Antroposophia theomagica, das ist, eine Rede von der Natur des Menschen

Love is the medium that unites the lover with the beloved. It is, in all probability, that "great spirit" of Plato—"who joins us with the ranks of spirits" original Latin: qui conjungit nos Spirituum præfecturis—uniting us with the heavenly hosts. I could say much more about the function of this loving spirit, but these are the wonders of God and nature; they require our reverence more than our words.

Here, I might also mention the supernatural birth of which Trismegistus Hermes Trismegistus, a legendary figure representing a combination of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth, often cited in Hermetic philosophy speaks: "The Monad begets the Monad, and reflects its own ardor into itself" original Latin: Monas gignit Monadem, & in se suum reflectis ardorem. That is, the Unity gives birth to Unity, and reflects its flame of love back into itself. But I leave this to Almighty God as His own essential and inner mystery.

My purpose is directed only toward the external actions—the progression of the Trinity original: Drey-einigkeit from the center point toward the circumference. To better demonstrate this, you must note that before the work of Creation, God was, as it were, wrapped up and contracted within Himself. In this state, the Egyptians call Him the "Solitary Monad" original Latin: Monadem solitariam—the lonely unity—and the Kabbalists practitioners of Jewish mysticism (Kabbalah) call Him "Dark Aleph" original Latin/Hebrew: Aleph tenebrosum; referring to the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet as a symbol of the beginning, a dark 'A'.

But when the decree for the intended Creation was made, the "Bright Aleph" original Latin: Aleph lucidum appeared—a shining 'A'—and the first outflow from the Holy Spirit entered into the heart of Matter original: Materia. Thus we read that "darkness was upon the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters" Genesis 1:2.

Note here that, despite the progression of the