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ARCHANGIL MICHAIL:
THI IIIRY THOLGHT KING OI THI LNIVIRSI
HOW CAN WI KNOW HIM?
Purt II

By BIII TrusIewIcz


The Stcrs once Spole to Humcnit.
It is World Destin thct the cre Silent nou.
To be cucre oj this Silence
Ccn become Pcin jor Ecrthl Humcnit.
ut in the Deepenin Silence
There Grous cnd Ripens
Whct Humcnit Specls to the Stcrs.
Rudolj Steiner, Christmcs :pz


n u prevIous urLIcIe, PurL oI Archcnel Michcel: Hou Ccn We Knou Him, we exumIned
vurIous uspecLs oI LIe beIng someLImes cuIIed The Iier Thouht Kin oj the Uniterse, In un
uLLempL Lo grusp IIs nuLure und know IIm ourseIves. Our dIscussIons were uImed uL brIngIng
ubsLrucL deIInILIons und descrIpLIons down Lo eurLI sIowIng Iow we mIgIL recognIze LIe
workIng oI LIIs IoILy beIng In everyduy IIIe. n PurL we wIII conLInue our InvesLIguLIon wILI LIe
quesLIon: wIy Is IL In our LIme LIuL ArcIungeI MIcIueI remuIns sIIenL? We wIII be InquIrIng InLo
wIuL we mIgIL cuII LIe uord-less uspecL oI LIe ucLIvILy oI LIe beIng oI MIcIueI. ConLrury Lo wIuL
we mIgIL LIInk, uddressIng LIe word-Iess requIres u ruLIer convoIuLed puLI oI words sInce we
musL overcome wIuL Is ordInury In our Iunguuge, u Iunguuge LIuL Is besL suILed Lo LIe sense
worId uround us, Lo urrIve uL u spiritucl undersLundIng. AILIougI u more dIrecL puLI cun be
Luken LIrougI ArL-sucI us wIuL Is expressed so succIncLIy In LIe poem ubove, In LukIng u
scIenLIIIc upproucI Lo wIuL LypIcuIIy deIIes deIInILIon one musL deuI wILI LIe convoIuLIons oI LIe
Iumun LIInkIng process, In order Lo become uwure oI und by-puss LIe muny obsLucIes LIuL IIe on
LIe puLI Lo spIrILuuI knowIedge, so LIuL we muy reucI our gouI.

TIe objecL oI our InquIry Iere In LIese urLIcIes, Lo Ieurn Lo lnou ArcIungeI MIcIueI, does noL
reIer Lo lnouin him In LIe ordInury sense. Our uIm Is Lo deveIop noL jusL u lnouin-thouht
connecLIon wILI IIm buL uIso u lnouin-jeelin und u lnouin-uill connecLIon. n so doIng we
cun move Irom u youLIIuI und ImILuLIve connecLIon, Lo u IuIIy coIIuboruLIve und muLure
reIuLIonsIIp wILI IIm. To do so we musL enLer jull InLo IIs gesLures so LIuL we IeeI ourseIves Lo
be purL oI IIm und Ie purL oI us. NeverLIeIess, wIuL we know oI IIm, pureIy Irom LIe sLundpoInL
oI LIougIL, Is, noL surprIsIngIy, LIe perIecL pIuce Lo sLurL.

We Iuve uIreudy menLIoned LIuL MIcIueI Is LucILurn. TIere Is perIups noLIIng more ImporLunL
Lo knowIng IIm LIun Lo undersLund LIIs key IucL. menLIoned In LIe prevIous urLIcIe LIuL LIe
onIy wuy Lo see IIm Is LIrougI IIs guze upon us. SuyIng LIIs InLImuLed LIuL we musL IoIIow IIs


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gesLures, In LIIs cuse LIe gesLure oI IIs eyes, IIs seeIng. I we ure Lo IInd our wuy InLo MIcIueI`s
sIIenL nuLure, we muy IoIIow IIs movemenLs, noL ImILuLIveIy-us II uIongsIde IIm-buL
purLIcIpuLIng In IIs very beIng. DeveIopIng LIIs LIougIL, IeL us LIInk ubouL wIuL unIqueIy occurs
In Iunguuge und In speecI. To do so IL wIII be IeIpIuI II we IIrsL LIInk oI wIuL cun be known
uithout LIe beneIIL oI speecI, uithout LIe udvunLuge oI communIcuLIon LIuL comes LIrougI
conversuLIon, Ior InsLunce. I we ImugIne cureIuIIy observIng u person wuIkIng Lo work, Ior
severuI duys or even weeks, wILIouL LuIkIng Lo LIem, mucI cun be Ieurned or surmIsed ubouL
LIem. BuL, wIen once we speuk Lo LIem, we wIII dIscover InIormuLIon ubouL wIIcI we couId
never Iuve known or InIerred Irom our cureIuI observuLIon.

WILI LIIs In mInd (II you wIII IorgIve LIe groLesqueness oI LIe Ideu) IeL us consIder LIe ArcIungeI
MIcIueI us II Ie were u person wILI wIom we couId converse uL IengLI. mugIne wIuL IImILIess
knowIedge Ie couId grunL us? WIuL mIgIL we not be ubIe Lo Ieurn Irom IIm II Ie wouId speuk Lo
us? TIIs mosL nobIe und resoIuLe Sun ArcIungeI, u Ieuder umong LIe Sun beIngs-wIo beurs
CIrIsL In IIs bosom, u beIng wIose cupucILy Ior knowIedge und speecI Is presenL Lo LIe IIgIesL
degree, LIIs ruIer oI LIe CosmIc nLeIIIgence-Iow Is IL LIuL Ie surrenders IIs cupucILy Ior
speecI? How Is IL LIuL LIe Iery TIougIL KIng does noL speuk IIs IIery LIougILs? WIy Is IL LIuL
ArcIungeI MIcIueI denIes us IIs knowIedge LIrougI speecI?

