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■ Anthoposophical society Afterthoughts on the Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting at the Goetheanum Allowing others to grow When looking back to the 2013 annual general meeting, Wolfgang Held quoted Rolf 30 May 2014 Kerler who said that recognition should come before cognition; generosity as a first Anthroposophy Worldwide step is followed by wakefulness and strictness in a second step, Held suggested. (An- 6/2014 throposophy Worldwide 4/2013). Releasing the potential of another person by showing interest is also a quality. Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2014 1 Afterthoughts Annual Reports hen I was at school I had a maths mean being the blind instrument of oth- 2 Virginia Sease Wteacher who would not answer any ers or being susceptible to the will of oth- 3 Paul Mackay questions during tests. He would, how- ers. Interest creates a space and a space 4 Bodo von Plato ever, listen to the question. Interestingly, is something one can enter into. Interest 5 Seija Zimmermann the answer often came to me while I was facilitates movement and allows us to dis- 6 Joan Sleigh formulating the cover new things. 7 Visual Art Section: Marianne question. When A number of Schubert’s inaugural address we attend a things were said 8 Minutes members’ meet- at the AGM that ing we also hope invited us to bring School of Spiritual Science to find answers movement into 2 Register now for study and further to our questions. these statements training courses What happened? by looking at them Who did it? What with interest. Vir- Goetheanum did it cost? What ginia Sease, for 10 Building work: the overall concept is going to hap- instance, men- of the Goetheanum pen next? The an- tioned that Rudolf 12 Discussion: The stairs in the west swers to such questions provide – or so we Steiner’s gospel research has not yet been of the Second Goetheanum hope – a kind of reliability, like a building penetrated. A subtle invitation to turn to 13 Response by Martin Zweifel brick that has been cemented into place this task! When Joan Sleigh described how and there it stays. In this case it is possible she experienced the “greatest light and Forum to judge whether or not the brick is in the darkest shadows” in her first year at the 14 Eurythmy Therapy Forum right place. Goetheanum, questions could have led to a lively exchange: What do you mean? Anthroposophical Society A panorama of thoughts What is it you have perceived? Does it have 14 Obituary: Karla Kiniger During this year’s AGM, Paul Mackay to be like that? Can it be changed? What 15 Membership news was confronted (as an accusation) with a can I do to change it? statement he was said to have made, “I am Feature willing to serve but I am not willing to take Interest allows a being to grow 16 Living with Downsyndrome children orders.” That sounds final, like a building Asking out of interest leads us to the brick that has been put firmly in place. If other person and makes them our own one looked at the sentence with interest, concern. Listening out for what lives in a rich panorama of thoughts would open others allows them to reveal and grow up: about serving, for instance, which can beyond themselves. Where such intimate mean acting in bondage but it can also interaction evolves a third element can mean making one’s forces available freely; enter, something that allows both to reach about the receiving (of orders) that can a deeper understanding.| Sebastian Jüngel 2 | Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 6/14

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Studies and Further Training Annual Report Register now to join our Virginia Sease exciting new courses t is always a pleasant occasion when ou can study Anthroposophy at the Iwe meet once a year at the Goethea- YGoetheanum in German, English and num to hold the Annual Meeting of the now also in Spanish and Portuguese. General Anthroposophical Society and so These studies offered by the General I am happy to present my report on the Anthroposophical Section can be joined manifold tasks that were part of my area at various levels depending on previous of work in the past year. We all have per- knowledge and area of interest. The An- manent tasks and duties that we can, of throposophical Studies in English are di- course, not present every year. Today I will vided in a Foundation Year and a second only mention two of those: study year for deepening individual ques- Every morning at 8 o’clock you will find tions. The Spanish and Portuguese Studies me in the Rudolf Steiner Halde with the stretch over one term focusing on Rudolf students of the Anthroposophical Eng- Steiner’s basic works, while the artistic lish Studies, who start their daily work at Virginia Sease courses are shared with the English speak- that time. Joan Sleigh has joined me there ing students. last year, working also in this area which world to this conference. In August 2014 Aside from these full-time studies I consider to be an important task of the a similar conference will take place, in there are four different part-time courses Anthroposophical Society. Students come English only, in London (GB). Marjatta van in Anthroposophy that take place on six from all over the world to the Goethea- Boeschoten will maybe say more about weekends spread over the year. num to study anthroposophy intensely this conference tomorrow, when she in- Information on the new study courses over three terms and to get to know vari- troduces herself as General Secretary for is now available and registration is open ous artistic activities. Since 2001 we have Great Britain. for the courses that will start on 29 Sep- had students from 36 different countries tember 2014. | Sebastian Jüngel here at the Goetheanum. Many of them The need to return to a topic repeatedly move on to work in Waldorf schools or Looking back over the past year, there Anthroposophical Studies at the find their way to other professions within were particularly the various confer- Goetheanum: or outside of anthroposophy – but all of ences between autumn and Christmas In German: www.studium.goetheanum.org them are going on to work out of the im- that need to be mentioned and that I co- in English: www.studies.goetheanum.org pulses they have received here. These im- organized as a member of the Executive pulses do not only go out from the lectur- Council. I will begin with the Christmas ers and teachers of our study programme Conference which was – to my knowl- but from all the people who work here at edge – for the first time centred on Rudolf Anthroposophy Worldwide appears ten the Goetheanum – all of them have an Steiner’s gospel research. No other person times a year, is distributed by the national important part to play: for us who are re- has studied the gospels as deeply and con- Anthroposophical Societies, and appears as sponsible for the studies but also for the sistently as Rudolf Steiner who also wrote a supplement to the weekly Das Goethea- num • Publisher: General Anthroposophical students who come to us. a seminal work on “The Fifth Gospel”. I Society, represented by Justus Wittich • Edi- organized that conference together with tors: Sebastian Jüngel (responsible for this Class Conferences in German and English Christiane Haid who is the leader of the edition), Michael Kranawetvogl (responsible Another of my permanent tasks as a Literary Arts and Humanities Section at for the Spanish edition), Margot M. Saar (re- member of the Executive Council is to the Goetheanum. Other contributors to sponsible for this English edition). Address: Wochenschrift ‹Das Goetheanum›, coordinate the membership in the School the conference were Paul Mackay from Postfach, 4143 Dornach, Switzerland, Fax of Spiritual Science, particularly the class the Executive Council, and the Christian +41 61 706 44 65, [email protected] readers all over the world. This work will Community priests Cordelia Böttcher, • Correspondents/news agency: Jürgen Vater become more visible this year with the Friedrich Schmidt-Hieber and Rolf Her- (Schweden), News Network Anthroposophy conference for members of the first class zog. We realized during that conference (NNA). • We expressly wish for active sup- port and collaboration. • Subscriptions: To of the School of Spiritual Science en- how strong a wish there is not only to receive ‹Anthroposophy Worldwide› please titled “The Nineteen Lessons of the First understand the gospels but also to under- apply to the Anthroposophical Society in your Class.” This conference will take place at stand them through Rudolf Steiner’s re- country. Alternatively, individual subscriptions the Goetheanum from 27 July to 2 Au- search. Apart from the main contributors, are available at CHF 30.