XVIII. Occultism and Esotericism
GA 111/1908-03-06/p005
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To follow the development of the ego, we have to look at the development of the earth, of which man is an essence. All beings have various embodiments behind them, even if they cannot be called incarnations in the same sense as in the case of man.
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