Anthroposophy Weekly

31/10/2025

Technology evolves up through our bodily members: first, it replaced the foot and hand—our will; then, our middle region, by reproducing images, sounds, and feelings; and now, human thought. Similar to our neurons, a network is now raising its head. A cry rings out…
https://dasgoetheanum.com/en/the-double-edged-sword-of-artificial-intelligence/

31/10/2025

To Tame Is to Love - Gilda Bartel

“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. But the earth was chaos and confusion. Darkness was upon the face of the primordial depths. The spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.” The Bible translation by Martin Buber and Franz Rosenzweig begins with how we might imagine a desert wasteland to be—something is not yet in order; wildness still rages untamed. One of humanity’s tasks is to lead nature into cooperation with us humans. Every culture, in its beginnings, is this act of taming. Things get difficult when love and reverence are lost in the process of taming. Then the domestication of exploitation begins, leading to another kind of chaos and confusion. This applies to the sphere of interpersonal relationships, too.

So what does sustainability mean today? What experiences do we need in order to live sustainably? Appreciation. Shared responsibility. A culture that creates spaces where things can grow together again, where things can be healed. The experience of connectedness, of “I am Thou.” Our future can only ever be the future of the whole. We begin to tame it when we love.

https://dasgoetheanum.com/en/to-tame-is-to-love/

30/10/2025

During Easter, from April 1 to 5, 2026, the Online Academy for Social Art (OASA) is organizing a multigenerational gathering in Cape Town entitled “Remembering Our Shared Future: To Speak from the Stars.”

Cape Town, South Africa. A gathering for spiritual understanding and imagination.

30/10/2025

Looking back on Rudolf Steiner’s marriage to the widowed Anna Eunike, it appears to have partly been an attempt to feel more at home in the earthly and social world.

Looking back on Rudolf Steiner’s marriage to the widowed Anna Eunike, it appears to have partly been an attempt to feel more at home in the earthly and social

29/10/2025

As the world continues to discover the living legacy of Rudolf Steiner, one hundred years after his death, the art world is likewise gradually taking note of his influence on the visual arts by way of his blackboard drawings, the two Goetheanum buildings, the work of Hilma af Klint, and that of many other artists who have been inspired by him.

Over the past two years, AnthrOArt, a visual arts program in Taichung, Taiwan, has explored the painting indications of Rudolf Steiner, including those for the First Goetheanum, the Waldorf and Freidwart schools, and the lecture cycles and actual painting examples for artists. Led by Van James, and joined by guest artists Iris Sullivan and Dr. Fiona Campbell, the painting indications of Hilda Boos-Hamburger, Gerard Wagner, Laine Collo D’Herbois, and Beppe Assenza were likewise surveyed, researched, and painted over the course of the second year.

Now, a third year will delve into Rudolf Steiner’s contributions for graphic design, black and white shaded drawing, and form drawing. These three visual arts are even less known and under-appreciated, even by anthroposophic artists, teachers, and publishers. These visual art forms will be studied over the course of 2026 for their artistic, pedagogical, and therapeutic attributes and applications. The course will be divided into in-person and online presentations in English with Chinese translation. It is a project sponsored by the Visual Art Section of North America.

https://dasgoetheanum.com/en/steiners-artistic-legacy/

29/10/2025

Between the expansiveness of summer and the tranquility of winter, autumn is a threshold for practicing inwardness. Menhirs, standing stones, are particularly inviting for such a practice and lead the self to uprightness.

https://dasgoetheanum.com/en/menhir-and-the-threshold/

29/10/2025

Why the most harmonious universe could also be the most unstable—and why cosmic order seems to favor irrationality.

28/10/2025

Many of us know Rudolf Steiner as a great teacher and spiritual scientist, but do we know him as a humorist? According to several personal reports, the Herr Doctor had a warm and lively sense of humor. Numerous anecdotal histories indicate that he could be a very playful and spontaneous comic.
https://dasgoetheanum.com/en/laughter-and-freedom/

28/10/2025

The Goetheanum is hosting an event entitled “Greening the Desert” on October 29. The desert is and has life that must be respected: this theme day will bring together practice and reflection. Visitors can experience projects from the Sahara region up close and learn how agriculture, culture, economics, and politics are intertwined. “Greening the Desert” is a collaboration between Culturescapes 2025 Sahara, the Section for Agriculture, Sekem, and Agroecology Works. Anna Storchenegger spoke with Ueli Hurter, co-leader of the Agriculture Section, and Jurriaan Cooiman, founder and director of Culturescapes.

https://dasgoetheanum.com/en/greening-the-desert-between-vision-and-foresight/

28/10/2025

When anthroposophists hear the name Rudolf Steiner, they probably think of his works and deeds. Non-anthroposophists (in the more amiable cases) think of an unusual man from the beginning of the 20th century who brought concepts of a not-wholly-understandable worldview into something real. In what other ways can we meet him? How might we develop a new closeness to him? A conversation with Martina Maria Sam, who is particularly familiar with the small and often little-known facts of Rudolf Steiner’s life. Questions by Gilda Bartel.

https://dasgoetheanum.com/en/getting-closer-in-becoming/

27/10/2025

What we refer to as “AI” are computer programs made up of algorithms that “learn” automatically. The program’s design continuously “learns,” that is, it rewrites its own algorithms “independently.” Here is an excerpt from a chat conducted by Elias Bartel, who asks AI about its own self-perception. Who teaches whom? Who learns from whom?
https://dasgoetheanum.com/en/does-a-mirror-image-recognize-itself/

26/10/2025

Understanding the technical processes and hardware behind AI helps us to use it freely as a tool. Oliver Pauletto, head of the IT department at the Goetheanum, gives us a glimpse behind the scenes.

Understanding the technical processes and hardware behind AI helps us to use it freely as a tool. Oliver Pauletto, head of the IT department at the