Studies Concerning Jakob Boehme - Berdyaev

N. A. BERDYAEV BERDYAEV (BERDIAEV) STUDIES CONCERNING JACOB BOEHME 1 Etude I. The Teaching Teaching about the Ungund and !eedo" !eedo"

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sa8s ab+t te s+r!es % s !&t& "I! " I! bra+!e rer Art +&d Wese Wese +&d rer Frmel& &!t el ! es 5& &e& &!t eler&t abe= ! abe e&e& a&der& *ermester +&d der st de a&'e Nat+r. V& deser a&'e& Nat+r mt rer &stee&de& 0eb+rt abe ! me&e $ls6e Astrle +&d 7ele st+drt +&d eler&t +&d &!t 5& der d+r! e&s!e&" ?"I +se &t ter art a&d sdm a&d ter %rm+las s&!e %rm tem I a5e lear&ed lea r&ed &t&= I a5e a& ter aster-7ea!er aster-7ea!er a&d ts s te le % &at+re. Frm ts le % &at+re t &&ate brt I a5e st+ded a&d lear&ed m8 6ls68 6ls68 astrl8 a&d tel8 tel8 a&d &t& %rm r tr+ ma&".4 7ere s ere a se&se % te Re&assa&!e rea!t& aa&st te ,!last!s a&d a rere&tat& tards &at+re tsel%. re5er Beme as !&5&!ed tat s && as &t b8 s & +ma& 6ers b+t t te el6 % te l8 ,6rt. "I& me&e& ee&e& rae%te& b& ! s e& bl&der e&s! als re&d e&er st +&d 5erma &!ts aber m 0este 0ttes seet me& e&ebr&er 0est d+ r! Alles Alles aber &!t mmer bearrl!= s&der& e&& der 0est der *ebe 0ttes d+r! me&e& 0est d+r!br!t alsda&& st de a&mals!e 0eb+rt +&d de 0ttet e& Wese& e&e Bere%l!et +&d e& *!t" ?"I& m&e & ablt8 I am as bl&d a ma& as s a&8&e a&d am !a6able % &t& b+t & te ,6rt % 0d tr++t all sta&ds m8 &br& s6rt b+t &t ala8s +& a5er&l8= b+t e& te ,6rt % te l5e % 0d s %!+sed tr+ m8 s6rt s6rt te& s te !reat+rel8 brt brt a&d te 0dead &e esse&!e &e +&dersta&d& a&d &e lt". ,6a asssts m & te 6er!e6t& % te 5er8 m8ster8 % 0d. e bele5es tat 0d "rd d! '+m lebe& &de a&&eme& +&d dr e& &e+ led der edel& 2+&%ra+e& ,6ae a&'ee& +&d e&e& ,eelr& (8ster a&) a& de&e a&d des 0em+ets ste!e&= +&d & demselbe& lede (der &e+e& Wedereb+rt) ast d+ alle& a!t 5& der ee& 0eb+rt 0ttes '+ rede&" ?"lt ad6t tee as a bel5ed !ld a&d !lte tee & te &e arb % te &bl8 5r&al ,6a a&d a s&et-r& (8ster a&) +6& t&e a&d % m&d lt set= a&d & te sel%same arb (te &e brt-a&e) ast t+ al&e te 6er t s6ea %rm 0ds eter&al brt". I& !&trast t te ma@rt8 % m8st!s Beme rtes &t ab+t s & s+l &r ab+t s & s6rt+al 6at &r ab+t at a66e&ed t m b+t rater at as tra&s6red t 0d t te rld a&d t ma&. 7s s a %eat+re dst&+s& m8st!al tes68 %rm 6+re m8st!sm 6er se. 7e m8st!sm % Beme bel&s t te &st! & st! t86e. B+t Beme 6er!e5es 0d a&d a& d te rld tr+ ma& s &lede ss+es %rt %rm te s+b@e!t a& d &t %rm te b@e!t des6te te 6redm&a&!e & m % &at+re-6ls68 a&d !sml8. !sml8. 7e 5sble rld s a re%le!t& % te &5sble rld. "/&d de s!tbare Welt Welt st e&e G%%e&bar+& der &&er& estl!e& Welt Welt a+s dem ee& *!te +&d a+s der ee& F&ster&ss a+s dem estl!e& 0ere= +&d st e& 0ee&+r% der Eet mt dem s! de Eet at s!tbar ema!t" ?"A&d te 5sble rld s a ma&%estat& % te &&er s6rt+al rld %rm te eter&al lt a&d te eter&al dar&ess %rm te s6rt+al r&= a&d t s a& 66st& % eter&t8 eter&t8 ! eter&t8 tsel% at made 5sble".H ea5e& re5eals tsel% tsel% t& ma&. "I! b& a+! &!t & de& mmel estee& +&d abe a be alle Were Were +&d 0es!e6%e 0ttes esee& s&der& derselbe mmel st st & me&em 0este %%e&baret dass ! m 0est ere&&e de Were +&d 0es!e6%e 0ttes" ?"I e5er a5e &t !lmbed +6 t ea5e& ea 5e& s as t a5e see& all te rs a&d !reat+res % 0d b+t te sel%same ea5e& s re5ealed & m8 s6rt s tat I & s6rt 6er5e te rs a&d !reat+res % 0d". Fr Beme te &at+ral 68s!al eleme&ts eleme&ts are esse&tall8 te te same & !mm& t te eleme&ts % s+l. e sees & &at+re lese tat ! s & s6rt. a& -- s a m!rtes a&d a m!r!sms. ea5e& a&d ell are t& te s+l % ma&. A&d t %rm te&!e &l8 tat tere s 6ssble te !&t& % 0d a&d te rld. 7e +&see& s6rt+al rld s te %+&dat&al bass % te 5sble materal rld. A&d 0d !a& &l8 be %+&d & te de6ts % &es & eart. D5&e sdm s &t t be s+t %r & te a!ademes a&d bs. 7e rld-5e % Be me s s8mbl!. All te 5sble rld s b+t a s8mbl % te &&er rld. "De a&'e ae+ssere s!tbare Welt mt all rem Wese& st e&e Be'e!&+& Be'e!&+&  der F+r der &&ere& estl!e& Welt= alles as m I&&ere& st +&d e es & der Wr+& st als ats a+! se&e& ;arater ae+sserl!" ?"7e le e>ter&al 5sble rld t all ts esse&!e s a s& r %+re % te &&er s6rt+al rld= all at s & te &&er a&d  t s

sa8s ab+t te s+r!es % s !&t& "I! " I! bra+!e rer Art +&d Wese Wese +&d rer Frmel& &!t el ! es 5& &e& &!t eler&t abe= ! abe e&e& a&der& *ermester +&d der st de a&'e Nat+r. V& deser a&'e& Nat+r mt rer &stee&de& 0eb+rt abe ! me&e $ls6e Astrle +&d 7ele st+drt +&d eler&t +&d &!t 5& der d+r! e&s!e&" ?"I +se &t ter art a&d sdm a&d ter %rm+las s&!e %rm tem I a5e lear&ed lea r&ed &t&= I a5e a& ter aster-7ea!er aster-7ea!er a&d ts s te le % &at+re. Frm ts le % &at+re t &&ate brt I a5e st+ded a&d lear&ed m8 6ls68 6ls68 astrl8 a&d tel8 tel8 a&d &t& %rm r tr+ ma&".4 7ere s ere a se&se % te Re&assa&!e rea!t& aa&st te ,!last!s a&d a rere&tat& tards &at+re tsel%. re5er Beme as !&5&!ed tat s && as &t b8 s & +ma& 6ers b+t t te el6 % te l8 ,6rt. "I& me&e& ee&e& rae%te& b& ! s e& bl&der e&s! als re&d e&er st +&d 5erma &!ts aber m 0este 0ttes seet me& e&ebr&er 0est d+ r! Alles Alles aber &!t mmer bearrl!= s&der& e&& der 0est der *ebe 0ttes d+r! me&e& 0est d+r!br!t alsda&& st de a&mals!e 0eb+rt +&d de 0ttet e& Wese& e&e Bere%l!et +&d e& *!t" ?"I& m&e & ablt8 I am as bl&d a ma& as s a&8&e a&d am !a6able % &t& b+t & te ,6rt % 0d tr++t all sta&ds m8 &br& s6rt b+t &t ala8s +& a5er&l8= b+t e& te ,6rt % te l5e % 0d s %!+sed tr+ m8 s6rt s6rt te& s te !reat+rel8 brt brt a&d te 0dead &e esse&!e &e +&dersta&d& a&d &e lt". ,6a asssts m & te 6er!e6t& % te 5er8 m8ster8 % 0d. e bele5es tat 0d "rd d! '+m lebe& &de a&&eme& +&d dr e& &e+ led der edel& 2+&%ra+e& ,6ae a&'ee& +&d e&e& ,eelr& (8ster a&) a& de&e a&d des 0em+ets ste!e&= +&d & demselbe& lede (der &e+e& Wedereb+rt) ast d+ alle& a!t 5& der ee& 0eb+rt 0ttes '+ rede&" ?"lt ad6t tee as a bel5ed !ld a&d !lte tee & te &e arb % te &bl8 5r&al ,6a a&d a s&et-r& (8ster a&) +6& t&e a&d % m&d lt set= a&d & te sel%same arb (te &e brt-a&e) ast t+ al&e te 6er t s6ea %rm 0ds eter&al brt". I& !&trast t te ma@rt8 % m8st!s Beme rtes &t ab+t s & s+l &r ab+t s & s6rt+al 6at &r ab+t at a66e&ed t m b+t rater at as tra&s6red t 0d t te rld a&d t ma&. 7s s a %eat+re dst&+s& m8st!al tes68 %rm 6+re m8st!sm 6er se. 7e m8st!sm % Beme bel&s t te &st! & st! t86e. B+t Beme 6er!e5es 0d a&d a& d te rld tr+ ma& s &lede ss+es %rt %rm te s+b@e!t a& d &t %rm te b@e!t des6te te 6redm&a&!e & m % &at+re-6ls68 a&d !sml8. !sml8. 7e 5sble rld s a re%le!t& % te &5sble rld. "/&d de s!tbare Welt Welt st e&e G%%e&bar+& der &&er& estl!e& Welt Welt a+s dem ee& *!te +&d a+s der ee& F&ster&ss a+s dem estl!e& 0ere= +&d st e& 0ee&+r% der Eet mt dem s! de Eet at s!tbar ema!t" ?"A&d te 5sble rld s a ma&%estat& % te &&er s6rt+al rld %rm te eter&al lt a&d te eter&al dar&ess %rm te s6rt+al r&= a&d t s a& 66st& % eter&t8 eter&t8 ! eter&t8 tsel% at made 5sble".H ea5e& re5eals tsel% tsel% t& ma&. "I! b& a+! &!t & de& mmel estee& +&d abe a be alle Were Were +&d 0es!e6%e 0ttes esee& s&der& derselbe mmel st st & me&em 0este %%e&baret dass ! m 0est ere&&e de Were +&d 0es!e6%e 0ttes" ?"I e5er a5e &t !lmbed +6 t ea5e& ea 5e& s as t a5e see& all te rs a&d !reat+res % 0d b+t te sel%same ea5e& s re5ealed & m8 s6rt s tat I & s6rt 6er5e te rs a&d !reat+res % 0d". Fr Beme te &at+ral 68s!al eleme&ts eleme&ts are esse&tall8 te te same & !mm& t te eleme&ts % s+l. e sees & &at+re lese tat ! s & s6rt. a& -- s a m!rtes a&d a m!r!sms. ea5e& a&d ell are t& te s+l % ma&. A&d t %rm te&!e &l8 tat tere s 6ssble te !&t& % 0d a&d te rld. 7e +&see& s6rt+al rld s te %+&dat&al bass % te 5sble materal rld. A&d 0d !a& &l8 be %+&d & te de6ts % &es & eart. D5&e sdm s &t t be s+t %r & te a!ademes a&d bs. 7e rld-5e % Be me s s8mbl!. All te 5sble rld s b+t a s8mbl % te &&er rld. "De a&'e ae+ssere s!tbare Welt mt all rem Wese& st e&e Be'e!&+& Be'e!&+&  der F+r der &&ere& estl!e& Welt= alles as m I&&ere& st +&d e es & der Wr+& st als ats a+! se&e& ;arater ae+sserl!" ?"7e le e>ter&al 5sble rld t all ts esse&!e s a s& r %+re % te &&er s6rt+al rld= all at s & te &&er a&d  t s

& e%%e!t als &deed as ts !ara!ter e>ter&all8".9 $8s!al trats s&%8 te s6rt+al s6rt+al &es. 7e 6re%a!e t te reatest r % Beme te "8ster+m ma&+m" be&s t te assert& tat te te 5sble rld -- s a s8mbl % te &5sble s6rt+al rld. "De&& de s!tbare& e m6%&dl!e& D&e s&d e& Wese& Wese& des /&s!tbare&= 5& dem /&s!tl!e& /&bere%l!e& st mme& das ,!tbare Bere%l!e" ?"7e 5sble a&d se&sble t&s are a& esse&!e % te &5sble= %rm te +&seeable a&d &!m6ree&sble are !me te seeable te +&dersta&dable".1J +&dersta&dable".1J 7e rld s a s8mbl s8mbl % 0d "dese Welt st e& 0le!&ss &a! 0ttes Wese& Wese& +&d st 0tt & e&em rds!e& 0le!&ss %%e&bar" ?"7s rld s & le&ess t 0ds esse&!e a&d 0d s ma&%est & te eartl8 le&ess".11 7e !&t& % 0d s a brt % 0d & te s+l. A&d s+! a !&t& s 6ssble &l8 tr+ te ll+m&at& % te s+l b8 te ,6rt % 0d. Beme Be me C+te dst&!tl8 !m6ree&ds te lmtat&s % +ma& !&t& a&d e s6eas ab+t te %ls&ess % mere +ma& sdm. B+t teter t ts e 6ssesses a 5er8 s+blme !&!e6t& !&!er&& !&t5e &lede. 7e !&t5e &lede % 0d -- s a d+t8 % ma& a&d %r ts e as !reated. Beme -- s a s8mblst b+t e s &t a& dealst & te se&se % te 0erma& Idealsm % te KIK ;e&t+r8. e -- s a realst. e as &t lst tat l5& 5tal !&&e!t& t real be& e as &t tra66ed msel% &t a& abstra!t rld bette& % t+t a rld % s+b@e!t5e e>6ere&!es. 7e !&tem6lat& % Beme -- s realst!-s8mbl!. 7e !&t5e && % te s6rt+al rld as %r m a dell& t& te s6rt+al rld t as % te 5er 8 l%e t& m. Be& %r m as &t tra&s%rmed &t a& b@e!t b @e!t set 66ste te s+b@e!t. ;&t& tra&s6res t& be& tsel% t s a& e5e&t t& be&. 7e &ss % Beme as e>6ere&tal a&d %rm %rm l%e l%e t arse %rm te trme&t trme&t 5er te %ate %ate % ma& a&d te rld. Beme ad a !ld-le 6+re d a&d !m6ass&ate s+l. B+t s %eel& %r rldl8 l%e as a+stere &t se&tme&tal. s %+&dame&tal &t+t& % be& as % a& &t+t& % %re. I& ts e as a& t eralets. e ad a d a& e>trard&arl8 a!+te a&d str& se&se % e5l & te l%e % te rld. A&d tere%re e sees a str+le % 66s& 6r&!6les a str+le % lt a&d dar&ess. As As reards s se&s& % te 6er % e5l a&d a &d % te str+le % 0d t te de5l % lt a&d dar&ess e as & !lse t Re%rmat& s+r!es t te e>6ere&!e % *+ter.1< *+ter.1< e se&ses 0d &t &l8 as l5e b+t als as a&er rat. e se&ses t& 0d a 6&a&t a&d ars C+alt8. ere& te 68s!al C+altes s&%8 als te s6rt+al C+altes. e sees t& te 5er8 D5&t8 a dar &a t+re a& rrat&al ab8ss. As reards s %eel& % l%e Beme sta&ds alread8 at te tresld % mder& tmes. e be&s a5& s rts stll t& te ede5al a&d a m8st!al realsm realsm s a ede5al trat & m. B+t & m alread8 tere strms te bld % te ma& % te Re%rmat& a&d te Re&assa&!e. Wt m tere s a Re&assa&!e re&tat& tards !sm! l%e tards &at+re a&d te sel%-!&s!+s&ess % ma& be!mes %ar er ta& tat % te ede5al. As reards te d8&amsm % s rld-!&!e6t s &terest & te e&ess a&d establs& % rder s se&se % te str+le % 66sed 6r&!6les te dea % %reedm %+&dame&tal t m Beme as a ma& % mder& tmes. 7e rld s & l&er stll !&!e5ed % b8 m as a& eter&all8 %re5er stat! rder as a rd erar!!al s8stem. Wrld Wrld l%e s a str+le a& establs& % rder a %er8 d8&am! 6r!ess. 7s s &se smlar t te rld-!&!e6t % 7mas AC+&as a&d Da&te. L+te mre 6r%+&dl8 ta& te 6e6le % te ddle Aes Beme 6&dered 5er te 6rblem % te r& % e5l 5er te 6rblem % ted!8. ted!8. e as 5er8 m+! trme&ted b8 te C+est&  0d !+ld a5e !reated te rld 8et %resee& te e5l a&d s+%%er&. I& te %a!e % te e5l a&d s+%%er& % rld l%e te a& er a&d rat % te Fater e s+t sal5at& & te eart % te ,& , & % 2es+s. 7ere as a mme&t e& t see med t Beme tat 0d ad tdra& %rm te e5l rld a&d e sees 0d !lse at a&d. a& d. 8re sa8s C+te a!!+ratel8 tat Beme started +t t trme&t 5er te 6rblem % e5l a&d e s+t sal5at& %rst % all a&d tere+6& &lede.13  s &e t !&!e5e % e5l & te %a!e % te te Absl+te&ess Absl+te&ess % te D5&t8M  s &e t be sa5ed %rm e5l a&d %rm te a&er te rat % te D5&t8 s+! as s & l&er ds!er&ed & te ,& as *5eM Beme as a%%&t8 t te &st!s % ld & s trme&t 5er te 6rblem % e5l. B+t s resl+t& s dst&!t %rm te merel8 &st! b8 ts mmeas+rabl8 mre

