"Before the heavenly body on which the life of man takes place became "earth," it had had three other
forms which one designates as Saturn, Sun, and Moon. On can thus speak of four planets on which the
four principal stages of the development of mankind take place Moon, before that Sun, and yet earlier,
Saturn. One is justified, as will appear from the following communications, to assume three further
principal stages which the earth, or better the heavenly body which developed into the present earth,
still has to pass through. In mystery science these have been named Jupiter, Venus, and Vulcan. Thus
the heavenly body with which human destiny is connected has passed through three stages in the past
is now in its fourth, and will in the future have to pass through three more until all the talents which
man has within himself are developed, until he arrives at the peak of his perfection."

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