Foundation of the world

To help Think, Feel, Will this purity into being, the Foundation Stone Meditation by Rudolf Steiner is offered, as contemplation and intentional statement for Pure Spirit Waters. The Foundation Stone was a copper dodecahedron placed beneath the Goetheanum.

 ~ The Foundation Stone Meditation ~

Human Soul! 

You live within the limbs, 

Which bear you through the world of space 

Into the Spirit-Ocean-Being: 

Live remembering Spirit 

In soul-depths, 

Where in majestic sway Of World-Creator-Being 

Your own I 

In God's I 

Is begotten: 

And you will live truly 

In the Being of the Human World. 


For there reigns the Father-Spirit of Heights 

In World-depths, creating life.

(Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones) 

You Spirits of Force 

Let from the heights resound 

What in the depths an echo finds; 

This speaks:

(Ex Deo Nascimur)  

Of the Divine is Mankind born. 

This hear the (Elemental) Spiritual Beings in East, West, North, South: 

May human beings hear it!

............


Human Soul! 

You live in the heart-lung throbbing, 

Which guides you through the time-rhythm 

Into the feeling of your own soul's being: 

Live meditating on Spirit 

In soul equanimity, 

Where the surging 

World-evolving acts 

Your own I With cosmic I Unite; 

And you will feel truly 

In Human-Soul-Creating. 


For there reigns the Christ will in the earth-sphere 

In Cosmic rhythm gracing souls. 

(Kyriotetes, Dynamis, Exusai)

You Light-Spirits 

Let from the East ignite 

What through the West takes form: 

This speaks:

(In Christo Morimur)

In the Christ, death becomes life. 

This hear the (Elemental) Spiritual Beings in East, West, North, South: 

May human beings hear it.

............


Human Soul! 

You live in the reposing head 

Which out of eternal springs 

Unfolds for you Cosmic thoughts: 

Live with Spirit-Vision 

In thought's tranquillity, 

Where the eternal goals of Gods

Grant 

Cosmic-Beings'-Light 

To your own I 


For free willing; And you will think truly 

Out of founts of Human-Spirit. 

For there reign the Spirit-Cosmic-Thoughts 

In the World-Being, Light imploring.

(Archai, Archangeloi, Angeloi) 

You Soul-Spirits Let from the depths be prayed for 

What from the heights is granted: 

This speaks: 

(Per Spiritum Sanctum Reviviscimus)

In the Spirit's Cosmic Thoughts 

The soul awakens. 

This hear the (Elemental) Spiritual Beings in East, West, North, South: 

May human beings hear it.

............


At time's turning point 

The Cosmic Spirit-Light entered 

Into earthly life-stream. 

Night-darkness 

Had ended reign. 

Day-bright Light 

Rayed within human souls. 

Light 

Which warms 

The simple shepherd-hearts, 

Light 

Which enlightens The wise heads of Kings. 


Godly Light 

Christ-Sun 

Warm Our hearts 

Enlighten 

Our heads 

That good may become 

What we 

From hearts found 

What we 

From heads 

Direct with single will.


Think, Feel, Will—Pure Spirit Waters