The Fly

Deutsche Fassung ← Book contents 24 March 1842 [Fl.01_011,01] You may ask: “All this is well and true, but what drives the first kind of spirits, the ones still unperfected, out from the sun into the endless reaches of space?” [Fl.01_011,02] I answer: nothing but My eternal order. By that order, the spirits travelling out…

Deutsche Fassung ← Book contents 3 September 1840 [Fl.01_000,01] It is good from time to time to turn the eye of the heart to one thing or another and perceive My love and wisdom in it, however small the object may be. For there is always something infinite within it, and it is therefore worthy…

Deutsche Fassung ← Book contents 8 March 1842 [Fl.01_001,01] The fly is indeed a small creature, and often a nuisance to people and to many other living creatures on earth, especially at the time of year when the sun’s rays strike the ground more strongly. Yet in the order of things it is neither as…

Deutsche Fassung ← Book contents 11 March 1842 [Fl.01_002,01] It will not have escaped your notice, and you will often have observed, how nimbly the fly scampers on its six little feet over an upright, highly polished surface, just as it does over a table that lies perfectly level. [Fl.01_002,02] How is this possible for…

Deutsche Fassung ← Book contents 15 March 1842 [Fl.01_003,01] What we have learned about the fly so far is certainly wonderful, indeed more than wonderful. But one of the much greater wonders of this little creature lies in its purpose and in the way it fulfils it. [Fl.01_003,02] How many purposes does this little creature…

Deutsche Fassung ← Book contents 16 March 1842 [Fl.01_004,01] We have now seen how this little creature fulfils its purpose with respect to the negative pole. Yet what we have learned is only part of its purpose on that side. It has many secondary purposes as well. A wise master of a household assigns each…

Deutsche Fassung ← Book contents 17 March 1842 [Fl.01_005,01] You have often experienced on a warm summer’s day, especially on a sultry afternoon, how a sweet sleep seeks to overtake a tired person. Those still in the full vigour of youth can drive it away by various means, especially physical movement or other engaging activities…

Deutsche Fassung ← Book contents 18 March 1842 [Fl.01_006,01] You will surely have noticed that flies particularly like to settle wherever there is a little something to eat. That is why they come in large numbers as uninvited guests at meals and eagerly fall upon the food and whatever is left of it. You will…

Deutsche Fassung ← Book contents 19 March 1842 [Fl.01_007,01] Now that we have come to know the negative polarity of this little creature, which is properly its material aspect, let us turn to its positive polarity. A few attentive looks there will reveal what is most wonderful about it. [Fl.01_007,02] Whoever has seen a fly…

Deutsche Fassung ← Book contents 20 March 1842 [Fl.01_008,01] To understand thoroughly the important things that follow, you must look back briefly at what has already been said, specifically at the positive polarity of our fly and how it serves as a gathering point for life. [Fl.01_008,02] Look closely at the sun. Which of you…