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Was in der Empfindungsseele als Charakter innerlich sich auslebt, offenbart sich nach außen in der Mimik, in der Geste, und wir können sagen, daß uns diese Geste vom Innern des Menschen gerade in bezug auf seinen Charakter viel verraten kann.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":127,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/58/1910-03-14/p054"},{"locus":"GA 58/1910-03-14/p055","passage_number":55,"text":"Wenn beim Menschen auch vorzugsweise aus seinem Charakterwesen heraus das Ich in der Empfindungsseele arbeitet, so spielt doch das, was das Ich gleichsam anschlägt auf der Saite der Empfindungsseele, in die anderen Seelenglieder hinein. Wenn das Ich vorzugsweise an der Empfindungsseele arbeitet, dann klingt besonders stark die Empfindungsseele, und es müssen mitklingen die anderen; das drückt sich aber in der Geste aus. Alles dasjenige, was sich im gröbsten Stile bloß in der Empfindungsseele ausprägt, kommt in der Geste zum Erscheinen im menschlichen Unterleib. Wer sich in Wohlbehagen auf den Bauch klopft, bei dem können wir genau sehen, wie er ganz mit seinem Charakter in der Empfindungsseele eingeschlossen lebt, wie wenig bei ihm zum Ausdruck kommt von dem, was seine Willensimpulse in den höheren Seelengliedern sind.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":125,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/58/1910-03-14/p055"},{"locus":"GA 58/1910-03-14/p056","passage_number":56,"text":"Wenn aber das Ich, das in der Empfindungsseele vorzugsweise lebt, doch aber das, was es an Trieben, Begierden, Willensentschlüssen in dieser Empfindungsseele auslebt, heraufschlägt in die Verstandesseele, dann kommt das in einer Geste zum Ausdruck, die sich auf dasjenige Organ des Menschen bezieht, das vorzugsweise der äußere Ausdruck ist für die Verstandes- oder Gemütsseele: hier in der Gegend des Herzens. Daher sehen wir bei denjenigen Menschen, die den sogenannten Brustton der Überzeugung haben, die aus ihren Empfindungen heraus zwar sprechen, aber imstande sind, diese Empfindungen doch umzuprägen in Worte und das auszudrücken: daß sie sich ans Herz schlagen. Nicht aus der Objektivität des Urteils heraus reden sie, sondern aus Leidenschaft. Wir können den leidenschaftlichen Charakter, der aber in die Verstandesseele heraufschlägt, wir können den Menschen, der zwar ganz in der Empfindungsseele lebt, der aber durch sein starkes Ich fähig ist, die Töne heraufschlagen zu lassen in die Verstandesseele, erkennen, wenn er sich besonders breit hinstellt.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":155,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/58/1910-03-14/p056"},{"locus":"GA 58/1910-03-14/p057","passage_number":57,"text":"Es gibt Volksredner, die den Daumen in die Westenlöcher hineinstecken und sich breit vor das Publikum hinstellen: das sind diejenigen, die aus der unmittelbaren Empfindungsseele heraus sprechen, die das, was sie egoistisch und ganz persönlich, nicht aus der Objektvität heraus empfinden, in Worte umprägen, aber jetzt mit der Geste -— Daumen in den Westenlöchern — bekräftigen.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":56,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/58/1910-03-14/p057"},{"locus":"GA 58/1910-03-14/p058","passage_number":58,"text":"Diejenigen Menschen, welche bis in die Bewußtseinsseele heraufklingen lassen, was in ihrer Empfindungsseele vom Ich ausgeprägt und angeschlagen ist, das sind solche, die durch ihre Geste an dem Organ arbeiten, das insbesondere der äußerliche Ausdruck der Bewußtseinsseele ist. Solche Menschen zeigen es klar, wenn sie es besonders schwer haben, das, was sie innerlich fühlen, zu einer gewissen Entscheidung zu bringen; es erscheint uns wie ein äußerlicher Abdruck dieser Entscheidung, wenn der Mensch den Finger an die Nase legt, wenn er das insbesondere andeuten will, wie schwer es ihm wird, das aus den Tiefen der Bewußtseinsseele zu heben.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":97,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/58/1910-03-14/p058"},{"locus":"GA 58/1910-03-14/p059","passage_number":59,"text":"Und so können wir sehen, wie alles, was eigentlich in den Seelengliedern sich ausprägt als die charakterisierte Arbeit des Ich, sich hinausergießt bis in die Geste.