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It was the task of the initiate of olden times to re-awaken in man a lost faculty, to bring to remembrance in him what his life was like before he came down to Earth, The initiate of the present day has an altogether different mission. He has to accomplish something new, something that means a new step forward. What he does will continue still to have significance even when man has left the Earth,—yes, even when Earth itself is no longer there in the Cosmos. *That* is the nature of the task modern initiation knowledge has to fulfil; and in the strength and power of that task, it must stand forth and speak.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"title":"III. 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