There have been many enquiries about the meaning of my expressions gross matter and ethereal matter.
order to play a part in the development of the inner core in thecoarsest sense; for in reality there are
The different species of matter lie on top of each other as the lowest part or as the very end of
together these form a halo of radiations which is already recognized today and simply called Od or aura.
according to the condition of the body, i.e., the cloak or form, is quite entirely different. Therefore it is
strongly represented will naturally always predominate. And that which predominates will in turn exert
the greatest influence upon the inside as well as upon the outside.
inventions will enable him to see. As for example everything he can see through a microscope. Gross
physically. This includes what he can see with the help of material aids, and with whatever further
into this combination animated by animistic substantiality, this combination quite naturally becomes
gradually in order to make it easy for serious seekers to penetrate the Laws of Creation.
benefit and ascent, not to its detriment and downfall.
bondedandcombinedthroughanimisticsubstantialityinmultipleways.Theresultantbondsand
As I have already mentioned, the different species of mattercannot be blended, but they can be
kinds which are fundamentally different from each other, and which thereforenever blend with each
species of matter. And it is only this, in turn, which provides the fertilesoil for thespirit! Animistic
animisticsubstantialitybeforethespiritdescendsintoit.Thecoveringsautomaticallyenvelopit
Gross matter comprises everything that man can see with his physical eyes, and what he can feel and hear
means of development for everything that is spiritual, which as a germ, immerses itself as into a fertile
animistic substantiality. As soon as the spirit, i.e., that which is spiritual, descends for its development
field. Just as a seed of grain needs the soil in which to germinate and grow.
spirit must be decisive for the combination of radiations; for in it the radiation of the kind of matter most
combinationsproduce heat and radiations.Each individualspeciesof matter thus producesits own
up to now. Not even a tenth of its real purpose has been suspected as yet!
The World of Matter is as nothing unless it is permeated by animistic substantiality. What we have
specific radiation which blends with the radiations of the other species with which it is combined, and
Thus every stone, every plant and every animal has its own radiation which one can observe and which,
The combination of radiations is of much greater significance than mankind has been able to discover
Creation. As with every sphere in Creation, it begins with the lightest species at the top and continues
been looking at now, however, was only the combination of animistic substantiality with the various
substantiality binds, combines and animates the World of Matter, while the spirit controls all matter with
The quality of the halo of radiations is decisive for the wave strength which has to receive vibrations
Matter with its various strata remains inactive and helpless in and of itself. Not until it is penetrated
Dominion is therefore bestowed upon the spirit in the most natural way. It is sad if it misuses or
and bound together by the animistic substantiality which lies above it, does it receive warmth and vitality
many more things which contribute to the overall activity in Creation which I may only explain very
It is not difficult to understand that that kind of matter which predominates in the covering of the
other.
also possible to observe disturbances in this aura and recognize points of disease in the cloak.
abuses it!The actual tools of the spirit for itsdevelopment in the World of Matterconsist of the
radiations just mentioned. The soil needed for its development has already been carefully prepared by the
protectively, and it is the spirit’s task to make proper use of this equipment, which it is given to use for its
downwards ending with what is heaviest and densest. All of these kinds of matter serve merely as a
and serve as the coverings or bodies of a great variety of forms and species.
but at the same time forms a connecting bridge to its broader environment. It also affects the inside in
This aura gives each form or body a special environment which constitutes protection and defense,
subordinated to it thus also including the animistic substantiality.
matter is only a specific kind of Matter. The great field of all that is Matter, however, comprises several
from the system of radiations of the entire universe. The hearer and reader should not superficially pass over this concept, but penetrate deeply into it, then he will suddenly see all the nerve-strands of Creation
When I speak of gross matter and ethereal matter it must not be assumed that ethereal matter is to
species determines the colors. Herein lies the lost key to thetrue royal art of astrology, the key to
Absolute harmony must also prevail in the composition of the radiations of the human body in order
through ignorance.
deepened knowledge of healing with herbs as well as to the controversial art of physical and spiritual
However, the body as well as the spirit must become strong as soon as one begins to pay attention to
varieties of radiant colors. These colors in turn entail ringing sounds that blend into harmonious chords. It
is not the sounds that have colors, but colors have sounds. This refers to the colors of radiations, not to the
before you can stand upright and free.
and thereby normal, for only what is favorable is the normal condition.
dead colors applied by human hands. Dead in comparison to the colors of radiations.
Man can imagine what effect the choice of foods alone has upon this system of radiations. Through
presumption of knowledge. The false burden must first be cast from your shoulders, from your spirit,
radiations derived from the various cloaks given to it. Until the sexual power awakens the process is the
spread out before him, which he should learn to tap into and make use of.
healing magnetism, the key to the art of living and also to the step-ladder of spiritual ascent. For the
unfavorable or hampering in their effect, so that that radiation predominates which is favorable to him
to provide the spirit with fully adequate means for its protection, development and ascent, such as are
species thereof will transmit it in a modified form. Thus the different nature and compositions of the
You who are seeking reach into the meshes of this network of radiations! Consciously, but with good
everything, all knowledge and the last secrets in Creation.
volition, and humbly acknowledging your God Who provided this wonderful Creation which you may
All this, however, cannot of itself bring about ascent nor lead to it, rather it only provides a healthy
He may form an image of the primordial power being poured over the Work of Creation in the form
soil for the full activity of the spirit, to the volition of which it is reserved to determine whether the road is
everything is diseased in this respect. Nothing can be called healthy.
changed one-sidedly, which calls for a readjustment if there is to be any possibility of ascent at all. Today
of radiation! It streams through Creation, through every part and every species. And every part and every
strengthening or perhaps weakening certain radiations or by shifting the predominant ones, if they are
whole of Creation thus presents a wonderful picture of the most glorious color-radiations such as no
thrown open, and an immediate connection is established. It now comes into contact in many and varied
ways with the powers of the radiations in the great Universe!