- (EUR/US$ 20.-) per gust 2014 and it will include all nineteen Goetheanum staff and Executive Council year. An e-mail version is available to mem- bers of the Anthroposophical Society only at class lessons, freely rendered in German members were also involved as leaders of www.goetheanum.org/630.html?L=1. © 2014 as well as in English by readers from both conversation groups. 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anum on a new culture of death and dy- The special festivities were organized ing. Oliver Conradt, the leader of the by myself as representative of the Execu- Mathematical-Astronomical Section, was tive Council at the Goetheanum and the actively involved in this conference. The Council of the Anthroposophical Soci- situation of the dying person was looked ety in Switzerland, represented by Clara at from various angles, including aspects Steinemann and Marc Desaules. As with the dying can expect to happen imme- some of the impulses, of which my col- diately after death and in the time after leagues will speak later, one may ask what that, in other words, aspects of their jour- is past, what is present and what is future? ney into the spiritual world. At this con- And this, I think, is the reason why we have ference, too, we experienced how strong these general meetings every year. | Vir- a need people feel to address this topic. ginia Sease, member of the Executive Coun- Anthroposophy has a very important role cil at the Goetheanum to play in this respect, today and in the fu- ture. Many members sense this and have already become active in this field. Annual Report

Celebrating the centenary of the laying Paul Mackay Paul Mackay of the Foundation Stone Going further back in time we come efore I begin my annual report I would be created from the car park in the north to the centenary celebration of the Lay- Blike to make reference to an impor- of the Goetheanum to the west entrance. ing of the Foundation Stone for the First tant statement of Rudolf Steiner’s at the We are also considering transforming the Goetheanum on 20 September 2013 for Christmas Conference of 1923/1924. He two outside spaces, where the stairs to which the Main Auditorium was full to pointed out that it is apparent from our the north and south side of the West en- the last seat. Around a thousand people times today that we need to bring to the trance lead up to the terrace, into internal came to the Goetheanum from all over Anthroposophical Society the greatest spaces in order to create a more adequate the world for just one very short day. possible openness to the public. This cre- reception hall at the west entrance. These This was very touching for me because ates a fundamental problem which we considerations arise from the fact that we it showed how strongly they carried this can only solve in our hearts. Our society need to meet new hygiene requirements impulse with us. Everywhere in the world has the task to combine the greatest pos- in connection with the Goetheanum caf- where anthroposophy lives, and especially sible openness with a true and genuine eteria. As it is now, these requirements are in countries where there is an Anthropo- esotericism. In his lecture of 30 January not met. Moving the cafeteria counter to sophical Society, this anniversary was 1924 Rudolf Steiner explained what he the place where we now have the ticket marked in one way or another. I think of meant by esotericism: it means studying sales and reception would solve this prob- Japan in particular, where the day was not and exploring life, intensively and ener- lem. Such a newly designed ground floor celebrated within the society but publical- getically, in all its depth. And for me, this would give a clear and sensible structure ly, in a grand auditorium, with public fund- is also the task of the Goetheanum as a to these spaces. We would like to share ing and support from the academic world. School of Spiritual Science, as we can read our considerations with the members and The event was organized by our member in Article 4 of the principles (of the Found- will therefore invite them to a meeting on Yuji Agematsu and included a major exhi- ing Statute). 18 October 2014. The plans relating to the bition about the Goetheanum. ground floor are not part of the building When during our festive act here Chris- New designs for the west entrance project that was begun in October 2013. tian Hitsch read out the exact same words In this context I would like to speak that Rudolf Steiner spoke on 20 Septem- about three of the areas of activity I am Between deepening and opening up to ber 1913 a very special atmosphere was involved in: the world created in the auditorium. One almost With regard to the building project, we The Weleda was founded in 1921, hav- felt one was present in that stormy night will have to decide at the end of May 2014 ing emerged, under the direction of Oskar a hundred years ago when Rudolf Stein- how we will shape the room with the Rep- Schmiedel, from the “Laboratory at the er spoke these important words to the resentative of Humanity (Group Room). Goetheanum”. Yesterday you heard from people there, but also to the atmosphere, Ulrich Oelssner has submitted a very good Thomas Breitkreuz how Anthroposophic the elementary world, and the spiritual design which you find displayed in the Foy- Medicine is now in a situation where it world. I think the experience will live on er. A small group of us have also worked on stands between inner deepening and in many hearts. When we sit in the Main how the ground floor could be developed opening up to the world (Anthroposophy Auditorium – and this happens frequently and you see the first plans arising from Worldwide 5/2014). The same applies to for us who are so deeply involved in the these consultations in the Foyer, too. One the Weleda. In the past two years a close life of the Goetheanum – we can imagine of these plans proposes making the west cooperation has developed between this Foundation Stone, deep down in the entrance the main entrance – as originally the anthroposophic physicians and the earth, underneath this auditorium. planned. For this, a new access will need to Weleda with regard to anthroposophic 4 | Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 6/14

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medicines. It is necessary for Weleda to tant international visual art exhibition, work towards updating the development held for the first time in 1895, which took of their medicines. In order to make this place from June to November last year – possible, some of the more popular medi- the large entrance hall was dominated by cines need to be made available to a wider Rudolf Steiner’s work. We owe it in partic- public. The money raised in this way could ular to Walter Kugler that Rudolf Steiner’s fund such innovations. work takes up such a prominent place in In the business year 2013/2014 Chris- today’s world of art. tiane Haid and I shared the task of being In the last year, anthroposophists ac- spokespersons for the Goetheanum Lead- tive in the academic world for the first time ership Group. Our predecessors in this developed and documented evidence that role, Seija Zimmermann and Ueli Hurter, Rudolf Steiner has something to say to to- had introduced a series of principles for day’s questions of science and life. A book the Goetheanum Leadership specifying published by Peter Heusser with the title two tasks, among others, that fall to this “Rudolf Steiner – seine Bedeutung für group: Wissenschaft und Leben heute” [Rudolf 1) To see and develop anthroposophy Steiner – his significance for science and within the context of the current develop- Bodo von Plato life today] provides access to visions of the ments in the world, present and the future that are derived 2) To strengthen