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Title: Lecture: The Ahrimanic Deception
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side or another, of Ahrimanic forces of a cosmic nature which are
feeling. The actual inner nature of this wisdom can be judged only by
superstition of materialism. And the true nature and being of man is
cosmos, of the soul-nature of the cosmos and its life. All this has
his whole nature. It is all very well for astronomers and
these illusions of a mathematical nature about the universe, we must
explanation is not to be found merely in human nature. If men honestly

Title: Lecture: The Ahrimanic Deception
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side or another, of Ahrimanic forces of a cosmic nature which are
feeling. The actual inner nature of this wisdom can be judged only by
superstition of materialism. And the true nature and being of man is
cosmos, of the soul-nature of the cosmos and its life. All this has
his whole nature. It is all very well for astronomers and
these illusions of a mathematical nature about the universe, we must
explanation is not to be found merely in human nature. If men honestly

Title: Lecture: The Alphabet
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extent that their nature is set forth in Anthroposophy, and of what crisis
is speech that elevates Man above the other kingdoms of nature.
the Hebrew equivalent, represents something of the nature of a wrapping, a
the spheres. In so far as it is of a vowel nature it echoes in the
consonant nature.
know his true nature, then his physical body actually ceases to be in
his own nature, in the way he learned about it in the Mysteries, then

Title: Lecture: The Alphabet
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extent that their nature is set forth in Anthroposophy, and of what crisis
is speech that elevates Man above the other kingdoms of nature.
the Hebrew equivalent, represents something of the nature of a wrapping, a
the spheres. In so far as it is of a vowel nature it echoes in the
consonant nature.
know his true nature, then his physical body actually ceases to be in
his own nature, in the way he learned about it in the Mysteries, then

Title: Lecture: Anthroposophy and Christianity
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order to do so, I must first say something about the nature and
the truth and effectiveness of his work, let us turn to the nature of
his own nature, making use of the only tool that he has at his
thinking. Let us take water as an example drawn from nature. Suppose
bodily nature. No one can discern the real facts of the soul-spiritual
from looking at the merely external bodily nature, any more than the
nature of hydrogen can be discerned without first extracting it from
when the soul-spiritual is recognized as distinct from the bodily nature by
delve into anthroposophy, has pointed to the spiritual nature of
free from our bodily nature. Again I refer you to my books for the
our bodily nature.
soul-spiritual element from our external bodily nature. First we get to
soul-spiritual from the bodily nature. The second is entering into
like taking someone out into nature and remarking, “Look, all this
around you is nature,” instead of saying, “Those are trees,
experience of nature to another, from one being to the next, and saying,
“All this is nature,” is to tell him nothing. The facts must
Giordano Bruno the need for a new science of nature was made evident
doesn't need any prophets because by its very nature it bases what it
concerning the nature of man and his destiny. Both are questions which
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Title: Lecture: Anthroposophy and Christianity
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order to do so, I must first say something about the nature and
the truth and effectiveness of his work, let us turn to the nature of
his own nature, making use of the only tool that he has at his
thinking. Let us take water as an example drawn from nature. Suppose
bodily nature. No one can discern the real facts of the soul-spiritual
from looking at the merely external bodily nature, any more than the
nature of hydrogen can be discerned without first extracting it from
when the soul-spiritual is recognized as distinct from the bodily nature by
delve into anthroposophy, has pointed to the spiritual nature of
free from our bodily nature. Again I refer you to my books for the
our bodily nature.
soul-spiritual element from our external bodily nature. First we get to
soul-spiritual from the bodily nature. The second is entering into
like taking someone out into nature and remarking, “Look, all this
around you is nature,” instead of saying, “Those are trees,
experience of nature to another, from one being to the next, and saying,
“All this is nature,” is to tell him nothing. The facts must
Giordano Bruno the need for a new science of nature was made evident
doesn't need any prophets because by its very nature it bases what it
concerning the nature of man and his destiny. Both are questions which
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Title: Lecture: Anthroposophy as a Substance of Life and Feeling
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penetrates into physical Nature gives us the impression of something

Title: Lecture: Anthroposophy as a Substance of Life and Feeling
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penetrates into physical Nature gives us the impression of something

Title: Contents: The Bhagavad Gita and the Epistles of St. Paul
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IV. The nature of the Bhagavad Gita and the significance of the
V. The spiritual nature of Maya. Krishna — the Light-Halo of

Title: Bhagavad Gita/Paul: Lecture I: The uniform plan of World History. The Confluence of three spiritual streams in the Bhagavad Gita.
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everywhere Greek ideas and conceptions, especially about nature,
The soul nature expresses itself through this material basic element,
number of facts about nature; only that in Sankhya philosophy
sphere of the soul: the soul-nature remains in a sense undisturbed by

Title: Bhagavad Gita/Paul: Lecture II: The basis of knowledge of the Gita, the Veda, Sankhya, Yoga.
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upon the being and nature of man if, in the first place, we keep
— just as we thus distinguish between the soul-nature and its
intellectual soul, and consciousness soul, and the sheath-nature,
outer world, in the kingdom of nature, these fine elements are also to
the substantial external nature-principle, whereby not only the
external visible is to be understood, but all stages of nature, up to
Budhi; so that not Budhi, but the soul-nature, makes itself felt in a
and idleness, so that the sheath-nature is most prominent. This may
also be the case with the external physical nature consisting of
the fact that in him the spiritual and soul-nature are expressed.
spiritual principle of that soul to the nature-principle; the relation
Tamas to the nature principle. When there is a balance between these
state, nor the external sheath-nature as in the Tamas condition, when
order to characterise the relation of the soul nature to the sheaths,
some echoes of real soul-nature; but
in the North Eastern part of India human nature was such that it
towards the West, human nature was of that kind that it inclined to
gifted human nature in the different parts of India; and only because
form, but wanted to uplift the soul-nature itself, so as to evolve
nature remains. Direct thy glance to that! But in order that thou
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Title: Bhagavad Gita/Paul: Lecture III: The union of the three streams in the Christ Impulse, the Teaching of Krishna.
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to give information about the nature of the Godhead, cosmology and the
indications of the real nature of the man himself. We cannot at the
according to the nature which thus expresses itself; for if one were,
his human nature. Anyone who has preserved even a little of the
being his own nature, and also in such a way that it is related to
highest speaks; that which is the divine in every human nature and
themselves in the external course of nature and of the evolution of
related to the basic nature characterised by Sattva. Why does a man in
themselves and conquer their bodily nature? Because they are connected
in his highest nature, we catch sight of him for one moment in the

Title: Bhagavad Gita/Paul: Lecture IV: The nature of the Bhagavad Gita and the significance of the Epistles of St. Paul. How the Christ Impulse surpasses the Krishna Impulse.
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LECTURE IVThe nature of the Bhagavad Gita and the significance of the Epistles of St. Paul.How the Christ Impulse surpasses the Krishna Impulse.31 December, 1912
nature of the Bhagavad Gita to work upon it, and on the other hand
soul-nature concealed it. The spiritual light appears to us as though
human nature is sinking deeper and deeper into darkness. It is not,
men a perception of nature and of the world such as we have through
“The serpent is active within me,” said he. To perceive was therefore in the olden time something like this: “I rouse the serpent within me to a state of activity; I feel my serpent-nature.” What had to happen, so that the new age should come in, that the new method of
appear incomprehensible; wherein Krishna reveals to Arjuna the nature
what surrounds him when he puts himself into relation with nature; but
“Yes! There thou art, in thy etheric nature.” One then looks
an indication of the whole nature of that old knowledge, and when
decisive for that time. Personality had drawn into human nature
because human nature had found the way to seek knowledge through the
a transformation of the outer bodily nature of man and of the
certainly I but the nature of this soul is not given us in the way of
and Lucifer: one soul-nature wars against another. In Sankhya
more deeply into that which plays its part in the nature of the soul,
Christ. Thus we see how that which is of a bodily nature freed itself
latter we have incarnated in the whole human nature of Krishna, the

Title: Bhagavad Gita/Paul: Lecture V: The spiritual nature of Maya. Krishna - the Light-Halo of Christ. The Risen One.
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LECTURE VThe spiritual nature of Maya.Krishna — the Light-Halo of Christ.The Risen One.1 January, 1913
they appear in the Gita; teachings of an intimate nature. On the other
understands the nature of speaking with tongues. His meaning is: The
is spread outside in nature; for that, according to the
over the whole earth. This, concerning the peculiar nature of maya,
soul-nature which incarnated in Adam's body, there was a human part, a
similar nature were to he observed in him. Then we know that the
must enter somewhat into the nature of such a vision, such a
an affair to be played out between him and external nature. That the

Title: Lecture: The Bible and Wisdom
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earth and living beings through the six days of creation, is of the nature of
days existed between men and nature, we find that in the old Schools or
far-reaching Authority. Wherever men were taught about nature the books of
authoritative not only in spheres where men pursued the study of Nature in a
scientific thought. It was not customary in those days to look out at Nature
contradiction, but even if Nature does show it to me I still believe
men's point of view about Nature and also about Aristotle has changed. In our
knowledge of nature which men ought to possess. To-day the scientist confronts
nature with his instruments and tries to explore her secrets in order that
accordance with the age in which he lived — until we look into nature
and things of that nature, but fundamental to it is a strict discipline by
nature, the passion of sense. The plant has no self-consciousness; it has no
more attained to the purity of the plant-nature. But it is because he has
knowledge of the nature of the spiritual world. The spiritual world can only
the Ego began to be incorporated into this three-fold nature, another being
prose Hymn to Nature ‘Oh Nature we are encircled and embraced by
given to us by Nature is given in Love, that Love is the crown of Nature. This
process of the penetration of the Ego into the entire nature and being of

Title: Lecture: The Bible and Wisdom
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earth and living beings through the six days of creation, is of the nature of
days existed between men and nature, we find that in the old Schools or
far-reaching Authority. Wherever men were taught about nature the books of
authoritative not only in spheres where men pursued the study of Nature in a
scientific thought. It was not customary in those days to look out at Nature
contradiction, but even if Nature does show it to me I still believe
men's point of view about Nature and also about Aristotle has changed. In our
knowledge of nature which men ought to possess. To-day the scientist confronts
nature with his instruments and tries to explore her secrets in order that
accordance with the age in which he lived — until we look into nature
and things of that nature, but fundamental to it is a strict discipline by
nature, the passion of sense. The plant has no self-consciousness; it has no
more attained to the purity of the plant-nature. But it is because he has
knowledge of the nature of the spiritual world. The spiritual world can only
the Ego began to be incorporated into this three-fold nature, another being
prose Hymn to Nature ‘Oh Nature we are encircled and embraced by
given to us by Nature is given in Love, that Love is the crown of Nature. This
process of the penetration of the Ego into the entire nature and being of

Title: Lecture: Soul and Spirit in the Human Physical Constitution
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understanding of man's being and nature.
in the very nature of things water cannot become an organism, is bound
that which in reality reflects the inner bodily nature — without

Title: Lecture: The Moral as the Source of World-Creative Power
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penetrating study of human nature is able to build a bridge between
members of man's nature which we are accustomed to regard as such,
himself connected with his bodily nature. As an Ego he would feel no
the physical body, these higher members of our human nature are filled
evolve about the external world, about Nature in her finished array,
insight into Nature on the one side and Spirit on the other.
and the physical nature of the man are identical. This, of course,

Title: Lecture: The Path to Freedom and Love and their Significance in World Events
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will operates in us. It is not the case in human nature, nor is
what thus takes place. In everything that is of the nature of will,
nature of thought, will is present. It is essential to be quite clear
from outside, but its very life is of the nature of will. By
letting what is of the nature of will radiate into our thoughts. And
Let us now consider the other pole of man's nature, where the thoughts
his will-nature, with thoughts; deeds are performed in love. Such
bring thoughts into the will-nature, when we overcome the element of
thinking, which is, however, really of the nature of will? —

Title: Lecture: Christ in Relation to Lucifer and Ahriman
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sciences is that nature does not make any leaps
striving is innermost nature. It was in Central Europe where the

Title: Lecture: Christ in Relation to Lucifer and Ahriman
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sciences is that nature does not make any leaps
striving is innermost nature. It was in Central Europe where the

Title: Lecture: The Concepts of Original Sin and Grace
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physical body, etheric body and astral body, his nature was never the
men and the sin which at that time crept into our human nature. When
cast its shadows into all subsequent ages of time. Man's nature was
his nature deriving from the stage of his evolution preceding that of

Title: Lecture: The Concepts of Original Sin and Grace
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physical body, etheric body and astral body, his nature was never the
men and the sin which at that time crept into our human nature. When
cast its shadows into all subsequent ages of time. Man's nature was
his nature deriving from the stage of his evolution preceding that of

Title: Lecture: Esoteric Studies: Cosmic Ego and Human Ego
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THE NATURE OF CHRIST
The Nature of Christ the Resurrected
the nature of Christ Jesus. This necessity arises from the fact that
man's nature, generally one or another, but usually a definite member,
These various members of man's nature have come to their corresponding
incorporation of the human ego into the nature of man is the whole
nature, upon which preparatory work was done earlier: namely, the
is essentially a refining of the various members of man's nature which
between the human ego and the three members of man's soul nature: the
sheaths are, as it were, my lower nature; I have grown beyond it, I
look down to this, my lower nature; and I see in what my ego has
otherwise; then he will say: I have not only my lower nature and my
ego, but I have a higher nature, to which I look up as to something
nature. The lower nature he already knows now; the higher will in the
we permeate ourselves, so to speak, with a human ego nature; and that
creep into these human beings, and in them our nature must work in
evolution. This is nothing evil in human nature; for since we can
and the real human nature is irradiated by this higher being, he is
“Nature is sin, Spirit is devil; they cherish between them Doubt,
as Luciferic, and consider the nature of Christ.
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Title: Lecture: Esoteric Studies: Cosmic Ego and Human Ego
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THE NATURE OF CHRIST
The Nature of Christ the Resurrected
the nature of Christ Jesus. This necessity arises from the fact that
man's nature, generally one or another, but usually a definite member,
These various members of man's nature have come to their corresponding
incorporation of the human ego into the nature of man is the whole
nature, upon which preparatory work was done earlier: namely, the
is essentially a refining of the various members of man's nature which
between the human ego and the three members of man's soul nature: the
sheaths are, as it were, my lower nature; I have grown beyond it, I
look down to this, my lower nature; and I see in what my ego has
otherwise; then he will say: I have not only my lower nature and my
ego, but I have a higher nature, to which I look up as to something
nature. The lower nature he already knows now; the higher will in the
we permeate ourselves, so to speak, with a human ego nature; and that
creep into these human beings, and in them our nature must work in
evolution. This is nothing evil in human nature; for since we can
and the real human nature is irradiated by this higher being, he is
“Nature is sin, Spirit is devil; they cherish between them Doubt,
as Luciferic, and consider the nature of Christ.
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Title: Lecture: Conscience and Wonder as Indications of Spiritual Vision in the Past and in the Future
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of a clairvoyant nature. Later on, during the further course of
own nature that they are a heritage from ancient times, when there was
natures, as those inclining more to observation, who can constantly
yawn. It is indeed true that in such natures conscience stirs less
that many of those who have a more contemplative nature cannot live
In other words, those who have to-day a thoughtful nature link their
The other more robust natures, however, have come over from a former
thoughtful natures because they won certain powers in former

Title: Lecture: Conscience and Wonder as Indications of Spiritual Vision in the Past and in the Future
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of a clairvoyant nature. Later on, during the further course of
own nature that they are a heritage from ancient times, when there was
natures, as those inclining more to observation, who can constantly
yawn. It is indeed true that in such natures conscience stirs less
that many of those who have a more contemplative nature cannot live
In other words, those who have to-day a thoughtful nature link their
The other more robust natures, however, have come over from a former
thoughtful natures because they won certain powers in former

Title: Lecture: Introductory Lecture. Winter Session, 1911-1912
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of his incarnations and of the nature of his work. I have
the threefold nature of man and its true basis, in so far as man is a

Title: Lecture: Evidences of Bygone Ages In Modern Civilisation
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nature, study of it will induce belief. Those who deliberately pull

Title: Lecture: 'Chance' and Present-day Consciousness. An Easter Meditation
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those abstract laws which it calls the “laws of Nature,”
law manifested by happenings in Nature; their conformity to law is
“necessity” now associated with the laws of nature. If what
that what cannot, by its very nature, appear to him as an evidence of
acknowledge only the inflexible laws of Nature. As time goes on it
anything except the abstract, laws of outer Nature and will insist
the “Feminine” is the symbol for the eternal laws of Nature
reliance upon the laws of Nature and are not afraid to bring the facts
and happenings of Nature into the framework of these laws. In this
certainly there ... but it is cheap! The facts of Nature do not
the same compelling power with which Nature happenings speak to him.
Nature confronts the human being as a finished work. Within Nature and
by the side of Nature, “chance” presents itself. Man himself
that the phenomena of Nature give no suggestion of chance? Why does
man speak of law in the phenomena of Nature? It is for this reason.
manifested laws of Nature are not abstract laws but, in a spiritual
observes the course of Nature-happenings he beholds, in the laws of
Nature, the Deeds of the Exusiai. But his courage has failed. And
indicate what they have laid into the facts and happenings of Nature,
“chance,” as the Exusiai speak in the facts of Nature. Human
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Title: Lecture: The Forces of the Human Soul and Their Inspirers. Kalewala: The Epic
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such a nature that they will bring peace, concord and harmony upon the

Title: Lecture: The Idea of Reincarnation and Its Introduction Into Western Culture
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realisation of the essential nature of man can only arise in the

Title: Lecture: The Mission of the Earth
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impressions. We share in what is taking place in his innermost nature,
their actions and activities; try to understand the nature of the
nature of egotism when they manifest in a human being enclosed in a
all-embracing nature of love or compassion, and the entirely specific
We know that what we actually see in the kingdoms of Nature around us
victory won over the sensory, desire-nature in men of

Title: Lecture: The Signature of Human Evolution The Advancing Individuality
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THE SIGNATURE OF HUMAN EVOLUTIONTHE ADVANCING INDIVIDUALITY
the Christ Impulse lays hold of man, leaves its stamp and signature
manifest because his outer nature frustrated it. He died when the boy

Title: Lecture: Consciousness, Memory, Karma
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IT will be my task today to speak of the nature and being of Man, in
nature can be understood only when we know that the first foundations
principles of human nature, too, heritages of pre-earthly conditions,
over to the element of universal Nature, for the dissolution or decay
belongs to Nature passes over to Powers standing behind existence. At
Old Moon period, Earth-evolution changed the nature of the physical

Title: Lecture: Form-creating Forces
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operating in human nature are, in reality, “heritages” from
wisdom and knowledge of the universe. Even although, in the nature of
becoming more strongly individual in his nature and being. It follows

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VII The Signature of Human Evolution.

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capacities, and dispositions. Thus the way we look on nature today,

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time not only men but also other beings of a spiritual nature who were

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persons and, in accordance with the whole nature of evolution at that
himself a spirit and he met beings who were of like nature with
nature. He felt, he experienced, the inner being of the objects.
primeval man in his childishness ensoul the objects of nature, such as
were in post-Atlantean times, since their nature at that time is most

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possible, we must explain the nature of the holy Rishis. This requires
and earth in fineness and corresponded to their nature, and built
that only to the initiate could the true nature of the physical,
degree. If a strong will-nature confronted someone who had not been
†† Note 4: Kama is a Sanscrit word meaning desire, the nature of the astral body.

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had in his lower parts a baser nature, for in the submerged parts he
nature; for example, as Michael, the dragon-slayer, or as Saint George

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everything of an etheric nature that is connected with the moon and
if we should observe the astral nature of the individual moon-beings
nature. We must understand that, although the basest forces departed
nature was rooted in the water, how he was half sunk in the dark
his higher nature — refined itself more and more, then man, who
acquired the consciousness of what the forces in his lower nature
dived down into his lower nature, he became conscious of himself for
sun, which belongs to your nature.”
higher nature. Thus every person is double-sexed, having both lungs
nature, they bore the son, the creator of the future earth-man.
what had become the higher nature of man was looked upon as

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connection with the nature of man, a long series of facts related to
departure of the moon. When the moon withdrew, man's lower nature was
with their baser nature, but who had a luminous human shape above.

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nature at that time has been preserved by myth, religion, and art in
along that he had given his lower half, his lower nature, a physical
which does not assert that there is nothing ugly in nature, feels a
stamp from the etheric body, others whose astral nature predominated,
physical nature became especially strong and worked on the upper
actually be called a union of the three other natures, for the ego
the eagle, lion, and bull natures. These transmuted themselves into
body, in the bull nature; these are the predominating forces that
lion nature in the etheric body; in the astral body, in the
predominating forces of the astral, the eagle or vulture nature;
finally, the predominating forces of the ego, the true human nature.
that later developed. During this time the nature of man contained
Thus we look into a time when human nature was still a unity, when

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nature. At that time man could not yet see physical things. Human
clairvoyant nature.
nature.” We should have rejoiced when the time came when we
Greeks. It must be expressly stated that this was of an occult nature.

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clouded and shadowy. This consciousness was still of a nature higher

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other kingdoms of nature arose. The three kingdoms around us arose

Title: Lecture: The Etherisation of the Blood
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Before we investigate the nature of self-knowledge, two aspects of the
organism is of the nature of will. That we are not aware of this
form of currents of light, and what is of moral-aesthetic nature
reason of all that has been said concerning the nature of Jesus of
progress in mastering the forces of nature, is something small and
things. Even when building palaces they summoned nature to their aid
to make known to men what the nature of these wonderful forms of pure
development gives no intimation of the nature of the individuality

Title: Lecture: The Etherisation of the Blood
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Before we investigate the nature of self-knowledge, two aspects of the
organism is of the nature of will. That we are not aware of this
form of currents of light, and what is of moral-aesthetic nature
reason of all that has been said concerning the nature of Jesus of
progress in mastering the forces of nature, is something small and
things. Even when building palaces they summoned nature to their aid
to make known to men what the nature of these wonderful forms of pure
development gives no intimation of the nature of the individuality

Title: Evil and the Future of Man
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the bodily nature of man in a far distant epoch. How they did so, you
Only now are they finding their way into his soul-nature. For the
Universe, when to begin with they instil themselves into the nature of
reminiscence of outer physical life and thence receives its signature,
through the picture-nature of man to his spiritual archetype. And this
is to cultivate this understanding of his picture-nature, and thus to
nature of our time — we touch upon public issues in respect of which

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the bodily nature of man in a far distant epoch. How they did so, you
Only now are they finding their way into his soul-nature. For the
Universe, when to begin with they instil themselves into the nature of
reminiscence of outer physical life and thence receives its signature,
through the picture-nature of man to his spiritual archetype. And this
is to cultivate this understanding of his picture-nature, and thus to
nature of our time — we touch upon public issues in respect of which

Title: Lecture: Facing Karma
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nature of human karma, of human destiny. Why do we suffer in the world?
are of such a nature that they are being sought by our shortcomings. By far

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nature of human karma, of human destiny. Why do we suffer in the world?
are of such a nature that they are being sought by our shortcomings. By far

Title: Lecture: The Four Sacrifices of Christ
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something of a similar nature occurred, not as yet on earth but in the
the splendor of surrounding nature is Christ's first sacrifice. By ensouling
and religious feeling when he is confronted with the beauty of nature,
observation and enjoyment of nature will be permeated by Christ; when
of summer, or in any of the other delights of nature, will say to
nature? You need only think what it is like when injured by organic

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something of a similar nature occurred, not as yet on earth but in the
the splendor of surrounding nature is Christ's first sacrifice. By ensouling
and religious feeling when he is confronted with the beauty of nature,
observation and enjoyment of nature will be permeated by Christ; when
of summer, or in any of the other delights of nature, will say to
nature? You need only think what it is like when injured by organic

Title: Good Fortune Its Reality and Its Semblance
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enlightening nature of these basic truths of spiritual science. But an
to a recognition of the enlightening nature of these great truths.
Nature at work near it, to develop one-sidedly and is prevented from
forming its proper angles. There are actually very few crystals in Nature
come across in the different kingdoms of Nature have inner forces and laws
nature that brought it upon me that my life at that time was unfortunate and
the bodily nature, it might well have worked into the girl's state of health;
circumscribed way. It will only show us its true nature and meaning if we
the connection of man's inner nature with the outer world, if the matter ended

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enlightening nature of these basic truths of spiritual science. But an
to a recognition of the enlightening nature of these great truths.
Nature at work near it, to develop one-sidedly and is prevented from
forming its proper angles. There are actually very few crystals in Nature
come across in the different kingdoms of Nature have inner forces and laws
nature that brought it upon me that my life at that time was unfortunate and
the bodily nature, it might well have worked into the girl's state of health;
circumscribed way. It will only show us its true nature and meaning if we
the connection of man's inner nature with the outer world, if the matter ended

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nature of ideas. The child begins to take as his guideline what we say
closely into the nature and constitution of this body.
At its circumference it manifests something in the nature of stars,
nature and the moon nature.

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nature of ideas. The child begins to take as his guideline what we say
closely into the nature and constitution of this body.
At its circumference it manifests something in the nature of stars,
nature and the moon nature.

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derived from this knowledge, concerning the spiritual nature of the human
“Ignorabimus”: — No matter how closely nature's secrets are
nature of this means. While on the one hand anyone who constructs the
assemble external things by means of which some secrets of nature may be
and that within this entire human nature, in addition to the man of the
human life period, but its activity is of such a nature that the process
union with the human nature, an inner life makes its first appearance which
perceives this etheric body which human nature possesses in common with
recognizing a third member of human nature, the astral or soul body. Please
special super-sensible nature of the human ego. It happens that the human
human being who comprehends the nature of human powers of perception would
belong furthermore all things relating to the spiritual nature of human
by the very nature of the communication, cannot fall within our experience,
instance, he includes the spiritual nature of the human soul in that domain.

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derived from this knowledge, concerning the spiritual nature of the human
“Ignorabimus”: — No matter how closely nature's secrets are
nature of this means. While on the one hand anyone who constructs the
assemble external things by means of which some secrets of nature may be
and that within this entire human nature, in addition to the man of the
human life period, but its activity is of such a nature that the process
union with the human nature, an inner life makes its first appearance which
perceives this etheric body which human nature possesses in common with
recognizing a third member of human nature, the astral or soul body. Please
special super-sensible nature of the human ego. It happens that the human
human being who comprehends the nature of human powers of perception would
belong furthermore all things relating to the spiritual nature of human
by the very nature of the communication, cannot fall within our experience,
instance, he includes the spiritual nature of the human soul in that domain.

Title: The Inner Development of Man
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life personal guidance is supposedly necessary. The nature of such
cannot be made in vain, but should become the soul's nature later on.
and see if it is not associated with something of a transitory nature.

Title: The Inner Development of Man
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life personal guidance is supposedly necessary. The nature of such
cannot be made in vain, but should become the soul's nature later on.
and see if it is not associated with something of a transitory nature.

Title: The Invisible Man Within Us
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the physical nature that surrounds the human being in his earthly
like the external processes of earthly nature and fall to pieces. In
it would begin to break down as it does in outer nature and would
concerning poisons that occur in nature, for example the poison in
that is formed in outer nature similarly to the way in which our
activity, and finally a physical activity. In nature such an activity
nature. Atropine, the poison of the deadly nightshade, can thus be
with a proper knowledge of outer nature. We must come to know what
knowledge of nature. The knowledge of nature is abstracted, is driven
known about the human being's relationship to surrounding nature.

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the physical nature that surrounds the human being in his earthly
like the external processes of earthly nature and fall to pieces. In
it would begin to break down as it does in outer nature and would
concerning poisons that occur in nature, for example the poison in
that is formed in outer nature similarly to the way in which our
activity, and finally a physical activity. In nature such an activity
nature. Atropine, the poison of the deadly nightshade, can thus be
with a proper knowledge of outer nature. We must come to know what
knowledge of nature. The knowledge of nature is abstracted, is driven
known about the human being's relationship to surrounding nature.

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of nature yearns for the worthiest exponent of her secrets, namely,
but in sources of a higher soul and spiritual nature; it has not an
nothing of the physical, material bodily nature today perceptible to
still of a spirit and soul nature. When we contemplate the soul of man
to speak, of the spiritual and soul nature that once was his. We look
at the inner nature of man, learning to know his spiritual and soul
Madonna. Here, it is true, we must direct our attention to the nature
conquest by nature's wintry powers said to be Set, the evil brother
theoretical myths about nature out of their own minds can make such
accordance with his whole nature cannot descend so far as the physical
human soul bears in it three natures — a will nature, found
in the inmost depths of the being, a feeling nature and a wisdom
nature. These are the three soul Mothers; we meet them in the three
of nature.
definitely artistic exponents of the very deepest secrets of Nature

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of nature yearns for the worthiest exponent of her secrets, namely,
but in sources of a higher soul and spiritual nature; it has not an
nothing of the physical, material bodily nature today perceptible to
still of a spirit and soul nature. When we contemplate the soul of man
to speak, of the spiritual and soul nature that once was his. We look
at the inner nature of man, learning to know his spiritual and soul
Madonna. Here, it is true, we must direct our attention to the nature
conquest by nature's wintry powers said to be Set, the evil brother
theoretical myths about nature out of their own minds can make such
accordance with his whole nature cannot descend so far as the physical
human soul bears in it three natures — a will nature, found
in the inmost depths of the being, a feeling nature and a wisdom
nature. These are the three soul Mothers; we meet them in the three
of nature.
definitely artistic exponents of the very deepest secrets of Nature

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of single events in nature is inadequate. It is recognized that the
human nature. Only when I have a deeper experience of myself within my
of all human nature, that is, Dionysos.
nature far more intensely than is normally done. Whereas we normally
of nature because he felt he lived within the very soul of the
longer receive because individual human nature had lost the capacity
through Christ's own nature we can recognize that He once must have

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of single events in nature is inadequate. It is recognized that the
human nature. Only when I have a deeper experience of myself within my
of all human nature, that is, Dionysos.
nature far more intensely than is normally done. Whereas we normally
of nature because he felt he lived within the very soul of the
longer receive because individual human nature had lost the capacity
through Christ's own nature we can recognize that He once must have

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emanation of the divine-spiritual. Man's nature is twofold, as we know.
To understand rightly this twofold human nature, let us consider the
man now represents the blending of these two natures — the blending of
nature — a being, or collection of beings, made up of the four lower
principles of human nature. But until then the higher human being, which
is the internal part of human nature, destined to evolve further and further
highest principles of human nature are at the same time the three lowest
gave a drop of their own soul nature to man at the time of which we are
You see that the three principles of higher human nature may be looked
element in present-day human nature. This comparison is not exact, but
the divine principles in us is of the nature of will — a kind of willing.
will in divine nature, by imagining oneself before a mirror in which one's
nature of Divinity.
and if we observe the mass of details involved, we find the nature of all
will-like nature.
flowed into human nature to form its eternal part, consists of name, of
human nature. The three higher principles may be thought of, we know,
distributed outside us in nature; something else has replaced it inside of
Divinity, we may observe the four principles of our lower nature as parts
of Divine Nature.
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emanation of the divine-spiritual. Man's nature is twofold, as we know.
To understand rightly this twofold human nature, let us consider the
man now represents the blending of these two natures — the blending of
nature — a being, or collection of beings, made up of the four lower
principles of human nature. But until then the higher human being, which
is the internal part of human nature, destined to evolve further and further
highest principles of human nature are at the same time the three lowest
gave a drop of their own soul nature to man at the time of which we are
You see that the three principles of higher human nature may be looked
element in present-day human nature. This comparison is not exact, but
the divine principles in us is of the nature of will — a kind of willing.
will in divine nature, by imagining oneself before a mirror in which one's
nature of Divinity.
and if we observe the mass of details involved, we find the nature of all
will-like nature.
flowed into human nature to form its eternal part, consists of name, of
human nature. The three higher principles may be thought of, we know,
distributed outside us in nature; something else has replaced it inside of
Divinity, we may observe the four principles of our lower nature as parts
of Divine Nature.
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Title: Lecture: Love and Its Meaning in the World
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lies in its very nature.
human body and so forth; we learn to understand the nature of the
reality. For if a man has no desire to know anything about the nature
True love is not capable of diminution or amplification. Its nature is
he understands the radical difference between the nature of wisdom and
for the future, is a true Christian. To understand the nature of love
of the essential nature of love is an integral part of it.
again wisdom flows into love will it be possible to grasp the nature

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lies in its very nature.
human body and so forth; we learn to understand the nature of the
reality. For if a man has no desire to know anything about the nature
True love is not capable of diminution or amplification. Its nature is
he understands the radical difference between the nature of wisdom and
for the future, is a true Christian. To understand the nature of love
of the essential nature of love is an integral part of it.
again wisdom flows into love will it be possible to grasp the nature

Title: Lecture: Man As A Picture of The Living Spirit
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waking life he lives in this bodily nature, so to speak, as a
being. Through all the kingdoms of Nature upon Earth-mineral, plant,
Penmaenmawr I tried to tell a little of the real spiritual nature of

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waking life he lives in this bodily nature, so to speak, as a
being. Through all the kingdoms of Nature upon Earth-mineral, plant,
Penmaenmawr I tried to tell a little of the real spiritual nature of

Title: Lecture: Newborn Might and Strength Everlasting
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life of nature, show how a relationship can be established between man's
nature contains something we must look upon as the expression of man's

Title: Lecture: Newborn Might and Strength Everlasting
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life of nature, show how a relationship can be established between man's
nature contains something we must look upon as the expression of man's

Title: Occult Significance of Blood
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his demanding that the signature be written in blood. I should like to
and interpretation of human nature. The age is past in which legends,
student of nature and of the human soul. The author endeavors to show
itself upon his physiognomy. This student of human nature draws
nature of the spiritual essence which lies at the back of our blood.
the workings of nature, in several of his popular works has rightly
divine nature, is enabled to speak. Here, then, begins that which can
In this word is expressed the fourth principle of human nature, the
called “lifeless” nature. When we talk theosophically of
phosphorus, etc., are to be found outside in inanimate nature also. If
surrounding nature. No single link can be severed from the chain of
in it a picture of the whole of nature, indeed of the whole cosmos.
partook more of the nature of a vivid dream, but, on the other hand,

Title: Occult Significance of Blood
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his demanding that the signature be written in blood. I should like to
and interpretation of human nature. The age is past in which legends,
student of nature and of the human soul. The author endeavors to show
itself upon his physiognomy. This student of human nature draws
nature of the spiritual essence which lies at the back of our blood.
the workings of nature, in several of his popular works has rightly
divine nature, is enabled to speak. Here, then, begins that which can
In this word is expressed the fourth principle of human nature, the
called “lifeless” nature. When we talk theosophically of
phosphorus, etc., are to be found outside in inanimate nature also. If
surrounding nature. No single link can be severed from the chain of
in it a picture of the whole of nature, indeed of the whole cosmos.
partook more of the nature of a vivid dream, but, on the other hand,

Title: Lecture: Outlooks for the Future
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enlarge our horizon in regard to the true nature of man and to make us see
out to us the true nature of the evolutionary processes in which the human
forms in accordance with man's inner nature. In the case of an evil-minded

Title: Lecture: Outlooks for the Future
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enlarge our horizon in regard to the true nature of man and to make us see
out to us the true nature of the evolutionary processes in which the human
forms in accordance with man's inner nature. In the case of an evil-minded

Title: Lecture: Overcoming Nervousness
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exact idea of the nature of man and his relationship to the cosmos.

Title: Lecture: Overcoming Nervousness
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exact idea of the nature of man and his relationship to the cosmos.

Title: Lecture: Polarities in Health, Illness and Therapy
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nature. It then applies the discoveries made through physics and
proceed outside in nature. Man takes the substances of the earth into
always permeated by nature processes. A substance only appears outwardly
in nature; but he transforms it immediately in his organism —
This something different, which develops out of the nature processes in
how some substance of nature which we introduce into the human
connection between any object of nature and its effect upon illness
boundary in medicine if we ask only for the actual nature of illness. What
From the head to the tip of the toes these are processes of nature. But then
natural processes! All healthy processes are processes of nature; all
processes of illness are also processes of nature. Why then is the human
processes of nature are normal, but the sick processes of nature are not.
nature with its forces to the health-giving and illness-generating forces
Let us direct our gaze to an ore which can be found in nature, so-called
extraordinarily interesting property. Its form in nature is such that certain
which we find outside in human nature in antimony if we subject
denies its mineral nature. It gets crystalline threads, so that even the
window, thereby showing the inner force of crystallization as in nature.
relationship between what is active in the objects of nature, as I have
nature and its processes for that which we call quartz, or silicic
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Title: Lecture: Polarities in Health, Illness and Therapy
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nature. It then applies the discoveries made through physics and
proceed outside in nature. Man takes the substances of the earth into
always permeated by nature processes. A substance only appears outwardly
in nature; but he transforms it immediately in his organism —
This something different, which develops out of the nature processes in
how some substance of nature which we introduce into the human
connection between any object of nature and its effect upon illness
boundary in medicine if we ask only for the actual nature of illness. What
From the head to the tip of the toes these are processes of nature. But then
natural processes! All healthy processes are processes of nature; all
processes of illness are also processes of nature. Why then is the human
processes of nature are normal, but the sick processes of nature are not.
nature with its forces to the health-giving and illness-generating forces
Let us direct our gaze to an ore which can be found in nature, so-called
extraordinarily interesting property. Its form in nature is such that certain
which we find outside in human nature in antimony if we subject
denies its mineral nature. It gets crystalline threads, so that even the
window, thereby showing the inner force of crystallization as in nature.
relationship between what is active in the objects of nature, as I have
nature and its processes for that which we call quartz, or silicic
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extreme as the one just cited. He who is able to study human nature more
The works and phenomena of nature must be viewed in a similar way. In the
nature it is not so easily done. Yet these, too, are the result of spiritual
take place in the invisible members of his nature.
in the same way that the transition occurred in nature, it shall be found
inner necessity and the inner nature of the things themselves.
These are the objects of nature.
To train our thinking using the things of nature as objects to think about

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extreme as the one just cited. He who is able to study human nature more
The works and phenomena of nature must be viewed in a similar way. In the
nature it is not so easily done. Yet these, too, are the result of spiritual
take place in the invisible members of his nature.
in the same way that the transition occurred in nature, it shall be found
inner necessity and the inner nature of the things themselves.
These are the objects of nature.
To train our thinking using the things of nature as objects to think about

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lived in the spiritual worlds as a spiritual Being of the nature of
of its nature and form. (There are exceptions in the animal world, but
nature. But like so many of the comparisons which are made this one is
to our Earth, the Being — at that time, however, of an angelic nature
the aptitude for which, however, is deeply embedded in human nature.
within the unconscious nature and that the Christ-Force lives in the
conscious utterance of the nature of thought, that is to say, until
into the nature of the Christ-Impulse and its sovereignty in man, in

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lived in the spiritual worlds as a spiritual Being of the nature of
of its nature and form. (There are exceptions in the animal world, but
nature. But like so many of the comparisons which are made this one is
to our Earth, the Being — at that time, however, of an angelic nature
the aptitude for which, however, is deeply embedded in human nature.
within the unconscious nature and that the Christ-Force lives in the
conscious utterance of the nature of thought, that is to say, until
into the nature of the Christ-Impulse and its sovereignty in man, in

Title: Lecture: Preparing for the Sixth Epoch
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nature. We must all be conscious that our Movement is significant not
is true that more delicately organized natures feel pain at the
connected with the mysteries was of such a nature that forces flowed
nature of spirit self is that it must pre-suppose the existence in
belief, and their work should be of the nature of cooperation among
salvation lies in the Russian nature and in the Russian form of life
their village communities there is still something of the nature of
producing something of the nature of a world document that would
everything in the world contradicts the divine nature. By what means,
would be vain, and everything we could say about a divine nature in
Thou gav'st me Nature as a kingdom grand,
nature and in the souls of men.

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nature. We must all be conscious that our Movement is significant not
is true that more delicately organized natures feel pain at the
connected with the mysteries was of such a nature that forces flowed
nature of spirit self is that it must pre-suppose the existence in
belief, and their work should be of the nature of cooperation among
salvation lies in the Russian nature and in the Russian form of life
their village communities there is still something of the nature of
producing something of the nature of a world document that would
everything in the world contradicts the divine nature. By what means,
would be vain, and everything we could say about a divine nature in
Thou gav'st me Nature as a kingdom grand,
nature and in the souls of men.

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nature that he can have inner experiences. So, while the etheric
earthly life, need not necessarily grow out of the virginal nature
I am speaking here of human nature in general,

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nature that he can have inner experiences. So, while the etheric
earthly life, need not necessarily grow out of the virginal nature
I am speaking here of human nature in general,

Title: Search for the New Isis, the Divine Sophia: The Quest for the Isis-Sophia
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in nature. And with a certain understanding of this link between nature and
It thereby expresses the eternal, not the transitory nature of this event.

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in nature. And with a certain understanding of this link between nature and
It thereby expresses the eternal, not the transitory nature of this event.

Title: Self Knowledge and the Christ Experience
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eggs, and so on. We can follow the course of nature, follow the stages of
Life of nature. But as humanity developed further, those instincts, which
cycle of nature but these instincts have more or less died away, and
instinctive co-existence with nature. In his case it was more ensouled than
importantly, they learned to know the so-called three kingdoms of nature
realms of nature. Through concepts and ideas we learn to know mineral,
could then see, as it were, into the inner realms of nature. From the
of the soul. I can only describe the nature of the crisis by saying that when
he learned to look at the nature of the mineral as it was spread before him
the nature of man itself baffled him in his attempt. He was able to attain
ancient times could say: ‘Man does not reveal his true nature here on
the other realms of nature. His home is elsewhere than on the earth. His
nature of man they would have needed intellectual capacities themselves.

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eggs, and so on. We can follow the course of nature, follow the stages of
Life of nature. But as humanity developed further, those instincts, which
cycle of nature but these instincts have more or less died away, and
instinctive co-existence with nature. In his case it was more ensouled than
importantly, they learned to know the so-called three kingdoms of nature
realms of nature. Through concepts and ideas we learn to know mineral,
could then see, as it were, into the inner realms of nature. From the
of the soul. I can only describe the nature of the crisis by saying that when
he learned to look at the nature of the mineral as it was spread before him
the nature of man itself baffled him in his attempt. He was able to attain
ancient times could say: ‘Man does not reveal his true nature here on
the other realms of nature. His home is elsewhere than on the earth. His
nature of man they would have needed intellectual capacities themselves.