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":26,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/58/1910-03-14/p059"},{"locus":"GA 58/1910-03-14/p060","passage_number":60,"text":"Wir können aber sehen, wenn der Mensch vorzugsweise in der Verstandes- oder Gemütsseele lebt, was also schon näher dem menschlichen Innern liegt, was also am Menschen nicht von außen bestimmt ist, worunter er nicht sklavisch seufzt, was mehr sein Eigentum ist, wie das sich kundgibt im physiognomischen Ausdruck namentlich seines Gesichtes. Wenn das Ich die Saite der Verstandesseele anschlägt, diese aber hinunterklingt in die Empfindungsseele, wenn der Mensch zunächst zwar fähig ist, mit seinem Ich in der Verstandesseele zu leben, aber alles, was dann darinnen ist, sich hinunterdrückt in die Empfindungsseele; wenn sein Urteil ihn so durchdringt, daß er erglüht für sein Urteil, dann sehen wir, wie sich das ausdrückt in der zurücktretenden Stirn, in dem hervortretenden Kinn. Was eigentlich in der Verstandesseele erlebt wird und nur hinunterklingt in die Empfindungsseele, das drückt sich aus an den unteren Partien des Gesichts. Wenn der Mensch dasjenige entfaltet, was gerade die Verstandesseele entfalten kann, den Einklang zwischen dem Äußeren und dem Innern, wo der Mensch weder durch inneres Grübeln verschlossen, noch durch völliges Hingegebensein leer wird im Innern, wo ein schöner Einklang ist zwischen dem Äußeren und Innern, wenn also vorzugsweise das Ich in seiner Charakterprägung in der Verstandesseele lebt, so drückt sich das in der Mittelpartie des Gesichts — dem äußeren Ausdruck für die Verstandes- oder Gemütsseele — aus.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":218,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/58/1910-03-14/p060"},{"locus":"GA 58/1910-03-14/p061","passage_number":61,"text":"Und hier können wir sehen, wie fruchtbar Geisteswissenschaft wird für die Kulturbetrachtung. Sie zeigt, daß die aufeinanderfolgenden Eigenschaften auch bei den aufeinanderfolgenden Völkern in der Weltentwickelung ganz besonders sich ausprägen. So war die Verstandes- oder Gemütsseele insbesondere im alten Griechentum ausgeprägt. Da war jener schöne Einklang zwischen dem Äußern und dem Innern da, da war vorhanden das, was man in der Geisteswissenschaft nennt den charaktervollen Ausdruck des Ich in der Verstandes- oder Gemütsseele. Bei den Griechen tritt uns daher in der äußeren Gestaltung die griechische Nase in ihrer Vollendung entgegen. Wahr ist es, daß wir solche Dinge erst verstehen, wenn wir das Äußere, das in der Materie Geprägte begreifen aus den geistigen Untergründen heraus, aus denen es hervorgeht.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":118,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/58/1910-03-14/p061"},{"locus":"GA 58/1910-03-14/p062","passage_number":62,"text":"Und der physiognomische Ausdruck, der entsteht, wenn der Mensch das, was vorzugsweise in der Verstandes- oder Gemütsseele lebt, heraufbringt bis zum Wissen, wenn er es auslebt in der Bewußtseinsseele, der ergibt die hervortretende Stirne. In diesem physiognomischen Ausdruck liegt die Offenbarung der Verstandes- oder Gemütsseele; daher drückt sich dies in einer besonderen Stirnbildung aus, gleichsam in die Bewußtseinsseele hinaufströmend das, was das Ich in der Verstandesseele arbeitet.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":67,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/58/1910-03-14/p062"},{"locus":"GA 58/1910-03-14/p063","passage_number":63,"text":"Wenn aber der Mensch ganz besonders lebt mit seinem Ich, so daß er charaktervoll dasjenige, was das Wesen des Ich ist, in seiner Bewußtseinsseele ausprägt, dann kann er zum Beispiel das, was das Ich anschlägt auf der Saite der Bewußtseinsseele, hinunterdrängen in die Verstandes- oder Gemütsseele und in die Empfindungsseele. Dieses letztere ist eine gewisse höhere Vollendung der menschlichen Entwickelung. Nur in unserer Bewußtseinsseele können wir durchdrungen werden von den hohen sittlichen Idealen, von den großen Erkenntnisüberblicken über die Welt.