Within the circle of my pupils here Through free-will acts of others and thyself A knot shall one day loosen in the threads Which Karma spins in lives of men on earth. Thy life itself will help to loose this knot. In hearts of men who give themselves in truth To follow wisdom, which I serve myself, Thou canst by thine own power discover those Joined unto whom thou wilt complete the work For which in spirit thou hast been prepared. CAPESIUS: Thee have I known, and I will follow thee. As I held converse with mine inmost soul, When I had been allowed to hear thy words Within the spirit-realm in their true form, And thou hadst brought me to myself again, Then could I see portrayed in spirit-light The aims which in the progress of the earth I was to follow in my future lives. And now I know that thou didst choose for me The one right way for this to be revealed. BENEDICTUS: Thomasius and Strader will henceforth United with thyself accomplish much That best may serve to further human health. They have prepared the soul-powers which are theirs With such intent since first the Earth began That they can join to form a trinity With thine own spirit in the cosmic course. CAPESIUS: So I must thank my fate's unbending powers Which seemed at first incomprehensible, That when the rightful moment came at last My life's aim suddenly revealed itself. (He pauses meditatively.) How wonderfully hast thou led me on: It seemed at first as if I strove in vain To enter with my spirit consciously Into those worlds which by thy words are placed So thoughtfully before the souls of men. For many years I could find nought but thoughts When in thy writings I absorbed myself. And then, quite suddenly, around me flowed The spirit-world in its reality; I scarce knew how to find myself aright Within my former more accustomed world. BENEDICTUS: That would have hid the spirit-life from thee For ever by its strong effective power Unless the stronger forces of this life Had first reduced it to a shadow dim. And so thou too, with thy full spirit-sight Must on that threshold learn to know thyself, Where others first can gain their spirit-sight. (During the last words Strader walks up to Capesius and the three go away together: after a short time Benedictus returns with Strader.) STRADER: