Esoteric Lesson

We are surrounded by physical, material air. We breathe it in. That is what keeps us alive. This is described in the Bible with the words: “God breathed into man the breath of life, and he became a living soul.” But what we breathe out, carbon dioxide, cannot sustain life; it is the air of death. Death came about because we were released from the bosom of the gods. Man ate from the tree of knowledge, which means that with the help of Lucifer, he gained his independence, his freedom. Therefore, he was expelled from paradise, which means that he is no longer an air man, as in the Lemurian era, but has become a water man and then an earth man. As long as he is on earth, Lucifer will have power over him. But that is the tragedy of this being: Lucifer's power does not extend beyond the earth. All pain and suffering arise from Lucifer and are connected with this tragedy.