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And this elevation to the spirit and its reality is what theosophy wants. That is why it wants to hold above all to that which is not spoken of in materialistic views, but to that which rises to the highest levels of human knowledge. From this perspective, we can understand what it means when it is said that the Word became flesh; what it means to grasp the spirit of the divine in the human body.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"title":"IV. 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