IrsLIy, Ie knows LIuL Iumun beIngs Iuve reucIed udequuLe Inner sLrengLI, In Lerms oI spIrIL
seII-uwureness, und LIuL Lo conLInue Lo dIssemInuLe LIe cosmIc InLeIIIgence wouId no Ionger
beneIIL us. HumunILy Ius depended on InspIruLIon (dIvIne speecI) Irom LIe spIrILuuI worId sInce
prImevuI LImes wIen LIougILs sLreumed LIrougI us InsLIncLIveIy wILIouL our IuvIng Lo exercIse
our LIInkIng cupucILy. SInce LIe GoIden Age oI Greece, reIIecLIve LIInkIng, us we experIence IL
Loduy, begun Lo repIuce InspIruLIon Irom LIe spIrILuuI worIds. TIIs Is LIe reuson muLerIuIIsLIc
LIInkIng Is us nuLuruI Lo Iumun beIngs Loduy us LIe spIrILuuIILy evIdenL In myLIoIogy wus nuLuruI
Lo IumunILy LIe IurLIer one Iooks InLo LIe pusL.

SInce LIe regency oI ArcIungeI MIcIueI begun In 18;q (und IL wIII IusL ubouL o yeurs)
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Ionger necessury Lo spoon Ieed IumunILy wILI cosmIc wIsdom. HumunILy Ius come oI uge Lo be
ubIe Lo LrunsIorm wIuL wus cosmic InLeIIIgence, und wus IormerIy gIven Lo IumunILy us dIvIne
InspIruLIon, InLo humcn InLeIIIgence. WIuL occurred In LIe spIrILuuI worId ImmedIuLeIy
borderIng our sense worId, IuvIng been uccompIIsIed by MIcIueI In 18;q, mude IL possIbIe Ior
LIe greuLer purL oI IumunILy Lo work wILI LIe GruII KnowIedge oI LIe sLreum oI PurzIvuI, wIIcI
wus InILIuLed In LIe q
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cenLury Ior u seIecL group oI IndIvIduuIs wIo were prepured Lo receIve IL
uL LIuL LIme. Modern spIrILuuI scIence In uII oI ILs Iorms Is u dIrecL conLInuuLIon oI LIe PurzIvuI
sLreum or wIuL RudoII SLeIner cuIIed LIe Neu Grcil Msteries. WIuL exucLIy occurred In 18;q
und wIuL mukes LIe New GruII MysLerIes uvuIIubIe Lo u greuLer porLIon oI IumunILy?

RudoII SLeIner Ius IndIcuLed LIe IucL LIuL In 18;q MIcIueI succeeded In cusLIng AIrImun (LIe
beIng oILen cuIIed SuLun), down Irom Ieuven, uILer u Iong buLLIe In LIe spIrILuuI worId LIuL begun
uILer LIe mIddIe oI LIe 1q
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cenLury. WIuL does LIIs meun? L meuns LIuL sInce LIuL LIme
IumunILy Ius become Iree oI LIe InIIuence oI AIrImunIc spIrILuuI beIngs on LIeIr LIInkIng. I we
undersLund LIIs evenL we see LIuL Irom LIuL LIme Iorwurd LIe InIIuence oI LIese beIngs wus
resLrIcLed Lo LIe eurLIIy reuIm; LIeIr swuy In LIe spIrILuuI worId oI thouht wus ended. TIe
AIrImunIc beIngs couId no Ionger InspIre und corrupL LIe LIougILs oI LIose wIo wouId rIse Lo
pure LIInkIng.


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According to esoteric teaching and verified by the spiritual research of Rudolf Steiner.


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TIIs IucL wouId noL be so sIgnIIIcunL excepL LIuL correspondIngIy, LIe cosmIc InLeIIIgence, wIIcI
wus uIso beIng dIssemInuLed by InspIruLIon Irom LIe spIrILuuI worId up Lo LIuL poInL-wus uIso
resLrIcLed Lo LIe eurLIIy reuIm. WILI LIIs momenLous evenL LIe IusL remnunLs oI dIrecL spIrILuuI
guIdunce Ior IumunILy were expurguLed IeuvIng IumunILy compIeLeIy Iree Irom LIe InIIuence oI
spIrILuuI beIngs. TIIs meuns LIuL MIcIueI sImuILuneousIy cIeured A spIrILuuI InIIuences, boLI
good und evII, LIuL were IormerIy uvuIIubIe Lo IumunILy Irom LIe spIrILuuI worId oI Iumun
LIInkIng. BoLI AIrImunIc und MIcIueIIc InspIruLIons vIrLuuIIy ceused. TIIs Is unoLIer wuy oI
suyIng LIuL uL LIIs poInL In Iumun spIrILuuI evoIuLIon, MIcIueI, In order Lo IuIIIII u specIuI need
In IumunILy-becume LucILurn. rom LIen on, we mIgIL suy Ie reIused Lo speuk IIs cosmIc
LIougILs dIrecLIy Lo us. WIy?

