The So-Called Dangers of Initiation

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And in his peculiar way, Goethe, even in his old age, rebelled against this saying, which limits human cognitive ability. He protested against it with words that are particularly suited to pointing out to the soul the practical effectiveness of the theosophical worldview. Goethe pointed this out by recalling Haller's words in his old age:

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