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belongs to the earth is of a super-sensible nature. The earth is a real
condition. What the soul develops in the nature of immorality, of
will arise in them an image of the effect of this lie upon human nature in

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belongs to the earth is of a super-sensible nature. The earth is a real
condition. What the soul develops in the nature of immorality, of
will arise in them an image of the effect of this lie upon human nature in

Title: Lecture: Social Understanding Through Spiritual Scientific Knowledge
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nature of man's development is entirely different in the three different
similar, though, can be said about the forces of man's normal nature,
man's nature as it appears in ordinary life. Only there it is not so obvious.
of the nature of will, is subsensible.
to be taught; it must be man's own nature every time that determines
although certain forces appear to be of a spiritual-soul nature, they also
come to expression in our bodily nature. For the capacity is terribly

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nature of man's development is entirely different in the three different
similar, though, can be said about the forces of man's normal nature,
man's nature as it appears in ordinary life. Only there it is not so obvious.
of the nature of will, is subsensible.
to be taught; it must be man's own nature every time that determines
although certain forces appear to be of a spiritual-soul nature, they also
come to expression in our bodily nature. For the capacity is terribly

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instinctive. Only when the instinctive nature which has appeared in
only when this instinctive nature becomes instead an active element,
emerging in human nature? We can, if you like, call these social
in human nature, one also finds the opposite. This fact must above all
realm of nature people are not surprised that they cannot burn ice,
speak English by nature (single cases may be different) — a
that the English-speaking people have to say about the nature of

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instinctive. Only when the instinctive nature which has appeared in
only when this instinctive nature becomes instead an active element,
emerging in human nature? We can, if you like, call these social
in human nature, one also finds the opposite. This fact must above all
realm of nature people are not surprised that they cannot burn ice,
speak English by nature (single cases may be different) — a
that the English-speaking people have to say about the nature of

Title: Spiritual Emptiness and Social Life
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the spirit, without a notion of its real nature, are the theosophists
In the nature of things, Hermann Grimm was one of those who
experience how in his study of nature the spirit remains dumb, silent,
man than for communicating truths about nature. Only a naive mind
the concepts of natural science, all its notions of laws of nature,
are investigating the laws of nature, no trace of the spirit is
with a number of scientific laws and ideas concerning nature — but he
soul in the scientific lore of nature, in the abstract, unspiritual
concepts commonly employed. Men must have insight into the nature of

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the spirit, without a notion of its real nature, are the theosophists
In the nature of things, Hermann Grimm was one of those who
experience how in his study of nature the spirit remains dumb, silent,
man than for communicating truths about nature. Only a naive mind
the concepts of natural science, all its notions of laws of nature,
are investigating the laws of nature, no trace of the spirit is
with a number of scientific laws and ideas concerning nature — but he
soul in the scientific lore of nature, in the abstract, unspiritual
concepts commonly employed. Men must have insight into the nature of

Title: Lecture: The Structure of the Lord's Prayer
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that its content is associated more with the emotional nature and
self-interested nature. Jesus taught that petitionary prayer, asking
the Divine nature. But it would be wrong to assume that the creature
Now that we have described the nature of Christian prayer and what is
briefly recall the nature of man's being.
identical with the mineral kingdom and the whole of inorganic nature.
nature, the etheric with all that grows and propagates, with the
these kingdoms of nature and makes him the crown of Creation.
of man's lower nature.
etheric body, astral body and the ego-nature. These beings were more
union of the lower human nature with the human soul. Up to this time
This part of the higher nature which at that time was united with the
lower nature and transformed it, and in the process of this
means of which man transforms in gradual stages his lower nature into
the higher nature. By means of the force working within Manas he
man. Now we can look at this higher aspect of human nature from two
standpoints: on the one hand as the higher nature of man which he is
same course and enquire into the nature of these higher forces in
human nature. We shall start from the highest principle, the force of
I would now like to characterize for you the true nature and essence
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that its content is associated more with the emotional nature and
self-interested nature. Jesus taught that petitionary prayer, asking
the Divine nature. But it would be wrong to assume that the creature
Now that we have described the nature of Christian prayer and what is
briefly recall the nature of man's being.
identical with the mineral kingdom and the whole of inorganic nature.
nature, the etheric with all that grows and propagates, with the
these kingdoms of nature and makes him the crown of Creation.
of man's lower nature.
etheric body, astral body and the ego-nature. These beings were more
union of the lower human nature with the human soul. Up to this time
This part of the higher nature which at that time was united with the
lower nature and transformed it, and in the process of this
means of which man transforms in gradual stages his lower nature into
the higher nature. By means of the force working within Manas he
man. Now we can look at this higher aspect of human nature from two
standpoints: on the one hand as the higher nature of man which he is
same course and enquire into the nature of these higher forces in
human nature. We shall start from the highest principle, the force of
I would now like to characterize for you the true nature and essence
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the will is the most mysterious and secret element in human nature. It
But when we think of man's spiritual nature we cannot conceive that
forms of art or of nature, or in sympathies and antipathies connected
If you ask: What is the nature of the forces which make compensation
seers, something of which they said: Of its essential nature it is not
it was certainly present. To understand the Greek nature we must
source of Love. Eros — the sun-nature within the human being
the ocean-depths of the soul that man bears the sun-nature today. It
in sacred ritual and cult, they revealed to the people the true nature
that locality which, by its very nature, will bring it into complete
shadows of a purely external knowledge of nature. Thus the task of the
nature-knowledge in the best sense — only then will an important

Title: Lecture: The Sun-Mystery in the Course of Human History
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the will is the most mysterious and secret element in human nature. It
But when we think of man's spiritual nature we cannot conceive that
forms of art or of nature, or in sympathies and antipathies connected
If you ask: What is the nature of the forces which make compensation
seers, something of which they said: Of its essential nature it is not
it was certainly present. To understand the Greek nature we must
source of Love. Eros — the sun-nature within the human being
the ocean-depths of the soul that man bears the sun-nature today. It
in sacred ritual and cult, they revealed to the people the true nature
that locality which, by its very nature, will bring it into complete
shadows of a purely external knowledge of nature. Thus the task of the
nature-knowledge in the best sense — only then will an important

Title: The Threshold In Nature and In Man
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The Human Soul and the World of Nature.
and riddles. These two ideas are: the inner being of Nature and the
In his knowledge man feels himself outside Nature. What would induce
ordinary life, of entering more deeply into the Nature that presents
knowledge, that man feels separated from the inner being of Nature.
being of Nature to allow him to gain some degree of satisfaction from
last resort can be known concerning the being of Nature is somehow
being of Nature, on the other with the self-knowledge of man. Let us
In olden times, these two aims — knowledge of Nature and knowledge of
time, and man has thereby detached himself from surrounding Nature. He
over against Nature; he stands outside her, that he may then
inner being of Nature grows.
the inner being of Nature. They were afraid lest he be hurt in his
Nature. And believing that if he did so unprepared, he would sink into
ancients took such care to avoid. He acquires his knowledge of Nature;
intellect, we never penetrate to the inner being of Nature. I here
To Nature's heart
who shared Haller's attitude towards Nature, labeled such thinkers
the heart of Nature, shall carry the soul into her innermost being.
‘To Nature's heart
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Title: The Threshold In Nature and In Man
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The Human Soul and the World of Nature.
and riddles. These two ideas are: the inner being of Nature and the
In his knowledge man feels himself outside Nature. What would induce
ordinary life, of entering more deeply into the Nature that presents
knowledge, that man feels separated from the inner being of Nature.
being of Nature to allow him to gain some degree of satisfaction from
last resort can be known concerning the being of Nature is somehow
being of Nature, on the other with the self-knowledge of man. Let us
In olden times, these two aims — knowledge of Nature and knowledge of
time, and man has thereby detached himself from surrounding Nature. He
over against Nature; he stands outside her, that he may then
inner being of Nature grows.
the inner being of Nature. They were afraid lest he be hurt in his
Nature. And believing that if he did so unprepared, he would sink into
ancients took such care to avoid. He acquires his knowledge of Nature;
intellect, we never penetrate to the inner being of Nature. I here
To Nature's heart
who shared Haller's attitude towards Nature, labeled such thinkers
the heart of Nature, shall carry the soul into her innermost being.
‘To Nature's heart
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Title: Lecture: Truth, Beauty, and Goodness
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sublime nature and lofty goal of all human endeavour. In epochs
evolution a part of human nature has, indeed, been lost. All these
Such goodness can lead the soul into the qualities, nature and
these forces are of such a nature that they actually instill into the
nature, when, to begin with, as he lives in his physical body, he is

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sublime nature and lofty goal of all human endeavour. In epochs
evolution a part of human nature has, indeed, been lost. All these
Such goodness can lead the soul into the qualities, nature and
these forces are of such a nature that they actually instill into the
nature, when, to begin with, as he lives in his physical body, he is

Title: Lecture: The Two Christmas Annunciations
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even earlier — humanity regarded its own life and the nature of
possessed a certain clairvoyant capacity of a dreamlike nature. And we
Of what nature were these preparations? These preparations for a
precious in an age when the nature of substance was somewhat
trying to penetrate into the nature of the event of Golgotha with
the forces of nature and heredity.

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even earlier — humanity regarded its own life and the nature of
possessed a certain clairvoyant capacity of a dreamlike nature. And we
Of what nature were these preparations? These preparations for a
precious in an age when the nature of substance was somewhat
trying to penetrate into the nature of the event of Golgotha with
the forces of nature and heredity.

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look more deeply into the nature of the human being, into the nature
into the nature of the human being.
and daredevilry. Mobius finds the basic feature of the female nature
are speaking of things which must follow from the very nature of
culture, and it is simply the quality and nature of this culture that
time through the whole nature of our culture.
picture, sketching human nature in broad outline.
and substances that are found outside in so-called inanimate nature.
spiritual-scientific world-view sees a second body in man's nature,
in the human being, with which his external nature ends and his
the savage is completely surrounded by the forces of Nature, but the
which is given by Nature, by divine powers; and the other is that
which go more deeply still into the nature of man, where the
different members of the human nature, it would convince you that it
nature. One must be quite clear what kind of difference exists
being, at this nature of Man. A riddle in the relations between man
nature itself. It is precisely occultism, or the intimate observation
of the human nature, that guides us into the physical body, the
recognise that in a man there is something of the feminine nature,
and in a woman, a more masculine nature. From this it can be
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Title: Lecture: Woman and Society (Die Frauenfrage)
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look more deeply into the nature of the human being, into the nature
into the nature of the human being.
and daredevilry. Mobius finds the basic feature of the female nature
are speaking of things which must follow from the very nature of
culture, and it is simply the quality and nature of this culture that
time through the whole nature of our culture.
picture, sketching human nature in broad outline.
and substances that are found outside in so-called inanimate nature.
spiritual-scientific world-view sees a second body in man's nature,
in the human being, with which his external nature ends and his
the savage is completely surrounded by the forces of Nature, but the
which is given by Nature, by divine powers; and the other is that
which go more deeply still into the nature of man, where the
different members of the human nature, it would convince you that it
nature. One must be quite clear what kind of difference exists
being, at this nature of Man. A riddle in the relations between man
nature itself. It is precisely occultism, or the intimate observation
of the human nature, that guides us into the physical body, the
recognise that in a man there is something of the feminine nature,
and in a woman, a more masculine nature. From this it can be
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Title: Lecture: The Work of the Angels In Man's Astral Body
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individual human being, just as the nature of his powers and faculties
consider in greater detail the nature of man himself. In the sense of
understanding of his nature.
itself be in the nature of a religious rite, a sacrament, and nobody
to understand the deeper side of human nature. A time will come — and
And thirdly: Unquestionable insight into the spiritual nature of the
to follow the dictates of his own proper nature, he could not very
that will arise in human nature, instinctive knowledge connected with the
nature in terms of causality! Natural science will be totally blind to
application of the forces of nature by means of spiritual powers, an
denote an aberration from the path which, in the nature of humanity

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individual human being, just as the nature of his powers and faculties
consider in greater detail the nature of man himself. In the sense of
understanding of his nature.
itself be in the nature of a religious rite, a sacrament, and nobody
to understand the deeper side of human nature. A time will come — and
And thirdly: Unquestionable insight into the spiritual nature of the
to follow the dictates of his own proper nature, he could not very
that will arise in human nature, instinctive knowledge connected with the
nature in terms of causality! Natural science will be totally blind to
application of the forces of nature by means of spiritual powers, an
denote an aberration from the path which, in the nature of humanity

Title: Lecture: Exoteric and Esoteric Christianity
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extent that their nature is set forth in Anthroposophy, and of what crisis
higher soul-spiritual nature. I have already explained this before.
was at the most one dealing with the special nature of metamorphosis
spirit and soul continues. They thought about the nature of this
gods, we would never have learnt anything concerning the nature of
which is so full of disputes concerning the nature of Christianity in

Title: Lecture: Exoteric and Esoteric Christianity
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extent that their nature is set forth in Anthroposophy, and of what crisis
higher soul-spiritual nature. I have already explained this before.
was at the most one dealing with the special nature of metamorphosis
spirit and soul continues. They thought about the nature of this
gods, we would never have learnt anything concerning the nature of
which is so full of disputes concerning the nature of Christianity in

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developing organs which can perceive spiritual truths (just as Nature
circle which may be represented or met with in Nature. So it is in the
think of the essence of Nature and of Spiritual Being as independently
mathematics in our knowledge of Nature. This implies nothing else
It is not by the usual philosophical speculations upon the nature of
“self-knowledge” the inner nature of our own spiritual
will be the most wonderful creation of the world, for which Nature

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developing organs which can perceive spiritual truths (just as Nature
circle which may be represented or met with in Nature. So it is in the
think of the essence of Nature and of Spiritual Being as independently
mathematics in our knowledge of Nature. This implies nothing else
It is not by the usual philosophical speculations upon the nature of
“self-knowledge” the inner nature of our own spiritual
will be the most wonderful creation of the world, for which Nature

Title: William Shakespeare
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in a far more unprejudiced way. The poet's adventurous nature explains

Title: William Shakespeare
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in a far more unprejudiced way. The poet's adventurous nature explains

Title: William Shakespeare
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unprejudiced way. The poet's adventurous nature explains to some

Title: William Shakespeare
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unprejudiced way. The poet's adventurous nature explains to some

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be born. Life is formless it could (not?) live out its own nature in

Title: The Manicheans
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be born. Life is formless it could (not?) live out its own nature in

Title: Man as a Being: Lecture 1
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Here we see how something of a moral nature is the outcome of a quite
completely into our bodily nature. These senses we perceive altogether
cannot approach the real nature of processes if one thus pursues
nature in it, for it originates from that in us wherein we ourselves
organ of so specific a nature, but this does not justify us in

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higher nature, within which we have responsibility, to that other
to a formula. The argument as to whether the Son is of the same nature
and being as the Father, or of a different nature and being, is
more to the observation of external nature, until in the nineteenth
of the Anglo-American nature, of western culture.
laws. All that exists of a more traditional nature, and belongs to
upper man) has, as regards its real nature, faded away into belief.
Those people have never made themselves acquainted with the nature of
they are now applied to the observation of external nature, and it can

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THIS cleft in human nature of which I have been speaking also finds
as belonging by their very nature to the life of both soul and body.
nature itself. To do this one needs an opportunity of watching how the
he was describing something of a soul-nature —
of recognising these very subtle differences in human nature.
the Goetheanum last autumn. [* Grenzen der Naturerkenntnis,
appears to us as of a soul-spiritual nature, and on the other hand,
up with the bodily nature, and which on the other hand we can grasp,
moral constitution of his soul and the causality of nature is not a
nature. It seems as if we are powerless, as if we must feel ourselves
in human nature. The man who has little idea of how deeply such a
inmost nature is a misfortune. Confronted by the conflict between
an actual process in human nature. We are not here merely in order,
outer nature. We men really dissolve natural causality within

Title: The Individuality of Elias, John, Raphael, Novalis
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into colour and form the very nature and being of Christianity itself —

Title: The Individuality of Elias, John, Raphael, Novalis
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into colour and form the very nature and being of Christianity itself —

Title: The Dead Are With Us
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may be compared with the animal nature in this sense. The dead,
nature; we ourselves build it up.
or pain, until, finally, the soul-nature is such that it can descend
The next is the human kingdom. Mineral Nature and the plant kingdom
knowledge, that in human nature there is an eternal core of being
only be danger for those who have not purified their natures through
intercourse is of a spiritual nature it is not sinful, but when it is
‘animal’ in quality and nature is the basic element in which
Thus abstractly described, the nature of the process is easy to grasp;
realise vividly what was the nature of your particular interest in the
we understand the nature of clairvoyant connection with the dead. What

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may be compared with the animal nature in this sense. The dead,
nature; we ourselves build it up.
or pain, until, finally, the soul-nature is such that it can descend
The next is the human kingdom. Mineral Nature and the plant kingdom
knowledge, that in human nature there is an eternal core of being
only be danger for those who have not purified their natures through
intercourse is of a spiritual nature it is not sinful, but when it is
‘animal’ in quality and nature is the basic element in which
Thus abstractly described, the nature of the process is easy to grasp;
realise vividly what was the nature of your particular interest in the
we understand the nature of clairvoyant connection with the dead. What

Title: Universe, Earth and Man: Lecture I: The Egyptian period, and the present time.
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upon the centre of his own human nature. With this feeling of
pictures of Madonna in a way so wonderfully true to nature; he knows
shall have to direct our attention to the nature, the goal, and the

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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nature of temple-sleep, which was one of the remedies employed by the
will then be capable of acting on human nature to harmonize and heal.
exercised upon human nature by so-called “sense free” ideas,

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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The Kingdoms of Nature. Group-egos.
The Kingdoms of Nature. Group-egos. The Centre of Man. The Kingdoms of Higher Spiritual Beings.
nature; the mineral, vegetable, animal, and human kingdoms. Man is not
possesses an ego-nature; he alone in this physical world has a
belongs to the fingers. This comparison brings us to the group-nature
or soul-nature in the case of animals.
ego-nature which in the case of man is present in the physical world
existence that the earth, as regards its mineral nature, should suffer
We have now dealt with the four kingdoms of nature, the mineral,

Title: Universe, Earth and Man: Lecture IV: The Outer Manifestations of Spiritual Beings in the Elements. Their connection with Man. Cosmic partitions. The Myth of Osiris.
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supplement the different Kingdoms of nature that surround us in the
outside. In the sunlight the spiritual nature of the Spirits of Form

Title: Universe, Earth and Man: Lecture V: The sacrifice of the substance by the Thrones, Kyriotetes, Dynami's, and Exusiai. Jehovah and the Elohim, and their co-operative activity in the stages of human Development.
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addition to a physical body an etheric body has a plant-nature; our
higher nature of the animal-man of the Moon. Such were the denizens of
in so far as it is of a mental and spiritual nature, we find in many
picture rose within him of the inner nature of the approaching being,

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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It belongs to the very nature of our theme that these lectures should
soul nature of man. At a certain point of time they reached such a
such a nature that it had constant need of the forces that worked upon
implanted by the laws of nature; and the further back we go the more
in it by the laws of nature, by the forces appertaining to the
regard to those qualities which reached down into the lower nature,

Title: Universe, Earth and Man: Lecture VII: Animal forms -- the physiognomical expression of human passions. The religion of Egypt -- a remembrance of Lemurian times. Fish and serpent symbols. The remembrance of Atlantis in Europe. The Light of Christ.
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called volcanic in nature, when large tracts of land lying south of
nature only, and take on no external form. This is what man's higher
nature all that was useful; so that when we look back into such
were more of a plant-like nature, but with these we shall not deal at
events were of a very stormy nature. The physical part of man was not
indicated the nature of this Impulse when we spoke about the long

Title: Universe, Earth and Man: Lecture VIII: Mans connection with the various planetary bodies. The earth's mission.
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inner nature?
nature, and what they have to do is regulated by the wise group-soul.
Only when the group-nature is overcome, and individual confronts
expressed its nature in the words, “He who does not forsake
Let us consider the nature of a plant according to Rosicrucian wisdom.
these. Hence one can say in a spiritual sense, when the soul-nature of
and spirit nature; when that which exists in the world rises before
the Spheres.” The whole world then utters forth its nature, and
within the very nature of things. This is more than inspirational

Title: Universe, Earth and Man: Lecture XI: The progress of man. His conquest of the physical plane in the post-Atlantean civilizations. The beginning and up-building of the 'I am.' The chosen people.
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Such was the nature of the first post-Atlantean age; but the mission

Title: Universe, Earth and Man: Lecture X: The reflection in the fourth epoch of mans experiences with the ancient Gods and their way of the Cross. The Christ-Mystery.
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the lower kingdoms of nature, these give him the substances and forces
with the lower kingdoms of nature. It is true he only enters these
nature of the Angels and Archangels. Just as light is still light
From the nature of the conditions laid down in my book
human nature, and, on account of this, through the war of all against

Title: Universe, Earth and Man: Lecture XI: The reversing of Egyptian remembrance into material forms by way of Arabism. The harmonizing of Egyptian remembrance. The Christian impulse of power in Rosicrucianism.
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was entirely suited to human nature.
more in man, and re-appears on the other side in the nature of man. It
more materialistic form; even man's connection with animal nature
last lecture, but it was of a different nature; this is a new descent

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The Kingdoms Of Nature. Group Egos. The Centre Of Man. The Kingdoms Of

Title: Universe, Earth and Man: Introduction by Marie Steiner
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to transmute it by liberating the divine-willing, strong ego-nature
no longer express their true nature — they may indeed become the

Title: Jesuit and Rosicrucian Training
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does to external nature. It belongs to us in so far
inasmuch as we have within us a portion of nature,
nature. So in the world wherein we live we must
nature and at the same time in man, lives in us as
part of the great unknown Nature.
unknown in Nature, and to the part of our own being
which is of one kind with Nature, the name of the
subconscious. As to the nature of the Will, we need
In other words, human nature strives, in so far as
after the Christ had worked upon the Logos-nature of
of man as he is according to his own nature.

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does to external nature. It belongs to us in so far
inasmuch as we have within us a portion of nature,
nature. So in the world wherein we live we must
nature and at the same time in man, lives in us as
part of the great unknown Nature.
unknown in Nature, and to the part of our own being
which is of one kind with Nature, the name of the
subconscious. As to the nature of the Will, we need
In other words, human nature strives, in so far as
after the Christ had worked upon the Logos-nature of
of man as he is according to his own nature.

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Two spheres of existence in nature and in man the realm of regularity
The duality of human nature — the heavenly and the earthly
nature of man. The powers behind the existence of the body as
three-foldness of human nature and knowledge, aesthetics and morality.

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the more these life-obscuring clouds arise. It is about human nature,
often indefinable aspects of human nature.
with much M in their nature can load upon themselves? What, indeed, is
the extent that his plant nature gains the upper hand. Paradoxical!
resembles a dog. All the rest of nature, you see, is condensed in the
Everything that is spread out before us in nature is contained in man
many people about who possess similar natures. Contemporary humanity
includes many individuals with natures similar to Weininger's. It is
transitional nature of our times, an interesting example. It is

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Two spheres of existence in nature and in man the realm of regularity
autumn. And the realm of nature presents us with many other things in
But there is another realm of nature, one which cannot be experienced
You see here two distinct realms of nature, one that manifests
call nature as a whole. I would like to describe the overall
impression that nature makes on us at a given instant as a mixture of
two spheres of nature expressed in some human form, one which exhibits
from the way they are expressed out there in nature. Nevertheless,
that twofold division of nature into order and irregularity should
The contrast in human nature between the regularity of normal thinking
and the lack of it in dreams is really of this nature. A person is
deeply into nature. It begins to appear to us as it has appeared to
‘What, then, is this part of nature that is not regulated by the
nature that does not proceed regularly or in accordance with rules?
What is this nature of rain, of hail, of storms, of thunder, of
always answered, ‘Here nature appears as a somnambulist!’
manifestations, we find nature as a somnambulist, a somnambulistic
consciousness of earthly nature. That is a profound truth.

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The duality of human nature — the heavenly and the earthly
become aware of the fundamentally dual nature of the human being. We
certain other, deeper regions of human nature, regions which in a
nature. That is most easily imagined if you consider the skeleton.
pictorial expression of the dual nature of a human being, for the head
light. In that, something of an unquestionably earthly nature is
earthly nature, perhaps, but earthly all the same. Yesterday, in the
understand the nature of either mankind or of the world as long as one
represented it. Understanding the substantial nature of the material
precisely because he does not understand the substantial nature of
sense in which human nature is dual, and how this is outwardly
nature and to the universe, but that it makes no difference to nature
or to the universe that such a thing is added to it. Nature could just
with our ideas. They are an addition. So why should nature not be
nature fashioned man so that thinking is not even included among his
cosmic aspects of human nature.
human being has a dual nature. But not only does man have a dual
nature; in addition to that, his external shape also carries both past
deep, deep into the nature and origins of world existence and human

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nature of man. The powers behind the existence of the body as
three-foldness of human nature and knowledge, aesthetics and morality.
with a dual nature. Because humanity has this dual nature, it is

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of nature — the mineral, plant and animal kingdoms — flow
things are connected with human nature, but please note that it is
once it has been taken hold of by the moral nature of the Earth. Moral

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much about the complicated nature of the human being; but the time is
essentially dual nature, and of how his external body already reveals
this dual nature. The body divides into two parts which are built
between the nature of a concept and the thing that the concept
nature of a grain of wheat. As he sets about it, he says: ‘I will
proceeds to seek for the nature of the grain of wheat in its
discovering something essential about the nature of a grain of wheat
corresponds to the nature of a grain of wheat to be as it is, must
secondary matter. It has nothing to do with the inner nature of a
nature provides something good for human nourishment. But that has
nothing to do with the inner nature of a grain of wheat, or with the
its nature quite a complicated one. And it is only in dreams such as
inner nature of wheat. We can go on to ask: What are the further
Here nature gives you an opportunity to build a concept that must be
substances in nature was explained as the work of mysterious spirits
It is similar when we go about acquiring knowledge of external nature
being separated from their own original nature. Something similar
developed in a way that runs totally contrary to the nature of ideas

Title: Lecture: Riddle of Humanity: Lecture Eight
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significant spiritual beings whose nature is reflected within us
what, as lower nature, is present in man. These spiritual counterparts
in the example from inorganic nature, only intensified to the point of

Title: Lecture: Riddle of Humanity: Lecture Nine
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soul-spiritual nature is related to our physical, bodily nature. In
between the necessities of reason and the necessities of nature. He
the necessity of nature approach one another.

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of nature. Why should men need to establish natural laws if all they
establishing laws and arriving at the laws of nature? To this Ernst
and hold them together in our thought. What we call a law of nature is
believe that they could read in the book of nature and explain how
the truth of judgements and to make discoveries about the nature of
unprejudiced observation of the hierarchy of the realms of nature. He

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whole nature and spirit of evolution, there must have been a time,
heavens will reveal their own nature is just an empty phrase.
to the unconscious nature of the sexual process in earlier times. It

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thinking — or thought. Nor, because of the nature of the thinking
We have the power to express all the movements of our inner nature
language of nature and for perceiving how certain elemental beings
original form, the nature of which I have just indicated, it would not
in the fundamental nature of the human being are due to influences

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For our soul-spiritual nature is physically expressed by the colour of
more seek a wisdom that enters into the nature of things. Once people

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nature of Christ. The author of the Gospel of St. John definitely
man — something which can be found in its true nature only if we
Humanity can be born again, in its inmost divine nature, in Jesus of
preliminary stages, of comprehensive nature, must be traversed. A man
first fully contain the spiritual nature which seeks to incarnate in

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nature became merely the inner part of the physical, was not called
that the spiritual nature which the rest of mankind has yet to
of a healing and conciliating nature were at work. That is no mere
nature. Yet we recognize in him a high initiate who was destined at a
and emotion. We need an understanding of this nature, if we would

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nature. I must mention this because certain facts with which the great
If no intervention of a spiritual nature occurred here, in the
highest and most interior principles of human nature, but they are far
we distinguish a threefold nature which runs parallel with that of the
stage of threefold nature (astral, etheric, and physical body), only
it were, typical forms assumed by animal nature. There were therefore
animals, it is nevertheless true that the degenerated nature of the
expressed the degenerated nature of the so-called bull-men, and so on.
Such was the nature of the human being, in a densified state, after
brought the bull, lion, and eagle nature to a harmonious unity in
but man could not behold it. The essential nature of the Saturn
spiritual nature:

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spiritual nature, also detached themselves, as an older form of Sun
something in the nature of an outcast from the human kingdom — a
highly developed bodies in order to work in the inner nature of man.
nature of man but little prepared for us.’ In the Persian period
certain higher beings said: ‘We can now descend into the human nature
man who had waited longest, who had developed his inner nature through
nature of this man who dwelt in Jesus of Nazareth and who had made his
take residence in the inner nature of the man who waited longest.’ To
upon him and unite with his inner nature. From the time of the Baptism
nature attained ever higher development — until at last Jesus of

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could perceive everything in the nature of spiritual influences at
nature of a spiritual picture; and what the spirit experienced in this
with their higher nature. So that we need only clothe his exhortations
of human nature, so that human love becomes something entirely

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baptism by John. The true nature of Christ's influence upon the world
will be clear to us inasmuch as we explain the nature of the baptism
does not believe that there is anything of a spiritual nature behind
nature and cultivate that part of himself which is not inherited, will
nature which we bring with us from a former life enters and organizes
of reincarnation, of the nature of man, of the survey of the cosmos,
his material nature will be heightened. Since man today is restricted

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nature, however low the earthly image may appear. Thus we have high
Sun, work from there upon the Earth-sphere in the nature of
other natures in a harmonious synthesis — the ‘Man-spirits’.
the secret properties of human nature pertaining to the glandular,
another region of human nature — the part which clings to the
first say a few words concerning the spiritual nature of the bird
them to densify. So they densified in a manner suitable to a nature
facts. The spiritual prototypes corresponding to these bird natures
beings appear to us in the counterpart of the Bull-nature in man.’ But
a perception of the ‘Bull’ nature, or the ‘Lion-spirits’ and so on.
recognize the Christ-nature. His knowledge of initiation was in
nature was of the noblest kind. At the same time we must realize to
the Evangelists with what may be said to constitute the real nature of
acquainted with the true nature of the Death of Christ believed in the

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by its very nature could exercise an unbounded influence on those who
drawn from the sources of Nature. Hence it must be expressly stated
united with Nature — such water alone could be suitable for His
and with the forces of Nature contained in the water — the forces
tasted the water as wine. But everything in the nature of a real force
and psychic nature. Here again we have an increase of Christ's power.
And now let us proceed. As I said, the real nature of the miracles
and they see Christ. This vision at a distance is of such nature that

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mystery. There was something in human nature to which the power of a

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first call up before us the nature of the connection between the
I have told you that everything of a general nature in man, all that
From my mother a happy nature and delight in telling fables,’
nature, will not combat another's opinion in another's soul. He will
to man's inner being. The forces governing human nature must combat
In an initiation of this nature the etheric and astral bodies were
knowledge of human nature in keeping with the remnants of ancient

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mankind. Now of what nature was the life of the soul in the old
but since he saw the spirit, everything of a spiritual nature that
nature flow into the human being. Man has lost the ability to behold
the transformation which humanity experienced in the nature of its
From my mother a happy nature and delight in telling fables.’
nature than in later times. Considered today, the physical and etheric
Their activity within human nature was such that the Luciferic beings
in the nature of a physical body would fall a prey to corruption, and

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nature of the Mystery of Golgotha is only possible when light has been
Now we must consider in all its gravity a truth of this nature, to the
we apprehend, we are struck by one of especially fundamental nature
knowledge of the true nature of death — that is, the knowledge
fourth principle of his nature, and that this Ego, as it develops, has
His Son into the world, that the real nature of the Father should be

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nature that they were contained more or less within the divine Being.
Henceforth it is true that everything in the nature of the former
recognized in its true nature unless we see in it a sheath that
received with a full sense of their sacred nature.
a nature to convince him that He whose advent he had been led to
creation among the works of Nature than I; but without thee, lower

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were a part of the workers' daily concerns. Nature with its mineral,
experiment; all we need to do is pay attention to how nature
becomes ill in any way, we discover that nature herself arranged such
nature that pulled up these mountains. In some places the forces were

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were a part of the workers' daily concerns. Nature with its mineral,
experiment; all we need to do is pay attention to how nature
becomes ill in any way, we discover that nature herself arranged such
nature that pulled up these mountains. In some places the forces were

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It is the first lecture in the series The Inner Nature of Music,
The Inner Nature of Music and the Experience of Tone
many men, and so he creates the archetypal image, which in nature is
So the artist surpasses nature. He extracts her archetypal essence,
creative depths of nature, he creates something real and achieves a
the Will in nature, to “things in themselves”; it
kingdoms of nature are the letters of the alphabet, and Man is the

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It is the first lecture in the series The Inner Nature of Music,
The Inner Nature of Music and the Experience of Tone
many men, and so he creates the archetypal image, which in nature is
So the artist surpasses nature. He extracts her archetypal essence,
creative depths of nature, he creates something real and achieves a
the Will in nature, to “things in themselves”; it
kingdoms of nature are the letters of the alphabet, and Man is the

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hand and the physical bodily nature on the other, without becoming
impulse of reason and the impulse that comes from nature. Through a

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hand and the physical bodily nature on the other, without becoming
impulse of reason and the impulse that comes from nature. Through a

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coming from physical nature; this Schiller calls the influence of
natural necessity. It includes everything produced by the sense-nature
practise it as a law of his own nature. The necessity of the senses he
consideration is given today to this threefold nature of man, and so
corresponds to the middle element in man, his rhythmic nature. Third,

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coming from physical nature; this Schiller calls the influence of
natural necessity. It includes everything produced by the sense-nature
practise it as a law of his own nature. The necessity of the senses he
consideration is given today to this threefold nature of man, and so
corresponds to the middle element in man, his rhythmic nature. Third,

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FOR a true understanding of the nature of the human being we have to
attracted to us by reason of our nature, work at the shaping of our
the subconscious parts of our nature in spiritual spheres. In
Up to that time one's teaching about nature should be entirely of the
kind where the description of nature and her processes is connected
life. Only at the ninth year may one begin to describe nature in a
of taking note of external nature in a more objective way. Earlier, he
unites whatever he sees in nature with his own being. Now the
nature, if in childhood he has not learned to pray. Prayer turns into
nature of Christianity. His book is page for page a description of the
but they refer paramountly to inner processes of human nature, for

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FOR a true understanding of the nature of the human being we have to
attracted to us by reason of our nature, work at the shaping of our
the subconscious parts of our nature in spiritual spheres. In
Up to that time one's teaching about nature should be entirely of the
kind where the description of nature and her processes is connected
life. Only at the ninth year may one begin to describe nature in a
of taking note of external nature in a more objective way. Earlier, he
unites whatever he sees in nature with his own being. Now the
nature, if in childhood he has not learned to pray. Prayer turns into
nature of Christianity. His book is page for page a description of the
but they refer paramountly to inner processes of human nature, for

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whole nature and being. The Greek was right when he felt that the Sun
deeper feeling for Nature. The experience is not nearly as vivid as it
by virtue of their own inherent nature. They work here as Earth
understand the being of man by investigating the nature of the Earth
forces of a super-earthly nature.
were entirely earthly in their nature. But in the minerals, too,

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whole nature and being. The Greek was right when he felt that the Sun
deeper feeling for Nature. The experience is not nearly as vivid as it
by virtue of their own inherent nature. They work here as Earth
understand the being of man by investigating the nature of the Earth
forces of a super-earthly nature.
were entirely earthly in their nature. But in the minerals, too,

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Supersensible. As to what the mineral nature is, you may read of this
predisposition to a religious nature could not work on into an earthly

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Supersensible. As to what the mineral nature is, you may read of this
predisposition to a religious nature could not work on into an earthly

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questions about nature, about the cosmos and the entire world, about

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questions about nature, about the cosmos and the entire world, about

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the Epiphany. The lecture today, therefore, will be more in the nature of a
spirit and the world soul spread out around you then as nature spreads out
inner being; similarly the plant kingdom. What surrounds you in nature will
nature that surrounds us in the kingdoms of the minerals, plants and
animals. We take nature into ourselves. That nature exists is none of our
doing; all we can do is to make nature part of our own being. But what we
four kingdoms of nature, of which man is one. To bring spirit into the
it with nature. In times to come we shall have within us what is now spread
it will be with nature. We take nature into ourselves from outside and
nature will be within us as a power. That is the great thought at the basis
you breathe nature into yourselves. The act of sight does not pass away
use of the physical forces of nature, but without the essential degree of
stages in the development of human nature and of the human soul. Just think

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the Epiphany. The lecture today, therefore, will be more in the nature of a
spirit and the world soul spread out around you then as nature spreads out
inner being; similarly the plant kingdom. What surrounds you in nature will
nature that surrounds us in the kingdoms of the minerals, plants and
animals. We take nature into ourselves. That nature exists is none of our
doing; all we can do is to make nature part of our own being. But what we
four kingdoms of nature, of which man is one. To bring spirit into the
it with nature. In times to come we shall have within us what is now spread
it will be with nature. We take nature into ourselves from outside and
nature will be within us as a power. That is the great thought at the basis
you breathe nature into yourselves. The act of sight does not pass away
use of the physical forces of nature, but without the essential degree of
stages in the development of human nature and of the human soul. Just think

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are reflected during sleep. As we work on earth with nature's forces,

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dignity and our human nature, that we must first do something in the
man's soul nature, with a certain inner anxiety or uneasiness. He
of life that his inner nature carries out imitations of the planetary
nature. In the second stage of sleep the movement of Venus, of
nature. This whole reciprocal action of the planetary movements of our
divine-spiritual Hierarchies. And, just as we work with nature's
forces here on earth, just as we use external objects of nature as
experiences as his inner nature merely facsimiles of the planetary
through these worlds; they become his inner nature. And it is always
today who can investigate the nature of man's connection with the
digestive power of the soul nature; they will appropriate this

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The Nature and Origin of the Arts
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comprehend thy nature and the nature of thy offspring whom
nature which the youthful messenger assigned to thee; for by
figure of intuition was of the nature of the Seraphim. And
the inner nature of color, just as everything having its
nature, otherwise regarded as a mere soulless mass of forms
colors to be found in lifeless nature — these thou wilt
in external nature. From the human soul will flow reflected
of all these beauties of nature which flow, as it were, out
spirit nature with the light of Zeus!
earth itself. She herself had become of one nature with
own nature, especially with her art nature, and that she must

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The Nature and Origin of the Arts
The Nature and Origin of the Arts
comprehend thy nature and the nature of thy offspring whom
nature which the youthful messenger assigned to thee; for by
figure of intuition was of the nature of the Seraphim. And
the inner nature of color, just as everything having its
nature, otherwise regarded as a mere soulless mass of forms
colors to be found in lifeless nature — these thou wilt
in external nature. From the human soul will flow reflected
of all these beauties of nature which flow, as it were, out
spirit nature with the light of Zeus!
earth itself. She herself had become of one nature with
own nature, especially with her art nature, and that she must

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form existence. So it is in nature everywhere and so it is in the
with the outer, mechanical life of nature and how the soul is yoked to
nature is ensouled. In the 16th century Giordano Bruno still
recognised the life that fills the whole of nature, the whole universe
indicates the nature of Tolstoy's antagonism to Western culture. It is
of nature in their outer expression, how can you hope to discover how
by our lower nature? If not to what common welfare or humanity
inner, divine nature, without losing his bearings in the chaos of the
Much of what Tolstoy says about the essential nature of man is in

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form existence. So it is in nature everywhere and so it is in the
with the outer, mechanical life of nature and how the soul is yoked to
nature is ensouled. In the 16th century Giordano Bruno still
recognised the life that fills the whole of nature, the whole universe
indicates the nature of Tolstoy's antagonism to Western culture. It is
of nature in their outer expression, how can you hope to discover how
by our lower nature? If not to what common welfare or humanity
inner, divine nature, without losing his bearings in the chaos of the
Much of what Tolstoy says about the essential nature of man is in

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that in the same way that the wonders of nature meet us when

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that in the same way that the wonders of nature meet us when

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accordance with the great Laws of Nature. Two vistas lay before the
over everything else. Everything of a physical nature lived in the
a kind of Nature worship, reminiscent in many respects of Egyptian
connected with Nature. The belief prevailed that holiness was
with the Laws of Nature.” The civilization of the

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accordance with the great Laws of Nature. Two vistas lay before the
over everything else. Everything of a physical nature lived in the
a kind of Nature worship, reminiscent in many respects of Egyptian
connected with Nature. The belief prevailed that holiness was
with the Laws of Nature.” The civilization of the

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inwardly united both with the secrets of Nature and with the secrets

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The Inner Nature of Man and the Life Between Death and Rebirth

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to turn their attention once again to the super-sensible nature of

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consider the super-sensible nature of man when his physical and etheric
say here that the physical body dissolves away into outer Nature, into
the forces of outer Nature. The etheric body also dissolves, quite
Beings are themselves always, by their inherent nature, physiognomy.
their whole nature of spirit and soul be impressed upon their
looks into his inner nature, knowing the while that the sure working
worlds. But the whole nature of the life between death and a new birth
explain it in its true nature. To this world that is superphysical but

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to-day in common with animal nature. We find, therefore, in the Moon
of man's nature.
qualities were of like nature with himself in Earthly life. This is
acquired free will. The wisdom was by its very nature able to speak
Teachers of mankind. But they, with their nature, cannot see these
a super-sensible nature, or whether they had understanding for the
second is that everything connected with the Sun and the nature of the
nature, makes it possible for the Michael Spirit to mediate between
in their own intrinsic nature. Their significance is then brought home

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nature to himself. I told you how he gradually changes his spirit-form
not anything of the nature of theory, nor indeed anything that lends
nature. But so far as man is concerned, the most important Beings in
the Mars sphere are those who in their whole nature are Cosmic Word.
never have a true feeling or perception of the nature of man until we
in some of its aspects, the spirit nature of man, his super-sensible

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physical and etheric bodily nature, — here too his forces extend
that all the loveliness and wonder of the world of nature which makes
they are in their real nature? There is indeed, but here again we must
of Nature are around us. When, in this higher state of consciousness,
and a new birth. The beauties of material Nature on Earth are so full
the being of man in health and disease, secrets of Nature are
hid. We hear the Beings of the Second Hierarchy speaking of the nature
emerge, as it were, from the bodily nature. There is no more beautiful
mysteries of Nature and mysteries of Spirit. For man is intimately and
super-sensible nature of man, anthroposophically perceived and

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concepts. The laws of nature are dead once they have been
human nature, and we can understand this when we consider the
nature of a crystal would be there. In the second state of
manifestations of the Gods in nature. During sleep we enter
within the nature of man to pass through death, thereafter to
has unlawfully assumed the god-nature. Just as in the Christian
mortality of human nature. We have the polar antithesis of

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concepts. The laws of nature are dead once they have been
human nature, and we can understand this when we consider the
nature of a crystal would be there. In the second state of
manifestations of the Gods in nature. During sleep we enter
within the nature of man to pass through death, thereafter to
has unlawfully assumed the god-nature. Just as in the Christian
mortality of human nature. We have the polar antithesis of

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For thinking, according to its nature, transcends what is
WESEN (Nature, essence, being, i.e. existent but not
which gives back the nature (Natur) of the things. We there

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For thinking, according to its nature, transcends what is
WESEN (Nature, essence, being, i.e. existent but not
which gives back the nature (Natur) of the things. We there

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we shall consider its real nature, as it is beheld super-sensibly,
nature, in the shining stream which during earthly sleep flows from
morning to evening — but in a way that reveals the whole nature
according to their own essential nature, purpose to do for the being
of this kind — something of the nature of a Being underlies
And so one reaches the point of seeing man's soul and spirit-nature
within them what is of the nature of Soul, and who create what is

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we shall consider its real nature, as it is beheld super-sensibly,
nature, in the shining stream which during earthly sleep flows from
morning to evening — but in a way that reveals the whole nature
according to their own essential nature, purpose to do for the being
of this kind — something of the nature of a Being underlies
And so one reaches the point of seeing man's soul and spirit-nature
within them what is of the nature of Soul, and who create what is

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nature that he is more closely related to the astral body and ego. To
which in a Spiritual respect is of like nature to the Hierarchy of
people, who are nearer to the life of nature, and who go to bed with
with nature, this is not so much the case. But this depends on man's
himself; but then his Spiritual nature is more freed, and he is more
Spiritual knowledge by Spiritual Science, just as knowledge of nature
Father.’ This meeting is of such a nature that it reveals our
wrench our bodily nature away from the lower and lift it higher.)
constantly permeates and gives life to our bodily nature.

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nature that he is more closely related to the astral body and ego. To
which in a Spiritual respect is of like nature to the Hierarchy of
people, who are nearer to the life of nature, and who go to bed with
with nature, this is not so much the case. But this depends on man's
himself; but then his Spiritual nature is more freed, and he is more
Spiritual knowledge by Spiritual Science, just as knowledge of nature
Father.’ This meeting is of such a nature that it reveals our
wrench our bodily nature away from the lower and lift it higher.)
constantly permeates and gives life to our bodily nature.

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of nature.

