II. Introductory Explanations Concerning the Nature of Man
GA 100/1907-06-17/p042
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People do not know Goethe, and as a rule they are not aware that he was an initiate, for they simply say: A poet needs images ... . Yet Goethe knew that the sun stands in the midst of a choir and that it resounds as Spirit of the Sun! Goethe therefore remains by this image and continues:—
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