Psychological Aphorisms

Knowledge of the I gives true knowledge of nature. True knowledge of nature culminates in knowledge of the I. Natural science and spiritual science must greet each other as sisters if they understand themselves aright. And human life, of which the economic is only a part, cannot do without the agreement of the two sisters. Humanity has come to specialization in science and work; today, for their own good, the parts demand union into a whole. Spiritual science must see spirit as creative, not abstract; but then it sees created nature in the creative spirit; natural science must see the desire for spirit in nature; then, by investigating nature, spirit comes to meet it. For true knowledge, the path to spirit is through natural science, and spiritual science is the eye-opener to the secrets of nature.