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mantrams of such a cultic nature: The force with which they return is

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mantrams of such a cultic nature: The force with which they return is

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the German Section. His teaching of the unique nature and position of
Thus it is important first of all to understand the nature of

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the German Section. His teaching of the unique nature and position of
Thus it is important first of all to understand the nature of

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ancient Mysteries and their Initiates, for the nature of our education
understanding of the nature of Initiation — far from it! If we
were to speak of the nature of the Mysteries and their Initiates in
physical nature, who endowed him with material sight and who could

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ancient Mysteries and their Initiates, for the nature of our education
understanding of the nature of Initiation — far from it! If we
were to speak of the nature of the Mysteries and their Initiates in
physical nature, who endowed him with material sight and who could

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nature of the present era, now approaching its termination, that in the
being awakened in the depths of his nature recognize another world
dark substratum (be it one of nature according to the materialistic
human nature.
incision in the evolution of man. Something entered into human nature
that only now has it reached the point of embracing external nature so
fact as showing that human nature has changed. A careful review of
but this was of a dim and dreamlike nature (not such as is described
nature-forces, called by the names of Isis and Osiris, when it was
this, profane writers asserted that the nature and being of things
what was found of the forces of human nature the “sub-earthly”
portion of man, not the “super-earthly.” The Nature of the
represented all that worked on the Earth of the nature of spiritual
forces. The nature of these daemons (in a good sense) was sought
Egyptian Mysteries, worked outwards from the inmost nature of man and
Universe work upon him through the great and mighty Nature which is
by gaining a deep intimacy with Nature, he could gaze upon phenomena
in Nature so that he felt himself infinitesimally small in comparison.
more a consequence of the Truth in all its ramifications when Nature
that what was hidden in external nature (Mithra) as also in the inner
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nature of the present era, now approaching its termination, that in the
being awakened in the depths of his nature recognize another world
dark substratum (be it one of nature according to the materialistic
human nature.
incision in the evolution of man. Something entered into human nature
that only now has it reached the point of embracing external nature so
fact as showing that human nature has changed. A careful review of
but this was of a dim and dreamlike nature (not such as is described
nature-forces, called by the names of Isis and Osiris, when it was
this, profane writers asserted that the nature and being of things
what was found of the forces of human nature the “sub-earthly”
portion of man, not the “super-earthly.” The Nature of the
represented all that worked on the Earth of the nature of spiritual
forces. The nature of these daemons (in a good sense) was sought
Egyptian Mysteries, worked outwards from the inmost nature of man and
Universe work upon him through the great and mighty Nature which is
by gaining a deep intimacy with Nature, he could gaze upon phenomena
in Nature so that he felt himself infinitesimally small in comparison.
more a consequence of the Truth in all its ramifications when Nature
that what was hidden in external nature (Mithra) as also in the inner
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and more reveal the nature of soul and spirit, and finally point to a
the divine inner nature of man — who had moreover represented
Mysteries really were in their true nature. All that was accomplished
he could unite his inner nature with the loftiest of all Beings, of
his innermost nature he bears the true Ego which passes from
fashioned the individual physical nature of man is living in me as It
concerned, not with a ‘man’ but with a Divine Nature
primordial nature is changed, in the vision of the mighty
organ akin to its own nature. The eye builds itself up in the light,
the Divine nature and in the human nature, the above sentence may

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and more reveal the nature of soul and spirit, and finally point to a
the divine inner nature of man — who had moreover represented
Mysteries really were in their true nature. All that was accomplished
he could unite his inner nature with the loftiest of all Beings, of
his innermost nature he bears the true Ego which passes from
fashioned the individual physical nature of man is living in me as It
concerned, not with a ‘man’ but with a Divine Nature
primordial nature is changed, in the vision of the mighty
organ akin to its own nature. The eye builds itself up in the light,
the Divine nature and in the human nature, the above sentence may

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this the very thing that helps him to understand its nature? And will
blindly among the secrets of Nature with vague feelings, and Mysticism
the nature of Mysticism. In the first centuries of Christendom the
again we find Mystics describing the nature and mode of their
Beethoven): “The primal organs of creation and of nature are
And now let us briefly consider the nature of the Mysteries. What were
place in human nature in the course of the development of art?’ Man's
in human nature is in reality one and undivided but has been separated
insight into the mysteries of human nature. Herein he felt his call.
A way into the inner depths of human nature was thus opened up
expression to the higher nature of the human being that he could not
intimate relationship with Nature, with stone, plant and animal.
Nature around them; the rippling brooks were not inarticulate but the
actual expression of Nature's wisdom. Wisdom streamed into the men of
kind of consciousness he has to-day. He was shut off from outer Nature
connection with Nature, wisdom is uniform among them, for they live
human Ego. The universal Wisdom, once bestowed by Nature herself now
instruments verily as if they were the primal organs of Nature.
And what my name and nature”
Amfortas-mystery portrays how human nature in the course of evolution

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this the very thing that helps him to understand its nature? And will
blindly among the secrets of Nature with vague feelings, and Mysticism
the nature of Mysticism. In the first centuries of Christendom the
again we find Mystics describing the nature and mode of their
Beethoven): “The primal organs of creation and of nature are
And now let us briefly consider the nature of the Mysteries. What were
place in human nature in the course of the development of art?’ Man's
in human nature is in reality one and undivided but has been separated
insight into the mysteries of human nature. Herein he felt his call.
A way into the inner depths of human nature was thus opened up
expression to the higher nature of the human being that he could not
intimate relationship with Nature, with stone, plant and animal.
Nature around them; the rippling brooks were not inarticulate but the
actual expression of Nature's wisdom. Wisdom streamed into the men of
kind of consciousness he has to-day. He was shut off from outer Nature
connection with Nature, wisdom is uniform among them, for they live
human Ego. The universal Wisdom, once bestowed by Nature herself now
instruments verily as if they were the primal organs of Nature.
And what my name and nature”
Amfortas-mystery portrays how human nature in the course of evolution

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evolution of man. The nature of this Being, how He had worked before
Naturally one could not have spoken to such men of outer Nature in the
sense in which we speak of Nature to-day. In their schools they spoke
of a spiritual world, and Nature — generally regarded nowadays as
human being to a lifeless nature. But Iamblichus would have
the dogma of the One Divine Nature or of the Two Divine Natures
every phenomenon of Nature. Julian the Apostate had heard from pupils
priests might determine the nature of the demon possessing him. And
In very creatures of nature they see the Divine-Spiritual. This is
Nature, in animal and in plant. Let no man be so sinful as to believe

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evolution of man. The nature of this Being, how He had worked before
Naturally one could not have spoken to such men of outer Nature in the
sense in which we speak of Nature to-day. In their schools they spoke
of a spiritual world, and Nature — generally regarded nowadays as
human being to a lifeless nature. But Iamblichus would have
the dogma of the One Divine Nature or of the Two Divine Natures
every phenomenon of Nature. Julian the Apostate had heard from pupils
priests might determine the nature of the demon possessing him. And
In very creatures of nature they see the Divine-Spiritual. This is
Nature, in animal and in plant. Let no man be so sinful as to believe

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mechanical, particularly in regard to the abstract laws of Nature,
years and one could say: Something which has the nature of elemental

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mechanical, particularly in regard to the abstract laws of Nature,
years and one could say: Something which has the nature of elemental

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nature.
of an Ego. The beings that belong to the other kingdoms of Nature,
kingdoms of Nature have received their stable forms through the
Nature and of Mankind”, the words of an ancient Roman:
the obtuse people of to-day consider as the everlasting human nature
they find as a model, outside, in Nature; thus the inner
connection with these members of human nature — those who
human nature is, in our time, inclined, as it were, to reveal certain
members of human nature are active so that in one brother one

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nature.
of an Ego. The beings that belong to the other kingdoms of Nature,
kingdoms of Nature have received their stable forms through the
Nature and of Mankind”, the words of an ancient Roman:
the obtuse people of to-day consider as the everlasting human nature
they find as a model, outside, in Nature; thus the inner
connection with these members of human nature — those who
human nature is, in our time, inclined, as it were, to reveal certain
members of human nature are active so that in one brother one

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nature, a temple dedicated to Pallas Athene, to Apollo or to Zeus
The spiritual picture given by Anthroposophy of the physical nature
not been seen. But so it is ... In Nature, too, there is something
entrust to the sphere of his bodily nature. The mystery of Man as
modern age become mature enough to understand the nature of such a

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nature, a temple dedicated to Pallas Athene, to Apollo or to Zeus
The spiritual picture given by Anthroposophy of the physical nature
not been seen. But so it is ... In Nature, too, there is something
entrust to the sphere of his bodily nature. The mystery of Man as
modern age become mature enough to understand the nature of such a

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facts of a spiritual nature lying behind the physical ones. History
nature can be seen in the words of the ancient Augustine, who says,

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facts of a spiritual nature lying behind the physical ones. History
nature can be seen in the words of the ancient Augustine, who says,

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for the man of ancient time: the experience of Nature, and the
really connect with the necessities or laws of Nature. For the
till man at length should only see around him a world of Nature, void
by the human heart. Around us is the world of Nature, but where is
forgotten Christ. They saw the world of Nature around them, and there
things in this age, which bring us knowledge of external Nature) —
discovers in his soul the real nature of the thoughts of man. For the
and in the sphere of the elemental beings that underlie all Nature.
through this Death. We penetrate into Nature with our thoughts,
thoughts into the grave of Nature. For Nature does indeed become a
Thought as living Thought out of all Nature. With the dead Thought,
quartz, out of all Nature. As from the tomb of the mineral world,
plant-world of Nature, here too, where otherwise only our dead
out into Nature, or gaze into the Universe of stars with the
then in our vision of Nature it all becomes alive, and there arises
Knowledge of Nature. For He not only placed His own destiny upon the
Nature, from all existence in the Cosmos, the living Spirit speaks to
experience here on Earth, with our Science of the world of Nature, is

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for the man of ancient time: the experience of Nature, and the
really connect with the necessities or laws of Nature. For the
till man at length should only see around him a world of Nature, void
by the human heart. Around us is the world of Nature, but where is
forgotten Christ. They saw the world of Nature around them, and there
things in this age, which bring us knowledge of external Nature) —
discovers in his soul the real nature of the thoughts of man. For the
and in the sphere of the elemental beings that underlie all Nature.
through this Death. We penetrate into Nature with our thoughts,
thoughts into the grave of Nature. For Nature does indeed become a
Thought as living Thought out of all Nature. With the dead Thought,
quartz, out of all Nature. As from the tomb of the mineral world,
plant-world of Nature, here too, where otherwise only our dead
out into Nature, or gaze into the Universe of stars with the
then in our vision of Nature it all becomes alive, and there arises
Knowledge of Nature. For He not only placed His own destiny upon the
Nature, from all existence in the Cosmos, the living Spirit speaks to
experience here on Earth, with our Science of the world of Nature, is

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with the nature of Buddhism, will be aware how its Founder, Gautama
of the immortal part of human nature which passes onwards from
of the entirely opposite nature of the character of oriental and
world by means of the forces of Nature, yet they had a knowledge of
those men of simple nature who beheld the Cross and its dead burden
beautiful and noble natures (as for instance, Theodor Schulze, who
own nature. That, however, is only possible because the greatest

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with the nature of Buddhism, will be aware how its Founder, Gautama
of the immortal part of human nature which passes onwards from
of the entirely opposite nature of the character of oriental and
world by means of the forces of Nature, yet they had a knowledge of
those men of simple nature who beheld the Cross and its dead burden
beautiful and noble natures (as for instance, Theodor Schulze, who
own nature. That, however, is only possible because the greatest

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every single thing contains something of the nature of sound within
members to such an extent that nothing will remain of what Nature, or
the spiritual powers existing in Nature, have made of them.
future. Thus we speak of a sevenfold nature of the human being,
animal nature, but the activity did not reach the point of
subconscious essence of man's nature. Therefore, early education
itself to the nature of the Ego. As a result, utterances
In order, therefore, to understand the essential nature
activity of the spirit of speech, is of a symbolical nature in the
reveals no indication of the nature of artistic power. If it were

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every single thing contains something of the nature of sound within
members to such an extent that nothing will remain of what Nature, or
the spiritual powers existing in Nature, have made of them.
future. Thus we speak of a sevenfold nature of the human being,
animal nature, but the activity did not reach the point of
subconscious essence of man's nature. Therefore, early education
itself to the nature of the Ego. As a result, utterances
In order, therefore, to understand the essential nature
activity of the spirit of speech, is of a symbolical nature in the
reveals no indication of the nature of artistic power. If it were

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relationship to external Nature was pre-eminently one of will, we
him from this or that fact in Nature, summoning him to defend
Read the descriptions I have given in my books of the nature of
man, while he stands right within the decaying processes of Nature,

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relationship to external Nature was pre-eminently one of will, we
him from this or that fact in Nature, summoning him to defend
Read the descriptions I have given in my books of the nature of
man, while he stands right within the decaying processes of Nature,

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whose nature a much more highly spiritual mode of knowledge is
conception of Nature. When men spoke in Greece of the Fauns and
nature of these beings, we can also follow the processes of

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whose nature a much more highly spiritual mode of knowledge is
conception of Nature. When men spoke in Greece of the Fauns and
nature of these beings, we can also follow the processes of

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natural process of evolution it will enter into human nature.
call nature-spirits, but not only these. In it are also all those
imperceptible to those beings who by their very nature can perceive
plant and animal kingdoms of nature, and of the physical human

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natural process of evolution it will enter into human nature.
call nature-spirits, but not only these. In it are also all those
imperceptible to those beings who by their very nature can perceive
plant and animal kingdoms of nature, and of the physical human

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The nature of mythical thinking. Egyptian, Greek and Hebrew way to

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acquainted with the nature of that thinking which underlies the mode
mind the nature of the thinking employed in the myths, how deeply, or
of the Osiris-nature of such Gods as primarily give judgment after
Salt. Could man — this was known to the investigator of nature
has sunk down deep into the nature of man was a more living one in
younger process which has also entered deep down into human nature
see, even superficial ideas can indicate to us that certain nature
processes of nature. Mythology was therefore at the same time a sort

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more inward-lying forces of human nature are connected with what come
with the macrocosm for what lay in his nature, in the deeper strata

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pervading Nature, as later on man is related between birth and death
catastrophe that is to come — like a catastrophe of nature.
archetypal forces working in nature and in man. If the Egyptian was
nature all about him.
such a nature that perhaps it can only be related today in a most
but she did not know its nature, she knew nothing of the being of
were elemental spirits of nature, could receive it from nature
scientific nature — still it was of paper. And she now had two
the new humanity about the nature of the new humanity, in so far as
must not now be as if something arises through the forces of nature
connection with all that I have said about the actual nature of

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human nature which take their direction from other constellations
forces of his thorax he is sensitive to all that goes on in nature
thorax, as it were, what was the nature of the other. He felt how the
perceived the inner nature through a process that one experienced
cosmos and what is to be found there of the Gemini nature — on
the one hand to the Light-nature, on the other hand to the
Darkness nature; the Twins-nature, this is connected with the
connected with man's head-nature. So that Mars, who at the same time
head-nature. In the fourth post-Atlantean epoch, which begins in the
that estrangement from reality which today is the signature of the
nature-researchers and other learned men proclaim him today a great

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through our nature, our physical forces. We have stated that in the
spirit nature. If today we wish to have a development of the soul and
spirit nature after our twenties, we must seek for this development
speak, our physical nature hands over nothing more, and through our
themselves from the spirit what is no longer given by nature. I
hand of its own freewill what nature no longer provides. We dare not
it is not true in respect of the full nature of man's life. Yet, we
are born; in fact, if we examine its true nature, it is old then and
ancient times nature itself brought it in its course, in modern times
the deepest needs of our age. For the nature of our age is such that

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for a right understanding of something of this nature. The point is,
itself shows this twofold nature: our head develops quickly, the rest
human being also of a twofold nature. One quickly acquires the
also ‘The Inner Nature of Man and Life between Death and
time: linked with it will be a complete transforming of the nature of
is all of such a nature that one only remembers what one has learnt,
day that it has a twofold nature, a head-nature and a heart-nature,
living experience, then man will know his twofold nature, he will
— and we understand that as soon as we look at the true nature

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just described. Thus we come into our bodily nature with what I have
physical out of the spirit, burying our spirit nature in the head, in
members of human nature enter into a real correspondence, when
patience to call on the rejuvenating forces in human nature. That is
human nature. For what is necessary for the present age does not lie
about nature is far more spiritual than what was formerly known. What

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the four members of man's nature
The double nature of man.

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of the starry heaven at night-time. When a man contemplates nature in
look more closely into nature that is round about me, when I meditate
the world. It belongs to an all-round healthy human nature to be very
happen that in certain natures the thought of their inadequacy in
blessedness in his God-willed nature; he can look upon himself from
blissful vision of his external nature and the equally indubitably
you venture to say that research into the nature of objects, and even

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a thought as this we learn to know the nature of the “surrender”
nature is! For if we were to rely on what we can follow with our
the real nature of the sense world.
the nature of the next step we must ask ourselves the question: How
into nature. So when the student beholds the leaf he sees that it is
will be of such a nature that whereas now man only utters the word,

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the four members of man's nature.
yesterday, and that we recognised to be of the nature of will. In the
nature of man himself. You will be ready to accept the assumption
the four members of man's nature are joined together, then he
nature through Lucifer. It must sound absurd, because it is almost
human being. There is no single member of man's nature that is
in the nature of man. A very slight degree of clairvoyance will
peculiar nature and appearance of our sense world is to be traced to
really the nature of the original temptation? Let us put it as
independent of revelation, is a Luciferic nature in us. And the whole
that occurred in man's nature. It is obvious that the first
true nature. And man can either swing in the direction of Lucifer and
that everywhere in man's nature we actually have to do with the
occult point of view the nature of what we call substance or matter;

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conceptions which are comparatively difficult that the nature of what
nature, purely super-sensible Imagination.
super-sensible nature of man, consisting of contents which would be
of which man now consists but who has a super-sensible nature
in his nature. For were he as he was originally intended in the
matter gains the victory over what holds it together. For the nature

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Lecture V: The double nature of man.
two, coupled closely together as they are in the nature of man? Now
prepared to reckon it as a particular step forward in human nature
soul and spirit nature of man lives on when man has passed through
neutral laws of nature or expresses itself only in neutral laws of
nature. The cosmos that is all around us — of which we believe
the other man to save human nature for eternity, for duration, to
of the nature of man.
sevenfold nature that we now have to acquire with so great toil and
receive once again this sevenfold nature into himself. As yet we have
nature of man as it plays into the ego from physical body, and from
Self; the nature of man as it plays in from Budhi or Life Spirit, and

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come near to his real nature. I want now to point to one more fact of
like. Great new vistas are opened up for a knowledge of the nature of
that belong essentially to the nature of quicksilver still remain in
kingdoms of nature, and will learn to find — not through
eat of the root nature of plants it will be rather he himself who
nature. And I warn you expressly not to set out to follow what I have
in the several kingdoms of nature, for those parts of the individual
consideration that the moment we pass from man to surrounding nature
all that presents itself to our senses in the world of nature is
into the soul nature of man when we pass from the parts to the whole.
the realm of the spirit. The truth about the soul nature of the plant
statements made from the standpoint of the present-day view of nature
goal. But if we look at nature without prejudice and with an open
two Faust natures in his relation to the future of the earth. For the

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work within the cosmos as forces. We commit to the cosmos the nature
two, the soul and the physical nature in such a total view, must
by freeing ourselves from the corporeal nature, we trace out the
bodily nature, descends from its ancestors; but the souls that
nature; for this soul-spirit nature does not trouble itself with
understanding of human nature and of the universe in so far as man is

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work within the cosmos as forces. We commit to the cosmos the nature
two, the soul and the physical nature in such a total view, must
by freeing ourselves from the corporeal nature, we trace out the
bodily nature, descends from its ancestors; but the souls that
nature; for this soul-spirit nature does not trouble itself with
understanding of human nature and of the universe in so far as man is

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related, as it were, by nature to the limb-system. Just as the astral
nature. At every moment during the period of sleep, the Ego is
do the Archangeloi, who are connected with the inner nature of the
and built, depends upon the nature of the connection established with
cognition; their very nature is such that they affect a man's
bodily nature what we grasp in thoughts: Seraphim, Cherubim and
emerges from the depths of human nature, out of the ‘dreaming’

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related, as it were, by nature to the limb-system. Just as the astral
nature. At every moment during the period of sleep, the Ego is
do the Archangeloi, who are connected with the inner nature of the
and built, depends upon the nature of the connection established with
cognition; their very nature is such that they affect a man's
bodily nature what we grasp in thoughts: Seraphim, Cherubim and
emerges from the depths of human nature, out of the ‘dreaming’

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Nature who look upon the phenomena as mere letters which enable them
which, though having their origin in Nature and being active in her,
the same spirit in the phenomena of Nature as in the works of a
and the other realms of Nature, with their manifestations,
necessary (the absolute) in Nature; but you seek it by the most
You grasp in your view entire Nature in order to obtain light on her
Nature:
When the sound, healthy nature of man works as a whole, when he feels
in the beautiful prose-hymn, Nature, we find over the whole a
Nature! we are surrounded and embraced by her ... Unasked and without
not as man, though, but as Nature. She has her own all-embracing
conception of the two great driving-wheels of all Nature, the
For this reason, he is led through the lower realms of Nature to the
on these wanderings, he possesses only a part of human nature. What
human nature is striking.
Went evermore, and Nature — Nature was
The Nature of Homunculus becomes quite clear in the light of the
is sent through the realms of Nature to Proteus, the spirit of
realms of Nature in order to arrive at an earthly incarnation
occur, “Concerning the idea that the higher organic natures in
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Nature who look upon the phenomena as mere letters which enable them
which, though having their origin in Nature and being active in her,
the same spirit in the phenomena of Nature as in the works of a
and the other realms of Nature, with their manifestations,
necessary (the absolute) in Nature; but you seek it by the most
You grasp in your view entire Nature in order to obtain light on her
Nature:
When the sound, healthy nature of man works as a whole, when he feels
in the beautiful prose-hymn, Nature, we find over the whole a
Nature! we are surrounded and embraced by her ... Unasked and without
not as man, though, but as Nature. She has her own all-embracing
conception of the two great driving-wheels of all Nature, the
For this reason, he is led through the lower realms of Nature to the
on these wanderings, he possesses only a part of human nature. What
human nature is striking.
Went evermore, and Nature — Nature was
The Nature of Homunculus becomes quite clear in the light of the
is sent through the realms of Nature to Proteus, the spirit of
realms of Nature in order to arrive at an earthly incarnation
occur, “Concerning the idea that the higher organic natures in
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that in order really to know something about the nature of man, quite
of appeal to what lives in Nature, saying something more enduring and
convey. Goethe appeals to the revelations of Nature rather than to
of Nature.
into a closer union with Nature, in whose arms he first of all seeks
Nature herself proceeds, and of which I am on the track.” —
environment enfilled with ideas much closer to Nature than those
Nature flashes up within him.
until we realise the fundamental nature of the change that had
the attitude of the Greeks to Nature, to the World, to Man.
study of external Nature since about the middle of the fifteenth
The Greek did not enter into what we call ‘inorganic Nature’
in the way we do to-day. The very nature of his soul made this
unceasingly in the life of Nature. Their attention was turned not to
Greeks and our own, the nature of the human soul before, say, the
earlier times the life of soul was of a nature of which certain men,
of the sound, or the nature of the sound, but the rhythm,
Nature something higher than he can perceive through the medium of
the nature of an entirely different life of soul in an age when
filled with Imaginative instinct, prone by its very nature to
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that in order really to know something about the nature of man, quite
of appeal to what lives in Nature, saying something more enduring and
convey. Goethe appeals to the revelations of Nature rather than to
of Nature.
into a closer union with Nature, in whose arms he first of all seeks
Nature herself proceeds, and of which I am on the track.” —
environment enfilled with ideas much closer to Nature than those
Nature flashes up within him.
until we realise the fundamental nature of the change that had
the attitude of the Greeks to Nature, to the World, to Man.
study of external Nature since about the middle of the fifteenth
The Greek did not enter into what we call ‘inorganic Nature’
in the way we do to-day. The very nature of his soul made this
unceasingly in the life of Nature. Their attention was turned not to
Greeks and our own, the nature of the human soul before, say, the
earlier times the life of soul was of a nature of which certain men,
of the sound, or the nature of the sound, but the rhythm,
Nature something higher than he can perceive through the medium of
the nature of an entirely different life of soul in an age when
filled with Imaginative instinct, prone by its very nature to
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bring before you anything in the nature of convincing proof; all that
approached the laws of Nature.
great problem concerning the eternal nature of the soul — it is
which, in their real nature, cannot be surveyed by the ordinary
will be no danger of succumbing to anything in the nature of
something of the nature of soul-and-spirit within the human being
body penetrates into and works within us. The whole nature and being
of man becomes clearly perceptible. His physical nature is recognised
true being and nature, he can recognise the events whereby his
between the experience of freedom and that of nature-necessity can be
In ordinary life we are enclosed in the web of this nature-necessity.
adhere to prejudiced scientific views: the same nature-necessity
warmed by the sun, the nature-necessity which inheres in electricity,
common with all other creatures in the kingdoms of nature, must be
subject to the domination of nature-necessity.
external, nature-necessity but to the necessity which runs through
— this is not nature-necessity but the necessity which runs
nature-necessity, nor due to the normal constitution of the human
understand the nature of the human bodily organisation, when we
stomach, brain, and so forth ... then we understand the nature of
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bring before you anything in the nature of convincing proof; all that
approached the laws of Nature.
great problem concerning the eternal nature of the soul — it is
which, in their real nature, cannot be surveyed by the ordinary
will be no danger of succumbing to anything in the nature of
something of the nature of soul-and-spirit within the human being
body penetrates into and works within us. The whole nature and being
of man becomes clearly perceptible. His physical nature is recognised
true being and nature, he can recognise the events whereby his
between the experience of freedom and that of nature-necessity can be
In ordinary life we are enclosed in the web of this nature-necessity.
adhere to prejudiced scientific views: the same nature-necessity
warmed by the sun, the nature-necessity which inheres in electricity,
common with all other creatures in the kingdoms of nature, must be
subject to the domination of nature-necessity.
external, nature-necessity but to the necessity which runs through
— this is not nature-necessity but the necessity which runs
nature-necessity, nor due to the normal constitution of the human
understand the nature of the human bodily organisation, when we
stomach, brain, and so forth ... then we understand the nature of
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obscure. Without actually seeking for laws of Nature, something in
this way: Such and such a man has a warlike nature, a temperament
personal life, was nothing to them. They were not war-like by nature

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Prophecy -- Its Nature and Meaning
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obscure. Without actually seeking for laws of Nature, something in
this way: Such and such a man has a warlike nature, a temperament
personal life, was nothing to them. They were not war-like by nature

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have been in keeping with the nature of the Greeks to receive the Moon
hearing; life of a very special kind is present here. The head-nature

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nature; he is entirely ignorant of the real substance of the thoughts
are by nature turbulent and passionate. When Ibsen brought out a work
only mirror-images and he is quite unconscious of their real nature and
now, someone attains to a knowledge of the Spirit, what is the nature

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nature, with the kingdoms of the animals, the plants and the minerals.
spirit had departed, he could receive enlightenment about nature around
knowledge about these kingdoms of nature came to man from the Spirits
nature, on the kingdoms of the plants, animals and minerals, from the
enlightenment about nature, about the animal, plant and mineral
Moon-Beings were able to communicate secrets of nature to the human
receive enlightenment about nature; a science of nature is beyond our
nature only after their death. They live in the midst of nature here,
but they cannot use the body in order to form concepts about nature.
about nature.
only in the future, namely, a science of nature. And there is no other
of an epoch when men were to form their concepts of outer nature from
outer nature herself and moreover when they would be capable of doing
and the capacity to form thoughts and ideas about external nature
of outer nature without knowledge of himself and of his own form. When
the Egyptians set out to acquire a knowledge of nature, they were able
dead in order that a science of nature might be imparted to them. The
Earth-Spirits. Think of the wonderful understanding of nature possessed
from the Nature-Spirits. And there were many others — more
to the Nature-Spirits did not always result in the voicing of spiritual
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us to understand its real nature, for the head in itself does not
whom the first science of nature was imparted. What the pupil of Yoga
this really mean? What does it mean to understand the nature of acts
true rite, is different from an act of a purely technical nature. An
devices, man comes into contact with the physical nature-forces of the
within it the different processes of nature and plant life. Machines

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been produced by any play of nature, by any combination of
nature-forces. A corpse is quite obviously a remainder, a residue.
nature has, it is true, the power to destroy the form of the human
ancient East and how they tried to comprehend outer nature in living,
only able to evoke in certain priestly natures here and there, those
no understanding of the nature of the living thinking which once
why it is applied only to what is dead in nature, to the mineral
autumn. But suppose a plant exists in such conditions of nature that it
placed in such conditions of nature that it has no time to form a root,
the Galileo and the Copernicus of the science of organic nature, and
nature, namely, clarification of the concept of nature to enable it to
for the science of organic nature with his living concept of
metamorphosis can, if desired, be applied to the whole of nature. When
this idea of metamorphosis because, owing to his artistic nature,
make his concepts mobile. Pedants insist, however, that nature cannot
necessary, they say, for the understanding of nature. Yes, but what if
nature herself is an artist ... presuming this, the whole of natural
“rapture-monger” by artists, so, if nature herself were to
perhaps, for nature creates as an artist. One cannot order nature to
Nature must be comprehended as she actually is.
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nature of the etheric cosmos.
question as to the nature of the etheric organism, the etheric body
which now arose concerning the nature and content of the etheric world
particularly the etheric nature of man, the etheric body of man.
nature, with the animals, plants and minerals, the machines and the
experience the inner nature and working of their own etheric
the nature of the peoples of Middle and Western Europe, and from this
this difference: in the Roman Catholic Church it is more of the nature
etheric nature of the human being, and to establish a system of dogma

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of Nature
of Nature
basis of spiritual science, the super-sensible part of human nature
nature and being. On the other hand we must point out that,
that surround me in nature, upon the essence of all the kingdoms of
nature, I must say to myself: Their form of existence, the way in
beings and facts of the kingdoms of Nature confront humans as
dealing with the forces of nature and, on the other hand, the deep
hold of the creative phenomena in nature and in the universe. When
that human nature, as presently constituted, is such that when we
because, if our feelings are of a moral nature, our consciousness
person on the other hand — for that is the very nature of the
delicate and intricate nature of such things: the danger that in this

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of Nature
of Nature
basis of spiritual science, the super-sensible part of human nature
nature and being. On the other hand we must point out that,
that surround me in nature, upon the essence of all the kingdoms of
nature, I must say to myself: Their form of existence, the way in
beings and facts of the kingdoms of Nature confront humans as
dealing with the forces of nature and, on the other hand, the deep
hold of the creative phenomena in nature and in the universe. When
that human nature, as presently constituted, is such that when we
because, if our feelings are of a moral nature, our consciousness
person on the other hand — for that is the very nature of the
delicate and intricate nature of such things: the danger that in this

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possesses a logical structure through his own nature. Thus we may say
were, on the other hand. permeated by the idea that Nature could be
other sphere, which contained a knowledge of Nature, to the extent in
Nature which existed up to that time, was an old traditional
this: their intellect was grappling with Nature, it was seeking
to gain a knowledge of Nature.
Nature? In order to grasp this, we should not follow preconceived
knowledge of Nature were fundamentally a continuation of what the
the modern conception of Nature has risen out of Scholasticism,
this modern science of Nature, are, however, the very offspring of

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possesses a logical structure through his own nature. Thus we may say
were, on the other hand. permeated by the idea that Nature could be
other sphere, which contained a knowledge of Nature, to the extent in
Nature which existed up to that time, was an old traditional
this: their intellect was grappling with Nature, it was seeking
to gain a knowledge of Nature.
Nature? In order to grasp this, we should not follow preconceived
knowledge of Nature were fundamentally a continuation of what the
the modern conception of Nature has risen out of Scholasticism,
this modern science of Nature, are, however, the very offspring of

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been gained in regard to a knowledge of Nature, and nothing had been
knowledge of Nature. Something has thus arisen, which acquires a
for he had a poetical nature, an artistic nature and had published
nature existing within his sentient and volitive parts; he grows
outside, or through which we learn to know the laws of Nature and to

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been gained in regard to a knowledge of Nature, and nothing had been
knowledge of Nature. Something has thus arisen, which acquires a
for he had a poetical nature, an artistic nature and had published
nature existing within his sentient and volitive parts; he grows
outside, or through which we learn to know the laws of Nature and to

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when you hear an echo in Nature, the sound of this echo can convey to
developed in the right, way. But everything of the highest nature
kind of subordinate kingdom of Nature, but at the same time another
whole foundation of the Moon was therefore of vegetable nature.

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when you hear an echo in Nature, the sound of this echo can convey to
developed in the right, way. But everything of the highest nature
kind of subordinate kingdom of Nature, but at the same time another
whole foundation of the Moon was therefore of vegetable nature.

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members of his spiritual nature which can only be acquired in the
true nature we must, from now onwards, learn to know through
nature of Christ will only be grasped in the right way if we can see

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members of his spiritual nature which can only be acquired in the
true nature we must, from now onwards, learn to know through
nature of Christ will only be grasped in the right way if we can see

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A Living Knowledge of Nature, the Fall of the Intellect into Sin,
Lebendiges Naturerkennen, Intellektueller Suendenfall
A Living Knowledge of Nature, the Fall of the Intellect into Sin,
Lebendiges Naturerkennen, Intellektueller Suendenfall
universe of space and the nature of the spatial universe itself.
into human nature which had survived from ancient clairvoyant
sleep, but there he only arrives at pictures of nature other than
human nature. These pictures, if they are regarded as Bacon regarded
the external aspect of human nature before us. If they are inwardly
real knowledge of nature. Thus Bacon too, at the turn of the
to him was the vista of the outer world, of outer nature, of that
When man to-day speaks of himself, of his soul-nature, he gives voice
concrete reality. Outer nature lay there perceptible to the senses,
comprehensible to human reason. In this outer nature man learnt to
man from what he had been able to observe in nature. That is to say,
be outside man and in seeking thus to understand human nature by way
reflections of processes in outer nature. At the time of Bacon there
spirit-and-soul penetrates into the bodily nature, and traditions
study the bodily nature of man, we have to do with processes
nature but at the same time he tastes them, so that a
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A Living Knowledge of Nature, the Fall of the Intellect into Sin,
Lebendiges Naturerkennen, Intellektueller Suendenfall
A Living Knowledge of Nature, the Fall of the Intellect into Sin,
Lebendiges Naturerkennen, Intellektueller Suendenfall
universe of space and the nature of the spatial universe itself.
into human nature which had survived from ancient clairvoyant
sleep, but there he only arrives at pictures of nature other than
human nature. These pictures, if they are regarded as Bacon regarded
the external aspect of human nature before us. If they are inwardly
real knowledge of nature. Thus Bacon too, at the turn of the
to him was the vista of the outer world, of outer nature, of that
When man to-day speaks of himself, of his soul-nature, he gives voice
concrete reality. Outer nature lay there perceptible to the senses,
comprehensible to human reason. In this outer nature man learnt to
man from what he had been able to observe in nature. That is to say,
be outside man and in seeking thus to understand human nature by way
reflections of processes in outer nature. At the time of Bacon there
spirit-and-soul penetrates into the bodily nature, and traditions
study the bodily nature of man, we have to do with processes
nature but at the same time he tastes them, so that a
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into the physical bodily nature of man. Michael, on the other hand,
soul-nature, and thence again into the bodily nature of man. Now in
age is meant. Such indeed is the peculiar nature of the Michael

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into the physical bodily nature of man. Michael, on the other hand,
soul-nature, and thence again into the bodily nature of man. Now in
age is meant. Such indeed is the peculiar nature of the Michael

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plants springing up out of the earth; his soul felt Nature to be
Nature, by a more intellectual, external way of regarding the world;
ever the forces of Nature, has learned to investigate the world in
mastery of the forces of Nature more and more, but at the same time
the externally visible body, but that he has a fourfold nature.
nature. It shows us further how the sun and the planets play the most
other revelations of a spiritual nature, many people will say that he

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plants springing up out of the earth; his soul felt Nature to be
Nature, by a more intellectual, external way of regarding the world;
ever the forces of Nature, has learned to investigate the world in
mastery of the forces of Nature more and more, but at the same time
the externally visible body, but that he has a fourfold nature.
nature. It shows us further how the sun and the planets play the most
other revelations of a spiritual nature, many people will say that he

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members constituting human nature. We know that the soul-members of
human nature have been engaged for a long time in a special process
whole way of identifying ourselves feelingly with the whole of Nature
he walked as if led by a necessity of Nature, like the lightning
this, we must indeed observe the nature of sleep from the moment of
external forces of Nature. Yet behind all these forces of Nature live
behind the forces of Nature, thinking and directing them. Christ
are subjected to the necessity of Nature. Just as the single items of
grasp the nature of the longings of modern man. Let us not think that
and substances taken from Nature. They plan an experimental

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members constituting human nature. We know that the soul-members of
human nature have been engaged for a long time in a special process
whole way of identifying ourselves feelingly with the whole of Nature
he walked as if led by a necessity of Nature, like the lightning
this, we must indeed observe the nature of sleep from the moment of
external forces of Nature. Yet behind all these forces of Nature live
behind the forces of Nature, thinking and directing them. Christ
are subjected to the necessity of Nature. Just as the single items of
grasp the nature of the longings of modern man. Let us not think that
and substances taken from Nature. They plan an experimental

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whereby he can act upon and transform external nature.”
human nature actually takes shape are nowhere contained in what man
He will pulsate, as it were, through the manifestations of nature;
to understand matters of a super-sensible nature.
of this nature must be understood. ... For in wrestling to acquire
happiness or have something in the nature of a new religion! This
kingdoms of nature, is behind the ego that is an image only. We must

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whereby he can act upon and transform external nature.”
human nature actually takes shape are nowhere contained in what man
He will pulsate, as it were, through the manifestations of nature;
to understand matters of a super-sensible nature.
of this nature must be understood. ... For in wrestling to acquire
happiness or have something in the nature of a new religion! This
kingdoms of nature, is behind the ego that is an image only. We must

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the nature of the ancient Mysteries knows that within these
a knowledge of the spiritual nature of the world. A pictorial
followed by the third stage, that of the revelation of the nature of
fulfill its real nature when it feels itself as the kernel of the
nature of the anthroposophical spirituality, must live and move in it
understand it grasp its essential nature and do not think that it is
feet. For everything of the nature of cult and ritual is finally

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the nature of the ancient Mysteries knows that within these
a knowledge of the spiritual nature of the world. A pictorial
followed by the third stage, that of the revelation of the nature of
fulfill its real nature when it feels itself as the kernel of the
nature of the anthroposophical spirituality, must live and move in it
understand it grasp its essential nature and do not think that it is
feet. For everything of the nature of cult and ritual is finally

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the Ego. With these four members of human nature, we build up our
these things, the very nature of these things, should not approach

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the Ego. With these four members of human nature, we build up our
these things, the very nature of these things, should not approach

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Concerning the Origin and Nature of the Finnish Nation
ORIGIN AND NATURE OF THE FINNISH NATION.
threefold nature and in which the three members of the soul appear
“threefold-ness”, and so that this threefold nature of
contains a clear consciousness of the soul’s threefold nature.
the Finnish nation and inspire the threefold nature of the soul.
out of the various elements of Nature. In “Kalevala”,
this Being, forged, as it were, out of all the atoms of Nature, the
its own nature. If we study the Finnish nation, we shall find that it
obliterates the consciousness of the soul’s threefold nature.
nature, striving after the unity of the Ego. At this still primitive
human being his Ego-nature.
the Ego-nature rays into a nation such as the old Finnish nation,
something more spiritual than the Ego-nature and more strongly
nature, temperament, character and soul, is related with everything
spiritual being, so that man’s earthly nature may obtain
[of] the spirituality of Nature in such a way that the sentient soul,
from out Nature by a force resembling Wainamoinen; it streams towards
me like a being of Nature and endows me with the force of the
Nature, almost through a kind of neck, if a being that has, as it
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Concerning the Origin and Nature of the Finnish Nation
ORIGIN AND NATURE OF THE FINNISH NATION.
threefold nature and in which the three members of the soul appear
“threefold-ness”, and so that this threefold nature of
contains a clear consciousness of the soul’s threefold nature.
the Finnish nation and inspire the threefold nature of the soul.
out of the various elements of Nature. In “Kalevala”,
this Being, forged, as it were, out of all the atoms of Nature, the
its own nature. If we study the Finnish nation, we shall find that it
obliterates the consciousness of the soul’s threefold nature.
nature, striving after the unity of the Ego. At this still primitive
human being his Ego-nature.
the Ego-nature rays into a nation such as the old Finnish nation,
something more spiritual than the Ego-nature and more strongly
nature, temperament, character and soul, is related with everything
spiritual being, so that man’s earthly nature may obtain
[of] the spirituality of Nature in such a way that the sentient soul,
from out Nature by a force resembling Wainamoinen; it streams towards
me like a being of Nature and endows me with the force of the
Nature, almost through a kind of neck, if a being that has, as it
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had passed through severe trials and tests of this nature became
to the Mystic how the God himself descended into nature, how he
experience of a spiritual nature, of which no more than an indication
Christianity is of such a nature that the simplest heart can grasp

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had passed through severe trials and tests of this nature became
to the Mystic how the God himself descended into nature, how he
experience of a spiritual nature, of which no more than an indication
Christianity is of such a nature that the simplest heart can grasp

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which work outside in Nature, work also in our physical body. The
Nature. We must let ourselves be strengthened and uplifted by the

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which work outside in Nature, work also in our physical body. The
Nature. We must let ourselves be strengthened and uplifted by the

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moral, religious nature that had developed in the course of one's
moral, ethical and religious nature. Even if he makes compromises
experiencing the super-sensible nature of all truth. Sharing the
and those who do not as yet rightly conceive the nature of the
held that man was born evil and must overcome his nature, the
super-sensible with his mind or change his nature. Man's willingness
nature. Otherwise, though these enterprises may continue to flourish

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moral, religious nature that had developed in the course of one's
moral, ethical and religious nature. Even if he makes compromises
experiencing the super-sensible nature of all truth. Sharing the
and those who do not as yet rightly conceive the nature of the
held that man was born evil and must overcome his nature, the
super-sensible with his mind or change his nature. Man's willingness
nature. Otherwise, though these enterprises may continue to flourish

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light-essence; pray Him to restrain the opposing Powers of Ahrimanic nature,
teaching than through their whole nature, imbue the children's souls with

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light-essence; pray Him to restrain the opposing Powers of Ahrimanic nature,
teaching than through their whole nature, imbue the children's souls with

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insights into the spiritual nature of everyday matters such as forgetting,

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insights into the spiritual nature of everyday matters such as forgetting,

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insights into the spiritual nature of everyday matters such as forgetting,
opposite and considering the nature and significance of memory.
the stone a plant has its whole material nature permeated by an
a certain way irrevocably determined by the nature of the seed. It is
nature. Certain things can be traced in the permanent habits and
temperamental nature of a child that show similarities with the
case without our needing to educate it. That belongs to its nature.
his organic nature. Man keeps this part of the etheric body for his
a soul nature is not of much importance for man's life in general.
which they could take something in and transform their nature. All
of an ethical-moral nature. A warm-hearted disposition that does not
question as to whether forgetting is just a defect in human nature or

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insights into the spiritual nature of everyday matters such as forgetting,
in view, we will start today by sketching the nature of illnesses,
would like to speak today about the nature of illness from the point
fourfold nature and for everybody to go repeating that man consists
tell you about the nature of the fourth member of man's being, the
know anything about the nature of blood. That would be quite
about the illnesses connected with the nature of the blood. For the
blood is the expression of the ego nature of man. And if Goethe's
manifold nature, with the complicity of his being; hence it is only
understood when we realise their connection with the nature of the
attitude to life but only in those of a frivolous nature. This can
the point of view of his soul nature. Sometimes, perhaps, just in
passed through a long evolution, and how the whole of outside nature
man, who, as it were, thrust forth the other kingdoms of nature: the
nature can make any judgment at all. These illnesses are simply
involves knowing the nature of everything connected with the human
much of a spiritual nature. When we have looked at the fourth type we
to any insight into the real, spiritual nature of man. What
always couched in the best language. Whilst discoursing on the nature

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insights into the spiritual nature of everyday matters such as forgetting,
the people who talked of the purposes in nature, as though nature in
a much more delicate nature, and when human beings partook of
nature as soft as wax, he became more or less an impress of his
say the earthy nature of the earth intensified, this uniformity
worst part of man. Whoever looks deeper into human nature will find
him. That is, you suggest away everything in him of the nature of

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insights into the spiritual nature of everyday matters such as forgetting,
of a physical nature is an expression of those beings — had to
nature of man can be understood only when we see these conditions. It
rhythms of outer nature. Since that time, that is, since the middle

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insights into the spiritual nature of everyday matters such as forgetting,
they are beings of a much more spiritual nature than man. Therefore
Nature’, they want to bring life into reverse instead of
helping it forward. All this chatter about returning to nature
year because nature herself indicates this by making foods grow only
and has not yet attained a new inner one. Man has outgrown nature —
if we call the outer expression of spirit ‘nature’ —
between nature and spirit. This is just what is characteristic of our
time. This floundering between nature and spirit reached its climax
nature. Today, when you see something that has been thought out, the
first thing that is bound to strike you is its chaotic nature, its

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insights into the spiritual nature of everyday matters such as forgetting,
nature has to incarnate in the most suitable body possible, though it
lies hidden behind the inner conflict and disharmony in human nature.

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insights into the spiritual nature of everyday matters such as forgetting,
purpose of coming more closely in touch with the whole nature of
reaches the spirit will really fathom man's real nature. Laughing and
alone can remove the preconception that would rank man's nature too
significant events if we want to throw light on the real nature of
the one about the nature of the temperaments, you will remember that
is essentially a twofold being: one part of his nature he inherits
already united with his physical bodily nature before birth, so you
animal nature, and these are just those qualities that find their
to incarnation. The basis of animal nature is the group soul, and we
the ego-hood within the bodily nature. What happens when a person
nature, pain and joy become forces that can work creatively in him.
human nature in their physical and etheric bodies but have at the
in a certain respect absolutely the expression of the ego nature of
can be seen to be a kind of expression of ego nature because if you
anyone who can read the great script of nature that a divine spark is
raises its ego nature above it without cause, then this ego nature

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insights into the spiritual nature of everyday matters such as forgetting,
etheric body and were beings of a more ethereal nature, having only a
such a nature that we cannot even find remains; the substance was so
developing a strong consciousness of self within the bodily nature.
levels. There were people whose inner nature was correctly balanced
permeates his external being with the colour of his inner nature as
whose inner nature is showing itself right into his skin. Those
nature. On the other hand there are those peoples in Asia with
passive, self-effacing natures in whom just this passivity expresses
still spiritual, and the bodily nature was only developed to a small
degree. The bodily nature was certainly developed here, but the
wealth of inner nature permeating his outer nature, namely the
nature of reincarnation and karma, the principles of man's being, and
the various parts of their nature, but run around waiting for the

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insights into the spiritual nature of everyday matters such as forgetting,
about the nature of cosmic evolution, if only you are prepared to
nature with it and lives it out. Man not only brings with him his
nature as a member of the general human species, but also what he has
a super-sensible nature is food and drink for these spirits of
Then there would be something which with regard to the nature of the
purely suggestive nature of conditions and unite with other people in

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The Inner Nature of Man and Life Between Death and a New Birth

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show that the essential nature of these beings can be revealed only
nature of the encounter we may well be aware that we have hurt the
shall learn to understand the nature of the man standing before us;
do is to recognise and accept the burden fully and deepen our nature

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with a brief consideration of man's nature and constitution — a
case of everyone we meet; how much in his nature is Christ-like? But
whole nature of the Earth, and sustains that connection.

