Week 5
Within the light that out of spirit depths
Weaves germinating power into space
And manifests the gods' creative work:
Within its shine, the soul's true being
Is widened into worldwide life
And resurrected
From narrow selfhood's inner power.
Week 31
The light from spirit depths
Strives to ray outwards, sun-imbued;
Transformed to forceful will of life
It shines into the senses' dullness
To bring to birth the powers
Whereby creative forces, soul-impelled,
Shall ripen into human deeds.
—Translation by Ruth and Hans Pusch
This translation of Anthroposophischer Seelenkalender (included in Volume 40 of the Bibliographical Survey 1961) was made by Ruth and Hans Pusch. It is used with the kind permission of the Anthroposophic Press, Inc., copyright © 1982, and the Rudolf Steiner-Nachlassverwaltung, Dornach, Switzerland.
* Easter is Week 1 in the Northern Hemisphere and Week 27 in the Southern Hemisphere. Following the annual schedule, some lessons are combined to fit a 52 week cycle. The dates noted on the links below are for 1912 and change annually with the date of Easter.
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