12. The “Entombment” the Essence of the Lemurs, the Fat and Scrawny Devil

GA 272/1916-09-04/p097 ·1916-09-04 · English HighHigh alignmentThis translation's paragraph count matches the German original — the locus maps cleanly to the same paragraph in DE.
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> To you, brother, father, exalted master! > To you, to whom we now, for over a century, > As a sign of our most loyal love in the alliance of free spirits, > We extend our tightly entwined hands; — > To you, the greatest of spirits and the freest of the free! > To whom we aspire to be like; — > We consecrate ourselves to you! We consecrate our sons to you, > That our building may one day be crowned with perfection! > You have striven as we have; but your striving > For self-knowledge, which leads to wisdom, > Was always inspired by the most vital life, > By strength of the creator, which proceeds to action, > To works that lift themselves up to the light, > Around which the splendor of beauty spreads eternally: > You wrestled with God like Israel, > Until you, as victor, conquered yourself! > What mysteriously unites us with you > Will not be revealed to the uninitiated by a single word; > But let it be proclaimed loudly before all the people > Through the purest love, tireless deeds, > Through clear light that ignites spirit in spirit, > Through eternal life's evergreen seeds. — > Onward, O Master! Wherever You have gone, > We follow You with the most ardent longing.

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