but these may sometimes become
out a hostile force which destroys and may even kill him. In this way
Sounds unheard of none may hear.
need not involve any great discoveries; they may belong to everyday
may already have been reincarnated again. This sort of confusion may
really only his Akasha picture. Thus a picture of Goethe may appear
as he was in 1796, and if we are not properly informed we may confuse
Strange as these facts may seem, they are none the less facts.

Title: At the Gates: Lecture III: Life of the Soul in Kamaloka
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from a great height, when death seems imminent, may see his whole life
of wishes and desires. He may want to look at some beautiful arrangements
from these physical wishes and desires, so that the soul may free itself
from the Earth, may purify and cleanse itself. When that is achieved,
with this. You may retort that the suicide who is weary of life no longer
in astral space, and may be a source of many dangerous influences.
time, and may come to speak through a medium. People then begin to believe
sorts of confusions may then arise, and a striking example of this is
was false but that she was very sorry ever to have taught it. This may
In most cases this duly happens, but in exceptional cases a man may

Title: At the Gates: Lecture IV: Devachan
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important, something that may be called its fruit, survives. The total

Title: At the Gates: Lecture V: Human Tasks in the Higher Worlds
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appropriate comparison, grotesque though it may sound, for the brooding
the astral world. He may, for example, observe astral corpses floating
importance. It may happen that a person who went through a great deal

Title: At the Gates: Lecture VI: The Upbringing of Children. Karma.
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to failure — or a child may have great abilities but no chance
whole species of animal may change over the generations, but with man
that nothing existing remains without its effects. I may be born in
poverty and misery; my abilities may be very limited; yet whatever I
it may equally cheer me to know that I can frame my future destiny myself.
of objections may arise. Someone may say: “Then we should certainly
may have done in this life will have its effect, and so will everything
in its relation to the past as in its bearing on the future. We may
than this, he may be able to help two or three or four others if they
are in need. Someone still more powerful may be able to help hundreds
as powerful as Christianity represents Christ to be, he may help the

Title: At the Gates: Lecture VII: Workings of the Law of Karma in Human Life
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may be found again in the son. In the Bach family, for instance, there

Title: At the Gates: Lecture VIII: Good and Evil. Individual Karmic Questions.
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civilisations. We may conclude, then, that the idea of conscience, in
Both attitudes depend on the etheric body and may even find expression
destiny; but what is the effect of any illnesses it may have had in
however strange it may sound, is not mere theory or speculation, but
it endured; or it may be that an illness a man has caught from infection
and illness. This may seem a startling connection, but it is a fact.
the soul and that of races. A soul may be incarnated in a race on the
a second time in such a race; it may incarnate in one that is ascending.
Manichean Order is training its members so that they may be able to
From individual instances known to occult science we may come to the
following conclusion. If we study a child who has died young, we may
explanation of children born dead? In such cases the astral body may well
members may be properly constituted. But the astral body withdraws, and
It may also happen that the way in which the various bodily fluids are
and etheric bodies may be properly united; then the astral body ought
body remains, and is then still-born. A still-birth may thus be the
Hence within one physical human being there may be three or even more
may be lived out.

Title: At the Gates: Lecture XI: The Post-Atlantean Culture-Epochs
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Maya. Whereas the Atlantean could still discern the Godhead in every
world was not wholly Maya. Side by side with the world of Spirit he
ideas and concepts through which I may transform the world of external
reality, so that it may itself become an image of the eternal Spirit.

Title: At the Gates: Lecture XII: Occult Develpment
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world and ordinary reality. We may call this the dream-state, and it
and experiences; in our dreams they do not. For instance, you may dream
bedside. Dreams are symbolic pictures. You may have a dream which tells
a whole story. A student, for instance, may dream about a duel and all
may dream that she is on her way to church; she enters; she hears the
Inner conditions may also
be represented symbolically in dream: for instance, you may have a headache
of your heart or a feeling of being hot may be represented in a dream
may have a different experience: they may dream, for instance, that
careful attention to them. Later, you may notice that your dreams become
night through. Again, you may notice that your dreams are concerned
something important. For instance, you may dream that a friend of yours
is in danger from fire and you may see him getting nearer and nearer
to the danger. The next day you may learn that this friend was taken
saw a symbolic picture of it. Thus your dreams may be influenced from
through symbolic images. Wisdom, for example, may be described as light:
brought into a condition which may be compared with the contented mood
with all its attributes, may be left to itself, and this can lead to
but has not taken care to cultivate moral qualities, may manifest certain
traits which as an ordinary man he had long ago ceased to exhibit. He may
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Title: At the Gates: Lecture XIII: Oriental and Christian Training
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creature may be killed or even injured, and the more strictly this rule
labour, or if I procure for myself a profit which may be legally
and no-one may touch them, but anyone is free to form his own opinion
Even the most liberal-minded, whatever they may say to the contrary,
his hands and feet in a particular position, so that the currents may
so that he may become a being who does not kill.

Title: At the Gates: Lecture XIV: Rosicrucian Training - The Interior of the Earth - Earthquakes and Volcanoes
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training may be described in two words: true self-knowledge. The
principle may not amount to much in theory, but in practice it is highly
activity may not be wrongly applied. Quickness, too, is one-sided; it
may be a symbol of coquetry. The symbols may actually be expressed in
hence wisdom may be symbolised by water. These signs indicate sounds
relationship. Thus the fate of hundreds and thousands may be affected
When we come together so that we may live within this teaching, it gives

Title: First Lecture (First Scientific Lecture-Course)
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shall at most be able to contribute a few side-lights which may help
contribute may well be of use to those of you who are teachers and
friend Dr. Stein has kindly been recalling, I may add one more. It
these lectures to establish a certain harmony between what we may
already undergoing transformation, and there are signs which we may
outline) may still be said to be prevailing.
several creatures and phenomena he may form concepts of species, kind
in many single experiences. Now we may say, this first important
of Physics. There is one thing however to which we may draw attention
kind. Hence too for Goethe in the last resort there are not what may
phenomenon as it may first present itself, where it is complicated
One fact may throw
reference to the outer world. We may count peas as well as electrons.
ourselves. We may make outer drawings on them, but this is only to
serve mental convenience, not to say inertia. Whatever we may
Thus we may truly say:
externally. Thus in conclusion we may say: while we derive the
Now we may well feel driven to enquire: What then is a mass? What is
“mass” in this Universe. Howsoever I may think it out, I
will adduce one more example. Even as we may think of the unit
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Title: Second Lecture (First Scientific Lecture-Course)
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those among you who may no longer recall it from your school days can
call the velocity v. This velocity, once more, may be
greater or it may be smaller. So long as we go no farther than to
“something” may be bigger or it may be smaller;
on long enough you will lose consciousness. You may conclude that the
While, with some justice we may regard the brain as the instrument of
indeed high time, if I may say so, for Physics to get a little grit
we may describe as blue and kindred colours — indigo and violet
— or a small circular opening, we may assume to begin with
in this case, whatever modifications may be due to the plates of
downward region the red or yellow colours. So therefore we may say:

Title: Third Lecture (First Scientific Lecture-Course)
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terms of qualities as you are here, you may well be saying to
the cylinder of light apart. If I may so express myself, you can read
with it the whole floor of the vessel lifted upward. We may go into
retina is most sensitive of all. We may begin by saying that it is
wisdom, if I may so put it, from the side of Nature — this you
may also tell from the following fact. During the day when you look
there is one more experiment I wish to shew today, and from it we may
black circle in the middle of the disc, so that the grey may appear

Title: Fourth Lecture (First Scientific Lecture-Course)
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placing before you what we may call the “Ur-phenomenon”
therefore we may say: the original bright light, diverted as it is,
bright the cylinder of light itself may be, you still see it through
lighted up. However light the cylinder of light may be, you see it
studied first — that on the screen — you may use the name
medium or not as the case may be, arriving at the screen and there
what will happen here? When the train of waves arrives here, it may
kind of relation to it, it may well have a dimming or even
drawing of it. We may have what I shewed you yesterday — a

Title: Fifth Lecture (First Scientific Lecture-Course)
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shewing, as well as may be with our limited resources, the experiment
lead us on the way. Even in the 17th Century, we may remember, when
we may say: what in effect is Phosphorescence? It is a Fluorescence
(if I may say this in passing), people are still too much obsessed
You may imagine therefore: Say you have gradually filled the dark
the light (or, if you will, you may say, in the light-ether; the word
You must refer it to an astral relation to the light. But you may
This therefore — from A to C, say — may
not what you can get from the first text-book you may purchase. Nor

Title: Sixth Lecture (First Scientific Lecture-Course)
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start from a particular instance wherein we may compare the way of
instance I may perhaps want to refer to some isolated light, but even
is this light, which may be stronger or weaker related to darkness?
negatively filled with darkness. Thus we may be confronting a space
positive”. Or we may be confronting a space that is filled with
a certain strength. Now we may ask: How does the positive filling of
we may compare the feeling we have, when given up to a light-filled
ourselves to the darkness. Thus we may say: the effect of light upon
have two heavenly bodies. You may then say: These two heavenly bodies
it may be — all around and in between the two heavenly bodies.
real abstraction; you may not call it a reality by itself.
or Sun and Earth, each by itself, you may of course invent and add to
inorganic. Whatever else we may call inorganic only exists by
proceed very abstractly we may argue: “We perceive sound
we may say: here something similar must be at work. Some kind of
different colours. By calculation one may even explain from the
warmth, and of electro-magnetics; also whatever explanations may

Title: Seventh Lecture (First Scientific Lecture-Course)
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idea of Goethe's is mistaken, as you may readily convince
in realizing this we may also become aware of something more.
differentiated form so that we may be able to perceive —
what may itself be described as an organism of vibrations, highly
environment and perceive the difference, whatever it may be. Here
was especially Julius Robert Mayer who drew attention to this fact,
which was then worked out more arithmetically. Mayer himself

Title: Eighth Lecture (First Scientific Lecture-Course)
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description of modern Physics may be said to date back to the 15th
a first approximation it is not difficult to find what may be
such a thing as a velocity of light, you may then call the time
air and we may therefore say that when we hear any sounding body
experiments; they are at hand, if I may say so. What you can get
channels even in the theory of sound. It is so evident, they may
they may well contend. There are the waves of condensation and
type. This you do not wind up. In favourable circumstances you may
Times without number you may have this experience. You are at table
of a violin-string which one may still interpret crudely and
describe the human ear, and in a purely external sense we may aver:
— we may even elaborate a general physiology of the senses
air. Remember too what I was saying: a thing may look complete and
of the pecten, these I may rightly compare to what expands in the
that sound or tone may cause misgivings. Is it not evident that in

