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He who can faithfully observe what is contained within his own self will find the following. These things must gradually be brought to the attention of humanity. There are many among you, who have already passed the 18 years and about 7 months period in age. That was an important period. Others will have passed twice that number of years—37 years and 2 months—again an important time. After that we have a third very momentous period 18 years and seven months later, at the age of 55 years and 9 months. Few can notice as yet, not having been trained to do so, the effects and important changes taking place within the individual soul at these times. The nights passed during these periods are the most important nights in the life of the individual. It is here where the Macrocosm completes its 18 respirations, completes one minute—and Man as it were, opens a window facing quite another world. But as I said, man cannot yet watch for these points in his life. 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It must not be thought that the world composing our every-day environment is merely permeated in an abstract way by the astral world; rather should we say, it *breathes in* the astral world, and we can observe the astral in this breathing process through the Moon's motion or nutation. You will realise that we have here come to something of great significance. If you remember what I said recently, we may put it in the following way. We have, on the one hand, our world as it is generally observed; and we have in addition, the materialistic superstition that, for instance, if we gaze upwards, we see the Sun, a ball of gas, as it is described in books. This is nonsense. The Sun is not a ball of gas; but in that place where the Sun is, there is something less than empty space—a sucking, absorbing body, in fact, while all around it is that which exerts pressure. 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Die Erdachse dreht sich um diese Lage herum just in 18 Jahren, annähernd wenigstens - es sind genauer 18 Jahre 7 Monate, doch wir brauchen die Bruchteile nicht zu berücksichtigen, sie ließen sich aber auch durchaus in richtiger Weise errechnen. Aber mit diesen 18 Jahren hängt etwas anderes zusammen. Nicht nur geschieht dasjenige, was die Astronomen diese Nutation, dieses Erzittern der Erdachse, dieses Drehen der Erdenachse in einem Doppelkegel um den Mittelpunkt der Erde nennen, nicht nur verläuft dieses in 18 Jahren, sondern mit dem gleichzeitig geschieht etwas anderes. Der Mond nämlich, der erscheint ja jedes Jahr an einem anderen Orte. Ebenso wie die Sonne, auf- und absteigend in der Ekliptik, eine Art pendelnder Bewegung vom Äquator fort und zum Äquator zurück durchläuft, so der Mond. Er braucht 18 Jahre, um wieder an der Stelle am Himmel anzukommen, wo er vor 18 Jahren erschienen ist. Sie sehen, diese Nutation hängt mit dem Himmelsgang des Mondes zusammen, so daß man sagen kann: diese Nutation zeigt überhaupt nichts anderes an als den Himmelsgang des Mondes. Diese Nutation ist nur die Projektion dieser Bewegung des Mondes. Wir können also tatsächlich das Atmen des Makrokosmos beobachten. Wir brauchen nur den Gang der Mondenbahn während 18 Jahren zu beobachten, beziehungsweise die Nutation der Erde zu beobachten (Tafel 8, links oben). Die Erde tanzt, und sie tanzt so, daß ihre Achse einen Kegel, einen Doppelkegel beschreibt in 18 Jahren. Dieses Tanzen, das spiegelt ab das Atmen des Makrokosmos. Es ist im platonischen Jahr gerade so oft vorhanden, wie 18 menschliche Atemzüge in einem Tag. Sie haben also eigentlich ein einminutiges Atmen in dieser Nutationsbewegung. So daß wir sagen können: wir schauen in das Atmen des Makrokosmos hinein durch diese Nutations- beziehungsweise Mondbewegung. Da haben wir das Entsprechende für das Atmen. Aber was besagt denn dieses? Das besagt, daß geradeso wie