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beings and our true human nature. This knowledge will help us to

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the Buddha, in his true nature, was in no way concerned with
implied absolute surrender to what is super-sensible in human nature,
intellect, to what is of the nature of soul-and-spirit in the world;
enough into the spiritual nature of other planets and planetary
material nature of things. If these conditions on Mars had continued
forces are essentially of the nature of soul-and-spirit.

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acquiring knowledge of the nature of man, this observation is of
occultism and seership have to say about the nature of man. But this
the transformation that takes place in man’s nature when, after

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nature of man. That is essentially characteristic of the seven-year
principles approach him; their nature is such that they capture and
become better in their own inner nature, therefore the process of
teaching promised; he has continued to work for that in human nature

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real light upon his essential nature and being. For when we look
nature around us owe their existence to a certain retardation in
applies to the mineral, plant and animal kingdoms in outer nature.
weaving life and activity in the other kingdoms of nature. The body
rooms for the sick.] but it is connected with the very nature of

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them, understand their nature and essential characteristics, be able
as the human being could otherwise have received them. Their nature
nature. If children are allowed to grow up without having any ideas
people with a pious, even mystical nature emanating from egoism.
upon the nature of the relationship we sought to establish with them

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are forged on Earth and therefore belong by nature to the Earth. But
possible side whatever can throw light on the nature of the spiritual

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published which were without exception of a spontaneous nature and

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amount of knowledge concerning the facts of Nature and have been
what I expressed by saying: The nature of this Mystery lies far, far

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was so poorly equipped to understand His nature, would another epoch
been in the highest degree capable of understanding the nature of
nature of Christ Jesus, we find endless theological wrangling; and
strange subconscious regions of human nature and soul-life. As though
where anything of a spiritual nature is concerned. Until quite recent
drawn to the fact that in comparatively recent times the nature of
nature of the struggle waged by the Christ against the Sibyls —
the elemental nature of the Earth, but in a distinctive region of the
Earth-nature with human beings, we need to pay attention to such

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Christianity, this question came up — How was the nature of
Christ related to the nature of Jesus? Now we already know that we
Jesus-child, on whose nature the Luke Gospel throws some gleams of
his innermost nature by the fact that human evolution could go no
At this time the physical nature of man was in order.
drive the Dragon out of the soul-nature of man. This was a
had actually to connect himself with the Dragon-nature; to take on as
Christ Being and the human nature of Jesus. This is possible for us.

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courses of the stars, in the signature of their movements in cosmic
all nature grafted into the cultivated olive, how much more readily

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glorious in Nature; from his mother's teaching he really learnt
night, how he devoted himself to nature by day and to the stars by

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nature and in the gifts of Grace. This harmony is found both in
his signature. Numbers, shapes, the stars and nature in general,
the earth and the stars; hence the regularity of nature's
lower forces in human nature. And how he had succumbed is connected
by day and night, looking at Nature by day and with the symbol of the
the regularity of nature's processes. The fact that the earth
of a spiritual nature. How a man was led by his karma to the

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complex nature.
clearly shown by Nature herself lets us see how matters stand when we
experiences are of a purely soul nature. As the woman is roused the
nature is sound, he still has pleasure and joy in existence and
“Nature will ne'er
clairvoyant consciousness penetrating to the nature of things, it is
mistaken way of nature. When Haller said:
“To Nature's
contact with nature; so to Haller's words which took account of
“To nature's
Nature has neither core
nature gaze

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complex nature.
clearly shown by Nature herself lets us see how matters stand when we
experiences are of a purely soul nature. As the woman is roused the
nature is sound, he still has pleasure and joy in existence and
“Nature will ne'er
clairvoyant consciousness penetrating to the nature of things, it is
mistaken way of nature. When Haller said:
“To Nature's
contact with nature; so to Haller's words which took account of
“To nature's
Nature has neither core
nature gaze

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Perception of the Nature of Thought
of the Nature of Thought
namely, the first rudiments of our physical bodily nature. What we
we seek therefore for forces having something of the nature-forces of
nature contains in the first place in the main no forces which
sheath of the maternal body was the whole nature during the Old Moon
in so far as they have a sheath-nature, but whole types of natural
line is really the hidden part of human nature. If we wish to study
Entelechy, what he gives as the members of the human soul nature —
develops thought of such a nature that one can grasp it in merely
nature, in soul-life, but only the spirit that exists in the form of
about abstract being by means of logic, thoughts of nature, thoughts
nature.

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Perception of the Nature of Thought
of the Nature of Thought
namely, the first rudiments of our physical bodily nature. What we
we seek therefore for forces having something of the nature-forces of
nature contains in the first place in the main no forces which
sheath of the maternal body was the whole nature during the Old Moon
in so far as they have a sheath-nature, but whole types of natural
line is really the hidden part of human nature. If we wish to study
Entelechy, what he gives as the members of the human soul nature —
develops thought of such a nature that one can grasp it in merely
nature, in soul-life, but only the spirit that exists in the form of
about abstract being by means of logic, thoughts of nature, thoughts
nature.

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physical nature is only the external, the most external, revelation
outer and its inner nature, the Moon in our universe presents itself
peoples of a remote past — to men whose nature was quite
different from human nature as it is today.
nature of animals; these forces also sustain the animal element in
man and are connected with his sexual nature in its physical aspect.
So the lower nature of man is a product of what radiates from the
The nature of Saturn is such that he receives many diverse impulses
some quality in human nature enables him to make a man loquacious, he
external universe, she would lose her virginal nature. She is deeply
not interested in things of a physical, material nature as such, but
Nor can we grasp anything essential about the nature of the Sun as
the nature of the Sun only when we know something of its nature of

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physical nature is only the external, the most external, revelation
outer and its inner nature, the Moon in our universe presents itself
peoples of a remote past — to men whose nature was quite
different from human nature as it is today.
nature of animals; these forces also sustain the animal element in
man and are connected with his sexual nature in its physical aspect.
So the lower nature of man is a product of what radiates from the
The nature of Saturn is such that he receives many diverse impulses
some quality in human nature enables him to make a man loquacious, he
external universe, she would lose her virginal nature. She is deeply
not interested in things of a physical, material nature as such, but
Nor can we grasp anything essential about the nature of the Sun as
the nature of the Sun only when we know something of its nature of

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apply them. And if you were to continue studying the nature of the
Thus you may reach a real Being, the true nature of a
particularly favours all that pertains to the Russian nature.

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apply them. And if you were to continue studying the nature of the
Thus you may reach a real Being, the true nature of a
particularly favours all that pertains to the Russian nature.

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structure of nature. He believes that he has to regard himself as
the nature of the human being. This is particularly the case among
upon Vischer when he was reflecting, meditating upon the nature of
comes about that nature, beneath which the spirit must be slumbering,
the same nature as what the human being goes through when he dies,
destruction, not in this case of the body, for the bodily nature is
destroyed, but of a soul and spiritual nature, now constructive. This
earthly lives work into the will nature of the human being. In what
investigation that goes concretely into the nature of death discovers
something dead taken from living nature. This indeed is only a
person's nature whether he develops conceptions of the sense world or
that Goethe was one who recognized nature as the highest above all
and who also permitted the spirit to emerge out of nature. Already as
nature. Even if one is a spiritual investigator one can agree with
the kind of naturalism that, like Goethe, thinks of nature as
Into the inner being of nature
Into the inner being of nature
Nature has neither core nor shell,
penetrates to the spirit of nature. Then in the evolution of humanity

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man's own sense-perceptible nature must be of very special interest
becoming, of human nature, which must be known today and become ever
nature-forces than our human will, which is regulated by the warmth
Ahrimanic nature.
will more akin to nature than can be said of the human will, these
want to conquer death in human nature but are not yet able today to
develops out of its living nature, by which it influences the people
certain kinship to human nature. But what the Russian loves in his
nature of which I have spoken previously. Therefore he will be called
double nature must finally be subdued, in the sixth post-Atlantean
nature through outer conditions. And through this kinship much is
embodiments of the geographic nature of America.
the human nature, which before birth is inhaled into the human body

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their own inner nature they necessarily demand the continuation

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their own inner nature they necessarily demand the continuation

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of imaginative natures — can emerge in him in a conscious
habits, the character, the very human nature of the one with whom he
have their origins in the habitual natures of those who have recently

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of imaginative natures — can emerge in him in a conscious
habits, the character, the very human nature of the one with whom he
have their origins in the habitual natures of those who have recently

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nothing in the nature and individuality of a person, for everything
entering that consciousness was already long present in man's nature.
nature of the human being is hidden in the very depths of his
nature of man's being cannot be brought to light in any other way
limited to the sense world, the being of man, the true, inmost nature
more alive, more independent, more true to their own nature. What we
spiritual knowledge throws new light on the true nature of thinking.
anything of the real nature of thinking; only a knowledge based on
The same thing holds good with the nature of our willing. The will
into a kind of faint. There we look into the true nature of the will,

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nothing in the nature and individuality of a person, for everything
entering that consciousness was already long present in man's nature.
nature of the human being is hidden in the very depths of his
nature of man's being cannot be brought to light in any other way
limited to the sense world, the being of man, the true, inmost nature
more alive, more independent, more true to their own nature. What we
spiritual knowledge throws new light on the true nature of thinking.
anything of the real nature of thinking; only a knowledge based on
The same thing holds good with the nature of our willing. The will
into a kind of faint. There we look into the true nature of the will,

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investigation of external nature and the development of technology.
more of the spiritual in all nature, but able to perceive it.
— in all the kingdoms of nature, in every star, in every
spirit-soul nature was able to experience on the waves of the
gain insight into that spiritual foundation of nature which external
earthen nature has as its foundation an elemental spirituality.
contained in everything of a solid earthy nature. The outstanding
is assumed to have slid down into deeper regions of human nature and

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investigation of external nature and the development of technology.
more of the spiritual in all nature, but able to perceive it.
— in all the kingdoms of nature, in every star, in every
spirit-soul nature was able to experience on the waves of the
gain insight into that spiritual foundation of nature which external
earthen nature has as its foundation an elemental spirituality.
contained in everything of a solid earthy nature. The outstanding
is assumed to have slid down into deeper regions of human nature and

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human nature we build up our whole being.
the better it is, for these things, the very nature of these things,

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human nature we build up our whole being.
the better it is, for these things, the very nature of these things,

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physical life — for no one can have the conceptual nature of
absent in the world, in spite of the fact that Nature would be just
human being living in a barren, lifeless, naked world of Nature, a
picture will show a woman as true to Nature as possible, and a still
“Nature”, but that, on the contrary, they pass out after

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physical life — for no one can have the conceptual nature of
absent in the world, in spite of the fact that Nature would be just
human being living in a barren, lifeless, naked world of Nature, a
picture will show a woman as true to Nature as possible, and a still
“Nature”, but that, on the contrary, they pass out after

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themselves in the bodily nature. Hence that wonderful unison in the
have no power over their behaviour, over their physical nature, that
their physical nature is in every respect stronger than themselves.
opposition presented by their physical nature.
people with a childlike nature. In the future it will more and more
therefore is: What is the nature of the change? What is it that takes
that, today, the human being simply no longer has a bodily nature —
is now no longer really adapted to the external nature of man and is,
permeate and flow through his human nature? What is it that must pour
would have to be fulfilled in this being? The soul-nature of such a
astral body remain, the ordinary soul-nature is ejected and the
soul-nature of the first three years, plus full ego-consciousness, is
And if we try to develop in ourselves a manhood whose nature is that
overcome his external nature and once again to find the connection
wither. The inner nature must be so strengthened from the spiritual
worlds that the opposing outer nature is brought into conformity with
fracture; the different nature of the rocks and the discoveries made

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themselves in the bodily nature. Hence that wonderful unison in the
have no power over their behaviour, over their physical nature, that
their physical nature is in every respect stronger than themselves.
opposition presented by their physical nature.
people with a childlike nature. In the future it will more and more
therefore is: What is the nature of the change? What is it that takes
that, today, the human being simply no longer has a bodily nature —
is now no longer really adapted to the external nature of man and is,
permeate and flow through his human nature? What is it that must pour
would have to be fulfilled in this being? The soul-nature of such a
astral body remain, the ordinary soul-nature is ejected and the
soul-nature of the first three years, plus full ego-consciousness, is
And if we try to develop in ourselves a manhood whose nature is that
overcome his external nature and once again to find the connection
wither. The inner nature must be so strengthened from the spiritual
worlds that the opposing outer nature is brought into conformity with
fracture; the different nature of the rocks and the discoveries made

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cannot be done by a view of life which in the study of the nature and

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see three members of the human nature which have developed in the
especially at work and gives the general signature to that epoch, he

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does this affect? It acts on a threefold nature in the temperaments.
account penetrate deeply into human nature.
these other Folk-spirits, who are connected with the powers of Nature
These two kinds appear in human nature and in human

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inner nature of those Beings of whom we have spoken in the two
We must now look a little into the inner nature of such
nature of the human being, in which the human ‘ I ’
inner nature of man consists of three modifications of the astral
the Archangels is of the same nature. The ‘ I ’
life. In a certain respect the Archangel-nature, the one which guides
their whole soul-nature towards what we call the astral body. For

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and forces of Nature to work together in the cosmos, but that it was
according to their own nature, we find that their chief interest lies
nature, one might say, somewhere about the twentieth year of life: so
nature; all the people who have wandered over the face of the earth
appreciation of physical nature still sleeps, whilst the
man is compelled to reflect upon his own soul-nature, and why on the

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man. (Below him are the three kingdoms of Nature, the animal,
of Nature and Spirit knows only the domain of maya or illusion, the
substance.’ But one who penetrates into the nature of things,
everything there in the way of nature-forces and phenomena is
Nature — we have said that the three elements of Nature, water,
We may therefore say: In the forces of Nature which we
Nature which we call the strongest, the underground forces of Nature,
if we call to mind the nature of the various forces which manifest
themselves in space. If you consider the inner nature of the human
nature, you have the physical body, the etheric body and the astral
his nature, whereby this state of equilibrium can be prepared from

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being, which produces the average general human nature. Now into
himself the whole human nature. But now from the Mercury centre the

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peoples. It is in their nature, and if you remember what was said in

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another as regards their essential nature, he might make a great
The essential nature of these five civilizations can
Now what was the nature of the development which
nature are not yet differentiated, and men are as yet quite spiritual
Folk-souls, and we shall see what is the nature of our Western

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astral nature has affected the ‘ I ’ this too
whole constitution of human nature, later on other powers were able
great world of Nature surrounding man; so that the Ahrimanic
the Hœnir nature overcame the Balder nature. That is expressed by
elemental nature of the original impressions has been lost. The old

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foundation, a basis, to work from. For we shall deal with the nature
was still united to the group-soul nature, and yet the Celtic element
because it had a sort of expression of its nature in the etheric
external experience is that which pours forth from the inner nature
Then you will be able to understand the peculiar nature
the contents of the Spiritual Soul itself, and looks upon Nature
accounts for the peculiar nature of the Slav peoples at present
underlying all the forces of Nature and their creations. But this we
with the facts, creations and beings of Nature. We must conceive of
occurrence of Nature, of seeing not only the physically-sensible, but
the idea of Christ in His twofold nature comprehensible; they do not
qualities. There were, then, two natures which must first of all be
the higher nature will hold the lower nature under complete control.
nature, both really working together, so that they do not merely form

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memory kept alive of this union of the spiritual soul-nature which
the truth according to the inner nature of the facts.
special nature of the peoples inhabiting the various countries of the

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lectures I have given recently on the nature of
universe. If we ask: What is man in his true nature? — then
connection with the being of man, and with the kingdoms of Nature around him,
constitution adapted for existence upon the earth. By his very nature he was a
nature has become more spiritual, but with his spiritual faculties he thinks
millennium the bodily nature will be capable of development only until the 14th
understand the real nature and being of man. The mineral world is the only
grasp the real nature of plant or animal, and least of all that of the human
mineral nature of plant, animal and man. Materialists revel in such thoughts
nature, the crudely material nature in the minerals, plants and animals, nay
conclusion of my lectures on the nature of colours, when I said that the
real nature of colour go hand-in-hand with a perception of the world illumined
by Spiritual Science. We have seen how the nature of colour can be understood,
themselves with the nature of man's being. But in this way it is only possible
science as it is today is capable of grasping only the mineral nature, whether
really artistic conception of the world. For the world of Nature itself creates
as an artist. And until we realise that Nature is a world of creative art which
and are told that in this way they are acquiring knowledge of the nature of man
understood of the nature of man by such methods derives from an attitude of
when he really understands the nature of the concrete realities connected with
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lectures I have given recently on the nature of
universe. If we ask: What is man in his true nature? — then
connection with the being of man, and with the kingdoms of Nature around him,
constitution adapted for existence upon the earth. By his very nature he was a
nature has become more spiritual, but with his spiritual faculties he thinks
millennium the bodily nature will be capable of development only until the 14th
understand the real nature and being of man. The mineral world is the only
grasp the real nature of plant or animal, and least of all that of the human
mineral nature of plant, animal and man. Materialists revel in such thoughts
nature, the crudely material nature in the minerals, plants and animals, nay
conclusion of my lectures on the nature of colours, when I said that the
real nature of colour go hand-in-hand with a perception of the world illumined
by Spiritual Science. We have seen how the nature of colour can be understood,
themselves with the nature of man's being. But in this way it is only possible
science as it is today is capable of grasping only the mineral nature, whether
really artistic conception of the world. For the world of Nature itself creates
as an artist. And until we realise that Nature is a world of creative art which
and are told that in this way they are acquiring knowledge of the nature of man
understood of the nature of man by such methods derives from an attitude of
when he really understands the nature of the concrete realities connected with
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The Inner Nature of Man and Life Between Death and Rebirth
The True Nature of the Second Coming

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ego-being reaches as far as does our soul-nature. You know that by
certain nature was pre-ordained for me; in the course of
Earth-evolution my true nature has been darkened, and when now I look
nature to fulfillment. But I turn my spiritual gaze upon the Christ,
elemental events of nature He was active, but never once did it occur
itself. Thus the Jewish soul could look into nature; it could allow
man when the soul was unhampered by the bonds of human nature; when,
as though divested of their human nature. Christ was there for the
We have often characterized the essential nature of the
human soul would fall short of its true nature if it were unable to
be filled with love. Yes, when we penetrate into the nature of the
way that his nature would be thought of as inseparable from love.
event drawn from the mysterious realms of nature take place —
The Jew had to look into nature when he wanted to see

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nature of human souls. Of recent years, a man of poetic nature joined
our ideals on into the future world as the God of Nature bears the
endowment, our inner nature between death and a new birth, to such an

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by their whole nature do not belong to the physical plane but have
sin. So if we rightly consider the nature of man, we cannot suppose
for the cosmic nature of Christ. And he who deeply grasps Christ's

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soul-nature with an element drawn from the objective world, just as
that Christ should permeate the nature of man; but the nature of man
is filled with what is slain by human nature in Earth-existence, from
human eye. The nature of man is filled with death; but the
that human nature might not be laden with their death also. In order
whole nature of our being. I have spoken to you of the overcoming of

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at life in nature it looks like a gladiator's “free for all,”
We see throughout nature models for the

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at life in nature it looks like a gladiator's “free for all,”
We see throughout nature models for the

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cosmos to the extent that their nature is set forth in Anthroposophy,

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We see nature around us, and we see also that man enters
into his physical existence through the forces of this same nature.
regard nature if we only pay attention to its external physical
aware of our origin from nature in the true sense of the word when we
we perceive the Father principle of nature. All that permeates nature
nature as the origin of all ‘becoming,’ then we are at
remains something inexplicable as regards the nature of man as long
forces of nature, the second time reborn through the forces of Christ
man's origin through the forces of nature and which is connected with
perception of external nature. This perception of external nature
For just as truly as that which reveals itself in the deepest nature
deepen our external perception of nature through what the heart can
develop as spiritual perception of nature. We must learn once again
the result of all our observation of nature, words that proclaim
will.” The time must come when our observation of nature sets
observation of nature must be irradiated by such life so that the
whole of nature utters what was uttered by the Angel: “The
as we must, once more, listen outwards into nature and hear the
Angels singing as it were from external nature, so must we be able
astronomy, a solution of the world riddle, out of the inner nature of
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sphere of man's evolution and what takes place in nature, and a
certain understanding of this link between life in nature and
the eternal, not the transitory nature of this event — that
world-picture; he only allows the laws of nature, the necessary and

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transformed into our modern knowledge of nature; what he had seen
view of nature; and out of what the Magi from the East brought to
mysteries of the souls of men and of the nature of the animals were
narrated in the New Testament when we try to fathom the nature

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closely connected with the forces of nature, they were united in
highlands, if we want really to understand the nature of these
inner nature was not reached. Only the sheath around man was there.

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natural science are adapted to nature. A spiritual science with aims
show how close he is to the acceptance of principles of human nature
nature of man's being and the real source of his consciousness belong
of this fundamental comprehension of human nature raises
placing it at the foundation of his view of nature, which he
that seer and prophet, observed so many connections in nature
on the vertebral nature of the skull-bones: ‘The brain itself

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mysteries of nature, spiritual science seeks to do for the spirit and
soul at the present time. In its fundamental nature, spiritual science
external nature. One who believes, for instance, that our spiritual
nature must investigate quite differently from the latter. It must find
educates itself by the facts of nature itself.
statue. The logic developed from the outer facts of nature has
of natural science must be made, in order to learn nature's
be isolated, separated from its connection with the bodily nature, and
spirit nature, which will continue to exist after death, which existed
simple manner of man's nature when he enumerates, “Man consists
showing how that which is human nature, when it is contemplated as a
man consists of different gradations, different shades of human nature.
What is of the nature of
spirit nature, and cannot be presented externally, for instance, in
nature. Spiritual research is able to enter the world through which man
life of man? Its very nature, however, prevents it from interposing
Because we gain a knowledge of nature, we shall not imagine that we are
able to create something in nature itself. Knowledge of nature does not
create anything in nature. Nor, because we gain knowledge of spiritual
illusion of being able to create something in nature. Hence the most
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mirror reality, through the very nature of the Imaginations of the
art the Greeks proceeded by the same laws by which Nature herself
he could point to his own heart, and say: Now I understand the nature
something about the nature of the Sun. Thus through the heart we
learn to know the nature of the Sun; that is to say, we proceed from
of all men learnt to know the nature of the Sun and then they
understood the nature of the human heart. In the modern age we learn
light in his nature is born out of the darkness prevailing in him.

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mirror reality, through the very nature of the Imaginations of the
art the Greeks proceeded by the same laws by which Nature herself
he could point to his own heart, and say: Now I understand the nature
something about the nature of the Sun. Thus through the heart we
learn to know the nature of the Sun; that is to say, we proceed from
of all men learnt to know the nature of the Sun and then they
understood the nature of the human heart. In the modern age we learn
light in his nature is born out of the darkness prevailing in him.

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intercourse only with nature and his soul, and we see what an
original way to reproduce the secrets of nature, but never really
in the secrets of nature.
by the inner secrets of nature.
strove to be true to nature in all his work and study, worked with
We feel in these that the artist imitated nature because he was
within the spirit of nature, because he felt himself connected in his
soul with the spirit of nature. This feeling of being one with the

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intercourse only with nature and his soul, and we see what an
original way to reproduce the secrets of nature, but never really
in the secrets of nature.
by the inner secrets of nature.
strove to be true to nature in all his work and study, worked with
We feel in these that the artist imitated nature because he was
within the spirit of nature, because he felt himself connected in his
soul with the spirit of nature. This feeling of being one with the

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kingdoms of nature, learns about the beings in the mineral, plant,
the surface, is of a different nature from what is growing under the

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kingdoms of nature, learns about the beings in the mineral, plant,
the surface, is of a different nature from what is growing under the

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Now we must enter more exactly into the nature of the human soul,
we survey nature we simply see separate letters and the word they

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Now we must enter more exactly into the nature of the human soul,
we survey nature we simply see separate letters and the word they

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heart. They were organized one-sidedly in the heart nature; an
were, as it were, already conquerors, born as conquering natures even
other two groups. They would have reminded you of the bird nature. “I
these things, could have made the experience that these lion natures
nature retained this mode of procreation, since the fructifying force
The modern female physical nature has in fact a male etheric body,
the woman has proceeded from the lion nature, whereas the physical
her nature. One will certainly find this hidden courage. The woman
that which in the true sense we can call the bull nature. That is
from these lion- and bull-natures. Physical science will be utterly
lion-like body. These took up the ego nature, and through this the
lion nature was changed more and more into the female body. Those who

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heart. They were organized one-sidedly in the heart nature; an
were, as it were, already conquerors, born as conquering natures even
other two groups. They would have reminded you of the bird nature. “I
these things, could have made the experience that these lion natures
nature retained this mode of procreation, since the fructifying force
The modern female physical nature has in fact a male etheric body,
the woman has proceeded from the lion nature, whereas the physical
her nature. One will certainly find this hidden courage. The woman
that which in the true sense we can call the bull nature. That is
from these lion- and bull-natures. Physical science will be utterly
lion-like body. These took up the ego nature, and through this the
lion nature was changed more and more into the female body. Those who

Title: Lecture: Death in Man, Animal, and Plant
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concerning the nature of death. From a certain point of view one
nature of death have been sought in the main without success. On the
be mentioned, who has handled the question of the nature of death in
has written on the nature of death from the standpoint of his natural
however, we discuss the question of the nature of death —
employs all means to come to some kind of understanding of the nature
find quoted when so serious a question is raised as the nature of
death in the world. If we inquire into the nature of death in man, it
whole earth nature when, for instance, autumn is coming on. In
observation, even if it has not penetrated the nature of Spiritual
and decay of life in the plant world. We find in human nature what we
organism and external bodily nature. And when men prepare to
respect to what has just been described, what is of a soul nature in
suppression of our merely organic nature, in a mood which primarily
animal nature.
to what we call the human will nature — if we then do not speak
represent above all the most enigmatic part of human nature. How the
and falling asleep of the whole earth nature, and in the animal world
nature, would have had to experience in its victory over the bodily
nature, remains in a certain sense present as an inner force, and has
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concerning the nature of death. From a certain point of view one
nature of death have been sought in the main without success. On the
be mentioned, who has handled the question of the nature of death in
has written on the nature of death from the standpoint of his natural
however, we discuss the question of the nature of death —
employs all means to come to some kind of understanding of the nature
find quoted when so serious a question is raised as the nature of
death in the world. If we inquire into the nature of death in man, it
whole earth nature when, for instance, autumn is coming on. In
observation, even if it has not penetrated the nature of Spiritual
and decay of life in the plant world. We find in human nature what we
organism and external bodily nature. And when men prepare to
respect to what has just been described, what is of a soul nature in
suppression of our merely organic nature, in a mood which primarily
animal nature.
to what we call the human will nature — if we then do not speak
represent above all the most enigmatic part of human nature. How the
and falling asleep of the whole earth nature, and in the animal world
nature, would have had to experience in its victory over the bodily
nature, remains in a certain sense present as an inner force, and has
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everything concerning nature and essence of man, so on the other hand
development of the lifeless, so-called inorganic nature, and we know
of those powers and events which are also present in lifeless nature.
rest of nature and belong then, as it were, to lifeless, to inorganic
— those substances which today belong to the lifeless nature
head of an investigator of nature, which Preyer expresses as follows:
metamorphosis of the species in living nature, by just simply
assuming that he retraced back the development in nature to issue
every specie is unchangeable and as old as nature, and that they are
restrict myself to the limits of a simple observer of nature.”
essential part of the soul nature, permeating the external bodily
nature; but in sleeping man we have the external-bodily secluded from
anything about the nature and substance of oxygen from the manner in
instincts, desires, and passions (emotions) of man. The nature of the
of man, just as the nature of oxygen, which only unites itself with
lifeless nature is originated. We have really to imagine that through
nature over the whole surface of the earth in such a way that he, as
more closely with their bodily nature, whereas man is able to develop
the bodily nature as something independent, we will see then that man
spiritual nature as he has it today, had to begin with to separate
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everything concerning nature and essence of man, so on the other hand
development of the lifeless, so-called inorganic nature, and we know
of those powers and events which are also present in lifeless nature.
rest of nature and belong then, as it were, to lifeless, to inorganic
— those substances which today belong to the lifeless nature
head of an investigator of nature, which Preyer expresses as follows:
metamorphosis of the species in living nature, by just simply
assuming that he retraced back the development in nature to issue
every specie is unchangeable and as old as nature, and that they are
restrict myself to the limits of a simple observer of nature.”
essential part of the soul nature, permeating the external bodily
nature; but in sleeping man we have the external-bodily secluded from
anything about the nature and substance of oxygen from the manner in
instincts, desires, and passions (emotions) of man. The nature of the
of man, just as the nature of oxygen, which only unites itself with
lifeless nature is originated. We have really to imagine that through
nature over the whole surface of the earth in such a way that he, as
more closely with their bodily nature, whereas man is able to develop
the bodily nature as something independent, we will see then that man
spiritual nature as he has it today, had to begin with to separate
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so that the artist did not need to look at outer nature or external
senses by close observation of outer nature and her structure.
nature things reappear in the same form and one day resembles another
means; he made himself sensitive to what was inward in outer nature.
this is a beautiful human body such as nature would wish to create —
outer nature.
nature. Each type of stone calls for its own specific form, and each
and nature as science had led to in its own sphere. It is not just a
heart of nature as she showed herself in his times, from one point of
development, the basic character and fundamental nature of his times.
And if Goethe once said that Nature had invented death in order that

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so that the artist did not need to look at outer nature or external
senses by close observation of outer nature and her structure.
nature things reappear in the same form and one day resembles another
means; he made himself sensitive to what was inward in outer nature.
this is a beautiful human body such as nature would wish to create —
outer nature.
nature. Each type of stone calls for its own specific form, and each
and nature as science had led to in its own sphere. It is not just a
heart of nature as she showed herself in his times, from one point of
development, the basic character and fundamental nature of his times.
And if Goethe once said that Nature had invented death in order that

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how an understanding of our spiritual nature reveals possibilities of

Title: Contents: Presence of the Dead
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how an understanding of our spiritual nature reveals possibilities of
The nature of dreaming.
spirit. The nature of Christ. More about dreaming. The nature of the
poet (Christian Morgenstern) and his nature in the life after death.
sleep. Germs and ghosts. The nature of germs. Spiritual thoughts as
deed of Christ. The nature of the physical world. The premise
nature of encounters with the deceased. Inspiration of Rudolf

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how an understanding of our spiritual nature reveals possibilities of

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how an understanding of our spiritual nature reveals possibilities of

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how an understanding of our spiritual nature reveals possibilities of

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how an understanding of our spiritual nature reveals possibilities of
The nature of dreaming.
spirit. The nature of Christ. More about dreaming. The nature of the
science of the spirit is by nature completely different from those
awake. I spoke earlier about the nature of the etheric body; it
beginning with the nature of dreams, that true clairvoyance requires

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how an understanding of our spiritual nature reveals possibilities of
poet (Christian Morgenstern) and his nature in the life after death.
here already, pervading all of nature and its light rises in every
explain what I mean. Nature is everywhere around us in all its beauty
and glory. Surely, anyone sensitive to the beauty of nature will
we must also admit that while we may admire the beauty of nature with
the content of the artist's soul as well as nature's beauty.
us, enriching what we take from nature. I want to use this analogy to
experience of the beauty of nature. When the spirit realm presents
nature around us in general terms, either. We speak not only of
nature this and nature that, but of grass in the meadows, corn in a
through the gate of death become true witnesses for the true nature
good-natured soul who wanted to understand us and do a great service

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how an understanding of our spiritual nature reveals possibilities of
sleep. Germs and ghosts. The nature of germs. Spiritual thoughts as
deed of Christ. The nature of the physical world. The premise
nature of sleep.
with materialism? What is the real nature of germs? Well, here we
We rely on nature, which is on a lower level than we are, for our
life from the beings of the kingdoms of nature below us. We literally
nature of our relationship to the dead we were connected with in
related only to the material world, to things in nature, live in our
And we have to understand the nature of our current task just as we
because we have to take into account not only the nature of our time

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how an understanding of our spiritual nature reveals possibilities of
subjective nature, on what we habitually see, think, and feel. The
explain what I mean. We can love nature and admire it, and still
nature. Similarly, we can be uplifted when what we have seen in the
and Ahriman, angels and archangels, explain the nature of revelation
expresses its innermost nature. This building can only be understood

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how an understanding of our spiritual nature reveals possibilities of
nature of encounters with the deceased. Inspiration of Rudolf
matters must be based on the same foundations as the study of nature
nature in their own time.
world of nature, the physical phenomena around us, while spiritual
few centuries. To investigate nature, we use only those mental powers
Clearly, just looking at people will tell us little about the nature
to speak about nature in general terms. For example, if walking
names but instead just “this is nature, that is nature, and
there is nature; everything is nature and more nature” —
can see the divine nature of the magnificent sensory world around us.

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how an understanding of our spiritual nature reveals possibilities of
its zenith. When everything in nature was budding and blossoming,

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how an understanding of our spiritual nature reveals possibilities of
the meadows, on the glorious nature he had enjoyed so much in the
scene if we want to fully understand Hamerling's unique nature. A few
nature than any academic characterization. He writes:
impressions and stimulation, usually from nature around me, in part
that cast a pall over the beauty intended by nature. For him beauty
beautiful evenings. There he saw radiant nature and southern beauty,
works in the beauty and colors of nature and in the spirit of nature.
hindrances to our spiritual nature.

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the essence of human nature consists. Natural science and
goal by bringing together all the processes of nature, and so forth,
enigma for others and for himself because of his special nature and
to understand human nature in general. But today we have not to do
of their nature, and how much depends in life upon our coming to such
nature in general and that which confronts us in each human
goes more deeply into this complexity of human nature, the individual
In the great gap between what we may call human nature
about the nature of the temperaments. For though we must admit that
means of an external observation of nature, however, the riddle of
must belong to universal human nature. Man's temperament, then, is
human nature? and then again on the other: How does it point
nature according to the methods of spiritual science. We learn that
human nature has to point even to moral qualities when he wishes to
who penetrates more deeply into human nature will of course be struck
we see how from the center of his nature something evolves which is
Spiritual science shows how that which is our own nature
individual nature of a human being, we must say that the
learned to call the members of human nature come into relation with
nature in the sense of spiritual science. Only from spiritual science
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the essence of human nature consists. Natural science and
goal by bringing together all the processes of nature, and so forth,
enigma for others and for himself because of his special nature and
to understand human nature in general. But today we have not to do
of their nature, and how much depends in life upon our coming to such
nature in general and that which confronts us in each human
goes more deeply into this complexity of human nature, the individual
In the great gap between what we may call human nature
about the nature of the temperaments. For though we must admit that
means of an external observation of nature, however, the riddle of
must belong to universal human nature. Man's temperament, then, is
human nature? and then again on the other: How does it point
nature according to the methods of spiritual science. We learn that
human nature has to point even to moral qualities when he wishes to
who penetrates more deeply into human nature will of course be struck
we see how from the center of his nature something evolves which is
Spiritual science shows how that which is our own nature
individual nature of a human being, we must say that the
learned to call the members of human nature come into relation with
nature in the sense of spiritual science. Only from spiritual science
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direct connection with Nature by life in cities and towns. And it is
procedure. Although it is understandable that weaker natures would
discover its real nature, they come out with a great deal of
men were not capable of studying Nature in a way that could have led
to an actual science of Nature; this has been done for the first time
freed themselves from the old way of observing Nature and now they
through knowledge of the laws of Nature, science has also succeeded
Nature. (This word, ‘unprecedented’, is very popular.)
know the laws of Nature and are able, with the aid of these laws, to
Nature and upon life. So they fill modern life with products of the
science and the mastery of Nature and her forces are therefore
Nature, but also the meaning they receive when the Cosmos is viewed
in its totality — in its manifestation as Nature and in its
Nature's coherence. Quarries are broken up and the stones carried
destruction, the demolition, of Nature as a coherent whole. At the
second stage, what has thus been extracted from Nature and shattered
know that when Nature is demolished — the mineral world first
Nature. We shall be less concerned with this point to-day. The
important thing is that we drive out of Nature the elemental spirits,
coherence of Nature is maintained. Elemental spiritual beings are
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direct connection with Nature by life in cities and towns. And it is
procedure. Although it is understandable that weaker natures would
discover its real nature, they come out with a great deal of
men were not capable of studying Nature in a way that could have led
to an actual science of Nature; this has been done for the first time
freed themselves from the old way of observing Nature and now they
through knowledge of the laws of Nature, science has also succeeded
Nature. (This word, ‘unprecedented’, is very popular.)
know the laws of Nature and are able, with the aid of these laws, to
Nature and upon life. So they fill modern life with products of the
science and the mastery of Nature and her forces are therefore
Nature, but also the meaning they receive when the Cosmos is viewed
in its totality — in its manifestation as Nature and in its
Nature's coherence. Quarries are broken up and the stones carried
destruction, the demolition, of Nature as a coherent whole. At the
second stage, what has thus been extracted from Nature and shattered
know that when Nature is demolished — the mineral world first
Nature. We shall be less concerned with this point to-day. The
important thing is that we drive out of Nature the elemental spirits,
coherence of Nature is maintained. Elemental spiritual beings are
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destinies when they saw how Nature herself seemed to have constructed
spiritual powers which sound forth out of the whole of Nature. For he
activities of Nature spirits work who are connected with the souls of
Nature was at that time something altogether different than for us
phenomena of Nature.
the spiritual world and the world of Nature in which the spiritual
as if by Nature herself, and which caused them to say to themselves —
which was built for them by the spirits of Nature and which could be

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destinies when they saw how Nature herself seemed to have constructed
spiritual powers which sound forth out of the whole of Nature. For he
activities of Nature spirits work who are connected with the souls of
Nature was at that time something altogether different than for us
phenomena of Nature.
the spiritual world and the world of Nature in which the spiritual
as if by Nature herself, and which caused them to say to themselves —
which was built for them by the spirits of Nature and which could be

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kind of thinking can explain certain phenomena of nature, it is
capable of explaining the things and phenomena of Nature, and nothing
you have a true picture in your minds of the nature of these Indian
Universal behind the world of nature and the deeds of men. We must

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kind of thinking can explain certain phenomena of nature, it is
capable of explaining the things and phenomena of Nature, and nothing
you have a true picture in your minds of the nature of these Indian
Universal behind the world of nature and the deeds of men. We must

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facts in their true nature. We should no longer understand them, for
the case of carbonic acid gas that Helmont first realized the nature
arising out of the soul's nature, and condensing. This was
and ever-present fertility in nature. Let us take a simple example:

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facts in their true nature. We should no longer understand them, for
the case of carbonic acid gas that Helmont first realized the nature
arising out of the soul's nature, and condensing. This was
and ever-present fertility in nature. Let us take a simple example:

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live in human nature. Ahriman lives in the etheric body and Lucifer
depths of earthly nature and we should beware of this. Lucifer is the

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live in human nature. Ahriman lives in the etheric body and Lucifer
depths of earthly nature and we should beware of this. Lucifer is the

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consciousness of man's true nature. Things were not always as
were, so to speak, far more similar to the plant nature, whereas the
true nature of the Archangel cannot come to us if we only move in

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consciousness of man's true nature. Things were not always as
were, so to speak, far more similar to the plant nature, whereas the
true nature of the Archangel cannot come to us if we only move in

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poetical natures, by people with a deeper capacity of feeling.
with the awakening of Nature outside; the daily course of human
Nature. Nevertheless they are not worth much, for they do not
one in which Nature's course of events is compared with the
corresponds to winter, when Nature outside is awake, and summer
of memory is one of human nature's oldest components, so the

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poetical natures, by people with a deeper capacity of feeling.
with the awakening of Nature outside; the daily course of human
Nature. Nevertheless they are not worth much, for they do not
one in which Nature's course of events is compared with the
corresponds to winter, when Nature outside is awake, and summer
of memory is one of human nature's oldest components, so the

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the purpose and nature of Anthroposophy from numerous perspectives. Most
important, Steiner tried to reveal the esoteric nature of Anthroposophy
of our human condition, especially our inner nature. He encourages the

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the purpose and nature of Anthroposophy from numerous perspectives. Most
important, Steiner tried to reveal the esoteric nature of Anthroposophy
of our human condition, especially our inner nature. He encourages the

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the purpose and nature of Anthroposophy from numerous perspectives. Most
important, Steiner tried to reveal the esoteric nature of Anthroposophy
of our human condition, especially our inner nature. He encourages the

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the purpose and nature of Anthroposophy from numerous perspectives. Most
important, Steiner tried to reveal the esoteric nature of Anthroposophy
of our human condition, especially our inner nature. He encourages the

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the purpose and nature of Anthroposophy from numerous perspectives. Most
important, Steiner tried to reveal the esoteric nature of Anthroposophy
of our human condition, especially our inner nature. He encourages the
or teachings which constitutes Spiritual Science. As with Nature herself,
a false impression of the nature of Anthroposophy. It is as indispensable
where, after speaking of the nature of memory he emphasises that it is

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the purpose and nature of Anthroposophy from numerous perspectives. Most
important, Steiner tried to reveal the esoteric nature of Anthroposophy
of our human condition, especially our inner nature. He encourages the
experiences, inner and outer; and he sees external nature with all the
that Nature receives into herself all the human soul perceives of physical,
earthly existence. When man has passed through the gate of death, Nature
difference whether through burial or cremation). And what does Nature
practised, we deepen this impression made by a study of what Nature
birth and death. We then turn to Nature, to whom we owe all our knowledge
and insight, and say: Nature, who produces from her womb the most wonderful
realm of Nature related to what man, as part of her, carries with him
For man, Nature with her laws is the destroyer. Here, on the one hand,
on the other hand, is Nature with her stones, plants, animals, clouds,
earth. Yet this Realm of Nature cannot suffer the human form within
within Nature; he cannot, as a human being, contact this world.
the substances of Nature and transform them? Who am I? This is the second
Nature which man represents to himself through them. He develops sensations
the same with every single thing of external Nature in relation to the
the whole of Nature is reflected. Yet he has only fleeting pictures
one hand, man remains outside Nature. This becomes clear to him at the
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the purpose and nature of Anthroposophy from numerous perspectives. Most
important, Steiner tried to reveal the esoteric nature of Anthroposophy
of our human condition, especially our inner nature. He encourages the
these destroy it. The action of external Nature upon the human physical
Nature can only destroy.
between the human physical body and Nature. In the first place, the
substances of external nature, or, at least, needs to take them in.
nature, as the external world; it transforms what it takes in, and then
human organism that is, at first, similar to external nature and, on
we can say nothing at all about the relation of man to external nature.
We might put it this way: Though external physical nature does destroy
‘get even’ with Nature. He dissolves everything he receives
find no relationship to external nature, for this is destroyed by them.
relation to the form man bears into physical life, Nature is a destroyer;
in regard to what man casts off, Nature receives what the human organism
unlike itself and to resemble external Nature very much. It does this
of the different kingdoms of Nature. They are, today, just what they
of Nature has only gradually become what it is. And when we look at
present physical Nature. In other words: If you think of a beginning
we look at external Nature today and see that it was once something
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the purpose and nature of Anthroposophy from numerous perspectives. Most
important, Steiner tried to reveal the esoteric nature of Anthroposophy
of our human condition, especially our inner nature. He encourages the
human nature.
Anthroposophy we learn to think in accordance with Nature. This men
there is no sense in merely speaking of abstract laws of Nature. These
only arrive at laws of nature by calculations. They are good for technical
of Nature, as calculated by astronomers for the heavens, are like insurance
speaking, actual events have nothing at all to do with the laws of Nature.

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the purpose and nature of Anthroposophy from numerous perspectives. Most
important, Steiner tried to reveal the esoteric nature of Anthroposophy
of our human condition, especially our inner nature. He encourages the
from the side of Nature, and from the side of inner experience.
external Nature, on receiving it, has not the power to do anything else
forces of Nature which you can make the subject of any scientific study
us to say: We look at Nature around us in so far it is intelligible.
indeed, for we have discovered so many laws of Nature. This talk of
that all these laws of Nature are, by their mode of operation, only
Nature which destroy man.
deduce moral laws from Nature however far we may explore it. They have
different from the world of Nature.
bodily being, but it belongs to Nature that can only destroy it; and,
is certainly not a product of Nature, which has only the power to destroy
Nature which can, however, only destroy it.
in the very least influence an external process of nature by our
of nature; I feel inwardly, but very dimly, the tensions of my muscles,
supports us, and the various kingdoms of Nature provide the substances
it needs. We know that we are connected with terrestrial Nature in this
various kingdoms of Nature. But with strengthened thinking I begin to
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the purpose and nature of Anthroposophy from numerous perspectives. Most
important, Steiner tried to reveal the esoteric nature of Anthroposophy
of our human condition, especially our inner nature. He encourages the
Nature, but is subject to destruction. Thus we can say that, in the
entering space, beings of a psycho-spiritual nature just as man, in
the presence of the higher worlds in external Nature. In the case of
the warmth of our nature, with all our inwardness of heart and mind;
human nature.
It cannot be found by merely studying the present world of Nature and
if you study the present world of Nature, you may say: Well, there outside
is Nature; man takes in its substances and builds up his organism —
Nature, being compounded of certain of its substances. Good! But you
accordance with them! How, I would ask, can a portion of Nature do
Nature and from spiritual to physical Nature again. We cannot understand
i.e. what is of like nature with the ego. In this way we see the
physical, bodily nature. For spiritual perception the past is continually

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the purpose and nature of Anthroposophy from numerous perspectives. Most
important, Steiner tried to reveal the esoteric nature of Anthroposophy
of our human condition, especially our inner nature. He encourages the
a corpse. It is then taken over by external, earthly Nature and destroyed.
this in no other way. We recognise its essential nature, inasmuch as
process, just as we perceive external processes of Nature during earthly
a two-fold way: on the one hand, in regard to external Nature which,
O Nature, canst only destroy my physical body.

