Helena Roerich, in Letters of Helena Roerich II, (28 May 1937)
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Indeed, not a single high experiment with the subtlest energies can be performed without the presence of the Feminine Element. The famous philosopher's stone cannot be discovered or created without the participation of woman... The first task which faces women is to insist in all countries upon full rights and equal education with men; to try with all their might to develop their thinking faculties, and, above all, to learn to stand on their own feet without leaning altogether upon men. In the West there are many fields which are now available to women, and one must admit that they are quite successful in all of them.It is necessary to awaken in woman herself a great respect for her own Origin; she should realize her great destiny as a bearer of the higher energy. Indeed, it is woman's intuition which should again, as in the better periods of history, lead humanity on the path of progress...

— Helena Roerich on Philosopher's stone

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Indeed, not a single high experiment with the subtlest energies can be performed without the presence of the Feminine Element. The famous philosopher's stone cannot be discovered or created without the participation of woman... The first task which faces women is to insist in all countries upon full rights and equal education with men; to try with all their might to develop their thinking faculties, and, above all, to learn to stand on their own feet without leaning altogether upon men. In the West there are many fields which are now available to women, and one must admit that they are quite successful in all of them.It is necessary to awaken in woman herself a great respect for her own Origin; she should realize her great destiny as a bearer of the higher energy. Indeed, it is woman's intuition which should again, as in the better periods of history, lead humanity on the path of progress..." in the context of "Helena Roerich, in Letters of Helena Roerich II, (28 May 1937)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Helena Roerich

About Helena Roerich

Helena Ivanovna Roerich (12 February 1879 – 5 October 1955) was a Russian mystic, philosopher, spiritual teacher, writer, social and women's rights activist.