We Iuve begun Lo unswer LIIs quesLIon, so Iur In u ruLIer ubsLrucL wuy; IeL us conLInue Lo usk IL
unLII we cun grusp IL more concreLeIy.

One reuson wIy Ie denIes us IIs knowIedge Is becuuse MIcIueI knows IIs IImILuLIons. AILIougI
LIe InLeIIIgence Ie possesses encompusses LIe wIoIe oI LIe mysLery wIsdom oI uII uges und
LIereby uuLIorIzes IIm Lo be LIe Gucrdicn or Ruler oj the Cosmic Intellience, Ie knows LIuL
Iumun beIngs musL recIuIm LIeIr cosmIc connecLIon, und Lo do so LIey LIemseIves musL
resurrect LIe cosmIc InLeIIIgence, oI LIeIr own Iree wIII; Ie cunnoL do IL Ior LIem. TIe dIvIne
pIun Is LIuL Iumun beIngs wouId become creuLors IIke LIeIr orIgInuI dIvIne creuLor. MysLery
wIsdom musL IIve In eucI one oI us In u unIque wuy. We ure uII IIgIIy IndIvIduuI beIngs, eucI u
unIque IIngerprInL oI LIe creuLor. We eucI ure u gIIL Lo LIe worId becuuse we brIng someLIIng
no oLIer cun brIng; LIe cosmIc wIsdom musL express ILseII LIrougI eucI one oI us distinctitel.
WIuL Is needed In our worId Is Ior eucI one oI us Lo rIse up wILI LIe Inner sLrengLI LIuL we uIone
possess-beurIng LIe unIque cosmIc wIsdom oI LIe creuLIve beIng thct ue cre, us un oIIsprIng oI
LIe CreuLor. TIIs, MIcIueI cunnoL do Ior us.

HuvIng begun Lo expIore LIe Ideu LIuL cosmIc InLeIIIgence musL be LrunsIormed InLo Iumun
InLeIIIgence und IuvIng InLroduced LIe Ideu LIuL LIIs process wus InILIuLed In LIe nInLI cenLury
by PurzIvuI, wIo becume kIng oI LIe GruII-wILI PurzIvuI us our guIde, IeL us uLLempL Lo IurLIer
unveII LIe dIIIerence beLween wIuL we cuII cosmic intellience und humcn intellience. L Is noL
enougI Lo Iuve vugue Ideus ubouL wIuL LIIs meuns; we musL be cIeur ubouL IL Lo udequuLeIy
undersLund LIe work oI ArcIungeI MIcIueI In our LIme. TIe sLory oI PurzIvuI by WoIIrum von
EscIenbucI Ius been wrILLen, essenLIuIIy, Lo cIurIIy LIIs dIIIIcuIL quesLIon. As we proceed, IeL us
beur In mInd LIe IucL LIuL RudoII SLeIner Ius suId on muny occusIons LIuL LIe cIurucLer
represenLed by PurzIvuI wus un InILIuLe oI very IIgI sLundIng IuvIng un ImporLunce even
exceedIng LIuL oI CIrIsLIun Rosenkreuz, Ior InsLunce, und wIose purL In worId evoIuLIon wIII
onIy be reuIIzed In LIe dIsLunL IuLure.

TIe PurzIvuI sLory Is, oI course, open Lo InLerpreLuLIon. BuL, even modern scIoIurs wIo ure noL
versed In mysLery wIsdom recognIze In LIese sLorIes u very modern poInL oI vIew. NeverLIeIess,
onIy II we upproucI LIIs sLory wILI LIe rIgIL quesLIons und persevere wILI LIem wIII IL yIeId LIe
unswers reIuLIve Lo LIe New GruII MysLerIes LIuL we ure IookIng Ior. ConcreLeIy speukIng, LIe
quesLIon remuIns: wIuL Is LIe dIIIerence beLween Iumun InLeIIIgence und cosmIc
InLeIIIgence? We know Irom wIuL we Iuve dIscussed so Iur LIuL LIe one comes Irom LIe oLIer.
How ure LIey LIe sume und Iow ure LIey dIIIerenL?

L Is quILe cIeur Irom LIe very begInnIng oI LIe sLory oI PurzIvuI LIuL LIe desLIny oI LIIs IndIvIduuI
wus u pecuIIur one. We cun see LIuL IIs puLI wouId dIIIer drumuLIcuIIy Irom IIs conLemporurIes;
Ie wus, we mIgIL suy, pIIoLIng u purudIgm sIIIL. He enLered unIqueIy InLo LIe worId oI
knIgILIood, LIe worId LIuL surrounded LIe KnIgILs oI KIng ArLIur us IL exIsLed In LIe nInLI


