Initiation or Consecration

GA 56/1907-11-28/p042 ·1907-11-28 · 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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And Goethe remains in the right image. When one is introduced to the higher spiritual world, one is introduced through the ear. When one enters the spiritual realm, one immediately hears: “The new day is already being born, resounding for spiritual ears.” To those who believe they understand and know Goethe, but who say that this is nonsense and need an explanation that cannot be expected of the poet, the answer is: No, one cannot expect a poet like Goethe to write nonsense: “The sun sounds...” is only nonsense if one applies it to the physical world.

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