the connection be- Our time is in the middle of a crisis that from anthroposophy. tween the School of Spiritual Science, the tests the relationship between the indi- Another event that might have an even Anthroposophical Society and the fields vidual and the idea. What is the role that more lasting impact in the scientific or ac- of life. the idea will and must play in a human so- ademic world is the publication of the first We chose to make the second point ciety? Does it dominate us or do we ignore volume of a critical edition of Rudolf Stein- the topic of this year’s annual conference it? It is between these two extremes that, er’s writings by the frommann-holzboog and annual general meeting. As part of often unnoticed, the reality of humanity press. It is certainly one of the noblest this task we need to identify the specific is decided. In their opening contributions places where one could be published in the contribution that the Anthroposophical Constanza Kaliks, Bernd Ruf and Thomas German spiritual life: they have published Society can make in that respect. Which Breitkreuz appeared yesterday as witness- critical editions as well as original works specific aspect of the Anthroposophical es of a successful relationship between of Thomas Aquinas, Desiderius Erasmus or Society can be made fruitful for the School idea and life. Giordano Bruno, Hegel, Schelling or Fichte of Spiritual Science and for the fields of and others. Since last year, frommann- life? I think that our annual theme – The ‘I’ Transforming the relationship with Ru- holzboog publish also Rudolf Steiner, with knows itself in the light of Michaelic world dolf Steiner further volumes to follow in the years to affirmation – has to do with this. The mot- Is it possible that what Rudolf Steiner come, edited by Christian Clement. to “The ‘I’ knows itself” is taken from the stated in the Philosophy of Freedom will be While symptomatic initiatives are seal of Rudolf Steiner’s fourth Mystery of ever greater importance, today and to- changing the way Rudolf Steiner is per- Drama, The Soul’s Awakening. This awak- morrow, for the individual and for society? ceived in the world of art and science, two ening in the encounter with the spirit-soul The relationship with Rudolf Steiner has publications have come out within the of the other person and with the events of certainly changed considerably in recent anthroposophical world that could not be our time is, in my view, one of the impor- years, inside and outside of the Anthropo- more different. Each of these publications tant tasks the Anthroposophical Society sophical Society. I will give you six exam- widens the perspective one can have on can devote itself to. From this a new heart ples that illustrate how individual people Rudolf Steiner and opens up further pos- force will grow that is indispensable, in the have caused the delicate relationship be- sibilities of relating to him. Three months School of Spiritual Science as much as in tween idea and life with regard to Rudolf ago Robin Schmidt published a slim book, the fields of life. | Paul Mackay, member of Steiner to change in a positive way. In cor- “Rudolf Steiner. Skizze seines Lebens”, [Ru- the Executive Council at the Goetheanum respondence to this, changes have evolved dolf Steiner – a sketch of his life] that deep- within the Anthroposophical Society. ens the basic motifs of Rudolf Steiner’s life An exhibition on Rudolf Steiner and in a poetic-meditative way; and last year Annual Report Contemporary Art presented in 2010 in an extraordinary three-volume compendi- Bodo von Plato Wolfsburg (DE) allowed prominent artists um by Peter Selg was published that opens and thousands of other people to have a up a wide panorama of Rudolf Steiner’s f we are not able to confront an idea in profound encounter with Rudolf Steiner. life, work and times: “Rudolf Steiner 1861- Iliving experience, we will fall into bond- Markus Brüderlin, who died unexpectedly 1925. Lebens- und Werkgeschichte.” age to it. If we have no ideas we will end up a few days ago, on 16 March, showed with in a barren desert. A narrow crest of indi- this exhibition that Rudolf Steiner belongs Life imbued with ideas vidual experience runs between bondage more and more to the whole world. Dear friends, life has changed consider- and desert. At the 55th Venice Biennale – an impor- ably in regard to Rudolf Steiner – thanks Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 6/14 | 5

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to a few individuals. Within the Anthropo- consisting of members of the Collegium sophical Society here at the Goetheanum of the School of Spiritual Science – Paul and also radiating out from the Goethea- Mackay, Christiane Haid, Margrethe Sols- num – important changes have occurred tad and Seija Zimmermann, and the other over the last two to three years. All that of section members and Rik ten Cate. In happens here seeks to enhance the rela- the autumn of 2013, both groups came tionship between the Anthroposophical to the decision to ask Marianne Schubert Society and the School of Spiritual Science to be the leader of the Visual Art Section. on the one hand, and the fields of life and She has taken up this position on 1 March practical work on the other. This is not 2014 and will introduce herself to you to- easy, because in the course of the twen- morrow (see Anthroposophy Worldwide, tieth century these fields have largely de- 5/2014 and page 7). veloped independently of each other. It is among the most important tasks of the Membership Anthroposophical Society, the Goethea- As for membership matters, I can re- num Leadership and the Executive Coun- port that as of 31 December 2013 the cil to make sure there is coherence in this General Anthroposophical Society had respect; learning to understand life in a Seija Zimmermann 45,818 members. This information is way that allows the idea, the original idea based on the figures the Goetheanum of anthroposophy, to work more strongly time and the question arose as to what Membership Office has received from the in this life, so that this life which is imbued could be done with this section. At the different countries. We welcomed 1060 with ideas, this living idea, can continue time the Collegium of the School of Spiri- new members in 2013. The withdrawals to fulfil its task of making the world more tual Science asked Christof Wiechert, who include people with whom we have lost humane. Aside from many individual was then the leader of the Pedagogical contact, people who have withdrawn and projects and obligations, the working year Section, and myself to act as contacts for those who have resigned. The designation has been informed by ever more collegial this section. For the practical side we had “withdrawals” will in future be replaced ways of working together, the intense Rik ten Cate, a Dutch sculptor, who agreed by “membership ceased”. The “lost” mem- striving to bring the sciences, arts and the to be the coordinator. That was a begin- bers are those we have not been able to religious or social life together, and the ning with very modest means and I would contact despite multiple attempts to find Anthroposophical Society’s increasingly like to take this opportunity to thank all them: their addresses are no longer valid, apparent orientation in supporting the artists and those who feel connected with our letters are returned to us and so on. School of Spiritual Science. this section that they remained loyal to us Anyone who wishes to renew their mem- The events outside and those within during that very difficult time and that bership can do this quite easily, without the Anthroposophical Society increasingly they continued to put their trust in us. any bureaucratic hurdles. In 2013 we iden- interpenetrate each other. You and all of Despite all the difficulties they were pre- tified all in all 1776 people whose mem- us, our friends everywhere in the world, in pared to meet three years ago here at the bership has ceased. 