The Mission of Esoteric Science in Our Time

GA 56/1907-10-10/p039 ·1907-10-10 · 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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Two images stand before the soul of the secret scientist. Anyone who today surveys the great cultural creation of Christianity, anyone who wants to assess what Christianity has done in the world, should place two mental images before their soul: first, ancient imperial Rome in the early centuries of Christianity. They should look at the ruins of ancient Rome, which still bear witness today to what happened in the civilized world at that time. From this image, they will be able to draw comfort and reassurance when it is said that scholars and educated people want nothing to do with theosophy or Spiritual Science. What did those who were up there in these decaying magnificent buildings want? They wanted — the spectacles of the Colosseum! And what did they think of Christianity? They turned Christians into torches and burned them! Let us remember this well.

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