Translations:Benutzer:Arian/Klett-Mini-Test/1581/en

The strong astrality — at work throughout the entire formative process of valerian — shows a kinship of being with that astrality which, in the animal, internalizes itself as soul-nature bound to the body. This is attested, among other things, by the powerful attraction valerian exercises on all manner of flying insects, beetles and so forth. One can say, in general terms: the fragrance streaming forth from the blossom is the purest form of appearance in which the being-revelation and efficacy of the formative forces manifest. In these, the earthly-material has been dematerialized to the highest degree. In its passage through the flowering process it has not merely been etherized, but so thoroughly permeated by astral force that it is capable both of drawing the most varied species of animals from a great distance toward their source of nourishment, and of touching the human soul more deeply than anything the eye can see.