Spiritual science is needed as the bearer of a new healing process

Rudolf Steiner:

We must recognize that spiritual science is needed as the bearer of a new healing process. For if there be a further development of the intellect, of which modern man is so proud, intellect which lives merely in images, then by reason of its predominance all human beings will become disease-ridden. Measures must be taken to prevent such a thing. I can well imagine some people replying: “But if we discourage this intellectual cleverness, if we do away with intellect” — and there are indeed those who would like to see the intellect left undeveloped — “then there would be no need to repair the damage it does.” The true progress of mankind, however, has nothing in common with this Jesuitical principle; rather is it a question of human evolution being such that the healing element developing out of man's soul-forces can have effect on the intellect — otherwise the intellect will take a decadent trend and bring about the downfall of mankind.

As counter-measure to this, what arises from knowledge of spiritual science, and can permanently hinder the forces of decline in the one-sided intellect, must become effectual.

Source: March 21, 1920