17. The Idea of Christ in Egyptian Spiritual Life
GA 87/1902-03-01/p041
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God himself made man, that is the meaning of the ancient myths. Brahma creates the first man in his own image. It is Brahma who incarnates in the first man. The primal human pair then descends further. It continues to connect with matter, and from the imprinting of the spirit in the dust arises the life that we recognize as human life.
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