10. The Essence of the Human Being
GA 68d/1907-07-02/p023
·1907-07-02
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For theosophy, this etheric or life body can be found in plants, animals and humans, and it is as real for those who can see into the spiritual worlds as the physical body; one can see it with what Goethe called the spiritual eyes.
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