9. Interpretations of Fairy Tales

In this way, every fairy tale can basically be interpreted; but it must be interpreted from the spiritual reality that lies behind the whole fairy-tale world, and everything that appears to us in a fairy tale, even as individual features, can be found and interpreted little by little. For example, the mysterious connection that exists between the living, perceptive forces and the mysterious forces of mere life can become visible when one looks inward. It is wonderfully symbolized in the touch of the sprig of rosemary with the lily. Although finer, higher spiritual forces rest in the lily, they must first be touched by the sprig of rosemary; only then are they present.