1. Lucifer

And closer to man than any object of nature is that which is here spoken of: the human spirit. What is spoken of here by each one is none other than himself. He himself, who is apparently so close to himself, and whom the fewest know, and whom many have so little need to know. For those who seek the light of the spirit, Lucifer shall be a messenger. He will not speak of a faith that is foreign to knowledge. He will not flatter himself into the hearts in order to bypass the gatekeeper of science. He will show every respect to this gatekeeper. He will not preach piety or godliness, but he will show the paths that knowledge must take if it wants to transform itself from itself into religious feeling, into devotional immersion in the spirit of the world. Lucifer knows that the shining sun can only rise in the heart of each individual; but he also knows that only the paths of knowledge lead up the mountain where the sun lets its divine radiance appear. Lucifer should not be a devil who leads the striving Faust to hell; he should be an awakener of those who believe in the wisdom of the world and want to transform it into the gold