Title: Ninth Lecture (First Scientific Lecture-Course)
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explanations may be rounded off, to give you something more
elementary phenomena of electricity. A rod of glass, or it may be
whatever it may be, is brought about by friction. And — here
may in some sense be described as “physiological
Julius Robert Mayer, the brilliant Heilbronn doctor had discovered.
The effect produced — the development of warmth — may
what began in Julius Robert Mayer's work and then developed ever
— so we may somehow express it. Now Hertz made this very
space we could put two such “inductors”, as we may call
second mirror, and an image arises here. We may then say, the light
taken by the electricity. Thus we may say: What otherwise goes
may so express myself — the inner character of electricity,
there from pole to pole, (or howsoever we may describe it;
making certain computations, from the deflection one may now deduce
explosions of force, if we may so describe them, which can be
in what may be described as the electrical domain. Moreover, all of
The text-book knowledge I may none the less bring forward, is only

Title: Tenth Lecture (First Scientific Lecture-Course)
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which may help you in developing such thoughts about Nature for
may gather that the cross stops the rays. Observe it clearly,
may become for you an essential way, not only into these phenomena
objective powers of the World, if I may put it so, — those
will no longer be 180°, but may be larger. That is to say,
including the forces? Whence do we get these ideas? We may commonly
Nature. Cool and sober as it may seem, it is a dream — a
therefore are the realms, in Nature and in Man, which we may truly
Yet, little as it is, I think what has been given may be of help to
spirit with which these lectures — if we may take them as a
too, you may derive some benefit. I am sorry it was necessary to go
practical example of this course, I think I may have contributed to
held on the 1st of May 1918, — please mark the date! This
will have to alter! So may the Waldorf School be and remain a place

Title: Man/Being/Spirit/Soul: Lecture I: Man as a Being of Spirit and Soul
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not arise simply because someone may feel it to be a good idea.
something — if I may use what
something that — if I may be
purely in the spirit. However paradoxical it may appear to
— if I may use such a crude
may be allowed to say that what I have to say here about the
know that however difficult it may be and that however much
decades may well be allowed to speak of his experience,
may well say that the scientist of spirit has nothing to be
has to direct its attention solely to nature and may not mix
if I may use the comparison —
see it in its entirety, for nothing of the tree may remain

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If I may be allowed, by way of introduction, to make a
spiritual experience, and that is, however odd it may sound,
Such laws, if I may put it this way, are the enemy of the true
whatever may be there, that can affect our senses. We cannot
out the fact that dreams may not be confused with anything
a horror it may be for many people, it is nevertheless true
— if I may use the expression
dreams, although in certain respects they may appear like
it may be, can always be convincing if obvious points are not
somnambulists as — if I may
outside; they just come. This may be quite right and is right

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world view. This will show further how a foundation may be secured for
been exposed. Everyone knows that when he goes into a cellar, it may
the thermometer stands at the same point circumstances may be such
For all that the 19th century has striven to attain it may
the bearing of these things on the human organism, I may call your
whether Achilles can catch the tortoise, you may indeed begin by
tortoise and can never catch it.” This may be strictly
scientific ideas may simply be confirmed. As you know it is thus with
conditions on the sun or to the cosmic spaces what may be calculated
its action. This may be measured in one way or another, be density or
This may become zero. In other words, we may have empty space. But the
end is not yet. That empty space is not the ultimate condition I may
cannot have less than zero. He may finally have nothing, but I comfort
zero!” But you may now have a disillusionment. The fellow begins
body to the heat conditions. The fact that we may use our finger to
with so-called heat rays. Again it may be demonstrated that these too
think, but who in reality may not be able to do so, can propose
wall. This gives rise to heat.” They may move faster and faster,
strike the wall harder. Then it may be asked, what is heat? It is
calculation may be made forward or backward, but usually reality does

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clear we may consider it as follows: here is a rod, considered simply
after expansion may be considered as made up of the original
which may be written
formula may be changed as follows: let us assume now that we are to
you see that the gaseous body has expanded. We may conclude that
may be shared in common by all bodies. We see indeed, that for all
may express myself cautiously, the solid condition may be said to be
How recent our ordinary ideas are may be realized when we look up some
may be observed and another experiment. The generalization had been
they contract. So that in general the law may be stated: “Through
said, “Solid, liquid, gaseous,” but what they expressed may

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called today, solid, fluid, and gaseous bodies may be transformed one
you may remain always in the surface of the blackboard. If you are at
this point (x) you may trace your way to each of these points over a
three-dimensional geometry. Now I may just as well do what I am
expansion of the quicksilver to a single dimension. I may draw two
Formally speaking, I may say that I can draw this on the space line.
is shown by this curve, which I am using as a symbol which may be
emphasized. I have said: An ordinary solid may be handled and it will
will note that the solid and gaseous bodies may be described as
the walls which give form to the gas. We may state the matter thus:

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manner that the real nature of warmth may be obvious to us from these
penetrating the space it occupies. We may make this clear to ourselves
by saying that gaseous or vaporous bodies may to a certain extent
will see why later.) This may be stated as follows: volume and
temperature and expansion are so related that they may be expressed by
and heat processes may be mutually transformed into each other.
chemical processes may be changed into mechanical processes And from
temperature such that I am comfortable, I may think to myself, perhaps
because I myself am part of the picture? It may appear to be trivial
of heat, we may look back again on something we have already
indicated, namely on man's own relation to heat. We may compare the
Now with this fact a more inclusive one may be connected. It is this.
You may say to yourselves when you contact a warm object and perceive
consider language, you may draw from it the summation of your
why it is not necessary to become so), it may be said that our

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itself in the last analysis to our will impulse. Strange as it may
obliged to think of the ideas. There may come a time when it is not

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elementary physics that solids may be changed to liquids and liquids
agency a body falls to the earth (we may at this stage speak of the
all crystals. No matter what form an object may have, it is subject to
may be represented in somewhat the following way:
We can say, whatever form a solid may have, it falls along a line
imagined surface. We may now ask the question, where in reality is
liquid. We may say: bodies of lower degrees of aggregation, solids in

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out of the spirit of the times a broad horizon, and who we may say, is
what may be considered as a fluid state. They constitute something
center. If I may express myself somewhat paradoxically I might say:
may be considered negative in respect to gravity. You see therefore
relative fashion to such an extent that the matter may be stated so:
formulae as they are given may be looked upon as representing a
If now, I consider this spherical form, I may regard it as the
And we may speak of the “dawn” and “twilight” of
just as the fluid lies above the solid. We may tabulate these things

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succeeds fully, you may determine for yourselves that the condensate
mechanical energy, and the experiment may be made with other forms
Julius Robert Mayer. He had observed, as a physician, that the venous
form. What we learn from this experiment we may apply to the cosmos.
environment. The view may therefore be advanced: in space as given us,
body, at that instant the environment becomes jealous, if I may borrow
see in these that which may be considered as corresponding to the
science may be developed. It will perhaps be useful to array these
if I place the two spectra together, I have 12 colors that may be
have, if I may employ the expression, 12 color conditions in all. This
I finally bring these colors to the vanishing point. May it not be
returns on itself. May I not be dealing here with another kind of

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the human organism by Julius Robert Mayer. Julius Robert Mayer, who
theory of heat. These observations led Julius Robert Mayer to submit
about. This is strange enough since the paper that Mayer handed the
Mayer's paper as entirely without merit and would not publish it in
in which human beings may exist. The opportunity for the
You may, if you will, consider these things under the symbol of

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a poor conductor of heat. Thus we may speak of good and poor
on the one side and what goes off into indefiniteness on the other may
from the facts here may perhaps be easier for you to grasp if I lead
to that which we find active in our wills. Heat may be thus looked
upon as will, or we may say that we experience the being of heat in
infinity. The words one after another may be considered as positive.
space. It is, if I may extend the picture, sucked up by us. In us it

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temperature effect may be demonstrated on the red side, and on the
We may ask the question: how does this partial spectrum, this
me the fluid. What gives it solidity may extend over into the
suction effects active there. Stated otherwise, we may say: we leave

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gases or aeriform bodies. We may therefore suspect that where we have
and the picture is of a liquid flow. It may be compared to something
transferred. Thus I may say that the quantity of heat needed to attain
but on the thickness of the wall which I may denote by
I may calculate for a given area that I will call
Now if you carry your considerations further, you may make the

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We may consider this as proven — it has been done times without
an independent status in the gas. The matter may be figuratively
with the solid. This may be stated so — if I indicate the three

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may list them as follows:
Thus is established the fact that we may conceive of all the
tend to close in, to delimit. Fluid forces, however, may perhaps be
We may thus say: when we proceed from the ponderable to the

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opposition may at first generate enthusiasm, only the will for creation
may be — of men in the sixties and seventies, not deeply
another they may definitely not appeal, you can still study them from
scientist. His standpoint is: Nature may be an artist or a dreamer;
modern age. Well, of course, such things happen! Mankind may,

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opposition may at first generate enthusiasm, only the will for creation
which may not be uttered in the presence of objective science. I am
about. Education, of course, may be spoken about in different ways,
must grow old in earthly life — however young we may still be.
they may grow old respectably. But nobody knows how to direct things
may appear. Those who speak of something new and are inwardly earnest

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opposition may at first generate enthusiasm, only the will for creation
in order to find our bearings we may turn back, look back, rather,
that time and what effect has a modern book? The modern book may be
was majestic. Today a man may be one of the most portly of bankers,
nothing. We may refute materialism as often as we like, nothing will
Spirit, what one says will be spiritual although the language may

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opposition may at first generate enthusiasm, only the will for creation
human beings, to be beneficial to them; other activities may be

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opposition may at first generate enthusiasm, only the will for creation
they may also be studied historically by considering external
so that we may reach things through them. It is imperative

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opposition may at first generate enthusiasm, only the will for creation
saying this I want to describe an impression which, I believe, may be
future there may resound: “Submit to duty, to what brings you
the mood of confidence in order that the deed may find its way from
human being must develop from childhood so that there may be awakened
world of soul and spirit, what may be called in the modern sense of
regard to the feeling about Education with which you may have come
the right guiding thought for a true youth movement. Opposition may,

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opposition may at first generate enthusiasm, only the will for creation
dear friends, there may be some here who take the above statement
another way. We may find that the teacher hands on to the young
too may contain things written by other people, but I will not assume
or a notebook, we may perhaps be able to train these thirty pupils to
breathe may first, before it dies, even if only for a moment,
what I am going to say may sound antiquated, my dear friends. But I
us to contribute towards a Solution, but a solution which may mean

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opposition may at first generate enthusiasm, only the will for creation
thoughts to man. It was, if I may put it, only the “elite”
thoughts, if I may put it so — why was it that they strove so
third of the nineteenth century, although they may have been written

