42. Blood is a Very Special Fluid
GA 68b/1906-11-30/p008
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The sum of all physical phenomena in nature: forests, fields, plants, minerals, yes, the heavenly and planetary bodies are the expression of a spiritual world. Every time we see something in the lower, we can conclude that there is something corresponding in the upper. Man gets to know the lower in his everyday experience; the scientist examines it with instruments. The spiritual researcher shows us the archetypes – the upper aspect. We will understand things when we recognize the upper aspect for each lower aspect.
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