Self-Knowledge and God-Knowledge I
Theosophy, Christology and Mythology
GA 90a
30 October 1903, Berlin
Translated by Steiner Online Library
2. Does Everything in the World Serve a Useful Purpose?
[ 1 ] Today's fifth human race is in the fourth round. There are seven races in each round. In earlier rounds, we were different. Our moon today is the remnant of a planet where we evolved into the beings we are today.
[ 2 ] Moon = Cosmos of Wisdom, Earth = Cosmos of Love. Fourth round: Earth; third round: Moon. Moon dwellers without brains or nerves—beings of a lighter nature, with the “Solar Net” [...].
[ 3 ] A spiritual shell surrounded the moon—guiding the beings, just as bees do today, acting wisely even though the individual is not wise.
[ 4 ] At the end of this cycle, the seed remained suspended and drifted toward the Earth that was now forming. The now-complete lunar planet became the Moon of our Earth.
[ 5 ] Human beings evolved from the “Seed”—and a drop descended into each human being from the spiritual shell that surrounded the Moon and guided beings from without. This enabled human beings to will and create on their own and to continue to develop.