570 have passed away. institutions and sections, the people who Goetheanum, in May 2011, to hold their Compared to the previous year we register work here at the Goetheanum, we all take annual Ascension conference. a loss of 2.4 per cent. part in this. For this I am deeply grateful. | Bodo von Plato, member of the Executive Looking for a new leader of the Visual Country secretaries Council at the Goetheanum Art Section Every two years the staff of the An- The regular work went on as usual and throposophical Society offices in the vari- two meetings a year took place. This made ous countries meet after the AGM at the Annual Report it possible for artists to come together Goetheanum to work together. The last here at the Goetheanum. of these meetings took place after Easter Seija Zimmermann During that time Rik ten Cate, as the Sec- in 2013. With the exception of South Af- tion coordinator, took part once a month rica, all countries that have such an office ince we are running late I will restrict in the meetings of the Collegium of the were represented. I really appreciate those Smy report to a few points. As Paul School of Spiritual Science and later of the meetings because the people who come Mackay has already mentioned, the build- Goetheanum Leadership. For time reasons together there are the first representatives ing is at the centre of our attention in he could not do this more often, seeing of our Society, they are the first port of call many ways. The Goetheanum building is, he lives in the Netherlands. But a section for those interested in our society. Much as you know, connected with the Visual needs a leader who is on the premises and depends on the response interested peo- Art Section. can be actively aware of the needs within ple get, when they first ring up or inquire Not long ago, in the autumn of 2010, the field of life he or she represents. We by email, or on the impression they take we had to introduce financial cuts that therefore started a process one year ago with them after a first meeting. It is like affected three sections in particular. 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meetings with general secretaries and num is the heart, the home of anthropos- country representatives, but I strongly val- ophy, the wellspring which answers to a ue the work of the people who work in the need that lives in the world today. At the offices. They bring with them important same time it cannot remain a wellspring questions from the first contacts they had only, a home, a heart – it must also be an with interested people and impressions open space, where people from all over that enrich our perception of life. the world can meet and find inspiration in In November 2013, after the meet- each other. ing of the General Secretaries, we held a I would like to refer to three levels in Members’ Day because of the need we this context. The first level is the spatial identified to discuss questions that had one, the outer physical form. We are creat- arisen. The feedback from this Members’ ing a space here. Every day I ask myself, ‘Is Day led us to consider holding a similar this space that we are creating a healthy, meeting this year, too, on 7th and 8th No- healing, qualitative, light space? Are we vember 2014, starting Friday afternoon generating light and openness for all the and ending on the Saturday afternoon; different people, the diverse ways of life, exact times to be confirmed. the contrasting ways of thinking, the manifold questions about the building Joan Sleigh Preparations for ‘Faust’ Parts I and II and for the Goetheanum campus?’ Last night Margrethe Solstad, who is The second level refers to the Goethea- responsible for the Eurythmy Ensemble group in the first year of our English Stud- num as a social meeting place. Last year, at the Goetheanum and for the Section ies. It is a very cosmopolitan group with when I introduced myself, many people for Performing Arts, spoke to us about at least eight different languages and may have thought to themselves: What the ‘Faust’ project. In December 2013, the this brings a fair amount of challenges – is it she wants? Does she just want to Goetheanum Leadership decided to pres- as well as possibilities. It was not easy to have coffee with people and make social ent Goethe’s ‘Faust’ starting from 2015. form a coherent circle, or community, with contacts? No, what this is about is the Christian Peter will be in charge of drama; this group. They could not understand real, true encounter between people; it auditions have been held and the appoint- each other very well, because of language is about the ‘I that knows itself’ and the ments of eurythmists and actors have al- problems but also because they have very ‘I that knows you’. Can one really meet ready been sent off. To give you an idea of different habits and ways of thinking. This here in a social, warm and open way, take the scope of this project I only mention was a challenge on the one hand but on oneself and the other seriously so that one figure: no less than 650 costumes will the other it was also a wonderful oppor- an ‘I’-to-‘I’ meeting at eye level becomes be needed for both parts of ‘Faust’. tunity to experience how a section of the possible? This sanctum – can we show it In the summer of 2015, at the end of world had come to the Goetheanum to at all and invite the other to equally give July, ‘Faust Part I’ will be performed as part work together. expression to his or her ‘I’? For me, a social of a ‘Faust’ conference, with a possible In January this year I started to travel in meeting place is a place where we, each further performance being offered after a order to get to know some of the Anthro- of us, can present ourselves in our truest one-day break. At Easter 2016 we will then posophical Societies in the world. It was a humanity. present the whole ‘Faust’. | Seija Zimmer- joy and so interesting to find out that, in- And thirdly, I would like to speak about mann, member of the Executive Council at dependently of the various geographical the spiritual level: the original source of the Goetheanum and social contexts, the questions, prob- the School of Spiritual Science; this new lems and challenges people experience mystery that is necessary for life, that it are quite similar. This brought out many is our task to protect, to foster and de- Annual Report questions in me, such as: what is needed? velop. This is the most important task, Where do our future tasks lie? Going out the greatest honour I can imagine. Can Joan Sleigh into the world with the greatest openness we maintain, foster, carry this in the right and publicity on the one hand and being way? May we do this? Questions arise would like to tell you about the experience a true spiritual source here at the centre in me such as: Can I manage that – and Iof my first year here at the Goetheanum. where we have our home. I speak of myself only – can I manage to Firstly, I met and got to know a variety of let the Foundation Stone Meditation, the wonderful, diverse and remarkable people, A challenging community love meditation, unfold every day within initiatives and organizations. Getting to And fourthly – as my strongest impres- me spiritually, let it become true? I think know as much as possible of what lives and sion – I have got to know the Goetheanum if we are consciously aware of and awake weaves here was what I had wished for. itself. Here I found an incredible potential to this important spiritual task, we might and also a very challenging and demand- not have to give so much attention to the A section of the world at the Goetheanum ing community of people and work situ- question as to where, in the end, the Rep- Secondly, there was the work with the ations. The brightest light and darkest resentative of Humanity will stand in the students. This year we have a very special shadows live together here. The Goethea- Goetheanum. Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 6/14 | 7