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the purpose and nature of Anthroposophy from numerous perspectives. Most
important, Steiner tried to reveal the esoteric nature of Anthroposophy
of our human condition, especially our inner nature. He encourages the
that the pictures derive their whole character chiefly from the nature
will-nature. On the other hand, a man who dreams his life almost as
secrets of human nature. If you study a man as he acts in life and learn
what lives and weaves in human nature, so distort it all. From what
way, we can perceive and understand so much of the essential nature

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the purpose and nature of Anthroposophy from numerous perspectives. Most
important, Steiner tried to reveal the esoteric nature of Anthroposophy
of our human condition, especially our inner nature. He encourages the
to the other kingdoms of Nature, has another side. Let us assume that
to judge him. He is above the other kingdoms of Nature.
the inferior kingdoms of Nature, but kingdoms of the spiritual world

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the purpose and nature of Anthroposophy from numerous perspectives. Most
important, Steiner tried to reveal the esoteric nature of Anthroposophy
of our human condition, especially our inner nature. He encourages the
something in the external realm of Nature — let us say, with a
the ordinary kingdoms of external Nature — mineral, plant and
external kingdoms of Nature, so now, with spiritual beings of different

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spiritual in the world, to explain the world of nature around him by
by side with nature and the ordinary world, which has as its content
to do with the laws of nature that we demonstrate so one-sidedly, and
longer have to do with an iron necessity of nature but with a cosmic
world of nature, but which makes use of those human powers of
ordering of nature. And so, whereas this mood came over modern
for in its essential nature the Catholic Church is capable of the
of spiritual initiative or anything of that nature. Then he goes on:

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then said concerning the Anti-Modernist Oath. I described its nature
another and to nature, is doomed to natural decay through the
human beings concerning their relations to one another and to nature,
concerning their relations to one another and to nature, is doomed to
deny it. But we are very lenient towards everything of the nature of
humanity will have to recognize the threefold nature of the social

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egotism in human nature. Churches, as cultivators of the deepest
psycho-spiritual nature of man. The Church laid down in that Council
For thereby the true nature of man and also his real relationship to
nature can have nothing to do with the material world; he must
live in the higher world! But even these profound natures as well as

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man does something, and with a sensitive nature even when he thinks,
group as meditative natures, inclined towards contemplation, able
insensitive natures come over from previous lives in which nothing
beings in the present have become meditative natures because they

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man does something, and with a sensitive nature even when he thinks,
group as meditative natures, inclined towards contemplation, able
insensitive natures come over from previous lives in which nothing
beings in the present have become meditative natures because they

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saw that none of these has anything to say about the real nature of
man is modified; the extent to which the animal nature of man differs
science, the more we learn of nature, the less we understand of
what his real nature is. While on the one hand we have more and more
inability of science to give man any light upon his own nature.
nature as man, and to fashion the social structure in such a way that
this human nature will thrive in it, and when, instead we try to
nature. He will have to say to himself: “It is true that I
into states of consciousness which are really of such a nature that
being growing in his inner nature beyond what he can be as earthly
nature as a cosmic being? All that I can establish on earth, all that

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saw that none of these has anything to say about the real nature of
man is modified; the extent to which the animal nature of man differs
science, the more we learn of nature, the less we understand of
what his real nature is. While on the one hand we have more and more
inability of science to give man any light upon his own nature.
nature as man, and to fashion the social structure in such a way that
this human nature will thrive in it, and when, instead we try to
nature. He will have to say to himself: “It is true that I
into states of consciousness which are really of such a nature that
being growing in his inner nature beyond what he can be as earthly
nature as a cosmic being? All that I can establish on earth, all that

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on himself, and from this he can learn the true nature of egoism.
that we have to examine the inorganic processes in Nature in
fine perception of the nature of egoism, brings us right into the
content of the world is communicated to us through our bodily nature.
a harmonious soul-and-spirit nature, to form the new body in perfect
I need hardly say, I mean by this nothing of a mediumistic nature,
world of nature, with its secure and stable laws. The fact that we
have muscles and bones unites us with nature; our own physical nature
makes us feel at home in the physical nature of the world around. And

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on himself, and from this he can learn the true nature of egoism.
that we have to examine the inorganic processes in Nature in
fine perception of the nature of egoism, brings us right into the
content of the world is communicated to us through our bodily nature.
a harmonious soul-and-spirit nature, to form the new body in perfect
I need hardly say, I mean by this nothing of a mediumistic nature,
world of nature, with its secure and stable laws. The fact that we
have muscles and bones unites us with nature; our own physical nature
makes us feel at home in the physical nature of the world around. And

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seventh post-Atlantean epoch when learning to know nature will
nature as will enable us to understand the growing, developing human
religions. We must try to make the essential nature of the different
post-Atlantean epoch they were endowed by nature with sound
by Nature, as was still to some extent the case in the fourth
similar trifling with the mystery-loving element in human nature. But

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seventh post-Atlantean epoch when learning to know nature will
nature as will enable us to understand the growing, developing human
religions. We must try to make the essential nature of the different
post-Atlantean epoch they were endowed by nature with sound
by Nature, as was still to some extent the case in the fourth
similar trifling with the mystery-loving element in human nature. But

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sounds and so on. We seek for laws of nature prevailing in the
kingdoms of nature, the men of those times beheld spirit and soul. They
We little understand the nature of man, especially
weather, were dream-creations woven into nature by fantasy. This was by no
surrounding nature. He felt the elements of nature within himself. Today
this feeling of being at one with nature is lost. In its place man has
exercises were good and suitable for the nature of humanity in ancient times;
world surrounded by nature. He felt carried back in memory to the time
soul, immersed in the phenomena of nature, partakes of every secret, steeping
nature. Meditation today is to begin always with an experience in thought,
ancient times in the nature of memory, whereas at the present time a
his spirit-soul nature drew out of his organism.
the soul-spiritual from the bodily nature. The first discovery, when such
is of an objective nature, and it is as if one had to fight one's way

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sounds and so on. We seek for laws of nature prevailing in the
kingdoms of nature, the men of those times beheld spirit and soul. They
We little understand the nature of man, especially
weather, were dream-creations woven into nature by fantasy. This was by no
surrounding nature. He felt the elements of nature within himself. Today
this feeling of being at one with nature is lost. In its place man has
exercises were good and suitable for the nature of humanity in ancient times;
world surrounded by nature. He felt carried back in memory to the time
soul, immersed in the phenomena of nature, partakes of every secret, steeping
nature. Meditation today is to begin always with an experience in thought,
ancient times in the nature of memory, whereas at the present time a
his spirit-soul nature drew out of his organism.
the soul-spiritual from the bodily nature. The first discovery, when such
is of an objective nature, and it is as if one had to fight one's way

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the nature of the event that befell him at
knowledge of the nature of the super-sensible world, and entirely fails to
spiritual nature such as Herman Grimm must needs think of the

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the nature of the event that befell him at
knowledge of the nature of the super-sensible world, and entirely fails to
spiritual nature such as Herman Grimm must needs think of the

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relationships at work in nature and gives basic indications of the
far better than we can know in Dornach, what is the nature of your soil,

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relationships at work in nature and gives basic indications of the

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relationships at work in nature and gives basic indications of the

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relationships at work in nature and gives basic indications of the
Nature as the stirring of which we were speaking just now. Just as
we did not want to mix up such an intimate process of Nature with
of which you are thinking. Nature herself, in any case, sees to it
example; Nature does it for herself.
lines. The only condition is that it must be done in harmony with Nature
a philosophy dilating upon the intimacies of Nature's life —
to see how much the peasant knows of what is going on in Nature.
it specifically, according to the nature of your soil — whether

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relationships at work in nature and gives basic indications of the

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relationships at work in nature and gives basic indications of the
in Nature too it is so: everything good can become harmful. Think for
in Nature herself. You should not permeate the living Earth with something

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relationships at work in nature and gives basic indications of the
played by electricity in Nature. It is at least comforting that voices
must know about the things of Nature: how one must see from the outer
an entity in Nature passes on into the finished fish, it has followed

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relationships at work in nature and gives basic indications of the
dealing particularly with the etheric nature of plants, and with formative
farmer; he follows nature's dynamic play of forces with a greater
ego activity of nature. He pointed out particularly how the health of
soil, plants and animals depends upon bringing nature into connection
the purpose of reanimating the natural forces which in nature and in
means, thereby freeing the present conception of plant nature from a
nature is to be avoided.”
view of nature, based partly on old mystery’tradition and partly on
signatures”
of cosmic activities, with nature as a whole. Rudolf Steiner pointed
follows; pests and diseases make their appearance. Nature herself liquidates
weaklings. Pests are therefore to be regarded as nature's warning
poisons merely “preserve” a part of moribund nature, but

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relationships at work in nature and gives basic indications of the

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relationships at work in nature and gives basic indications of the
time-relationships they copy the external processes of Nature. Yet in
Nature-processes. We need only call to mind one of the most important
Nature.
a high degree immersed in the general life of Nature, including the
throughout the “household of Nature,” as we have grown
farther. Everything that lives in the silicious nature contains
limestone natures; in the former, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars; and in
that as a creature of a comparatively lower kingdom of Nature, the
forces of Nature, whether or no we eat the plant and nourish
manifested here. Yet in the whole nexus of Nature's forces, it works
limestone nature. Suppose we were merely considering what emerges in
itself in the plant-nature of the Earth.
silicious nature, are concerned in the process. The silicious nature
silicious nature, namely, the forces that proceed from Saturn,
effects of these forces, which pass into the plant-nature via the
the transitory nature — that which surrounds the trees with
materialistically, the working of all Nature.

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relationships at work in nature and gives basic indications of the
essential nature, in the best sense of the word, if it is conceived
only contains a certain life — a vegetative nature of its own
throughout the growth of Nature. The Earth's surface is a real organ,
For those plants in which the root-nature as such is important, we
All that is thus connected, by way of silicon, with the root-nature,
substance in the soil. Everything in the nature of clay is in
purely crystalline within the “household of Nature.” In
into a state of chaos. For plant-growth, Nature herself will see to
“Nature's household.” For in the last resort man can but
the plant-life is absorbed by the whole Nature-process. To some
below we have the root. In the root there is the cosmic nature,
shading. If on the other hand the earthly nature is to live strongly
much-divided, then, as in the flower's colouring the cosmic nature is
working upward, so here the earthly nature is working downward.
earthly nature downward into the soil, just as in colour we have a
working-upward of the cosmic nature into the flower.
the midst between the two. The Sun-nature lives most of all in the
in which the limestone strongly draws the earthly nature downward
a stalk-like nature. Where, now, according to the indications we have
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relationships at work in nature and gives basic indications of the
lecture we shall consider Nature's activity quite generally
of Nature wherein nitrogen is working, nor can they do so, so long as
spaces, into the wider aspects of Nature, and study the activities of
works in the life of Nature, has so to speak four sisters, whose
the functions and significance of nitrogen herself in Nature's
sulphur that the Spiritual works into the physical domain of Nature.
activity in the economy of Nature is so very fine and delicate, we
to-day in Nature in a broken, crumbled form, as coal or even graphite
or carbon truly is in Nature's household.
the bearer of all the creatively formative processes in Nature.
Whatever in Nature is formed and shaped be it the form of the plant
that is formed in Nature must ultimately proceed.
forms that are built up in Nature — makes use of sulphur in the
process. Truly to see the carbon as it works in Nature, we must
later stage was there added to it, for example, the limestone nature
— whether in man or anywhere in Nature there the ethereal
the spiritual essence which to begin with is in the carbon-nature.
nature and the nitrogen that surrounds us. It will not do for the
can penetrate into the intimate life of Nature if you can see the
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relationships at work in nature and gives basic indications of the
methods for Agriculture, as it is for other spheres of life. Nature
and the working of the Spirit throughout Nature must be recognised on
manuring signifies in the economy of Nature. How often do we hear the
conceive it thus (although in Nature it does not go so far): Imagine
and living element. It does not happen so in Nature, but instead of
to become inwardly alive — akin to the plant-nature. Now the same
the nature of manured earth, or of earth treated in some similar way.
districts, we cannot reckon upon Nature herself letting fall into the
at any rate in certain districts — Nature herself sees to it that
really in the life of Nature. The point is now to recognise the following.
something in Nature, the excellence of which for Nature herself I have
rightly, once we perceive the whole nature of the process.
the horn you have something well adapted by its inherent nature, to
forces of a plant-like nature. For the forces we engender in
our digestive tract are of a plant-like nature. We ought to be very
to see Nature as a whole and not only as in the Baedeker guide-books.
as you have seen, is the entire household of Nature. It is always conceived
nature. This form of study and research is very different from what

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relationships at work in nature and gives basic indications of the
into the great connections of Nature has been lost — as indeed
circumference of Nature's workings — that is the talk of
wider workings of Nature.
connection? Great Nature does not leave us so mercilessly in the lurch
for the true Nature-process to take place once more in the right way.
organic places. Yarrow stands out in Nature as though some creator of
no other plant do the Nature-spirits attain such perfection in the use
then you will trace it still farther, in its yarrow-nature, throughout
Moreover, this process itself is dependent on the substantial nature
more, need only be rightly exposed to the influences of Nature. Observe
vitality connected as nearly as possible with the earthy nature must
are almost as beneficial to the whole course of Nature as our own iron
where it grows wild in Nature. It should really grow around man's heart,
connections. And so it is in relation to plant-nature.
Moreover, plant-nature
in this respect is simpler than animal or human nature; therefore our
between plant-nature and the living earthy nature, quite in the way
it even transforms into nitrogen the limestone, the chalky nature, if
sensitive. We can bring about a wonderful interplay in Nature, by giving

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relationships at work in nature and gives basic indications of the
as such — for the simple reason that in Nature's judgment
will naturally grow there through the prevailing conditions of Nature,
Nature is not so cruel as to punish man forthwith for his slight inattention
its cue from great Nature.
things in Nature being subject to a cycle of four years, after the fourth
something highly abnormal. To recognise its nature, we might equally
in the household of Nature. These are the things you must consider.
power lies inherent in seed-nature. It is the very property of the seed
must learn to see into the workings of Nature in all her different domains.
not only out of what the Earth provides. Nature is a great totality;
forces are working from everywhere. He alone can understand Nature who
macrocosm. Then we shall once more begin to understand Nature —

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relationships at work in nature and gives basic indications of the
occurring in Nature (minerals, plants, animals — we will leave
in Nature it is not so at all. In Nature — and, indeed, throughout
these more intimate relationships of Nature when we are dealing with
in Nature's household (I am speaking now of such fruit as grows on trees).
consider the tree. What is it in the household of Nature? If we look
at it with understanding, we must include in the plant-nature of the
encompasses the free has a different plant-nature in the air and outer
involve something of deep significance in the household of Nature as
a whole. Let us then enquire: what is the inner significance, for Nature,
and we can find how these things work themselves out in Nature's household.
have a further indication of the inner relationship between the root-nature
themselves, so to speak, from the tree-root-nature, and live more near
with the root-nature of herbaceous plants.
it is true, are already somewhat removed from the larval nature) develop
For in great Nature — again and again I must say it — everything,
Nature is wiser than man, even to this day. And we may well assume,
if there is forest by Nature in a given district, it has its good use
— that is, to the mineral nature of the earth; while the world
the chalky, limestone nature, whereby the ethereal is duly conducted
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relationships at work in nature and gives basic indications of the
Combustion is a process in mineral or lifeless Nature. Quite apart from
what is actually taking place in Nature. In this domain especially,
exactly when we describe this threefold nature of the body; for the
too. Thus, in a Sense, you mar the working of Nature when you take your
I need something in Nature that has a ray-like, radiating form, or that
gathers up the ray-like nature in a concentrated “tabloid”
another case. Let us look more towards the flowering nature and the
the fruiting tendency is not only there in the flower. Nature does not
process, where Nature has not yet carried it to the final stage, can
the flowers, Nature herself has enhanced the fruiting, flowering activity
up to human nature. If, on the other hand, we eat animal food from the
— for instance, turnips or beet, enlarged already in Nature by
own accord towards the fruiting nature, and that has received the proper
of a rooty-nature to the food, however small a dose.
no special function. Generally speaking, we can say, the root-nature
the rhythmic system with the substantial nature that belongs to it in
is the salt-nature. Very little of the food — whether of man or
assimilated in Nature — wild manure, so to speak. Take any kind
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this chaste and unassuming nature we have the ideal of the
the outpouring of the Cosmic Spirit in nature is
to wine, so is the impersonal nature of man to the
transmuted in the higher nature, Christ Himself. The
that there is something in external nature which is an
Thus does man unite himself with his sevenfold nature in

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this chaste and unassuming nature we have the ideal of the
the outpouring of the Cosmic Spirit in nature is
to wine, so is the impersonal nature of man to the
transmuted in the higher nature, Christ Himself. The
that there is something in external nature which is an
Thus does man unite himself with his sevenfold nature in

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the world of nature, with all its fresh young life in the
all the budding new life of nature and the death of Christ
was the nature of the teaching that was given long ago in
kingdoms of nature; minerals, plants, animals and human
the secret; namely, of how the new budding life of nature
taught as follows: “All around you in nature you see
soul. The process that is taking place out there in nature
animal kingdom, only in nature it takes place without
nature, the force that can be chaste or unchaste, but is
through the other kingdoms of nature, is the same as in the

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the world of nature, with all its fresh young life in the
all the budding new life of nature and the death of Christ
was the nature of the teaching that was given long ago in
kingdoms of nature; minerals, plants, animals and human
the secret; namely, of how the new budding life of nature
taught as follows: “All around you in nature you see
soul. The process that is taking place out there in nature
animal kingdom, only in nature it takes place without
nature, the force that can be chaste or unchaste, but is
through the other kingdoms of nature, is the same as in the

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nature.
secondary nature. Man's primary occupations are:
nature. For a goat with a fish tail does not exist. But
complicated and modified, they placed man into nature. And

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nature.
secondary nature. Man's primary occupations are:
nature. For a goat with a fish tail does not exist. But
complicated and modified, they placed man into nature. And

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Jupiter love will have became nature as wisdom has on the Earth.
The threefold nature of man: body, soul, and spirit. Beings higher
invisible. Goblins, Gnomes. Fourfold nature of man: physical body,
too strongly with the bodily nature can become elemental beings
soul nature and these spiritual beings man can grasp the space

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that their nature is set forth in Anthroposophy, and of what

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beneficent beings who, compared even with the mildest human nature,
who in their own way are also of a mild, peaceable nature and who in
the body of a similar nature which conduct a species of fluid resembling
course in the human body, with the members of human nature itself.
are of such an astral nature that in a certain other direction we can
And the preponderance of moon beings or Mars beings of this nature circling
everything of a material nature is a revelation of the spirit and how in
develop terribly disordered passions of a sensual nature, in comparison
to know these beings in their special nature and thereby becomes independent
of a Saturn nature, must therefore grow beyond the forces which are

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All there are beings other than man, beings of a different nature. There
is to have content. The nature of man's etheric body is such that it
Being whose innermost nature belongs wholly to the Zodiac, whose forces

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of a spiritual nature and within the Saturn evolution man began his
of their nature they can endure that immense velocity of development.
could have served them, for those were for beings of another nature,
complicated nature of this influence can be seen from the following.
Thus in the soul-nature

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quite different from the nature of our present earthly planet. On Saturn
we should find nothing of a material nature. We should find in the Saturn
rain from the etheric bodies of the Spirits of Form. The nature of Saturn
their nature we should say: as the human being has the physical body
in the plants of today. He perceived only the soul-nature in the other
astral body there is a twofold nature: selfless impulses that aspire
a Manasic nature, the spirit-self. If we want to seek in our surroundings
of wisdom and when we go out into Nature this same wisdom meets us everywhere.

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for your bodily nature that which now pulsates in your blood. You must
nature was entirely absent from them up to the time I have now described

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Jupiter love will have became nature as wisdom has on the Earth.
slow development of his spiritual nature during his bodily existence,
in the physical bodily nature of man. As Spirits of Wisdom they were
bodily nature will be entirely permeated by spirit and will stand out
or staying back, is of divine nature. So there were Spirits of the Rotation
what issues from the inner nature of the being, and before any manifestation

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an idea of the nature of the Angels. We shall most easily form an idea
man and how it includes the four kingdoms of nature. He can perceive
nature. That was again a different epoch. So you have for each epoch
influence over what brings man together with other nature-kingdoms,
Epochal Spirit. That is the true nature of the Spirit who is also called

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The threefold nature of man: body, soul, and spirit. Beings higher
invisible. Goblins, Gnomes. Fourfold nature of man: physical body,
too strongly with the bodily nature can become elemental beings
a Group one not only acquires concepts and ideas concerning the nature
Thus an appeal is made to your heart, your feeling nature, and not to
in the whole development of our life and nature. We have come to know
man. You know that we differentiate various members of man's nature.
We apportion to him a bodily nature — the physical body, etheric
body, astral body — and, distinct from the body, a soul-nature
or Angels in Christian esotericism, possess no coarse bodily nature
on the Moon and have now ascended higher. Such a coarse corporeal nature
nature. In the single animal standing before us in the physical world
realm that has received us all. They are also spoken of as nature-spirits;
instance, in a mine which have always been of a mineral nature. If you
own bodily nature they become larger. Even when they reach their greatest
preserved a certain nature-sense, i.e. the old clairvoyant forces which
observe good proofs of this. Their nature prompts them to play all sorts
something of a healthy nature-sense — not so much the miners in
astral body because they lack a spiritual nature. No ego works upon
body is alone and disintegrates into the atoms of nature. That it is
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end of the lecture and we shall have placed the nature of such elemental
while the soul and spirit nature of the animal must stream back into
It will become increasingly indispensable to grasp the nature of the
Human evolution on our Earth is from the group soul nature to the individual
can only be made by someone who knows nothing of the nature of folk-fantasy.
from what it is today will not be able to understand the nature of these
ancient group soul's nature and there will be many such associations
be of quite an evil nature. Whereas those which have arisen from the
earlier kingdoms are very useful for our orderly course of nature, the
on the boundary made by the transition from the group soul nature to
nature. That can be particularly observed in the united life of the
has the eagle as symbol that is because his eagle-nature is the little
this the nature and activity and evolution of the group souls in the

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kingdoms of nature that surround us. We saw especially how in the place
where the beings of different nature-kingdoms come together, where the
it receives sound in quite a definite way; to the mineral nature of
nerves and blood are the expressions of our fourfold nature, let us
now nothing of a material physical nature can subsist in the form which
to other beings of an astral nature. Beings which are of the same nature
nature. It is not considered, for instance, that the uttering of lies
the plant-nature. True, man has been drawn upwards into the spiritual,

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soul nature and these spiritual beings man can grasp the space
to ordinary sight since their bodily nature is a fine etheric one and
an even less dense bodily nature.
place beings who have as their lowest bodily nature an etheric body,
nature — detaches itself when man goes to sleep, but a part of
in the physical body works on the whole inner nature, on sentient soul,
the day. In the morning the inner soul nature emerges from this spirituality
and enters the three-fold bodily nature of physical body, etheric body
Since, however, a strong inner nature submerges every morning into the
something which works when the inner soul nature and the outer physical
living form what nature has offered him. The greater understanding possessed
takes place with what we call the soul body. When the inner soul nature
of its inner nature — then the following occurs. In the night
astral bodily nature through this exclusive interest in the physical
can display the inner nature externalized; and man can at most guess
time this inner nature had, as it were, broken asunder in artistic creation
Manas, when the full nature of the soul will be immersed in the spiritual

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observe a strange scene: those simple, primitive natures
natures understood the Being of Christ. (We don't

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nature! And I would not be surprised if the word

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depths of human nature before the baptism in the Jordan
conception of the nature and means of Divine revelation

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nature, for what was wonderful in nature. But he had little
mild, kind and wise nature and he was well loved in every
Jesus' transformed nature became evident, especially
and put in a different direction. And those whose nature is

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Themes include: the nature of the third millennium; Sorat and the
Second Coming of Christ; and the true nature of the I and the possible
nature of the third millennium, Sorat and the significance of the
and above all, the true nature of the I and the possible futures open

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the nature and timing of these events, as well as a clear distinction

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Second Coming of Christ; and the true nature of the I and the possible
being together with all the kingdoms of nature have arisen, is called
nature within them or whether this lower nature has triumphed over the

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Themes include: the nature of the third millennium; Sorat and the
Second Coming of Christ; and the true nature of the I and the possible
being together with all the kingdoms of nature have arisen, is called
nature within them or whether this lower nature has triumphed over the

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a fourfold way. The fourfold nature of human generic souls is characterized

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Themes include: the nature of the third millennium; Sorat and the
Second Coming of Christ; and the true nature of the I and the possible
the laws of nature, if they did not already exist? We weigh and measure

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Themes include: the nature of the third millennium; Sorat and the
Second Coming of Christ; and the true nature of the I and the possible
in the Bible is what we mean when we speak of the manasic nature flowing
This I plays a large role with all those wanting to lead human nature
tree, the world-ash, the symbol for threefold human nature. The middle
point for this threefold human nature is the I; through its incorporation
your second nature, if your soul is fully permeated with enthusiasm

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also make the student aware of the nature of the surrounding spiritual

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Themes include: the nature of the third millennium; Sorat and the
Second Coming of Christ; and the true nature of the I and the possible
physical nature the most. The occultist refers to them as the bull people.
evolution where we live in a bodily nature in such a way that we are no
of self within our physical bodily nature. On the other hand, we thank
be living in a bodily nature that is less dense.
— while all around it, the nature of humankind will have everywhere

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Themes include: the nature of the third millennium; Sorat and the
Second Coming of Christ; and the true nature of the I and the possible
bodily nature as forms made of air. All the power that comes from the
being descended more and more into the physical bodily nature this bodily
nature became like a box to Osiris. As human beings increasingly came
In terms of their physical bodily nature, Atlanteans were much thinner
bodily nature. They were similar to human beings but more highly developed.
physical bodily nature in order to develop our I consciousness.

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Themes include: the nature of the third millennium; Sorat and the
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Themes include: the nature of the third millennium; Sorat and the
Second Coming of Christ; and the true nature of the I and the possible
way, animal nature closed off from the outer world. Claws were created
because of his horse hooves, which are a sign of a hardened nature,
a nature that has egotistically closed itself off from the world.
when the human being's entire nature was still soft, the hair
nature expresses very little of the I, we carry our karma inwardly and

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Second Coming of Christ; and the true nature of the I and the possible
of spiritual culture will have overcome their lower nature. They will
then rule over the human instinctive nature. What human beings have
be victors over their lower nature through what they will have made
of their souls. They will master their lower natures just as a rider
all, to be conqueror over his lower nature. But the lower nature is still
deeper and deeper into matter, into the darkness of the lower nature.
idealized nature in their art; they beautified existence. How beautiful
thrown into chains in this fourth age. But the lower nature experienced
which has given them mastery over external physical nature, the souls
stronger. People will master the forces of nature to a high degree, as we
change all of nature and something like a meteor shower appears. In this
way human beings unleash the forces of nature, but their achievements
of nature. But those who unite themselves with the spirit appear as

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Themes include: the nature of the third millennium; Sorat and the
Second Coming of Christ; and the true nature of the I and the possible
What confronts us today as nature is the achievement of the gods. In
nature — this will be repeated in a spiritual state. When the

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Themes include: the nature of the third millennium; Sorat and the
Second Coming of Christ; and the true nature of the I and the possible
is ascribed to animalistic nature but in a fundamental sense the Bible
nature to serve them. They can build cathedrals, they can sculpt marble.
Today they are masters of lifeless nature. Even though Raphael's

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Second Coming of Christ; and the true nature of the I and the possible
the lord over the lower nature, forms one of the seals. Sorat is as

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varied impulses of a positive and negative nature are introduced into the
intercourse and communion between soul and soul of such a nature that the one
of our human nature we have carried in us since the Saturn time, the Sun time

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varied impulses of a positive and negative nature are introduced into the
intercourse and communion between soul and soul of such a nature that the one
of our human nature we have carried in us since the Saturn time, the Sun time

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concerns Man very closely, namely, the exact nature and life of Man
reverence in the presence of the essential nature and Being of
before the nature of man is an absolute necessity, for the simple
penetrate into the spiritual foundation of man's nature. Anyone
very highest degree of reverence in the presence of the nature of
the feeling of reverence before man's nature, must remain with
depths of man's nature, and they will not know how to say
description of the nature of man), then it will perhaps not seem
wishes to penetrate into the depths of human nature, it is absolutely
connection to the nature of man, to the brain and spinal
structure and the portion attached to it as exterior nature of man.
here, however, with reference to the essential nature of the organs
students of nature. There is a certain rightness in the statement
reflective observers of nature, turned their attention primarily to
action. Take, for example, an artist who observes external nature,
human nature, as it expresses itself in those organs enclosed within

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the eternal in human nature. Also it will be necessary, in order to
external forms of that portion of human nature which we have
covering. If we consider the other portion of man's nature, we
construction of this other portion of man's nature if, for the
case of ordinary inanimate beings in nature, we can ascribe only a
body, as higher, super-sensible members of the nature of man.
basis for arriving at the occult foundations of human nature. In
nature of this blood-system if we do not make use of general

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can act upon the blood only in accordance with their own nature as
their own particular natures through whatever effect these may have
to presuppose that something in the nature of a nerve-system must be
has penetrated into human nature with the help of occult
as the inner nature of the human organs, is so expressed in these

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the case, of course, in inanimate, inorganic Nature; but not in the
same way in animate, organic Nature. When there are no other causes
organ; for this physical organ, in its physical nature, is only a
feeble expression of the nature of the corresponding spiritual
nature of spiritual-scientific knowledge. Though readily understood,
accordance with its own nature, its own quality of being. It has, we
peculiar nature of this building material must first be mastered.
wider meaning, so that even the apparently lifeless world of nature,
to repel what constitutes the particular inner nature of this food.
have mentioned of the peculiar nature of the nutritive substances.
to the particular nature of the human organism. We may say,
This human nature,
condition that conforms with its own essential nature and quality of
that has been deprived of its own nature. One might say that the
the food must first be prepared by being deprived of its own nature.
relationship which manifests itself in the very nature of man
certain extent in its entire formation, its inner nature and quality
simply evolves out of inanimate and inorganic nature, in that it
say that the nature of this physical organ, this physical instrument

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reality of a super-sensible nature. For this reason, precisely in the
nature, moreover, of such a super-sensible nature that not only can we
variety of ways by the super-sensible members of man's nature.
influenced by the super-sensible portions of man's nature, by
forward our thinking to the essential nature of a process of
for these two sides of human nature to act reciprocally upon each

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organism is a system of forces of a nature so self-determined that it
The nature of the
to these ego-processes. Indeed this bony system is by nature, we
expression of the inner nature of the ego is sought for in the forms
in these very bones what was our nature and character in the

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ask what is the nature of the corresponding correlative of
characterising is obviously not something of a crude physical nature,
perhaps, of the processes of warmth, they are of such a nature that,
the producing of warmth. They are in part of such a nature that we
our bony system that a part of its nature consists of deposited
manifest themselves as of like nature in our organism, and of which
of coarser nature take place in such a way that they radiate into the
part of their own nature and essential character, their own vital
nature, but rather as if it were due to the influence of external
organic form within his nature.

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throughout the whole of nature, an identical law termed the
nature of the plant lies in the fact that the plant-entity grows,
case of man we are to go beyond the plant nature, an entirely new
nature. Only through this fact that it does not merely have
that it really is what comes to life in the astral nature of man that
and that which constitutes the inner nature of man goes forth to meet
the nature of a salt acts upon the blood-system. Only, we must
inorganic Nature which has not yet been given life, into relation
such in us, the real plant-nature may then be left out of account in
ether-body. The plant-nature is simply caught up at the point where
whatever of the plant-nature works into the human organism cannot be
already has its relationship and into which the astral nature of man
lymph-system. The plant-nature no longer extends to the point where
human being; so that whatever may be sought in the plant-nature in
plant-nature comes into question. Hence, when an excessive activity
out of plant-nature but capable of working in only as far as the
According to the whole nature of the organ-systems as they present
nature! If everything that man can have through the activity of his

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into a part which is Sun and a part which retains the Moon nature. It
one of the nature of thought or ideation, that is, one which
another of the nature of desire, which lives in inner movement, inner
the Saturn, Sun and Moon evolutions were of a different nature from
Then we shall be able to get at least some idea of their nature. They
that. But we understand the nature of these Beings best if we realise

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different in its very nature from modern tongues — can only be
of the nature of desire or will. The one complex contains all that
nature a certain cleavage. When we speak of man today, we do not
get a closer understanding of the activity and nature of this human
and to combine substances, but is in reality of the nature of sound,
from warmth to light, and from light to what is of the nature of

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around them. An animal nature, an inwardly living animal nature, a
nature capable of consciousness, is dependent for its existence upon
separation between sun and earth elements. The animal nature first
but in such a way that elements of two different natures
emerged — one of the nature of air, with a tendency to expand in
all directions, the other of the nature of water, with the tendency
separated the airy from the fluid nature.” That is a quite
nature in the tenuous airy element of the Sun — which had then
plant nature is wonderfully described in the Bible. I will deal later
The solid now brings forth a recapitulation of the plant nature out
Moon, nor even on the earth at the moment when the plant nature
it means is that the plant nature was there in the form of group-souls,
of the group-soul nature. You must clearly understand that no plants, as
possible as regards the animal nature. We have already described how
the animal nature made its first appearance during the Moon
advance from the plant to the animal nature. Therefore after the
there had developed as much of an animal nature as could live in the
before, but on the sixth “day” the earth-nature comes
ego, the fourth member of human nature, into a being in this whole

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Everything of a solid material nature is earth in the sense of
elements of the earth's nature a successive activity of warmth,

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see something of the nature of Being behind what is described as
perhaps have to see manifestations of a deeper spiritual nature in
By the fact that they had not acquired the light nature, which was of
essential nature of the Goethean theory, know too little about
of space is filled out with something of a soul-spiritual nature,
Beings who are inwardly connected with everything of a sun nature,
nature, then these Beings, who had gone through their most important
nature associated with the Sun, naturally remained united with the
Before an animal nature with an inner life could come about there had
evolution that anything of an animal nature could arise. An influence
nature until after we have been told of forces working upon the earth
nature; all the beings on the earth were at the plant stage. The
animal nature could not begin until light Beings were influencing the
only can the plant species shoot up, but also the animal nature,

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life-ether. We try to acquire ideas about the nature of earth, water,
the nature of the earth element. We know well by now that there was
bringing forth once more the objective in its own substantial nature.
beginning in everything of an earth nature.
nature, so the Spirits of Movement — the Dynameis, the Mights, as
at work in the aeriform. And when we come to the warmth nature, to

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which characterised our own nature in former times has developed into
clairvoyant consciousness is of such a nature that to begin with it
of the moon nature and of the sun nature change, become different. If

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maturity in the fruit is already inherent in the nature of the plant.
Jahve-Elohim, a change in their nature was involved. This change
nature further and further from the state of warmth to that of earth
beings who sought their bodily nature in the element of air. They
Jahve-Elohim was able to form the earthly nature of man by breathing

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the reference was to something of a group-soul nature, the second
soul-spiritual nature in man is on the neighbouring planets in the
enabled man to assume his proper nature were none other than the very
until the right dose of its nature had been injected into man
moon have actually introduced into the human bodily nature something
with this moon-nature, it means that it is Jahve-Elohim who has
imprinted in man's bodily nature the moon-earth-dust,” the tale

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of man depended upon his being able to wait in his spiritual nature
nature which enabled him to become a mature being. Had he come down
his bodily nature. What was he like — this man brought into
often said about the character and nature of the man of today. It is
At that time all human beings had a bodily nature in common. We can best
same way as the other, lower beings, whose nature is described as
characteristic tendencies were formed. But this inner soul-nature was
whose bodily nature had been built up from another direction. Thus it
predisposition to, the rudiments of, the ego nature. For these old
— and which first enables us to understand the inner nature of
nature was thereby brought down a stage and became differentiated.
his place beside the animal natures which had descended much earlier.
nature more and more of the spiritual forces which in the course of

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external Nature and also of the physical nature of the human
reveals most clearly of all the true nature of illusions,
Ordinary thinking (it suffices to bear in mind the true nature of the
of a theory of knowledge one may dispute about the true nature of
it shows us the true nature of man’s eternal being which he
science by meeting the demands of the being and nature both of man
with real, genuine knowledge of nature and history.

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external Nature and also of the physical nature of the human
reveals most clearly of all the true nature of illusions,
Ordinary thinking (it suffices to bear in mind the true nature of the
of a theory of knowledge one may dispute about the true nature of
it shows us the true nature of man’s eternal being which he
science by meeting the demands of the being and nature both of man
with real, genuine knowledge of nature and history.

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rises like a force of nature in one who follows a spiritual path. He
intensified that it works like a force of nature. Within the ordinary
forces of nature; when lightning flashes, when thunder rolls, we have
appearing, developed into a force of nature, if it is only a
intensified and expanded, growing into a kind of force of nature.
love itself with the force of an event of nature, as it can be
be injured, man is protected by the wisdom-filled nature of his being
nature of the spiritual world. In a certain way one can carry up into
intellect does not perceive at all correctly the nature and essence
nature of the higher world. Because man is accustomed to approach
keep in view the significance and the real nature of spiritual

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rises like a force of nature in one who follows a spiritual path. He
intensified that it works like a force of nature. Within the ordinary
forces of nature; when lightning flashes, when thunder rolls, we have
appearing, developed into a force of nature, if it is only a
intensified and expanded, growing into a kind of force of nature.
love itself with the force of an event of nature, as it can be
be injured, man is protected by the wisdom-filled nature of his being
nature of the spiritual world. In a certain way one can carry up into
intellect does not perceive at all correctly the nature and essence
nature of the higher world. Because man is accustomed to approach
keep in view the significance and the real nature of spiritual

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Nature and Spirit. Zeus, Poseidon and Pluto as macrocosmic counterparts
The ego-nature and the human form. Dionysos and his band of followers.

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primeval times welled forth in human nature, so that clairvoyant
human soul directly out of elemental Nature the forces which led to
human nature. And then this ancient Greek said to himself: ‘In
whose knowledge of nature and her laws is assumed to be as useful for
‘Wonders of Nature, Ordeals of the Soul and Revelations of the
the greatest wonders of Nature, she is an archetypal form which
Nature's wonder like the song of the lark. It was still felt
back to those far distant times when human nature was so unified that
human feeling, the whole marvel of human nature is immediately
human nature. When Demeter is on the stage we feel it streaming
electricity hold sway in the everyday wonders of Nature. Thus
of Nature, from the ordeals of the soul, from the redeeming

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nature of this act, and only one — a goddess — partook of
Nature changes in course of time. Our natural science is proud of its
interpretation of Nature. There seems little ground for this pride
of Nature as the female ruler of the wonders of Nature, the Greek
of Eleusis thus express to the nature of man himself? What in terms
doing today in human nature? In the opening chapters of a little book
lie deep in the subconscious, forces which in outer Nature are
still older ruler, both of the forces of external Nature and of the
fruitful forces of Nature appeared to him, what did he say? He said
spiritual world. The same forces of Nature which have given me my
him by the powers of Nature, by divine Beings. When man turned his
‘Outside in Nature, forces are at work; through my breathing
place among the wonders of Nature. He feels this clairvoyant capacity
forces within human nature comes about as a result of the
expressions of the wonders of Nature within man himself. They show us
nature — her forces which were active in the plants and caused
her child to be born in that human nature. That is what Demeter did
fashion both with the forces of Nature and the wonders of Nature. How
gave him his food, also as the cosmic power of Nature who, when he
child Persephone lost in man's nature, saw her raped as it were
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certain scientific connotation. It is the word NATURE. When the word
‘nature’ is used in any context it at once arouses in
modern man a whole number of ideas. We think of nature as the
‘nature’ simply did not exist for Greek thought. You have
‘nature’ if you wish to enter into the thought of ancient
Greece. The contrast between nature and spirit which we today
mathematical-mechanical laws. Such a nature — a nature which is
laws, a nature which is not simply the physiognomy of
hear how the concept ‘nature’ as understood by modern man
times Spirit and Nature were in full harmony with one another.
it was obvious that everything which takes place in Nature is
happenings in the ordering of Nature and rarer events. The one kind
nature, things which follow the laws accepted today by the physicist,
caused in the human soul by this opposition between Nature and
vision, an event outside the ordinary processes of nature, affects
today there is a longing to reconcile the opposition between nature
to examine the activity and nature of laws in the physical world
opposition between spirit and nature. We must set to work out of new
of Nature, a wonder of the world, a miracle, as anything else. Amid
active which form the rainbow out of the ingredients of Nature; there
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outset of this course that the Greeks thought of the whole of Nature
as permeated by Spirit; they had no such conception of nature as we
— whom he really thought of as quite remote from human nature.
outside, a divine figure with a certain affinity with human nature,
of a superhuman nature, Beings who had already completed their human
soul-nature backward Angel Beings from the Moon. It was these
earthly being of sense. But in His essential nature the Christ is not
nature of Christ Himself, but also the nature of another figure, of
with them, nothing remains in His nature which could look back with
of the Luciferic nature seen from the cosmic aspect. Clairvoyant
insight — those wonders of the world, those wonders of Nature
To grasp this is to have a spiritualised conception of nature and of
pantheism which gives out that all Nature is permeated with a uniform
point of attraction of a material nature to which other material
possible to bring the universal nature of the Christ into a right
wonders of the world, those marvels of Nature, of which the Greeks
us to his inner nature, to the ordeals of his soul.

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finished on a note of interrogation as to his nature. As everybody
arisen in your minds as to the nature of the Greek gods in general. I
them knowledge of a Luciferic, a superhuman nature, so in the Greek
severs his essential soul-nature from his bodily part, as soon as
Dionysos really belonged, to a time when he infused into human nature
impulses of human nature, those which work in an animal, an
instinctive nature, from hunger and other allied instincts to the
lower nature? These lower instincts do constitute egohood, but there
is something in human nature which lifts us above them. It is the
nature plunged in its egotism. It is only because something else is
instincts in the erotic life, then human nature is being purified and
course of time, for at present there is much in human nature to give
man it merged with his bodily nature; this is wonderfully expressed
in the Greek myth in the fact that the Dionysos-nature is concealed
what emanates from man's lower bodily nature. Thus we see how
very nature allied with the Zeus hierarchy. Because of this, ancient

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concept of nature and natural existence which is generally accepted
Greek response to the riddle of the world was not a law of nature as
nature of things. For why is the world different today from what it
nature, and thus have called forth a reality of our own inner being
our hearts, to our whole soul-nature.
had been transplanted into a world to which, if the true nature of
the real ego, it is truly of such a nature that the real egos in Adam
only paid attention to the outer beauties of Nature, even the Greek

Title: Lecture: Wonders of the World: Lecture 7
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true being of man, his fourfold nature, is taken into account, the
this, I can only say a few words about the nature of human knowledge.
have to ask ourselves where in human nature those processes take
penetrate into the nature of things. Hence in the lectures on
essential and most important in man's own nature, by what
Nature, which man in his present bodily form has really grown out of.