wir, indem wir in das Schlafen hinübergehen oder beziehungsweise nur von dem völlig Wachen in das Träumen hinübergehen, wie wir da in eine andere Welt hinübergehen, so liegt uns - gegenüber den gewöhnlichen Gesetzmäßigkeiten von Tag, Jahr und so weiter, auch dem platonischen Jahr - in diesem Hereinstellen einer Mondregelmäßigkeit etwas vor, was sich verhält im Makrokosmos, wie sich das Atmen, also das Halbbewußte zu unserem Vollbewußten verhält. Wir haben es also nicht bloß zu tun mit einer Welt, die sich da ausbreitet, sondern mit einer zweiten Welt, die da hereinragt, und die die unsrige durchdringt. Geradeso wie wir ein zweites Glied der menschlichen Wesenheit, nämlich den rhythmischen Menschen, im Atmungsprozesse vor uns haben gegenüber dem Wahrnehmungsmenschen, so haben wir in dem, was als Mondbewegung, JahresMondbewegung erscheint, eben ein Jahr dann wie einen einjährigen Atemzug. Das haben wir da als eine zweite Welt in die unsrige hereinragend vor uns.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":511,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/201/1920-04-16/p016"},{"locus":"GA 201/1920-04-16/p017","passage_number":17,"text":"Es kann sich also gar nicht darum handeln, daß wir in unserer Umgebung nur eine einzige Welt haben. Wir haben in unserer Umgebung diejenige Welt, die wir als die Welt der Sinne verfolgen können; dann aber eine Welt, der eine andere Gesetzmäßigkeit zugrunde liegt, die zu der unsrigen sich verhält wie unser Atmen zu unserem Bewußtsein und die sich uns verrät, wenn wir in der richtigen Weise die Mondbewegung zu deuten verstehen, respektive ihren Ausdruck, die Nutation der Erde.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":79,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/201/1920-04-16/p017"},{"locus":"GA 201/1920-04-16/p018","passage_number":18,"text":"Sehen Sie, daraus sollen Sie entnehmen, daß es unmöglich ist, die Gesetzmäßigkeiten, die in der Welt sich uns offenbaren, nur in eindeutiger Weise zu suchen. Der heutige materialistische Denker sucht eine Gesetzmäßigkeit der Welt. Er geht irre, denn er sollte sagen: Alles dasjenige, was Welt der Sinne ist, das ist ja wohl eine Welt, in die wir eingebettet sind, zu der wir gehören, das ist die Welt, die uns unsere Naturwissenschaft nach Ursache und Wirkung auseinandersetzt. Aber da ragt eine andere Welt herein, die andere Gesetzmäßigkeiten hat. (Tafel 7, rechts in der Mitte, schräge Schraffur gelb, horizontale blau). Beide Welten durchdringen sich nur. Beiden Welten muß eine eigene Gesetzmäßigkeit zugeschrieben werden. Solange man der Meinung ist, eine einzige Art von Gesetzmäßigkeit genüge für unsere Welt, alles hänge nur an dem Faden von Ursache und Wirkung, solange gibt man sich greulichen Irrtümern hin. Nur wenn man an so etwas, wie es die Nutation der Erde und die Mondbewegungen sind, ermessen kann, daß in der Tat eine andere Welt da hereinragt, dann kommt man zurecht.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":173,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/201/1920-04-16/p018"},{"locus":"GA 201/1920-04-16/p019","passage_number":19,"text":"Und sehen Sie, hier liegen die Dinge, in denen sich Geistiges und Materielles, wie wir es nennen, oder sagen wir Seelisches und Materielles, berühren. Derjenige, welcher faktisch beobachten kann dasjenige, was im eigenen Selbst enthalten ist, der kommt auf das Folgende. Sehen Sie, meine lieben Freunde - auf solche Dinge muß die Menschheit allmählich aufmerksam werden -, ich glaube, viele sind unter Ihnen, die schon den Zeitpunkt von 18 Jahren und ungefähr 7 Monaten überschritten haben. Das war ein wichtiger Zeitpunkt. Mehrere sind wohl auch unter Ihnen, die 37 Jahre 2 Monate überschritten haben. Das war wiederum ein wichtiger Zeitpunkt. Und dann kommt wieder ein sehr wichtiger Zeitpunkt: 55 Jahre 9 Monate. Es kann in der Gegenwart noch nicht der einzelne Mensch, weil er ja nicht in