10. Occult Signs and Symbols of the Astral World
GA 246/1908-01-12/p013
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Now only the physical body is similar to God; that is the human being. The etheric body is still essentially on the animal level, has more or less animal form, and indeed four very specific animal forms are expressed. These were named after related animals, which they only resemble. The one (typical) exemplary form is: man; the other, because it is similar to a hoofed animal, is bull; another lion; and finally the fourth form, which has the urge towards the ideal: Eagle.
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