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cenLury. I mIgIL remInd our reuders, muny oI wIom wIII be IumIIIur wILI LIIs sLory, LIuL Irom
IIs eurIIesL youLI uny knowIedge oI KnIgILIood or oI LIe ouLer worId, Ior LIuL muLLer, excepL Ior
LIe nuLuruI worId oI IIs sImpIe Iome, und LIe woods LIuL surrounded IL, wus wILIIeId Irom
PurzIvuI. HIs moLIer proLecLed IIm Irom knowIedge, wIIcI sIe Ieured wouId Ieud Lo IIs deuLI us
Iud beIuIIen IIs IuLIer. TIose oI us wIo Iuve some IumIIIurILy wILI LIIs epIc poem, unIversuIIy
regurded us umong LIe greuLesL works oI IILeruLure oI ILs LIme, know LIuL LIere Is wonderIuI
sIgnIIIcunce In every word und LIuL LIe symboIIsm Is rIcI wILI meunIng. EurIy In LIe sLory, LIe
young PurzIvuI does become uLLrucLed Lo LIe worId oI KnIgILIood, us IIs moLIer Ieured, wIen Ie
IIrsL meeLs u smuII bund oI knIgILs pussIng down u puLI on u mounLuIn sIope neur IIs Iome. He
mIsLukes LIe knIgILs In LIeIr sIInIng urmor, Ior gods. BeIore sIe knows IL, PurzIvuI Is reudy Lo
Ieuve Ier proLecLIon Lo meeL KIng ArLIur, und joIn LIe communILy oI knIgILs.

A mosL sIgnIIIcunL IucL In LIe LeIIIng oI LIIs sLory Is LIuL PurzIvuI does noL IoIIow LIe prescrIbed
meLIod; Ie does noL go LIrougI LIe usuuI LruInIng Lo become u knIgIL. He dId noL enLer InLo
KnIgILIood IIke IIs conLemporurIes, buL wus InILIuLed LIrougI IIs E experIences. He wus,
mosL IgnorunL oI LIe sImpIesL IucLs und ruIes noL onIy oI KnIgILIood buL oI Iumun reIuLIons In
generuI. TIIs deLuII becomes even more poInLed wIen we reuIIze LIuL LIe code oI eLIIcs oI
knIgILIood, wIIcI wus LIe code oI conducL oI LIe LImes, wus very weII deveIoped, compIex und
rIgId. L consIsLed oI ruIes oI beIuvIor LIuL deveIoped over severuI generuLIons In connecLIon
wILI LIe cosmIc wIsdom (wIose guurdIun wus ArcIungeI MIcIueI), observed by LIose wIo suL uL
LIe round LubIe oI KIng ArLIur.

NoL In eurLIIy scrIpL buL In LIe scrIpL oI LIe sLurs Is wrILLen LIe orIgInuI book Irom wIIcI
WoIIrum von EscIenbucI druws LIe LrudILIon |oI LIe PurzIvuI sLory| wIIcI Ie uses, suys, WuILer
JoIunnes SLeIn.
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SLeIn Is reIerrIng Lo IegeLunIs, wIom u cerLuIn KyoL uses us IIs source wIIcI
Ie LIen pussed on Lo WoIIrum. IegeLunIs wus weII versed In LIe wIsdom oI LIe sLurs und Is suId
Lo Iuve reud LIe nume oI LIe GruII In LIe consLeIIuLIons. We see Iere un eurIy deveIopmenL oI
MIcIueIIc, cosmIc InLeIIIgence. RudoII SLeIner LeIIs us LIuL LIe round LubIe oI KIng ArLIur ILseII Is
u pIcLure oI LIe LweIve-IoId wIsdom oI LIe ZodIucuI round. TIIs cosmic uisdom, us LIey knew IL,
deLermIned LIe educuLIon und IIIe oI LIe KnIgILs. EveryLIIng LIey dId wus u reIIecLIon oI LIeIr
connecLIon Lo LIIs wIsdom, wIIcI wus u Iorm oI CosmIc CIrIsLIunILy pecuIIur Lo LIe CeILIc BrILIsI
sIes wIere CIrIsL wus recognIzed us LIe ord oI LIe EIemenLs. n keepIng wILI LIe excepLIonuI
spIrILuuI cIurucLer oI pre-CIrIsLIun BrILuIn, LIe wIsdom oI LIe KnIgILs oI KIng ArLIur deveIoped
InLo u combInuLIon oI LIe messuge oI Jesus, InLrIcuLeIy InLerwoven wILI LIe wIsdom oI LIe
cosmIc CIrIsL-u LrunsIormed nuLure-wIsdom-Ior wIIcI LIe IsIund peopIe Iud u specIuI uIIInILy.
TIIs sLood In conLrusL Lo Romun CIrIsLIunILy LIuL cIung Lo LIe person oI Jesus oILen Lo LIe
excIusIon oI LIe beIng oI LIe CosmIc CIrIsL. TIe sLreum oI CosmIc CIrIsLIunILy LIuL wus Luken up
by LIe ArLIurIun knIgILs empIusIzed LIe resurrecLIon, In conLrusL Lo Rome wIIcI sLressed LIe
deuLI oI Jesus. n uny cuse, un eIuboruLe code oI eLIIcs deveIoped In reIuLIon Lo LIIs cosmIc
wIsdom LIuL served us un ouLer ruIe oI Iuw by wIIcI LIe knIgILs IIved und ruIed In LIeIr Iunds.
MucI cun be suId In Iuvor oI LIIs deveIopmenL, wIIcI Iud u powerIuI eIIecL on Europeun cuILure
servIng u vILuI purpose Ior ILs LIme und Iur InLo LIe IuLure.