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into human nature, and we also saw how the Greeks experienced these forces
this nature is indicated towards the end of the second of my
influences play their part in man, in his whole nature and being. And
being plunges more deeply into his own nature and his own being that
such that when they condensed in accordance with their own nature
post-Atlantean epochs there have been at work in human nature not
Cronos began to crystallise, at once something hidden in the nature
were also called the gods of the underworld, gods in whose nature

Title: Lecture: Wonders of the World: Lecture 9
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Spiritual Science as in their nature working through the Earth.
were the lion nature to work upon it and to modify its structure. The
which stand out separately in the Sphinx are in human nature inwardly
existed solely in the sun, and yet was akin to the nature of the
find in his writings a remarkable teaching about the nature of man, a
instrument of human nature. Owing to the way it has been formed since
of the instincts, desires, passions and emotions of human nature
man who has progressed to real spiritual knowledge of human nature
nature; there is something else working in me all the
kingdoms of Nature which are our environment. Yes; we must face the

Title: Lecture: Wonders of the World: Lecture 10
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lies in the abstract ‘laws of nature’ of today, is the
through the laws of nature is like a squeezed-out lemon! This is
nature.
is there below in his astral, etheric and physical natures. Together
enters. What we ourselves have done to this divine nature of ours
wax strong and powerful, their will-nature comes to the fore. Whereas
a lower nature in ourselves, and are thrown back upon ourselves worse
own will-nature. This is what brings about the severe ordeals which
its start from the phenomena of external nature, and traced these
is of the nature of will, into which we should otherwise plunge as if
will-nature, and draw near to the cosmos, as soon as we thus emerge

Title: Deeper Secrets: Appendix I
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phenomena of Nature — never as being in themselves a manifestation

Title: Deeper Secrets: Appendix III
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of man's true spiritual nature. In the physical world, it is realised

Title: Deeper Secrets: Contents
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spirit-power of the earthly sun-hidden forces of nature and of

Title: Deeper Secrets: Lecture I
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something of its nature and properties, understood what it
than the particular manifestation of His nature that is expressed in
the whole nature of that Being? It has been necessary to speak of these
yields anything like a true or complete picture of the nature of this
forces of Nature, both manifest and hidden, concentrated in the single
of His nature could be derived from St. John's Gospel or St. Luke's

Title: Deeper Secrets: Lecture II
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man's nature. The astral body had its beginning on the Old Moon, the
personality so constituted was able, by his very nature, to enter
in which they would have found nothing of a divine nature, had they
the faculty to grasp and comprehend the nature of Jahve. Abraham's bodily
of the gods, namely the physical nature of humanity which had come into
order that the intrinsic nature of this bodily constitution should remain
as being entirely the creation of Jehovah, was of the same nature as
faculties of this nature and what was acquired by the ancient Hebrews
own nature, what had been acquired in Egypt — though not in the
be present in human nature, both forces must take effect in the evolution
an Ego of this nature is in the real sense man. For a being
unfold, and develop its own inherent nature.

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let us once more remind ourselves of the soul-nature of the Hebrews,
expressing itself in the form of concepts and ideas of a physical nature,
must avoid anything of an animal nature. In the strictest sense of the
events of his life otherwise completely forgotton. Moreover the nature
as the vision of the soul-nature of the etheric body, in the form of
there were some whose very nature gave evidence of the progress in human
man's nature; thereby he brought the ages of antiquity to their fulfilment.
initiation something of a quite different nature. Hence he could not

Title: Earthly Death/Cosmic Life: Synopsis of Contents
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Nature and Life. An example given of subconscious activity. Destiny.

Title: Earthly Death/Cosmic Life: Lecture 1: The Present Position of Spiritual Science
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understand all things. External perceptible nature can certainly be

Title: Earthly Death/Cosmic Life: Lecture 2: A Contribution to our Knowledge of the Human Being
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penetrate the inner nature of the human being. We shall start —
to penetrate seriously into the nature of man from a knowledge of his
formation shows him to be of a hybrid nature, it shows that he has a
to be elaborated by his whole nature, at 45 he would be mature enough
nature.
etheric body does — chubby and blooming. As external nature
likeness of the cosmic spiritual nature, then spirituality will come
investigating the spiritual underlying his nature and keeping
trouble being taken to gain knowledge of man's nature. It is very
of his highest being; whereas he is by nature a complicated being,
nature; for because we only cultivate head-wisdom, because we do not
comprehension of Nature, those older times were permeated with what
dual nature is really present, so that we actually do engender what

Title: Earthly Death/Cosmic Life: Lecture 3: The Living and the Dead
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‘The Inner Nature of Man, and Life Between Death and Rebirth,’
could throw light upon the nature of his feeling and impulses of
man's nature. Several things will be necessary to this end for those

Title: Earthly Death/Cosmic Life: Lecture 4: The Cosmic Thoughts and our Dead
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who knows the real nature of man at the present time must say: in the
faculty to perceive the spirit in nature, to see the beauty in
nature. When the Oriental looks upon what he alone can see —
with the cloak of leniency as regards their own nature, —

Title: Earthly Death/Cosmic Life: Lecture 5: Man's Connection with the Spiritual World
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Nature and Life. An example given of subconscious activity. Destiny.
nature; for certain things occur in nature which must be judged in
nature-transactions, which are checked and for that reason continue
attained. As in nature some seeds are held back at a certain
as regards inorganic nature, but is not as yet observed with regard
‘Nature and her Riddles in the Light of Spiritual Research’

Title: Earthly Death/Cosmic Life: Lecture 6: Feelings of Unity and Sentiments of Gratitude: A Bridge to the Dead
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‘spiritual air,’ and we can now speak of the nature of
every impression — irrespective of its nature. It is not
are revealed when a man clasps his hands over the beauty of nature or

Title: Earthly Death/Cosmic Life: Lecture 7: Confidence in Life and Rejuvenation of the Soul: A Bridge to the Dead
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first observe him as a twofold being. This twofold nature is
This reference to the twofold nature
life, which develops under the restrictions of the bodily nature, we
present time man grows old early in his soul and inner nature, is

Title: Man and Woman in Light of Spiritual Science
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existence, of the nature of human existence and the meaning of the
these issues. For while it is of the nature of spiritual scientific
sense perceptible stands a soul-spiritual nature. Only when we
spiritual nature of the two sexes? We shall then see that the truths
does materialism have to say about the nature of the sexes? We may
nature. Then we will find a point of reference on how the modern
ideas on female nature such as they appear in the book A Survey of
nature is basically submissive, while yet another felt it consisted
courage of his bodily nature, a woman possesses an inner courage, the
clear to us if we think of human nature as the working together
able in this way to look more deeply into the male and female natures
nature the inner femininity of the man appears, and through the
woman's feminine nature her inner masculinity appears. Now one can
materialism that it understands the nature of matter least of
following: The body is the foundation for our true soul nature;
our sexual nature with us into higher worlds; however, the
also expressed in nature. We can see budding life in the tree and at
in everything that lives. And if we look at the nature of the sexes
in outer nature. Only the artist's inner being, which is rooted in
human nature is of spiritual origin and is created out of life, out
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Title: Man and Woman in Light of Spiritual Science
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existence, of the nature of human existence and the meaning of the
these issues. For while it is of the nature of spiritual scientific
sense perceptible stands a soul-spiritual nature. Only when we
spiritual nature of the two sexes? We shall then see that the truths
does materialism have to say about the nature of the sexes? We may
nature. Then we will find a point of reference on how the modern
ideas on female nature such as they appear in the book A Survey of
nature is basically submissive, while yet another felt it consisted
courage of his bodily nature, a woman possesses an inner courage, the
clear to us if we think of human nature as the working together
able in this way to look more deeply into the male and female natures
nature the inner femininity of the man appears, and through the
woman's feminine nature her inner masculinity appears. Now one can
materialism that it understands the nature of matter least of
following: The body is the foundation for our true soul nature;
our sexual nature with us into higher worlds; however, the
also expressed in nature. We can see budding life in the tree and at
in everything that lives. And if we look at the nature of the sexes
in outer nature. Only the artist's inner being, which is rooted in
human nature is of spiritual origin and is created out of life, out
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Title: The Supersensible Being of Man and the Evolution of Mankind
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the nature of inner tensions is only the ripples on the
life, and in the other direction makes his will nature consciously
man's inner soul nature. In ordinary life our thinking or visualising
of life or of external nature to work on him in such a way that he
arbitrarily but according to the phenomena of nature itself. But he
also has to free himself from this mere looking at nature. His newly
its bodily nature, from the rest of the body, particularly the limb
activated thinking, is related to the whole nature of the human
human nature within ourselves if each external impression did not
constantly at work in part of man's bodily nature. We learn that
to us the true, super-sensible nature of our ego, and enters into what
like this take place in nature, too. If we look at the evolving
days man was still to a great extent united with nature; he did not
feeling was still a part of nature. Not until the eighth century did
he free himself from nature and develop forces of intelligence and
isolated from outer nature than they had felt before, because in
to draw back from external nature, so to speak. Everything
withdrawal of man's inner being from nature that did not take place
Golgotha, the nature of which can never be understood if people try
nature. It took the next two-thirds of this epoch for these forces
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Title: The Supersensible Being of Man and the Evolution of Mankind
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the nature of inner tensions is only the ripples on the
life, and in the other direction makes his will nature consciously
man's inner soul nature. In ordinary life our thinking or visualising
of life or of external nature to work on him in such a way that he
arbitrarily but according to the phenomena of nature itself. But he
also has to free himself from this mere looking at nature. His newly
its bodily nature, from the rest of the body, particularly the limb
activated thinking, is related to the whole nature of the human
human nature within ourselves if each external impression did not
constantly at work in part of man's bodily nature. We learn that
to us the true, super-sensible nature of our ego, and enters into what
like this take place in nature, too. If we look at the evolving
days man was still to a great extent united with nature; he did not
feeling was still a part of nature. Not until the eighth century did
he free himself from nature and develop forces of intelligence and
isolated from outer nature than they had felt before, because in
to draw back from external nature, so to speak. Everything
withdrawal of man's inner being from nature that did not take place
Golgotha, the nature of which can never be understood if people try
nature. It took the next two-thirds of this epoch for these forces
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Title: The Year as a Symbol of the Great Cosmic Year
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night our lower nature wakes, while with our higher nature we sleep,
while it is outwardly unfolding its physical nature — it is
What is the nature of the mineral consciousness of the
nature of this mineral consciousness, this consciousness of the great

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night our lower nature wakes, while with our higher nature we sleep,
while it is outwardly unfolding its physical nature — it is
What is the nature of the mineral consciousness of the
nature of this mineral consciousness, this consciousness of the great

Title: On the Duty of Clear, Sound Thinking
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nature and the world. Therefore he says: In the firm hope that the
authority on man and nature:
nature and on man; words to which Faust replies, — for it is
the great authority on nature and on man.)
nature.’
ourselves to consider without prejudice the method and nature of
nature without the opposition that would arise if at least it were

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nature and the world. Therefore he says: In the firm hope that the
authority on man and nature:
nature and on man; words to which Faust replies, — for it is
the great authority on nature and on man.)
nature.’
ourselves to consider without prejudice the method and nature of
nature without the opposition that would arise if at least it were

Title: Lecture: The Peoples of the Earth in the Light of Anthroposophy
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innermost nature, than are the abstract truths current in the world
envelops the sense-nature of the individuals belonging to it,
years' study of the nature and being of man — a study which has
natural science — has led me to confirm this threefold nature
In his nature of soul and Spirit, man is also
of man's nature of soul and Spirit. These three members correspond to
individual forms and expressions of human nature in the different
of Nature in the environment of the oriental. Think of the Indian in
that Nature in her beauty and wonder gives to man. The oriental
roots. In his metabolic nature, the oriental has grown together with
his metabolic processes the oriental grows together with Nature
around him. Nature lives and works on, seethes and surges within him,
of the material world. Their innermost nature is one with the
Nature.
possesses by nature what the oriental has to develop from out of his
promptings of his own true nature, when he is not false to
human endeavour, that the representation of the human in Nature and
modern culture: “In that man is placed on Nature's pinnacle, he
regards himself as another entire Nature, whose task is to bring
production of a work of art.” Man's own spiritual nature gives
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Title: Lecture: The Peoples of the Earth in the Light of Anthroposophy
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innermost nature, than are the abstract truths current in the world
envelops the sense-nature of the individuals belonging to it,
years' study of the nature and being of man — a study which has
natural science — has led me to confirm this threefold nature
In his nature of soul and Spirit, man is also
of man's nature of soul and Spirit. These three members correspond to
individual forms and expressions of human nature in the different
of Nature in the environment of the oriental. Think of the Indian in
that Nature in her beauty and wonder gives to man. The oriental
roots. In his metabolic nature, the oriental has grown together with
his metabolic processes the oriental grows together with Nature
around him. Nature lives and works on, seethes and surges within him,
of the material world. Their innermost nature is one with the
Nature.
possesses by nature what the oriental has to develop from out of his
promptings of his own true nature, when he is not false to
human endeavour, that the representation of the human in Nature and
modern culture: “In that man is placed on Nature's pinnacle, he
regards himself as another entire Nature, whose task is to bring
production of a work of art.” Man's own spiritual nature gives
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Title: Lecture: The Christmas Mystery, Novalis, the Seer
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this festival. Just as Nature herself is rejuvenated every
the forms of objects in the kingdoms of Nature. Everything
morning they saw everything around them in divine Nature

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this festival. Just as Nature herself is rejuvenated every
the forms of objects in the kingdoms of Nature. Everything
morning they saw everything around them in divine Nature

Title: Lecture: Some Characteristics of To-day
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evolution may have this or that appearance, the essential nature of
the terrible nature of present world-events, discovers what people
understood to-day. Nature, as studied by natural science to-day
body is built up like a natural product; it is a work of nature.

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evolution may have this or that appearance, the essential nature of
the terrible nature of present world-events, discovers what people
understood to-day. Nature, as studied by natural science to-day
body is built up like a natural product; it is a work of nature.

Title: Lecture: Anthroposophy's Contribution to the Most Urgent Needs of Our Time
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The Gulf Between a Causal Explanation of Nature
of our culture, is of such a nature that it already affects every
hypothetical world conception the nature of the beginning and the end
causality, the necessary order of nature, there is no bridge leading
if one lives intuitively in the Nature of knowing. One understands
necessary. One can never penetrate the nature of thinking in an
the causal explanation of nature finds in its domain no place in the
recognised within the general nature Of man, which contains within

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The Gulf Between a Causal Explanation of Nature
of our culture, is of such a nature that it already affects every
hypothetical world conception the nature of the beginning and the end
causality, the necessary order of nature, there is no bridge leading
if one lives intuitively in the Nature of knowing. One understands
necessary. One can never penetrate the nature of thinking in an
the causal explanation of nature finds in its domain no place in the
recognised within the general nature Of man, which contains within

Title: Lecture: Buddha and Christ: The Sphere of the Bodhisattvas
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nature of development in the sixth epoch of culture, it is well to consider
well to consider the nature of moral forces in individual souls in their

Title: Lecture: Buddha and Christ: The Sphere of the Bodhisattvas
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nature of development in the sixth epoch of culture, it is well to consider
well to consider the nature of moral forces in individual souls in their

Title: Lecture: Hidden Forces of Soul-Life
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the nature of forces of birth.
yet strong enough to cause injury through his soul-nature, as it
it, corresponding completely with the nature of vision? As a

Title: Lecture: Hidden Forces of Soul-Life
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the nature of forces of birth.
yet strong enough to cause injury through his soul-nature, as it
it, corresponding completely with the nature of vision? As a

Title: Universal Human: Lecture One: Individuality and the Group-Soul
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specific theme: the destiny and nature of the individual human being.
clear from the whole nature of their soul. Today we will talk about
were permeated by the same soul nature as Abraham. There was a real
qualities have to be shed. Instead, the individual nature of each
fundamental nature, the anthroposophical movement, which is to
Indeed, it is the peculiar nature of anthroposophical truth
its inner nature when it pushes another being. The original meaning
nature in themselves.” That is the meaning of a certain passage
destiny and our true nature.

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learn from them about human nature. Today, we will talk more about
what Zarathustrianism really is from people who want to explain its nature
expresses the nature of this gift. It was Abraham's mission to
according to their nature by expressions taken from the names

Title: Universal Human: Lecture Four: The Universal Human: The Unification of Humanity through the Christ Impulse
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nature of humanity at all.
outer human nature, the good spiritual beings work together with
nature had been thus separated, human beings could again be brought
into a unity in their spiritual nature through Christ.
calmly and courageously the increasing diversity in human nature

Title: Lecture: Practical Training In Thought
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which we must think of all the works of nature of all the natural
in a thing that is human creation: in the things of nature it is not
with processes in nature that are inwardly connected. When we are able
place in nature, we shall soon perceive, that our thought is gaining
inner necessity, the inner nature of things.
perverted by human civilisation — things of Nature.
thought as here described in connection with the things of Nature, will make

Title: Lecture: Practical Training In Thought
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which we must think of all the works of nature of all the natural
in a thing that is human creation: in the things of nature it is not
with processes in nature that are inwardly connected. When we are able
place in nature, we shall soon perceive, that our thought is gaining
inner necessity, the inner nature of things.
perverted by human civilisation — things of Nature.
thought as here described in connection with the things of Nature, will make

Title: Lecture: Nervous Conditions in Our Time
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even bordering on very severe illnesses of human nature would be
nature, as you know, the physical body and the ethereal body are immediately
matter whether or no they are of such a nature as to leave a trace

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even bordering on very severe illnesses of human nature would be
nature, as you know, the physical body and the ethereal body are immediately
matter whether or no they are of such a nature as to leave a trace

Title: Lecture: The Position of Anthroposophy among the Sciences
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of the nature of space in relation to our own being. Indeed, we
applicable to external nature; in the first place, to inorganic,
who knows the intrinsic nature of “mathematicising” knows
for our eternal human nature, mathematical thinking has all the
the whole inner nature of “mathematicising”. For example,
apprehend the inner nature of the spiritual present everywhere in the

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of the nature of space in relation to our own being. Indeed, we
applicable to external nature; in the first place, to inorganic,
who knows the intrinsic nature of “mathematicising” knows
for our eternal human nature, mathematical thinking has all the
the whole inner nature of “mathematicising”. For example,
apprehend the inner nature of the spiritual present everywhere in the

Title: Lecture: Anthroposophy and the Visual Arts
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immersing oneself in that force by which Nature herself created and
shaped man. One forms as Nature herself forms. But then one's whole
nature's creative forces. Then one does not set to work on the
to survey the kingdoms of nature with the consciousness that such
body, but directly expressed. Nature sets the plant before us as a
plant would be bungling botchwork in face of what Nature herself
in the world of nature. To form plants of marble or wood contradicts
for wood is nearer to the plant's nature; but it would be inartistic.
But an animal sets its own nature against what is being formed from
said, the day before yesterday: If nature, the world, the cosmos are
creative nature, if our work is to be artistically spontaneous,
creative forces of nature; one immerses oneself in the way in which
becomes cosmic and creates something of a cosmic nature in its own
nature. In religion he is drawn to devotion; he seeks to find his way
back to the essential foundations of nature. He would be again a part
of nature, would sacrifice his freedom on the altar of the universe,

Title: Lecture: Anthroposophy and the Visual Arts
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immersing oneself in that force by which Nature herself created and
shaped man. One forms as Nature herself forms. But then one's whole
nature's creative forces. Then one does not set to work on the
to survey the kingdoms of nature with the consciousness that such
body, but directly expressed. Nature sets the plant before us as a
plant would be bungling botchwork in face of what Nature herself
in the world of nature. To form plants of marble or wood contradicts
for wood is nearer to the plant's nature; but it would be inartistic.
But an animal sets its own nature against what is being formed from
said, the day before yesterday: If nature, the world, the cosmos are
creative nature, if our work is to be artistically spontaneous,
creative forces of nature; one immerses oneself in the way in which
becomes cosmic and creates something of a cosmic nature in its own
nature. In religion he is drawn to devotion; he seeks to find his way
back to the essential foundations of nature. He would be again a part
of nature, would sacrifice his freedom on the altar of the universe,

Title: Lecture: Evil and the Power of Thought
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intrinsic nature — in the secret orders and secret societies of
nature is based: upon being able to throw back matter into chaos, to
your inner nature, below the powers of memory, you bear within you
to the investigation of external nature we shall not be able to

Title: Lecture: Evil and the Power of Thought
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intrinsic nature — in the secret orders and secret societies of
nature is based: upon being able to throw back matter into chaos, to
your inner nature, below the powers of memory, you bear within you
to the investigation of external nature we shall not be able to

Title: Lecture: The Seeds of Future Worlds
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call the laws of nature. But with ordinary consciousness we never get
with thought, for the laws of nature can be apprehended in
up the laws of nature I am bound eventually to apply them to the
some creature of nature. Then out of this being of nature, that is
external nature, we only built up abstract laws. We come, in other
recognise in man only the laws of nature. But in this centre of
destruction of which I have been speaking the laws of nature are
Within man matter is annihilated, and so are all the laws of nature.
Material life, together with all the laws of nature, is thrown back
into chaos; and out of the chaos a new nature is able to arise,
us of external nature. We can compare it only with a communication
setting and the rising world. We must feel how there is in nature a
perpetual dying. Nature wears, so to speak, a deathlike hue. But over
against this there is also in nature a continual glow of new
hue visible to the senses; yet if we open our hearts to nature, it
into nature and see the colours, all the colours of the spectrum, from
nature, we are looking in a certain sense at the spread-out colours
nature, only what is “setting” and passing away. In
the cosmos: the moon-nature directed towards pulverising and
scattering, and the quickening, life-giving nature of the sun.
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call the laws of nature. But with ordinary consciousness we never get
with thought, for the laws of nature can be apprehended in
up the laws of nature I am bound eventually to apply them to the
some creature of nature. Then out of this being of nature, that is
external nature, we only built up abstract laws. We come, in other
recognise in man only the laws of nature. But in this centre of
destruction of which I have been speaking the laws of nature are
Within man matter is annihilated, and so are all the laws of nature.
Material life, together with all the laws of nature, is thrown back
into chaos; and out of the chaos a new nature is able to arise,
us of external nature. We can compare it only with a communication
setting and the rising world. We must feel how there is in nature a
perpetual dying. Nature wears, so to speak, a deathlike hue. But over
against this there is also in nature a continual glow of new
hue visible to the senses; yet if we open our hearts to nature, it
into nature and see the colours, all the colours of the spectrum, from
nature, we are looking in a certain sense at the spread-out colours
nature, only what is “setting” and passing away. In
the cosmos: the moon-nature directed towards pulverising and
scattering, and the quickening, life-giving nature of the sun.
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Title: Lecture: Exoteric and Esoteric Christianity
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Christ spoke after the Resurrection. What was the nature of the
understand this, we must think of the nature of the human soul as
an ending. At most they enquired about the nature of the change
the bodily nature, then Ahriman must begin to abandon hope. Once
the nature of death. The Gods had perforce to send a Divine Being
might learn the nature of death. The deed which the Gods were

Title: Lecture: Exoteric and Esoteric Christianity
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Christ spoke after the Resurrection. What was the nature of the
understand this, we must think of the nature of the human soul as
an ending. At most they enquired about the nature of the change
the bodily nature, then Ahriman must begin to abandon hope. Once
the nature of death. The Gods had perforce to send a Divine Being
might learn the nature of death. The deed which the Gods were

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A Living Knowledge of Nature, the Fall of the Intellect into
Lebendiges Naturerkennen, Intellektueller Suendenfall
in Nature; the last trace of this was lost with scholastic Realism.
which men still had an insight into the true nature of such things through
Nature was characterized in such a way that people said — the
divine creative Father-principle lives in Nature, and Christ is the
still looks at Nature spiritually (for he brings the spirit with him
at birth) can only find the Father-principle in Nature. But since the
instead to grasp this Son in his own nature, then we must not
remain such as you were through birth, and see Nature merely through
your eyes and your other senses and then consider Nature with your
observing what we ought to see in Nature. But we find the Christ,
of man on earth. When Anthroposophy studies Nature it calls the

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A Living Knowledge of Nature, the Fall of the Intellect into
Lebendiges Naturerkennen, Intellektueller Suendenfall
in Nature; the last trace of this was lost with scholastic Realism.
which men still had an insight into the true nature of such things through
Nature was characterized in such a way that people said — the
divine creative Father-principle lives in Nature, and Christ is the
still looks at Nature spiritually (for he brings the spirit with him
at birth) can only find the Father-principle in Nature. But since the
instead to grasp this Son in his own nature, then we must not
remain such as you were through birth, and see Nature merely through
your eyes and your other senses and then consider Nature with your
observing what we ought to see in Nature. But we find the Christ,
of man on earth. When Anthroposophy studies Nature it calls the

Title: Lecture: Spiritual Science, a Necessity for the Present Time
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consciousness the whole inner nature and essence of the
nature of, the Russians of Eastern Europe by saying: If we consider

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consciousness the whole inner nature and essence of the
nature of, the Russians of Eastern Europe by saying: If we consider

Title: Lecture: Fundamentals of the Science of Initiation
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ideas pertaining to the knowledge of Nature, and explaining this or
that thing in Nature, we also speak of ethical ideas, ethical ideals.
of these two streams: on the one hand, the knowledge of Nature, and
one hand, by the knowledge of Nature, and on the other hand, by
that he has to say about natural science, or the knowledge of Nature.
Nature?
contained both a knowledge of Nature, and an ethical knowledge. This
instance, of such a kind that men could read the laws of Nature in
their knowledge of Nature. Their spiritual wisdom also contained
were by Nature a prosaic, matter-of-fact nation — even denied
choose between the evidence of the senses in Nature and Aristotle's
Nature!” This is not an anecdote, but a true occurrence. After
knowledge of Nature.
If the knowledge of Nature
be able to produce moral impulses out of its own nature. A new
knowledge of Nature. This super-sensible knowledge will then contain
knowledge of Nature, a cosmic knowledge, an anthropogenesis and
admit that we obtain on the one hand, a knowledge of Nature, and on
the other hand, super-sensible knowledge. This knowledge of Nature is,
give themselves up wholly to the external knowledge of Nature,
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Title: Lecture: Fundamentals of the Science of Initiation
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ideas pertaining to the knowledge of Nature, and explaining this or
that thing in Nature, we also speak of ethical ideas, ethical ideals.
of these two streams: on the one hand, the knowledge of Nature, and
one hand, by the knowledge of Nature, and on the other hand, by
that he has to say about natural science, or the knowledge of Nature.
Nature?
contained both a knowledge of Nature, and an ethical knowledge. This
instance, of such a kind that men could read the laws of Nature in
their knowledge of Nature. Their spiritual wisdom also contained
were by Nature a prosaic, matter-of-fact nation — even denied
choose between the evidence of the senses in Nature and Aristotle's
Nature!” This is not an anecdote, but a true occurrence. After
knowledge of Nature.
If the knowledge of Nature
be able to produce moral impulses out of its own nature. A new
knowledge of Nature. This super-sensible knowledge will then contain
knowledge of Nature, a cosmic knowledge, an anthropogenesis and
admit that we obtain on the one hand, a knowledge of Nature, and on
the other hand, super-sensible knowledge. This knowledge of Nature is,
give themselves up wholly to the external knowledge of Nature,
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Title: Lecture: Adept-School of the Past
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could understand the language of Nature and could hear God speak to
could understand this language of Nature and was in the whole of
Nature. At that time, no law or jurisprudence were needed to come to
language of Nature. ... A clear language was also spoken there by the
Nature, written by the hand in the air, these signs had their effect

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could understand the language of Nature and could hear God speak to
could understand this language of Nature and was in the whole of
Nature. At that time, no law or jurisprudence were needed to come to
language of Nature. ... A clear language was also spoken there by the
Nature, written by the hand in the air, these signs had their effect

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into the meaning of these words, if we penetrate into the real nature
experience the feelings of Nature, when we regard the ego of the
through Nature. When one man faces another, he knows — does he
pulsing life, the warm feeling of Nature. Nature becomes for us a
spiritualise Nature through this teaching. We feel as if spiritual
experiences pleasure. Thus Nature gradually becomes full of life for
whole inanimate Nature suffers, so as to enable you to build
One day Nature will again dissolve into its
primeval elements. Lifeless Nature had to be drawn together with
Lifeless Nature longs for this. What the Apostle Paul said, is true:
lifeless Nature. Indeed, we can see that they do not always destroy
leads us into a living Nature. Now you can easily understand that
the Beings whose nature was of higher substance than that which
active, man would have withered; withered, lifeless natures, mere
Nature, — in spite of the intellectual forces. The development
of the intellect could not be held back; the spiritual nature had to

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into the meaning of these words, if we penetrate into the real nature
experience the feelings of Nature, when we regard the ego of the
through Nature. When one man faces another, he knows — does he
pulsing life, the warm feeling of Nature. Nature becomes for us a
spiritualise Nature through this teaching. We feel as if spiritual
experiences pleasure. Thus Nature gradually becomes full of life for
whole inanimate Nature suffers, so as to enable you to build
One day Nature will again dissolve into its
primeval elements. Lifeless Nature had to be drawn together with
Lifeless Nature longs for this. What the Apostle Paul said, is true:
lifeless Nature. Indeed, we can see that they do not always destroy
leads us into a living Nature. Now you can easily understand that
the Beings whose nature was of higher substance than that which
active, man would have withered; withered, lifeless natures, mere
Nature, — in spite of the intellectual forces. The development
of the intellect could not be held back; the spiritual nature had to

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thing to try to form definite ideas of the nature of these
Nature, walked upon the earth. This Archetypal Being of the

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thing to try to form definite ideas of the nature of these
Nature, walked upon the earth. This Archetypal Being of the

Title: Lecture: How Do I Find the Christ?
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soul-nature but through his actual bodily constitution. If he
fifteenth century the nature of man's soul became what it is
the different members of which man's nature is composed
unable to understand the nature of the Mystery of
particular nature and constitution. A man may have
nature.
nature is such that at the present time
follows only the dictates of his own nature, he cannot become
along which human nature was advancing at that time.
whereby they would have instilled into him a nature making it
plane. If we want to understand the nature of such happenings
true nature he would acknowledge God. His nature was, as it
from human nature itself. The soul is shackled more firmly to
Golgotha is connected with the inmost forces of human nature.
reason of our very physical nature. To deny God, so says
understand our own nature, we realise that we cease to deny
The Inner Nature of Man and the Life between Death and a new Birth.

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soul-nature but through his actual bodily constitution. If he
fifteenth century the nature of man's soul became what it is
the different members of which man's nature is composed
unable to understand the nature of the Mystery of
particular nature and constitution. A man may have
nature.
nature is such that at the present time
follows only the dictates of his own nature, he cannot become
along which human nature was advancing at that time.
whereby they would have instilled into him a nature making it
plane. If we want to understand the nature of such happenings
true nature he would acknowledge God. His nature was, as it
from human nature itself. The soul is shackled more firmly to
Golgotha is connected with the inmost forces of human nature.
reason of our very physical nature. To deny God, so says
understand our own nature, we realise that we cease to deny
The Inner Nature of Man and the Life between Death and a new Birth.

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The Natureof Eternity
any unprejudiced man, willing to let the true nature of the
his whole nature, making it part of his own soul will not
eternity belongs by nature to the human soul, it must
perception of the nature of eternity. For — to take a
by considering the nature of our ego; for it is the ego that
quite recent times, their speculations about its nature are
experiences as an image, never discovering its true nature. A
released from its connection with the bodily nature and
observe the nature of the ego — is something that we
forces, that is, the inner nature of man, permeated and
turning to nature. In the growth of a plant we see how leaf
Thus Spiritual Science points to the nature of man's soul as
throwing light upon the nature of eternity and on the way
nature of the embodied soul.
nature, of the human soul. So I can now quote an old saying
Plotinus, who meditated deeply upon the nature of time and
nature of the human soul. Neither is Eternity a

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The Natureof Eternity
any unprejudiced man, willing to let the true nature of the
his whole nature, making it part of his own soul will not
eternity belongs by nature to the human soul, it must
perception of the nature of eternity. For — to take a
by considering the nature of our ego; for it is the ego that
quite recent times, their speculations about its nature are
experiences as an image, never discovering its true nature. A
released from its connection with the bodily nature and
observe the nature of the ego — is something that we
forces, that is, the inner nature of man, permeated and
turning to nature. In the growth of a plant we see how leaf
Thus Spiritual Science points to the nature of man's soul as
throwing light upon the nature of eternity and on the way
nature of the embodied soul.
nature, of the human soul. So I can now quote an old saying
Plotinus, who meditated deeply upon the nature of time and
nature of the human soul. Neither is Eternity a

Title: Lecture: Cosmogony, Freedom, Altruism
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himself, in his own deepest nature, akin to the sun and moon
nature, that is, to all intents and purposes,
to nurse the instincts of altruism in human nature. And yet,
nature, and no possibility, for the moment, of realising it
paths, yet it lies in the Anglo-American nature to seek for

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himself, in his own deepest nature, akin to the sun and moon
nature, that is, to all intents and purposes,
to nurse the instincts of altruism in human nature. And yet,
nature, and no possibility, for the moment, of realising it
paths, yet it lies in the Anglo-American nature to seek for

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before us only that which belongs to the outermost nature of
Latini now beheld the laws and principles of Nature's working
in the forms of Imagination. All Nature's laws — the
living and creative essence of Nature herself — came
abstractly of the Laws of Nature; they would on no account
totality of Nature's laws. Brunetto Latini, however, saw it
Nature, like a Word that held sway throughout this Nature,
manifold Nature-spirits, and Beings who belong to the
Nature. Initiates of old describe her living and creative
Nature — as the counsellor of nous, of the

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before us only that which belongs to the outermost nature of
Latini now beheld the laws and principles of Nature's working
in the forms of Imagination. All Nature's laws — the
living and creative essence of Nature herself — came
abstractly of the Laws of Nature; they would on no account
totality of Nature's laws. Brunetto Latini, however, saw it
Nature, like a Word that held sway throughout this Nature,
manifold Nature-spirits, and Beings who belong to the
Nature. Initiates of old describe her living and creative
Nature — as the counsellor of nous, of the

Title: Lecture: The Shaping of the Human Form out of Cosmic and Earthly Forces
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nature, the other earthly. The cosmic nature works in such a
ways, determine the nature of the face and of the back of the
conditioned. We have therefore a cosmic nature influenced by
the earthly and an earthly nature cosmically influenced. Were
a conditioning effect upon him. Imagine man's earthly nature
nature within us but it works in us. As a basic influence it
nature of man's task on Earth unless we perceive the
his limb-system only the earthly nature developed through his
art. Then in art there will not be merely external nature as

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nature, the other earthly. The cosmic nature works in such a
ways, determine the nature of the face and of the back of the
conditioned. We have therefore a cosmic nature influenced by
the earthly and an earthly nature cosmically influenced. Were
a conditioning effect upon him. Imagine man's earthly nature
nature within us but it works in us. As a basic influence it
nature of man's task on Earth unless we perceive the
his limb-system only the earthly nature developed through his
art. Then in art there will not be merely external nature as

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the true nature of spiritual life. The vast range, the
anything of a bodily nature, the human soul is able to evoke
the real nature of this borderline province of human life.
What rises up from his bodily nature does not come to direct
explain the nature of dream simply by using methods and
investigator comes to know the peculiar nature of the
briefly explained the nature of dream as viewed in the light
— because they could not grasp the nature of the dream
develop his nature of spirit-and-soul that the body
workings of the spiritual upon man's bodily nature. Whereas
spiritual reality corresponding to its own inherent nature,

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the true nature of spiritual life. The vast range, the
anything of a bodily nature, the human soul is able to evoke
the real nature of this borderline province of human life.
What rises up from his bodily nature does not come to direct
explain the nature of dream simply by using methods and
investigator comes to know the peculiar nature of the
briefly explained the nature of dream as viewed in the light
— because they could not grasp the nature of the dream
develop his nature of spirit-and-soul that the body
workings of the spiritual upon man's bodily nature. Whereas
spiritual reality corresponding to its own inherent nature,

Title: Lecture: Yuletide and the Christmas Festival
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great world of Nature. They were full of thanksgiving for the
aware not only of the outer, physical aspect of Nature, but
was radiated to him from Nature; with his whole heart he
lived in communion with Nature. It was not only that in his
fires when the spirit of Nature shouted for joy and was
Nature, enabled echoes of ancient clairvoyance still to
full of joy and merriment, as though Nature herself were
said that Nature herself made it possible for these ancient
rejoicing, renewed resurrection in Nature. They were aware of
outside in Nature nothing indicated a future state of
Nature.
into the outer physical death of Nature; we also understand
physical death of Nature, into physical darkness, the
forces of Nature a soil was prepared into which there
plunge into darkness, into the death of outer Nature, there
experiences were akin to the manifestations of Nature
indicated a flowering of man's whole nature. In the first

Title: Lecture: Yuletide and the Christmas Festival
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great world of Nature. They were full of thanksgiving for the
aware not only of the outer, physical aspect of Nature, but
was radiated to him from Nature; with his whole heart he
lived in communion with Nature. It was not only that in his
fires when the spirit of Nature shouted for joy and was
Nature, enabled echoes of ancient clairvoyance still to
full of joy and merriment, as though Nature herself were
said that Nature herself made it possible for these ancient
rejoicing, renewed resurrection in Nature. They were aware of
outside in Nature nothing indicated a future state of
Nature.
into the outer physical death of Nature; we also understand
physical death of Nature, into physical darkness, the
forces of Nature a soil was prepared into which there
plunge into darkness, into the death of outer Nature, there
experiences were akin to the manifestations of Nature
indicated a flowering of man's whole nature. In the first

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understanding of the essential nature of Buddhism — or rather
go back to prehistoric ages, we find that the nature of the soul and
man. In those early times the nature of the soul was such that in a
primal wisdom which was altogether different in its nature from the
nature of this world?
the essential nature of Buddha's illumination and teaching unless we
the very nature of the soul. Wisdom, knowledge and morality —
illusion and is taught that illusion is its very nature. The
original nature. There is a higher man. If this higher man
that higher nature which man's process of descent has veiled. He

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understanding of the essential nature of Buddhism — or rather
go back to prehistoric ages, we find that the nature of the soul and
man. In those early times the nature of the soul was such that in a
primal wisdom which was altogether different in its nature from the
nature of this world?
the essential nature of Buddha's illumination and teaching unless we
the very nature of the soul. Wisdom, knowledge and morality —
illusion and is taught that illusion is its very nature. The
original nature. There is a higher man. If this higher man
that higher nature which man's process of descent has veiled. He

Title: Lecture: Hygiene - a Social Problem
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the purely intellectualistic nature of the different conceptions is
“profession,” the inner nature of which he is not able to
undemocratic nature of this “trust in authority”
pass muster with those who really know the nature of materialism and
bodily nature and his nature of soul and Spirit, between physical
abstract tittle-tattle about a soul independent of the bodily nature
material processes is infinite, both outside in Nature and within the
science is bound, by its very nature, to speak. If as men and women
whole being of man. Such illumination is cast on the nature of
the influence of some disease, all that Nature reveals to us in the
relate his organisation to the various substances of Nature
nature, Spiritual Science is able to work upon and develop what is
thought to be of a physical nature and are to be found within the
nature — I refer to the domain of education. Without a
that by its very nature Spiritual Science has a living, vital
“spiritual” or “psychical” nature, because,
profession, and the laity who understand the nature of the

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the purely intellectualistic nature of the different conceptions is
“profession,” the inner nature of which he is not able to
undemocratic nature of this “trust in authority”
pass muster with those who really know the nature of materialism and
bodily nature and his nature of soul and Spirit, between physical
abstract tittle-tattle about a soul independent of the bodily nature
material processes is infinite, both outside in Nature and within the
science is bound, by its very nature, to speak. If as men and women
whole being of man. Such illumination is cast on the nature of
the influence of some disease, all that Nature reveals to us in the
relate his organisation to the various substances of Nature
nature, Spiritual Science is able to work upon and develop what is
thought to be of a physical nature and are to be found within the
nature — I refer to the domain of education. Without a
that by its very nature Spiritual Science has a living, vital
“spiritual” or “psychical” nature, because,
profession, and the laity who understand the nature of the

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The Inner Nature of Music and the Experience of Tone: Lecture IV.
gait and posture. This faculty is only incorporated in man's nature
have in speech something essential to our nature here on earth. And
him in external nature — is an image of the spiritual. Now when
his whole nature — body, soul and spirit — not only
their pure, original nature; eleven are quite distinct, only the
soul provides the vowel nature. Thus when you embody in speech the
through its consonantal nature shapes and forms the vowel
nature of the rhythmic breathing process. The poet of to-day still
vowel nature — the soul — strikes its chords.
we find in it everywhere the longing for the vowel nature, that is to
soul-nature, manifesting itself through the vowels, strikes upon the
consonantal nature, which is plastically shaped and formed in
moulded outwardly by the nature of the consonants, the sound is
soul-nature. Behind Aries maybe, is Saturn, a vowel element of soul.
sound dwells on earth in the element of air, so it is with the nature
man speaks, he makes use of his whole body. The consonant nature
liberate the consonant nature that permeates the human being for so
instrument in song — if we take the vowel nature out of the
Consonant-nature out of the human being, and there arises Form, which
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The Inner Nature of Music and the Experience of Tone: Lecture IV.
gait and posture. This faculty is only incorporated in man's nature
have in speech something essential to our nature here on earth. And
him in external nature — is an image of the spiritual. Now when
his whole nature — body, soul and spirit — not only
their pure, original nature; eleven are quite distinct, only the
soul provides the vowel nature. Thus when you embody in speech the
through its consonantal nature shapes and forms the vowel
nature of the rhythmic breathing process. The poet of to-day still
vowel nature — the soul — strikes its chords.
we find in it everywhere the longing for the vowel nature, that is to
soul-nature, manifesting itself through the vowels, strikes upon the
consonantal nature, which is plastically shaped and formed in
moulded outwardly by the nature of the consonants, the sound is
soul-nature. Behind Aries maybe, is Saturn, a vowel element of soul.
sound dwells on earth in the element of air, so it is with the nature
man speaks, he makes use of his whole body. The consonant nature
liberate the consonant nature that permeates the human being for so
instrument in song — if we take the vowel nature out of the
Consonant-nature out of the human being, and there arises Form, which
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Title: Lecture: Three Epochs in the Religious Education of Man
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age, and it leads us from a mere knowledge of Nature to a knowledge of
consider the nature of the human soul in the ancient East, in an age
nature from the souls of men living to-day. The souls of men in those
the experience of the permanent, eternal nature of the soul in the
outer Nature. I am clothed in something that is foreign to my being.
Between birth and death I live in a body — a body of Nature. I
Nature. And it arose before him as he sensed the full inner
Spirit, to outer Nature as well — to Nature whose
lead only to inner knowledge, he can know and understand outer Nature
in the whole life of Nature. Thou art clothed in an outer physical
assumed the form of Nature-religions because man felt the need for a
justification of his physical birth in Nature. The riddle of Nature
Nascimur the riddle of Nature was solved and he could feel
What we to-day call “Nature” appeared before men as an
unfold the spirituality of Nature to the human soul. The purely
physical quality of outer Nature was now there as a question before
to explain to man the riddle of Nature. Ex Deo Nascimur —
to Nature, saying: “Out of God is this Nature born.” Now
riddle of Nature.
the Nature-forces in man from death. This was in the age of Ex Deo
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age, and it leads us from a mere knowledge of Nature to a knowledge of
consider the nature of the human soul in the ancient East, in an age
nature from the souls of men living to-day. The souls of men in those
the experience of the permanent, eternal nature of the soul in the
outer Nature. I am clothed in something that is foreign to my being.
Between birth and death I live in a body — a body of Nature. I
Nature. And it arose before him as he sensed the full inner
Spirit, to outer Nature as well — to Nature whose
lead only to inner knowledge, he can know and understand outer Nature
in the whole life of Nature. Thou art clothed in an outer physical
assumed the form of Nature-religions because man felt the need for a
justification of his physical birth in Nature. The riddle of Nature
Nascimur the riddle of Nature was solved and he could feel
What we to-day call “Nature” appeared before men as an
unfold the spirituality of Nature to the human soul. The purely
physical quality of outer Nature was now there as a question before
to explain to man the riddle of Nature. Ex Deo Nascimur —
to Nature, saying: “Out of God is this Nature born.” Now
riddle of Nature.
the Nature-forces in man from death. This was in the age of Ex Deo
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Title: Lecture: Concerning Electricity
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A Living Knowledge of Nature, the Fall of the Intellect into Sin,
Lebendiges Naturerkennen, Intellektueller Suendenfall und Spirituelle
A Living Knowledge of Nature, the Fall of the Intellect into Sin,
Lebendiges Naturerkennen, Intellektueller Suendenfall und
that time to imagine, at least abstractly, the spiritual in Nature.
spheres of Nature. So long as man remained within the light, within
of Nature.
forces of Nature, he would be looked upon as a complete fool! But if
power of vision, you will realize that electricity in Nature is not
merely a current but that electricity in Nature is, at the same time,
at the same time the moral element in Nature. Modern physicists have
sure, moral impulses, impulses of Nature, but these impulses are
true conception of evil in the order of Nature, if we do not realize
but when we electrify matter, Nature is conceived as something evil.
explanation of Nature set out along a path that really unites it with
we listen to a modern physicist blandly explaining that Nature
consists of electrons, we merely listen to him explaining that Nature
Nature in this form, we raise Evil to the rank of the ruling
that the electric element in Nature is endowed with morality in the
of Nature, so that, later on, they take on real shape, become a real
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A Living Knowledge of Nature, the Fall of the Intellect into Sin,
Lebendiges Naturerkennen, Intellektueller Suendenfall und Spirituelle
A Living Knowledge of Nature, the Fall of the Intellect into Sin,
Lebendiges Naturerkennen, Intellektueller Suendenfall und
that time to imagine, at least abstractly, the spiritual in Nature.
spheres of Nature. So long as man remained within the light, within
of Nature.
forces of Nature, he would be looked upon as a complete fool! But if
power of vision, you will realize that electricity in Nature is not
merely a current but that electricity in Nature is, at the same time,
at the same time the moral element in Nature. Modern physicists have
sure, moral impulses, impulses of Nature, but these impulses are
true conception of evil in the order of Nature, if we do not realize
but when we electrify matter, Nature is conceived as something evil.
explanation of Nature set out along a path that really unites it with
we listen to a modern physicist blandly explaining that Nature
consists of electrons, we merely listen to him explaining that Nature
Nature in this form, we raise Evil to the rank of the ruling
that the electric element in Nature is endowed with morality in the
of Nature, so that, later on, they take on real shape, become a real
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Title: Lecture: The Problem of Jesus and Christ in Earlier Times
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understand, in a true and profound way, the nature of the Christ
passed from the nature of angel to the “Son nature”; he
shown as a child, whereas the deep- natured mystics looked for the
human nature, but we do not yet posses the Luciferic element. In
be innkeepers. The innkeeper nature is widespread in the world today;
“I perceive something of a spiritual nature.), there will
distinguish between the nature of an innkeeper and a shepherd; after
least in a small way, the innkeeper's nature within ourselves,
of their nature that is not derived from earthly experience — if
the world — those who have kept their shepherd nature — will
distinguish the innkeeper's nature from that of the shepherd,
nature is today.