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":80,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/58/1910-03-14/p063"},{"locus":"GA 58/1910-03-14/p064","passage_number":64,"text":"Das alles muß in unserer Bewußtseinsseele leben. Dasjenige, was das Ich der Bewußtseinsseele an Kräften gibt, damit diese Erkenntnisse und einen Überblick über die Welt gewinnen kann, dasjenige, was das Ich der Bewußtseinsseele geben kann, damit in dieser leben können hohe sittliche Ideale, hohe ästhetische Anschauungen, das kann sich herunterdrücken und kann Enthusiasmus, Leidenschaft werden, das, was man nennen kann innere Wärme der Empfindungsseele. — Das tritt ein, wenn der Mensch erglühen kann für dasjenige, was er erkennt. Dann ist das Edelste, wozu sich der Mensch zunächst erheben kann, wiederum heruntergebracht bis in die Empfindungsseele. So erhöht der Mensch die Empfindungsseele, wenn er sie durchströmen läßt mit dem, was zuerst in der Bewußtseinsseele vorhanden ist. Allerdings, was wir so in der Bewußtseinsseele erleben, was als der Ideal-Charakter erscheinen kann durch die Arbeit des Ich in der Bewußtseinsseele, das kann, weil unsere äußere Leiblichkeit durch die Anlagen, die wir bei der Geburt mitbringen, begrenzt ist, nicht hineingeprägt werden in die menschliche Leiblichkeit. Demgegenüber müssen wir darauf verzichten, es in die Leiblichkeit hineinzuprägen; das kann ein Ausdruck werden eines edlen Seelencharakters, aber bis in einen Ausdruck der äußeren Leiblichkeit können wir es nimmermehr hineinbringen. Wir müssen es mitnehmen durch die Pforte des Todes, dann aber ist es die mächtigste Kraft für das nächste Leben.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":212,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/58/1910-03-14/p064"},{"locus":"GA 58/1910-03-14/p065","passage_number":65,"text":"Was wir durchfeuert haben in der Empfindungsseele mit jener Leidenschaft, die erglühen kann für hohe sittliche Ideale, was wir so in die Empfindungsseele gegossen haben und was wir mitnehmen können durch die Pforte des Todes, das können wir hinübertragen in das neue Leben, und da kann es die mächtigste plastische Kraft entwickeln. Wir sehen im neuen Leben in der Schädelbildung, in den verschiedenen Erhöhungen und Vertiefungen des Schädels zum Ausdruck kommen, was wir an hohen sittlichen Idealen uns erarbeitet haben. So sehen wir herüberleben bis in die Knochen hinein dasjenige, was der Mensch aus sich gemacht hat; daher müssen wir auch erkennen, daß alles, was sich auf die Erkenntnis der eigentlichen Knochenbildung des Schädels bezieht, auf die Erkenntnis der Erhöhungen und Vertiefungen im Schädelbau, daß das schließen läßt auf den Charakter, daß das individuell ist. Es ist Hohn, wenn man glaubt, allgemeine Schemen, allgemeine typische Grundsätze aufstellen zu können für die Schädelkunde. Nein, so etwas gibt es nicht. Für jeden Menschen gibt es eine besondere Schädelkunde; denn dasjenige, was er als Schädel mitbringt, bringt er sich aus vorhergehenden Leben mit, und das muß man bei jedem Menschen erkennen. So gibt es hierfür keine allgemeine Wissenschaft. Nur Abstraktlinge, die alles auf Schemen bringen wollen, die können Schädelkunde im allgemeinen Sinn begründen; wer da weiß, was den Menschen bis in die Knochen hinein formt, wie das eben geschildert wurde, der wird nur von einer individuellen Erkenntnis am Knochenbau des Menschen sprechen können. Damit haben wir auch etwas in dieser Schädelbildung, was bei jedem Menschen anders ist, und wofür wir den Grund nimmer im Einzelleben finden. In der Schädelbildung können wir greifen dasjenige, was man Wiederverkörperung nennt; denn in den Formen des menschlichen Schädels greifen wir, was der Mensch in früheren Leben aus sich gemacht hat. Da wird Reinkarnation oder Wiederverkörperung handgreiflich. Man muß nur erst wissen, wo man die Dinge in der Welt aufzugreifen hat.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":313,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/58/1910-03-14/p065"}],"beads":[{"from":[52],"to":[54],"confidence":"medium"},{"from":[53],"to":[55],"confidence":"medium"},{"from":[54],"to":[56,57],"confidence":"medium"},{"from":[55],"to":[58],"confidence":"medium"},{"from":[56],"to":[59,60],"confidence":"medium"},{"from":[57],"to":[61],"confidence":"medium"},{"from":[58],"to":[62],"confidence":"medium"},{"from":[59],"to":[63],"confidence":"medium"},{"from":[60,61],"to":[64,65],"confidence":"medium"}],"note":"Paired by the paragraph aligner; each language numbers its own paragraphs. A bead at either end of the span can carry text beyond it (the `from` numbers show what each bead covers)."}}