He has just been explaining how, through the “expulsion from paradise” or Luciferic influence, there has been a preponderant influence of the “I” on the astral body and likewise, of the physical body over the etheric; and mutually and antagonistically, of the etheric and astral bodies.

Although I have read this several times, it has never been particularly clear to me; until recently, I was struck by a resonance with Gurdjieff’s idea of the “centers” using (or “stealing”) the energy of the other centers.  Suggests to me the idea that this “preponderance” could be correlated to the Gurdjieff’s idea of the tendency for “centers” to mis-use energy intended for another center.