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opposition may at first generate enthusiasm, only the will for creation
may at first seem grotesque. But it is not meant to be so. Now let us
we may know, for example, that the human being has ten fingers. But
things for which active judgment is necessary. Before this one may
have heard something, may believe something on authority. But one
time may today arouse a sense of antipathy because of its division
machines, in order that the teaching may be as impersonal as
out of the intellect. One may choose to adhere firmly and rigidly to
plants we may get the better of this, for they do not concern us so
will arise a different youth movement — it may appear

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opposition may at first generate enthusiasm, only the will for creation
young may say: “I am not yet as clever as you are; you can
and see if in evoking gestures we may not have the foundations of a
experienced and may rightly be called, in accordance with the real
says to me so that I may believe in him or in others in my
which may still be one for many children up to their sixteenth or
is something in the spiritual realm which may be compared with

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opposition may at first generate enthusiasm, only the will for creation
outside man's head, if I may so express myself, the desire to
all Fichte was able to say from the platform. It may seem grotesque,
not bear it out — but you must admit the case may arise that
teachers, therefore, we may come into the position of having to

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opposition may at first generate enthusiasm, only the will for creation
be pulled to pieces. This may not seem important, yet we must notice
that is what must be striven for, and the rest left to God, if I may
myths and legends are founded on truth, then we may be sure that
addition to this, so that you may be able to check what I have been

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opposition may at first generate enthusiasm, only the will for creation
almost as powerful. Just think — however stupid a man may be
that it may hold together. Otherwise we shall have the spirit so
carries into all spheres of activity in which man is involved. May

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ideas of occult teaching for some time. Hence, they may well wish to
“This one I may follow, this other I may not follow.”
may be said that the person is in devachan. These tones are of a
Note 1). Now, you may ask, “But today there

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if only briefly. You may recall my elucidations of the day before
may appear dry and dreary to many. To those who are affected by the
laid all its forces into the seed. Here we may therefore make a
Then, however, there comes an important turning point. This also may
themselves in the right way in what, in the Pythagorean sense, we may
you, but I suggest, if I may, that you change it.

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contained in miniature in man. This may at first be difficult to
divine artistic skill fashioned the heart from it. You may feel that
of a man may be formed from it, and the forces that today are with
world. You may visualize this by imagining someone moving in one
Strange as it may seem, when the seals are hung around a room in
Trivial as it may sound, they destroy the digestion. What is born out

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You may read to-day about the ‘Philosopher's Stone’ for which men
may be based on high-sounding
was from the earth, it was a revelation that may not be differentiated

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illusion, Maya. Links with the spiritual world which the

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meet as the leaders of these Mysteries men who may be designated as a
may sound to people today, of industrialists, economists. For in those
Greece. Thus we may say: From the Mysteries of the East there went
humanity. One curious thing may be observed today. We meet among the
life so that we may see what is really contained inside it. For we
writings of Dr. Steiner himself may not be read because the Pope has
time, and may not go on sleeping in the easy comfort-loving, lazy way.

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happenings of the present time. It may not seem to you to be
We may now ask: “How is it that people whose fate has placed them
Supersensible World, that event took place which may be described as
place. We may say concerning it that since November, 1879, Michael has
Knowledge. We may speak of “the paths of Michael”, just as
the Michael-force of the Old Testament. However paradoxical it may
beforehand, that Ahriman may be estimated in the right way. For
order that he may control the Economic life upon Earth without being
the Ahriman incarnation, so that when this comes to pass we may know

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evolution of mankind that what we may call the knowledge of Initiation
cosmically united with what we may call the Soul-spiritual process of
about what has happened. Even now we may not yield to any deception.

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Anthroposophical Spiritual Science, so that we may illumine these
more than it may seem to do at first. Striving a little to attain
abstract, we may consider this comparison with a mirror as I have just
form; what they contained was reality. We may say: The Ego of
Ego may again receive a content. This is why, ever since the seventies
May you experience, my dear friends, at this very time, that it is the
entrance. May you experience during the coming night, that this Spirit
Anthroposophical Spiritual Science, may feel their union with this new
decisive hour between past and future — in this hour may you
unite your souls with the new Spirit; may you so experience in your
Cosmic Year which is passing away, may contact itself with the dawning
may be the foundation of a new spiritual world, a world to be built
that man may bring into the Cosmos new germs for a future existence.

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the wish that each one of you may realize in the depth of his soul how
each one in his own place may co-operate as far as he can, in bringing
may wake up, so that they may see how things really stand. The
inner connections which may not be overlooked any longer. We must face
is that into our ranks may come the New Year wish — it is a wish
hearts of our friends, eyes may in some degree be opened to that which

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applies to everything that may be said and discovered by
the same things he finds under a microscope, he may safely be
of the men may have remained sitting there for the whole six
hours. The other may have been sent out on quite a journey
right after I first passed the bank and may have just returned.
now you may say: “Yes, but modern science leads us to a
in the domain of modern medicine there may be a feeling that
the tree from every side, and the photographs may be very
Inspired knowing, and the highest, if I may use this
other,” you may well be able to make diagrams (especially
what exists somewhere in the organism in order that it may
pathology and therapy, and to what extent they may become

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with you may find it offensive to hear it said in anthroposophy
ego-point, if I may use that expression, from which all his
in. This organic deterioration may not begin in a very radical
You may say that
and making observations in the laboratory. Whatever we may
cell is permeated with life. Whatever views we may hold —
within the airy or gaseous organism — if I may use this
from the mineral kingdom — you may dispute the expression
organization, if I may express myself in this way.
physical system may be drawn up into the etheric organization.
that they may keep for the following year. If the potatoes were
remedies may be derived.

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lectures. Indeed, so far-reaching is this ratio that we may say
tempo of four to one. To speak precisely, we may take the
We may therefore
Now it may seem
the most typical childhood diseases, you may divide them into
children's diseases that may be described as diseases of the
aspect of education. We become aware that we may have dealt
afterward, the opposite is the case. Causes of disease may then
illnesses that may arise in an extremely mild form in the
here may make a great deal appear fantastic. Everything can
may incorporate itself in the region of the pylorus, in place
then injected into the human organism. We may be sure that in
brief exposition may at first be somewhat confusing, everything
things will be clarified further that may not be clear to you

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remedies. It may not be immediately evident how this more
to suggest thoughts that may help in this direction also.
— or at least we may assume that we have a complex of
am expressing myself radically simply so that we may understand
cramps may also arise in the sexual organs because they are not
properly permeated by the astral organization, or there may be
able to, you may also strengthen this process by the
appropriate way. It may surprise you that I speak of the root,
activity so that through this activity enough substance may be
symptoms, the most suitable metal may be gold, or perhaps
due to an inadequate amount of plastic activity — we may
synthetic remedies may also be prepared and cures effected by
who is not an artist can be a sculptor. An individual may have
describe another possible situation. There may be a disturbance
whenever there is a decrease in perspiration, we may be sure
organism. We may succeed in getting the better of these
skin as from the kidneys themselves). By doing this we may
vitalization, that is to say — if I may express it

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way of introduction, I may perhaps be permitted to speak of the sense
significance of our studies, for it applies to all that may be
under a microscope, he may safely be summed up as a charlatan. The
very slight differences. But now, think of it: one of the men may
have remained sitting there for the whole six hours. The other may
the Bank, and may have only just returned. This changes the picture
terrestrial magnetism. No matter what theories may be evolved, it is
secondary. And now you may say: ‘Yes, but modern science leads
I think that in the domain of modern medicine there may be a feeling
the tree from every side and the photographs may be very different.
if I may use this expression — is that of true Intuition,
and I link the one to the other’ — we may well be able to
or other in the organism, in order that it may act. It is just as if
far they may become guiding principles in orthodox empirical

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in mind what I have just said, let me add the following. It may, to
sets in. This organic deterioration may not begin in a very radical
may say that it is really an abstraction to speak of physical,
laboratory. Whatever we may think of the etheric organisation of man
that the cell is permeated with life. Whatever views we may hold —
in foodstuff — you may demur at the expression ‘foodstuff’
that the physical system may be drawn up into the etheric
so-called ‘occultists’ whom you may consult —
put the potatoes into them so that they may keep for the following
which our store of remedies may be derived.

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relationship that we may say: All the processes connected with
speak precisely, we may take the breathing system to be the rhythmic
it may seem strange that I previously spoke of the Ego-organisation
study the most typical diseases of children, you may divide
diseases which may be described as diseases of the metabolism arise
may have dealt wrongly with the tendencies to disease which make
may then again arise in the organism itself, in the
but the intensification of illnesses that may arise in an
cursory way of dealing with these matters which is necessary here may
earth, may come into existence. We have no other reason to call it
it in the briefest outline. For instance, this something may grow in
order that these sense-organs may come into being. These organs can
We may be sure that in every case a preparation of viscum, applied in
this brief exposition may be first be somewhat confusing, everything

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or at all events we may assume that here is a complex of symptoms
that we may understand each other. You must take such statements with
knows by what divine power, in order that the organism may become
the stomach. Again, spasmodic conditions may arise in the sexual
organisation, or there may be stoppages of the periods, due
It may surprise you that I speak of a root, but the points of
a state of affairs may certainly be regarded as a complex of
action of the kidneys in order that sufficient material may be sent
complex of symptoms, the most suitable metal may be gold, or perhaps
reach them, we may have to apply quicksilver. Because
plant-remedies; synthetic remedies may also be prepared and cures
sculptor. He may have a splendid knowledge of how to guide his chisel
affairs that may arise. There may be a disturbance of the interaction
heart and lungs. A disturbance may arise here. The greater the age of
this, for whenever there is a decrease in the perspiration, we may be
them, we may also succeed in getting the better of these diseases of
opposite vitalisation, that is to say — if I may express it

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signposts in the riddle-language may become a real impulse for life, a
the near future, one finds in the astral light, as I may call it, such
human soul, the human heart, so that it may exert its influence in
that he may be able to master the meteoric iron process in his blood,
come about to which the Michael Festival may be linked. But it must

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possible may be able to flow into the human soul, so that a
knowledge of Imagination, Inspiration, Intuition, may lay hold of the
To-day's lecture may close with a question — a question that can

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may account for your belief in something that is given in Spiritual
we are living in what one may call the Michael Age. An understanding
is possible, and in such a way that one may expect understanding from
answer that can be given is: “You may withdraw from God as much
God.” Logic may often be very logical but fall short of reality.
Who had to go through death, — we may also say, Who willed to go
however high he may stand, an individuality who guides him from
you may merely theorise over these things, but that you may transform
external world of Maya. In our time the laws of Nature would be bad
Science.” Stuttgart, 19th May, 1913.

