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So rechnen, daß er nach der Regel gelernt hätte: zwei mal zwei ist vier, und aus seinem Urteil heraus diese Rechnung immer wieder vollzogen hätte, das gab es nicht. Aber er konnte sich das, was es gibt, wenn man zwei mal zwei zusammenlegt, merken und sich immer wieder daran erinnern. Das hängt nun zusammen mit einer völlig andern physischen Beschaffenheit jenes alten Kontinentes selber. Wenn Sie sich diesen Kontinent seiner physischen Beschaffenheit nach vorstellen wollen, bekommen Sie am besten ein Bild davon, wenn Sie an ein Gebirgstal denken, das von dichten Wasserdämpfen und Nebelmassen angefüllt ist. Es gab für den Atlantier niemals eine wasserfreie Luft. Die Luft war immer geschwängert mit Wasser. Die alten Atlantier haben sich die Erinnerung daran erhalten, als sie nach Europa herüberkamen; daher nennen sie das Land, in welchem die Vorfahren lebten, Niflheim. Erst gegen das Ende des letzten Drittels der atlantischen Zeit fingen die Menschen an, gewahr zu werden, daß sie ein Ich sind. Die Anlage dazu war schon längst vorhanden und ein gewisses Gefühl davon auch. Aber klar und deutlich aussprechen: Ich bin ein Ich -, das lernte man erst im letzten Drittel der atlantischen Zeit. Dies hängt zusammen mit dem Verhältnis des Ätherleibes zum physischen Leibe. Wenn Sie diese beiden Leiber betrachten, sehen Sie, daß sie sich ungefähr decken, nur ragt der Ätherleib etwas über den physischen Leib hinaus. Es gibt nun zwischen den Augenbrauen eine Stelle, die ein Mittelpunkt für gewisse Kräfte und Strömungen des ÄÄtherleibes ist. Zu ihm gehört nun hinzu ein ganz bestimmter Punkt im physischen Gehirn, Beide müssen sich decken, und darauf beruht die Fähigkeit, sich als ein Ich zu empfinden; darauf beruht auch die Fähigkeit, zu rechnen, kombinieren zu können und so weiter. Bei den Idioten zum Beispiel ist die Berührung dieser Punkte im Kopf nicht vorhanden, da decken sie sich nicht. In dem Augenblick, wo sie auseinanderfallen, ist die Urteilskraft des Menschen nicht mehr ordentlich vorhanden. Bei dem Atlantier war es noch das Normale, daß diese beiden Punkte auseinanderlagen. So ist es heute noch bei den Tieren; wenn Sie den Pferdekopf ansehen, finden Sie beide Punkte noch weit auseinanderliegend. Bei dem Atlantier ragte der Ätherkopf hervor, und der physische Kopf hatte eine zurückliegende Stirn.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":412,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/100/1907-06-25/p010"},{"locus":"GA 100/1907-06-25/p011","passage_number":11,"text":"Dafür aber hatte der Atlantier noch etwas anderes, das allerdings mit der Eingliederung des physischen Leibes in den Ätherleib wieder verlorenging. Er hatte noch ein altes, dumpfes Hellsehen entwickelt, während er wirklich nicht bis fünf zählen konnte. Alles Urteilen, das er hatte, kam ihm aus seinem Erinnerungsvermögen an unglaublich ferne Zeiten. Und jenes alte Hellsehen stellte sich dar als eine gewisse Steigerung unseres gegenwärtigen Traumlebens. Denken Sie sich dieses Traumleben aufs höchste gesteigert, dann würden Sie zu dem Anschauungsvermögen, zu dem alten dumpfen, traumhaften Hellsehen des Atlantiers aufsteigen. Wenn der Atlantier durch das Land ging, sah er zwar schon den Menschen innerhalb seiner physischen Grenzen, so ungefähr wie wir ihn heute sehen, aber das war in gewisser Beziehung noch nebelhaft verschwommen; er sah aber noch etwas anderes. Wenn Sie heute einem Menschen begegnen, sehen Sie nichts Besonderes von seinem Innenwesen, nur