First Lecture

GA 346/1924-09-05/p019 ·1924-09-05 · 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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In the ancient mysteries, Transubstantiation was that which the gods regarded as the ultimate thing through which they entered into a relationship with human beings. The ceremonies were determined by the eternal laws of which I spoke. From certain constellations of the stars, which one learned in the true old astrology and the coincidence of these constellations with circumstances that men could discern, the path was paved from the gods to the people and from the people to the gods.

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