As the human being, i.e., the spirit develops and controls the colors of his own radiations so, as with
absorption may also be called attraction, or the Power of Attraction of Homogeneous Species. Regardless
to lead upwards, sideways, or downwards.
same as with a baby. Through their radiations the material cloaks absorb only what they need in order to
of what it is called the process as such remains the same. The colors merely indicate the species, and the
physical activity, and in general through lifestyle choices in many ways, these radiations have been
a radio, he attunes his own vibrations to these same colors and absorbs those from the Universe. The
painter could reproduce. And every part of Creation itself, every star, indeed every single object, be it
use. And the meshes of this network of radiations in Creation constitute the rungs of this ladder. In it lies
ever so small and tiny, resembles a finely-cut prism which transmits every ray it receives in multiple
these things. At present, however, grievoussins are committed almosteverywherein these matters
mature. When the sexual power sets in, however, the spirit stands fully equipped, the gates are then
master as a child at play, providing you at last have anhonest volition and throw off your arrogant
different parts of Creation produce changes in the Primordial Radiation which also alter its color. The
meaning of this step-ladder, the so-called Stairway to Heaven, is nothing but a simple tool which one is to
Confronting this magnificent realm of radiations there stands the human spirit with its equipment of
meant for it in the normal course of development in Creation. In particular through choices in foods, in
thechoiceoffoodsforhisnourishmentmanmayhelphisbodytoacquiretherightbalanceby
mean a refinement of gross matter. Ethereal matter is a completelydifferent species and of different consistency. It can never become gross matter, but it forms a transitional step in the upward direction.
then next to it a living man in the fullness of his vigor and activity. If he had no conception of man he
on earth would hardly suffice for more if I were to give broader explanations. Others will come who will
involves a concept of space.
I permit, as I have done hitherto, one thing to issue steadily from the other in the course of coming
Every hearer can then have access to the entire Creation for himself.
ethereal conditions. Indeed, the conception of time and space is to be found in the whole of Creation, but
Furthermore, both ethereal matter and gross matter represent coverings only, which must be combined by
Since, as I have mentioned before, ethereal matter is of adifferent nature from gross matter, this
fact absolutely guarantees a complete solution and a clear overview. In my lectures I now offer the key!
exhaustive. Therefore I wish to state here and now that, besides conscious and unconscious spirituality
be able to write one or even several books about each one of my lectures. I cannot spend my time on it
Ethereal Matter there is also a conception of time and space, but it is of a different nature and adjusted to
“beyond time and space!”
Creation, which has led to great misunderstandings, to contradictions and doubts in the uniformity of the
I would be proceeding too fast. Moreover I have often been told that I offer only the gist of a subject,
I want to explain the basic foundations of Creation.
animistic substantiality so that they can be animated by it.
Since so far I have had to speak in broad outline, I shall now slowly turn to the new things. Otherwise
which is not so easily understandable to the general public. However, I cannot act differently if I am to
bring everything I still have to say. We would have to end with only one fourth completed, for a lifetime
now.
Moving on to address these laws I must point out that the above gradationsare by no means
would not recognize the skeleton in the living man and might even claim that the two do not belong
The hearer and reader will probably feel like a creature to whom I first show a human skeleton and
attempt to follow only step by step. —
distinct nature. These currents of energy are again only the immediate environment adjoining the activity
One thing follows the other in order to combine with what already existed before and create ever new
beginning will not be able to grasp the entire Creationwhen I come to the last explanations. He must
Laws of Creation and of the Divine Will, and also to the belief in arbitrary acts by the Creator. Basically,
they are alwaysinfluenced by the particularCreationspeciesand are subject to itscharacteristics!
This always referred to the transcendental. But in moving forward we must from today on say: Life
It is the same with all the basic laws which uniformly permeate the entire Creation; in their effects
Therefore the effects of a particular law must manifest themselves differently in the various sections of
in the World of Ethereal Matter “stands above earthly conceptions of time and space” for in the World of
I shall postpone going into these subjects in detail until much later, as it would, at present, only divert
activity. There is more, much more, the further we analyze and go into details.
Given all at once it would result in a work the many-sidedness of which might confuse people. But if
instances used popular terms, which I must now expand. This, for instance, includes the expression:
decades, it will be easy to follow and finally to survey everything calmly, consciously and quite clearly. It
however, everything was only a result of man’s ignorance about Creation itself.
different species of matter and contributing to their development and progress, each according to its own
together, or at least are not the same. And so it will be with those who do not calmly follow my
which followed from and was consistent with logic could come into being. There is nothing else. And this
gradations. Everything, however, can be explained logically, because after the First Creation only that
implies something I have not touched upon so far. In order not to cause confusion I have hitherto in many
explanationsto theend. He who doesnotearnestly and persistently striveto understandfrom the
will be easy for him who wishes to follow me this far. To start with, before I touch on all the finer points,
it is always bound up with the nature of the species concerned! Creation itself has its limits and thus
andanimisticsubstantiality,currentsofenergy ofvariouskindspenetrateCreation,animatingthe
of spiritual and animistic substantiality or, better put, which, in preceding them, prepare their field of
the attention of the hearer and reader and confuse them. I will give this information as soon as it becomes necessary for a further understanding. No gaps will remain.