;rsta& !ara!ter. I& a&8 !ase Beme bel&ed t tat 6r%+&d sele!t r+6 % 6e6le  are 6a&ed b8 te e5l a&d trme&t % rld l%e. Beme as te %rst & te str8 % mder& t+t t mae a dst&!t& ! ll terea%ter 6la8 a& e&rm+s rle & 0erma& Idealsm -- e5er8t& !a& be ds!er&ed &l8 tr+ te ter tr+ 66st&. *t !a&&t be ds!er&ed t+t dar&ess d t+t e5l te s6rt t+t te 66st& % matter. II. Beme a&ts t de!de te C+est& ! as dsC+eted ma&8 a 6ls6er  s t 6ssble t mae te tra&st& %rm 0d t te rld %rm te &e t te ma&8 %rm eter&t8 t tmeM B+t e %as&ed msel% a& e5e& mre a+da!+s C+est&  dd te D5&e 7r&t8 !me ab+t  %rm te D5&e Nt&  %rm te Absl+te dd tere be!me 6ssble te ! reat& % te rld  be!ame ma&%est te ;reatr  dd te $ers& be!me ma&%est & 0dM 7e Absl+te % a66at! tel8 a&d meta68s!s !a&&t be as s+! te ;reatr % te rld. 0d -- te ;reatr as reards ata6at! tel8 s !rrelat5e t te !reat& s !rrelat5e t ma&. A&d s+!le t as tere alread8 & E!ardt.14 A& &5estat& % Bemes tea!& !&!er&& te !&!e6t % te 7r&t8 des &t at 6rese&t e&ter &t m8 tas a&d te teme % m8 st+d8 ere s rater mre lmted. 7e %rm+lat&s % Beme & ts reard are &t ala 8s dst&!t t e>a!tt+de &r dmat!all8 sats%a!tr8. B+t s 5rt+e s & ts tat e sees e5er8ere & te rld a&d & ma& te 7r&tara& 6r&!6le a re%le!t& % te D5&e 7r&t8. 7e tradt&al-t86e tel8 as ala8s bee& 5e>ed t ts tat Beme ta+t ab+t a te&! 6r!ess ab+t a brt t& 0d ab+t a d8&am! strr& t& 0d. s +&dersta&d& % 0d as t te est deree d8&am!. ;rsta& tel!al s8stems e5er a5e red +t ter tea!&s ab+t 0d em6l8& !ateres % t+t %rm 0ree 6ls68. 7+s te tea!& ab+t 0d as 6+re a!t ! m6rs& t& m & srt % 6te&talt8 as !&str+!ted ll8 +6& Arsttle. 7e tea!& ab+t te +&strr& sel%-s+%%!e&t stat! 0d % ;rsta& tel8 as tae& &t %rm te Bble &t %rm te ;rsta& Re5elat& b+t %rm $arme&des $lat Arsttle. Wt& t as re%le!ted te stat! as6e!t %rm 0ree &tl8. A& +&strr& 0d 0d as 6+re a!t s 0d -- as a !&!e6t a&d &t 0d -- as l%e. 7e 6redm&a&t tel!al d!tr&e de6r5es 0d % &&er l%e de&es a&8 srt % 6r!ess t& 0d maes m eC+5ale&t t a& +&strr& st&e. A&d ts dea +ltmatel8 s dlatr+s. Nt s+! s te 0d % te Bble te 0d % Re5elat&. e s %+ll % &&er l%e a&d drama & m tere s d8&am! strr&. 7ere s a tra! as6e!t t& 0d tat s bt Bbl!al a&d m8tl!al t+ t &&-tel!al a& +&dersta&d& % 0d. 0d +&der& te trme&t a&d s+%%er&s % te ;rss 0d %%er& te sa!r%!e % l5e -- s a 0d d8&am! a&d &t stat!. Bl. A++st&e & a !erta& se&se als admtted % d8&amsm & 0d. *. Bl8 de%&ed 0d as a l&el8 a&d ms+&derstd s+%%erer a&d & ts e as mre !rre!t ta& 7mas AC+&as. 7e treme&d+s s&%!a&!e % Beme s & ts tat a%ter te dm&a&!e % 0ree 6ls68 a&d ede5al ,!last!sm t ter stat! !&!e6t % 0d e te& &trd+!es a d8&am! 6r&!6le &t te +&dersta&d& % 0d .e. e sees a& &&er l%e t& 0d te tra! as6e!t !ara!terst! % all l%e. A&d t Beme t as b+&d +6 t ts tat  & te &e a&d e mmersed msel% & te Bble a&d medtated +6& t %ree %rm te !ateres % 0ree t+ t 8et & te ter a&d e !arred 5er &t s !&tem6lat& % 0d a& e>6ere&!e ab+t te e5l & rld l%e a&d ab+t te !&trad!t&s re&d& te rld ab+t te str+le % lt a&d dar&ess % te seet a&d te btter % l5e a&d a&er. Beme as % te mder& t 86e % s+l ! std %a!e t %a!e a%r&t te 6rblem % e5l +&able t stll 8et +mbl8 b a&d ld ba! tr+ a !&s!+s&ess % ts & s&%+l&ess. e bldl8 a&ted t  a& &st &t te r& a&d mea&& % e5l. I& ts e as a &st!. e sa a dar 6r&!6le t& te 6rmal s+r!es % be& dee6er ta& be& tsel%. e as !m6elled t admt % a dar 6r&!6le t& te D5&t8 tsel% a&d tat tere s sme 6st5e mea&& t te 5er8 e>ste&!e % e5l ! s trme&ted m. B+t e des &t %all &t a a&!aea&&st! d+alsm &t a d+alsm % ds. Wt+t e5l d !a&&t be  &&. 7r+ e5l te d s

ds!er&ed. As reards te !ara!ter % s t+t !&!er&& D5&e matters Beme s & Ne$lat&st as ere te ma@rt8 % ;rsta& m8st!s. Beme lese as &t at all a m&st a&d e des &t at all tea! ab+t ema&at&. E5er8ere %r m t s a matter % ll a&d !&trad!t&. 7e mral se&se % e5l & *+ter as tra&s%rmed & Be me &t te meta68s!al. 7e meta68s!s % Beme s 5l+&tarst! a&d &t &telle!t+alst! as as te 0ree a&d ede5al meta68s!s. 7e 5l+&tarsm % Beme s a &e 6r&!6le &trd+!ed b8 m &t 6ls68 a&d 0erma& 6ls68 +ld te&d t de5el6e t al& %+rter. It s &l8 Bemes 5l+&tarsm als tat as re&dered 6ssble a 6ls68 % %reedm. 7e le % Beme s sat+rated t te ma! % ll ! at ts 6rmal bass s stll dar a&d rrat&al. Beme t te 5er8 e&d s ser+sl8 !&!er&ed t te 6rblem % e5l a&d e a66ra!es t &eter as te 6eda+e &r as te mralst &r %rm te 6&t % 5e % te&d& t &%a&ts. Be& %r m s a %er8 !+rre&t. A&d ts %re & te dar&ess -- s bt !ld a&d s!r!& "e& @edes *ebe& e& Fe+er st" ?"e5er8 l%e s a %re".1 7e ll s %re. 7e 6rmal-bass % be& s a ra5e&+s a&d +&r8 ll. I& res6&se t t ss+es %rt lt a&d l5e. 7e 6te&talt8 % dar&ess les & te 5er8 de6ts % be& & te D5&t8 tsel%.1 It s b+&d +6 t me&! %reedm. 7e m8ster+s tea!& % Beme ab+t te /&r+&d ab+t te ab8ss t+t %+&dat& dar a&d rrat&al 6rr t be& s a& attem6t t 6r5de a&d a&ser t te bas! C+est& % all C+est&s te C+est& !&!er&& te r& % te rld a&d % te ars& % e5l. 7e le tea!& % Beme ab+t te /&r+&d s s &ter5e& t te tea!& !&!er&& %reedm tat t s m6ssble t se6arate tem %r ts s all 6art a&d 6ar!el  % te same tea!&. A&d I am &!l&ed t &ter6ret te /&r+&d as a 6rmrdal me&! %reedm &determ&ate e5e& b8 0d.1H We te&d t see tat te tea!& % Beme !&!er&& te /&r+&d s &t dst&+sed b8 a&8 !lart8 % 6re!s& s+! as s !ara!terst! t a !&!e6t. B+t s+! a dema&d +ld be m6r6er & a66ra!& t tere !a&&t be s+! a 6re!s& & !&!e6t !&!er&& te /&r+&d a&d be& ts s a& area st+ated at te 5er8 lmts % rat&al !&!e6ts. I& at reard d te tea!&s % Beme !me & t tat % te tradt&al rat&al tel8 ! as te desre t & &t& !rres6&d& t te /&r+&dM I a5e ala8s te&ded t t& tat te ted!8 red +t b8 te 6re5al& s8stems % rat&al tel8 &l8 b+t tra&s%rms te relat&s6 betee& 0d a&d te rld &t a !med8 &t a mere 6la8 % 0d t msel% a&d t re%le!ts +6& te a&!e&t sla5er8 % ma& s be& !r+sed d& &t !er& %ear. 7s -- s a& &tl8 % s&. Beme as & desre t !&! e5e % te m8ster8 % te rld-!reat& b+t as % a traed8 a traed8 &t &l8 % ma& b+t als % 0d. 7e &l8 t& tat sa5es te rat&al ata6at! tel8 s ts tat at a !erta& mme&t t s tra&s%rmed &t a& a66at! tel8 a&d te& asserts tat e sta&d %a!& a m8ster8 +&%atmable a&d +&a66ra!able be%re ! e a5e t b. B+t te ata6at! tel8 t late re!+rses t te m8ster8 as t ts sle sal5at& a&d &l8 a8 +t a%ter t as alread8 rat&alsed e5er8t& s m+! s tat t as be!me m6ssble t breate. 7s tel8 bt es t %ar & te rat&alsat& % D5&e m8steres a&d t earl8 & t 6r!lams a& &terd!t %r &lede t asserts a&st!sm. I& ts t s dst&!t %rm tes68 ! bt mre admts te rrat&alt8 % D5&e matters a&d 6ermts mre te 6ssblt8 % a& e&dless m5eme&t & te !&t& % tese m8steres b+t a !&t& &t tr+ !&!e6ts. 7el8 e5er 6erates 6rmarl8 tr+ !&!e6ts es6e!all8 te ;atl! s!l tel8 s bea+t%+ll8 red +t. I term t a !med8 ts %ll& !&!e6t& %rm te ata6at! rat&al tel8. 0d s 6er%e!t a&d +&strr& a5& & &eed % a&8t& a&d as sel%-s+%%!& all 6er%+l m&s!e&t a&d all-d e !reated te rld a&d ma& %r s & lr%!at& a&d %r te d % te !reat&. 7e a!t % te rld-!reat& as &eter e5ed b8 &r a&sered a&8 srt % &eed & 0d t as te 6rd+!t 6+rel8 % %ree !a&!e t &se added +6 t a&8t& mre %r te D5&e be& a&d &se e&r!ed t. 0d e&ded s !reat+re ma& t s %atal %reedm a&d sees & te %reedm te rt&ess % s !reat& a&d a le&ess t msel%. a& e5er made bad +se % s %reedm e rse +6 & re5lt aa&st s ;reatr e %ell aa8 %rm 0d a&d & s %all e d raed d& a%ter m te le % !reat&. a& a5& tra&sressed te ll % 0d %ell +&d er a !+rse a&d