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super-sensible world, that event took place which may be described as
fact; it has taken place. We may say concerning it that since
may speak of “the paths of Michael”, just as well as of the
the Michael-force of the Old Testament. However paradoxical it may

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Stuttgart, 31st May 1919.
nevertheless is raging. So that one may well be filled with a
life of mankind — may, through the grave events of the
may do to assist the process, this evolution will go forward of
fighting. In truth: one may say that at every point in all that
is done in these critical times, one may see this
often may be unconsciously) throughout the wide ranks of the
engaged in economic life, so that it may make its own
terrible World-War? One may still hear people, even those who
bent on combating capitalism, — one may still hear
commodities. This is something one may learn at the present day
That this is something which may be learnt from the actual
gentlemen, however unpleasing the symptoms which may often
talking into the storm. Though many people may still be unaware
of the storm, yet the storm is raging. May as many people as
possible grow aware of the storm, — may a large enough
in the light of what has actually come to pass, that one may
I may say a few words upon the question that was raised about
value, so that they may find their rightful place socially in
this demand of the times, so that really we may succeed at last
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may remember the lecture in which I tried to awaken a sense of

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With these (we may go into all details later, as well as into
may understand this in such a way that its theoretical aspect
something inward, however extraordinary this may seem to the

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of will, potent with life. But, extraordinary as it may sound,

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to see that the consciousness — if I may put it like this
what he has been accustomed to think for decades. You may
down: Only the priests, and they only on certain occasions may

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may help your purpose. It is well to use the word

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they may want to imply the same thing with diametrically
psychology, may know what various types of memory are to be

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Germany in 1919 and before. They may be summarized as follows:
town schools have abundant resources. That may, indeed, animate
starts with an exposition of man. You may say with justice:

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You may talk to the child before this about the organization of
contradictions. They may arise in the outer world; but within
remains a miracle, and we may as well call a miracle a miracle.

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illustrate rules. These may well be forgotten. On the

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to write a decent business letter. Certainly he may not have to
has grown up recently, healthier conditions may be brought

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taught far too intellectually. However much people may hold

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ashamed they may be to admit it; their ideal is to introduce in
vase, you may do more for his understanding of what he finds
inclination may be, let us say, in describing plants. Try to

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“If I may now say a few personal words in conclusion. I

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things may not be openly acknowledged, they are nevertheless
spiritual world. Hence although from his birth onwards we may only
the physical world. Breathing in the mother-body is still, if I may
connected with the life of nerves and senses. We may say: the
To express it roughly we may say: the child cannot yet breathe in the
this must be taken in hand, in order that a harmony may thereby be
Now it may be that at first external facts will contradict this. You
(perhaps after a week, or a fortnight, or maybe longer still), we
shall certainly find that however much the children may laugh at us,
an inner spiritual relationship, may hold sway between the teacher and

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earthly conditions. Blood has to be destroyed in order that it may not
whirl away as spirit, in order that we may retain it within us as long
so that, through having to disentangle ourselves from them, we may
that in a manner of speaking, we may say a man has no need to be so
outer layer so that the nerves which are connected with knowing may be

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however it may be put. Thus matter and body, and equally soul and
asylum during his life: Julius Robert Mayer. And you know that
the form in which the law of Julius Robert Mayer is presented, because
other side we come into touch with that nature which may be called
clear on this point: you may come across the most marvellous natural

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feeling is very closely related to will. I may even say that will is
so that we may well ask the question: What is this undertone of wish
house is taken to the train that she may travel to the Spa. The rest
not make too much of such things. Much good may live underneath them.
summarise what has been said, so that we may be clear on this point:

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cognition, in mental picturing lives antipathy. However strange it may
circumstances that our antipathy to the environment may become
always present) may only become conscious in exceptional
will with thinking, so that this will may make us members of all
strange this may seem; all a child does, all its romping and play, it
feeling, but in order that the subjective human soul may become

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between willing, feeling and thinking-knowing. If I may speak
may express myself in such a concept. And it would be bad indeed if
Feeling stands between thinking and willing, and we may now ask: How
child life. You may get a child in school who behaves like a true
real nature of the child. It may be that the child has special powers
in the region of the will; he may be one of those children who, out of
appropriately so that in his later life he may be able to work with
active energy. At first he seems to be a veritable dullard, but it may

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Spirit. Body may block Spirit in old age (Kant — Michelet —
Zeller). Man may belie Soul in middle years. Willing united with
for him!” So you see one may find isolated examples only of what
our senses on the periphery of our body, if I may express it rather
part of our being which in contrast to other living parts may be

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You may say that sleeping and waking are actually even more obscure
you, you must really lay aside all pedantry, otherwise you may perhaps
feel comfortable or uncomfortable as the case may be. In short the

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before us and also may be able to sum these observations at the end
morality of the world, and therefore believe that the world may be
teaching in this period may be artistic through and through. It

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that we may get a complete survey of man, and may be able to pass on
may be, is indeed also a metamorphosis, a remodeling of a head bone,
centre somewhere within. It has its centre centrically, if I may put
brings the movement to rest inwardly. If you have room you may even
lying down in a train you may have the illusion of being at rest. You
age when once again, if I may say so, from a spiritual observation we
part, though some teachers may not admit it, the teacher meets the

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may equally well say that the head is also soul and spirit, but in a
must strive to the uttermost. Our pupil may become better than we are,

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must immediately send it out again so that he may not become a plant.
illnesses. This is a thing we may perhaps not like to hear, because it
middle portion of the processes of Nature. Science may well search for
though it may sound, when you sit down and press your back against the

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turn inwards like a goad, so that you may work slowly — for we

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say to yourself: for other people pedantry may be bad, for me it is

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world, we take what may lie far apart in observation and we
we have created as mathematical formula, so that we may
this so that we may understand what is perceived, but in
right to exist, no matter what adversaries it may have, for

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may see how these three members of our physical organism and
half-conscious mental operation. Therefore, what you may
may be seen externally through the movement of the arms and

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certain way one may admit this, but only in a very narrow
“high” mathematical thinking — if I may
a realm where certainties of knowledge hold sway. Someone may
our inner constructs — if I may use the expression in a
mediumship, shows us a reduction of consciousness. It may
entail an artificial lowering of the consciousness, or it may
may serve as a basis for regarding the same process in the
firmly in mind. You may have developed imaginative cognition
of spiritual cognition. He may see all kinds of specters, but
primarily a kind of empty space in our organism (if I may
one can inwardly bleed to death — if I may express it in such

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imaginative activity to the human senses. In this way we may
complete with regard to their inner forces; this may be
— if I may use such a phrase — of penetrating the
following: We may notice first of all what has happened to
You may take
love: you may want to assert that the power of love has no
pictures. The physiologists may argue whether or not what our

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you may now begin to see why external science gives us
understanding may still have no inclination to give up a
certain point of view, and therefore may find no reason to be
may only be viewed imaginatively.
already have projective-geometric ideas, we may imagine we
able to tolerate — if I may express it thus — the
process, it may be about to begin, or it may be proceeding
subjective attainments of our intellect. It may seem strange

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lectures one cannot go into any great detail. We may form a
how much our organism may participate in what lives on in the
memory process, this involvement may not add anything of real
abyss, if I may so express it, but are caught and held by our
Perhaps I may
images. (Of course, this may seem prosaic to the nebulous

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aware from what possible angle objections may come, and how
system — if I may use such an expression — toward
Now you may
way, this may still seem paradoxical to many people of our
have just been speaking of. At one time or another you may
characterize historical knowledge. One may say if one focuses
of necessity, or one may want to find an element of purpose
But, you may
of cognition. But one may take something else into
thinking, into an understanding of nature. But we may ask,
Perhaps on reflection you may come to ask the question: Can

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proof. However, even in the economic realm, one may grant us
individuals may specialize, ultimately the things achieved in
May I touch on
May research
the testing, no matter how detailed the examination may be.

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schoolhouse. And I believe that many of you, maybe even all of you,
will grow ever more perfect in you, and that you may continue to
which the revelation of Christ speaks, if I may put it like that, in
we may say today, ladies and gentlemen, which should resound, as the
especially all activity in which the spirit has work to do. May the
everything we do. May the Christmas message, “The revelation of
the work of the Waldorf School as well. May the school's working

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teachers bring to you with love, patience and endurance. May it

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in school, it may be that you think, “Oh, I had nice teachers,

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Society or to the Movement. Perhaps we may say that the Goetheanum in
its offspring activities. This may sound paradoxical, but if I go
that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord giveth
school to teach anthroposophy. The individual Waldorf teacher may
may be a first-rate Waldorf teacher and a first-rate spreader of
radically, but that may help to make my meaning clearer. I wanted, in
range of activities and then to admit a fact that, though it may
the Dornach flames have seared our very hearts, may they also steer
change our ways before it is too late, as it soon may be. We must
as well what I have had to say to you today with a sore heart. May my
faculty, the Movement for Religious Renewal, and so on. May everybody
May the Dornach fire kindle our will to strengthen ourselves to serve

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discussion, no matter how right the isolated statement may be in
perfectly true but it may not necessarily apply in a given instance.
may remain the same after its re-casting, it will have taken on a
So we may say that

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today's lecture in a way that may help my hearers form independent
those based on such physical and more recent chemical concepts as may
significance of which disputes may arise. But it makes a difference
would talk of research in that field. Although he may not actually have
way of building relationships to contemporary science. Perhaps I may
anthroposophy may not be neglected in favor of science, but rather

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that we may not, perhaps, absorb with our mother's milk, but are
leading as it has directly to the catastrophic present. It may be
may come to realize purely instinctively that the life and practice
to anthroposophy, with the result that though one may scorn and look
— a life one may, on occasion, complain about there; one now
nature. Otherwise, though these enterprises may continue to flourish

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they thus share may be quite brief. As everyone knows from such
him? For karma is so intricately woven that we may ascribe all
speech may not be fully consciously perceived in present day earth
The dream world may
dream world, though our dreams may have been beautiful, sublime,
may have garnered from anthroposophy or how much we may have grasped
like to add just a few words on matters that may have been occupying
describing them as I have done. The Anthroposophical Society may
life of the Anthroposophical Society, a life that may have certain

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other person. Though one may not ordinarily be fully and immediately
is being said. He is interested only in his own opinion. One may be
possible to objections, and did so, paradoxical though this may seem,
our opponents consists of people in well-defined callings. They may,
anthroposophy may differ. They know that their best means of keeping
that they too have them, though it may sometimes have been difficult
I made an experiment that may not seem to you at all significant. In
faced with, namely, that everything I may call in the best sense a

