Appendix to “Three Bodies”, Page 7

In closing, let us return to the legend and seek an Imagination that will reveal its meaning. It is full of the imagery of anthroposophical understanding and the Bible legend. The “temple” comprises the human being’s three bodies, the “outer court” (Rev 11,2) being the physical and etheric bodies and the inner the astral body, which must be mastered by the Ego during Earth evolution so as to be transformed into Manna. These can all be seen in Paul’s account, Heb 9,2-5. The Molten Sea is the fluidic etheric body within the “four corners” (Rev 7,1; 20,8; Acts 10,11; 11,5; Job 37,3; Is 11,12; Ezek 7,2) of the earthly physical body, which houses the warm human “Blood” pervaded by “Fire.” The “hammer” is that used in the outer work of the physical world, not in the “temple” proper but in the quarry (1 K 6,7) and on the appointments (e.g., Ex 25,18-36; 37,7-22); see also Is 41,7; Jer 23,29; 50,23. It represents the outer world which must be both mastered and transformed by the human Ego. Ah, but the Golden Triangle, before it is tossed into the Molten Sea, represents the three bodies of the human being. Through the complicity of Lucifer and the higher spiritual world (Job 2), the casting of the Molten Sea was put in jeopardy, and it suffered the “Fire” of the astral world between lives on Earth (Lk 16,19-31), but the “Purifying Fire” was brought to proper use by the “Widow’s Son” who returns enlightened to complete it “properly.” When the outer body has been murdered, i.e., “crucified” (cf. Rev 10,8-11), the Golden Triangle is thrown into the repository of wisdom, the Well, and, like the Holy Grail, is found (Mt 13,44-46). It becomes truly Golden (Heb 9,4) when the three bodies have been transformed into their three higher counterparts, manas-buddhi- atma. The Kingdom of Heaven has then been attained, as summarized by Christ in Mt 13,33. Prior to that time, one returns to incarnation again and again to be able to work on the proper casting of the Molten Sea, and when that is completed there is a Wedding of the Bride and Bridegroom, i.e., the Queen of Sheba becomes one’s bride (see “Bride/ Bridegroom”). The legend is buried within The Lord’s Prayer. The “four corners” and the Golden Triangle can be seen in its seven petitions as illustrated by the diagram in item #19 of the text.

The understanding of Gen 4-5 portrayed above must surely not be far from spiritual reality, the flowing continuity and wholeness the Bible purports to reveal from beginning to end. With it the legend of the Temple of Solomon and its Master Builder Hiram can seemingly be comprehended. Without anthroposophical light, theological understanding has yet to provide a solution to this riddle. It is a vital section of Ariadne’s thread that can lead humanity to the “Fullness” of Biblical comprehension.