was seine Miene ausdrückt: ist seine Miene finster, so schließen Sie auf sein Traurigsein und können daraus etwas von seiner Seele erraten. Wenn aber der Atlantier einem Menschen begegnete, der etwas Arges gegen ihn im Sinne hatte, tauchte ihm zum Beispiel eine braunrote Vision auf; wenn jener ihn liebte, eine bläulichrote Vision. Eine Art Farbenvision stimmte mit dem Seelenzustand des andern überein; man sah noch etwas von dem, was im Inneren des Menschen sich zutrug. Wenn der Atlantier ging und es tauchte vor ihm ein fürchterlich rotbrauner Nebel auf, so lief er davon, denn er wußte: da kommt - es war vielleicht noch meilenweit weg — ganz bestimmt ein gefährliches Tier, das mich fressen will.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":256,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/100/1907-06-25/p011"},{"locus":"GA 100/1907-06-25/p012","passage_number":12,"text":"Sogar eine physische Grundlage hatte das alte atlantische Hellsehen. Der Mensch betrachtete nämlich nur die nächsten Blutsverwandten als zu sich gehörig, aber in einem viel höheren Maße, als das später der Fall war; nur ganz kleine Gemeinden, die kaum über den Familienkreis hinausgingen. Und es war die Hauptsache, daß man innerhalb dieser kleinen Blutsverwandtschaften heiratete. Dieses Heiraten innerhalb der engsten Blutsbrüderschaft ergab eine solche Blutmischung, daß der Ätherleib für das Geistige empfänglich bleiben konnte. Hätte es der Atlantier versucht, aus dieser Blutsverwandtschaft herauszuheiraten, so würde die Hellseherfähigkeit unterdrückt worden sein; er wäre im astralen Sinne ein Idiot geworden. In den Blutsbrüderschaften zu bleiben war etwas, das Sittlichkeit, Moralität war. Bevor man sein einzelnes Ich recht erfühlte, sagte man überhaupt zu der ganzen Blutsbrüderschaft: Das bin Ich. — Wie der einzelne Finger an der Hand, so betrachtete sich der einzelne Mensch zugehörig zur Blutsverwandtschaft. Hierauf beruht aber noch etwas anderes. Der Atlantier erinnerte sich nicht nur an das, was er selbst erlebte, sondern auch an das, was sein Vater, Großvater, Urgroßvater und so weiter bis weit in die Generationen hinauf erlebt hatten, bis hin zum Begründer der Familie. Alles, was von dort herstammend fortlebte, wurde als eine Einheit empfunden. Das wird Ihnen zeigen, wie enorm das Gedächtnis des Atlantiers entwickelt war. Alles beruhte auf dem Gedächtnis. Wir werden später hören, wie der Menschheit das Gedächtnis gerade durch das Durchbrechen der nahen Ehe verlorenging.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":232,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/100/1907-06-25/p012"},{"locus":"GA 100/1907-06-25/p013","passage_number":13,"text":"Zu einer solchen Seele braucht es notwendig eine ganz andere physische Natur, ist auch eine andere Umgebung notwendig, wie jenes alte Niflheim, an das sich die alten Germanen erinnern. Keineswegs beruhen Sagen und Mythen auf dem, was man Volksdichtung oder Volksphantasie nennt. Woher diese Sagen kommen, können Sie jetzt sehen. Bei den Atlantiern gab es noch ein altes, dumpfes Hellsehen; dort haben sich diese Begebenheiten wirklich abgespielt, die später wieder erzählt wurden und sich erhalten haben, wenn auch vielfach verkümmert, in den Sagen und Mythen der Völker.