The Ahrimanic Influence has become very dominant in the present epoch,
which is typified by a sophisticated confusion in human affairs and in thoughts. They cannot make to identify it, recognize that in their own thoughts by materialistic fixation, in some which have no their own.
But this inner border, with on the self stands cross-will to the knowledge management by defence, eventually lead to almost colossal spiritual suffers, so called cosmic angst. It stands on front of unknown, but still actually reality.
This model works to a certain extent, and also will be protected with people by defense systems - if they are not ready for that, what is the essential in human growth.
Ahrimanic powers prepare the evolution of mankind in such a way that it can fall a prey to Ahriman when he appears in human form within Western civilization — hardly then to be called ‘civilization’ in our sense — as once Lucifer appeared in human form in China, as once Christ appeared in human form in Asia Minor. It is of no avail to give oneself illusions today about these things. Ahriman will appear in human form and the only question is, how he will find humanity prepared. Will his preparations have secured for him as followers the whole of mankind that today calls itself civilized, or will he find a humanity that can offer resistance,
asked by
Rudolf Steiner
No,
Rudolf, we have only very narrow marginal, to offer resistance.
If we won, it gonna be the greatest, most significant events in history, this or that human being appears with his whole soul, his whole being, as an instrument of spiritual Individualities standing and working with set purpose behind him.
Accordintg to Steiner the third millennium begins with the year 2000, so it is only a short time ahead of us. It might still happen that the aim of the Angels in their work would have to be achieved by means of the sleeping bodies of men — instead of through men wideawake.
The Angels might still be compelled to withdraw their whole work from the astral body and to submerge it in the etheric body in order to bring it to fulfillment.
But then, in accordance with Steiner´s occult teaching, in his real being, man would have no part in it.
It would have to be performed in the etheric body while man himself was not there, just because if he were there in the waking state, he would obstruct it.
The outcome in the evolution of humanity would unquestionably be threefold. Firstly, something would be engendered in the sleeping human bodies, while the ego and astral body were not within them, and man would meet with it on waking in the morning … but then it would become instinct instead of conscious spiritual activity and therefore baleful, said Steiner.
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