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Then, man was connected with the spiritual world in a more instinctive way than is possible for him without injury today. Moreover, a great portion of mankind was omitted because the way to the spiritual world was only open to those who received fitting preparation. These individuals were prepared in a way that would not occur to those who speak of a preparation for science consisting of intellectual knowledge.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"title":"4. The Rise of Spiritualism. The Need for the Science of the Spirit","site_heading":null,"date":"1916-09-23","location":null,"word_count":196,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/en/ga/171/1916-09-23/p024","alignment_confidence":"medium","alignment_reason":"beads:length","two_voice_volume":false,"translation_credit":{"scope":"unit","status":"established","translator":"Gilbert Church, Frédéric Kozlik and Stewart C. 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