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a person may have had years ago. Imaginations on the other hand, if
be found not to relate primarily to personal experience. They may be
we do so in what may be called a clear awareness of our own egoity.
to these things may be taken as a criterion for their understanding,
directly accessible to the senses, something that may present a risk — not
concepts here and now, and to which we may also relate at this moment
concepts but as something we may call Imagination, because it takes
it is — and we certainly may call it this — an inner experience
of perception. Yes, a scientist may experience a certain pleasure and
experience and sudden reversals, things we may call the tribulations
working on, a way we may indeed call brilliant. Out of the background
to you that may be of no interest whatsoever to many people today, yet

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consciousness — a truth we may call a spiritual truth.
philosophical concept can be achieved. This may not be to everybody's
with something perceived by the outer senses, I think I may say that
into the human body — if I may put it like this, made individual
It may be said that our soul life is no longer on the plane where the
soul and spirit. They may just have a hint of the physical breathing
substantive will, if I may put it like this. You see from this how flexible
inner transitions, or — if I may be permitted to use the term Dr
if we want to ‘land’ on cosmic Intuition — if I may

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the ethical views that may be held today, and on the other it must consider
this occasion may be found in my books, books I have mentioned several
that we then have a conscious mind, if I may put it like this, that
details from within the horizon of the Imaginative world. We may forget
and energy, so that we may take courage and contradict it where necessary.
human soul in conjunction with what in the first place may be taken

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this may sound paradoxical — by entering into the study of nature
accused of materialism. Such accusation may also be given a special
anthroposophical spiritual science speaks of may therefore be defined
mention is something we may encounter when considering the human organism.
though this is so much shut away that the whole may well be taken for
may put it in such ordinary terms — to run after those volatile
experience where fertilization may be found for man's artistic
who base themselves on some particular confession may feel afraid that
that the truths of Christianity may be diminished really someone who
the human organization, anything we may produce in the sphere of art:
of the way man may enter into such a sphere of independent thought is
Akashic Record may be presented to him, so that he can be sure to stay
life fruits that may become spiritual nourishment for the living soul,
ability to act in genuine freedom, act in a way that may establish harmony,

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We may feel all the more inclined to such a
though in waking life we may only see this linking of cause and

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sun in the same style as formerly — in May 1914
themselves did it, and men took no notice of it. That may
the old relationships. One may be ever so enthusiastic
social impulses they may have. That stands on reality

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of right, between — if I may so express myself
that manifestations of this physical-spiritual life may
with men in the economic life. It may seem materialistic
may appear materialistic to you, but it is true, simply
materialistic this may seem to you it is true when I say:
most peculiar discovery ( you may believe it or not, but
true. One may have a great respect for this cleverness

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StuttgartMay 1, 1919
for us to see in what sense one may say that we are
himself (if I may so express it) in face of the exertion
which may be pleasing because he imagines it is connected
may not seek thought impulses today for a new social
What I call — one may perhaps be offended by
outside. However many mistakes it may be making here and

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may call it today. It must also find a way out beyond the
course that may be worth nothing for our time, because
may descend for a moment to an everyday matter): Our
exist in order that I may perceive the external things
that I may not be merely an unconscious being walking,
May this

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correct, still to all this may be added that which must be said
body, and thus lives only in his astral body, which we may also
farther it expands, until we (though it may sound paradoxical,
thus grow larger, that which we may call the
of his being; may be designated as the orbit which, in
then he may live there in Such a way that he can easily find
soul was united on earth; or, on the other hand, it may be
may use the term, to sociability. A person who in life has not
him in order that life may take its right course from
— as we may well call them — evil spirits of
Ahriman, and which we may designate as the powers of hindrance
For the Venus sphere, we may be prepared in such a way that we
system, even though this essence may have been little
what he may call himself. And it is nothing but
throne, an empty World-Throne. And that which we may seek on
new birth. In order that Lucifer may lead us in such a way as
These changes may be described in about the following way.
decisive point, a point which, in the life of Mars, may only be
you may read that wonderful poem into which
and of Nature's beings. One may say that no poet has found more
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may be strengthened by the most varied considerations of life's
which may be initiated in regard to the so-called dead,
we may learn about human life and human activity between death
may find souls of the dead who sometimes say the following in
This deeply moving experience one may often have with
remained behind, however good they may be as human beings, are
may become of great importance for the intercourse between
souls here and souls beyond, namely, that which may be called
the time immediately after death in order that one may enter
do the dead become independent of language; then one may read
may be bridged over by the fact that anthroposophy flows into
And truly, what we may call the passing through the portals of
the dead. We may also form a conception of the way the dead in
It may then prove to be a good device to procure a picture
a relationship will be established which may show what
seer may perceive in their occupation between death and a new
souls? One may have strange experiences concerning human
one of the very moving destinies on earth, and which may
humanity may not be able to keep up with evolution, because
outwardly in maya are often transformed into good, but
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conditions that it may well be inferred that experiences of soul
spiritual. And one may say too that this experience of movement in an
question may well be asked: Why is man not content merely to place
it all? For the very simplest people do so; and incidentally, I may
may be allowed to use a trivial comparison, I would remind you of how
upon a stage which I may be permitted to name in plain terms; for
circulatory process are, if I may so express it,
permeated, as they need to be, with substance, in order that they may
in us, and this dependence is connected, if I may so express it, with
view and described how they may be named. Today I want to describe
may express it in this way. Just as the soul of man is permeated from
day in order that he may unfold his individual consciousness, in
order that he may not be disturbed by whatever plays into his

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in something or other, we may say: being what we are, it is quite
misfortune and calamity, — may also become intelligible when
In such cases we may
you were bound to fail — then we may not immediately perceive
said you may think that some kind of causal connection could have
Such procedure may
that is enacted in human beings all the time. We may think of
the person you were in an earlier life. We there achieve what may be
incarnation. There does, in fact, arise what may be called a
objectively, we may at times experience something like a feeling of
as a recollection arises in ordinary life. We may now ask: How can
groups. In the one group may be included the sufferings, sorrows and
obstacles we have encountered; in a second group may be included the
sorrows and sufferings, directs us to undergo them. This may, to
we do not like in order that we may make progress.
may be a bitter pill for the vain to swallow, but if, as a test, a
passed our thirtieth year. (Those below that age may also have
At about the thirtieth year — it may be somewhat earlier or
life. We may think that the relationships in life into which we now
which work and weave in us from birth onwards. Nevertheless we may
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the truth of the law of karma may be awakened. If such questions are
— Misunderstanding may easily arise when endeavours are made to
It may be said that
characteristic stamp of the modern anthroposophist may be said to be
in which he has placed himself — no matter what it may be.
You may say: You are
telling us very strange things. They may be all very well for poets
continuous improvements which may help to get rid of the discontent
order that the concept of reincarnation and karma may comparatively
denied that certain schematic presentations may be useful for an
what may be called karmic relationships in life. One who is capable
that may inhere in faith and belief in something that as
sense-perception. A materialistic monist may strongly oppose this,
it may be said: Just as the sex usually alternates in the successive
— there may be several consecutive male or female incarnations.
many failings and errors may arise in men's endeavours towards
Impulse may become the inmost power of the soul itself and the soul
deepened inner life. The individual may engage in this or that outer
institutions will make life so complicated that men may well lose
matter what their external circumstances may be. And those who are

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to concrete details. You may already have noticed this when attempts
that he may be called a young soul, who has had few incarnations and

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we shall be mainly concerned here. But in order that we may understand
history, we may ask the question: What would the development of modern
someone may say to himself: “If I had guided these deeds I would
was his name — and we may be quite sure that if he had heard what
was a personality who had many incarnations behind him and may therefore
of this or that individual. We may well come across a person who cites
at that time, begins to look back on his successive incarnations, may
ideas about the relation of the soul to the body, he says: This may

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body. It may rightly be said that the soul of the ancient Indian was
It means this. — We may direct our attention, naïvely to begin
a new dawn in history. Hanslick's book may become an historic
the musical-aesthetic enjoyment of it may consist in purely human delight
may more and more consciously be made the goal and focus of our labours.
and compassion in order that a catharsis may take place in his soul.

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of soul that may be described as “the ego works in the ego.”
in each case we can speak of a particular mission. And we may ask: To
And the farther we go back in the history of the Sumerians, who may
may be described by saying that in them the whole mode of life, the
on through our own, we may say: The Indian, Persian and Egyptian epochs
to be overcome in order that a higher forte may be developed. But it
to commerce and industry may be avoided! No heed is given to the fact
repeated instinctively. Remarkable things come to light. Men may be
case, but that one may investigate a number of families and invariably
In order that it may be
hidden and which may legitimately be communicated. Out of the ardour
anyone who has unlawfully uttered those things which may not be uttered
but in order that they may sink into many a soul as the teaching of
occult wisdom, and that we may learn to understand more and more how

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as Tycho Brahe, the great astronomer, one thing may strike us particularly.
ancient Indian soul which may be said to have been simply an arena for
The question may arise:
whole historical development of earthly humanity, we may point particularly
you to conceive that there may be another point of time when the opposite
that there may he a point in history where the reverse of the great
We may therefore say:
we may say: this “Learned Ignorance” is a “super”-learnedness.
an experience which, at that particular time, may seem unimportant.
surprising may make its appearance in separate sections of civilisation,
in modern times. I may perhaps remind you that we now have a very fine
is connected with what may take place in a minute arena. But these things

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general way the course of man's cultural life may be described briefly as
Therefore we may be sure that we are living in a period of decline when
an element that may be described as follows. — Men ask: How must
And we may be sure that the striving for wisdom in our age will follow
inkling, we can see that underneath what is pure maya but accepted as
the truth, underneath the stream of maya, human instincts do hit upon
glimpse how behind maya itself there is a factor which impels humanity
of the Fourth Post-Atlantean culture-epoch. However strange it may seem
the incident from his memory. Everyone may experience something of the
time. To-day, at this minor turning-point of time, it may be fitting
of a true feeling for time. In a certain way it may be symbolical that

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bodies which may be said to be gates or portals into the spiritual
the power of that ancient wisdom. We may well be filled with wonder
today when we study the Vedas or the Vedanta philosophy; we may
by Beings who were once the companions of mankind on Earth. It may
companions on Earth we may conclude that they are connected in some
that we may meet the other person, and what we do after the meeting
what we did until the time we met. We may well ask: what is it that
There may
putting something of ourselves into our words. We may speak about the
others may see in him from an aesthetic point of view; we are not
and our aesthetic judgement have been the criterion. We may, for
earthly life but may perhaps have met him for the very first time in
may have been here ten years ago must not imagine that the same
may be said, and it is in strict conformity with Spiritual Science,
works and weaves from our past into our destiny may be called the
future. There are endless ways in which destiny may be fulfilled.
cosmic environment the causes of illnesses which may befall us.
in this present life as potent causes of illness. Something that may
incarnation, we may be sure that we can only rid ourselves of the
what I may call guiding lines in the form of aphorisms giving
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may have been experienced and accomplished in an earlier epoch. In
Earth may well imbue knowledge with a mood of reverence, and
an individuality there may be little outer resemblance; the
earlier incarnation had been an Initiate. It may well
German Section of the Theosophical Society was founded, may surely be