TIe Ignorunce or we mIgIL suy LIe Innocence wILI wIIcI PurzIvuI enLered InLo KnIgILIood Is
IIIusLruLed by LIe IucL LIuL wIen Ie seLs oII Irom IIs secIuded Iome Lo enLer LIe worId oI
KnIgILIood, us WoIIrum LeIIs us, Ie wus dressed IIke u IooI In rougI suck-cIoLI und unguInIy
booLs. TIe uIIusIon Iere Is especIuIIy sIgnIIIcunL us we compure IIs cIoLIIng Lo LIe brIgIL und
reIIned urmor oI LIe knIgILs Ie Iud meL und wus pIunnIng Lo joIn. CIoLIIng oILen reIers Lo LIe
usLruI body, buL even Irom un everyduy perspecLIve, LIe conLrusL beLween LIe dIIIerenL sorLs oI

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cIoLIIng speuks voIumes. TIe knIgILs were ouLIILLed Lo serve LIe CosmIc CIrIsL In so mucI
brIgIL, gIeumIng, ImpressIve, sLIII, outer IurnIsIIng; wIIIe wIuL PurzIvuI brougIL, LIougI
unImpressIve In ouLwurd Iorm, wus LIe essenLIuI wurmLI und brIIIIunce oI IIs inner IIIe, wIIcI
sIone IorLI In IIs proIound enLIusIusm und sLunnIng ucLs oI bruvery. TIe rougI cIoLIIng oI u
IooI LIuL PurzIvuI wore cunnoL uppeur In greuLer conLrusL Lo LIe brIgIL, sIInIng urmor oI LIe
knIgILs. DespILe PurzIvuI`s nuLuruI good Iooks, Ior IL wus suId oI IIm LIuL Ie wus u gurIund oI uII
LIe IIowers oI munIy beuuLy, IIs Iuck oI munners und IIs rougI ouLer gurmenLs sIow IIm Lo be
serIousIy uL odds wILI LIe ouLer worId oI knIgILIood wILI ILs poIIsIed exLerIor und reIIned
code oI eLIIcs.

On LIe oLIer Iund, LIe Inner uspecL presenLed by LIe knIgILs, wIo Lo PurzIvuI uppeured
ouLwurdIy us gods, does noL InspIre uny more conIIdence LIun PurzIvuI`s ouLwurd Iooks und
munner. TIe IIrsL Iour knIgILs Ie meeLs (descrIbed us u rIcI prInce wILI IIs LIree vussuIs) were
on u mIssIon Lo InLercepL Lwo oLIer knIgILs wIo Iud pussed by eurIIer und wIo were In LIe
process oI perpeLruLIng rupe In LIe ubducLIon u muIden-grIevousIy breukIng LIe knIgILIy code
oI Ionor. How cun we noL see In LIIs pIcLure LIuL WoIIrum Is puInLIng Ior us In sucI vIvId
sLrokes: Pcrzitcl, u dIumond In LIe rougI uL LIe unLumed begInnIng oI ego deveIopmenL, oter
ccinst Knihthood, reIIned und pure oI munner on LIe ouLsIde buL LerrIbIy IIuwed In ILs Inner
IIIe. PurzIvuI represenLs LIe New GruII MysLerIes In ILs InIuncy meeLIng LIe uge-oId order oI
cIIvuIry In decIIne.

TIe more we Iook InLo LIIs sLory LIe more we reuIIze Iow meunIngIuI IL Is. TIIs Iong LuIe IurdIy
Ieuves uny sLone unLurned, us LIey suy. n IL WoIIrum IIIusLruLes Ior us uII LIe pILIuIIs one
encounLers on LIe puLI oI LIe conscIousness souI Lowurds spIrIL seII, wILI ILs InevILubIe InjurIes
und remedIes. MucI cun be Ieurned Irom IL, onIy u Iew poInLs oI wIIcI we Iuve LIme Lo go InLo
Iere.

eL us reILeruLe LIe broudesL gesLures IndIcuLed so Iur LIuL IuII nuLuruIIy InLo u poIurILy us seen In
LIe conLrusL beLween LIe old order LIuL spurkIes wILI reIInemenL on LIe ouLsIde, buL Is InwurdIy
corrupL; und LIe neu order LIuL cppecrs cIuoLIc, buL Lurns ouL Lo be dIumunLIne wILIIn. We
sIuII see Iere, us we progress, LIe order oI CosmIc nLeIIIgence beIng superseded by Humun
nLeIIIgence. PurzIvuI`s LrIuIs sIow us LIe puLI oI Inner deveIopmenL, In wIIcI LIe dIumond In
LIe rougI ego Iorces wILIIn LIe Iumun beIng ure cuL und poIIsIed, on u puLI LIuL presuges our
own puLIs-InevILubIy sLrewn wILI bIunders-IIgIIIgILIng our need Lo Ione und sIIne our Inner
ImpuIses und muke LIem conscIous InLenLIons LIuL reIIecL LIe muny-IuceLed brIIIIunce LIuL
mIgIL sIIne LIrougI our connecLIon wILI IIgIer worIds.

eL us go u sLep IurLIer In uppIyIng LIe symboIIsm oI von EscIenbucI`s sLory Lo our own IIves In
un eIIorL Lo IurLIer IIesI ouL LIe dIIIerence beLween cosmIc und Iumun InLeIIIgence.

eL me expIuIn, IIrsL, LIuL PurzIvuI soon ucquIres IIs own urmor, und LIrougI u Iong serIes oI
udvenLures, In wIIcI one bIunder IoIIows LIe nexL Ie evenLuuIIy Ieurns sLeudIusLness und
evenLuuIIy comes Lo sLund IuvorubIy In reIuLIon Lo LIe HoIy GruII, IuvIng eurned ILs bIessIng.
EucI person Ie meeLs, eucI sILuuLIon Ie encounLers Is sIgnIIIcunL. He geLs bud udvIce; meeLs
good und bud peopIe; Ie Ieurns LIe wuys oI knIgILIood; Ie denounces God und LIen q yeurs
IuLer Ie surrenders IImseII Lo LIe wIII oI God; In LIe process, und LIrougI mucI suIIerIng, Ie
dIscovers LIuL LIe InILIuIIy InIospILubIe greuLer worId Is rIcIIy peopIed wILI IIs own reIuLIves und
LIuL IL becomes IIs Iome us Ie dIscovers IIs unIque pIuce In IL.

