Supplements to Member Lectures
GA 246
28 April 1914, Berlin
Translated by Steiner Online Library
62. About Marcello Haugen
From a lecture
[ 1 ] No one—except perhaps the atavistically clairvoyant or clairsentient, or those who do not “know” but grope their way forward based on a dark intuition—would any longer belong in our society, in order to make up for what is clearly evident they have not yet experienced in their previous incarnations. Our society ought to be, in fact, a sanctuary for people who, so to speak, still possess atavistic abilities. This must not be misunderstood! The fact that it has been misunderstood has caused us grave concern in recent weeks. A person who, through the very nature of their actions, has entered our society—and who should be taken into our society for “care” in order to be raised to a true understanding of Spiritual Science—such a person has been regarded as one capable of accomplishing something particularly significant.
[ 2 ] But with such outdated forces, one simply cannot achieve what should be valued in our society. Thus, they have taken [as an “educator”] that very person who is the opposite of what I have just outlined as necessary—Mr. Haugen from Norway, who should be nurtured among us as one who is “educated” through our Spiritual Science. As a result, the Executive Council of the Anthroposophical Society has now felt compelled to declare that Mr. Haugen can no longer remain a member of our Society. We must understand what task our Spiritual Science has in the present age. Therefore, with a heavy heart, the Executive Council has taken this disciplinary measure so that such cases do not recur; otherwise, our Society would not be led toward the light, but into the mire. Of course, it must be said: Such a measure cannot be a “punishment” or something that passes judgment on the private life of the person concerned. But if the behavior is such that it stands in opposition to the principles of the Society, it may prove necessary to state that this is not in keeping with the mission of the Anthroposophical Society, which we know from the spiritual worlds!