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what does the necessary casing for this – Serving with holy sobriety or, as Rudolf Steiner put it: the “cake tin” I would like to add one more point. We [Gugelhupftopf] – look like? Have wounds are the representatives of anthroposophy; been inflicted? That often happens in the we go out into the world, carrying this task process of building! How can the new de- not only in our hearts; we carry it into the sign work in a healing way? world spiritually. We have this whole gift As section leader I would like to help of anthroposophy – what I referred to to create physical, emotional and spiritual as a need of our time – and we have the spaces, to visit and invite artists world- knowledge that, in each of us, there dwells wide to gain insight into their fields of life, a spiritual individuality. In this knowledge to talk about today’s arts in a new way. we work every day and this should be no- ticeable in the way we treat each other. It Art as a giver of life is obvious what our task is in this respect! The question ‘What is anthroposophi- In summary I would like to say, my cal art?’ needs to be newly defined, again impulse, my intention is to serve anthro- and again. We should create forums, posophy with holy sobriety and to con- Marianne Schubert form alliances, also with artists outside nect with the world willingly and lovingly, the Anthroposophical Society, in order to in all the tasks we have here. | Joan Sleigh, construction office up until 1996, working strengthen the arts as mediators between member of the Executive Council at the on projects such as the renaturalization of the worlds, as givers of life. The Goethea- Goetheanum the brook (Schwinebach) in conjunction num in Dornach is a special place for this. with the towns of Dornach and Arlesheim, Here the foundation stone was laid, a hun- and organizing conferences, exhibitions dred years ago, for a new art impulse that Visual Art Section: Inaugural Speech and building camps. had not been seen before. Marianne Schubert In 1998, I returned to Germany and The Goetheanum and its surrounding have since then run my own planning of- buildings communicate with each other, he sentence I have heard most fre- fice. For bigger projects I work together with the design of its grounds and with Tquently since having been appointed with other offices I know. In March I took the surrounding landscape of the Jura section leader is, “You are brave!” For me, on the leadership of the Visual Art Section. Mountains. These 1-to-1 models of Rudolf it was initially not a question of courage. I will continue to accompany the projects Steiner’s artistic creativity remain an ever The request came to me from the outside, in my architectural firm until the summer inspiring influence in the course of the day as a destiny question, and I tried to relate and, once they are finished, I will move to and of the year, and they are still not being to it inwardly. I think I was able to say yes Switzerland. noticed enough. to it and to accept the challenge because The Visual Art Section represents three I would like to invite you to bring to- I have made a connection with this place, arts: painting, sculpture and architecture. gether the questions about art that come with this ‘Michael Building’, because I feel Graphics, design, photography, textile art, to us from the future, with the biographi- at home here. jewellery work are integrated. Contem- cal stream of this place and to continue I was already introduced in Anthropos- porary art forms that determine today’s to research and develop each of these ophy Worldwide 4/2014 and will therefore art market and the international debate streams with a strong sense for what lives only mention a few stages in my biogra- but are hardly represented in the section in the present. The second Goetheanum phy: I was born in the north of the German need to be looked at. They include film and building exudes width and sternness at state of Hesse, and I studied first architec- video, performance art, light art, land art, the same time and I would go as far as ture and then landscape design. At the age social arts. Old arts such as glass art need saying that it is still a mystery for all of us. of 30 I met anthroposophy and my destiny to be newly discovered. Here, I see major I would like to build new bridges of led me quite swiftly into the very centre of challenges, a task that I cannot manage communication and invite you all warm- active anthroposophical life. by myself and for which I need a section ly to join into a new attempt at working team. together, in the sense of Rudolf Steiner’s Listening to find out what is needed Why appoint an architect as section words, “Art is an ongoing process in which In the late 1980s I was asked, together leader, you might ask. Architecture is an the human spirit is set free; at the same with the sculptor Hansjörg Palm, to de- art but also a service. The profession re- time art teaches us how to act out of love.” sign the grounds here at the Goetheanum quires the skill to do justice to the diversity (Ca. 1890, from GA 271, p. 41). | Marianne around the main building. This work was a building needs, it demands that one lis- Schubert, leader of the Visual Art Section carried out in the early 1990s. Our design tens to what lives in a specific place with motif: the ‘language’ of the building was its people and their particular needs, that The contributions were slightly adapt- to be continued into the surrounding one listens to the other surrounding build- ed for printing. Julius Wittich’s treasur- grounds, and a sloping meadow, rather ings and nature, to the spirit of the time, er report is not reprinted here as it was than parking cars, was to bring the land- to the prevailing culture…. – Listening to published in Anthroposophy World- scape towards the building. I stayed in the all that is needed brings up the question: wide 4/2014. 8 | Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 6/14

■ Anthroposophical Society Minutes its realization), Ida-Marie Hoek (explana- García-Cuerva, Arlesheim (CH), Michaela tions regarding her motions, history of the Glöckler, Natascha Neisecke, Dornach of the Annual General Meeting 2014 of GAS). (CH), Gottfried Caspar, Dornach (CH), Ida- the General Anthroposophical Society Marie Hoek, Beatrix Hachtel, Dornach held on 12 April 2014 in the Foundation 10.30 - 11.15 a.m. interval (CH), Michaela Glöckler, Elisabeth Bessau, Stone Auditorium at the Goetheanum. 11.15 a.m. - 12.45 p.m. Work groups on Dornach (CH), Justus Wittich and Walter specific questions regarding current is- Frischknecht. Andreas Worel, Arlesheim The meeting commenced at 9 a.m. sues and the Society (CH) moves that an extraordinary general 3 p.m. The AGM continues. meeting should be called in order to de- 1. Welcome and opening of meeting bate and vote on the Executive Council’s Justus Wittich welcomes the meet- 3. Consultation and decision on amend- proposal. This motion is rejected by a large ing on behalf of the Executive Council, ing Articles 2, 3 and 13 of the Byelaws majority. The meeting then votes on the confirming that the invitation had been according to the proposal of the Execu- amendment of the Byelaws. The amend- published in good time in the Society’s tive Council ments to the Byelaws are clearly adopted Newssheet of 28 February 2014 and that Paul Mackay explains the regulations by the meeting in the form submitted by the meeting is therefore quorate. Around regarding voting adopted at the AGM in the Executive Council. Articles 2, 3 and 13 400 members are present in the Founda- 2002 which are still valid today, and he now read: tion Stone Auditorium. opens the consultation and discussion “Article 2: The Society pursues its tasks Chair: Paul Mackay (agenda items 3 and process for amending articles 2, 3 and and goals according to the founding stat- 4, except for motion 3 and agenda items 5 13 of the Byelaws. First, three points of ute given it by Rudolf Steiner and unani- to 8) and Justus Wittich (agenda items 1 order and a motion to amend are dealt mously accepted by the members at the and 2 and motion 3). with, then the proposal of the Executive Foundation Meeting on December 28, Mathias Forster, Arlesheim (CH) and Council. Paul Mackay reads the motion for 1923. In accordance with this Founding his team, consisting of Rüdiger Krey from removal submitted by Mees Meeussen, Statute, it is the concern of the Society to Cologne (DE), Peter Kaufmann from Dor- The Hague (NL). Mees Meeussen sends cultivate artistic, scientific and education- nach (CH), Michael Sölch from Bern (CH) his apologies, he is absent. The motion al activities in the sense of the Goethea- and Annette Hug-Risel from Bern (CH) are submitted by Mees Meeussen is rejected num, the School of Spiritual Science. responsible for the counting of votes. by a large majority. Ida-Marie Hoek, Am- Article 