{"corpus":"steiner","locus":"GA 228/1923-07-27/p005","lang":"en","edition":"English","edition_basis":null,"is_original":false,"is_default_edition":true,"text":"When we speak of the Moon as a physical body in the heavens, its physical nature is only the most external revelation of the spirit behind it. To those who have knowledge of both its outer and its inner nature, the Moon in our universe presents itself initially as a gathering of spiritual beings living in great seclusion. Outwardly, the Moon acts as a mirror of the universe, and its reflection of the light of the Sun is evident to the most superficial observation. We can say that what comes from the Moon is sunlight, shining upon the Moon and then reflected. First and foremost, then, the Moon is a mirror of sunlight. 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Nun ist der Mond nicht nur gewissermaßen der Spiegel des Sonnenhaften im Universum, sondern er ist überhaupt ein Spiegel für alles dasjenige, was strahlend auf ihn auftreffen kann, nur daß das Sonnenlicht dabei das allerstärkste ist. Aber alles, was an Weltenkörpern im Universum vorhanden ist, strahlt nach dem Monde, und der Mond strahlt wie ein Spiegel des Gesamtuniversums dieses Universum bildhaft nach allen Seiten wiederum zurück. So daß man sagen kann: Man hat das Universum eigentlich, wenn man es anschaut, doppelt vor sich, einmal, wie es in der Umwelt der Erde sich offenbart, und einmal, wie es zurückgestrahlt ist vom Monde. Die Sonnenstrahlen wirken mächtig. Sie wirken mächtig auch in ihrer Rückstrahlung vom Monde. 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