P. 15--It is said above that those whose spiritual eyes are opened are able to see into the spiritual world. The conclusion must not on this account be drawn that only one who possesses spiritual sight is able to form an intelligent opinion about the results arrived at by the initiate. Spiritual sight belongs only to the investigator. If he afterwards communicates what he has discovered, every one can understand it who gives fair play to his reason and preserves an unbiassed sense of truth. And such an one may also apply the results of research to life and derive satisfaction from them without himself having spiritual sight. P. 20--"The sinking into the mire" spoken of by Plato must also be interpreted in the sense referred to in the last note. P. 20--What is said about the impossibility of imparting the teaching of the Mysteries has reference to the fact that they could not be communicated to those unprepared in the same form in which the initiate experienced them; but they were always communicated to those outside in such a form as was possible for the uninitiated to understand. For instance the myths gave the old form, in order to communicate the content of the Mysteries in a way that was generally comprehensible. P. 88--Everything that relates to knowledge gained through the "eyes of the spirit" is called by ancient mysticism "Mantik." "Telestik," on the other hand, is the indication of the ways which lead to initiation. P. 168--"Kabirs," according to ancient mysticism, are beings with a consciousness far above the human consciousness of to-day. Schelling means that man through initiation ascends to a state of consciousness above his present one. P. 186--An explanation of the meaning of the number seven may be obtained in _An Outline of Occult Science_ (see advt., front page). P. 187--The meanings of the Apocalyptic signs can only be given quite shortly here. Of course, all these things might be much more thoroughly explained, but of this the scope of this book does not allow. THE END * * * * * +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | Typographical errors corrected in text: | | | | Page 140: "It can only be as is must be" replaced with | | "It can only be as it must be" | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ * * * * * End of Project Gutenberg's Christianity As A Mystical Fact, by Rudolf Steiner