3: The General Anthroposophi- Oliver Conradt takes the minutes. eronge (NL), presents her motion to post- cal Society is the responsible body for the All contributions are simultaneously pone the vote. The motion submitted by School of Spiritual Science in accord with interpreted into English by Margot Saar Ida-Marie Hoek is rejected by a large ma- articles 5, 7, and 9 of the Founding Stat- and into French by Louis Defèche. jority. Heidrun Scholze, Unterföhring (DE) ute. The Goetheanum Leadership cited in presents the motion for removal submit- the Founding Statute includes the mem- 2. Executive Council report and discussion ted by Ingo Hackel, Spardorf (DE), Klaus bers of the Executive Council as well as Virginia Sease, Paul Mackay, Seija Zim- Landmark, Bremen (DE), Heidrun Scholze the leaders of the individual Sections of mermann, Bodo von Plato and Joan Sleigh and Hansjoachim von Wick, Berlin (DE). the School; they adopt their own ways of present the annual report of the Executive Following a request from a member of working. Council. After each contribution there is the audience, Paul Mackay reads out the Article 13: The Society derives its in- time for questions and discussion. Several motion in full. In the subsequent vote this come from membership dues , gifts, lega- members make use of this possibility. motion is rejected by a large majority. Paul cies, entrance fees, income from assets In the end Justus Wittich introduces the Mackay reads out the motion for amend- and the like, and also from receipts of the work groups on specific questions regard- ing the proposal of the Executive Council, weekly ‘Das Goetheanum’.” ing current issues of the Society: Bodo von submitted by Mees Meeussen. The fol- Plato (Critical Steiner Edition - SKA), Bernd lowing members express their wish to 4. Motions 1 to 3 Ruf (emergency education for trauma- speak: Ivo Zsiros, Lübeck (DE), Justus Wit- Justus Wittich takes the chair for mo- tized children), Helga Koeppe (Forum Eu- tich, Johannes Kühl, Ida-Marie Hoek and tion 3, submitted by Eva Lohmann-Heck, rythmy Therapy), Paul Mackay (questions Walter Frischknecht, Worb (CH). In the Dornach (CH), Thomas Heck, Dornach (CH), relating to the building, the location of the subsequent vote the motion to amend is Enrica Perotti, Dornach (CH), and Elisabeth Representative of Humanity), Justus Wit- rejected by a large majority. Malzew, Dornach (CH). Enrica Perotti pres- tich (changes to the statutes), Joan Sleigh Justus Wittich explains the Executive ents the motion to keep and use Haus Hal- and Virginia Sease (ideas regarding the Council’s proposal to change articles 2, deck as before. Paul Mackay justifies the life of the branches), Seija Zimmermann 3, and 13, section 1, of the Byelaws. Then Executive Council’s counterproposition to (Leadership of the Goetheanum and of Paul Mackay opens the discussion. The the motion of the tenants and supporters the School of Spiritual Science, Faridah following members express their wish to of Haus Haldeck. During the debate the Zwanikken (The impulse of the School of speak: Mozes Foris, Arlesheim (CH), Justus following members speak: Daphné von Spiritual Science – a question of the ‘I’), Wittich, Michaela Glöckler, Ulf Waltz, Mu- Boch Riehen (CH), Elisabeth Malzew, Paul Wolfgang Ritter (Michael impulses, the nich (DE), Paul Mackay, Leonhard Schus- van Panhuys, The Hague (NL), Nicholas idea of the threefold social organism and ter, Berlin (DE), Justus Wittich, Tatiana White, Dornach (CH), Eva Held, Wupper- Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 6/14 | 9

■ Anthroposophical Society www.vamg.ch tal (DE), another woman, Johannes Falk, 5. Presentation of the 2013 financial Dornach (CH), Natascha Neisecke, Paul report and discussion (auditors‘ report, Mackay and Elisabeth Malzew. Brigitte approval of the 2013 finance report) Kneissl, Ottersberg (DE) moves to end the debate and this motion is accepted by the Justus Wittich presents the finance meeting. Motion 3 is then voted on in a report for 2013 and the budget for 2014. secret ballot – according to the wishes of There is one question which is answered those who submitted this motion. by Justus Wittich. Peter Krüger, Bad Honnef (DE) presents 5 to 5.30 p.m. Interval a report on the work of the small treasur- 5.30 p.m. The AGM resumes ers’ group that met four times in the previ- ous year at the Goetheanum with Justus Paul Mackay announces the result of Wittich, Paul Mackay and Walter Laubi the vote on Motion 3: 351 voting slips (assistant to the treasurer at the Goethea- were handed in, 20 not valid including num). This group consists of the treasurers abstentions, 234 in support of Motion 3, of the societies in Denmark, the Nether- 97 in support of the Executive Council’s lands, Switzerland and Germany. counterproposition. Motion 3 is therefore Urs Santschi presents the auditors’ re- adopted. port and conclusion. Rob Steinbuch, Driebergen (NL) sub- The financial report for 2013 is adopted mits his Motion 1 to appoint a chair of the by a large majority. General Anthroposophical Society. Paul Mackay reads out Motion 1. Following 6. Election of auditors questions from the audience the debate The proposal to reappoint the audi- begins with an explanation by Virginia tors Santschi & Partner Treuhand AG for Sease on how it came about that no new the financial year 2014 as auditors of the chair was appointed following the death General Anthroposophical Society is ad- of the last chairman, Manfred Schmidt- opted by the AGM with a large majority. Brabant, in February 2001. Further speak- Urs Santschi expresses his thanks for the ers during the debate were: Eva Held, trust placed in them and accepts the re- Albert Schmelzer Drude van Houwelingen, Haarlem (NL), sult of the vote. Goetheanum Glass Windows Rob Steinbuch, Ida-Marie Hoek, Rob Stein- 94 p., Pb., € 20 | Fr. 25 buch, Helga Koeppe, Hassfurt (DE) and 7. Motion to approve the actions of the 978-3-7235-1482-5 Elisabeth Winterer, Leinfelden-Echterdin- Executive Council gen (DE). In the subsequent vote Motion 1 In the discussion on approving the Ex- is rejected by a large majority. ecutive Council Heidrun Scholze, Leonhard Friedgard Kniebe, Stuttgart (DE) and Schuster and Bodo von Plato speak. The Moritz Christoph, Bad Säckingen (DE) meeting approves the Executive Council withdraw Motion 2 (Project of experi- with a clear majority. encing the Representative of Humanity 8) Conclusion of AGM (Group Sculpture) on the Goetheanum Paul Mackay concludes the meeting stage), replacing it by the following mo- by thanking those present for coming tion: “We ask the Annual General Meeting and taking part and the co-workers of the whether it is in favour of starting an open Goetheanum for their work. work group on the question of where the Representative of Humanity ought to be 6.30 p.m. the AGM ends placed and, in connection with that, how that space should be designed. There Oliver Conradt as minute-taker should be a brief report from that work Paul Mackay and Justus Wittich as chairs Ueli Hurter (Hg.) group at the next AGM.” Moritz Christoph of the meeting Agriculture for the Future presents the amended motion. Ida-Marie Mathias Forster on behalf of the vote counters Biodynamic Agriculture today Hoek withdraws her point of order to 90 years since Koberwitz postpone the vote on Motion 2 and agrees The exact wording of each motion was pu- 288 p., Pb., € 28 | Fr. 35 blished in Anthroposophy Worldwide 978-3-7235-1512-9 that the amended Motion 2 can be voted 3/2014. Several points of order are also docu- on. In the subsequent vote the amended mented in the blue booklet “Annual Confe- Motion 2 is adopted. rence 2014 and Annual General Meeting 2014” that was distributed at the Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting. VERLAG AM GOETHEANUM 10 | Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 6/14

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Contribution to the discussion on building work and plans The overall concept of the Goetheanum Building always means anticipating the future, because the newly designed spaces should be lived in for a long time. We need to understand the laws underlying the building so that the Goetheanum will be able to fulfil its task in the future – since all changes must be derived from these laws.