der Weise erzogen wird, wie es sein sollte, diese Zeitpunkte ordentlich abpassen. Würde er sie ordentlich abpassen, dann würde er wahrnehmen, daß in der Tat in diesen Zeitpunkten Wichtigstes mit der Seele vor sich geht. Die Nächte, die der Mensch zu diesen Zeitpunkten durchlebt, sie sind die wichtigsten Nächte des menschlichen Lebens. Da ist es, wo der Makrokosmos seine 18 Atemzüge vollendet, eine Minute vollendet, und da ist es, wo der Mensch gewissermaßen ein Fenster geöffnet hat gegenüber einer ganz anderen Welt. Nun, ich sagte, der Mensch kann es heute nicht abpassen. Aber es könnte jeder versuchen, auf solche Zeitpunkte im menschlichen Leben zurückzublicken. Wer über 55 Jahre alt geworden ist, kann auf volle drei solche wichtige Abschnitte zurückblicken, manche auf zwei, die meisten unter Ihnen wohl auf einen. In solchen Etappen gehen die Dinge vor sich, die aus einer ganz anderen Welt hereinfließen in diese unsere Welt. Da öffnet sich unsere Welt einer anderen Welt.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":283,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/201/1920-04-16/p019"},{"locus":"GA 201/1920-04-16/p020","passage_number":20,"text":"Sehen Sie, soll man genauer bezeichnen, wie sich da unsere Welt einer anderen Welt öffnet, so muß man sagen: da öffnet sich unsere Welt der astralischen Welt neu. Astralische Ströme fließen ein und aus. Allerdings, sie fließen jährlich ein und aus; aber wir haben es da gewissermaßen mit 18 Atemzügen in der Minute zu tun nach diesen 18 Jahren. Kurz, wir werden da gewissermaßen durch die Weltenuhr aufmerksam auf das Atmen des Maktokosmos, in das wir eingefügt sind. Dieses Kortespondieren mit einer anderen Welt, das sich gerade ausdrückt durch die Bewegungen des Mondes, das ist außerordentlich wichtig. Denn sehen Sie, diese Welt, die da hereinragt, sie ist ja gerade diejenige, in die wir hinüberschlafen, wenn wir mit unserem Ich und unserem astralischen Leibe herausgehen aus unserem physischen und unserem Ätherleib. Es ist nicht so, daß man sagen kann, die Welt, die uns umgibt, die ist nur abstrakt durchdrungen von der astralischen Welt, sondern sie atmet die astralische Welt, und wir können in ihren Atmungsprozeß, das Astralische, hineinschauen durch die Mondbewegung, beziehungsweise dutch die Nutation. Sehen Sie, jetzt haben Sie schon etwas außerordentlich Bedeutsames: Sie haben auf der einen Seite unsere Welt, wie sie gewöhnlich angeschaut wird, dazu den materialistischen Aberglauben, der zum Beispiel dazu sich versteigt, daß man hinaufschaut und meint, die Sonne da oben sei ein Gasball, wie man ihn ja beschrieben findet in den Büchern. Es ist Unsinn. Es ist kein Gasball, sondern es ist weniger als Raum dort (Tafel 7, rechts unten, noch ohne Strahlen), es ist ein Saugekörper dort, weniger als Raum, während gerade ringsherum noch dasjenige ist, was bis zu einem gewissen Grade drückt. So daß wir es mit dem, was von der Sonne kommt, nicht zu tun haben mit irgend etwas, was etwa durch Verbrennen in der Sonne entsteht oder so etwas, sondern es ist alles zurückgestrahlt (die Rückstrahlung wird eingezeichnet), was erst hingestrahlt ist aus dem Weltenall. Da ist es leerer als leer, wo die Sonne ist.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":324,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/201/1920-04-16/p020"}],"beads":[{"from":[18,19,20],"to":[16],"confidence":"medium","pairing_state":"proposed"},{"from":[21],"to":[17],"confidence":"medium","pairing_state":"proposed"},{"from":[22,23],"to":[18],"confidence":"medium","pairing_state":"verified"},{"from":[24],"to":[19],"confidence":"medium","pairing_state":"proposed"},{"from":[25],"to":[20],"confidence":"medium","pairing_state":"proposed"}],"note":"Paired by the paragraph aligner; each language numbers its own paragraphs. A bead at either end of the span can carry text beyond it (the `from` numbers show what each bead covers)."}}