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We may
Earth. — I may already have mentioned that many
to her at the time: ‘Yes, it may be that this is your opinion
he makes a resolve that may be expressed as follows: Owing to this
Moon sphere, and in order that karma may be prepared in such a way
nature of the Saturn sphere. The question may be asked: How is it
thereby. Prosaic professors may always be insisting that it is much

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a 7-years' cycle in the life of the German Section we may do well to
seriously in the deepest sense. In this connection we may perhaps
plane. And it may well be said: Even if no one of those here present
must be trained too, even if it is irksome, in order that we may be in
may not be much of a thinker, his thinking may indeed be quite
primitive and yet he may at the same time be comparatively far
certain point, on the devachanic plane; he may be quite advanced in
may yet be able to see nothing at all for himself, may not be in the
may ask: But how is it that we do not remember our former incarnations
if we were once able to look back through the ages? Then you may ask:
may have been in former times, if they did not pay attention to the
had before the formation of man may be compared to the grain of wheat.
receive revelations is in the form of a sense-image. And you may often
describe in sense-images what they have seen. These may have beauty;
visionary clairvoyant and a thinking, visionary clairvoyant. They may
noticeable after death. Which is of more use — if we may put it
may translate it into the current coin of the earth. What we
whereby what is in the spiritual world may be comprehended. We acquire
condition. The only thing we may bring into the spiritual world is
faculties he will possess later; he may have tendencies in certain
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very much connected with the art of education. You may possess
may be able to work them out with intelligence and feeling; but
may again get distorted, as happens with so much that must be
in whatever sphere of education he may be engaged, should fail
this way. Since man experiences what may be the most valuable
may be well informed about the glass, the hands, the materials
cannot teach. However erudite we may be, we cannot be
so that what comes to expression in speech may again work back
speech has something artistic about it. This may require some
achieved, there may flow out from the school an impulse

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alive in you. In individual cases, of course, it may be present
eliminated. Actually, it may also express itself in artificial
consciousness, if I may so express it. This is only possible,
case we cannot speak of right or wrong. A drawing may be
oneself as a teacher. It may be said that engendering this
thus may say that the human being is constituted in such a way

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human nature in the same way that something that we may have
may often be ashamed of human nature when we see the
Perhaps it may comfort you a little if I say that every face

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why do we like them so much? An example may clarify this. With what

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May what must seem like nothing to you
May weaving of error, badly thought things
That I may be weaving in myself.

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in connection with the life of man. Although a person may dimly
cosmic life, we may then ask, if it is indeed true that what has
in space, but we may also ask: how does the contrast between sun and
surface of the moon. We may say that the earth is responsible for man
being. For this reason we may not speak of a mammal as a microcosm,
existence as a whole. A seemingly quite ordinary, everyday truth may
sense we may say that this whole cosmic adjustment that we know today
Strange as it may sound to you, it is true that the different members
nitrogen in today's comets. You may recall (the information was
spiritual science may at times feel it difficult that in this
advancing course of evolution may be supported in the right way from
Just think of it — strange as it may sound and crazy as our
woman, may enter into the everyday bustle of the family, so it is
We may now ask: is there something in the cosmos that
tomorrow we may understand through greater relationships an important

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withdrew from human view, and we may say that, on the average, the
may call, at its conclusion, the age of Abraham.
the fact that in this respect the Gospels are right: we may not
people who are mired and choking in this materialistic swamp may say
consciousness of God within the world of the senses, he may now lead

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realised that in this respect the Gospels are right: Christ may not
for this clairvoyance, materialism may triumph in the next decades
who are choking in materialism may say scornfully: They were fine
the Divine in the material world, they may now be led out of and
men may know what it is they are seeing. Anyone who is true to his
steadily increase. Men who may still believe that these events can be
etheric body. Those who place reliance only on documents may call
that the Christ Event may be experienced in yonder world. Therefore
may seem, wisdom will thereby lose nothing of its value. The more insight
it is said that Halley's Comet may be an omen, that its influence,

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That through them I may see
That through them I may perceive bodies
That through them I may behold the light of spirits.
So that through me the spirits may act

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grace — it may happen that we increasingly identify this I with

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happened in China may be of external political importance, but an

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every direction, no matter how many outer and inner sacrifices it may
may have moral virtues and be ever so intellectually developed, and

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it concerns the question how the searching soul may become a
concrete example. If an eye is faulty, it may be that we see
why human beings may become materialists. Indeed, these are
I have already spoken here. If he looks back, pictures may
has formed in the depth can maybe appear as a feast for our
someone who wants to become a seer may be able to behold
becomes a seeker of spirit out of altruism, he may very easily
evoke a feeling that these things may not be taken at all
research seriously are no more opponents. Maybe in no other
this feeling we can summarise, maybe not so much what I have
Thereby you can maybe receive the sensation of the seriousness

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Stuttgart, 17 May 1913
spiritual science. Nevertheless, one may assume that that who
it will maybe become obvious already in the next time that
We may say, if the human being sleeps, he has exhaled spirit
also to show the means which lead to them. One maybe
Hence, may popular writings speak of figments and prophecies,
that who recognises the development says, may people brand
sect as natural sciences are a sect. One may say about those

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the formative apparatus — of which I may speak on the basis of
that may quite possibly take place in the normally functioning human
may be considered alone; every such activity results from the nerve-sensory
You may say to yourself that the kidney disturbance is in one stage
insecurities in standing, which may, of course, arise in the most varied
by the astral may also arise. That would be the case when the astral
itself is left in peace, exercises may nevertheless definitely be done
nature, is taken out of the bodily. We may not permit ourselves to indicate

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may express it in this way — actually to overcome the tone's
— if I may express it in this way — and we have ascended

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experience of the fourth he felt — if I may say so — the

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bearer of our ideal of knowledge, so that some possibility may once
art, it may be said that it is an intrusion when we want to speak
that we may become aware of external beings and occurrences in
I may adduce three poems of my own: “Frühling”,

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syllables may be quite irregular, but in poetry they stand in a
we may experience decisively how in ancient
You yet may spy
you may see sweet Lucy Gray
A song of praise that newnesse may
dead may have a certain validity. But for a knowledge that is at
it may be in all technical matters, however well-qualified to form

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to interpret the alliterative poet. Though it may seem a trifle
material fate may befall Central Europe, the German spirit will not

Title: Lecture I: Man in the Past, the Present and the Future
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external documents, however brilliantly they may be interpreted. Man
Thus in the present state of human consciousness we may include our
character which may have developed only slowly but has more or less
consciousness. He feels that these also may contain some reality, but
thoughts are at most pictures; they may be the most certain thing in
their consciousness of the world. For instance, they may observe the
and we may note finer differences too. But, you see the same
occupations. But we may ask how they were to know when to sow and
of life and so joyful in its life that you may get almost hourly

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— if I may say so, however paradoxical it may sound — in a
may put is so, became gradually de-spiritualized. While man still felt
the possibility of pure thinking; we may profess doubts about its
being than could be given by Moon-Initiation. This may also recur
nowadays (and by nowadays I mean our present epoch of history which may of
to be strongly receptive to the physical working of the Sun but may,
only outlined, he may also be under the influence of Saturn-forces.
forces of the Sun may emerge so that a man will not see the sunlight
does not see but acts automatically, through what I may perhaps call

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too, at which events took place may be thoroughly confused. But if you
in it is related to the happenings of the last three days. You may
years before; you may dream of it in all its vividness, though
that it may be a permanent memory. Thus in man there is a perpetual
radically transformed. This transformation may go a very long way; for
instance, we may take the case of a tailor who in his ordinary life
has never had the occasion of making a Minister's state robes; he may
dreams he makes. In a dream like this there may be a number of
different influences at work. For instance, the man may in a former
survives and what a man experiences in this life may be colored by
This is just an example of how the content of dreams may be altered;
ordinary life may still be effective. If we have come to regard
means of which we may move further over the ocean of life. Thus we
that “lower sleep,” if I may call it so, that Earth-embraced
may be Catholic custom, to distinguish in this way between faith and
relate how he had had two schoolfellows — they may have been
spiritual experience. In order that present-day man may develop into a
It may seem strange to tell you these things, but I am obliged to talk
tomorrow a discussion may begin here which will show that in the

Title: Universe, Earth and Man: Lecture I: The Egyptian period, and the present time.
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may become aware of a mysterious connection between the Christian
in order to arouse in it a feeling of permanence, so that it may
may be seen towering upwards as a form of light above the horse's nose
lines going in every direction. Space may be felt, it may be
remarkable angel forms may fall at any moment. The painters of olden
apparently dissimilar to it — and yet there may be deeper and

Title: Universe, Earth and Man: Lecture II: Ancient Wisdom and the new Apocalyptic Wisdom. Temple sleep. Isis and the Madonna. Past stages of Evolution. The bestowing of the Ego. Future Powers.
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the spiritual world, so that he may again enter those worlds from
upon what profound inner conditions a case of healing may depend. Let
happens, but we may suppose it. One of them does not care to know
made clear” to the senses. It may be convenient, but those who
may have the healthiest ideas, which, if he were to live under quite
may observe that a person who is inwardly most healthy may fall ill,
spiritual worlds may be renewed.

Title: Universe, Earth and Man: Lecture III: The Kingdoms of Nature. Group-egos. The Centre of Man. The Kingdoms of Higher Spiritual Beings.
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is found in the physical world; although we may not see it with our
world. In order that you may form an idea of such a group-ego imagine
You may now ask what do the group-egos of animals look like? The
together again it would cause very great pain. The same fact may be
may be adopted as the child of God.
him from incarnation to incarnation, so that he may truly fulfil his

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than that which man had upon Saturn, which may be compared to the
higher, to that which we designate picture-consciousness. This may be
After this pause there came forth once more what we may call the first

Title: Universe, Earth and Man: Lecture VI: The Spirits of Form as regents of earthly existence. Participation of the, Luciferic beings. The formation of race.
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ever smaller circles to reach that which we desire. Hence it may seem
outrageous as it may seem to the present materialistic consciousness.
world in what we may call the normal way. Only then could he have
This was not wrong, but, wonderful as it may seem, something which
attained. What was the consequence? Forms may be hardened and held

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here among Anthroposophists you may have observed that we endeavour to
come to other catastrophes in the course of evolution, these may be
is still to be found today, and which may in some way be compared with
this condition may be compared with that of sleep. Now we must clearly
directly or not. We may now ask: Was there not at this epoch another
When at that time man left his physical body at night he had what may
matter, he may once more tear himself free and turn again to his

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material thing. We have seen how the manifold world beings (we may not
might rise in the mind of anyone: To what extent may one of the
when the earth was itself still sun (if we may call it so), it passed
just as we draw wisdom from them that we also may have it — the
love. Beings must be separated from each other so that love may be
can love man, and that through being Christened human love may become
produced for such men as exist today. You may now ask: How is it with
we have to distinguish between different forces. In order that we may
Objective consciousness is purely of the earth. Wonderful as it may
world; you may remember the experiment of the Chladnic sound forms.

