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Diejenigen, die eine solche Einweihung im alten Sinne suchten, das heißt in dem Sinne, daß sie dabei gelenkt und geleitet wurden, damit die bei einer solchen Einweihung auftretenden Gefahren vorübergehen konnten, sie wurden dadurch in gewisser Beziehung zu anderen Menschen, zu solchen Menschen, die während des Einweihungsaktes hineinschauen konnten in die geistige Welt, zunächst in jene geistigen Kräfte und Wesenheiten, die beteiligt sind an unserem physischen Leib und Ätherleib.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":141,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/123/1910-09-08/p004"},{"locus":"GA 123/1910-09-08/p005","passage_number":5,"text":"Wenn wir jetzt die Essäereinweihung von diesem Gesichtspunkte aus charakterisieren wollen, so können wir sagen: Wenn ein Essäer die charakterisierten zweiundvierzig Stufen durchmachte und dadurch zu einer genaueren Kenntnis seines wahren Inneren kam, seiner wahren Ich-Natur und alles dessen, was den Menschen befähigt, durch die äußeren durch die Vererbung dazu bestimmten Organe zu sehen, so wurde ein solcher Essäer über die zweiundvierzig Stufen hinausgeführt bis zu derjenigen geistig-göttlichen Wesenheit, welche als Jahve oder Jehova jenes Organ bewirkte, das ich Ihnen bei Abraham charakterisiert habe; das sah er dann im Geiste als dieses Organ, das wesentlich war für die damalige Zeit. Der Essäer sah also zurück auf das innere wesenhafte Gefüge der menschlichen Innenwesenheit, die ja ein Ergebnis war dieser göttlich-geistigen Wesenheit. Auf die Erkenntnis des menschlichen Inneren war es also bei einer solchen Einweihung abgesehen.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":135,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/123/1910-09-08/p005"},{"locus":"GA 123/1910-09-08/p006","passage_number":6,"text":"Was nun dem Menschen bevorsteht, wenn er unvorbereitet in sein Inneres hineindringen kann, das habe ich Ihnen im allgemeinen gestern charakterisiert. Ich habe gesagt, da erwachen in dem Menschen zunächst alle Egoismen, alles, was den Menschen dazu bringt, daß er sich sagt: Alle die Kräfte, die in mir sind, alle Leidenschaften und Emotionen, die mit meinem Ich zusammenhängen und die nichts wissen wollen von der geistigen Welt, ich will sie so in mir haben, daß ich mich mit ihnen verbinden kann und nur aus meinem eigenen egoistischen Inneren heraus handle, empfinde und fühle! - Also das ist die Gefahr, daß der Mensch bis zum höchsten Maße des Egoismus hinaufwächst durch solches Hineinsteigen in sein Inneres. Das ist es ja auch, was als eine bestimmte Art von Illusion immer wieder über diejenigen kommt, die auch heute durch eine esoterische Entwickelung dieses Hineinsteigen in das eigene Innere anstreben wollen. Bei solcher Gelegenheit machen sich mancherlei Egoismen beim Menschen geltend; und wenn sie dann da sind, glaubt der Mensch in der Regel gar nicht, daß es diese Egoismen sind. Er glaubt eigentlich alles eher, als daß es diese Egoismen sind. Der Weg in die höheren Welten wird ja genugsam als ein solcher geschildert, zu dem, selbst wenn er in unserer Zeit gesucht wird, Überwindungen notwendig sind. Und manche von denjenigen Menschen, die, auch in unserer Zeit, gern den Weg in die höheren Welten hinauf gehen wollen, aber keine solche Überwindungen haben wollen, die zwar gern schauen möchten in höheren Welten, aber nicht erleben wollen, was eigentlich dazu führen kann, solche Menschen finden es dann immer wieder unbequem, allerlei in sich auftauchen zu sehen, was nun einmal in der menschlichen Natur liegt. Sie möchten ohne dieses Auftauchen von allerlei Egoismen und dergleichen in die höheren Welten hinaufkommen. 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