Anthroposophy Weekly

10/10/2023

Fairy tales are a path of thinking with the heart: living pictures that carry us beyond the sensory world and unite thinking and willing. They offer a contribution towards intuitive living.

Fairy tales are a path of thinking with the heart: living pictures that carry us beyond the sensory world and unite thinking and willing. They offer a

08/10/2023

"The Goetheanum and anthroposophy as a whole have been environmentally responsible and pioneers of sustainability from their inception." - Johannes Kronenberg

The School of Spiritual Science at the Goetheanum researches contemporary questions and themes for global society as well as the origins of our existence, the

06/10/2023

"True art surprises us, calls on us to set ourselves in motion, takes us to the limits of the familiar, and demands that we change." - Christiane Haid

True art surprises us, calls on us to set ourselves in motion, takes us to the limits of the familiar, and demands that we change. Art relates to the middle

05/10/2023

For her final presentation during the Anthroposophical Studies program at the Goetheanum, Rosemary Channin explored the question, “Are Rudolf Steiner’s indications for young people still relevant in 2023?”

For her final presentation during the Anthroposophical Studies program at the Goetheanum, Rosemary Channin explored the question, “Are Rudolf Steiner’s

04/10/2023

As a part of the Goetheanum’s Anthroposophical Studies program, Ariel Turner undertook a project to reduce her time on screens, researching what strategies were effective and how her inner life changed correspondingly.

Some “digital natives” of the younger generation are beginning to question the vast amount time they spend in the digital realm: both the positive potential

03/10/2023

"It’s important that people don’t see just as being in a position of having arrived, or power-over, or a need to control, but that it’s real servant leadership." - Anya Hobley

Anya Hobley is a co-director at Camphill California, as well as the international delegate for North America to the Council for Inclusive Social Development.

02/10/2023

"Rudolf Steiner advises us to cognize the tendency to turn away. When faced with a shadow that is seemingly impossible to illuminate, cognition is a pathway to engage the will to change." - Ezra Sullivan

Upon beholding the vivid and uncompromisingly truthful experience of my being, a tendency arises to turn away from the spiritual world and the reality of

02/10/2023

"Any set of poles is, at one level, a pair of demons, either of whom could destroy you, but at another level, they can be a pair of friends who will enrich your life if you relate to them in a balanced way." - Dan McKanan

Dan McKanan is a professor at Harvard Divinity School and the author of two books on anthroposophy: Eco-Alchemy: Anthroposophy and the History and Future of

28/09/2023

"'Everyone has a right to a clean and healthy environment.' That’s what the constitution of the U.S. state of Montana says, and that’s what 16 young people, ages 5 to 22, invoked in a lawsuit." - Wolfgang Held

"Everyone has a right to a clean and healthy environment."

27/09/2023

The poor machine didn’t know what kisses are... Thank you, machine, for this little excursion into the essence of gratitude.

A few years ago, I wanted to send a quote via an app that was equipped with the kind of word recognition technology that they all have these days. I’m

26/09/2023

Richard Schnell (speech) and Johanna Lamprecht (music) create an artistic approach to the Apocalypse of John in the form of a listening meditation.

Richard Schnell (speech) and Johanna Lamprecht (music) create an artistic approach to the Apocalypse of John in the form of a listening meditation.

25/09/2023

The finale of this four-part series considers how anthroposophy inspired the foundations of Education as practically applied and transformed knowledge. We can, therefore, distinguish between the content and the method of .

The finale of this four-part series considers how anthroposophy inspired the foundations of Waldorf Education as practically applied and transformed

24/09/2023

Alan Hovhaness was exposed to the most varied influences when he created his symphonies. His music is transcultural and anticipates future togetherness.

Alan Hovhaness was exposed to the most varied influences when he created his symphonies. His music is transcultural and anticipates future togetherness.

23/09/2023

In Rudolf Steiner's third mystery drama, Strader, the natural scientist, says to Ahriman at the moment he realizes that this being is trapped within the limits of calculating intellectual thinking, “I can – whilst facing thee – but weep – and cry –.”

"I can – whilst facing thee – but weep – and cry –.” These are words spoken by Strader, the natural scientist, to Ahriman at the moment in Rudolf Steiner's

22/09/2023

New research shows that our moment-to-moment experience of the passage of time—particularly, what we might call “the present”—is not constant but stretches or shrinks even within each heartbeat.

New research shows that our moment-to-moment experience of the passage of time—particularly, what we might call “the present”—is not constant but stretches or

21/09/2023

"Humankind is behaving, one would like to say, in a cosmically rude way toward these beings from the cosmos, who are appearing on earth at first only slowly, but coming nevertheless. Humankind does not care about them, it ignores them." - Rudolf Steiner

The UFO/UAP phenomenon raises hard questions about technology, consciousness, and politics. In this article, scholar Aaron J. French describes how this topic,

20/09/2023

"Angels always appear when people encounter border or boundary situations. […] At such moments, they are most likely to be noticed and recognized." - Michaela Glöckler

Angels always appear when people encounter border or boundary situations. At such moments they are most likely to be noticed and recognized.

19/09/2023

"Form emerges as an image reflected in water at rest in a stone basin. The phenomenon alludes to the essence of —a creature that finds infinity in finitude." - Nathaniel Williams

Form emerges as an image reflected in water at rest in a stone basin. The phenomenon alludes to the essence of Sophia—a creature that finds infinity in

18/09/2023

"Intimacy is within and without. In the aridity and solitude of the desert, I am thrown back on myself, while in the play of water in all its forms in Iceland, I am constantly invited to dive in, to be touched at my outer limit, to connect." - Franka Henn

Intimacy is within and without. In the aridity and solitude of the desert, I am thrown back on myself, while in the play of water in all its forms in Iceland,

17/09/2023

The third in this four-part series looks at key topics in that have become fundamental for teachers in Education, namely reincarnation, karma, and cosmology.

