He has as yet no pity for thy woes, And ever lets thee sink among the shades When he is striving up the heights of light. For then he can forget that thou, his child, Must lead a miserable phantom life. But henceforth, thou wilt find me at thy side When as a shade thou freezest through his fault. I will exert my rights as Lucifer (At the word 'Lucifer' the spirit of Johannes' youth starts.) Reserved to me by ancient cosmic law, And occupy those depths within his soul He leaves unguarded in his spirit-flight. I'll bring thee treasure that will light for thee The dark seclusion of the shadow-realms. But thou wilt not be fully freed till he Can once again unite himself with thee. This act he can delay ... but not prevent. For Lucifer will well protect his rights. THEODORA: Thou spirit-child, thou liv'st Johannes' youth In gloomy shadow-realms. To thee in love Bends down the soul which o'er Johannes broods From realms ablaze with light, aglow with love. She will from thine enchantment set thee free If thou wilt take so much of what she feels As shall procure thee life in blessedness. I will ally thee with the elements Which labour unaware in cosmic space Withdrawing ever far from waking souls. With those earth-spirits thou canst fashion forms, And with the fire-souls thou canst ray out power, If thou wilt sacrifice thy conscious life Unto the will that works with light and power But without human wisdom. So shalt thou Preserve thy knowledge, only half thine own, From Lucifer, and to Johannes give The services which are of worth to him. From his soul's being I will bring to thee What causeth him to crave thy being's aid, And find refreshment in the spirit-sleep. LUCIFER: But beauty she can ne'er bestow on thee Since I myself dare take it far from her. THEODORA: From noble feeling I will find the germ Of beauty which grows ripe through sacrifice. LUCIFER: From free-will she will tear thee and instead Give thee to spirits who dwell in the dark. THEODORA: I shall awaken sight by spirit filled That e'en from Lucifer knows itself free. (Lucifer, Theodora, and the Spirit of Johannes' youth disappear. Johannes, awaking from his meditation, sees 'the other Philia' approaching him.) THE OTHER PHILIA: And clairvoyant dreams Make clear unto souls The magical web That forms their own life. JOHANNES: Thou riddle-speaking spirit--at thy words This world I entered! Of its mysteries One only--is important for my soul: Whether, as living in the spirit worlds, The shadow dwells who sought with Lucifer And Theodora to be shown to me. THE OTHER PHILIA: