8. The Elementary World and its Beings

> For it is precisely in its radicalism that the radiant power of all prophecy lies. The prophet must—without the intervention of any human small-mindedness in everyday politics—give birth to the living spirit; he must hurl the seeds of powerful principles into humanity like an insensitive mediator, seemingly unconcerned about the seasons of their realization. He must leave the realizations to the creative function of the peoples. > With the recognition of the necessity of saving Europe — which, with its poor cosmic circulation, is gradually clogging up the entire planet — anthroposophy no longer stands alone.