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Ich möchte nämlich zunächst darauf hinweisen, daß während für den ältesten Initiierten vorzugsweise das Hinaufschauen in die geistigen Welten galt, aus denen der Mensch ja heruntersteigt, wenn er sich mit einem irdischen Leib umkleidet — während für den späteren Initiierten dasjenige galt, was ich Ihnen dadurch zu charakterisieren suchte, daß ich Sie hinwies auf die griechische Darstellung vom Hinuntersteigen in die Unterwelt — es modernen Initüierten obliegt, wie ich eben schon sagte, die rhythmische Beziehung des Himmels zur Erde als Erkenntnis zu suchen.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":120,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/214/1922-08-30/p057"},{"locus":"GA 214/1922-08-30/p058","passage_number":58,"text":"Das wird aber nur erlangt, wenn man folgendes ins Auge faßt. 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