On LIe puLI oI ego deveIopmenL we eucI conIronL LIe worId oI KnIgILIood us PurzIvuI dId.
rom u spIrILuuI perspecLIve LIe sLory Is uccuruLe. We cunnoL come Lo our own worId oI


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knIgILIood oLIer LIun us IooIs. L Is uIIowubIe Lo Iuve enLIusIusm Ior LIe puLI oI spIrILuuI
deveIopmenL buL IL Is noL uccepLubIe Lo be knowIedgeubIe or wIse. TIIs meuns LIuL we cunnoL
curry over our worIdIy wIsdom InLo spIrILuuI uIIuIrs. We musL be wIuL we LruIy ure us spIrILuuI
seekers on LIe eurIy sLuges oI LIe puLI-cIIIdren und novIces. To be euger Lo weur LIe urmor oI
LIe knIgIL us PurzIvuI wus, Is permIssIbIe II one`s InLenLIons ure pure. RudoII SLeIner once suId,
In deIense oI LIe so-cuIIed unwIse young peopIe In LIe AnLIroposopIIcuI SocIeLy, In wIom Ie
IeId greuL Iope: I you ure IonesL In wIuL you wunL Lo do LIe spIrILuuI worId uccepLs your
enLIusIusm Ior wIsdom. L Is u mIsLuke Lo LIInk LIuL by musLerIng spIrILuuI LeucIIngs or
prucLIces LIuL we ure wIse und spIrILuuI. TIuL uII cun be done wILIouL enLIusIusm. BuL IuckIng
Inner wurmLI IL Is oI no uvuII-In IucL, IL oILen becomes LIe worsL IIndrunce.

As LIe sLory rIcIIy demonsLruLes, IL wus noL prImurIIy LIe urmor, LIe weupons or LIe InsLrucLIons
Ie receIved LIuL beneIILed PurzIvuI. So uIso IL Is wILI us. UILImuLeIy, IL Is noL demonstrction oI
correcL LeucIIng, spIrILuuI prucLIces, musLerIng exercIses, und our ubIIILy Lo wIn oLIers Lo our
Ideus LIuL ensures our success; buL LIe inner ucrmth oI our ego Iorces. L Is LIe quclit oI wIo
we ure und wIuL we do.

n LIe sLory we observe PurzIvuI deIeuLIng LIe Red KnIgIL Lo ucquIre IIs urmor wILIouL uny oI
LIe ouLwurd equIpmenL oI knIgILIood-Ie used IIs juveIoL (u smuII IunLIng speur, muny oI
wIIcI couId be puL InLo u quIver) InsLeud oI LIe courLIy Iunce, und dressed IIke u IooI und noL
wILI proLecLIve urmor. AILIougI Ie soon udopLed LIe purupIernuIIu oI knIgILIood IL Is uppurenL
LIrougIouL LIe LuIe, LIuL Ie Is noL u mun mude by LIe knIgILIy cuIIIng, buL u mun wIo redeIInes
knIgILIood, und so eurns LIe rIgIL Lo LIe HoIy GruII und LIe KIngsIIp LIuL uLLends IL-LIuL wIIcI
IIs conLemporurIes IuIIed Lo ucIIeve.

TIe Iesson PurzIvuI wouId LeucI us Is LIuL we musL Ieurn Lo upproucI uII oI our knIgILIy Lusks
noL In un ouLwurd wuy-LIe norm oI LIe InsLILuLIons oI our muLerIuIIsLIc socIeLy-buL us u work
oI proIound egoIc Inwurdness. Our spIrILuuI work musL become u muLLer oI deveIopIng our
deIIcuLe orgun oI Iumun conscIence-noL memorIzuLIon, unuIysIs und cuLuIogIng; noL knowIng,
dIssemInuLIon und promoLIon oI wIuL we beIIeve Is rIgIL. AILIougI LIese LIIngs musL remuIn,
LIey need to be pured oj outucrdness, oI muLerIuIIsLIc InLerpreLuLIon und IundIIng. WIen
PurzIvuI IInuIIy udopLed LIe ouLwurd uspecLs oI knIgILIood, Ie LrunsIormed IL by pIercIng
LIrougI Lo LIe IeurL

oI eucI muLLer Ie encounLered, by IeurnIng Lo be responsIbIe by uIIowIng

IIs own IeurL Lo be pIerced LIrougI IIrsL. TIe quesLIon Ior us Is: cun we sLund uIone und
remuIn sLeudIusL on our journey oI unIoIdIng our IIgIer ego-Iorces In LIe mIdsL oI u cynIcuI one-
sIded InLeIIecLuuI cuILure LIuL remuIns presenL In ourseIves und our compunIons on our spIrILuuI
journey-und by wIIcI we wIII wound und be wounded conLInuuIIy?

