Last lines of Goethe’s Faust

Everything past is but a metaphor!

What cannot be calculated is happening right here!

What cannot be described is being accomplished right here!

The Eternal Feminine (Mother Chaos, Mother Night) evolves us ever more and ever more.


translation by Tom Mellet


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3 responses to “Last lines of Goethe’s Faust”

  1. Sanjoy Roy Chowdhury Avatar

    Masculine Kindness Famine Kindness I> Sacer , Mystery of Power

  2. David DeBus Avatar
    David DeBus

    splendid. Beyond compare. Now and now and now.

  3. Sheila R Holtz Avatar
    Sheila R Holtz

    The Eternal Feminine leads us ever onward. Forgiveness. Redemption. Absolution. Love

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