he necessity to have an overall concept the thinking head, the feeling, communi- Tof the Goetheanum in mind is some- cating region of heart and lungs and the thing we are aware of daily. The Goethe- limbs which are connected with will forc- anum and its adjacent buildings need es and earthly activity. We find the same more than just maintenance; because of order in society in the spiritual, legal and the work of the sections, the stage and economic spheres. not least the changing needs and expec- Accordingly, you find the Reception, tations of the visitors we continually face book shop, cloakroom, toilets, cafeteria new challenges when it comes to the and other spaces devoted to the physical, building. The Goetheanum was designed public life and to open encounters on the Access to the west entrance as a theatre, a university campus, a muse- ground floor of the Goetheanum. On the um, a conference centre – and compared upper floor with the Main Auditorium, es possible, the rarely used outside stairs with similar public institutions it appears esoteric research results and the insights to the terrace could be removed, since this to be insufficient in all of these roles. of Rudolf Steiner are presented in lectures would allow for more light to stream into Questions arise such as, ‘Do we want Wi- and artistic performances. In between, at the west foyer. From the West visitors can Fi in the Goetheanum? Is it appropriate the terrace level, we have the rooms of the move on to the south for refreshments or for the Goetheanum to have a restaurant Executive Council, the home of the School to the north to pursue their spiritual inter- that offers hot meals?’ When there is no of Spiritual Science. This is where the ests. If deliveries to the stage could be lim- common understanding of what the es- cooperation with the anthroposophical ited to the east, the library, the restroom sence of the Goetheanum is, people will movement is fostered and where the fruit and the book shop could be accessed from give in to those who present their opinion of the spiritual work is made available to the centre. What exactly does this mean? most convincingly in the spur of the mo- the fields of work. ment. The consequences are that many We find this threefoldness again in the Providing access others who have particular expectations west façade that represents the face of Problem: To get from the car parking will be disappointed and that there will the Goetheanum. This is why the main area to the Goetheanum, the visitor is be a certain arbitrariness in the way the entrance is here – so that the visitor can now led to the non-public, less attractive spaces are being shaped. experience the essence, the being of the eastern side of the building. The Felsliweg Many visitors, moreover, have the feel- building. This makes the mission that Ru- is less important than the other access ing that this is a very special building that dolf Steiner assigned to the School of Spir- paths and roads. helps, as a work of art, to support a major itual Science, as a building and as a place Possible solution: a new path leads task in human evolution. There are many of work, even more obvious and effective: from the car parks to the Goetheanum’s ways in which we can interpret the form to combine true, genuine esotericism with main entrance: the more inviting west of the Goetheanum. From the outside it the greatest conceivable openness. Then side. The road crossing at the Speisehaus strikes me as the form into which the mis- it is possible to experience how the forms restaurant can be attractively designed, sion of the Anthroposophical Society has of the building harmonize with what hap- offering the Felsliweg as the most obvious been cast – a mission that was expressed pens inside. access route to the west entrance. also in the form of the Statutes of the Christmas Conference of 1923/1924. In- Enhancing the workflow The Goetheanum’s west wing side, the building is a reflection of the his- Based on the overall picture present- Problem: it is difficult for visitors to find tory of this Society. Each generation and ed above, the necessary building work is the reception located as it is between the its architects have shown in various places placed into a wider context and the plan- south and west entrances; and for staff how they understand anthroposophy and ning proceeds accordingly. If the west en- members it is impossible to oversee the how they deal with their tasks. I would trance is to be the main entrance, Rudolf entrances (not least a question of secu- therefore like to outline my understand- Steiner’s original access (Felsliweg) must rity). The fact that reception and cafeteria ing of a part of that overall concept. become more prominent and a new path share the same space often causes prob- Like many important buildings the is needed that connects the car parking ar- lems. The cafeteria kitchen and counter Goetheanum has three parts: roof, fa- eas with the west of the building. Inside, need to be restructured in any case as they cades and foundation. And because build- a new reception area could welcome the need more space in order to meet new hy- ings are always formers of the human visitors with a cloakroom, ticket sales and giene requirements. This aside, visitors do physical forces, these parts correspond to information desk. 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functional flow inside the Goetheanum The ‘Group Room’ by Ulrich Oelssner

at the main entrance. We also need rooms which could be accessed via a north gallery, ence. All areas that can be used are used for occasional meetings of conference directly from the central public spaces. otherwise. In the rooms adjacent to the participants, a room for contributors as Problem: The staircase in the west and stage there are, however, “air spaces” that well as an IT and restroom. the foyer are dark and not inviting. Visitors have not been used for years although Possible solution: in our search for feel lost here. they are heated and usable. more space we must ask about the impor- Possible Solution: Openings in the Possible solution: a new floor above tance and function of the outside stairs. concrete walls that were closed up can the south stage would create around 80 Access to these stairs has been restricted be reopened to let light into the building square metres in combination with the for reasons of organization and safety through the staircases. Some of the side adjacent section room. (not least a question of supervision). As walls in the foyer will be replaced by glass. the terrace is being repaired, the height of Lighting and sound proofing in the foyer Terrace the stairs needs adjusting anyway and the will be improved. Problem: The tar flooring with under- stairs need to be repaired as well. If one lying heat insulation is not suited to the removed the outside stairs, the spaces to Group room strong sun light. For twenty years now it the right and left of the main entrance Problem: the sculpture group (Rep- has had to be repaired every year. Since could be used for a reception and cloak- resentative of Humanity) was meant to all the soft parts of the tar have evapo- room area and new spaces would be cre- be the heart of the First Goetheanum. It rated by now, the flooring is so brittle that ated above that could house event and should play a more prominent part in the it cannot be maintained. The terrace is a room management and administration. work of the School of Spiritual Science. very beautiful space but it is not used of- The spaces that would be freed as a result Many people would like to see it on the ten enough. or the areas near the library could be used stage. Possible solution: the whole heat in- for recreation, IT and such like. If a large Possible Solution: a newly designed sulation and tar floor need to be replaced part of the roof were made of glass these group room that could be used for various and protected by an additional top layer. rooms and all of the west wing would be purposes: guided tours, a room that can Through the choice of material and co- flooded with light. The card shop could be be used by up to 40 people for short pe- lours the terrace can be made attractive, moved to the other side, next to the book- riods of time, or where small groups of up and special areas can be created by add- shop, which is now the little used cloak- to 30 can gather for quiet contemplation; ing benches and maybe sculptures. The room area. memorial meetings for the dead for up to terrace should also be used for pedagogi- 60 people; theme-related lectures; recit- cal work within the School of Spiritual Library als, performances, eurythmy; class les- Science, for instance for painting courses Problem: the library can only be ac- sons for up to 80 people; esoteric studies with easels. The spaces created by remov- cessed through gate 9 in the east. Deliver- of the various sections. Understanding of ing the outside stairs could have a partly ies to the stage are spread between gates the sculpture could be deepened through translucent roof inside the parapet. | Mar- 9 and 11. in-depth study. tin Zweifel, Goetheanum Possible Solution: Gate 9 could be allo- cated as the exclusive entrance for stage Additional spaces for the School of deliveries, to make access to the stage Spiritual Science Contact: shorter. The entrance space at gates 10 Problem: there is no space to create [email protected] and 11 could then be added to the library more rooms for the School of Spiritual Sci- 12 | Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 6/14

