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FMC00.237B shows the human life as a cycle of the microcosm - relate to Schema FMC00.288.

On the left: just one quote where Rudolf Steiner links descriptions of cosmological evolution to the same pattern in a single human life

In the middle: illustration linking the seven wooden columns in the first Goetheanum (Schema FMC00.301A) to the Life Chart diagram (Schema FMC00.237). These columns speak not only of the cosmic archetypes of the planetary stages of evolution .. or the Earth's epochs .. but also of the stages of mankind's becoming and growing up coming from 'It' to an 'I' to a productive outpouring entity contributing to the cosmos (re: Meaning of Free Man Creator).

The words given to help reading the sculptural forms of the columns "blossom when watered with meditative life forces". The words on the columns, from Old Saturn to Vulcan (in German) "Das Es, An Es, In Es, Ich, Vom Ich, Aus Mir, Ich Ins Es" translate in English somewhat like "The It, On It, In It, I, From the I, Out of me, I into It". A short comment by O'Neil:

• With 'It' one can imagine the Father, a mineral (Old Saturn).. in our cradle years we are lovingly spoken of as 'it' and mirror our environment's every gesture.
• The plant is caressed by the light 'on It' and reflects its wisdom of number and form (Old Sun). In school years we take 'on' and reflect wisdom, language of the environment and those we loved.
• Innerness 'into It' begins with animals (Old Moon) .. in human life, the unpredictable innerness of 'In It'-ness in adolescence.
• 'I-ness' with the human being (Earth) .. in human life: we are off on our very own during these middle years
• then come, after this preparation and all this receiving, being given and guided .. the transformation of these gifts into givings. After mid-life, our inspirations shine forth 'from the I' .. and after 50 this can flow forth to others 'out of me'. In later years around 60 the will exteriorizes and can galvanize the surrounding world into action: the I can live 'into the It'.

On the right: from the spirit world Man is born into earthly substance of the Father principle (EDN) .. then goes through Individuation (ICM) .. and awakening himself into the spirit world (PSSR)

Illustrations middle and right, along with commentary on the columns, from O'Neil's 'The Human life'.