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Let me repeat an example I gave recently to Oxford of how this liberation has to be effected.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"title":"III. 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Durch die ganzen Seelenfähigkeiten der älteren Menschen konnte Erinnerung erweckt werden an die Zeit, bevor wir heruntergestiegen sind in einen irdischen Leib. Daher war es namentlich für die älteren Initiierten ein Auferwecken der kosmischen Erinnerungen. Für die Griechen war es dann ein Hineinschauen in die Natur. Für den modernen Initiierten handelt es sich darum, daß er den Menschen unmittelbar als ein spirituelles Wesen kennenlernt. Da muß er die Fähigkeit bekommen, sich loszulösen von seinem irdischen Erfassen dessen, was den Menschen mit der Welt in Zusammenhang bringt. 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