PurzIvuI bIuzed u unIque puLI LIrougI LrIuI und error, u puLI LIuL Is u pIcLure oI wIuL eucI
Iumun souI wIII encounLer In LIe deveIopmenL oI ILs unIque ego Iorces. TIe puLI LIuL PurzIvuI
opened Ior us Is noL us mucI u puLI us IL Is un cnti-pcth; IL begs us Lo IoIIow LIe soIILury puLI
eucI oI us Is cuIIed Lo bIuze by LIe unIque nuLure oI our IndIvIduuIILy, wIIcI Is requIred Ior
personuI deveIopmenL In LIe conscIousness-souI uge In wIIcI we IIve. TIIs wIII never be
ucIIeved by udIerIng Lo ouLer uuLIorILIes, no muLLer Iow enIIgILened LIey muy be. PurzIvuI Iud
no modeIs Lo speuk oI. TIe poInL oI LIe sLory Is Lo Leur down LIe purudIgm oI personuI
deveIopmenL vIu IIerurcIIcuI uuLIorILy, LIrougI gurus or LeucIers LIuL ure pIuced ubove us. TIIs
does noL meun LIuL Ie couId noL Ieurn Lo IIve In u worId wILI ouLer uuLIorILIes; IL meuns LIuL Ie
dIscovered IIs own Inner uuLIorILy und IIved uccordIng Lo its dIcLuLes.


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This is one possible translation of the name Parzival: Pierce through the middle.


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eL us geL buck Lo LIe cenLruI quesLIon. WIuL does LIIs Iuve Lo do wILI ArcIungeI MIcIueI und
LIe LrunsIormIng oI cosmIc InLeIIIgence InLo Iumun InLeIIIgence?

Toduy, CosmIc nLeIIIgence Is LIe wIsdom oI LIe mysLerIes LIuL Ius been cusL down Lo LIe
eurLI, uIong wILI LIe AIrImunIc InspIruLIons. Up unLII 18;q LIe mysLery wIsdom wus kepL Irom
LIe generuI popuIuLIon; now, mucI oI LIIs wIsdom Is uvuIIubIe. TIere ure proIound Lreusures oI
wIsdom LIuL Iuve been reveuIed. L Ius uII become eurLIIy; LIe ungeIIc worId LIuL used Lo
upIoId IL Ius wILIdruwn. WIuL Is wrILLen, wIuL Ius been spoken, even by LIe greuLesL InILIuLes,
once IL Ius been LrunsmILLed-Is eurLIIy. WIuL we Iuve In our books, wIuL we Iuve receIved In
IecLures-Is eurLIIy. ArcIungeI MIcIueI InLended Ior IL Lo be LrunsmILLed Lo IumunILy on eurLI.
He does noL ruIse IL up uguIn. He does noL speuk IL uguIn Lo us. He wuILs Ior us Lo ruIse IL up. And
we cun onl ruIse IL up II we ure wIIIIng Lo go InLo buLLIe wILI IL us pure IooIs,
q
LurnIng ouLer
knowIedge InLo Inner experIence.

So LIe cosmIc InLeIIIgence Is wILI us-buL IL Is eurLIIy. Now, we muy usk: Cun we IurLIer cIurIIy
wIuL Iumun InLeIIIgence Is? CosmIc InLeIIIgence Is concepLuuI; IL Is unIversuI und ubsLrucL und
Iends ILseII reudIIy Lo beIng LuugIL. L Lukes LIe Iorm oI Iuws und ruIes LIuL Iuve descended Irom
un ubsLrucL IIgIer InLeIIIgence, IIke LIe Ten CommundmenLs, LIe ToruI or uny spIrILuuI LexL
wIen Luken uL Iuce vuIue wILIouL IuII undersLundIng. Any wrILLen or spoken wIsdom LIuL cun be
uppIIed mecIunIcuIIy Is cosmIc InLeIIIgence. Humun InLeIIIgence, on LIe oLIer Iund, Is cosmIc
InLeIIIgence IIIumInuLed by Iumun experIence und Is generuIIy noL uLIIIzed us un ouLer Iuw buL us
un Inner guIdIng prIncIpIe.

L Is noL possIbIe Lo tecch Humun nLeIIIgence; we cun onIy poInL ouL un IndIsLIncL rouLe, Ior eucI
puLI vurIes In InIInILe wuys. I we udIere Lo cosmIc InLeIIIgence wILIouL IeurL we wIII become
moruI uuLomuLons-correcL ouLwurdIy buL InwurdIy we wIII noL be Iree. Humun InLeIIIgence, on
LIe conLrury, cun observe LIe ubsLrucL, unIversuI prIncIpIes oI cosmIc InLeIIIgence In operuLIon
buL Is noL u sIuve Lo LIem ouLwurdIy, noL consLruIned by ILs ouLer (IuwIuI) nuLure, buL uIIve Lo LIe
Iorces und LIe beIngs LIuL InIorm IL. UnLrunsIormed CosmIc InLeIIIgence Lends Lo muke us
prIggIsI, pedunLIc, docLrInuIre, moruIIzIng und uuLIorILurIun or sImpIy spIrILuuI dIIeLLunLes wILI
superIIcIuI knowIedge. CosmIc InLeIIIgence cun eusIIy be mIsused becomIng LIe cuuse oI
counLIess conIIIcLs oI InLeresL. TIIs Is Iow IL Ius become eurLIIy.