te 6er % te la. 7e le % !reat& ra&s a&d ee6s. ,+! as te %rst a!t. I& te se!&d a!t be&s te Redem6t& a&d tere tra&s6res te I&!ar&at& % 0d %r te sal5at& % te !reat+re. 7e mae % te ;reatr s re6la!ed b8 tat % te ,a5+r. B+t t s remarable tat ts le !sml8 a&d a&tr6l8 s !&str+!ted +6& te 6r&!6le % a 6+re m&tesm t+t a& 8 srt % relat&s6 t ;rst r t te re5elat& % te stl8 7r&t8. 7s s a d+alst! tesm && &t& ab+t te as6e!t % te 7r&t8 t& te Det8 && &l8 te m&ar!! tea!& ab+t 0d .e. a tea!& &&-;rsta&. 7e !med8 r 6la8 % 0d t msel% ere &5l5es als ts tat 0d a5& e&ded ma& t %reedm & s Gm&s!e&!e &e als all te !&seC+e&!es % ts %reedm -- s& e5l rldl8 trme&t a&d s+%%er& te eter&al 6ers& a&d te eter&al trme&ts & ell % a& &determ&able a&d e5de&tl8 e&rm+s &+mber % be&s !reated b8 m %r blss. a& s re&dered a& &s&%!a&t 6la8t& &&atel8 a5& re!e5ed %reedm b+t teter t ts tere s m6sed +6& m a& mme&se res6&sblt8. e s reat % stat+re &l8 & s %all&. Fr 0d e5er8t& tra&s6res t& eter&t8 a&d & te a!t % rld-!reat& s tat & eter&t8 are 6redest&ed bt te tem6ral a&d te eter&al trme&ts. 7s &e5tabl8 leads t te tea!& ab+t te 6redest&at& % sme t sal5at& %r ters e5er t eter&al 6erdt& a tea!& t ! Bl. A++st&e ad alread8 &!l&ed a&d ! ;al5& t t ts !&!l+s&. 0d & t+s a5& !reated ma& 6redest&ed m t eter&al 6erdt& s&!e e &s te !&seC+e&!es % %reedm e &s at a ma& ll !se. A ma& as re!e5ed s %reedm %rm 0d e des & t 6ssess t % msel% a&d ts %reedm s ll8 set t& te r6 % 0d ll8 determ&ed b8 m .e. +ltmatel8 t s %!tt+s. 0d aats a res6&se %rm te !reat+re t s !all s tat te !reat+re s+ld l5e 0d a&d dell & a dl8 l%e b+t +ltmatel8 t s tat 0d s aat& a& a&ser %rm msel% e 6la8s msel% a ame s&!e e msel% e&ds te %reedm a&d e &s msel% te !&seC+e&!es % ts %reedm %r m t s !learl8 a66are&t. 7e 6rblem % I5a& arama'5 s 6sted at reater de6t a&d !arres 5er &t eter&t8. 7e matter &5l5es &t merel8 te tears % a !ld & te tem6ral eartl8 l%e b+t ab+t te trme&ts bt tem6ral a&d eter&al % a& e&rm+s C+a&tt8 % l5& be&s a5& re!e5ed te %atal %t % %reedm %rm 0d && at ts %t s&%es a&d t at t ll lead. 7e sterl8 % te tradt&al tel!al s8stems !a& readl8 be &ter6reted as a& +&seeml8 !rre!t& b8 0d % a mstae !reated b8 m a&d ass+m& te %rm % a !rm&al 6e&al 6r!ess. 7e rat&al ata6at! tel8 & ts !sml8 a&d a&tr6l8 a5& %rtte& ab+t 0d & 7r&t8 a5& %rtte& ab+t ;rst ab+t te 0d % *5e a&d ,a!r%!e a&d a5& releated te m8ster8 % te ;rsta& Re5elat& t te 6art !&!er&& Redem6t& a&d &t !&!er&& te rld-!reat& !a&&t as s+! rse ab+t ts D5&e ;med8 a&d &l8 tere& b+t b+lds a %!tt+s ted!8. 7e tel!al tea!& ab+t te %reedm % te ll bears a 6eda!al mral-@+rd!al !ara!ter a&d des &t 6e&etrate d& &t te 6rmal %+&dat&s % te m8ster8 % %reedm. All tat s &e!essar8 s tat tere s+ld be sme&e t 6+&s. A&d & s+! a srt % +tl te a66at! a &d te ata6at! et all 6elessl8 @+mbled teter. 2. Beme as &e % te %e b ld e&+ t rse ab5e ts rat&al ata6at! tel8 a&d t 6er!e5e te m8ster8 % te rld-!reat& as a traed8 a&d &t as a !med8. e tea!es ab+t a 6r!ess &t &l8 !sm&! a&d a&tr6&! b+t als !&!er&& a te&! 6r!ess. B+t te te&8 des &t at all s&%8 tat 0d as a be&&& tat e arses t& tme t des &t mea& tat e !mes ab+t t be t& te rld 6r!ess as t F!te r eel t s&%es tat te &&er eter&al l%e % 0d re5ea ls tsel% as a d8&am! 6r!ess as a traed8 t& eter&t8 as a str+le t te dar&ess % &&-be&. 7e tea!& ab+t te /&r+&d a&d %reedm s als a bld attem6t t a66er!e5e te rld-!reat& %rm te &&er l%e % te D5&t8. 7e rld-!reat& bears a relat&s6 t te &&er l%e % te D5&e 7r&t8 a&d !a&&t be %r It smet& !m6letel8 e>ter&al. 7e 6r&!6le % e5l t+s a!C+res a& a!t+al ser+s&ess a&d tra! as6e!t. 7e !sm&8 a&d a&tr6&8 % Beme s 6er5aded b8 te ;rsta& Re5elat& t des rema& smet& Gld 7estame&t b+t t s t& te Ne 7estame&t lt & te lt  % ;rst. Beme tea!es ab+t a ser+s "L+all L+al: des Abr+&des"1 ab+t te trme&t & te dar ab8ss ! te lt % ;rst as t !&C+er.

III. 7e tea!& % Beme ab+t te /&r+&d as &t all mmedatel8 red +t a&d as as 8et &t tere & te "A+rra". It as !e%l8 re5e aled & te "De s&at+ra Rer+m" a&d & te "8ster+m ma&+m". It a&sers te &eed % Beme t 6e&etrate te m8ster8 % %reedm te r& % e5l te str+le % dar&ess a&d lt. I& ;a6ter III % te "De s&at+ra Rer+m" ! s e&ttled "Vm rsse& 8ster aller Wese&" ?"G% te 0reat 8ster8 % All Be&" Beme sa8s "A+sser der Nat+r st 0tt e& 8ster+m 5ersteet & dem N!ts= de&& a+sser der Nat+r st das N!ts das st e& A+e der Eet e& +&r+e&dl! A+e das & &!ts steet der seet de&& es st der /&r+&d= +&d dasselbe A+e st e& Wlle 5ersteet e& ,e&e& &a! der G%%e&bar+& das N!ts '+ %&de&" ?"Fr +t % &at+re s 0d a 8ster+m .e. te Nt&= %r %rm +t % &at+re s te Nt& ! s a& e8e % eter&t8 a r+&dless e8e ! sta&ds &ere &r sees %r t s te /&r+&d a&d te sel%same e8e s a ll .e. a l&& %r ma&%estat& t ds!er& te Nt&".19 7e /&r+&d t+s s te Nt& te r+&dless e8e % eter&t8 8et teter t ts t s ll t+t %+&dat& +&%atmable a&d &determ&ate ll. B+t ts -- s a Nt& ! s "e& +&er '+m Etas" ?"a& +&er t be smet&".sts a&d s set t& te dar&ess a&d 5er aa&st te dar desre s stll 8et te desre %r lt t se'es te dar&ess t te eter&al ll= a&d te dar&ess as6res a%ter te lt % %reedm a&d !a&&t atta& t %r te& t 6asses t desre 5er &t tsel% a&d atta&s & tsel% b+t t te dar&ess".<3 Beme a66at!all8 a&d as a& a&t&m8 des!rbes te m8ster8 tra&s6r& & te de6ts % be& at tat de6t ! s !&t++s t te 6rmrdal Nt&. I& te dar&ess tere s &dled a %re a& d a lmmer % lt te Nt& !mes t be smet& te r+&dless %reedm 5es rse t &at+re. A&d t 6r!esses !!+r "De Freet ...: st des *!ts /rsa!e +&d de Im6ress& der Beerde st der F&ster&ss +&d der 6e&l!e& L+aal /rsa!e. , 5ersteet &+& & dese& 'e ee A&%ae&e als 'e $r&!6a e&es & der Freet m *!te das a&dre & der Im6ress& & der $e& +&d L+aal der F&ster&ss= e& @edes & s! selber &e&d"?"Freedm ...: s te !a+se % te lt. A&d te m6ress& made % te desre s te !a+se % dar&ess a&d 6a&%+l trme&t. , tere arses & & ts t eter&al 6&ts % de6art+re as t 6r&!6les &e & %reedm & te lt te ter & te m6ress& made & te 6a& a&d trme&t % te dar&ess= = ea! l5& & tsel%".<4 Freedm as te Nt& as me&! 6ssesses & tsel% & s+bsta&tal esse&!e.< Beme as 6era6s te %rst & te str8 % +ma& t+t t a5e see& tat at te bass % be& a&d 6rr t be& les a r+&dless %reedm te 6ass&ate desre % te Nt& t be!me smet& te dar&ess t& ! +ld bla'e te %re a&d lt .e. e as te r&atr % a& +&C+e meta68s!al 5l+&tarsm +&&& t ede5al a&d a&!e&t t+t.< Wll .e. %reedm s at te r& % e5er8t&. B+t Beme t&s t s s be!a+se te !&@e!t+red /&r+&d te r+&dless ll les t& te de6ts % te D5&t8 a&d 6rr t te D5&t8. 7e /&r+&d s als te D5&t8 % a66at! tel8 a&d s teter t ts

a& ab8ss a %ree Nt& dee6er ta& 0d a&d +tsde 0d. I& 0d tere s a &at+re a 6r&!6le dst&!t %rm It. 7e $rmal-D5&t8 te D5&e Nt& -- s & te ter sde % d a&d e5l % lt a&d dar&ess. 7e D5&e /&r+&d -- s sme 6rr t te ars& t& eter&t8 % te D5&e 7r&t8. 0d arses realses msel% %rm +t % te D5&e Nt&. 7s s a 6at % t+t ab+t 0d a& t tat ere+6& ester E!ardt maes a dst&!t& betee& te 0dead (0ttet) a&d 0d (0tt). 0d as te ;reatr % te rld a&d % ma& !rres6&ds t te !reat& e arses %rm te de6ts % te 0dead te +&%atmable Nt&. 7s s a& dea tat les dee6 d & t& 0erma& m8st!sm. ,+! a 6at % t&& ab+t 0d &e5tabl8 &5l5es a& a66at! tel8. E5er8t& tat Beme sa8s !&!er&& te D5&e /&r+&d relates t te a66at! te &eat5e tel8 a&d &t t te ata6at! 6st5e tel8. 7e Nt& s dee6er a&d mre 6rme5al ta& a&8t& tat s te dar&ess!l+s5e adere&ts % te ata6at! .e. rat&als& tel8. 7e 6&der& % Beme les dee6er ta& all te se!&d-ter rat&als& ata6at!s. Beme 6e&s +t a 6 at %rm te eter&al %+&dat& %r &at+re %rm te %ree ll % te /&r+&d .e. te +&r+&ded&ess t+t %+&dat& ! s te &at+ral  r+&d % te s+l.<9 Nat+re ala8s s se!&dar8 a&d der5at5e & as6e!t. Nat+re s &t te ll s &t %reedm. Freedm s +&!reated. "We&& ! betra!te as 0tt st s sae ! Er st das E&e ee& der reat+r als e& e N!ts= er at eder 0r+&d A&%a& &! ,taette= +&d best'et &!t als &+r s! selber er st der Wlle des /&r+&des er st & s! selber &+r E&es er bedar% e&e& Ra+m &! Grt er ebaeret 5& Eet & Eet s! selber & s! er st e&em D&e le! d er ae&l! +&d at e&e& s&derl!e& Grt da er &e de ee Weset der Versta&d st se&e W&e er st der Wlle der Weset de Weset st se&e G%%e&bar+&" ?"We& I 6&der at 0d s I te& sa8 e s te G&e & !&trast t te !reat+re as a& eter&al Nt&= e as &eter a r+&d a be&&& &r state= a&d s % &a+t sa5e &l8 % msel% e s te Wll % te /&r+&d e s & msel% &l8 G&e e !!+6es & s6a!e &r 6la!e %rm eter&t8 & eter&t8 & msel% e !mes t be  e s le r smlar t & t& a&d at & 6art!+lar 6la!e ! e &abts te eter&al Wsdm r I&tellblt8 s s abtat& e s te Wll % te Wsdm te Wsdm s % s ma&%estat&".3J 0d !mes ab+t t be e5er8ere a&d ala8s e s bt te %+&dat&al r+&d a&d te r+&dless&ess. 7e /&r+&d m+st&eeds %rst % all be +&derstd as %reedm a %reedm & te dar&ess. "Dar+m s at s! der ee %ree Wlle & F&ster&ss $e& +&d L+aal sl a+! d+r! de F&ster&ss & Fe+er +&d *!te +&d & e& Fre+de&re! e&e%+eret a+% dass das N!ts & Etas era&&t erde +&d dass es e& ,6el abe & se&em 0ee&lle& dass m der %ree Wlle des /&r+&des m 0r+&de %%e&bar se de&& &e Beses +&d 0+tes me!te e& 0r+&d se&" ?", tere%re & te dar&ess dt te eter&al %ree ll a5e tsel% te 6a& a&d trme&t @+st als as t te %re a&d lt tr+ te dar&ess a&d t 6asses 5er &t a &dm % @8 s tat te Nt& !a& be && as smet& a&d tat t s+ld a5e a 6la8& +t & ts 66st& % lls s tat b 8 t te %ree ll % te /&r+&d s+ld a5e a r+&d +6& ! t ma&%est tsel% %r t+t te e5l a&d te d t +ld a5e & r+&d +6& ! t be".31 Freedm s rted & te Nt& & te me&! t s als te /&r+&d "Der %ree Wlle st a+s e&em A&%a&e a+! a+s e&em 0r+&de & &!ts e%asset der d+r! etas

e%rmet... ,e& re!ter /rsta&d st m N!ts" ?"7e %ree ll s %rm & srt % r& lese +6& & srt % r+&d s t !&stt+ted &r tr+ a&8t& s t %rmed... Its 6r6er 6rmal sett& s & te Nt&".3< 7e %ree ll as t& t bt d a&d e5l bt l5e a&d rat. "Dar+m at der %ree Wlle se& ee& 0er!t '+m 0+te& der Bese& & s! er at 0ttes *ebe +&d r& & s!" ?"7e %ree ll tere%re at ts & !+rt %r te d a&d te e5l t& t t as ts 6r6er 6at t& t t at 0ds l5e a&d rat t& t".33 7e %ree ll lese 6ssesses t& t bt lt a&d dar&ess. 7e %ree ll & 0d s % te /&r+&d t& 0d % te Nt& t& m. Beme 6r5des a 6r%+&d &ter6retat& t te tr+t ab+t te %reedm % 0d ! lese te tradt&al ;rsta& tel8 admts %. e tea!es ab+t a %reedm % 0d dee6er ta& tat % D+& ,!t+s. "Der ee ettl!e Versta&d st e&e %reer Wlle &!t 5& Etas der d+r! Etas e&tsta&de& er st selbst ee&er ,t' +&d &et e& +&d alle& & s! selber +&err%%e& 5& etas de&& a+sser +&d 5r m st &!ts +&d dasselbe N!ts st e& +&d st m d! a+! selber als e& N!ts. Er st e& e&er Wlle des /&r+&des +&d st eder &ae &! %er&e eder ! &! &edr s&der& er st Alles +&d d! als e& N!ts" ?"7e eter&al D5&e m&d s a %ree ll &t a5& arse& %rm a&8t& &r tr+ a&8t& t s tsel% ts & seat a&d abdes at &e a&d al&e & tsel% +&ras6ed b8 a&8t& %r te& besde t a&d be%re t s &t& a&d te sel%same Nt& s at &e a&d s mre5er tsel% as te Nt&. It s te &e Wll % te /&r+&d a&d s &eter & ear &r %ar &eter  &r l b+t s rater te All a&d mre5er as te Nt&".34 Fr Beme !as les at te rt % &at+re !as .e. %reedm te /&r+&d ll a& rrat&al 6r&!6le. I& te D5&t8 tsel% tere s a r+&dless ll .e. a& rrat&al 6r&!6le. Dar&ess a&d %reedm %r Beme are ala8s !rrelat5e a&d !&@&ed. 0d msel% s als %reedm a&d %reedm s at te be&&& % all t&s "da r+m sae& r re!t es se 0ttes +&d de Freet (el!e de& Wlle& at) se 0tt selber= de&& es st Eet +&d &!ts eters. ...: Erstl! st de ee Freet de at de & Wlle& +&d st selber der Wlle" ?"We 6r6erl8 tere%re sa8 s+! +ld be 0d a&d te Freedm (! at te Wll) +ld be te sel%same 0d= tere%re t s eter&t8 a&d &t& %+rter. ...: Frstl8 s te eter&al Freedm ! at te Wll a&d s te sel%same Wll".3 Beme as a66are&tl8 te %rst & te str8 % +ma& t+t t a5e 6sted %reedm at te 6rmal %+&dat& % be& dee6er a&d mre 6rmar8 ta& all be& dee6er a&d mre 6rmar8 ta& 0d msel%. A&d ts +ld bear e&rm+s !&seC+e&!es %r te str8 % t+t. ,+! a& +&dersta&d& % te 6rma!8 % %reedm +ld a5e &d+!ed terrr & bt te 0ree 6ls6ers a&d te ede5al ,!last!s. A&d ts +ld 6e& +6 te 6ssblt8 % a !m6letel8 d%%ere&t ted!8 a&d a&tr6d!8. 7e 6rmal m8ster8 % be& s a &dl& +6 % lt t& te dar %reedm & te Nt& s als te sld %rm&ess % te rld %rm ts dar %reedm. Beme s6eas &dr+sl8 ab+ t ts & te "$s8!la 5era" "de&& & der F&ster&ss st der Blt' +&d & der Freet das *!t mt der a@estaet. /&d st deses &+r das ,!ede& dass ...: de F&ster&ss materals! ma!t da d! a+! e& Wese& e&er Bere%l!et st= s&der& %&ster 0est +&d ra%t e&e Er%+ell+& der Freet & s! selber 5erstee & Beere& +&d &!t a+sser de&& a+sser st de Freet" ?"7e& & te dar&ess s te %las % lt&& a&d & te %reedm s te lt t ma@est8. A&d ts s &l8 te 6&t % de6art+re s tat ...: te dar&ess be made materal le e5er tere& s & ma&&e r % &tellblt8= rater &l8 a dar s6rt a&d 6er a %+ll&ess % %reedm & tsel% .e. & desre a&d &t& else %r te else s b+t %reedm".3 7ere are t lls -- te &e t& te %re te ter t& te lt.3H Fre a&d lt -- are bas! s8mbls %r Beme. "De&& de F&ster&ss at alt Fe+er s la&e bs es de A&st erre!t da&& e&t'+e&det s!s & t'e" ?"Fr te dar&ess 6ssesses a ! ld %re t te e>te&t % atta&& a&+s te& t s6ars tsel% %rt &t eat".3 7e %re -- s te r& % e5er8t& t+t %re tere +ld be &t& &l8 te /&r+&d +ld be "+&d aere Alles e& N!ts +&d /&r+&d &e Fe+er" ?"A&d t+t te %re all +ld be a Nt& a&d te /&r+&d".39 7e 6assae 5er %rm &&-be& t be& s a!!m6lsed tr+ te bla'& +6 % %re %rm +t % %reedm. Wt& eter&t8 tere s te 6rme5al ll % te /&r+&d ! s +tsde % &at+re a&d 6rr t &at+re. F!te a&d eel ,!6e&a+er a&d artma&& 6r!eeded %rm ts 6&t alt+ te8 de-;rsta&sed Beme.

