Separation of the Moon

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According to Rudolf Steiner, the Moon-exit, the separation of the Moon from the Earth, took place in the course of the Earth evolution during the Lemurian period. Much earlier, during the Hyperborean period, the Sun had separated. The descriptions of the biblical creation story begin at about this time of the separation of the Sun. The Moon separation occurred after the seven Elohim, the direct Creator Spirits of the Earth, had ascended to the common Yahweh consciousness through their common creative activity. This prevented the progressive hardening of the Earth caused by the lunar forces, which would have made future earthly incarnations of man impossible. One of the essential further consequences of the separation of the Moon was the separation of the sexes.

„With the Sun, essentially, the Elohim have gone out from the Earth to move their scene outwards, to work from the circumference. But not all. Something of the Elohim remained, so to speak, united with the Earth, even when the Earth still had the lunar forces in its body. And that which at that time remained united with the Earth from the spiritual Elohim forces is that which is connected in a certain way with all the good effects of the lunar forces. For we must also speak of the good effects of the lunar forces. After the separation of the Sun, everything on Earth, especially man, would have been driven into mummification, into hardening, into lignification. Man would have died for the Earth. The Earth would have become barren if it had retained the lunar forces in its body. Within the Earth these lunar forces would not have been beneficial. Why did they nevertheless have to remain with the Earth for a time? For the reason that humanity had to endure, so to speak, all earthly conditions, because humanity in its most efficient representatives had to pass through this lunar condensation. But then, when the Moon had separated from the Earth, the forces which would otherwise have brought about death on Earth for mankind were beneficial. After the lunar forces had gone out, everything was refreshed again, so that even the weaker souls could come down and incorporate themselves into human bodies. Thus the Moon became the Earth's benefactor by becoming its neighbour. What it could never have been in the Earth itself, it became as its neighbour. Those beings who directed this whole series of processes are the great benefactors of man. Which beings were they? Well, those who were connected with the Moon, who then tore the Moon out of the Earth, as it were, in order to lead man on within the evolution of the Earth. We see from the Genesis account that the Elohim were the great directing powers. And what of these Elohim forces brought about that great and mighty fact of the Moon's departure, and thereby brought about the actual nature of man, was nothing other than what had also brought about the cosmic advancement of the Elohim to Yahweh-Elohim, what had led up the nature of the Elohim to Yahweh-Elohim. This remained united with the Moon, which then also led the Moon out of our Earth. Therefore we may say: with that which we find as the lunar body within our creation is intimately connected that which we call Yahweh-Elohim.“ (Lit.:GA 122, p. 169ff)

Literature
References to the work of Rudolf Steiner follow Rudolf Steiner's Collected Works (CW or GA), Rudolf Steiner Verlag, Dornach/Switzerland, unless otherwise stated.
Email: verlag@steinerverlag.com URL: www.steinerverlag.com.
Index to the Complete Works of Rudolf Steiner - Aelzina Books
A complete list by Volume Number and a full list of known English translations you may also find at Rudolf Steiner's Collected Works
Rudolf Steiner Archive - The largest online collection of Rudolf Steiner's books, lectures and articles in English.
Rudolf Steiner Audio - Recorded and Read by Dale Brunsvold
steinerbooks.org - Anthroposophic Press Inc. (USA)
Rudolf Steiner Handbook - Christian Karl's proven standard work for orientation in Rudolf Steiner's Collected Works for free download as PDF.
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