We wIn LIrougI Lo Iumun InLeIIIgence wIen we IuIIIII LIe dIcLuLes oI CosmIc nLeIIIgence, noL
sIuvIsIIy us un ouLer Iuw; buL quesLIonIngIy, us un Inner puLI oI knowIedge, ucuLeIy conscIous oI
our LIougILs, IeeIIngs und wIII ImpuIses, us LIey reIuLe Lo cosmIc LruLI. ree Irom ILs compeIIIng
uuLIorILy, Irom ILs ouLer InIIuence, Iree In our unIque souI response Lo IL. TIIs Is Iow we come Lo
ILs unIque resonunce wILIIn us, Iow we unILe our IeurLs wILI wIsdom InwurdIy mukIng IL our
own. We musL usk ourseIves II we Iuve trul won our knowIedge-Is IL our oun? Do we know
wIuL we know? PossessIng humcn intellience Is knowIng wIuL we know.

Humun InLeIIIgence Is wrILLen LIrougI und LIrougI wILI compussIon, mercy, und wILI
undersLundIng. Humun InLeIIIgence Ius u beuuLy und IuII-orbed quuIILy LIuL Is us IumIIIur wILI
Iumun pussIon us IL Is wILI subIIme LrunscendenLuI LruLIs. Humun InLeIIIgence Is IIexIbIe,
IIIumInuLed und wurmed wILI gruce. L IoIds cosmIc InLeIIIgence wILIIn ILseII IIke un oysLer
IoIds un IrrILuLIng bIL oI sund LIuL IL Lurns InLo u peurI. CIrIsL Jesus enIIgILened LIe wIoIe oI LIe
IIerurcIIcuI spIrILuuI worId by cIoosIng Lo enLer InLo LIe Iumun experIence oI suIIerIng und
deuLI. TIe spIrILuuI cosmos wus IgnorunL oI LIe mujesLIc nuLure oI LIe Iumun drumu, upurL Irom
LIe exumpIe oI CIrIsL. He eIevuLed our suIIerIngs; Ie mude u pruyer oI LIem; und mude deuLI

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noL un end, buL LIe uILImuLe vIcLory, LIe essenLIuI begInnIng. TIe spIrILuuI worId wuILs Ior
IumunILy Lo compIeLe LIe Lusk LIuL Jesus CIrIsL begun-upIIILIng LIe cosmIc InLeIIIgence LIuL
musL remuIn In LIe worId unLII IL Ius been LrunsIormed, mukIng IL Iumun.

n LIe proIogue Lo LIe GospeI In IIs nume, SL. JoIn suId: or LIe Iuw wus gIven by Moses buL
gruce und LruLI cume by Jesus CIrIsL. (Jn. 1:1;) or JoIn, LIe Iuw wus LIe cosmIc InLeIIIgence
und u greuL dIsLIncLIon wus beIng mude Iere, u monumenLuI dIsLIncLIon: .buL gruce und LruLI
cume by Jesus CIrIsL. CerLuInIy LruLI wus conLuIned In LIe Iuw. BuL rcce-LIuL wus udded Lo IL.
L wus udded Lo LIe cosmIc InLeIIIgence-by Jesus CIrIsL-the humcn bein-wIo wus uIso God.
SL. PuuI, wIo wus cIeur ubouL LIIs dIsLIncLIon, suId LIuL LIe Iuw wus u scIooImusLer to lecd us to
Christ. (GuI. :zq) I we ure Lo Ieurn Iow Lo know MIcIueI und undersLund wIy Ie does noL
speuk Lo us, we musL Ieurn Lo know LIe suLIsIucLIon Ie Lukes in lecdin us to Christ.

TIIs Is IIs gesLure. Every movemenL Ie mukes Is Lowurds CIrIsL-IeudIng us Lo CIrIsL. ComIng Lo
CIrIsL we Ieurn Lo know LIe one In me wIo Is more me LIun myseII, Lo quoLe SL. AugusLIne.
We come Lo LIe cosmIc ego wIIcI Is LIe purenL oI our IndIvIduuI ego und ure reborn In LIe
process-und become Iree. n IIs sIIence, MIcIueI Ieuds us Lo LIe CIrIsL wILIIn, Lo LIe Word LIuL
Is beIng born In LIe sIIence wILIIn us. He Ieuds us Lo LIe one In us Irom und wILI wIom we
unIoId our beIng, LIe onIy one wIo cun uccompuny us on LIe puLI LIuL Is un unLI-puLI, und
wIo, LIrougI LIe vurIous cIuIIenges oI our unIque pure IooI journey, Ieuds us Lo u knowIedge
oI IIs rcce so LIuL LIe words oI LIe poem wILI wIIcI we begun LIIs urLIcIe become u reuIILy Ior
us...

The Stcrs once Spole to Humcnit.
It is World Destin thct the cre Silent nou.
To be cucre oj this Silence
Ccn become Pcin jor Ecrthl Humcnit.
ut in the Deepenin Silence
There Grous cnd Ripens
Whct Humcnit Specls to the Stcrs.

.so LIuL IL wIII noL onIy be CIrIsL Jesus wIo wIII upprIse LIe spIrILuuI worId oI LIe mujesLy oI
Iumun beIngs IIvIng IeroIcuIIy Ior u IIgIer purpose. We ourseIves, us we Iuce LIe experIence oI
suIIerIng und deuLI LIuL Is concurrenL wILI Iumun IIIe, wIII be ubIe Lo LeII our sLory wILI our oun
IIery IIvIng LIougILs -to the stcrs.