0erma& dealst meta68s!s 6asses & tra&st& dre!tl8 %rm te /&r+&d %rm te +&!&s!+s %rm te 6rmar8 a!t % %reedm 6ass& 5er t te rld 6r!ess a&d &t t te D5&e 7r&t8 as t Beme. 7e 6rmal m8ster8 % be& a!!rd& t Beme !&ssts & ts tat te Nt& sees t be!me smet&. "Der /&r+&d st e& e N!ts +&d ma!et aber e&e& ee& A&%a& als e&e ,+!t= de&& das N!ts st e&e ,+!t &a! Etas +&d da d! a+! N!ts st das Etas ebe= s&der& de ,+!t st selber das 0ebe& desse& das d! a+! &!ts st als blss e&e beere&de ,+!t" ?"7e /&r+&d s a& eter&al Nt& a&d t 6e&s +6ards t a& eter&al be&&& as t a 6ass&= %r te& te Nt& s a 6ass& %r smet& a&d tere& 8et mre5er t s te Nt& 5& %rt &t smet&= %r te 6ass& s tsel% te %r+t& % s+! a&d te 8et stll Nt& s a bare desr& 6ass&".4J 7e tea!& % Beme !&!er&& %reedm s &t sme 6s8!l!al r et!al tea!& ab+t te %reedm % te ll b+t s rater a meta68s!al tea!& ab+t te 6rmal bass % be&. Freedm %r m s &t a r+&d& % mral res6&sblt8 +6& ma& &r a re+lat& % te relat&s6 % ma& t 0d a&d &eb+r b+t rater a& e>6la&at& % te e&ess % be& a&d teter t ts te e&ess % e5l as a 6rblem &tl!al a&d !sml!al. 7e e5l as a66e&ed %rm a bad &&er-ma& .e. %rm te ma&at&. 7e ma! e%%e!t % te ma&at& 6la8s a& e&rm+s rle & te rld-5e % Beme. 7r+ t te rld as made a&d tere !!+rred te d&%all % te de5l &t te rld. 7e %all % te !reat& %r Be me s a matter &t % te +ma& b+t % te a&el! rld ere& te +ma& rld arses later a&d as t set rt te deed r+t b8 te %alle& a&el. 7e %all % *+!%er s de%&ed b8 Be me t+s "De&& *+'%er & a+s der R+e se&er erar!e a+s & de ee /&r+e" ?"7e& *+!%er e&t %rm +t % te tra&C+l re6se % s erar!8 +t &t a& eter&al +&rest".41 7ere !!+rs a !&%+s& % te erar!!al !e&tre a tra&sress& % te erar!!al rder. A&d ere s  Beme des!rbes te Fall "Dass s! der %ree Wlle m Fe+ers6eel besa as er aere deser 0la&' ma!te & beel! dass er s! &a! de& Ee&s!a%te& des ;e&tr beete el!e '+a&d a&%&e& '+ C+al%!re&. De&& de erbe stre&e Beerde als de erste 0estalt der Ee&s!a%t m6ressete s! +&d e re!te de& ,ta!el +&d de A&stbeerde als +ebers!attete deser s!e&e ,ter& se& *!t +&d ma!te se& Wese& a&' erb ra+ +&d stre&= +&d ar se&e ,a&%m+t +&d re!t e&ls!e Ee&s!a%t & e& a&' stre& ra+ +&d %&ster Wese& 5era&delt da ar es es!ee& +m de& s!e&e& re&ster& +&d e er tat tate& a+! se&e *e&e& das st se& Fall" ?"7+s te %ree ll !a+t st % tsel% & te %re re%le!t& at t as a&d te brlla&t l+m&a&!e % ts !a+sed t t atatedl8 sae s tat t tsel% s te +&C+e rder& % te !e&tre ! ad &tall8 started te 6r!ess % C+al%!at&. 7e& te se5ere btter desre as a %rst %rm r C+alt8 made ts m6ress& a&d ar+sed +rt a&d a&+sed desre tere& ts bea+t%+l star 5ersaded ts lt a&d made ts &at+re t be!me C+te embttered r+ a&d se5ere= a&d ts e&tle&ess a&d rater a&el! C+alt8 as tra&s%rmed &t ttal se5ert8 a r+ a&d dar &at+re s te brt mr&& star as lst a&d  e a!ted s a!ted s le&s tat s s Fall".4< 7e Fall tr+ s& !!+rred %rm a dar desre %rm a l+st %rm a bad &&er ma&at& %rm te dar ma! 6la8& +t % te ll.43 Beme te&ds t des!rbe te Fall m8tl!all8 &e5er & !lear !&!e6ts. 7e de5l e>6ere&!es a %er8 trme&t & te d ar&ess be!a+se % s & %alse desre (Beerde). Wt+t Bemes tea!& ab+t te /&r+&d a&d ab+t %reedm te r& % te Fall a&d e5l +ld be &!m6ree&sble. 7e Fall a&d e5l %r Beme re6rese&ts a !sm! !atastr6e a mme&t & te rld !reat& a !sm&! a&d a&tr6&! 6r!ess te res+lt % te str+le % !&trar8 C+altes % dar&ess a&d % lt % rae a&d % l5e. 7e !atastr6es are 6rr t te ars& % +r rld 6rr t +r ae& as ma&8 a&ter ae&. E5l 6ssesses als a 6st5e s&%!a&!e & te ars& % te !sms a&d % ma&. E5l s a sad& % lt a&d lt 6res+66ses te e>ste&!e % da r&ess. *t te d a&d l5e %r ter re5eal& a5e &eed % a !&trar8 6r&!6le & 66st&. 0d msel% 6ssesses t 5saes a 5sae % l5e a&d a 5sae % rat a brt a&d a dar 5sae. "De&& der ele& Welt 0tt +&d der %&ster& Welt 0tt s&d &!t 'ee& 0etter es st e& e&er 0tt= er st selber alles Wese& er st Beses +&d 0+tes

mmel +&d elle *!t +&d F&ster&ss Eet +&d et A&%a& +&d E&de  se&e *ebe & e&em Wese& 5erbre& st allda st se& r& %%e&bar" ?"Fr te l8 rld 0d a&d te dar rld 0d are &t t 0ds= tere s &l8 &e 0d= e s msel% all be& e s te bad a&d te d ea5e& a&d ell lt a&d dar&ess eter&t8 a&d tme te be&&& a&d te e&d ere& les !&!ealed s l5e & a be& s all tere& s rat re5ealed".44 A&d %+rter & "De ra%t m *!te st 0ttes *ebe%e+er +&d de ra%t & der F&ster&ss st 0ttes r&%e+er +&d st d! &+r e& e& Fe+er telet s! aber & 'e $r&!6a a+% dass e&es m a&der& %%e&bar erde de&& de Flamme des r&es st de G%%e&bar+& der rsse& -- *ebe= & der F&ster&ss rd das *!t era&&t s&st aere es m &!t %%e&bar" ?"7e 6er & te lt s 0ds l5e-%re a&d te 6er & te dar&ess s 0ds rat-%re a&d s b+t 8et &l8 &e sel%same %re t d5des tsel% 5er &t t 6r&!6les & rder tat te &e be re5ealed & te ter %r te %lame % rat s te re5elat& % reat -- l5e & te dar&ess ll be && te lt elsese +ld &t& be re5ealed t t".4 Wt Beme tere as a tea!& % e&+s & ts tat te l5e % 0d amdst te dar&ess s tra&s%rmed &t rat t+s 6er!e5ed. Beme t&s ala8s & 66st&s & a&tteses & a&t&mes. All l%e s %re b+t te %re as a t%ld as6e!t "der ee& *ebe& 'e & 'eerle L+aal s&d +&d e& @edes steet & se&em Fe+er. E&es bre&&et & der *ebe m Fre+de&re!= das a &dere m r&e m 0rmme +&d Wee +&d se&e atera st %%art 0e' Ned r& se&e L+aal 5erle!et s! e&em ,!e%el-0est de&& A+%stee& der %%art m 0e' Ned +&d r& ma!t '+samme& e&e& ,!e%el dar&&e& das Fe+er bre&&et +&d s! mmer mt deser atera e&t'+e&det" ?"7e t eter&al l5es are & a t%ld te&s& a&d ea! &e s set t& ts & %re. 7e &e b+r&s t& l5e & a state % @8= te ter t& rat & %+r8 a&d e a&d ts materal s 6rde reed e&58 a&er. Its trme&t maes % t a s+l6+r+s-s6rt te& te ar+sal % 6rde & reed e&58 a&d rat m> alteter tat s+l6+r ere& te %re dt b+r& a&d s ala8s %red +6 t ts materal".4 B+t ;rst +6& te ;rss at tra&s%rmed te rat &t l5e. "Am re+'e m+sste ;rst+s dese& rmme& r& el!er & Adams Esse&' ar a+%ea!t & se& eles mmls!es E&s tr&e& +&d mt der rsse& *ebe & ettl!e Fre+de 5era&del&" ?"/6& te ;rss ;rst ad t s+%%er tat %+r+s rat ! ad & Adams esse&!e bee& ar+sed mbb& t &t s l8 a&d ea5e&l8 Be& a&d t reat l5e & dl8 @8 tra&s%rmed".4H Bemes +&dersta&d& % te Redem6t& s !sm&! a&d a&tr6&! a !&t&+at& % te rld !reat&. ,!ell& & s b "$ls6s!e /&ters+!+&e& +eber das Wese& der me&s!l!e& Freet" ?"$ls6! I&5estat&s ;&!er&& te Nat+re % +ma& Freedm" m5es al& te l&es % Bemes deas !&!er&& te /&r+&d a&d %reedm alt+ e des &t ala8s !rre!tl8 +&dersta&d Beme. ;learl8 e!& Beme res+&d te rds % ,!ell& "Alle 0eb+rt st 0eb+rt a+s D+&el &s *!t" ?"All brt s a brt %rm dar&ess &t lt". 7e &tal 6rmal !reat& s &t& ter ta& a brt % lt as a s+rm+&t& % d ar&ess. I& rder tat tere be te d %rm dar&ess %rm a 6te&tal !&dt& tat s+ld 6ass 5er &t a& a!t+al !&dt& %reedm s &e!essar8. Be& %r ,!ell& s ll. e s te %rst & 0erma& 6ls68 t de5el6e Bemes 5l+&tarsm. 7&s 6ssess ter r+&d &t & 0d msel% b+t & te &at+re % 0d. E5l s 6ssble &l8 be!a+se tat & 0d tere s tat ! s &t 0d ! s a& +&r+&ded&ess & 0d a dar ll .e. te /&r+&d. Nat+re bt %r ,!ell& a&d %r Beme s a& str8 % s6rt a&d %r ,!ell& e5er8t& ! s e>am&ed t& &at+re t& te b@e!t5e rld leads %rt tr+ te s+b@e!t. 7e dea % 6r!ess t& 0d  % a te&8 s tae& b8 ,!ell& %rm Beme. I& s "$ls6e der G%%e&bar+&" ?"$ls68 % Re5elat&" ,!ell& maes a& er! e%%rt t s+rm+&t 0erma& dealsm a&d brea tr+ &t 6 ls6! realsm. A&d Beme el6s m & ts.4 ,!ell& attem6ted t s+rm+&t te 6a&test! m&sm % 0erma& dealst 6ls68. e as aare tat 6a&tesm s &!m6atble t %reedm. 7e 6a&test! de&al % e5l leads t a de&al % %reedm. 7e %+&dame&tal bass % e5l a!!rd& t ,!ell& -- s 6red!ated t te +tmst. E5l s te +&r+&ded&ess % e>ste&!e .e. b+&d +6 t te /&r+&d t 6te&tal %reedm. All ts &5l5es

Bemes mt%s. B+t !lser t Beme a&d mre & a!!rd t m as Fr. Baader  t te e>treme %elt 6s&ed b8 te dealst r%t %rm be& a&d le ,!ell& be!ame mmersed & Beme. Fr. Baader as ;atl! b+t a ;atl! 5er8 %ree a&d 5er8 & te s6rt % Easter& Grtd>8. Baader t a remarable sm6l!t8 a&d !lart8 %&ds @+st%ed Bemes d8&am! +&dersta&d& % 0d t te admtt& % a e&ess t& te D5&e l%e. I% tere ere & e&ess t& te sel%-!&s!+s&ess % 0d te& te D5&e sel%-!&s!+s&ess +ld be bere%t bt % l%e a&d % 6r!ess.49 A d8&am! +&dersta&d& % 0d mea&s als tat 0d %r +s s al5e as a& &&er l%e tat t& te D5&e l%e s te dramatsm !mm& t all l%e. 7s s 6era6s &!&sste&t t 7mas AC+&as a&d t te ,!last! tel8 b+t t s !&sste&t t te Bbl!al Re5elat&. Baader &deed 6r5des a remarable de%&t& % e5l as a s!&ess a d strt& % te erar!!al rder a ds6la!eme&t % te !e&tre % be& a%ter ! be& 6asses 5er &t &&-be&. IV ;ara!terst! t Bemes rld-5e s tat e ated te dea % 6redest&at&. A&d & ts e as &t a ma& & te $rtesta&t s6rt.J e a&ted t de%e&d te d&ess % 0d a&d te %reedm % ma& bt ale +&derm&ed b8 te tea!& ab+t 6redest&at&. e as 6re6ared t sa!r%!e te almt&ess a&d m&s!e&!e % 0d a&d admt tat 0d &t %resee te !&seC+e&!es % %reedm. e asserts tat 0d dd &t %resee te d&%all % a&els. 7s 6rblem dee6l8 trme&ted m a&d & ts trme&t as te mral s&%!a&!e % s !reat5e 6at. B+t Beme ere& des &t ala8s sa8 &e a&d te same t& a&d s t+ts te&d t be a&t&m! a&d e5e& !&trad!tr8. ;ara!terst! t m as a& a&t&m! attt+de tards e5l. A&d smlar t m & ts s +r Dste5s8. 7e e5l s trme&t5e %r Beme %&ds ts e>6la&at& & ts tat at te 6rmal bass % be& les te /&r+&d te dar rrat&al me&! %reedm a 6te& talt8 determ&ed b8 &t&. 7e dar %reedm s +&6e&etrable %r 0d e des &t %resee ts res+lts a&d s &t a&serable %r e5l as reards ts r& t s &t !reated b8 0d. 7e tea!& ab+t te /&r+&d rem5es %rm 0d te res6&sblt8 %r e5l ! te almt&ess a&d m&s!e&!e % 0d e5es a se&se %. Yet amdst all ts Beme sees te /&r+&d & 0d msel% t& 0d tere s te dar 6r&!6le tere s te str+le % lt a&d dar&ess. It mt be sad tat te dar 6r&!6le (dar ere des &t mea& e5l) s & te 0ttet & te 0dead b+t &t & 0tt &t & 0d. Beme t te e>treme sets & 66st& te $ers& % te ,& as l5e & !&trast t te $ers& % te Fater as rat. I& te ,& alread 8 tere s & srt % dar 6r&!6le e s all e&trel8 lt l5e d. B+t tere+6& te Fater s tra&s%rmed &t te D5&t8 % a66at! tel8. A&d ere& are t be se&sed &st! mt%s. B+t te e5l ! s trme&ts Beme as %r m als a 6st5e mss&. 7e D5&e lt !a& re5eal tsel% &l8 tr+ te 66st& % te ter te dar&ess set 66ste. 7s s a !&dt& % e5er8 a!t+alsat& % e5er8 e&ess. 7e e5l s &t &l8 a &eat5e 6r&!6le b+t als 6st5e. Yet amdst ts te e5l rema&s e5l a&d as t b+r& tsel% +t as t be !&C+ered. E5er8ere & &at+re tere s te str+le % 66s& 6r&!6les a&d &t !alm &t a& eter&al rder. A&d ts str+le % 66s& 6r&!6les 6ssesses als a 6st5e s&%!a&!e. G&l8 tr+ t tere s re5ealed te s+6reme lt d l5e. Be& s a !mb&at& % !&trast& 66stes % te 8es a&d te &.1 7e 8es s m6ssble t+t te &. A&d te le % be& a&d te D5&t8 tsel% -- s & a %er8 m5eme&t. B+t ts des &t mea& as te 0erma& dealst meta68s!s at te be&&& KIK ;e&t+r8 te&ded t assert t tat 0d s merel8 be!m& merel8 te e&d % te rld 6r!ess. ell des e>st %r Beme b+t & te ell % Beme @+st as & te ell % ,ede&br te8 d &t s+%%er. Wt Beme alread8 tere as tat &e ma&&er % s+l ! !+ld &t sa8 le 7mas AC+&as tat te rte+s &e & 6aradse taes delt at !&tem6lat& te trme&t % te s&&er & ell. 7e t+ ts % Beme !&!er&& %reedm a&d e5l rema& a&t&m!. s t+ts bette& % a bas! &t+t& % te /&r+&d ere &t l!all8 arm&+s a&d !&sste&t. We& te 0erma& dealst meta68s!s attem6ted t arm&se tem a&d tae tem t ter l!al !&!l+s& t& a& er !&s!+s&ess t %aled t s+rm+&t te tra!