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It is entirely possible that one being may impart a gift to another,
among the Atlantean gods some who suffered hunger, if we may so
is worthless; it is Maya; but the world lying behind this illusory
illusion, from Maya.
began to perceive that this is not only Maya, not merely soulless
the stars they said: “Those stars are not Maya, they are not mere
group of people, who, in a certain sense, may be called the
always finds that the teachers told their pupils: “You may raise
brought the firm conviction of the worthlessness of Maya, of the need
physical plane was only seen as Maya, and a longing for the past

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In order that we may understand the entire human being we must take
a spiritual day — when it will be united with Osiris, when it may
they had purified themselves. Now, in order that we may understand our
terrible we may picture them to have been. Those who are now turning
continues to work on him so that he may perceive the impulse by which
Risky as it may be to speak of such matters, it is the mission of the
it may sound to the chemist, it is nevertheless true that the

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You may recall how it was stated that the confinement of the people of
Europeans may feel strong objections to the caste system, but it was
cosmic law. Though to a later age this may seem harsh, in that far-off
There will be categories and classes however fiercely class-war may
age, is connected in the same way with our own. Little as it may
Let us consider this so that we may see the matter clearly, and try to
the sun in a much more comprehensive way; however abstract they may
Under certain circumstances a callous person may pass by a highly
this we may not deny; it was a direct gift; and all the science which
Logic may indeed be applied to all worlds, but can only be applied
To begin with, man was so led by what may be called Providence or a
spiritual, and also show how we may carry over into the future what,
done. There may be some who say that in Buddha the highest summit was
our feeling, our perception, and our actions may be full of power.
may be ready at any time to enter upon development.
regards life; so that our studies may not merely be theoretical, but
may play a real part in evolution.

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the coming days. My reason for doing this is that you may
we may learn to master these other fields in a way
understanding may appear in the right way in the various
observation, so that the right concept, the right idea, may
mathematics. We may talk to him perhaps of the need for a
have also spoken of this matter may times in the course of
the inversion quite a new form arises. The form may appear
then you may easily obtain this form
may say that there is the framework of the cell, and this is
we may have some idea, from the aspect of

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experience to spheres which may lie near to hand but which
the Moon. It may be that a great deal of what has been said
forms the insect assumes. We can now say to ourselves: Maybe

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describe it a little more precisely, we may consider the
life, and we may then turn our attention to the state of
may call it so, the vegetative life goes back into itself
no longer shoots into outward form; it concentrates, if I may
We may
our attention to more familiar phenomena, such as may make
along’ — if I may express so myself — it is
which you are in continual relation to the Sun. If I may put

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the outer world, in order that our concepts may not stray too
idea as to what numbers may yet be coming. It is important
same thing may not happen with geometrical form as with
leave the region of commensurable numbers, it may well be
law may be expressed as follows: ‘A product

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in this way, though it may seem complicated, shall we reach
processes in man which may be regarded as belonging to the
the nerves-and-senses process may be regarded as a
what may look like a symbolical way of speaking, by the
is all that belongs to the rhythmic system. Now we may ask,
the organs work, to bring about what we may call
may put the question — from the more general aspects of
which may be looked upon as an inner organic imagining of
unites picture and reality. (The answer may be more or less

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side. It may seem paradoxical in relation to our present
admittedly the influences may be over-estimated by some and
begin with (as you may gather from my ‘Riddles of
European civilization which may be called the Age of
‘wolf’ as the case may be. Well, he suggested,
(though you may take the word 'highest' with a grain of salt)
detail, we shall discover in due course. Hence we may ask
— a question which may obviously lead us into realms
beginning long before — in the 8th century B.C. We may
‘selfless’ may be used.) There is not yet so
desolate once more. From the past length of time you may
This may not

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introduce certain concepts which may not seem at first to be
— man, the most sensitive of instruments, if I may call
may be reminded here of what I have often described from
remember this, we may proceed. With all the necessary
mechanisms as the case may be, phoronomically and
start with the assumption that the X-, Y- and Z-axes may be
animal is mainly horizontal. Approximate though this may be,
may well be that the celestial phenomena can only be

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aware how many queries, doubts and problems may be arising in
celestial space may be. These are the kind of things we must
did not strike in upon us every time we awaken. (We may allow
whatever it may be — entering into the trunk. I have no
For we may truly say: The perennial wrests itself away from
the planets of the solar system. We may ask, what would the
to a telegraphic system. Maybe one day something quite
Such ideas will at most lead to analogies, which may no doubt
example that whole game of thought, if I may call it so, the
start from this, tomorrow we may hope to enter into more

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statements in these lectures may enable us to deduce. Yet we
It may appear somewhat forced to keep
carefully we may describe the heavenly phenomena, we have, to
reality, I should like to add something which may perhaps
succeed — maybe you know that one of the first

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they may be, within the field of vision of the microscope;
earthly environment — we may look upon as the
connection with the magnetic needle. There may be much that
have something, — if I may so express myself, —
You may say:
and telescope. It may be that to some people it appears less

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ourselves how we may find the way to reality? Let us then
50,000 years ago, if we may reckon it from the minute changes
future, — assuming, as we surely may do, that they will
may conclude that 50,000 years from now the constellation
the course of time — if we may thus include time in our
synodical period of revolution. This then we may describe as
flatter. We may draw it somewhat like this
of how we bring about the movement, then we may well be
account that in man's organized (if I may so express it)
may read in his memoirs, he regretted how little possibility
the Earth on to the vault of Heaven, if we may formulate thus
projection of a closed curve may appear open. For example, if

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showed that wheresoever we may look in the human body, we
constants, if I may use the paradox. Where a curve normally
centre. We then have a system of forces which we may conceive
we shall say: In Mays, Jupiter and Saturn the essential phase
Earth may move in such a way that many of her radii in turn
Now you may
movements of Sun and Earth, you may well be able to deduce a
Earth always to be running past the Sun tangentially. It may
tangentially. It may well be that the Sun has already gone
been calculated for the Sun's proper movement, you may work
you may well get a resultant movement compatible with
may I call your attention to this: It is not so simple to
the forms of the paths which actually confront us? May it not
ideas of planetary paths we have been laying out, it I may
you may well conceive its formative process to be carried
and the characteristic use that is made of oxygen. I may
and we may justly say; In direct continuation of the plant
point in our diagram? We may divine that as the forming of

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heliocentric, as we may call it, — thereafter vanished
all essentials we may aver that the Ptolemaic system held
mathematically, to empirical reality in general. You may
and after. Since then, if I may use this image we unpeel
later, I may add, this attainment became even more evident,

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saying, whimsical as this may seem to our learned
(That may be right without question, with such a
Ptolemaic conception of the Universe, we may truly say, quite
we may imagine it as it turns to get a pretty fair picture of
tending towards the mineral. How real a process it is, we may
realisation upon a higher than animal level. We may perhaps
may say, no less so, but negatively speaking. So then we have
on it, yet you may well conceive a kind of ideal
towards an understanding of what we may, perhaps, describe as

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deal with some of the things that may be causing you
ourselves driven farther and farther from reality. We may not
Geometry of a higher kind. Thence we may gain an idea of
lectures. The human head-organization, we may truly say,
mental pictures, intricate as they may seem, it is quite
strange as it may sound — if with your understanding of any
May be; but then you never really understand the human form;
has been there and has then vanished, I may perhaps suggest
Yet you may
for example, then for the loop of Venus you may make the
case you may start from the pole of the coordinate system,
dimensions, may be conceived as issuing radially from a
extinguishing the first, may not be thought of as issuing
Geometrically it may suffice to conceive the notion of a
thing. Of course you may imagine that you had somewhere
might be a phenomenon in celestial space, — we may call it
from all that is there around it. And we may then compare the

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movement — what may perhaps be described as their
will be to no purpose. One's question may be set at rest, but
between those movements that may legitimately be considered
relative and those that may not? We know that amid the
whether a movement may perhaps only be apparent or whether we
may quite well be merely relative and on the other hand such
fields. Namely, however easily man may emancipate himself
such there are — may turn night into day, day into
my critique of the economic concept of Labour, you may
even apart from what goes on inside the human being. If I may
of time, if I may so express it. We put ourselves into the
position our body may be able to carry out what it also
then, we may truly say: We move of our own will, and a
studies, you may divine how much is implied when in the
relate this to the animal kingdom, we may divine how much it
that the same external process may stand for something
on this simple level, you may answer: No-one would be so
fact and circumstance, where they may long be standing side
I may digress
with a principle which I may characterize as follows.
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May I first
inner criterion of man's deliberate movement, wherein he may
position in the heavens. We may formulate it thus: —
pursue a line of thought which may look problematical to some
position (S); thereafter, you may assume, the Sun has gone up
may also see in this a possibility of giving meaning to the
more approach what is peripherical in movement. We may then
may be to some, — we need to get away from a principle
need some criterion to hold to. The criterion may seem vague

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not recognize from the outset that radical differences may be
more attenuated state of matter. And we may truly say: Look
This may be
parenthesis I may add the following: No matter how you think
recognize a positive and a negative of intensity, you may
that man is related to earthly matter, we may compare man's
that is working in the human being from above downward may
comprehensively, we may truly say that the polarity of Sun
depends. You take a crystal of salt into your hand. You may
that coincides entirely with the phenomena. We may devise
constant path which I may draw. Whatever path I may work out,
may devise, the phenomena in the Heavens will presently elude
them, No matter what mathematical curve I may devise, once it
in an earlier lecture), — the planetary body you may
— towards the Sun, as we may say — the comet comes into
that there is comes into being, and may well do so in a
directions, as it were; and yet again and again, where we may
finer aspects, you may attempt to verify what has here been
You may take one of those blue or red toy balloons and
suggested to you. May-be in future lectures, before very
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11 May, 1919
between what must be called a declining culture and a culture that may be
We may meet with much misunderstanding in this direction today, but that
just to a few instances from which you may be able to see how this man,
socialistic in a good sense — you may be able to found schools for
education. You may organise everything of this kind to which your good
with what we may call primary and secondary education. Under this heading
time they reach their fifteenth year? This alone may be called thinking
and fifteenth years, may bring about the strengthening of the will for
strange it may seem, thinking is the most external thing in man, and it
way; they are terrified that their life of spirit may lose what was of

