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Station in life and its duty

Standt; Pflicht

Station in life is the social place the narrator declares ordained by God; Pflicht is the duty an alchemical seeker may neglect.

From the book

Centrum Naturae Concentratum

Attributed to Ali Puli · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
station in life, duty.

Meaning

Station in life is the social place the narrator declares ordained by God; Pflicht is the duty an alchemical seeker may neglect. The argument ranges across rulers, religious teachers, professions, crafts and farming. Its positive standard is faithful service within one’s charge, not wealth acquired first and charity postponed until afterwards. These are the historical work’s social and theological premises, not a general modern endorsement of every inherited hierarchy or restriction on changing an occupation.

Places to read

  1. The Concentrated Centre of Nature · Passage 3German“deiner Pflicht vorziehest” Fruitless alchemy is condemned when preferred to duty.
  2. The Concentrated Centre of Nature · Passage 5German“aller Standt von Gotten verordnet” The reply to the seekers rests on ordained social station.