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as a& aberrat& % Beme & ts tat e t+t te /&r+&d te dar 6r&!6le as & 0d msel% rater ta& see& te 6r&!6le % %reedm & te Nt& & te me&! +tsde % 0d. It s &e!essar8 t dst&+s betee& te D5&e Nt& a&d te &&-be& +tsde 0d. B+t te t+t % Beme s &!&d+!5e t te +&dersta&d& t s smeat !arse. Beme +ld &t a5e !&se&ted t ts tat t& 0d s te s+r!e % e5l. 7s als s smet& tat trme&ted m. s t+t rema&s a&t&m! &t s+b@e!t t l!al e>6l!at&. B+t s mral ll as 6+re &t %r a& &sta&t 6s&ed b8 a& &&er e5l. Beme -- as a 6+s ;rsta& %er5e&tl8 bele5& a&d t a 6+re eart. s 56r+s sdm as !mb&ed t a sm6l!t8 % eart t %at. 7s m+st&eeds ala8s be e6t & m&d & ma& @+deme&ts & Beme. Beme as &eter a 6a&test &r a m&st &r as e a a&!aea&. ;arrere als !rre!tl8 sa8s tat Beme as &eter a 6a&test &r a d+alst. Bemes dea ab+t te /&r+&d te&ded &t &l8 t be %+rter de5el6ed b+t als dstrted t& 0erma& 6ls68 smlar t at res+lted %rm te ells6r&s % te ;rsta& re5elat& %rm te ;rsta& realsm. 0erma& meta68s!s t+s be!ame 6r&e t m6eralsm t m&sm t ta+t ab+t 0d as !m& ab+t t be t& te rld 6r!ess. B+t te 5l+&tarsm % Beme as 5er8 %r+t%+l %r 6ls68 @+st as als as te tea!& ab+t te str+le % 66s& 6r&!6les % lt a&d dar&ess ab+t te &e!esst8 % 66st& %r te de5el6eme&t % 6st5e 6r&!6les. 7e meta68s!s % Beme s a m+s!al ;rsta& meta68s!s a&d & ts t s & !ara!ter %r te 0erma& s6rt. I& ts t s dst&!t %rm te ar!te!t+ral ;rsta& meta68s!s % 7mas AC+&as & !ara!ter %r te *at& s6rt. 7e 0erma& meta68s!s % te KIK ;e&t+r8 attem6ted t !&5e8 a m+s!al teme &t a !&!e6t+al s8stem. I& ts ra&dse s!6e % ter 6r@e!t as als te !a+se %r te bread& % ter s8stems. At 6rese&t a re55al % Beme as be!me %easble. e s rtte& ab+t & a seres % &e bs. e !a& be % el6 & s+rm+&t& &t &l8 te r+t&es % 0ree t+t a&d ede5al ,!last!sm b+t als tat 0erma& Idealsm +6& ! e msel% ad a& &&er &%l+e&!e. 2+st als as t Fr. Baader Beme %r +s as R+ssa&s +t t be &earer a&d dearer ta& ter t&ers % te West. B8 te +&C+e trats % +r s6rt e are !a lled t !&str+!t a 6ls68 % traed8 a&d %re& t +s s te 6tmst! rat&alsm % E+r6ea& t+t. Beme s l5ed %reedm tat e sa tere& te a+te&t! ;+r! &l8 ere tere s %reedm. Beme ad a& &%l+e&!e & R+ssa& m8st!al !+rre&ts % te late KVIII a&d earl8 KIK ;e&t+res b+t te8 assmlated m &a5el8 a&d t+t a&8 !reat5e r& +t. e as tra&slated &t te R+ssa& la&+a e a&d 6e&etrated rt d& &t te seme&ts % te !mm& 6e6le &t te tes68 % te 6e6le ere te8 esteemed m as almst a %ater % te ;+r!. ;+r+sl8 er'e& & s "*etters ;&!er&& te ,t+d8 % Nat+re" s6e e& t+sast!all8 ab+t Beme. Bemes &%l+e&!e later & !a& be %+&d & Vl. ,l5e5 b+t t as 5ersaded b 8 te rat&alst! s!ematsm. 7e 6ls68 % Vl. ,l5e5 !a&&t be !alled a 6ls68 % %reedm r a 6ls68 % traed8. B+t & te R+ssa& t+t % te be &&& KK ;e&t+r8 tse !lsest t Beme ere rt& al& s+!le l&es. 7e +arda&s % Grtd>8 a5& a& es6e!al taste %r te dete!t& % ereses te&d t %ear te &%l+e&!e % Beme as be& sme&e &&-Grtd> a $rtesta&t as ell as a &st! a&d tes6st. B+t a!t+all8 te le Wester& rld s &&-Grtd> te le % te t+t % Wester& E+r6e s a &&-Grtd> t+t. Frm s+! a 6&t % 5e &deed t +ld be!me &e!essar8 t %lee a&8 &5l5eme&t t Wester& t+t a&d mre5er str+le aa&st t as a tem6tat& a&d e5l. 7s s a mst +&ad+lterated %rm % bs!+ra&tsm a&d a ret+r& t +r ld em6t8-eaded&ess. 7e ;rsta& rld & ts mst !reat5e 6erd &+rsed tsel% +6& te 6aa& t+t % a&tC+t8. A&d & a&8 !ase Beme as mre a ;rsta& ta& as $lat  sta&ds %r  esteem t +s as reards te $atrst! tradt& a&d mres als ta& a&t  s eld &  reard b8 ma&8 Grtd> tela&s e.. etr6lta& A&t&. Beme s 5er8 d%%!+lt a !alle&e %r te +&dersta&d& a&d %rm m !a& res+lt 5er8 d5erse a&d !&trar8 !&!l+s&s. I see te s&%!a&!e % Beme %r ;rsta& 6ls68 a&d ;rsta& tes68 t be & ts tat e attem6ted b8 s !&tem6lat& t s+rm+&t te r6  % 0ree a&d *at& t+t 5er te ;rsta& !&s!+s&ess e mmersed msel% & te 6rmal m8ster8 % l%e ! te t+t % a&tC+t8 ad

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dretem 0ee&sat' mt allem +&d @edem tes6s!e& Bestrebe&" ?"Wat les at te bass % tes68 at t ala8s as arr5ed at as least materal s!e&t%! r s6e!+lat5e mea&& -- at & 6art!+lar les at te r+&dr % te tes68 % 2a!b Beme s tsel% a 6rasert8 e%%rt t +&dersta&d te ema&at& % te t&s %rm 0d as a& a!t+al 6r!ess. Yet ts e5er s at 2a!b Beme b+t ma&aed t a!!m6ls tat e e&ta&les te 0dead Itsel% t& a& as6e!t % te &at+re-6r!ess. 7e 6e!+lar&ess % $st5e $ls68 rests dre!tl8 +6& ts tat te e&tre 6r!ess +ld re@e!t te se&se & ! 0d &amel8 be &t merel8 l!al b+t rater te a!t+al res+lt % a 6r!ess. $st5e $ls68 s %ar !&trar8 a&d & dre!t !&trast t all a&d e5er8 tes6! e&dea5+r". (",!ell&s ,aemmtl!e Were" ete Abtel+& Drtter Ba&d -- "$ls6e der G%%e&bar+&" B. I. 1 6. 1<1). ",e 2. Beme +eber de A&%ae&e der Nat+r &a+s +&d &s ;&!rete et a&& ma& m &!t mer %le&= er 5erlert s! alle ,6+r +&d es rd stets e& 5erebl!es Bem+ee& blebe& & a+s dem 5errre&e& ;&!e6t se&er A&s!a++&e& &s Re&e '+ s!rebe& as ma& a+! &a!e&a&der a&ts!e F!tes!e &at+r6ls6s!e '+let't sar eels!e Ber%%e da'+ a&e&det" ?"We& 2. Beme es %ar +t be8&d te be&&&s % &at+re a&d &t te !&!rete &e &s &t  t %ll m %+rter= ere all tra!es are lst a&d t &stead ll rema& a 5a& e%%rt t &s!rbe %rm te !&%+sed !&!e6t ts &t+t& & 6+re ! &e a%ter te ter te a&ta& te F!tea& te Nat+re-$ls68 a&d %&all8 te mre 6er5as5e eela& em6l8s tere&". (Ibd. 6. 1<4). "Dem Rat&alsm+s a&& &!ts d+r! e&e 7at '.b. d+r! %ree ,!e6%+& e&tstee& er e&&t blss ese&tl!e Veraelt&sse. Alles %lt m blss md aeter& eer d.. blss ls!er Wese d+r! mma&e&te Bee+&... Der %als!e Rat&alsm+s &aeert s! ebe& dar+m dem 7es6sm+s der &!t e&er als @e&er m blss s+bsta&telle& Wsse& e%a&e& st= der 7es6sm+s ll es l +eber&de& aber es el&t m &!t e am de+tl!ste& a& 2. Beme '+ see&. Wl a+m at @e e& a&derer 0est & der 0l+t deses blss s+bsta&telle& Wsse&s s a+sealte& e 2. Beme= %%e&bar st m 0tt de +&mttelbare ,+bsta&' der Welt= e& %rees Veraelt&ss 0ttes '+ der Welt e&e %ree ,!e6%+& ll er 'ar aber er a&& se &!t era+sbr&e&. Gble! er s! 7es6e &e&&t als A&s6r+! ma!t Wsse&s!a%t des 0ettl!e& '+ se8& st der I&alt '+ dem der 7es6sm+s es br&t d! &+r de s+bsta&telle Bee+& +&d er stellt 0tt &+r & s+bsta&teller Bee+& dar. Der 7es6sm+s st se&er Nat+r &a! &!t m&der +&es!!tl! als der Rat&alsm+s. Aber der 0tt e&er ara%t es!!tl!e& +&d 6st5e& $ls6e beet s! &!t er a&delt. De s+bsta&telle Bee+& & el!er der Rat&alsm+s be%a&e& st et 5& e&em &eat5e& $r+s d.. 5& e&em &!tse8e&de& a+s das s! erst &s ,e8& '+ beee& at= aber de es!!tl!e $ls6e et 5& e&em 6st5e& d.. 5& dem se8e&de& $r+s a+s das s! &!t erst &s ,e8& '+ beee& at als &+r mt 5llmme&er Freet &e re&de d+r! s! selbst da'+ e& ett '+ se8& e& ,e8& set't +&d 'ar &!t se& e&es +&mttelbar s&der& e& 5& se&em ,e8& 5ers!ede&es ,e 8& & el!em @e&es 5elmer &ert der s+s6e&drt als eset't als @ede&%alls &+r mttelbar eset't st. Es e'emt 0tt le!+elt ee& se& e&es ,e8& '+ se8& &!t e'emt m aber s! +m se& e&es ,e 8& '+ bem+ee& s! e& ,e8& '+ ebe& s! & e& ,e8& '+ ebaere& e 2. Beme dess a+sdr+e!t der als I&alt der e!ste& Wsse&s!a%t d.. der 7es6e ebe& de 0eb+rt des ettl!e& Wese&s de ettl!e 0eb+rt a+ss6r!t als e&e ee&tl!e 7e&e. ...: Dass &+& %rel! de 6st5e $ls6e &!t 7es6sm+s se8& e&&e dess let s!& dar& dass se ebe& als $ls6e +&d als Wsse&s!a%t bestmmt rde&= &dess @e&er s! selbst &!t $ls6e &e&&e& +&d a+% Wsse&s!a%t 5er'!te&d a+s +&mttelbarem ,!a+e& rede& ll" ?"Nt& s && t rat&alsm tr+ a!t& .e. t r&ate tr+ a!t& a %ree !reat& t &s merel8 te bare esse&tal !&dt&s. All %ll t bl&dl8 md aeter& & a& eter&al .e. bl&dl8 l!al ma&&er tr+ a& mma&e&t m5eme&t... 7e %alse rat&alsm !mes & !lse & 6&ts t tes6 8 !a+t +6 & less ta& t & bare s+bsta&tal &lede= tes68 tsel% sees b8 a&d b 8 t s+rm+&t t b+t % s+!!ess%+l t +ld be %r &a+t as !learl8 s see& t 2. Be me. ,!ar!el8 e5er as a&ter s6rt & te l % ts bare s+bsta&tal &lede bee& s &t!eable as 2. Beme= 0d s re5ealed %r m as te +&medated

