Third Lesson

GA 270/1924-02-29/p034 ·1924-02-29 · English LowLow alignmentMost translators re-paragraphed Steiner substantially. The locus identifies the same chapter or section, but paragraph-N to paragraph-N mapping is loose. For exact-quotation precision, compare with the German.
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> The third beast’s glassy eye > Is the bad contrary-type > Of thinking, that denies itself > In you and chooses death, > Forsaking spirit powers > That held it before its earth-life > Living in spirit in spirit fields. > The second beast, the mocking face, > It is the bad contrary-force > Of feeling, that hollows-out suitable soul > And in it fashions living emptiness > Instead of spiritual worth, which was > Illuminating it before its earth-existence > By means of spirit’s sunny might. > The first beast, the bony mind, > It is the bad creative-might > Of willing, that estranges suitable body > From your soul's domain > And devotes it to adverse powers, > Who would rob world-existence > Of gods-existence in times to come.

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