7. Knowledge of the World of Stars. Differentiation of the Historical Epochs of Mankind and their Spiritual Background

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In the previous Gabriel epoch mankind was more attracted to the material world. Men were unwilling to seek contact with the beings who, under certain circumstances, are closely related to man, because these beings were concerned with something rather alien to that epoch, namely, the occult emanations that proceed from human beings.

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