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2+&%ra+ &!t e& Web s&der& de +!t +&d Re&et &e ael +&d steet als e& Bld&ss 0ttes st e& Ebe&bld der Dre'al" ?"7e Wsdm % 0d s a& eter&al Vr& &t a %emale b+t a !aste&ess a&d 6+rt8 t+t a blems a&d re6rese&ts als a& mae % 0d t s a le mae & %rm % te 7r&t8".H I& a&ter 6la!e e sa8s "/&d de 2+&%ra+ der Weset 0ttes el!e 0tt der Vater d+r!s Wrt a+ss6r!t st der 0est der re&e& Eleme&ts +&d rd dar+m e&e 2+&%ra+ e&a&&t dass se als '+e!t st +&d &!t eberet s&der& als der %lamme&de 0est m e&s!e&-*ebe &!ts eberet" ?"A&d te Vr& % te Wsdm % 0d ! 0d te Fater at bes6e& tr+ te Wrd s te ,6rt % te 6+re eleme&t a&d s tere%re termed a Vr& be& !aste a&d &t 5& brt b+t rater as a %lam& s6rt & ma& -- &t brt5& % bd8". A&d ere s a !rres6&d& stateme&t "Deses A+ses6r!e&e st e& Bld&ss der l. Dre'al +&d e&e 2+&%ra+ aber &e Wese& s&der& e&e 0le!&ss 0ttes & deser 2+&%ra+ ere%%&et der ele 0est de rsse& W+&der 0ttes des Vaters el!e s&d & se&e& 5erbre&e& ,eel&" ?"7s +t-s6ea& s a& mae % te l8 7r&t8 a&d a Vr& b+t t+t esse&!e % be& sa5e as a le&ess % 0d & ts Vr& te l8 ,6rt maes ma&%est te reat &der % 0d te Fater dde& & ts seals".9 "Dese Weset 0ttes el!e st e&e 2+&%ra+ der eret +&d Ebe&b ld der Dre'al st & rer F+r e&e Bld&ss le! de& E&el& +&d e&s!e& +&d &mmt re& /rsta&d m ;e&tr a+% dem re+' als e&e Bl+me des 0eae!ses a+s dem 0este 0ttes" ?"7e Wsdm % 0d ! s a 5r&al adr&me&t a&d & le&ess % te l8 7r&t8 s & ts %+re a& mae le +&t a&els a&d me& a&d taes ts +&C+e sta&d !e&tred +6& te ;rss as a %ler& % te +trt %rm te ,6rt % 0d".1J Beme ma&8 a tme re6eats tat "De Weset 0ttes st e&e ee 2+&%ra+" ?"te Wsdm % 0d s a& eter&al Vr&". ,6a te eter&al Vr& te 5r&al&ess s a& ea5e&l8 eleme&t t& ma&. Beme de%&t5el8 tea!es tat ,6a s & &-!reated "de 2+&%ra+ st e +&es!a%%e& +&d +&ebre& se st 0ttes Weset +&d e& Ebe&bld der 0ttet" ?"7e Vr& s eter&al +&!reated a&d +&br& t s te Wsdm % 0d a&d a le&ess % te 0dead".11 Fr Beme tere%re ma& als s mre ta& a mere !reat+re & m tere s te eter&al te ea5e&l8 te D5&e eleme&t te eleme&t % ,6a. 7e s+l as as a 5r& ma& as !reated t a 5r&al a&d 6+re s+l .e. t t !rres6&ded te ea5e&l8 a&d D5&e eleme&t. It s &e!essar8 t see te ,6 a-5r& & ma&. "De&& er ess de 2+&%ra+ &+& &re&ds '+ s+!e& als m e&s!e& da er se '+m erste& at erbl!et" ?"7+s e &s & t sear! +t te Vr& &ere b+t & ma& %r tere e at %rst 6er!e5ed t".1< 7s te&ds t e>6la& te 6redm&a&tl8 a&tr6l!al !ara!ter % s tea!&s ab+t ,6a. 7e a66eara&!e % ma& te a&dr8&e te 5r&al ma& a&d te a66eara&!e % te eartl8 al5es % ma& te mas!+l&e a&d te %em&&e -- are 5ar+s mme&ts % a& a&tr6& ! a&d !sm&! 6r!ess 5ar+s staes % te rld !reat&. Betee& tese t mme&ts les !atastr6e. Eartl8 ma& as ea5e&l8 a&te!ede&ts. "De Bld&ss st & 0tt e&e ee 2+&%ra+ & der Weset 0ttes eese& &!t e&e Fra+ a+! e& a&& aber se st bedes eese&= e a+! Adam bedes ar 5r se&er e5e& el!e bede+tet de& rds!e& e&s!e& dar'+ ters! de&& &!ts besteet & der Eet as &!t e eese& st" ?"7e mae & 0d s a& eter&al Vr& abd& & te Wsdm % 0d &t %em&&e als &t mas!+l&e b+t & bt a bd&= s+!le as Adam & bt be%re s E5e ! s&%es te eartl8 ma& tere& a&mal-le tere% &t& s+bssts & eter&t8 ! s &t % eter&t8".13 7e a&dr8&! s6a& mae % Adam s lese te ea5e&l8 a&d 6re5+sl8 e>ste&t ma&. A&d tere%re &l8 e as s+! &erts eter&t8. "Adam ar 5r se&er E5a de '+e!te 2+&%ra+ e& a&& +&d e& Web er atte bede 7&!t+re& de m Fe+er +&d de m 0este der ,a&%tm+t +&d aette e&&e& selber a+% mmls!e Art &e erress+& ebaere& aere er &+r & der $rba besta&de&. /&d aere @e e& e&s! a+s dem a&der& ebre& rde& a+% Art e Adam & se&er @+&%rae+l!e& Art e& e&s! +&d Bld&ss 0ttes ard de&& as a+s dem Ee& st das at a+! ee Art '+ ebaere& se& Wese& m+ss a&' a+s dem Ee& ee& s&st besteet &!ts & Eet" ?"Adam as +&tl s E5e a 6+re 5r& &eter male &r %emale e ad bt as6e!ts as & %re a&d & te s6rt % mee&ess a&d ad ablt8 msel% % a& ea5e&l8 srt +&s6lt t 5e brt ere e &l8 t tsta&d te test. A&d ma& terse e5er +ld be br& % te srt tat Adam as as ma&

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s+l a&d (3) e at te ea5e&l8-Brde te Vr& % Wsdm a&d at (4) te l8 7r&t8= a&d !rre!tl8 d e sa8 Vr& a $ers& % te l8 7r&t8 & ea5e& a&d a tr+e a& & ea5e& a&d & ts rld a& eter&al & te *rd % bt ea5e& a&d eart".33 7e &!ar&at& % ;rst leads t ts tat s +ma&t8 s 6rese&t e5er8ere. "N+& s er de&& e&s! st rde& s st @a se&e e&s!et +eberall eese&  se&e 0ttet ar= de&& d+ a&&st &!t sae& dass e& Grt m mmel +&d & deser Welt se da &!t 0tt se=  &+& der Vater st da st a+! se& er' & m da st a+! der ele 0est & m. N+& st se& er' e&s! rde& +&d st & der e&s!et ;rst" ?", & t+s as e s be!me a& s &deed & s +ma&&ess e>te&ded tr++t all ere s D5&t8 as= %r t+ !a&st &t sa8 tat tere be a 6la!e & ea5e& r & ts rld ere 0d s &t ere & te Fater s tere s s eart & m tere als s te l8 ,6rt & m. N s s eart be!me a& a&d s & te +ma&&ess % ;rst".34 7s t+t ab+t te 6rese&!e % ;rst e5er8ere a&d as a& 6er5ad& all l%e s 5er8 !lse & R+ssa& rel+s t+t t tat % B+are5. 7e tea!& % Beme !&!er&& te d8& %% % te Gld Adam a&d ab+t rebrt & ;rst s %+ll8 & a!!rda&!e t te tradt&al ;rsta& tea!&. e tea!es ab+t be& rebr& aa& a&d ab+t ts tat ;rst l5es alread8 t& ma& as ta+t als te ; rsta& m8st!s. 7s re6rese&ts a de5el6& % te t+t % te A6stle $a+l. e %te& sa8s tat "&et de&& ;rst+s & Adam +&d Adam & ;rst" ?"%r ;rst abdes & Adam a&d Adam & ;rst". 7e 6r>mt8 a&d !lse&ess betee& 0d a&d ma& betee& ea5e& a&d eart re6rese&ts %r Beme te 5er8 esse&!e % ;rsta&t8. "0tt m+ss e&s! erde& e&s! m+ss 0tt erde& der mmel m+ss mt der Erde E& D& erde& de Erde m+ss '+m mmel erde&" ?"0d ad t be!me a& a& ad t be!me 0d ea5e& ad t be!me &e t& t te eart te eart t ea5e& m+st be!me".3 Frm ts s a66are&t  %% taret +ld be a&8 a! !+sat& aa&st Beme % a& &!l&at& tards a a&!aea& d+alsm. ;ara!terst! %r Beme s tat e a la8s s+t sal5at& %rm e5l & te eart % 2es+s ;rst a&d %+&d & m te 6er % te lberat& a&d tra&s%+rat& % te rld. B+t te mst r&al t& & te ;rstl8 % Beme -- s & ts !&&e!t& t te tea!& ab+t 5r&t8 .e. te s6a&! a&d te arl8 der5& %rm t. 7e &t+t& % ,6a a&d te a&dr8&! mae % ma& rema&s a %+&dame&tal &t+t& % lt & Beme @+st as te &t+t& % te /&r+&d s a %+&dame&tal &t+t& % dar&ess. II. Beme se&sed 6r%+&dl8 tat te 5er8 esse&!e % ;rsta&t8 s b+&d +6 t ts tat ;rst as br& % te Vr& a&d % te l8 ,6rt a&d & ts e s 6r%+&dl8 dst&!t %rm te later $rtesta&tsm ! lst %at & te 5r&t8 % te ter % 0d a&d dst&!t als %rm *+ter msel% %r m te !+lt % te ter % 0d as %re&. We& Beme %rst eare&ed t te rd "Idea" e e>!lamed "I beld a& ea5e&l8 6+re Vr&". 7s als as a& &t+t& % ,6a. 0d be!ame a& & 5r&t8 "+&d & deser lebe&de& 2+&%ra+s!a%t als & Adams mmls!er atr!e ard 0tt e&s!" ?" A&d & ts 5tall8 l5& 5r&t8 as & Adam te ea5e&l8 ter 0d be!ame a&".3 I& rder tat 0d s+ld e&ter &t +r rld t& te ra!e % Adam a&d E5e tere ad t a66ear a 6+re Vr&. ",llte +&s arme& e5ae &der& &+& erate& erde& s m+sste e&e a&dere 2+&%ra+ mme& +&d +&s e&e& ,& ebaere& der da aere 0tt mt +&s +&d 0tt & +&s" ?"It as & &eed%+l %r +s !ldre&  % 6r E5e tat tere ad t !me a& ter Vr& a&d 5e brt a ,& %r +s tat tere& s+ld be 0d t +s a&d 0d & +s".3H 7e ,6l8 % Beme be!mes !&!rete t& te arl8. A%ter ma&s d&%all tr+ s& te Vr& ,6a %les %% %rm m t ea5e& le +6& te eart be!mes te s6+sal E5e. 7e Vr& % Adam s tra&s%erred &t te %e % Adam a&d & ma& rema&s &l8 te eleme&t % 5r&t8.3 7e Vr&-,6a ret+r&s t eart & ar8 te ter % 0d. ar8 re!e5es er mma!+late 5r&t8 &t %rm er ra!al &erta&!e &t %rm er brt %rm te 6rt-mter E5e b +t %rm te ea5e&l8 Vr&. Des!e&d& +6& er a&d be!m& %les % er s ,6a. "Als a+! sae& r 5& ara se at

err%%e& de ele mmls!e ee 2+&%ra+ 0ttes +&d a&e'e& das re&e +&d ele Eleme&t mt dem $arades +&d st d! ara%t e&e 2+&%ra+ & deser Welt 5& 2a!m +&d A&&a eese&. N+& aber rd se &!t e&e ele re&e 2+&%ra+ e&a&&t &a! rer rds!e& 0eb+rt das Fles! das se 5& 2a!m +&d A&&a atte ar &!t re& &e ael= s&der& &a! der mmls!e& 2+&%ra+ st re elet +&d Re&et" ?"re5er e sa8 ab+t ar8 ,e at tae& & te l8 ea5e&l8 eter&al Vr& % 0d a&d s r+t te 6+re a&d l8 eleme&t t tat % $aradse a&d s 8et tr+l8 stll a Vr& & ts rld bette& % 2a!m a&d A&&a. B+t & , e s &t !alled a& ea5e&l8 a&d 6+re Vr& & a!!rd t er eartl8 brt te %les tat ,e at %rm 2a!m a&d A&&a as &t 6+re t+t blems= b+t rater & a!!rd t te ea5e&l8 Vr& s er l&ess a&d 6+rt8".39 A&d %+rter & "de ,eele arae at de mmls!e 2+&%ra+ err%%e& +&d de mmls!e 2+&%ra+ at der ,eele arae das mmls!e &e+e re&e led des ele& Eleme&ts a+s der '+e!te& 2+&%ra+e& 0ttes als a+s 0ttes Barmer'et a&e'e& als e&e& &e+e& ederebr&e& e&s!e&" ?"7e s+l % ar8 at tae& & a&d be!me te ea5e&l8 Vr& a&d tereb8 te ea5e&l8 Vr& at % te s+l % ar8 a &e a&d 6+re arme&t % te l8 eleme&t %rm te !aste Vr& % 0d as %rm te mer!8 % 0d a&d s r+t as a& aa&-br& a&".4J 7e Vr& %r Beme abdes & ea5e& "De 2+&%ra+ aber als de ettl!e ra%t steet m mmel" ?"7e Vr& e5er as a 0dl8 6er s & ea5e&".41 Wt& te arl8 % Beme are t be se&sed 5er8 str& ;atl! eleme&ts. Wt Beme tere s a e&+&e !+lt % te ter % 0d C+te %re& t te $rtesta&t rld. I& !erta& % s %rm+lat&s Beme ! mes 5er8 !lse t te dma % te Imma!+late ;&!e6t&. e admts % te r&s % a s6e!al a!t % 0ds ra!e +6& te Vr& ar8 as t ere e>!l+d& er %rm te s&%+l ra!e % E5e. ;erta&l8 Bemes %rm+lat& des &t !rres6&d t te dema&ds % te rat&al 6et8 % te ;atl! tel8 b+t & esse&!e e s 5er8 !lse t te ;atl! !+lt % te Vr& ar8. Beme admts % t eleme&ts & ar8 -- te ea5e&l8 %rm ,6a %rm te eter&al Vr&t8 a&d te eartl8 -- %rm Adam a&d E5e. 7e ea5e&l8 a&d 5r&al eleme&t & er as 5!tr+s.4< 7e d%%ere&!e & Bemes 6&t % 5e %rm tat % te ;atl! dma s & ts tat te dma % te Imma!+late ;&!e6t& ls +6& te Vr& ar8 &str+me&tall8 as a tl % 0ds $r5de&!e %r sal5at& ereas Beme sees ere te str+le % !&trar8 eleme&ts. 7e des!e&t % te ea5e&l 8 Vr& +&t ar8 s a r& % te l8 ,6rt "mmls!e 2+&%ra+ st e& 0last 0la&': +&d ,6eel des l. 0estes" "7e ea5e&l8 Vr& s a re%le!t& a&d mrrr& % te l8 ,6rt".43 7e mae % ar8 %r Beme s lese a& a&dr8&! mae as s e5er8 5r&al &terall8 le mae. Wt Beme t as &t te !+lt % te Eter&al Fem&&e b+t rater te !+lt % Eter&al Vr&t8. 7e !+lt % te Vr& s lese te !+lt % ,6a te Wsdm % 0d s&!e te Wsdm % 0d s lese a& eter&al a&d ea5e&l8 Vr&. 7e %em&&e &at+re % E5e !a&&t be a s+b@e!t % 5e&erat& a&d t s &t as!rbable t sdm s &t s6a&! b+t & t s a& eleme&t % te s6a&! .e. % 5r&t8. 7e s6l8 % Beme des &t bear a &atal !ara!ter t s &t b+&d +6 t se>+al brt. It s &l8 tat te brt %rm te Vr& a&d te l8 ,6rt s l8 a&d sa5& %r te rld. B+t te brt % ;rst %rm te Vr& tra&s%rms a&d sa&!t%es %em&&e &at+re lberates t %rm te ars as6e!ts % %em&&t8. "Dar+m ard ;rst+s 5& e&er 2+&%ra+ ebre& dass er de ebl!e 7&!t+r eder elte +&d & de mae&&l!e 7&!t+r a&delte a+% dass der a&& +&d das Web eder e& Bld 0ttes +erde& +&d &!t mer a&& +&d Web aere& s&der& mae&&l!e 2+&%ra+e& e ;rst+s ar" ?"7ere%re as ;rst br& % a Vr& s tat e aa& s+ld sa&!t%8 te ma&l8 as6e!t a&d mae !a&e & te ma&l8 as6e!t %rm te ma& a&d te ma& aa& be re&dered a& mae % 0d a&d be & mre ma& a&d ma& sa5e as ma&-le 5r&s as as ;rst".44 7e tra&s%+rat& a&d de%!at& % +ma& &at+re % bt ma& a&d % ma& s ala8s a tra&s%rmat& &t a 5r&al a&d a&dr8&! &at+re. "/&d als ;rst+s am re+' +&ser @+&%rae+l! Bld eder erlesete 5m a&&e +&d Webe +&d mt se&em mmls!e& Bl+te & ettl!er *ebe t&rte= als er dess 5llbra!t atte s s6ra! er Es st 5llbra!tP" ?"A&d as ;rst & te ;rss at redeemed aa& +r 5r&al

