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It is a great priviledge to hear from the mouth of an initiate what struggles we are ensnared in and what the meaning is of the sacrifices we are required to make before veiled images. Even if we should hear something evil, it would still be a blessing to see our task as something beyond a senseless cycle of recurrence.

It is a great priviledge to hear from the mouth of an initiate what struggles we are ensnared in and what the meaning is of the sacrifices we are required to make before veiled images. Even if we should hear something evil, it would still be a blessing to see our task as something beyond a senseless cycle of recurrence.

Approximate author period: c. 1946 AD · modern

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Ernst Jünger
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Approximate author period: c. 1946 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1895 to 1998; Wikidata Q76727, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76727 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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