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One must imagine the whole situation: how, through the forces stirred up in the king, it might be possible to find what lies behind the physical appearances. When his soul forces are aroused within him and he directs them correctly, the king finds what the external physical forces conceal from him: his “wife.” An external appearance takes place, some event, let us say a courtship, but it does not take place under ordinary circumstances, but under circumstances where someone comes together with a spiritual guide, such as the hermit is for the king, who awakens deeper forces within him. This leads the person to the forces through which everything in the physical world appears untrue for a while, and which they need if they are to be enabled to see the truth. Thus we see how external circumstances are the basis, but how other states of consciousness, which bring about true seeing, are also present.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"title":"9. 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Der Mensch hat Dinge in seinem Karma, die eigentlich wie ein Unrecht sind, die ihn stören, wie eine böse Brummbrummfliege. Das zeigt sich alles im Bilde, was in Wahrheit da zugrunde liegt. Die ganze Situation muß man sich vorstellen: wie durch die im König rege gemachten Kräfte dasjenige gefunden werden könnte, was hinter den physischen Erscheinungen ist. 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