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Stuttgart, 18 May, 1919
should speak to teachers so that they may themselves receive the impulse
thing of this kind is said it may perhaps be considered paradoxical; it
perceived, observed, and what may contain within it the seed to action.
It may well be said that
through which such an infinite amount may be learnt. This is not just to
inter-weaving of man with the world. This is something lost to us, as may

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anywhere. Nothing comes of them because, though thoughts may be formed
most elementary things; you may perhaps have gathered this from the two
may happen. The young pupil arrives at school for the first lesson of the
arithmetic, then Latin, then there may follow religious instruction.
emerged; perhaps I may quote it as a grotesque example of the way in
may be thought not to have been attempted. It is not a question today of
admitted unreservedly by each of us so that he may realise how far he is

Title: Introductory Words to the First of Four Educational Lectures
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He may have a certain natural egoistic feeling for what he has
class. A teacher may in certain circumstances, because
may be that he has been warned by his creditors, or he may have
particularly likes you, may have sent you a hare after he has

Title: Lecture: Philosophy and Anthroposophy
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form of distress, or it may rob a man of the power of rightly disposing
soul; it may be more or less unconscious, but it is always present. It may
sum of natural operations. It may become an ideal of knowledge to
of Nature. With genuine Natural Science this ideal is justifiable. It may
helpless in the face of reality. With however powerful a grip we may be
Heraclitus, Anaximenes, or yet on Socrates and Plato. We may begin at once
And since this may be said for the first time of Aristotle, it is not
determined in dogmatic quarters. Let us rather be undisturbed by what may
in sense-observation; further, it may press forward a stage, even up to
of the modern era. It was maintained on the scientific side (and we may
the modern era, as we may gather from Luther's hard words; “Reason is
may be better understood. A deep chasm had opened between reason and its
differentiates sharply between faith and that knowledge which man may claim
self-made network of concepts and forms. For this reason man may claim a
difference between form and matter by means of an illustration which may,
elaboration of the art of thinking, in order that thought may provide a
me, there is therefore no connection whereby I may learn the nature of that
matter, however grotesque this may seem at first sight. For the sake of a
we must be at pains to acquire. Following Aristotle, we may look upon pure
my thought. It can therefore follow that our thought may possess
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Title: Meditative Knowledge of Man: Lecture I: The Pedagogy of the West and of Central Europe: The Inner Attitude of the Teacher
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sense to thinking scientifically — this he may do as a
when we go into the class. The teacher may (since he is 'only human', as is
beginning of the next. It may be that he has been warned by his creditors,
or he may have had a quarrel with his wife, as does happen in life. These
father of one of your pupils who likes you particularly may have sent you a

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may teach with reverence and enthusiasm. Reverence and enthusiasm
that man may become Man. We must naturally keep in mind that the teachers

Title: Meditative Knowledge of Man: Lecture III: Spiritual Knowledge of Man as the Fount of Educational Art
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— however paradoxical it may sound —
remarkable way, and to help you understand it fully perhaps I may remind

Title: Meditative Knowledge of Man: Lecture IV: The Art of Education Consists of Bringing Into Balance the Physical and Spiritual Nature of the Developing Human Being
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is a difficulty here. As we may place too small or too large a weight on
in rigid concepts; and in trying to rectify one error we may always fall
in a child, who by virtue of his gift or through other circumstances may be
its whole state of life. No matter how paradoxical this may appear to
in such a way! One may then cease to judge matters emotionally, as one
necessarily give pleasure, things which may even be unpleasant and even

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strength and power may come in turn from another side for
processes alone; and one may even accomplish this all the
from which we may learn a lesson even though in a primitive
manifest which may become manifest in such an ideal instance as
may safely presuppose karma wherever we are brought together
order that there may emerge within the Society the community
day. The world of dreams may be beautiful, may be splendid,
matter how beautiful the pictures we may see in the isolation
of the dream, no matter how splendid the experiences we may
world, although we may theoretically enter completely into all
Anthroposophy, which may be called the awaking of the human
place may otherwise be, it will be rendered sacred by the
Anthroposophy together, there may be nurtured in us, not, of
discovered the possibility that human souls may awake to human
something to what may have been aroused among you through this
Anthroposophical Society may in some periods of time present
Anthroposophical Society and may be found independently of such
other, may the two associations I have sketched be formed
matter what it may be called. Therefore, the important problem

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present — which may be described by saying that a true
who have withdrawn, and the like. In short, what may be called
two lectures belongs also to the system, if I may express
of this other condition of consciousness, which we may call a
reasons. He may go to the most extreme excesses because he is
being said but only in his own opinion. This may do, however
knows that the most diametrically opposite views may be
have said that the spiritual worlds may be entered by various
this by reason — paradoxical as it may seem — of
research, in order that he may be drawn away from his research.
experiment that may seem to you very insignificant, I was
most, it may be retarded by opponents.
Therefore, something in the physical world may appear to be as
another, that which corresponds to what the opponents may
the human being may be a participant

Title: Polarities in Evolution: Lecture 1: Evolution and Consciousness, Lucifer, Ahriman
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beings we are part of an ongoing evolution that may be
compare it to the preceding age. We may say that one
dreamy in his thinking, if I may put it like this, did
to be in communion with nature spirits. Today we may say
spiritual powers who may be said to be involved in human
will who may admit that there is more to life than is
fathers, surely it is like this: You or I may have some
therefore possible to say that it may indeed be true that
mineral organization. That may indeed be right, but human
may appear on the outside. If you shoe a horse with

Title: Polarities in Evolution: Lecture 2: East, West, and the Culture of Middle Europe, the Science of Initiation
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may call intellectual more into its soul elements. We can
of Asia may thus be said to have taken the intellectual
yet grasp in their hearts and minds. Things may come to
state that it is possible to learn that something we may

Title: Polarities in Evolution: Lecture 3: Political Empires
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considering. They may help to make some of the ideas on
times the idea of a ruler of the realm, as we may call it
This may
very much alive in Roman times. Whichever way you may
though it may be said today partly as a joke, in the
worlds, that we may find gods again.

Title: Polarities in Evolution: Lecture 4: Western Secret Societies, Jesuitism, Leninism
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it may be true to say that Lenin, Trotsky and others are
age, we may well ask ourselves how many people reading
movement that one may quite rightly consider to be wrong,
that we may ever hope to achieve anything by converting
‘nature’ in the spiritual world, if I may put
in human minds, in the form of dreams, may or may not be
teacher, shaking in his boots if I may put it like that,
Records’ — well, I suppose the typesetter may
gentleman may have done so. I therefore said that it was
clear about one thing. You may feel tempted now and then
have the courage, however few they may be in number, to
pastorals. Now you may ask me if that is consistent with
We may

Title: Polarities in Evolution: Lecture 5: How the Material Can Be Understood Only through the Spirit
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Thus we may
This may sound radical, but it is absolutely essential
other interests, may form; a spiritual movement may even
rest. Well, that may be so. To date — and on this
gratification—you may feel like this when you are

Title: Polarities in Evolution: Lecture 6: Materialism and Mysticism, Knowledge as a Deed of the Soul
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entirely on what may be gained in the material world.
example, though they may appear more solid than a
however solid they may appear. A rock crystal can of
it may affect our sense of touch, it should still be
refined and subtle this metabolism may be. Matter as such
world in an ahrimanic way. Someone else may merely look
This gradually evaporates. I may be permitted to use the
world evaporate downwards — that the following may
really happened. It may happen, then, that someone

Title: Polarities in Evolution: Lecture 7: Materialism, Mysticism, Anthroposophy, Liberalism, Conservatism
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Maya. It is the world of phenomena. Look as we may we
erroneously looking for in the outside world, may be
world of phenomena, Maya, and that inward observation
earth through some instrument or other — we may
It may seem
future that may be reckoned in thousands of years. It is
of today, drawing a conclusion that may be bold but
form of childishness. a have given it the name that may
inspiration, or genius, on this side may justifiably be
platitudinous mystic may on occasion do more to make the
may be said that all the parties that now exist are
however one party that may immediately be characterized
in the physical world may be a reflection of something of
abstract thinking being merely an image. It may thus be
that their souls may grow free of the body. It is
spirit and soul may be torn away from matter. The aim is
more and more right. We may well find that by the
liberalism after Lucifer. That may seem peculiar to the

Title: Polarities in Evolution: Lecture 8: The Opposition of Knowledge and Faith, Its Overcoming
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supersensible, non-physical world on the other that may
abandoned them, but it was for their own good, if I may
physical knowledge. These people, who may be called the
to the senses or may be established on the basis of
may hold whatever views he or she likes.
Quite apart from this, the signs of the times may be read
horses. If you have lived in a village you may still
it may happen that having created such a material image
preach on what people may expect after death, therefore,
in 1920. Maybe you could make amends by saying: ‘We

Title: Polarities in Evolution: Lecture 9: East, West, and Middle
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thoughts, though these tend to be more imageless. It may
is in the waking state; or we may also say that it is not
world—an insight that, whilst it may have been
Those other parts of the human being may be flesh and
It may
from technological processes, if I may put it like this.
that we may certainly say: The human being once perceived
West, if I may put it like this, we have Keely and his
senility on the other hand may be seen in the work of
Someone belonging to the present age may of course be

Title: Polarities in Evolution: Lecture 10: Transition from the Luciferic to the Ahrimanic Age and the Christ Event to Come
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Perhaps I may again be
They saw elemental in everything nature presented to them. Thus we may
may have been, some illumination was received as to the nature of those
may form the content of the human intellect.
which we may expect during the first half of the 20th century, enters
that may be brought to expression as follows: ‘Well, what am I as a
prepare the eye of the soul so that it may perceive something that is
any way in which the Mystery of Golgotha may be perceived.
of the times. Those may be honeyed words, but their sweetness does not
A question we may ask even
new understanding of the Christ must be found so that humanity may be led

Title: Polarities in Evolution: Lecture 11: Modern Science and Christianity, Threefold Social Order, Goetheanism
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that human beings may be characterized as possessing a
We may say
develop, in order that in future times we may progress to
part of the last two talks we have had. We may be guided
back to the Mystery of Golgotha and we may be guided to
ideas. So we may indeed say that modern scientific
may come when Ahriman has won the day! — such a
letters — except maybe at aesthetic tea parties
produces if one licks the King of Mixed Metals. You may
socialist leaders today, or you may be wearing elegant
I may be
have to defend ourselves? It may seem regrettable that we
love. On the other hand there may be hope after all that,

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