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":87,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/100/1907-06-25/p013"},{"locus":"GA 100/1907-06-25/p014","passage_number":14,"text":"Das Herüberwandern der Atlantier nach Osten hat sich in wunderbarer Weise in einem Sagenkreis Europas erhalten. Auf dem Kontinent der alten Atlantis konnte der Mensch nicht «Ich» zu seiner einzelnen Persönlichkeit sagen. Daher gab es dort auch nicht jenen Egoismus, der später die Grundlage der sozialen Ordnung gebildet hat. Dem Atlantier gehörte noch das, was die ganze Blutsverwandtschaft besaß, und er fühlte sich nur als ein Glied innerhalb dieser Blutsverwandtschaft. Dann begann die Wanderung nach dem Osten. Immer mehr trat das Ich-Bewußtsein im Menschen hervor und damit die Selbstsucht. Der Mensch lebte vorher viel mehr in der Außenwelt als im Innern; es gehörte die Natur noch zu ihm. Wie in der Natur darinnen, ihr zugehörig, fühlte sich der Mensch. Nun, mit dem Erlangen des Ich-Bewußtseins, wurde es immer enger und enger um ihn, immer mehr scheidet er sich heraus, immer fremder wird er da, und immer stärker tritt das Ich hervor. Das war zu gleicher Zeit verknüpft mit einem Naturvorgang. Wenn der alte Atlantier hinaufsah zum Himmel, konnte er die Sonne so nicht sehen, wie wir sie sehen; dichte Nebelmassen füllten die Luft an. Einen mächtigen Hof mit Regenbogenfarben erblickte er, wenn er auf die Sonne oder den Mond schaute. Dann kam die Zeit, wo der Atlantier die Sonne und den Mond als solche sah. Eine Erscheinung aber kannte der Atlantier überhaupt noch nicht: das war der Regenbogen selbst. Erst als die Wasser der Atlantis die Luft verließen, als eine Verteilung von Regen und Sonnenschein sich bildete wie heute, lernte man die’ Tatsache des Regenbogens kennen. In jener wassergeschwängerten Atmosphäre gab es keinen Regenbogen. Nun erinnern Sie sich, daß die alte atlantische Flut große Länderstrecken freigelegt hat; dieses Freiwerden großer Strecken ist in großartiger Weise in der Sage und besonders in der Bibel erhalten. Denken Sie nur an die tiefe Wahrheit, die in der Bibel enthalten ist, wenn Sie lesen: «Und Noah sah, als die Wasser abgezogen waren, den Regenbogen.» Mit dem Reinwerden der Luft von den alten atlantischen Nebeln war erst die Sonne in ihrer freien heutigen Gestalt für den Menschen hervorgerreten. Das ging parallel mit dem Einengen, dem Zusammenschnüren des Menschen zu seiner Selbstheit, seiner Ichheit. - Aus Gründen, die tief liegen, bezeichnet man in der Geistesweisheit das den Raum durchflutende Licht als das ätherische Gold, und das Gold sieht man an als das dicht gewordene Sonnenlicht. Die alten Atlantier wußten von ihren atlantischen Lehrern, daß das Sonnenlicht und das Gold etwas miteinander zu tun haben, und dies war das Bild, das sie empfingen: Das Sonnenlicht, das Sonnengold kommt heraus! Es umkleidet euch mit dem Ring, der das Selbst herauslöst, der bewirkt, daß ihr euch nicht mehr selbstlos in der Natur fühlt. - Bei den Atlantiern war das Selbst noch in den Nebelwolken verstreut; jetzt legt es sich wie ein Ring um den Menschen herum.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":467,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/100/1907-06-25/p014"}],"beads":[{"from":[13,14,15],"to":[10],"confidence":"high","pairing_state":"proposed"},{"from":[16],"to":[11],"confidence":"high","pairing_state":"proposed"},{"from":[17,18],"to":[12],"confidence":"high","pairing_state":"proposed"},{"from":[19],"to":[13],"confidence":"high","pairing_state":"proposed"},{"from":[20,21,22],"to":[14],"confidence":"high","pairing_state":"proposed"}],"note":"Paired by the paragraph aligner; each language numbers its own paragraphs. A bead at either end of the span can carry text beyond it (the `from` numbers show what each bead covers)."}}