The third in this four-part series looks at key topics in anthroposophy that have become fundamental for teachers in Waldorf Education, namely reincarnation,

16/09/2023

"I am wandering. For years, in my mind’s eye, I’ve been seeing myself trekking through the desert—through mountains of sand, a figure wrapped in cloths, always just moving on." - Franka Henn

A travel diary from the Arava and Negev deserts in Israel, spring 2023.

15/09/2023

Water and intimacy are alike: they bear witness to a way of experiencing the world in which I am no longer just a spectator but a participant. This is a report on a journey to the land of the elements, water, and the inner location of our being.

Water and intimacy are alike: they bear witness to a way of experiencing the world in which I am no longer just a spectator but a participant. This is a

14/09/2023

In her recent book, Inner Climate Change, Selma Lea Bach encourages us to contemplate the connections between our external and internal environments and how inner change must be a part of our response to the collective crisis.

Climate chaos is apparent in more and more parts of the world today, but our disconnection from nature reveals itself in other ways as well. In these excerpts

10/09/2023

"Then we saw it: a tree down. A massive trunk of the scarlet beech tree that stands off the southwest corner of the carpentry shop above the Goetheanum had broken off."

At the midpoint of a particularly significant year for the Anthroposophic Society, while deep in contemplation over his time as a student at the Goetheanum,

09/09/2023

"For this piece to be creative, I have to throw it into the unknown. So, I don’t know where my writing is going. I don’t know what the next sentence or the next thought will be. I go voluntarily into the darkness."

For this piece to be creative, I have to throw it into the unknown. So, I don't know where my writing is going. I don't know what the next sentence or the

08/09/2023

"There is no one right way of presenting Rudolf Steiner’s educational ideas and considerations—one needs to consider carefully whom one is addressing."

The second in this four-part series looks at the differences between presenting anthroposophy to a group of practicing Waldorf teachers or to a public

07/09/2023

The state—with its sovereign territories and the linguistic and cultural communities that it is a vehicle for—is a relatively recent development.

The pen may be mightier than the sword, but we can't escape the sword’s power to corrupt the word—the conditions under which the logos emerges are

06/09/2023

"What is important when one wants to advocate for the spiritual view? I offer three approaches that answer this question, at least so I believe: we should learn to tell stories, dance, and garden."

05/09/2023

"Everyone with such alert, creative potential would have to cultivate the courage to start by being a fragment. That is, a shape that realizes itself in time and takes form but is ready to transition this form into the next."

The Goetheanum World Conference is an invitation to reflect on the next years of the anthroposophical world movement, and an opportunity to listen together to

03/09/2023

Sekem is one of the most successful ventures to emerge from anthroposophy and develop an identity of its own. In so doing, it is now becoming an inspiration for anthroposophical work worldwide. What is the significance of anthroposophy for Sekem today?

Sekem is one of the most successful ventures to emerge from anthroposophy and develop an identity of its own. In so doing, it is now becoming an inspiration

26/08/2023

Lakota Waldorf School (LWS) on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.

In her book Wanna Waki – My Life with the Lakota, school founder Isabel Stadnick, a Swiss woman, tells the story of marrying a Lakota, and how

24/08/2023

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“A child that is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth” ― African Proverb

23/08/2023

Individuals are interwoven with the events of the outside world. How we want to deal with this is entirely up to us. This requires an inner perception. We have influence, even on the ideas themselves, and thus also on history.

22/08/2023

Anthroposophists have always heard that the Indian philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895–1986) was not the incarnation of the Maitreya Bodhisattva. Was it otherwise?

Anthroposophists have always heard that the Indian philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895–1986) was not the incarnation of the Maitreya Bodhisattva of the

21/08/2023

How can we contribute to the search for the ‘I’ in dialogue and debates on cultural diversity, gender, identity, karma and reincarnation? This topic will be addressed in a forum entitled ‘Equal and Different!’ at the Goetheanum World Conference.

How can we contribute to the search for the 'I' in dialogue and debates on cultural diversity, gender, identity, karma and reincarnation? This topic will be

20/08/2023

https://dasgoetheanum.com/en/decolonizing-stewardship-from-greed-to-care/

Vandana Shiva spoke at the Goetheanum in February of this year. Before her talk, Gerald Häfner interviewed her about changing the world.

19/08/2023

"This is what is miraculous: that closeness and distance increase at the same time for me. Whenever I touch something with attention and devotion, I release it—I redeem it from being objectified."

To become friends, we need to get to know each other. This is the point invoked in the famous scene between the Little Prince and the fox in the rose garden.

17/08/2023

The Junge Waldorf Philharmonie is an orchestra by young people for young people. At the end of August, for the 19th time, one hundred young musicians will come together for two weeks under the direction of conductor Patrick Strub.

The Junge Waldorf Philharmonie is an orchestra by young people for young people. At the end of August, for the 19th time, one hundred young musicians will

16/08/2023

Astral Arc is a new YouTube channel created with the intention to bring young people toward the work of Rudolf Steiner through conversations, artistic work, and resources.

Astral Arc is a new YouTube channel created with the intention to bring young people towards the work of Rudolf Steiner through conversations, artistic work