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%rm te 6aa& rld.49 B+t t +ld be d%%!+lt t %&d a&8t& & !mm& betee& te elle&e ,m& a+s a&d te ,6a-Vr& % Beme. re5er & te ele&e t s dde& as a 6r%+&d s8mblsm a&d 6rese&tme&t. A&d t m+st&eeds lese be me&t&ed tat te m8st!al &ss % Beme bears a s+6ra-!&%ess&al !ara!ter. E5e& as a *+tera& $rtesta&t Beme ad t& m str& ;atl! eleme&ts a&d lese eleme&ts a& t te Grtd> East. As a tes6st & te &blest a&d 6r%+&d se&se % ts rd -- e b8 a 6at % m8ster8 mbbed t& m te le % rldl8 sdm. B+t all te same e ala8s dre!tl8 str5e a%ter te Bbl!al re5elat&. 7e "8ster+m ma&+m" te reatest % s rs re6rese&ts a Bbl!al ester!sm. ;ara!terst! t Beme as s l%t8 +tl & ma& a&d & ts I see s reatest s&%!a&!e. e der5ed ts l%t8 dea % ma& tr+ a 6r!ess % +&dersta&d& s+! as t dee6l8 mmersed & Bbl!al ;rsta& re5elat&. Frm ;rsta&t8 e rea!ed a&tr6l!al !&!l+s&s ! are m6ssble t be %+&d & te tea!ers % te ;+r!. e s+rm+&ts te lmted&ess % te Gld 7estame&t a&tr6l8 a&d !sml8. I& m s t be se&sed te breat& % a &e s6rt a &e rld e6!. e bel&s t te e6! % te Re%rmat& a&d te Re&assa&!e 8et amdst ts e tra&s!e&ds ter b+&dares. s 6ers6e!t5e sm+lta&e+sl8 s re&ted bt t te de6ts % s6rt a&d t !sm! l%e t &at+re. 7e %rst str& m6a!t % Beme as & E&la&d. e ad a& &%l+e&!e +6& 0ere F> te %+&der % L+aersm. A&d e as earl8 tra&slated &t te E&ls la&+ae. Bt Net& a& d lt& read m. B+t te %rst !&seC+e&tal re6rese&tat5e % Bemsm &e  %+rter de5el6ed Bemes deas as te E&ls m8st! a&d tes6st % te KVII ;e&t+r8 $rdae. A&d $rdae tea!es als ab+t te e8e % te /&r+&d. $rdae rte a b lese bear& te ttle ",6a". I& t & te tradt& % Beme as e>6ressed te tea!&s % a ;rsta& tes68 !&!er&& ,6a. A&d %r m als ,6a-Wsdm s a& eter&al Vr&. 7e tea!& % $rdae !&!er&& ,6a des &t 6ssess te %res&ess a&d r&alt8 % Bemes !&tem6lat&s b+t t s &terest& a&d rt8 % atte&t& as a de5el6& % Bemes deas. $rdae sa8s tat ,6a eals te +&ds C+e&!es te trst st+ated & dar&ess.J Wt& te dee6 ab8ss aae&s a se s6rt. Wsdm 6erates lese als t& ma&. 7e Vr&-Wsdm (,6a) a66ears & ma& as te s+r!e % stre&t.1 $rdae & 6art!+lar stresses tat t& ma& t s ,6a-Wsdm tat maes e5er8t& a66e&. "Wsdm s m8 &ard r+ser m8 +de m8 stre&t m8 &tatr t 6er5ades a&d rders m8 l%e".< Fr $rdae ,6a s a& all-6er5as5e D5&e e&er8 a&d ts a!t5t8 s 5er8 smlar t te a!t5t8 % te l8 ,6rt. e sa8s tat te &e % ,6a s te bra!& dra+t % l%e.3 s tea!& ab+t ,6a !a& be termed 5talst!. "A&d te s6rt % 5r&al Wsdm s mter % te s+l @+st le as te s6rt % eter&t8 s %ater % te eter&al s6rt."4 $rdae 5er8 !learl8 dst&+ses betee& s6rt a&d s+l a&d e sees te eter&al 6ers& % ma& & te !-+&t& % s6rt a&d s+l. 7e 6+re ll %r m s a 5r&al ll. A&d te 5r&al ll l5es Wsdm. 0ds eart s al5e t& te +ma& eart a&d 6aradse m+st&eeds be s+t t& te +ma& eart. 0d l5es & ma& a&d ma& l5es & 0d. ere s a& es6e!all8 m6rta&t de%&t& %r ,6a. ,6a sa8s !&!er&& tsel% "I am te 5r&al Wsdm % m8 Fater W t+t me !+ld d &t& @+st as I !+ld d &t& t+t te Fater ,& a&d l8 ,6rt". "G&e t te l8 7r&t8 tat ! I d te Fater ,& a&d l8 ,6rt d I d &t& % 8sel% b+t t& e dt a!t te l8 7r&t8".H ;learl8 %r $rdae ,6a s &t !reated &t a !reat+re. e s 6art!+larl8 &sste&t +6& ts tat ,6a s rted t& te l8 7r&t8. All te %em&&e %+res % te Bble a66ear as %+res a&d maes % , 6a rt & +6 t te Vr& ar8". $rdae !mes t de&t%8 ,6a t te l8 7r&t8 a&d & ts e es %arter ta& Beme. -- "I Wsdm b8 m8 esse&!e am te 6+re D5&t8 a&d &e t te l8 7r&t8= a&d tat ! I d te l8 7r&t8 det & me".9 7e ser5!e re&dered % Wsdm a&d re&eal s a!!m6lsed tr+ %re. ,6a als a!ts le %re. 7e &e ea5e& a&d te &e eart are &t +tsde ma& b+t t& m.J B+t & $rdae t s 5er8 d%%!+lt t %&d a se6aratel8 dst&!t de%&t& % ,6a. ,6a s lese te s6rt % ;rst. "7e s6rt % Wsdm a&d te s6rt % ;rst are &e a&d te sel%same s6rt... 7e ,6rt % Wsdm s te ,6rt % ;rst a&d te ,6rt % ;rst s te ,6rt % Wsdm".1 a& tr+ ,6a be!mes a &e !reat+re a&d ,6a !reates a &e eart.

,6a leads ma& &t a &e rld. 7e &e eart tr+ ,6a s !reated %r te eter&al ma&. G&l8 %r s6rt+al ma& ll t be &able. Fr $rdae ,6a s te 6er tra&s%+r& te !reat+re. 7e tea!& ab+t ,6a ass+mes a& all-e&!m6ass& !ara!ter t as a brad see6 & !m6ars& t Beme a&d lses ts mre s+btl8 6+s !ara!ter % be& %rst % all a tea!& ab+t te 5r&al&ess % ma&. 7e s6l8 % $rdae as a& a%%&t8 t te s6l8 % Fr. ,. B+la5. "7e stl8 7r&t8 &eter a!ts &r !reates a&8t& t+t ts eter&al Wsdm @+st as Wsdm !a& d &t& t+t te eter&al stl8 7r&t8... 7e stl8 7r&t8 a!ts & Wsdm a&d tr+ Wsdm a&d Wsdm a!ts & te stl8 7r&t8 tr+ t a&d t t".< I !erta&l8 d &t t& tat $rdae ad a&8 srt % a dre!t &%l+e&!e +6& te s6l8 % Fr. ,. B+la5. Fr. ,. B+la5 der5ed s tea!& ab+t ,6a %rm ter s+r!es b+t as reards te all-e&!m6ass& !ara!ter & te +&dersta&d& % ,6a tere s betee& tem a& a%%&t8. $rdae ass!ates !lsel8 te tea!& ab+t ,6a t te tea!& ab+t te l8 7r&t8. Bemes %rst &%l+e&!e as & E&la&d %rst % all +6& $rdae. 7e& & Fra&!e +6& ,a&t-art& a 5er8 remarable a&d &%l+e&tal ;rsta& tes6st.3 e5er & 0erma&8 as Bemsts m+st&eeds be re!&ed Get&er4 a&d Fr. Baader es6e!all8 Fr. Baader te reatest a&d mst remarable % te Be msts a&d te mst !+r!l8 & s rld-+tl. B+t e5e& stll C+te earler Beme ad &s6red te reat ;atl! m8st! a&d 6et A&el+s ,les+s. Beme lese ad &%l+e&!e +6& de !r!les % !!+ltsts tes6sts a&d m8st!al-mas&s b+t %te& tere& 6rl8 +&derstd a&d 5+larsed. IV. I& R+ssa te &%l+e&!e % Beme !a& be %+&d +6& +r mer& tes6st ,5rda alt+ te &%l+e&!e % Weel +6& m e5de&tl8 as str&er ta& tat % Beme. Beme as 5er8 l8 esteemed alt+ 5er8 6rl8 && a&d 6rl8 +&derstd b8 te re6rese&tat5es % te m8st!al a&d mas&! !+rre&ts % te late KVIII a&d ea rl8 KIK ;e&t+res -- N55 ,!ar' *6+!& *ab'& et al. re dre!t +6& +s as te &%l+e&!e % s+! se!&d-rate ;rsta& tes6sts as 2+&-,tll& a&d E!artsa+se&. D+r& te KIK ;e&t+r8 te R+ssa& rma&t! a&d ,!ell&te Gde5s8 mbbed t& m eleme&ts % Bemes ;rsta& tes68 8et & ts mres % $rdae a&d ,a&t-art& ta& % Beme msel%.H Wt Vl. ,l5e5 be&s te s6l!al !+rre&t & R+ssa& rel+s 6ls68 a&d tel8. Des ts !+rre&t rest +6& te s6rt % 2. BemeM Im6er!e6tbl8 a&d +&!&s!+sl8 Be mes s6rt as a!ted ere s&!e Beme s te s+r!e % te tea!& ab+t ,6a. B+t & te !&s!+s le5el Fr. $. Flre&s8 a&d Fr. ,. B+la5 are re6+lsed b8 Beme a&d Vl. ,l5e5 s C+te esta&t t all+de t m. B+t esse&tall8 betee& te tea!&s % 2. Beme ab+t ,6a a&d te R+ssa& tea!& ab+t ,6a as t as %rm+lated am& +s tere s a d%%ere&!e. I% tere be !m6ared te s6a&sm % Beme a&d te s6a&sm % Vl. ,l5e5 te& te !lear 6re%ere&!e +t t be 5e& t 2. Beme. 7e tea!& % Beme as t relates t m s dst&+sed b8 a reater 6+rt8 a&d ab&eat&. I% e s &t ala8s dst&!t %r a l!al !lart8 e s ala8s e5er dst&!t t a& et!al !lart8 a&d & m tere s & srt % a&8t& m+r8. All te s6l8 % Beme arse +t % s 5s& % ea5e&l8 6+rt8 a&d 5r&al&ess t as b+&d +6 t te &t+t& % te D5&e lt. 7e D5&e ,6a s &t %r a s&le &sta&t bl+rred b8 te eartl8 A6rdte. 7e eartl8 ,6a %r m t+s s te Vr& ar8. Bemes tea!& !&!er&& ,6a s 6r%+&dl8 a&d !m6letel8 ;rsta& & t tere are & 6aa& eleme&ts. As reards Vl. ,l5e5 amdst all s e&rm+s merts & te sett& % te 6rblem t s reretabl8 m6ssble t sa8 tat s tea!& !&! er&& ,6a as e&trel8 !aste a&d re&+&!atr8. e alled % a reat m+r&ess & s s6a&! sett&s. s 6etr8 t&ess t ts. At te meet& & E86t e as @+r&e8ed &t t tat ,6a -- te ea5e&l8 Vr& te Wsdm % 0d. Wt Vl. ,l5e5 tere as a !+lt % eter&al %em&&t8 .e. a !sm! !+lt. I& ,6a at all+red m ere te %eat+res % %em&&e !arm. I& %em&&e bea+t8 tere s &ds6+tabl8 a l&t % te D5&e rld. I& ,t 2& % te *adder (;lma!+s) tere s a remarable stateme&t "G&e ma8 a5e !a+t st % a&

e>trard&ar8 %em&&e bea+t8 a&d a5e lr%ed e>!eed&l8 te ;reatr & t a&d %rm ts s&le s+! st a5e be!me abla'e t l5e %r 0d a&d sedd& tears ab+&da&t. A& ama'& s6e!ta!le &deedP Wat mt be a 6t%all % 6erdt& t sme %r m &stead +ld s+6er&at+rall8 ser5e t te re!e5& % eter&al lr8. I% s+! a ma& & le &sta&!es a5e ala8s s+! &deed a& aare&ess a&d a!t& te& e s res+rre!ted &!rr+6t e5e& be%re te +&5ersal Res+rre!t&". 7+s rte a 5er8 a+stere as!et!. B+t te e%+l 6rblem s & ts tat t Vl. ,l5e5 te mae % ,6a be!mes t%ld a&d de!e6t5e maes % ,6a a66ear %r m. e trme&t5el8 s+t +t s Vr& & te &!t+r&al a&d s+b!&s!+s eleme&t a&d %te& t t !&%+sed t te !sm! all+re. Vl. ,l5e5 as trme&ted t te &e rel+s trst s tat "& lt +&dmmed b 8 a &e ddess te ea5e&s s+ld mere t te ater8 dee6s". "All ere& rldl8 A6rdte be bea+te+s 7e @8 % mes a&d %rests a&d seas -All as & !mm& te bea+t8 tra&s!e&de&t re 6+re mre 6er%+l a&d al5e mre mre %+ll8". 7ere as a rt trst& %r te rel+s tra&s%rmat& % all !reat+res % all te !sms t& bea+t8. At a mme&t % &st e sa e5er8ere "&e b+t mae % %em&&e bea+t8" a&d te& t as te bea+t8 % te !sms. 7e !sms t+s s a %em&&e &at+re a&d te !sms tra&s%+red s bea+t8. 7e ,6a % Vl. ,l5e5 s ttall8 a&d e>!l+s5el8 !sm! t as &t tr+ a !&tem6lat& % te D5&e Wsdm a&d t des &t 6ssess as t Beme a&d $rdae a dre!t relat& t te l8 7r&t8. 7e "mae % %em&&e bea+t8" t& te !sms t& te !reated rld !a& se %rt &t &l8 %rm a& +6ard ab8ss b+t als %rm te ler ab8ss a&d !a& be a de!e6t5e a&d %alse all+re t !a& seem as a ,6a s+&dered %% %rm te *s a&d &t re!e6t5e  % te *s .e. a &&-se %em&&t8. 7e tra! e&!+&ter % Vl. ,l5e5 t A&&a ,!mdt a %ted m8st! % e&+s t&esses t a reat &a+s6!+s&ess & ,l5e5s s6a&! %rm+lat&s a&d sear!&s.9 e as re6+lsed a&d %led te +&attra!t5e a&d &t 6rett8 mae % A. ,!mdt te mst remarable ma& m e as t a66e& t meet & l%e s&!e e as sear!& %r a s6a&! !arm a&d bea+t8 e as see& te %eat+res % a& eartl8 A6rdte. A&d mre5er & te !a6a!t8 % be& a rma&t! Vl. ,l5e5 as a%rad % ts realsat& a&d as &!a6ab le %r t. Vl. ,l5e5s !+lt % ,6a as smet& ttall8 rma&t! a&d & t as &t a rel+s realsm. 7e 5er8 !&!e5& % A&&a ,!mdt ersel% as ,6a as te ;+r! a&d Brde % Vl. ,l5e5 as de%&ed b8 te d+6l!t8 a&d m+r&ess % ,l5e5s s6a&! +tl a&d sear!&s. Vl. ,l5e5 atta&s t a C+te reat ab&eat& a&d l%t&ess &l8 & s remarable art!le "7e ea&& % *5 e". Vl. ,l5e5 ad C+te reat a& &%l+e&!e +6& te R+ssa& 6etr8 % te be&&& KK ;e&t+r8 as reards ts s6a&! teme. We see ts t A. Bl t A. Bel8 a&d 6artall8 t V8a!esla5 I5a&5. 7e reatest % +r 6ets at te be&&& % te !e&t+r8 A. Bl 6!ed +6 & all te m+r&ess % ,l5e5s s6a&! m&dset. Vl. ,l5e5 msel% bele5ed & ;rst a&d rema&ed %at%+l t ;rsta&t8. B+t te R+ssa& s6a&!-6ets %r te mst 6art bele5ed & ,6a le &t bele5& & ;rst. 7s ,6a alteter as alread8 la!& %r sdm a&d as %re& t te *s. 7e Bea+te+s *ad8 % A. Bl s ts +&&able ,6a. It eter&all8 tem6ts a&d t eter&all8 de!e5es ts mae s t%ld. ere& e %&d +rsel5es at a 5er8 reat dsta&!e %rm Beme. I d &t reard t 6r6er t s+b@e!t te R+ssa& 6etr8 % te be&&& KK ;e&t+r8 t a&8 srt % tel!al @+deme&t. It +ld mae & se&se t d ts. We e>6ere&!ed at te be&&& % te !e&t+r8 a remarable 6et! re&assa&!e. B+t &t +r 6etr8 e&tered m+r8 a&d dstrted s6a&! mds. $ets a5e te rt t s& % te Bea+t%+l Wma& a&d !a& mae te !lam tat "Das E-Webl!e 'et +&s &a&" ?"7e Eter&al Fem&&e m6els +s  ere5er". B+t ts s a& alteter d%%ere&t 6la&e a&d a d%%ere&t area ta& te rel-6ls6! tes6! a&d tel!al tea!& % ,6a te Wsdm

