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Vox Occulta reads Rudolf Steiner on the opening steps of initiation. Steiner says a person should be shown only as much of nature’s hidden side as matches how far that person has grown. He compares the danger of too much, too soon, with handing someone a weapon before they know how to hold it. The candidate, he says, has to be given in another form the experiences that would otherwise arrive in later lives. He names the opening test the fire trial, a clearing in which qualities hidden from ordinary eyes are said to show. After that, signs become the way a student starts to read what those hidden things are saying. His warning about how much to learn is worth hearing.
Key points
- Vox Occulta reads Rudolf Steiner on the opening steps of initiation.
- A person, he says, should learn only as much as matches their growth.
- Too much too soon is compared with handing over a weapon too early.
- He names the opening test the fire trial.
- Signs, after that test, are how a student starts to read hidden things.
Short quotes
it is right that a person should learn of the secrets of nature only so much as corresponds to his own degree of development
Rudolf Steiner, Steiner on the fire trial
He says a person should be shown only as much as matches how far they have grown. Watch at 1:02
the first trial is therefore known as the fire trial
Rudolf Steiner, Steiner on the fire trial
He names the opening test the fire trial. Watch at 3:49
it is through these symbols or signs that one learns the language of such matters
Rudolf Steiner, Steiner on the fire trial
After that test, signs are how a student starts to read hidden things. Watch at 6:50
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