Fifth Lecture

If I am to draw a comparison from a completely different field, then let it be the one I have often used before: there are poets today who write poetry with extraordinary ease, who make beautiful verses that one can admire. Nevertheless, the same also applies: today, ninety-nine percent of poetry is overdone. But there are others whose verses are like a stammer; but these verses, which sound like a stammer, can come from a genuine human, that is, spiritual, source, while those that one admires because the languages are so simple that any fool can create something admirable out of language can be worthless sound. “A long-standing member of our Anthroposophical Society, currently still an active officer, has gained access to the two letters that are circulating among the authorities and naturally causing quite a stir. These letters are addressed to IRD or R in Berlin, so they are probably addressed to the same place, but it cannot be said whether they are from the same author because a signature is missing. The first letter mentions the Steinerbund and Freemasons, and states that the Steinerbund will soon be distributing leaflets that are written as if they came from the monarchists, but which in fact have the purpose of ridiculing the monarchist and anti-Semitic movements. In other words, the Steinerbund would try to fight this movement under the guise of the monarchists. These leaflets have already been printed, and a different fictitious signature is planned for each district."