Title: Lecture: The Problem of Jesus and Christ in Earlier Times
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understand, in a true and profound way, the nature of the Christ
passed from the nature of angel to the “Son nature”; he
shown as a child, whereas the deep- natured mystics looked for the
human nature, but we do not yet posses the Luciferic element. In
be innkeepers. The innkeeper nature is widespread in the world today;
“I perceive something of a spiritual nature.), there will
distinguish between the nature of an innkeeper and a shepherd; after
least in a small way, the innkeeper's nature within ourselves,
of their nature that is not derived from earthly experience — if
the world — those who have kept their shepherd nature — will
distinguish the innkeeper's nature from that of the shepherd,
nature is today.

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understanding when we speak of the physical bodily nature of man on
the soul-and-spirit works upon the bodily nature. But in the first
in our senses — i.e., in the bodily nature — are also processes
consider the nature of the will. To begin with, straightforward
experiences which every man can have in his own nature, and from
the other — our human nature, body and soul together, would not
perceive the peculiar nature of his world of Feeling.
inner nature and essence. An idea that remains at rest will not
spatial ideas — however diluted — of the soul's nature. But

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understanding when we speak of the physical bodily nature of man on
the soul-and-spirit works upon the bodily nature. But in the first
in our senses — i.e., in the bodily nature — are also processes
consider the nature of the will. To begin with, straightforward
experiences which every man can have in his own nature, and from
the other — our human nature, body and soul together, would not
perceive the peculiar nature of his world of Feeling.
inner nature and essence. An idea that remains at rest will not
spatial ideas — however diluted — of the soul's nature. But

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which by virtue of its nature and its special tasks is able not only
investigate the ground as to the nature of its rock-formations and
processes of a physical and chemical nature, which cannot be
Goethe, who besides being a great poet was also a great student of Nature
become attuned to higher contemplations of nature; and as the human
which by its whole nature showed that it could not contain anything living,
effects in nature. But they functioned; they were at work in that
the laws of nature; it is a state resulting from what was originally
mechanical nature were caught up and perpetuated by organic —
things as presented by a sound observation of nature, we shall say:
— Nowadays, things of a very secondary nature are often
physical-chemical nature are at work in the body of the earth-planet,
his intercourse with nature he enters into all that is beautifu1,
“Nature has invented death in order to have abundant
is true to say, “Nature has invented death in order to have

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which by virtue of its nature and its special tasks is able not only
investigate the ground as to the nature of its rock-formations and
processes of a physical and chemical nature, which cannot be
Goethe, who besides being a great poet was also a great student of Nature
become attuned to higher contemplations of nature; and as the human
which by its whole nature showed that it could not contain anything living,
effects in nature. But they functioned; they were at work in that
the laws of nature; it is a state resulting from what was originally
mechanical nature were caught up and perpetuated by organic —
things as presented by a sound observation of nature, we shall say:
— Nowadays, things of a very secondary nature are often
physical-chemical nature are at work in the body of the earth-planet,
his intercourse with nature he enters into all that is beautifu1,
“Nature has invented death in order to have abundant
is true to say, “Nature has invented death in order to have

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of a spiritual nature, which are similar to those thought-forces in
nature. By the term “Nature” I am now including
colours of nature, and so on. (I have drawn an eye as a symbol of all
never remains the same for a moment. The present is of such a nature
nature? The present is similar to a dream, except for the fact that
quite impossible. If thoughts, — and the laws of Nature must

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of a spiritual nature, which are similar to those thought-forces in
nature. By the term “Nature” I am now including
colours of nature, and so on. (I have drawn an eye as a symbol of all
never remains the same for a moment. The present is of such a nature
nature? The present is similar to a dream, except for the fact that
quite impossible. If thoughts, — and the laws of Nature must

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verrichten in bezug auf alles, was Naturerscheinungen sind, denn die

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verrichten in bezug auf alles, was Naturerscheinungen sind, denn die

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Differenzierungen. Mondenwesenheiten. Mediale Naturen und ihre

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— In dem Augenblick, wo die Frage der Naturerkenntnis und
komplizierten Rezepte zusammen. Nicht mit Naturerkenntnis, nach

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reden von derNaturerkenntnis, von der Naturwissenschaft, in
Naturerkenntnis ist, was man weiß über Steine und
Unsere Naturerkenntnis
menschlichen Naturerkenntnis ist. Und es waltete ein Zauber,

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Naturerkenntnis in diesem selben Zeitalter beschäftigt
Raphael-Zeit — mit der Naturerkenntnis in Verbindung
standen. Tiefere Naturerkenntnis, medizinische Erkenntnis
Naturen und ihre Ausstrahlungen
Naturen zur Verfügung, die ganz besonders, wenn das

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die Naturerscheinungen hineinkommt ins Geistige, der andere
der letztere Weg mit Bezug auf die Naturerscheinungen gegangen

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Naturerscheinungen wirken, sondern die normalerweise so wirken

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den Naturelementen: in der Gestaltung der Erdoberfläche

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Naturelement — wir haben die drei Naturelemente Wasser, Luft,

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Eigenschaften, der Christus hineinkam. Da hat man dann zwei Naturen

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such a nature are the Spirits of Will. To begin with, we shall only
birth of time-beings--whose nature is pure time. Beings are born

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underlying it something of a soul-spiritual nature which is behind
through something of a spiritual psychic nature which we may
us grasp the nature of a being chiefly characterised by what I have
nature of air who only describes it according to its external
something having an independent existence. We may describe the nature
nature of the Christ-impulse. We are then able to understand
nature of the Sun, in order to pass on from that to the spiritual nature

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of ancient Sun to those of ancient Moon. Something of the nature of
constantly down from a certain height into lower pats of his nature.
into the actual nature of water. But now the question may be raised:
order that beings of this nature might come into existence, the
nature was resignation. Christ renounced that which would have

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reveal so little of its spiritual nature, we have recognised the
tormenting nature of this mood with which is connected a certain
this when we tried to understand the nature of sacrifice by
nature of the wisdom man can acquire, which we saw trickling in, and
“home-sickness.” If you investigate into the true nature
that it is of this nature. What kind of willing? It is a will which
it was somewhat of this nature. What we may discover in the depths of
more like the nature of thought. Every one knows the expression
natures as longing and cannot be satisfied in this world. And
of the Spirits of Movement the inner nature which would otherwise
nature. And it is so embedded in the subsoil of our soul, that, as
grasp what it is that has come into our nature here on the Earth, we
nature of the world's forces of gravity and attraction. For

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arising within it, and we saw how the longing works in the nature of
significance death is neither more nor less than the nature of
know the nature of His present life, but they will also be convinced
not in the other kingdoms of nature. When we wish to study the
that all Fire is sacrifice, everything of the nature of Air is the
added the fact that the true nature of the Earth or solid matter is

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room. These things are so related to the inner, more intimate nature
be done in a small hall anything of a theosophical nature can be
she had an impetuous nature and often said what she should not, for
his own peculiar nature.

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nature are the Spirits of Will. To begin with, we shall only
Time begins with the birth of time-beings — whose nature is

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soil-spiritual nature which is behind the heat and brings about the
psychic nature which we may experience in our souls.
grasp the nature of a being chiefly characterised by what I have just
no one learns the real nature of air who only describes it according
the nature of such a capacity of giving by saying that productivity
nature of the Christ-impulse. We are then able to understand the dim
will be our task to study the Christ-Being in the spiritual nature of
the Sun, in order to pass on from that to the spiritual nature of the

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Moon. Something of the nature of renunciation takes place in the
his nature. But, on the other hand, if man were incapable of
actual nature of water. But now the question may be raised: There is
order that beings of this nature might come into existence, the
whose very nature was resignation. Christ renounced that which would

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our ideas, seems to reveal so little of its spiritual nature, we have
tormenting nature of this mood with which is connected a certain
striving. We saw this when we tried to understand the nature of
comprehend the nature of the wisdom man can acquire, which we saw
‘home-sickness’. If you investigate into the true nature
longing, we find that is of this nature. What kind of willing? It is
somewhat of this nature. What we may discover in the depths of our
was what is called ego-nature which comes out in every form? It is
Beings devoted to themselves, to their own Ego-nature, would in a
like the nature of thought. Every one knows the expression
noble character in whom dwells what is generated by their own natures
Spirits of Movement the inner nature which would otherwise have been
nature. And this is so imbedded in the subsoil of our Soul, that, as
grasp what it is that has come into our nature here on the Earth, we
When we have this before us we can trace the spiritual nature of the

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in the nature of man, actually leading the life of the soul to find
nature of His present life, but they will also be convinced just as
the other kingdoms of nature. When we wish to study the historical
that all Fire is sacrifice, everything of the nature of Air is the

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of such a nature often answer the riddles of
has been said from Plato to Herbert Spencer upon the nature of
What I have now to say regarding the nature of morality is really
describe, the moral nature contained in the personality of Francis of

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of human nature can be developed. To this end the others must
the original content in human nature, just as spiritual power was in
human nature before man's deepest descent. Fundamentally, a great
goodness. Human nature is not bad; originally it was really good. The
concrete observation of human nature shows us that in its deepest
something immeasurably good lies at the bottom of human nature. That
he also saw the good in human nature, he saw what lies at the bottom
goodness of human nature into an active impulse can arrive at
anything else than to love human nature as such.
human nature, cannot do otherwise than admit that what we see
qualities in human nature. Valour, bravery, is in the European
humanity an impulse, a current of such a nature that wisdom and

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found that moral impulses are fundamental in human nature. From the
moral-nature was shown in a special way to the pupils. Briefly, we
In this respect human nature may diverge on one side to
nature of man leads us to a particular interpretation of good and
regulated by nature, and were so far active that the right moral
quality of human nature without being guided by wisdom and truth. A
themselves hidden in the background — so also in human nature
but the attempt to understand his nature is something to which no
is conditioned by our understanding of their nature. Our attitude
external world through his bodily nature. The sense body is primarily
have a seeing eye for his nature. How do we obtain this seeing-eye
by understanding his nature we attain to the virtue of
human nature only shows that he does not know the conditions attached

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nature and to man behind natural phenomena and the

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The Inner Nature of Man and Life Between Death and Rebirth

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example, in the nature-knowledge which was in existence until
and seventeenth centuries. This nature-knowledge was very
nature-knowledge able to some extent still to rely, not upon
within him something that is of the nature of spirit and
in the nature of attempts in the world of men. The maturity
hidden laws of nature, hidden laws of elemental nature. But
instructive. To understand the nature of this compromise we

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female organism is adapted by nature to preserve atavistic
through the peculiar nature of her organism was able to draw
left-wing. But she was fundamentally honest by nature and
nature a certain trait that is particularly common in those
of achieving something of a political nature in America by
at the same time Spirit and Nature. The one is: I exhibit
the laws of nature which are active in Reality. Or, I show
shows me conformity to law as it is active in nature; the
all natural science is to ascend from nature to
into nature herself the more the veils vanish, phenomena
nature would be that by virtue of which nature as a whole
unconscious products of nature are only nature's
nature is, however, an unripe intelligence, hence in its
but without consciousness. Nature only reaches her highest
nature first completely returns into herself, and by which
it becomes manifest that she, nature, is originally
Philosophic Enquiries into the Nature of Human Freedom
utterances we make about nature. When we say, ‘a body
said that to explain nature is to create nature, he
reflective study of nature is a repetition of her creation,
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of nature, and so forth. Not until he had cast out all spirit
think out an atomistic world—nature herself most
nerve-endings. Nature herself nowhere obliges us to assume
says: Analyse the phenomena of nature and you find the atomic
Analyse the phenomena of nature — for this results in

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when the study of nature was carried to a further stage.
The Inner Nature of Man and Life Between Death and a new Birth.
could happen that certain entirely materialistic natures had
teaching about the nature of Jehovah. In this way, what she
anything of this nature knows, if he belongs to the left,
through. That which is not mineral — the Moon-nature,
the Sun-nature — is only occultly present
materiality were taken away from the Moon. The whole nature

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and what constitutes the essential nature of Earth-evolution
present in the Eighth Sphere. The essential nature of the
Spirits of Form had achieved everything that their own nature
do so is indicative of their essential nature. Thus as Sphere
in the physical nature of man.
nature — that is the Jahve-principle. The
Jahve-principle unfolds its greatest activity where nature is
working as nature; it is there that Jahve has outpoured in
freedom, the mineral nature had to be incorporated into him;
must be regarded as resulting from the nature of the subject

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direction which led to a defamation of the whole nature of
of the earlier path. It is an actual fact that human nature
sub-stream develops in human nature. The connection with the
“Now why should not God and Nature be a living
our age. Human nature is changing in such a way that it will
nature of our Movement, must be based upon making the

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the nature of things, therefore, when one had resolved that
The Inner Nature of Man and Life Between Death and a new Birth.
by outer nature. We see outer nature as a veil covering what
behind nature, the representatives of the religious
penetrating behind nature, and, on the other, why do the
do not wish the spiritual world behind nature to come into

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concealing the spiritual behind nature, so have the
behind nature; and it is obstructed from the side of the
reasons it is actually dangerous simply to point from nature
of nature—to what lies behind nature. And because of
upon him as if they were phenomena of nature. If he wished to
of nature — would have helped to make a man cunning and
that human nature is intrinsically constituted to view such
of phenomena of nature, the moral aspect does not come into
Spiritual behind Nature. But natural science with its
behind outer nature. It is necessary to present many things
human nature if a man penetrates behind the veil of the
phenomena of outer nature. But there are also certain dangers
of outer nature but try to pierce through the veil of the
which lie behind outer nature. From the example I gave you in
lie behind nature? This can be answered very simply. —
of nature.
something of the spiritual in nature are not willing to bring
knowledge which lead him behind nature, which enable him to
nature?
behind nature, he comes into actual contact with those
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encounters when he breaks through the veil of nature, he will
destructive forces in his own human nature. Intellect in
effects on human nature! When a man is living in illusion he
presented by nature — nature-maya. Reaching its zenith
in the nineteenth century, this nature-maya gradually emerged
reality — otherwise nature-maya will assert itself as
duality, as you see. Nature-maya continues, but underneath it
that when man breaks through the veil of nature and
penetrates into the world lying behind nature, he encounters
earthly nature, so that if, through weakness, he allies
behind the veil of nature are highly intelligent. I have
manifestations of nature, but the essential substantiality of
of man's lower nature. Sensuous urges in man
constitutes man's lower nature to their own higher
nature, and with their higher forces work through man's
without debasing his own nature, without greatly enhancing
In our own human nature there are lower urges and impulses.
within our nature. Our progress in Spiritual Science depends
covering the secrets behind nature. The veil represents
it, it is maya, just as external nature is maya. The true
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of nature through which, to begin with, our consciousness
nature of our consciousness is such that when we look
phenomena of nature on the one side, with the objective
the sense-organs, the world of nature presents itself; when
nature, and on the other side the world of soul causes the
on yonder side of the veil of nature lies the Ahrimanic world
world. If he pierces only a little behind the veil of nature,
of man's lower nature. Ahriman's perpetual
of nature, and on the other, behind the veil of the world of
indicated whereby men may penetrate behind nature and behind
that he had an element of madness in his nature. Socrates,
yesterday that when man breaks through the veil of nature, he
intellect is required than hitherto. The nature of Spiritual
of a nature whereby false occultism and false mysticism are
given are of such a nature that if they now work in souls, a
— the science of what lies behind nature — must,
eternal nature of the soul within them. They want people to
shed upon nature safeguards them when they break through its
those who are not afraid to pierce the veil of nature, to
nature when we portray the forces of nature in the forms of

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Elijah in Naboth. Healings by Christ Jesus, nature of

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an entirely different nature.

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nature of comprehension may, indeed must, have altered in
something of the Faust nature in him.”
nature mysticism was accomplished in fact in the final
abysmal urges toward the depths of nature. Because he had
within him the whole nature of Empedocles, he could say,
“I will lay aside the Bible for a time and study nature

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group-soul nature. This was particularly the case with the
more prominent among them, so we may say that such natures as
nature to the experience of the individual soul causes a
the group-soul nature as Hector to appear like Hamlet, i.e.
would first have to accustom itself to the bodily nature of
bodily nature, it may come forth in an inharmonious way, in a
consciousness of the soul about its own nature. This
old prophetic nature, which has now entered into a new
indirectly through their group-soul nature, but they are also
beings needs the best element of human nature to enable Him

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nature, active in rain and sunshine. This is revealed ever
that time were fulfilled. He worked as an element of nature,
a law of nature itself. We could say that the best way to
Yahweh or Jehovah works in all things as a nature-divinity.
of the modern learned students of nature — monists, as
with the conceptions of a modern knowledge of nature. He
of the knowledge of nature possessed by modern savants. The
that the inner nature of the different religions can be

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his attention to the impossible nature of such judgments we
Buddha and say, “Everything here is of such a nature

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But it is in the very nature of occult teaching that they do
to speak, characterizes his own nature. What is he really
says of his nature that he is the spirit of all that has come
purest, the most divine kind of nature. Hence, according to
seek to find behind them the nature of their true being, we
speaking of the nature of the human soul as it would have
nature are the conceptual heights to which this very ancient,
such a nature that we cannot ask such questions about them.

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necessary for us to study the peculiar nature of this
nature is repeated within them every year in the same way, in
in nature fundamentally confirmed, in the same way as we see
human nature is quite different in the second period of seven
the One, demonstrates the unhistorical nature of Oriental
nature of the people of the Old Testament, how they belong to
the case of a child. Here we see that nature predominates;
the child's soul-nature. Then the child grows up, and through
will retain his specific soul-nature his whole life long.
sublime nature that could have been spoken only from the

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differed in its inner nature. The events that occurred during
we wish to describe the old soul nature as “ego,”
the ego prematurely penetrated into his bodily nature, what
bodily nature, could find its proper place in the body, and
of man's nature, a large part of which has been lost through
the true nature of the human being and of humanity, and the
nature of the earthly ego and its relation to the form of the
with His wounds is derived from the nature of man and from
nature of man it is possible for the picture of the Mystery
nature of Christ and His relation to the human bodily form,

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of nature. The Gospel brings this out clearly and it is
transfigured, that is in their spiritual nature, Elijah on
the form in which in His spiritual nature He could be
connected with the nature of the Hebrew people. Why had this

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culture. I have often emphasized the peculiar nature of these
out from his nature. Here stood the man at the moment when
nature, here is my highest ideal. Here am I, in the form to
crushing under foot of man's own nature there came forth what
able to grasp the nature of the being of man, and how little

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look instead to the world of nature, to which, of course, they also
belong. During the course of recent centuries the world of nature has
existence. The world of nature, with its laws which are indifferent
Human beings have to look up from the world of nature to the world of
ideals can flow into the laws of nature and how necessity can be made
When we begin to comprehend the world in its true nature we feel as
to lead towards solidified, sclerotic, mineral states. The nature of
luciferic forces are at work; that in the rhythmical nature of the
nature — just as today we speak without superstition or
up to the abstract knowledge of inorganic nature that we have
nature. Real knowledge of the human being can only come about if we
nature, and ascend to the meaningful concepts of luciferic and
lifeless nature. Also, when we imbue our soul with moral issues, the

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in the very nature of human beings these days to notice only the
suited to gaining a knowledge of nature as it appears to our senses,
spiritual realm. A progression can be made from the laws of nature to
a recognition of the spiritual beings within nature. These beings of
nature are divine and spiritual. And if Christianity is to be

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retained but given an abstract nature — which in reality ought
tradition. People of a nature capable of being creatively religious
they summarize in the laws of nature, they now seek to grasp out of
creative natures, for the Mystery of Golgotha falls in the fourth
to the very roots of their nature. Anthroposophy is capable of

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nature during the course of evolution if they did not themselves have
that we pour the picture world of dreams into our bodily nature. And
something, at first indeterminate, slips into our bodily nature. They
is destroyed and dissolved by the forces of nature, we must become
forces of nature destroy it. If what we bear within us were of a kind
with the forces of nature it would destroy this body all the time.
being Jesus of Nazareth bore two natures, a human one and a divine
united with Jesus; two natures in one personality; God in man.

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have to say: We human beings grew out of nature and our moral ideals
only the external laws of nature, the human being begins to
forces of nature. Anthroposophy leads us to a fact of life which is
on earth is a corpse which is united with external physical nature.
are suspended, reversed, and in the realm of nature this means chaos.
bodily nature without coming fully to consciousness, rather as is the

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himself to be the lord of the etheric and astral natures of human
rightfully ruled the bodily nature of man before the Mystery of
Golgotha, but since then this sovereignty over the bodily nature of
physical bodily nature, or rather whatever is expressed by this
physical bodily nature, namely, everything to do with the intellect
in every aspect of human nature. This is what entered into mankind
such a being everywhere, in external nature and in the inner being of
its manifestation both in external nature and in the inner being of
external nature. You will find there two contrasts, but what matters
will have discovered the ahrimanic tendency in external nature.
hand, shows something luciferic at work in their nature. Out of all

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declaration about the intrinsic nature of the human being. It can be
I described how in the ancient Mysteries the bodily nature of man was
treated so that it became able to free its soul nature in both
of spirit and soul to unite with the physical, bodily nature of man.
in the right way. This is a feeling about the nature of the human
called up out of the profoundest foundations of human nature,
nature of the body can be overcome so that it becomes transparent for

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do with nature. Everything by which you spread into your environment
The heathen culture had a strong awareness of the nature of living
of the different kingdoms of nature, this culture saw everywhere the
permeate nature. The ancient Greeks felt that they stood in life
the laws of nature. Destiny descended on human beings within this
Greek outlook like a force of nature. This feeling was characteristic
Greeks. The heathen world saw spirit in all of nature. There was no
specific knowledge of nature in the sense of the natural science we
have today, but there was an all-embracing knowledge of nature. Where
people saw nature, they spoke of the spirit. This was a science of
nature which was, at the same time, a science of the spirit. The
looked on man from the outside as a being of nature. They could do
Filling all nature with soul in this way, the ancient heathen was
of this. The Old Testament knew nature neither in the way we know it
from nature. In contrast, the Old Testament element developed

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with the whole of nature. The abstract knowledge we strive for today
nature, for all the creatures of nature. Such strong sympathy in
then the spirit departs from nature, because thoughts are the corpse
of our spirit and soul element. Nature is seen as nothing more than a
disappeared from what human beings saw in nature.
different kingdoms of nature, are external manifestations which pose
the heathen stream which was fundamentally a nature wisdom. All
heathen stream — a nature wisdom, a nature Sophia — saw
the spirit everywhere in nature and could therefore also look at man
as a natural creature who was filled with spirit, just as all nature
natural laws weave through nature. We may sometimes recoil from what
feeling that the Greeks sensed not only the abstract laws of nature,
intimate relationship between the spiritual existence of nature and
destiny, rules within man, just as the laws of nature rule the
Jewish stream of the Old Testament. This stream possesses no nature
wisdom. As regards nature, it merely looks at what is physically
to nature. For the Old Testament there is no nature, but only
human nature. Like a human ruler, Jahve himself is in all the
expression in nature, to what can only be thought. But behind the
thought in the Old Testament there is still the living nature of
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arise out of the old ideas of a nature filled with soul and, on the
connection with the world to which the eternal nature of man belongs.
the essence of nature. He increasingly sought the spirit in nature,
secrets of nature were depicted artistically out of the Greek world
view, he believed he would discover the spirituality of nature.
‘Prologue in Heaven’, using ancient ideas about nature,
ideas of the spirit in nature, in order to raise the question of
of thought which enters human nature at birth and conception as the
our intellect teaches us about external nature. You must understand
that if you study external nature, and then study your head in the
same way as you would external nature, you are then studying
something which simply does not belong to external nature as it now
not possibly arise out of the forces of nature which exist. So the

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see that the special nature of this seeking and striving, as it
nature, had its roots in the fourth post-Atlantean period. Over

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given over to the dictates of nature.
dictates of reason and the dictates of nature, and he calls the
— the dictates of nature — raising them up to an extent
The dictates of reason take a step down, the dictates of nature take
that at the same time his sensual nature also desires what is
the infinitely abundant, rich content of human nature. He could not
by nature, but also because of his whole attitude, was incapable of
dictates of reason and the dictates of nature but as twenty different
signifying the rich nature of the being of man. We must take note of
with which a strong and healthy human nature confronts the one who

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are following the dictates of nature and are unfree. He then came to
nature, as Schiller puts it. Living in the artistic realm, the human
the dictates of nature.
the realm of nature. So long as two abstract concepts, nature and
soul. All the processes of nature find expression not only in what
pointed out that the impossible nature of this eurythmy performance

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deem the earthly, the bodily nature of the human being as soiled,
nature and the probably superstitious religious and moral
embracing of both our natures.
and discussion of the reductionist nature of science has wakened some

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external nature, including the external human constitution. Just
of words separating people from the real nature of things in the
the spiritual into their human nature, they drive straight into the

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insight into the nature and evolution of humanity, we must be
knowledge and deep penetration into the nature of things is
because they do not know that the Greeks looked out into nature with
our inner nature becomes luciferic if we give ourselves up to
already inherent in their nature. The luciferic tendency shows itself
nature, that is to say, by trying to avoid all illusions about our
approach their own inner nature with ahrimanic cold-bloodedness and
dispassion. Their inner nature is still fiery enough even when cooled

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The nature of pagan culture
spiritual nature cannot be separated from our physical nature;
deeper forces to those levels where the essential nature of things is

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inherent in their own nature, evolution would have taken quite a
God-created nature of the human being has followed in the wake of
And because this is so, through their own inherent nature, people are
nature of knowledge from denominational religion and to insist

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understand the nature of the human being we must be constantly
matter. Nevertheless in one aspect, everything of the nature of human
certain forces of nature. It is therefore quite correct to speak of
and the forces of nature.
power over the forces of nature than they later possessed and
mineral nature — such as these vapors arising out of the earth
the forces working in these kingdoms of nature, but to a large
being and the mineral, plant, and animal kingdoms of nature today is
lie, then you must look into the inner, organic nature of the human
of human nature were not there — the pole of the up-building
at the stars is not of the same nature as what you perceive on the
What we do is determined by impulses of a moral nature.
pass in the round of external nature. Indeed the dilemma of modern
what takes place in the external manifestations of nature can be
remains separate and apart from the course of nature. Nearly
human life, are part and parcel of the course of nature. According to
of nature, indeed pleasantly inexorable for materialistic thinkers.
to perceive that what happens externally in the course of nature is
Nature does not, in truth, counteract our freedom, for as human
beings we ourselves fashion the nature immediately surrounding us. It
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sciences are of value only for apprehending external nature,
from the real nature of things in the world. And this they do
human nature, they drive straight into the Luciferic stream

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insight into the nature and evolution of man, we must be
penetration into the nature of things is thoroughly
know that the Greeks looked out into nature with different
higher development of a man's inner nature becomes Luciferic
inherent in his nature. The Luciferic tendency shows itself
Ahrimanic nature, that is to say, by trying to avoid all
his own inner nature with Ahrimanic cold-bloodedness and
dispassion. His inner nature is still fiery enough even when

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The nature of
nature cannot be separated from his physical nature; both
essential nature of things is disclosed. It is only necessary

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the earth with the qualities inherent in his own nature,
counteracted by the fact that the God-created nature of man
through his own inherent nature man is less allied with the
is to exclude everything of the nature of knowledge from

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To understand the nature of man we must be constantly mindful
aspect, everything of the nature of will in man bears a great
of nature. It is therefore quite correct to speak of an inner
the forces of nature.
far greater power over the forces of nature than they later
example of effects of a purely mineral nature — such as
in these kingdoms of nature, but to a large proportion of
and animal kingdoms of nature to-day is such that his will is
inner, organic nature of man himself. Strange as this will
nature were not there — the pole of the upbuilding
is not of the same nature as what you perceive on the earth
by impulses of a moral nature.
and what comes to pass in the round of external nature.
of nature can be traced only to similar manifestations, as
the course of nature. Nearly everything that is discussed
nature. According to modern preconceptions there is something
inexorable in the play of nature, indeed pleasantly
externally in the course of nature is not dependent upon
composed of free human beings. Nature does not, in
ourselves fashion the nature immediately surrounding us. It
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their nature is set forth in Anthroposophy, and of what exists

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for healing lies in nature processes which can take over processes in
examine the living cosmic aspects of nature, e.g., formic acid,
for nature, also in microscopy. Consideration must be taken of the
non-relativity of magnifications. A view to the true nature of
Precondition for a conscious soul life. The nature of feeling.
spiritually appropriate medicine. The nature of illness for the
nature of meditation. The incarnation process, development of a
Nature of scarlet fever and measles. Significance of child's
breakdown forces of Saturn. The cosmic force nature of the metals.
Concerning the nature of the members of being and

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his entire human nature. For ruling the individual human

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why the bridge between the physical nature and the life of
in the human organism is a process of nature. Illness is,
however, also a process of nature. Where does a healthy
nature there are substances and activities of substances
nature around man on the earth, we must cultivate a different
external nature, quite without being noticed, is going on all
not only to understand the nature of the organs with definite
contours but also the nature of the fluids, the fluid process
certain processes outside in nature which are occasioned by
the metamorphosis of two nature processes. The one is spread
out, so to say, over nature, when the bee fetches the nectar
must study such processes of nature for they are the
their observation does not extend to nature processes such as
processes in nature and then we shall unfold a real knowledge
inner understanding of nature is required and a comprehensive
wasp's sting and the laying of an egg. A sense for nature is
required in all these things. And this sense for nature is
nature. There is a dreadful illusion here. What is the aim of
nature to be able, with your own inner activity, to modify
inner nature. This is not done in the ordinary way. As a
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external nature, you will realize at once that the body
you die, external nature destroys your physical body
conceptions that are applicable to external nature. In the
nature of man. But although they are investigated and known,

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the two preceding lectures about the nature of the human
laws of nature are then evolved according to which people try
In its essential nature, it has nothing to do with the forces
of an earthly nature but only from the in-working cosmos. I
we want to know how substances outside in nature can work
doctrine of signatures. This Doctrine of Signatures was
about the ‘Signature’, as it was called in olden
delicate processes in nature if you want to understand how a

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have a science of nature that has found its way even into
nature. Medical science in the real sense demands something
processes which exist outside in nature. The lead and mercury
processes are processes in external nature which the human
important is to unfold a quite different perception of nature
intercourse with nature which leads to a real medical
knowledge when we can love nature, in all her details. To
look at fragments of nature under the microscope is not to
love her. We must love nature. We must all be able to expand
one who merely regards nature as something that is there
of nature again and again if we desire a living and not a
medical knowledge from the nature of the human being and from
substance) which underlies this aromatic nature, is to be
medicine, this element was known as the sulfuric nature of
the plants. If we contemplate the sulfuric nature of the
should evolve a delicate perception of this leaf nature of
the scent can draw life from this leaf nature. And streaming
essential nature these drops of dew are a reflection of the
drop formation is at the basis of the leaf nature in the
such an insight into the nature of the plants that you
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nature to the spiritual forces behind her.
real experience, the nature of what was once called the
as a quality of nature. We experience warmth, for we feel
characteristic of ancient study of nature that it took as its
inner emotion or shock. I look at the root nature of the
plant, I acquire the capacity to relate this root nature to
built up and how knowledge of nature becomes a real wisdom.
able to penetrate the other substances of nature, you must
outer nature as air — this is courage. Courage is air.
formation which has weight, and this is the nature of
aeriform nature of the human being is circulating, then you
will recognize, in the activity of man's aeriform nature,
learn from the study of many phenomena in outer nature, what
fluid nature has a centrifugal and centripetal movement in
observation of what exists outside in nature, you will find
one thing, there will be the problem of karma. In the nature

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phenomena, and courage behind all that is of the nature of
warmth nature in man. We have spoken of the conception we
namely, something that is of the nature of feeling.
sense that is of the nature of thought, and the other organs
definite outlines and contours, an activity of the nature of
activity that is of the nature of thought.
the solid nature of the bony structure with the fluid nature
grasp the nature of the fluid man and understand how this
nature of the muscles can only be grasped by imagination. Why
of the air, has something of the nature of music about it,
initiation we have grasped the nature of this wonderful
that is external to us. Warmth is of the nature of the soul.
In the same way, the fluid nature in man is not what the

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course, necessitates a few words about the nature of the
not possess it at all. There are people who are, by nature,
from the spiritual, is the soul nature of the human being.
physician of a purely personal nature or are they affected by
shall do more clearly still tomorrow is of such a nature that
the lecture yesterday, I said that out of the very nature of
healing effect in some organ that is of the nature of a
nature of inspiration; that is the real knowledge; it is not
imaginative is of such a nature that you actually feel this
nature and of the being of man, knowledge of the cosmos as
understand the nature of illness we must say to ourselves:

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emphasized, above all, that in the very nature of things, one
nature of the illness. By so adjusting your soul that you can
nature of the illness is revealed, then, gradually, when you

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is certainly of such a nature that what happens in the human
menses have become a process of the world of nature. Today it
to know the nature of the lead and the silver, realizing that
nature that is already emancipated, not with the cosmos. This
physical embryo, therefore, we must say: Physical nature in
therefore, the cosmic forces were working upon man's nature;
is both earthly and of the nature of sun and moon; later on,
in accordance with their own nature, and resistance is put up
the foodstuffs. Unfinished forms of human nature have there
get pedantry out of a man who is pedantic by nature. You may

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getting to know the nature of man, his conditions of disease
nature of man is necessary in many different fields of human
point is a knowledge of the nature of the human being. In
other domains, too, there must be knowledge of the nature of
man if we have an eye to realities. Knowledge of the nature
knowledge of the real nature of man is not sought for in many
result will be of such a nature that it is not in line with
the healthy evolution of human nature. Knowledge of healing
him some idea about the nature of the foodstuffs: so it is
real nature of the human being.

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abstractly in the so-called Doctrine of Signatures. You will
they passed thoughtlessly by the essentials of human nature.
being and his nature. They regarded the body as an instrument
urge between death and rebirth to fathom the nature of the

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inner nature of the human being himself could not help
rebelling. The inner nature of man was not in harmony with
Moon, because in our general experience of nature we can no
laws of man's nature, and two questions will occur to
bodily nature. The individuality, instead of passing over

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times quite a different idea prevailed of man's nature.
a gift from above is spiritual, of the nature of spirit and
cosmic astrality which transcends the plant nature proper. By
sound. This gives us an impression of the astral nature of
look very intimately into the whole nature and being of man
formerly men looked at nature in order to see how the human
being is built up out of the forces and processes of nature.
nature processes as specializations, one-sided processes of
how youth began to deify nature when the Youth Movement of
know nature before we came down into the physical world. But
then, nature had a different appearance. When a young human

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By nature is every human being.
welcome questions of a special therapeutic nature which refer

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take the connections in nature in a comprehensive way —

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a better understanding of the human being and nature.
insists that in the very nature of things water cannot become
conception of its nature, and constitution. Passing from the
reflects the inner bodily nature—without the

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study of human nature is able to build a bridge between the
bodily nature. As an Ego we would feel no connection with our
our human nature are filled with all the impressions we have
we evolve about the external world, about Nature in her
problem except spiritual-scientific insight into Nature on
physical nature of the human being are identical. This, of

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It is not the case in human nature, nor is it ever so, that
everything that is of the nature of will, the element of
thought is contained; and in everything that is of the nature
outside, but its very life is of the nature of will. By
nature of will radiate into our thoughts. And because, as
consider the other pole of man's nature, where the thoughts
will-nature, with thoughts; deeds are performed in love. Such
when we bring thoughts into the will-nature, when we overcome
into pure thinking, which is, however, really of the nature

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nature, as we know, attends to many things. You see it with the
how remarkable these connections are. I have said that nature

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Earth Mysteries and Healing Forces in Human Nature
plant nature, when the whole earth was a kind of plant.
FORCES IN HUMAN NATURE
that when one understands nature, one also really understands what are
healing forces in human nature. But one must have a real feeling for the
nature, and later an animal nature. We should be able to follow from
we must know nature in this way and then it can give us remedies. For
nature. People invent catchwords to-day as they no longer have real
certain sense, through a real knowledge of what exists in nature, we

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nature needs substance. And if spirit is prevented from making use of
nature. If you were to make a tiny perforation in the brain and let
from the outset be of such a nature that a great deal of work
science must go hand in hand with a true knowledge of nature. That is
nature, not only when men pray or converse on the subject of Holy
Writ. The Spiritual is an active power in nature. If man prevents the

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the colours of the rainbow. Nature creates these colours in the
to adjust ourselves properly to nature because we always secrete rather
right divisibility of iron. We only really get to know the nature of

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Things balance themselves out in nature: every being has something
this way you can understand the form of plants from the nature of the
understand the whole of Nature. It is useless merely to understand

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— but in nature too. At one time the effect of the arsenic is
solution of arsenic. Real insight into the nature of man — that
you see, man imitates what nature is doing
for the plant-nature always predominates; but the astral forces take
that in nature there are not only useful but also injurious
nature in order that the whole economy of nature may go forward in
indispensable. Formic acid is being sent out into nature all the time
being produces his formic acid himself, but nature needs the ants who
How does nature work upon the “I”? How does nature work upon
the astral body? How does nature work upon the ether body? It is
precisely by understanding super-sensible nature that we

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through, stages differing in their nature from the preparatory ones,
in it as spiritual nature. For this reason it is necessary, in the case

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is the nature of these obstacles? The aspect of evolution essential for
there appears in a leader of mankind something which in its nature towers
the spiritual nature of men.
the true nature of the event, namely, that this Buddha birth meant a
nature, and the impression of these on him will be different from that
of such a nature as to re-engender the forces he had acquired in his
second nature. So what this "increase in age" means is an

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added to the plant we see today as a being of outer nature, if this
in a being like man, whose nature embraces not only a physical body
being. Were nothing of a spiritual nature to intervene at this time,
of man's nature, but by no means do they prove to be the most perfect.
nature. The physical body itself furnishes the evidence that it was
the degenerated nature of the so-called Bull men, and so forth. —
That describes the densified nature of man after a three-stage development.
nature of a mystery underlies all this. These images down on the Moon
within themselves the natures of Eagle, Lion, and Bull in a harmonious

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more spiritual nature detached themselves as an older form of the sun
nature of an outcast, something of the human kingdom that remained behind,
of a mineral nature existed: only in the course of time has it come
to carry on their activity in man's inner nature. Consider the great
we will descend, for at present we would find the inner nature of man
descend into man's inner nature as it has thus far developed. And again
knew that the inner nature of man was not sufficiently prepared to receive
his inner nature through many incarnations. Then the Sun Being gazed
down and beheld the inner nature of this man who lived in Jesus of Nazareth
and who had perfected his inner nature. The loftiest of the sun beings
bodies, so I now descend to occupy the inner nature of this man who
in cosmic spheres could now descend and unite with his inner nature.
inner nature, and the time had come when Jesus of Nazareth had attained

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And the nature of these
the nature of Lucifer's activity? In the main, Lucifer directed his

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today, particularly with regard to the nature of human consciousness.
the nature of leadership as well was quite different, for at that time
clairvoyant nature of their consciousness all men of that time could
of instruction was very different. Let us try to imagine the nature

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brought us to a comprehension of the real nature of the baptism by John,
by one who has learned the nature of such understanding from its very
of a spiritual nature lies as though buried under a covering of matter
who does not work upon his spiritual nature, upon that which is not
over their material nature will gain ever greater strength. Burdened

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critical, theological nature, and represented as a mere lyrical hymn,
nature: the Christ, Whom Zarathustra addressed as Ahura Mazdao. That
with the purest, most highly developed ego. This was in the nature of a
body offered — of whatever nature? When you wear a grey coat you
counterpart of those animal natures the essence of whose development
The spiritual counterpart is naturally of a lofty spiritual nature,
appear as the Lion spirits, whose counterpart lives in animal natures
in the animal kingdom as eagle natures, the Eagle spirits. And finally
there are those that harmoniously unite, as it were, the other natures
to the etheric principle. And there is still another branch of the nature
be said concerning the spiritual character of the bird nature.
nature we have beings that did not assume the lowest functions: instead
in a manner incompatible with a nature that had descended to the earth,
it gives the facts. The archetypes of these bird natures are those spiritual
of the old initiation. According to the nature of their specific initiation
beings appear to us as the counterparts of the Bull nature in man. But
the Bull nature, or to a vision of the Lion spirits, as the case might
or to understand the Christ nature at all. He knew initiation in the
us as a lofty spiritual being that fructifies the lower nature of man.
reaches out beyond that period, showing the nature of Christ's activity
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which in its nature could accomplish so very much for those who were
to that: For the human being, things are of the nature in which they
Christ need? He needed water fresh from the sources of nature; and that
is united with nature. As has been said, the John Gospel contains not
strength residing in certain forces of nature that remained intact in
reached right down into his psycho-moral nature. Here again we see an
intensification. — As I have said, the essential nature of the
Christ. But the nature of this seeing at a distance is such that the

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the Marriage of Cana in the nature of a sign.

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more closely, we must enquire more fully into the exact nature of this
in love would have perished in man's nature. Without the Christ the
the inner man: the forces holding sway in human nature must battle each
inner nature. We have learned that where the etheric and astral bodies
simply through heredity; that is, he knew the nature of man to the extent
of the Christ impulse; and the nature of the opposition to the Christ,

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We know that the nature
What was the nature of
of a spiritual nature that streamed in and out of him. And for the same
an old heritage in certain people and in mediumistic natures. Something
in the nature of clairvoyance. Now, if information was sought concerning
answer to this question can be found by examining nature carefully the
relation. In regard to two of the principles of man's nature it can

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principle. Owing to the nature of man's development the divine Father
nature of death. Christ espoused death, entered this death that had
true nature of the Father be made manifest: life eternal, veiled behind
this auxiliary book the exact nature of what it contained for them.

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divine-spiritual Nature and began to exist alongside of it. But in this
that death should form part of all nature being, because this is interpenetrated
for only if they are received with a full sense of their sacred nature
from which it grows, and say, Among the present beings of nature thou
nature which had been vouchsafed mankind in earlier centuries, and which
cycle of such a nature, it is essential to realize that we have not

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intuition. The nature of imagination; essence of reflective thinking;
identical with the one that, having created nature in the world, has
Nature of Greek culture, its
life and nature of Christianity cannot be grasped any longer even by
could give rise to a new kingdom of nature between mineral and plant
his “Hymn to Nature”; Nietzsche's picture of the valley
hierarchies, spirit doctrine of nature and man, eschatology; no
with this. Early Christian knowledge concerning the nature

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confluence of these physical forces; his soul nature is
physical nature of the human being, and it is this, the
extensive examination of man's physical nature, that must
soul-spiritual nature. It is not surprising that people who
as firmly as the force of nature firmly builds up the bone
penetrate more deeply into the development of nature as well

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The nature of imagination; essence of reflective thinking; objective
admit to errors in the events of nature — something
threefold nature of the human organism.
metabolism in nature. The instant this outer metabolism is
ready-made, as it were, by virtue of its own nature, then

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in the word is identical with the one that, having created nature in the
worlds prior to uniting with the corporeal nature that arises
the soul activity within outer nature; and inasmuch as they
the physical-corporeal nature. In former times, this was an
objective happening in nature outside. Here, I come to an
nature of this Gnosis. In regard to its sources, our
idea of how far one can penetrate into the nature of such a
once possessed in the undifferentiated nature of word,
creating nature in this becoming silent.
division of nature, but it is something that basically had

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fact that human beings by nature belong not only to the earth
that is of a more astral nature has a sort of
bear not only the affairs of nature but also the forces of
between what we might call a teaching of nature, namely
According to this commonly held view the nature of the human
Freemasons; they have similar thoughts about the nature of
this bull-like nature with something still higher. They must
out that the nature of the Mystery of Golgotha should not be
the Councils, whether the divine and the human nature in
Christ Jesus was two natures or one, and other such things.

