Rudolf Steiner’s Calendar of the Soul Verse 5
Introduced by Gordon Collins
Im Lichte, das aus Geistestiefen
Im Raume fruchtbart webend
Der Götter Schaffen offenbart:
In ihm erscheint der Seele Wesen
Geweitet zu dem Weltensein
Und auferstanden
Aus enger Selbstheit Innenmacht.
Light from Spirit depths
Weaving fruitfully in space
Revealing the God’s creative deeds:
Within the light, the soul’s true Being emerges
Expanded into the universe
And resurrected from narrow selfhood’s constriction*
Each week from Sunday until Saturday we accompany the world through the course of the year. Changes in Nature – sometimes subtle, sometimes dramatic are revealed to the attentive soul. This quality of attention can have a restorative effect on us as we live this weekly rhythm.
Verse 5 is about Light and continues to disclose its true nature and secrets – follow the journey of light from Spirit depths. Notice the quality of filtered light through the new growth.
Verse 5 is also about the soul’s rightful expansion and liberation – follow your soul’s journey towards a greater unifying wholeness.
* I have borrowed from other translations and attempted to find my own expression of the verse