% 0d. 7e R+ssa& tel!al s6a&sm s !erta&l8 5er8 dst&!t %rm te 6et! s6a&sm. Fr. ,. B+la5 & s re!e&t bs maes te reatest e%%rts t atta& a 6+r%ed tel!al tea!& ab+t ,6a & a!!rd t tradt&. e s %ar rem5ed %rm te s6a&sm % Vl. ,l5e5 a&d %re& t m s te s6a&sm % 2. Beme.HJ Fr. ,. B+la5 desres t be a tela& a&d &t a tes6st. I& ts s te d%%!+lt8 % s 6st&. B+t s s6l8 !a& a5e re6ra!es made aa&st t &l8 C+te terse ta& tse made & 5+lar a&d &ra&t a!!+sat&s % a s6a&! "eres8". 7e R+ssa& s6a&! !+rre&t !a& eae& te aare&ess % te %reedm % te +ma& s6rt a&d ts !reat5e 5!at& & te rld. a& ets ra66ed +6 & te d5&el8-!sm! s6a&! e&er8 a&d tere& s lt !a& be!me b+t a 6ass5e s&&. 7e !sm! eleme&t @+st le te %em&&e be&s t 6redm&ate 5er te eleme&ts a&tr6l!al te mas!+l&e. A&d ts m6edes te stre&te&& % te !&s!+s&ess % te 6ers& % te 6ers&s a!t5t8 a&d res6&sblt8. As %r Bemes tea!& ab+t ,6a 6rmarl8 a&tr6l!al & !ara!ter a&d 6st& at ts !e&tre te 5r&al &teral le&ess % ma& t s m6ssble t sa8 tat t +ld lead t s+! res+lts. We a5e alread8 see& tat Beme as ttall8 la!& & a&8 &68ste a&d $a&test! te&de&!8. e dd &t betra8 ma& 5er &t te r6 % !sm! %r!es as tes6sts te&d t d. 7e rld-!&!e6t % Beme -- s 6ers&alst!. Beme msel% dd &t dra a&8 a&tr6l!al ded+!t&s %rm s tea!&s. B+t & m are 5e& te %+&dat&s %r a ;rsta& a&tr6l8. Wt Beme tere as a !erta& a&&8a&!e t s !&tem6lat&s ts ett& all m>ed +6 t astrl!al a&d al!emst tea!&s a&d term&l8. B+t & m als as a 6+re 5s& % tr+t. e !a+t st !learl8 % dar&ess e5l str+le te !&trad!t&s % be& a&d e sa als D5&e Wsdm 5r&al 6+rt8 lt. e as a ma& &t>!ated t 0d a&d te D5&e Wsdm. All s be& as re&ted t te eart % 2es+s ;rst a&d s tes68 as mb+ed t ;rstl8. Wester& ;rsta& t+t as te&ded t &e+tralse a&d se!+larse te !sms. 7s !!+rred ale & bt 7mas AC+&as a&d & *+ter. 0ds !sms bear& +6& tsel% te m6r&t % 0d te ;reatr a&d tra&s%+sed t D5&e e&eres te&ded t ter a&d de & te !&s!+s&ess % te ;rsta& West. It as re6la!ed b8 a &e+tralsed &at+re te b@e!t % s!e&t%! &at+re-&lede a&d te!&l8. I& te ;rsta& tes68 a&d !sml8 % Beme s6rt s re5ealed t& &at+re 0d s re5ealed t& te !sms te le % rld l%e s ! m6ree&ded as a s8mbl % te D5&t8. Fr Beme at std at te !e&tre as @+st%!at& as t dd %r *+ ter as t dd %r te ;atl! tel8 b+t rater te tra&s%+rat& % te !reat+re. A&d te teme % ,6a s a teme ab+t te 6ssblt8 % s+! a tra&s%+rat&. Beme as &t a 6a&test b+t e de&ed tat a tra&s!e&de&t !asm e>sts betee& 0d a&d te !reat& betee& 0d a&d te rld. e dd &t t& te rld 6r!ess t be smet& !m6letel8 e>ter&al t 0d a&d a5& & srt % relat& t te &&er l%e % te D5&e 7r&t8. 7e st % te le tea!& ab+t ,6a !&ssts & ts tat t br&s & a trad! a&d mmedate 6r&!6le betee& te ;reatr a&d te !reat+re a !-+&%8& 6r&!6le. I& !&te>t % te !ateres al&e % 0d-;reatr a&d rld-!reat+re t s m6ssble t 5er!me te 6eless d+alsm a&d te tra&s!e&de&t !asm. B+t ;rsta&t8 6+ts t rest te tra&s!e&de&!e-mma&e&!e as6e!t a&d sm+lta&e+sl8 t des &t 6ermt % a&8 de&t!al&ess betee& 0d a&d te rld &r % a&8 !asm betee& tem. 0ds !reat& bears +6& tsel% te m6r&t a&d seal % 0d te ;reatr te m6r&t % 0ds Wsdm ! !&5e8s te s6a&! as6e!t. Fr terse & te l%e % te rld & te !sms a&d ma& tere +ld &t be a&8 bea+t8 &r mea&& &r arm&8. 7e s6a&! as6e!t s als te bea+t8 % te !reat+re. 7e s6a&! as6e!t & ma& s s 6+rt8 s le&ess !aste&ess 5r&al&ess. 7s 6+rt8 le&ess !aste&ess 5r&al&ess s als & all te !reat& as te 6ssblt8 % ts tra&s%+rat&. 7e Vr&-,6a as %l& %% t ea5e& b+t ts mae s re%le!ted als +6& te eart a&d te eart t tsel%. 7e tra&s%+rat& % te eart s 6ssble &l8 tr+ te s6a&! as6e!t. te ttal de&al % a&8 s6l8 leads t a deade&ed d+alst! tesm a&d +ltmatel8 t desm. 0d ll a5e & te %&al e&d de6arted te rld. 7e treme&d+s s&%!a&!e % 2. Beme a&d % ;rsta& tes68 & te West s & ts tat te8 rse +6 aa&st te 6r!ess % dless&ess

a&d &e+tralsat& % te !reat+rel8 rld te !sms. A&d mre5er Beme s &t 5e& t a &&tra! !sm! 6tmsm. Wt& te rld a!ts &t & l8 te D5&e Wsdm b+t als dar a&d rrat&al %reedm. I a5e sad alread8 & m8 6rr Et+de tat te &%l+e&!e % Beme +6& 0erma& 6ls68 as e&rm+s. B+t a6art %rm Fr. Baader t m+st be 6&ted +t tat least % all as 0erma& 6ls68 de5el6ed te tea!& ab+t ,6a. E5e& & F!te !a& be %+&d te dde& &%l+e&!e % Beme. B+t te %r!e%+ll8-mas!+l&e s6rt % F!te s dre!tl8 !&trar8 t te s6a&! s6rt a&d e s te mst a&t-s6a&! % 6ls6ers t m te !sms s tra&s%rmed &t te materal resst& te a!t5t8 % te I. *ese a&t-s6a&! s te 6ls68 % e el a&d e5e& mres tat % ,!6e&a+er. Wt& 0erma& Idealst 6ls68 te reatest s+!!ess as ad &stead b8 Bemes &t+t& !&!er&& te dar rrat&al ll a&d !&!er&& te str+le % 66s& 6r&!6les t& be&. 7e tea!& ab+t ,6a be!ame te lt &t s m+! % 6ls68 as rater tes68. $ls68 & ts lteral mea&& s te l5e %r ,6a b+t t te&ds readl8 t %ret ts ts &at+re. +sserl a&ts e5e& t %rbd 6ls68 t l5e sdm. ,tll te tea!& ab+t ,6a s ab+ t 0ds Wsdm (tes68) a&d &t te l5e % sdm (6ls68). Yet e5e& ere te a!adem! tela&s % te s!ls a5e %aled t de5el6e te tea!& ab+t ,6a. It s almst m6ssble t %&d t t te tea!ers % te ;+r!. Wt ,t. Ata&asas te 0reat a&d ters ,6a be!mes de&t%ed t te *s a&d s+bs+med +&der te ,e!&d 86stass. 7s s e>6la&ed b8 te %a!t tat t& te tradt&al tel!al !&s!+s&ess bt te Easter& $atrst! a&d te Wester& ,!last! tere ere 8et &t &l8 &t !learl8 resl5ed as rater &t e5e& !learl8 6sted te 6rblems % a rel+s !sml8 a&d a rel+s a&tr6l8. 7e le !sml8 a&d a&tr6l8 % tradt&al tel8 as s+brd&ated t te sterl!al 6rblem a&d b+&d +6 e>!l+s5el8 t te tea!& ab+t s& a&d sal5at&. 7e m8ster8 % 0ds !reat& te !reat5e m8ster8 % te !reat+re &5l5es &t &l8 te be& sa5ed %rm s& b+t als % bear& t& t te m6r&t % te ;reatr a&d be& 6er5aded t D5&e e&eres ts as rema&ed dde& 5er tme. /6& ts m8ster8 a5e t+!ed &l8 a %e ;rsta& m8st!s a&d e&+&e tes6sts &st!s aead % ter tme. 7e reatest % tem as 2. Beme. B+t te t+t % mder& tmes as te&ded t &at+ralse Bemes &t+t& ab+t te m8ster8 % te rld-!reat& te m8ster8 % te !reat+re a&d t as be!me bere%t % at Beme re5ealed. 7e R+ssa& rel+s t+t % te late KIK a&d earl8 KK ;e&t+res as 6sted 5er8 a!+tel8 te 6rblems % rel+s !sml8 a&d rel+s a&tr6l8 te 6rblems % te relat&s6 % ;rsta&t8 t te !reat+rel8 rld. I& ts s ts e&rm+s a&d as 8et +&a!&leded s&%!a&!e. 7e 6rblemat!s +&derl8& ts as 8et la!& & a&8 e&erall8 bta&& resl+t& a5e ass+med 5ar+s %rms. At &e 6&t t be!ame eter a &e re5elat& % te l8 ,6rt be 6ssble amdst a &e rld e6! t& ;rsta&t8 at a&ter 6&t t &te&s%ed 5er te 6rblem % ma& a&d s !reat5e 5!at& a&d % te e>ste&!e % a& ab-eter&al +ma&&ess t& te bsm % te l8 7r&t8 a&d te& t as 5er te 6rblem % ,6a a&d te s6a&! as6e!t % te !reat+re. 7s 6rblem be!ame 5tal & te !&!rete le5el & te &e +&dersta&d& % te relat&s6 % ;rsta&t8 t !+lt+re a&d t s!et8. 7ere 6e&ed +6 ere& se5eral !+rre&ts. 7e8 aed betee& tem a str+le b+t all ere trme&ted b8 &e a&d te same teme. Am& te t&ers % te !e&t+r8 6ast  a&t!6ated te 6rblemat!s % te KK ;e&t+r8 a&d  &%l+e&!ed t -- ere B+are5 Dste5s8 Vl. ,l5e5 V. R'a&5 N. Fedr5. 7s s als tat !+rre&t % R+ssa& rel 6ls6! a&d rel-s!al t+t ! at &e tme e te&ded t !all te "Ne Rel+s ;&s!+s&ess" a& e>6ress& s&!e be!me trte 5+larsed a&d ds6araed b+t esse&tall8 6reser5& ts & s&%!a&!e a&d ts & tr+t. 7e 6rblemat!s % te &e rel+s !&s!+s&ess !a&&t be e>t&+sed a&d ablsed b8 a&8 srt % rea!t& % te tmes &5l5& a tel!al a&d !+r!l8s!al !&ser5atsm %r t t s !&&e!ted te %+t+re % ;rsta&t8. Fr. $. Flre&s8  smetmes

s6eas t stlt8 a&d s!r& ab+t "te &e rel+s !&s!+s&ess" s msel% &e % ts re6rese&tat5es. e5er8t& tat e sa8s ab+t te 6ssblt8 % a &e +t-6+r& % te l8 ,6rt a&d ab+t te s6a&! as6e!t % te !reat+re & s b "7e $llar a&d te 0r+&d % 7r+t" s&%es te sett& % all tese sel%same temes % te "&e rel+s !&s!+s&ess" ! s s+b@e!t t !lea&s& a&d dee6e&& b+t &t a&&+ll&. 2. Beme t m R+ssa& tela&s % a s6a&! be&t te&d t rea!t &eat5el8 as &&eteless &e % tse e&+ses  a5e a&t!6ated te sett&s % te 6rblem & deal& t te m8ster8 % 0ds !reat&. 7e a!adem! s!l tel 8 % all te %at-!&%ess&s s ttall8 m6te&t & !&te&d& aa&st tese 6rblemat!s a&d C+ell& te atat& e5ed b8 tem. We +t s6rt+all8 t mbbe te reat !lear-sted seers % te 6ast lst %ree& ter !&tem6lat& % !erta& ta&les a&d m+r&ess a&d br& tem &t a!!rd t te bas! tr+t % te ;+r! % ;rst. 7e s+r!es %r te &sts a&d 6 &der&s % Beme rema& %r +s e&mat! as s e5er8t& 6rmal & r&. I& Beme as a 6ls6! dale!t!s b+t te s+r!es % s !&t& ere &t dale!t!al b+t rater 6+rel8 &t+t5e a&d % !lear 5s&. 7e attem6ts t de5el6e s6l8 & Bemes dre!t& +t &t t !a+se 8et reater s+s6!& aa&st ts !+rre&t % d l8sdm b+t & te !&trar8 t lesse& a&d rem5e ts s+s6!&. I% tere be dsrearded te s+s6!&s !&&e!ted t te m&dsets % te &ra&t a&d % bs!+ra&tsm t te stlt8 tards e5er8 !reat5e t+t & tel8 a&d rel+s 6ls68 te& stll tere rema&s te s+s6!& % a& &s+%%!e&t !lea&s& % te tea!& ab+t ,6a & a m+ddl& teter % te ea5e&l8 t te eartl8 % te Vr& ar8 t A6rdte. Yet least % all des ts bta& & reards t Bemes tea!& ab+t ,6a. ,6a %r Beme s lese 6+rt8 5r&t8 !astt8. Bemes tea!&s 6rese&t te !alle&& tass % a &e ;rsta& a&tr6l8 % te s+rm+&t& % te sla5er8 s+b@e!t& % ma& +&der te Gld 7estame&t !&s!+s&ess & a bld attem6t at ds!er&& te m8steres % te !reat& t& te lt % ;rst. Beme s &t a tela& e s -- a tes6st & te %&est se&se % te rd a&d s !&tem6lat&s are &t easl8 t be !arred 5er &t te tradt&al tel!al la&+ae. *east % all as Beme a& "eret!" as reards te !&dt& % s eart as reards s s6rt+al ds6st& a&d te %&al resl+t& % ts C+est& des &t bel& t te a!adem! s!l tel!al tea!&s. Beme as &deed &t %+ll8 %ree % &at+ralsm. A&d +6& te tea!&s % Beme !erta&l8 les te m6r&t % a !erta& lmted&ess % s e6! te e6! % te Re%rmat& a&d te Re&assa&!e a&d tat t % s %at-!&%ess& a&d s 6e6le -- e t+t le a t86!al 0erma&. B+t e &deed mre ta& ters bre +t % te t!ets % ts lmted&ess. a&8 % +s as Grtd> R+ssa&s % te KK ;e&t+r8 t& terse ta& mt a 0erma& !ra%tsma& % e&+s %rm te late KVI a&d earl8 KVII ;e&t+res. b+t e !a& se&se & m a brter a%ter te s6rt s t+t res&ates %r +s a&d e !a& %&d !mm& ss+e t t be8&d all te se6arate %at!&%ess&s a&d &at&altes be8&d all te se6arate tmes a&d 6la!es @+st as e +t t %&d !mm& !a+se t e5er8t& s6rt+all8 e&+&e tat s l%t8 a& d  e5e& t+ t a66ear a %re& rld %r +s. Nla Berd8ae5

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