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Transition in the fourth century A.D. Nature of Greek culture, its
nature, human beings were to raise themselves above all that
scientists speak of the laws of nature. Although this is an
it and that their soul nature was becoming ensnared in the
nature.
nature and the cosmos, should be firmly anchored in the inner
forces of human earthly nature, the West was capable only of
was regarded as the extract of the nature and being of man.
knowledge about the physical nature of the human being,

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Golgotha. Insofar as its specific nature was concerned,
phenomena of the cosmos and nature. This not withstanding, in
a link between the super-sensible aspect of their own nature
his physical nature; he sensed his ego by means of his
northern people who due to their nature and in concentrating
development but merely the experience of soul nature in

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life and nature of Christianity cannot be grasped any longer even by
human nature, with his thinking, feeling, and willing,
by means of which Nietzsche plunged as if intoxicated into nature
intoxicated plunge into nature. He endeavored to experience
this intoxicated plunge into nature in his life by traveling
in the modern age. This drunken plunge into nature underlies
deepest aspects of human nature but that basically always
able to study quite a bit concerning the Christian nature of
Out of their innermost human nature, poets and artists of the

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same age. And in the same way the nature of numbers was
cosmos, that he counts through his very nature. He is
for language to gain some insight into the nature of numbers

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did penetrate deeply into the nature of the world's
Christian church stream, we see that the nature of the
birth, the nature of Christ Jesus, the death, the
soul-spiritual standpoint? We have to focus on human nature,
they knew the nature of the Spirit of the Heights. This Soma
its own nature, without its relationship to the cosmos. You
behold what dwells in the nature of numbers, namely, the

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world's essential nature. As an example we need only indicate
worlds. When this inner soul-spiritual nature of the ego is
just this, namely, that people cannot understand the nature

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shadow nature of the intellect. People in the civilized world
matured, but insofar as its own nature is concerned, it no
content, substance, for the shadow nature of rational
nature of the elements colliding with each other at that
the nature of the events through which somebody like
in the world. It was, however, the peculiar nature of Central

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streams, and the element that originated from human nature.
deprived the intellect of its spiritual nature. He made use

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Goethe definitely possessed something of a Greek nature. He
shadowy nature of our inner intellectual activity, of the
nature of the intellect. The sun's rays were to the Greeks
affinity for nature. The basis of such an experience has
influence in the lower, metabolic nature of man. In drawing
being by virtue of their own nature. Here, they are active as
nature.
nature. We can do that only when we develop to the point of

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rise to a new kingdom of nature between mineral and plant in the form of
his "Hymn to Nature;" Nietzsche's picture of the valley of death.
I have just given on the nature of color and the lecture last
approach the true nature of man only if we consider the human
about the nature of the human being, we must at length learn
to the human being and the surrounding kingdoms of nature
human being, as we know, has brought his nature with him from
Saturn, Sun, and Moon nature. Now, while he evolved as a
a mineral nature appeared only during earth evolution. Hence,
multicolored nature developed within the earth, the human
organization and nature of body and soul.
millennium, a time will come when their bodily nature will be
nature of plant and animal, least of all that of the human
nature of color can be taken hold of, how the artistic
comprehension of the world. For nature around us creates
artistically. Unless it is understood that nature around us
nature. No, they comprehend nothing but what has been
power of vision that recognizes, even in nature herself,
nature as the artist. He was not yet capable of seeing the
1780, he wrote “Nature” his hymn in prose:
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hierarchies, spirit doctrine of nature and man, eschatology; no
of a certain problematic nature within Western civilization,
were of a subtle nature.
the human being and his nature only if he is considered as an
contrast to other texts of a similar nature from the first
to die so that the intellect in its shadowy nature could be
on the divisions of nature that has come down to posterity in
a mineral nature
Erigena about the divisions of nature. The world is
the angel nature.
nature. Once, people employed the intellect in order to

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Early Christian knowledge concerning the nature of Father forces and
soul-spiritual nature. The rule of this deity was seen in the
through nature, through what the human being saw in the
God. He saw a world of ideals behind nature; he saw certain
forces in nature. He also saw the rule of the Father God in
nature spirits. This was a particularly vivid conception in
nature spirits who rule in any number of things in the outer
nature spirits, they actually believed in a kingdom of the
Father God that included the domain of nature. They believed
beings, these various nature deities, do work together in
nature, but first of all they crept into the things of the
originate from these nature spirits nor from the Father God
not originate from the Father God nor from the nature
that could not be attained from the whole of nature in the
nature; now they have been let loose, flit about invisibly,
nature's phenomena. This search for the Logos in the spirit
spirit based on nature; it is a matter of realizing that we
his book about the divisions of nature is so great and
is nature, the earth is declining. I have often called
to, though not based on facts of nature but on the moral
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we will consider from this standpoint how the study of nature
nature, particularly human nature in connection with health
with nature quite differently from the way we think of it
death, for they looked beyond this soul nature to a quite
Hippocrates held that the soul-spiritual nature of man
of studying the soul-spirit nature and the effect of its
human nature. As the first stage of instruction, they must
Greeks viewed as the soul-spiritual nature. In a manner of

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The loss of nature-bestowed, living

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deeply hidden in the bodily nature there are also corporeal
sleeping soul tries by its very nature to establish

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to the abstract forces of Nature — which are the only
material life, we call the kingdoms of Nature. We speak of
the three kingdoms of Nature — mineral, plant and
body he is connected with the physical forces of Nature.
the three visible kingdoms of nature and their forces. When
nature. These beings of the elemental kingdoms indwell as it
nature.
the physical world man takes from the kingdoms of nature the
the kingdoms of nature around him but also gazes out into the
which Nature creates and of which I am on the track. ...’
own through the outwardly visible nature-forces in the three
relationship to the three kingdoms of nature. Sleeping man,
to say upon his animal nature, and then he sometimes becomes
heart and mind that in the nature outside in which we live as
substances of nature. Men worked in their laboratories
come to the help of a nature-process in man, so that a
human nature today is in many respects much too weak-spirited

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and awakening, only the nature of this world is quite
it were submerged itself in man's inner nature, so that in
body. He interweaves musical and bodily nature. That is why
enter human consciousness, for otherwise man's soul-nature

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only, because they are by nature super-sensible, he is not
persists in nature-knowledge and can be observed in the
they could already have been Archai. That is the nature of
nature of man is very strongly affected by the incursion of
himself to the nature-forces. With the activities of his soul

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to the contemplation of external Nature and just as we
child must first develop his physical nature, must first lay
nature of man.
existence on Earth, and of the manifestations of nature on
nature-order, that this natureorder also plays into man's own
see on the one hand the system of cosmic laws of nature to
is urged, in his capacity as a being arising out of nature,
everything of the nature of soul and Spirit will have become
way as processes of Nature are there; they must therefore
Nature.
nature but out of the blood, out of what comes from the
circumstances but in this way he gets to know its nature
real nature of a camel? The individual who has made
nature of a camel he can still gather the important points
nature revolts against this attitude — thank God, we
things, but the child's nature revolts against it; youth

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The loss of nature-bestowed, living
real nature of human thinking. In the present age, since the
have no aptitude for understanding the living nature of the
hope somehow to grasp the nature of life too, merely by
question arises: If we want to understand Nature, if we want
understands the real nature of the senses the remarkable fact
fully with man's nature when his thinking was full of life?
in touch with the living nature of the sense-world. When he
could also grasp the essential nature of the world of the
perceive for yourselves that Nature everywhere tends to

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persisting in us as a residue of the living nature of the
nature in general. At that time, if anyone had come to them
nature — to such an Indian it would have seemed highly
come to understand human nature as it was in the second
impulses of this nature lie at the very roots of the
Earth-element only. However, the nature of man himself is
nature there is science; but philosophy must extend to the

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Aristotle's views on the nature of the soul
nature and make it one with the divine nature.
tialities. Deterioration in the kingdoms of nature due
of nature. The teachings given only to those worthy of

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The True Nature of the Second Coming

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nature. This distinction between soul and spirit has
real nature of the Mystery of Golgotha unless we have a clear
and today almost everything of this nature is regarded as
spiritual nature could emerge from the Roman State. From the

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doubt that this idea of man's threefold nature has been
understand the essential nature of the Mystery of Golgotha if
has been called to the anti-Christian nature of many aspects
nature of man and his relation to the cosmos as revealed
representations, they become routine responses, second nature
contribution to an understanding of their true nature. It is
into the nature of the universe and man discloses amongst
necessity for the animal lies in the nature of its
any transformation. From the outset the nature of the animal
failed to understand the nature of the soul and its relation

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misunderstand the real nature of the Mystery of Golgotha
lead to an understanding of the true nature of the Mystery of
medical knowledge of an occult nature which is disclosed to
the nature of individual substances millions of years hence:
turn to the soul. I tried to indicate the nature of the soul
call the Christ who is not to be found in nature, although He
is related to nature. He must be found in history as an
cosmos and nature leads to a knowledge of the Universal Being
knowledge of the fundamental nature of the spirit in repeated
insensitive to the phenomena of external nature. For if the
approaches nature in the light of the education he has
received. Nature proceeds in obedience to natural laws. We
natural laws. In addition to the laws of nature there is the
this moral world order has, like nature, its own objective
conditions of this nature! Once the human species has died
laws of nature. And just as at a certain stage of its
study of the unique nature of the Christ Being I have

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nature of spiritual development is such that the
study of external nature and natural phenomena. It would
rejected this view since it did not accord with the nature of
virtue of its nature, can reproduce its kind. He looked upon
mistake, an aberration of nature. If nature followed the
way certain naturalists, seeing Mother Nature partly in the
notion of sexuality in our study of nature. Goethe expressly
soul. Those who study nature as it is from the standpoint of
pollen does not accord with the original intention of nature.
that a view of nature such as that of Goethe still discovered
turn to the other realms of nature: to the kingdom of the
direction which the study of nature must take in the future.
Virtually the whole of nature around us, even when
whole of nature in his fall. He involved in his fall the
face of nature, that he has no apparent influence upon the
not always been the case. Before the present order of nature
must recognize, as external nature unmistakably shows, that
disclosed in the existing order of nature today. We must have
the courage to measure external nature also by the yardstick
of external nature.
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nature, an approach which led him directly to a view of the
world in which nature and morality are one — then the
therefore, that Haller's view of nature
of nature. Fortunate are those to whom she reveals her
heartily sick of it. Nature has neither kernel nor shell, she
nature; fortunate are those to whom she reveals her external
to the inmost core of nature. Only a heightened, purified
that which has become second nature to us in our
and am heartily sick of it. Nature has neither kernel nor
spirit can penetrate into the heart of nature’, we
possible for man to reveal his true nature in the sphere in
initiated into the secrets of nature and had been permitted
nature of the mineral and plant kingdoms in order to know man
not only incarnated here on Earth as a being of nature
related to other beings of nature, but that it is related to
not only present in the trappings of external nature, that it
was merely an external shell. Influences of this nature

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nature of the events of today and especially of the immediate

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presume to interpret these writings when, by the very nature
real nature of man himself. Our conceptions of the “Son
themselves) are expressing his soul nature.
nature as they exist today were to persist for millions of
spirit can penetrate into the inner recesses of nature”
nature.
understanding of the nature of Christ. In our next lecture I
and nature of Christ today.

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insight into the secrets of nature than the modern practice
present in the hidden depths of nature. And for this reason
nature. The priest performed certain rites in the presence of
at an understanding of the processes of nature. Through the
forms and movements of nature which they experienced in their
of the creative activity of nature and the spirit. Now if we
true nature of the Being whom man encounters in Paradise?

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of nature. He who spends his life in day-dreaming, who has no
feeling for the indwelling spirit of man and nature was
that the group-soul nature has gradually declined in
the kingdom of nature where the cells fit into each other in
nature of man, if we learn to know once again the being of
which by its very nature it is constrained to will; it cannot

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with the nature of the Mysteries. I should like to select an
Ludwig was no visionary or idle dreamer. By nature he was
nature is dependent upon soul and spirit. He throws fresh
latent in his corporeal nature. After the Mystery of Golgotha
not exist to the same extent, nor is it of the same nature in

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nature of hallucination, fantasy, and imagination.

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nature.
certain understanding of nature and the human being has been

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way grasped the inherent nature of hallucination.
bodily nature. What appears as hallucination hovers and
nature is due only to the fact that the original element out
way, we look into the bodily nature and see the connection of
this bodily nature with the whole cosmos.
the various forms of outer nature — let us remain at
forms in nature, however, and we find that a certain
bodily nature, spiritualizing it. What persists of this force
In yourselves, in your bodily nature, you have a mirroring

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through the paternal nature. This is an extremely significant
(The Inner Nature of Man,

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human life and nature will be able to stand clearly before
penetrate into the real nature of the outer world? This outer
nature of reality is concealed. There is, as it were, a veil
there, and only behind this veil is the nature of reality to
is able really to penetrate the nature of the lungs, liver,
permits oneself to consider once the whole human nature,
rooted in the nature of occult development itself. You thus
sketch for you how human nature relates to the possession of
receive clear insight into the progressively Ahrimanic nature

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nature of Friedrich Lienhard who in a certain sense has been
European German nature so as to bring to effectiveness the
description of nature, lyric nature, but put in a very
speech with nature. Also there is something of the nature of
natural way and shows its spirit in nature existence. Now,
beings in relationship to nature continues itself with such a
nature.
way in which they carry the elementary nature right into the
and that which is related to the German nature, has with it
nature experiences; and with such things one can detect
lyrically united with the nature which is around the Alsacian
nature which weaves itself in the form of his poems much of
in a certain way is a kind of nature pantheism and a kind of
person, but with someone of a more hysterical nature.
nature evolution of the present, that present which will not
world. Both of them come out of the lower instinctive nature
nature arose, all the brooding in the inner human being, that

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spiritual nature of man. You know that we speak in the first
something of a super-sensible nature. Furthermore, we speak of
the next member of human nature as the so-called astral body.
spiritual nature of that which we designate as the etheric
into man's physical body in so far as his physical nature is
of nature in order to make man healthy, that before the

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dreaminess, it almost has something of a dreamy nature in it,
that which in Middle Europe leads to a logical nature and
roots in the Russian nature which came out of her ether body,
separation between the French nature and the British nature.
dose of Central European nature in her. She had an
independent nature and very soon became aware of what lived

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something of a definite nature exists in such ceremonial
nature, elemental beings in plants, animals and minerals.
lead these people to gestures of that nature and also more
So you see that one can experience much of a curious nature
experience something of a special nature. Things which are

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so-called elementary world at the basis of this nature, world
spread out around us which lies at the basis of the nature
and the elementary beings who weave and live in the nature
development of his physical nature, was excluded from a
felt something in architecture of a divine nature in these
the 17th century, there were sensitive natures who knew: The
know that modern science says that nature makes no jumps, but

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important and is of a non-earthly nature. And that person
our astral nature would not be the same if, shall we say, we
thought habits of a materialistic nature? A person can

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nature at that time today has hardened itself. However, man
the rest of the kingdoms of nature. Indeed, as you look down

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apparent contradiction of the whole nature of Thomas

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nature is quite strange to present day man. Why is that? Man
which as nature surrounded him. Even if he did not speak of
forces, forces of a spiritual etheric nature. The essential
of a spiritual etheric nature is eliminated. Only when one
only given to us by the external sense nature.
upon our soul nature. Everything also is not permissible
one member of the human nature, upon that member which in our
human beings that this is something of a scientific nature
development of our present corporeal nature. Nevertheless at
lead all this back to human nature. You have no means to know

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which is more of a conceptual nature, but on the other hand
nature is there, everything has its definite deep
physical nature is concerned, man has torn himself loose from
one aspect of his nature; he has another aspect through which
just think about the true nature of laughing and weeping. You
because he was dealing with something of a holy nature. There
was something of a holy nature in the letters; this applied

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nature of this world and seeks the eternal within the time

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Significance of karma concept in education. Harmful nature of
nature of theosophical ideals and the need for genuine

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nature of the human organism which is fundamental to

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enquire into the essential nature of our will and intent. In

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tremendous advances made as the laws of nature have been
provided by nature, even if they do have the same
these different aspects of human nature belong to entirely
of the secrets of human nature. We say, then, that when we
an effort. They want to take human nature as it presents
beyond time, and that human nature cannot be explained if we
deepen insight into nature in its spiritual aspect to a point
where deeper knowledge of the laws of nature also discovers
scheme which lies behind the world of nature if one is to
find the spirit in nature. Then one will also find the
only give you the surface of nature and the surface of social
life. Johann Valentin Andreae looked deep down to find nature
reality — there you have a peep-hole on nature on the
at some of the laws of nature at a surface level and will
left to nature. In the past, human beings naturally remained
an inner quest to look for the elements nature is unable to
of tradition but only what comes by nature, without undue

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the particular nature of their life of instincts and drives,
physical nature makes sure this corruption does not go too
imposed by physical nature; they cannot get very far with
their instincts and have to obey the laws of nature. When we
physical nature, nor by social and traditional prejudices. We
evening that the sun had just come up, nature would soon
nature come to the fore. The potential dangers must be
true nature of the interest that formerly made them travel
Then the world will realize the infamous nature of the things

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nature which are hidden from the sight of weak humanity
essential nature of these elemental spirits of birth and
their physical nature and their souls could make their bodies
depending on their inner nature. Please call this to mind again.
with inner nature, certain elemental spirits were serving the
have any illusions concerning the radical nature of this.
industry and commerce. But by its very nature such a

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The nature of the human constitution was totally different in
insight into the world of the spirit. The changing nature of
become substantial. And human nature has become more inward.
inner nature; they do not gain the power to know themselves;
even properly understand human nature. Think of the seemingly
right. Knowledge of human nature at the time of St Augustine
want to be inspired by anything of a spiritual nature. This
expression in our physical nature, this will inevitably take
nature, for philistines always like to stick to the norm.
regard to the individual nature of others. Individuals differ
about the true nature of things, they are sliding more and

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today, we must consider something of the nature of the human
thoughts unless we first consider the true nature of the
you, but do not be frightened by the grotesque nature of this
all, if it really was not in your nature to get up and you
would only get up on reflection, against your nature, out of
be purely elemental by nature. In the head, everything would
cosmic hierarchies. If you visualize the essential nature of
idea of the true nature of the human being. Apart from the
nature. This image of the gods has been debased in human
become their lower nature. Please, do not forget that this is
an important secret of human nature. Our lower nature, which
our higher nature. This is the contradictory element in human
nature. Rightly understood, it will solve countless riddles
constantly emerging from the cosmos into his lower nature.
the lower nature and used in the past, symbols that today are
nature of man.
fact, is the luciferic element in our higher nature. Thus
past. Even the nature of clairvoyance is such that the
nature of human beings here on earth and also to that of the
essential nature still extended into it. People were aware of
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quality of his true nature, quite independent of our own
the innermost nature of the materialistic human beings of the
knew full well the nature of this ahrimanic spirit. To some
today and closely bound up with human nature. As I have
the world must come to see the true nature of the spirit in
nature had this quality: Innocents who were utterly convinced
nature should come up, its origins are not in the divine
element which can be perceived in human nature.
know human nature and the different ways in which it comes to

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without reality. We have to come to the true nature of things
what we intend to create on this hill. The nature of the
we are going to show the true nature of the completely
be presented in accord with their true nature. The State

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enquire into the nature of the ahrimanic powers which entered
laws of nature. Anyone who does not accept them is called an
the anthroposophical movement on the destiny and true nature

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great perspectives of a social nature, which went far beyond

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these considerations that human soul nature will essentially
said that human soul nature will become more inward we must
down into the hidden depths of human nature. And then the
people we see do not show their true nature in what we see on
They are etheric and spiritual by nature and have a real,
future. To teach children abstract notions of nature and the
laws of nature which people need to know will become an
laws of nature and able to establish harmony between what was
given to them in a living, vital form and the laws of nature.
abstract laws of nature. These are a few thoughts I wanted to
Germanic human nature presents itself in a very profound way

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relationship as the signature for the way affairs were
nature taken back into the spiritual world. Humanity must
only part of my essential nature is united with the earth,
and rebirth with the whole of my essential nature.’ A

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question must arise as to the actual nature of the battle

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nature of it all is such that if one does not want to be
complex nature of these things, which can only be discovered
people must be introduced to the life of nature when still
whose approach to nature is entirely superficial. These would

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i naturen og organiserte dem videre i seg. Det ville være en
naturen som uten menneskets innvirken velvillig bragte dets organer i

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å lære naturen å kjenne hos en ennu finere eter enn
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man begynner å studere disse skjulte sider ved menneskenaturen,
menneskenaturens fordringer.

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vil nu opptre en viss finere egoisme i menneskenaturen.

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menneskenaturen så å si naturmessig en forandring, vi vet
til fra de andre ledd i menneskenaturen, gjør sin mest ur-egne
ledd i menneskenaturen, da må vårt astrallegemes interesse
øvrige ledd i menneskenaturen gjennom den esoteriske utvikling,
menneskenaturen, så har lett de impulser, de krefter innflytelse
astrallegemene fra de øvrige ledd i menneskenaturen. Det
på hyllen en stund og befattet seg med studiet av naturen. Nu er
også studiet av naturen nettopp i den tidsalder, hvor overgangen

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vanskeligere. For med opplevelsen av disse lemmer i menneskenaturen
skjult for menneskenaturen, men som også må forbli

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mennesket i naturens riker meget ulikt det som idag omgir mennesket i
naturen. Jeg har allerede sagt Dem i de foredrag jeg har holdt her,
tilbake på disse. Da nu — ja man kunne si — naturens
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spørre, forandrer også naturens riker seg for menneskene?
Og virkelig — naturens riker forandrer seg ganske betraktelig.
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nature in the spiritual world. Memory is a metamorphosis of the
necessary for understanding the very different nature of the world
insight into the nature of our physical existence.
nature, we always have to do with a Luciferic activity. You
method of assisting memory is wholly of an Ahrimanic nature. Again, I do
play, instinctively rather than consciously realising the nature of

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build up a knowledge of the nature of the Ahrimanic and Luciferic
organs — is of a Luciferic nature.
spiritual world can be perceived in its true nature. Unless we

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True Nature of the Second Coming
THE TRUE NATURE ofthe

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True Nature of the Second Coming
spoken for the first time on the mystery of the true nature of the
The True Nature of the Second Coming,

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True Nature of the Second Coming
God behind the phenomena of Nature begins in the
manifestations of Nature. In the Solomon-epoch, evolution

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True Nature of the Second Coming

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True Nature of the Second Coming
spiritual-scientific ideas. The nature of these ideas is such that
visualise as clearly as possible the nature of our souls after the
of the nature of our souls in that epoch it must be realised at once that
nature to-day, but instead of it they possessed faculties of quite
divine-spiritual nature — divine-spiritual in quite another
from the spiritual world, when his whole nature was directed to the outer
for man's nature has changed so greatly that these kingdoms must be
in a state of dull insensibility but understood the nature of the
— that is its true nature. But the materialistic mind will in a certain

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True Nature of the Second Coming
Nature, in the Elements.
manifestations of Nature. This possibility begins with Abraham. In
of Nature and is sought for behind them. All this is then intensified
endeavoured to grasp the nature and essence of the Christ Event.
towards the outer world of physical Nature in order to find the
polarity. It was from the Elements, from outer Nature, that the God
nature in them was killed.
to fathom the nature of the World-Ego, the Undivided Godhead.
— has the task of impressing human nature as a whole in
such a way that human nature and the human being always take a

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The Ruling of Spirit in Nature

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The True Nature of
The Inner Nature of Man and Life Between Death and Rebirth.

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world. The laws of nature — those laws which prevail out there
simple reflection, therefore, we see that the sum of nature's laws, in
fighters against the laws of nature. And if we really want to rise to
space and are therefore not to be understood as laws of nature
developed. These forces look beyond the laws of nature, beyond the
his soul and bodily nature — I say deliberately soul and bodily
nature — a triad: a thinking being, a feeling being and a being
nature he owes the clear-headedness he needs, as earthly man, for
anyone is awake, he is asleep where the inner nature of the will is
nature of our usual thinking. It deals with all impressions in the
nature. For we do not discover what a man actually is unless we start

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reveals its spiritual nature first in the pictures of Imagination,
but with our will into every single event in nature.
shall never be able to love nature in the right way until we have
way won through to an understanding love for all nature, that which
loving which we have cultivated first towards nature. Spiritual
learn in the realm of nature. Imagine that you have developed this
outside in nature or in the spiritual world, has become just as dear
Thus we persist to-day in seeing one side only of nature and of nature's
this attitude towards nature: how — because a man absorbs this
with the culture of the day — he considers nature to be
Initiation-knowledge away from this belief in nature as
had around them people who knew nothing of nature in the Copernican
times he lived in the being of nature. He saw the rainbows, the
there outside is a nature forsaken by the gods. When with my senses I
or in the physical bodies of men.” Nature appeared to these
knowledge which enabled them once more to look on nature as filled
that age occult knowledge; and explanations of nature were an occult
development during our civilisation, nature and nature's laws are the
feels nature to be neutral, not entirely satisfying, belonging
nature and in conformity with it — is that a new
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outside in nature. For a man looked upon the external world with
senses. It was the spirituality of nature that these teachers had to
were also there outside in nature. Thus, by showing his pupil what
of nature all the time. In the same way the spiritual investigator
members of man's nature, the astral body and the Ego-organisation,
real nature only through Inspiration. We then perceive that

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indication of the nature of these worlds.
work out laws of nature. They also make experiments to bring to light
the secrets of nature, and the results of their experiments are
the laws of nature, laws founded on earthly conditions and earthly
they apply as laws of nature knowledge acquired in earthly
when they establish laws of nature in a laboratory, and then clothe
of nature and then apply it to a spiral nebula in far-off cosmic
to discover a set of laws other than our laws of nature, he would
awake, we are in the sphere where the laws of nature hold sway and in
world not subject to the laws of nature. That is why dreams are a
This different world is not governed by our laws of nature; it has
opposes nature's laws.
bodies, I am still living half under the laws of nature, although I
of nature are not valid; and each time we wake we leave that world to
them in so hazy a way compared with our clear perception of nature
inquiry into the nature of this chaos, has been fruitless, but men
belongs to the nature of the astral body to carry us out from our
opposes the laws of nature. From morning to night, from waking
nature and from the laws of mathematics — from the latter laws
releases us from the laws of nature, by which we are fettered
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super-sensible world, and the laws of nature cease to hold good. Thus
appears different from the physical world of nature. Behind the veil
moral world is found to be just as real as is the world of nature
here in the sense-world, where the laws of nature rule. But the
compared with that of nature, is so disorganised, so
nature — facing actually three worlds. Once the veil has been
entirely of a physical nature; and when spiritually you study the
these are by their very nature spiritual. We can distinguish in man
nature of the soul against earthly activity and substantiality.

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in Nature
of symbolical pictures the dream brings out a man's true nature, and it
to search for the inner truth about our own nature and to consider
for nature is dreaming in seed and embryo — their very essence
the intellect, for that is limited to nature's laws; you must
dream. In the whole of a man's body nature is dreaming. Nature's way
wonderful magic of nature, a creating from out of the
fully awake life of elemental nature-beings, who will one day become

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nature-forces holding sway in him, this earthly gravity is withdrawn
picture he presents, as if nature herself were giving us a
home to ourselves the nature of the Sun's hidden forces, by which these
activity that goes on in the kingdoms of nature, and he is, as it
or in nature, in the way I have described, for Swedenborg the Earth

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nature of art, directly we rise to the super-sensible. The fact that
nature. Humanity must find its way again into the true realm of art.
has to say about our true nature and our actions is experienced by
nature of the experience is disclosed, and we find it is gone through

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nature of beings. You yourself are interwoven with these clouds, and
time between death and rebirth our bodies are of this same nature; we

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to bring before our souls the nature of our experiences between death
belonging to the kingdoms of nature — on the minerals, plants
elemental beings who live in the kingdoms of nature, in the plant
active. Just as we are active here with the forces of nature, so

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a stone or an animal we leave morality aside. We say: “Nature
the spirit, just as here we have the art of nature. All this finally
Moon wisdom — it was able to understand the nature of the

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— a life active in all colours and sounds of nature, in
physical nature revealed to the senses, there is a concealed spiritual
nature — a hidden spiritual environment. This surrounding
concealed life of nature there works and weaves that which, in its
in external nature. Thus the world bears man's future within its own
the forces concealed in nature, forces of the hidden world. The trembling
life of nature, is expressing itself in the human body. And we can
through a change in our expression. Everything in the nature of a
for people who are not of an actually degraded nature. But through
nature, also, to find in a quite exact, scientific way its rhythmical
concerning our insight into nature. If the results of this research
are estimated rightly, the laws of nature in future will no longer be
and how in the rhythm of events in nature the rhythm of the cosmos is
setting out on the path leading from physical nature to the

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the laws of nature and infusing them with life and with spirit, they
laws of nature and the moral life of the whole Cosmos. They are
knowledge of nature and of the heavens — through spiritual
nature when nature is not understood spiritually, but viewed as
though atomic processes were part of nature. The spirit in nature is
nature, encompassing man with pictures of every kind, so that in this

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very nature wearies us does not continue during our dreams. This
extended beyond our bodily nature, as if we were no longer compressed
one feels, in addition, how the bodily nature is deserted by the soul
soul of the nature of will impulses.
be associated with our lower nature also; an emotional life is
his threefold soul nature and also through his physical
nature — out of these realms proceed those forces which can
Thought: etheric nature
nature
nature of the Buddha.

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our will nature is the influence of a life directed in its entire
arrangements of nature, are associated with a weakening of the
will is connected with our total human nature in a manner entirely
nature. Even when instructing a child, we should connect what we
teach him with the forms and processes of nature. When children reach
the contrary, the observation of nature offers us the opposite
purpose processes in nature, in order to penetrate into hidden
mysteries.' Through absorption in problems of nature and of humanity,
nature that they are especially important to those who are determined

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Without insights of a spiritual nature we cannot and will not
insight into a law, that is akin to a law of nature.
to doing. Yet such is the nature of Rudolf Steiner's

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a procedure that stifles the very nature of schools
good as they should be considering the nature of our
to anything of a spiritual nature. When talking about
still on the level of the nature of ordinary knowledge but
parties. Human beings are unaware of the actual nature of

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nature. I also mentioned that in this abstract age certain
nature, having its reality in the spiritual world. It only
with the nature of the programs, because he first has to
movement, or a party of a spiritualistic nature, and so on.
the nature of their activities here on the physical plane is
on the nature of folk souls which I gave in Kristiania in 1910,
functions. We must shed this abstract nature if the recent
village community. Only a person who understands the nature

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sense of sight. First, we will consider its nature in an
nature is an inner quality of bodies. You strike a metal
the inner nature of things. If you go to the other side, you
nature to where the external corporeality becomes more
the nature of the metallic element; you arrive at what is, in
organs that are as much of a physical nature as are those
nature through sound.
inner being, for inspirations belong more to the inner nature
we now penetrate into our inner nature through the inner
nature
particular nature of these experiences. The mysticism, even

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be of a nature that can be represented before the whole
last Sunday about the nature of the human sense organism.
concerning the union of the divine and the human natures in
one who understands the nature of present initiation can
nature, something that is not permissible today. Thus,
ideological questions. It is connected with the basic nature
man's lower nature — the word leads to
corporeal man. But whether we study the facts of nature
it, we have what may be called the soul-spiritual nature of
sides of human nature, we are obliged to say: What is looked
nor his soul-spiritual nature. We cannot recognize the
physical corporeal nature of man. You can discover the
physical bodily nature. We cannot look into it, for if we
psychology; this is the true nature of memory. Only when
given a picture of nature today which is then extended to
the more we descend into man's individual nature, the more we
the nature of material elements in order to guide us in this
specific task of true spiritualism to unveil the nature of

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Ahrimanic nature. The events of the last few years can only
depths of human nature adds its voice to it.
nature that they can be established with absolute
nature. We cannot advance without that. All talk about

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Inner Nature of Man and the Life Between Death and a New Birth,

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Forgetting its very nature, the East has allowed itself to be
birth, before conception. In the very beginning, the nature
comprehends matter. For how can materialism fathom the nature
though nature did not exist at all. Duty, for example, and
there to a philosophy of nature, develops his doctrine of the
very nature develops in the various regions.

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by their nature to develop that element which makes its
the three members of human nature came to special expression
special nature of the ancient Indian, this — instead of
nature, namely, the rhythmic system. This is why he did his
— ignorant of the true nature of both — mixed
nature. It has a psychology, however, that deals only with
nature of the Oriental to live in his metabolic system. It is
the Central European's nature to live in the rhythmic system.
It is Western man's nature to live in the nerves-and-senses
inherent dispositions of human nature, how can we do that? We
the nature of the ancient Orient, later that of the Middle
understanding the nature of the life of rights, of the state.
By understanding the Western nature, we gain a comprehension

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the Luciferic and the Ahrimanic nature. Physiologically,
nature of the human being if one cannot place it in the

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the region lying, as it were, behind nature in a
spirit-nature world. One could also say that it is the world
soul nature, he speaks of thoughts, feelings and will
this inner nature, which remains quite undefined to him, he
take the phenomena of nature for what they are —

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into man's whole nature of feeling and perception, then he
nature of the forces that work chiefly in the human head and
anything of this nature that is to be given to humanity must
particularly those of an economic nature? We must engage in
tremendous scorn for anything of a group nature in the world.

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documents which are proof of the Orient's essential nature,
himself that if we observe nature — he naturally looks
nonexistent in nature, for there can be no freedom —
yet cannot be found in nature.
rebels against all that prevails in nature. Something
therefore ensues here that is not yet found in nature. Now
the social life and rebel against nature herself. He looks in
nature cannot establish this social community; in nature, the
they are forces of nature, rebel against the natural forces
three kingdoms of nature. By working on his whole being, he
reform movement of a radical nature. It really only contains

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to the kingdoms of nature surrounding us. With our astral
being represents today, in the direction of nature, we find
kingdoms of nature on the one side; on the other side, we are
nature. Keep in mind that it is present in reality when it
even the reality of nature. It is important to realize that
point where we apprehend nature with abstract concepts. We
were, from this knowledge of nature that he develops, is
nature at another, albeit distant, future time. With the help
order of nature of another time.
this innermost principle of human nature that the economic
issues forth from these domains into the life of nature; and
life of nature itself. For civilization will not only pass

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of animal, plant or mineral nature prepared for us at the
able objectively to enter upon the nature of the actual
the avowal of the transitory nature of matter, are considered

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mature were initiated into the nature of that which was sent
science for an illumination of the life of nature as well as
are indeed serious and of such a nature that they induce us

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life of nature, but today, certain phenomena of social life
causality of nature holds sway in the sphere of life,
evolutionary conditions are not of such a nature that a clear
spiritual and soul nature.
supposed to learn about the nature and processes of the
can only grasp its essence, especially the nature of the
this comprehension of man's nature, arrives at the point of
are laid down by a government which by its very nature stands

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long absence and the nature of the time in which we find

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step further into the inner nature of the human soul and,
concepts penetrate the whole of our human nature; they
awareness of the nature of our whole human condition. The
nature by the divine-spiritual powers themselves. He believes
totality of his nature, in his soul and bodily being. Now,
the nature of the forces that are active in the child's body
heavenly body. Therefore we can say that a certain nature
surrounds us now; we are born again and again; this nature
replaced by a different nature. Of everything that is present

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observation of nature and knowledge derived from
Geoffrey de Saint Hilaire. The latter sees nature as a living
observation of nature and from experimentation. Facts of
purely pragmatic in outlook. Cut off from nature, surrounded
foundation; Goethe's intuitive perception of nature and his

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conception of nature. Universe and man envisaged as complex

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akin to the elemental forces of nature. These two aspects
sees in nature. Imagine you are looking at the world of
nature ... You see the colours, you hear the sounds —
Such is the situation in nature, but in history it is not
genuine impressions of nature. All the historical twaddle
most powerful impulse of this nature. We can, of course,
product of nature. As member of a national group man creates
these peoples it is given facts, facts of nature which
phenomenon of this nature emerges on the surface it meets

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must trade, exchange goods and produce what nature does not
is surrounded by nature and lives in communion with nature
indifferent to nature, and their relationship to nature is
everything. Now an insoluble problem of this nature

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symptomatic nature. This can be deferred until next week when
paid no attention to those of a spiritual nature. If we ask
with the laws of nature. And we must study this impulse as
unable to derive anything in the nature of a decisive impulse
is a vast difference between the observation of nature and
Observation of nature — with different nuances — was
common to all epochs. But when man observes nature he becomes
one with nature and shares in the life of nature. But,
strangely enough, this communion with nature blunts the
nature and at the same time know or cognize in the sense in
communion with nature one must be prepared in a certain sense
to surrender one's consciousness to nature. And that is why
the observation of nature cannot fathom its secrets, because
when man observes nature his consciousness is somewhat dimmed
and the secrets of nature escape him. In order to apprehend
the secrets of nature he must be alive to the
nature but by intellection or human intelligence; it is
nature and is centred in man. ‘We murder to
dissect’— our knowledge of nature is derived from
nature only becomes ripe for technical exploitation when it
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history it is not easy to show the true nature of the
is impossible to believe that, by their very nature, the most
to develop anything in the nature of positive ideas.
nature.
divorced from living nature. He is entirely engaged in
example, or other fine sentiments of alike nature. But all
the nature of these ideas. And if you take the trouble, you
abstract nature), and the ‘lofty human ideals’, as they were
with living nature. He who is able to follow with true
nature, namely, the study of pathological conditions in man.
meaningless! Now people do not say this, because nature in
sphere of external nature. In the sphere of history, however,

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of human nature we touch upon here. There is ample evidence
nature of the locomotive. It would be equally mistaken to say
possession of man's corporeal nature in earlier times —
understand the nature of these forces of evil we must not
it reveals its true nature, where it acts as it must of
all kinds of secondary effects, but art by its very nature
artistic forms in painting and sculpture, or of the nature of
picture-nature. In the epoch of the Consciousness Soul
the spiritual archetype of man through his picture-nature. In
an inner sympathy and understanding of a different nature
his picture-nature, when we can approach him with the
time — problems of the nature of evil which threaten to

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important impulses of a far-reaching nature if it had not
nature will it be possible to arrive at a philosophy of
related to human action as the laws of nature are related
symptomatic nature that I have undergone in my present

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second nature, something, however, that was uprooted from its
phenomenon. When we enquire into the nature of this isolated
nature.’ The so-called Goethe scholars, the literary
is firmly anchored in his conception of nature.
from the intuitive perception of nature to art. In studying
between perception of nature and artistic activity, between
Goethe when he observes nature as an artist, but sees it on
creation in nature at a higher level.
but imbued with the wisdom that informs nature. For Goethe
the soul of man is the stage on which the spirit of nature
rigorous observation of nature. In spite of all university
The really important question is the nature of the

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between the divine and spiritual nature of Christ and the
human and physical nature of Jesus. This was the central
consider it as by nature diametrically opposed to Jesuitism.

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nature of the civilized world. In order to understand this we
nature and substance as the Father from all eternity. This
of the same nature and substance as the Father.
Father, different in substance and nature, the perfect
doctrine of Athanasius which was foreign to their nature, for
Teutonic peoples was originally of a different nature. These
showed little interest in the relationship between nature and
mankind. They imagined man as insulated from nature. They
no interest in the way in which man is related to nature, how
man is an integral part of nature. Whilst in the East, for
profoundly the relation between man and nature, that man is
to some extent a product of nature, as I showed in the case
understanding for the relationship between human nature and
cosmic nature. He had a strong sense for a common way of
nature. Nature was to some extent excluded from the social
a survival of a conception that linked nature and man, it was
an insight into the nature of Aufklärung which was
Spirit. It is in the nature of this people to give to the
Russian nature, especially its piety, must have found the
deeply rooted in human nature, a movement that is steadily

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begin consciously to raise the question: What is the nature
it what you will, the Divine Order or the order of Nature,
Nature. In effect, it is only an apparent prosperity that is
Nature generally, came to the conclusion that one ought to
Nature-basis of existence. While the Mercantilists were more
point. I will but indicate their nature. He recommends
because it is a tendency of nature for the population to
Nature-basis of his economic life? In more recent times there
and many others — not only to study the nature of the
“What was the nature of the economic life in the second
concerned as to the nature of the social structure, and in
evolution where, through counter-instincts in his nature, he
all the sources of egoism that are there in human nature.

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— What is the nature of the forces in Eastern Humanity;
what is the nature of the forces in Western Humanity; and
what is the nature in the Humanity living the midst between
the two? What is the nature in each case of the forces
symptoms and from the inner occult standpoint, the nature of
study him if we bear in mind the threefold man, whose nature
this can only be the case when one knows the threefold nature
need only develop the better aspects of their nature, then
employer. This lies in the nature of the case, it is like a
law of Nature. People only fail to see it, and hence they are

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Nature-study of today, but with inner spiritual, scientific
something in our human nature — all our progress even
bodily nature. In ordinary life man is only aware of death
connected with the death of something in our nature. Now this
human nature — a creative principle which must now take
They try to gain knowledge of Nature. Well, as you know, it
inwardness of human nature. This deepened inwardness will
and stronger become the forces which play in human nature on
Wisdom. How the Spiritual revealed itself in external Nature
then applied to Man. In great and all-embracing Nature they
out into external Nature and beheld all that is brought about
inherent in human nature that men invariably rebel at first
is natural but a science of Nature, which has to be achieved

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external order of Nature? To learn to behold the Divine just
order of Nature. Those who have no deeper understanding for
been undertaken on the path of Nature. Only so can the path
of Nature be saved from its aberration into a purely
kingdoms of Nature. Life will remain unintelligible to men,
slipping away from us. The outer bodily nature, as I said
which our bodily nature is connected; no, we must rise into
members of human nature the Western peoples are called
especially to develop the abdominal nature, the Middle
peoples the heart-nature and the Eastern peoples the head
nature. Nowadays, such things are nearly always treated as
true nature of things. Today, in many spheres of life, they
Now by nature the West is not predestined to pass from the

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modern striving man. His deep concern is the true nature of

Title: Aspects/Evolution: Lecture I
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nature. He felt this to an extent which today is the case
of his bodily nature, he does not notice when the decline
the bodily nature began to decline while the soul was still
cease to be dependent on the bodily nature. That there were
man's spirit and soul participated in the bodily nature
am now on my own, my bodily nature no longer contributes to
being's development to be dependent on his bodily nature up
can be revealed only through the bodily nature in its decline
through human nature itself.
epoch simply through his nature it was possible for man to
development to be dependent upon their bodily nature up to
the physical-bodily nature. In this epoch man must attain
has become free, has become independent of the bodily nature
of his bodily nature at those earlier ages. Imagine what it

Title: Aspects/Evolution: Lecture II
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in Nature and in the Universe
and ideas are taken seriously and their true nature and
metamorphoses taking place in the phenomena of nature. I have
nature, that human beings grow and thrive just as plants and
spirit-soul being's earlier dependence on the bodily nature
kind in external nature. However, during lowered states of
spirit-permeated, God-ensouled nature alternate with
with the spirit of nature and was conscious that the spirit
of nature is on earth and the spirit of the cosmos in the
dependence upon his physical-bodily nature. This is the
about purely through the way his soul and bodily natures were
developing bodily nature. Spiritual science recognizes
nature which enables him to grasp reality in general.
spirit, from his bodily nature, comprehension of the Father,
soul-spirit's connection with the bodily nature. This is
nature, with the consequence that, if man wants to approach
so to speak, from his bodily nature, for all matter contains
visualized as a movement of a cultural-political nature.
something like that. He tried to characterize the nature and

Title: Aspects/Evolution: Lecture III
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concepts today. Things of this nature were never mentioned;
the bodily nature itself. It came about because many not only
bodily nature only in his forties. The ability to sense his
placed upon us by our own nature.
nature but are innate in the soul itself. People today
give you an example taken from external nature to illustrate
that no longer appears as a gift of nature but must be

Title: Aspects/Evolution: Lecture IV
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of the lower aspect of man's nature — that he
an earnest nature, raised against anthroposophical issues.
belong to human nature. These are not illusions of

Title: Aspects/Evolution: Lecture V
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physical-bodily nature. The concepts formulated by Brentano
will, man's physical nature may appease its cravings or
Brentano's mind as he pondered the nature of man's life of
reaching insight into the soul's essential nature. All that
artistic or not, rests on man's individual nature. No general
super-sensible aspect of man's being, such as the nature of

Title: Aspects/Evolution: Lecture VI
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soon makes him aware of the unsatisfactory nature of the
know the true nature of the I that is merely glimpsed in
of nature.
attempt is made to explain things of this nature. I shall
connections of a cruder nature, find it so extraordinarily
science are basically of this delicate nature. That is why
issues which, through their very nature, lead to the realm in
same nature as external objects, a different thinking must be
Through their very nature, the concepts of spiritual science

Title: Aspects/Evolution: Lecture VII
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shall speak mainly about the nature of truth and the nature
bodily-physical nature. After that age our natural
modern man, concerned only with what nature and society can
person can through what nature itself provides and what he
through what nature and society provide, up to the age of 27.
nature has bestowed develops as far as possible, up to the
stands in the modern world with all that nature provides,
off balance. Someone who accepts only what nature and life of
face of spiritual influences and powers of a dubious nature.

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Nature itself
concepts. The laws of nature are dead once they have been
In nature all around us we find
not going on about the nature of the Russian people, about
Russian is by