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Discussion ences unfolding inside it. Stylish stairs will lead from the ground The stairs in the west of the Second Goetheanum: level up to the ramp toward the location and purpose entrance doors.” The stairs are therefore not just “stylish”; they In Anthroposophy Worldwide 3/2014 Paul Mackay pointed out that, as part of the renovation are meant to reflect, within the plans for the Goetheanum Terrace, the redevelopment of the west entrance was being consid- context of the whole building, ered: could the exterior stairs to the left and right of the west entrance be turned into interior the aspirations and experiences spaces? Roland Halfen, editor of Rudolf Steiner’s artistic works and member of staff at the Rudolf of the people inside. Here, Stein- Steiner Archives provides documentation which is relevant to the question, followed by a re- er alludes to an aspect that goes sponse from Martin Zweifel as the head of the Goetheanum Building Administration beyond form and that includes the content as a dimension that fter the destruction of the official building permission that the outer shape of today’s arises from the basic concept AFirst Goetheanum by fire, must have revealed that the concrete foundations was not of the building. Like Haus Dul- the building’s foundations, foundations had been dam- designed without Steiner’s deck, this building reflects po- which had been erected start- aged after all by the heat of knowledge or even after his larity by firmly closing itself off ing in 1913, seemed to be in- the blaze. In the weeks that fol- death, but it was intended and to one side (in this case to the tact at first. Rudolf Steiner’s ini- lowed, Rudolf Steiner therefore designed by him and included east) while opening itself on tial plans were therefore to re- also drew sketches of a new in the plans that the construc- the other (the west) to the sur- use these foundations, which is foundation that – in structure tion office put into practice roundings in so many different why the model of the Goethea- and form – strictly follows the starting in late 1924. ways that one sometimes has num he created in March 1924 forms of the model and that the impression the structure has no base. The ground plans also features the two exter- Design criteria responds, in a most sensitive and sketches that were drawn nal staircases in the west that In a text Rudolf Steiner way, not only to the course of up for the first building applica- were added especially (see de- published at the time about the sun but, with its manifold tion of 21 May 1924 therefore tail below, top left). This finds the new building we read that plastic movements, even to the show a structure that reveals its conclusion in the ground “The entire building rises on a wind. Using a phrase suggested how the forms of the model plans and perspective draw- ramp that will be surrounded by Rudolf Steiner elsewhere, accommodate and organically ings for the second building by artistic structures, allowing this polarity could be described replicate the preserved foun- application which was submit- visitors to walk all around the as “the inside prevails” or “the dations, particularly at the side ted on 11 November 1924 and building, taking in the beautiful outside prevails.” entrances. granted without any further landscape that extends before Subsequent investigations conditions being specified (see their eyes. […] The building’s Entering freely carried out to meet the require- detail below, bottom left). exterior will be a true artistic The Goetheanum’s organic ments necessary to obtain the In summary one can say casing for the spiritual experi- unity is therefore not expressed in exterior uniformity, but in Planning and execution of the outside stairs: sketch by Rudolf Steiner (detail); plan for building application (detail); a tension between inner and the outside stairs without gates (details) outer, between opening and closing, that arises as a logical consequence from the archi- tectural principle itself. Unlike doors, which usually provide a clear-cut division between in- terior and exterior, the sweep- ing staircases in the west give visitors free access to the ter- race (picture right), allowing them to take in the surround- ings whilst being sheltered and framed by the building’s archi- tecture. This movement, by the way, corresponds to the paths around the Goetheanum that, in accord with Rudolf Steiner’s intention, do not lead towards the building from all directions, but closely follow the shape of the terrain, offering intermit- Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 6/14 | 13

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tent views of the surroundings. hold up the concrete beam that by Halfen. In our attempt to People like to refer to the stretches across the entrance read the building in this way Goetheanum’s “speaking forms”: Response doors. They could be seen as we have arrived at the overall these expressive forms can be the paws of a sphinx. The ter- concept shown on p. 10f. Halfen observed particularly well in am grateful for Roland Hal- race stairs are partly hidden describes an interesting polar the improved concept of the Ifen’s contribution, because I and become only visible to visi- experience visitors have when terrace proposed by Steiner know that the plans to remove tors once they are very close to entering: they can enter through for the Second Goetheanum. the stairs to the terrace in the entrance and have already the foundation – that belongs to Rather than having to squeeze the west of the Goetheanum decided to enter the ground the physical world – following a through heavy doors into a dim will not only meet with un- floor. conscious decision, by “having interior, visitors can be received derstanding and that a well- The photo on page 12 shows to squeeze through heavy doors in style and freedom and led to founded discussion of any such clearly that each generation into a dim interior” before climb- a higher and more intense level. plans is essential. The Building has to find its own access to ing up to other spheres, or they They enter the building with- Administration is aware that the Goetheanum and that this can be “received in style and out having to leave the natural something which has his- finds its manifestation in the freedom”, without having to environment behind, as it were. torically evolved with Rudolf building structures: the open- leave the natural environment The building itself grants them Steiner’s cooperation deserves ing shown there next to the behind, if they enter via the ter- uninterrupted views over the the greatest reverence and re- stairs has been blocked up with races. surrounding landscape. The spect. I believe, nevertheless, concrete. It still appears in the In my view it is right for our epithet “Michael Castle” that is that our duty as people of our ground plan drawing signed by time not to enter the heart of sometimes used for the Second time is on the one hand to pre- Rudolf Steiner. the Goetheanum directly, un- Goetheanum, is – if applied too serve and foster what was giv- prepared and in a half-dreaming literally – wholly unsuited to en to us by Rudolf Steiner, but Design criteria state, without inner preparation. the hospitable and welcoming on the other also to continue to Roland Halfen quotes Rudolf In the age of the consciousness gesture intended by Steiner. develop this and keep it in a liv- Steiner again as saying, “stylish soul it needs a will- and thought- The present double-winged ing process. Only then will we stairs will lead up to the ramp inspired personal decision. The lattice gates which, although act in the way Rudolf Steiner from the ground level.” ‘Ramp’ way I see it, the open and friend- almost always locked, give at would act today instead of do- means terrace here. The main ly gesture of invitation pertains least some insight and can ac- ing what he would have done entrance was therefore envis- to the whole Goetheanum Park tually be fully opened, were in the past. aged to be at terrace level. The that leads up to the building, but installed as early as the late stairs as they are now do not cor- not to the building itself. The ter- 1920s. They are, however, not Historical aspects respond to this and lead past the race will continue to be a recre- part of any plans drawn up in Roland Halfen describes entrance doors on the terrace. It ational space. But the relation- Steiner’s lifetime. Removing how the plans evolved and is unclear how this access was ship with nature belongs to the the stairs entirely in order to states, “This finds its conclu- envisaged and it would have re- soul life, in gazing out over the expand the inner space would sion in the ground plans and quired a different internal layout surrounding landscape. It is not not only constitute a deviation perspective drawings for the from the one we see now. This is the kind of physical experience from Steiner’s plans in a sen- second building application also proof that the planning was one has in the park, where one is sitive place, it would also go […].” And he includes the corre- still going on at the time of Ru- one with nature. against his clearly articulated sponding detail of the ground dolf Steiner’s death. In sharing the various ideas intentions that the formative plan. But this is not the end of Halfen again quotes Rudolf and feelings we have with re- forces of the eastern part of the the process, because Steiner Steiner, “The building’s exterior gard to the Goetheanum, we building (the inside prevails) prepared more drawings and will be a true artistic casing for will – I am sure – arrive at an should be carried over to the these drawings reveal changes the spiritual experiences unfold- adequate basis for making a de- west.| Roland Halfen, Stuttgart to the foundation of the west ing inside it”. This refers clearly cision. | Martin Zweifel, head of (DE)/ Dornach (CH façade. to the overall concept addressed the Building Administration According to my knowledge Plan of the existing ground floor (detail) 1 Apart from this, the stairs con- the drawings for the building stitute important fire escape routes. as it is now were made after 2 ‘Das Goetheanum’, special is- Steiner’s death. They are, how- sue of 18 December 1924, p. 58. ever, based on his sketch and In the essay published in the presumably on his verbal indi- Basel newspaper ‘National-Zei- tung’ of 1 November 1924 Stei- cations. The openness of the ner had spoken of “stairs on a stairs in the second building large scale”, an expression he application turned into a stern, changed here to “stylish stairs”. “Entrance doors” here obvious- closed entrance. Heavy lateral ly refers to the three entrances pilasters carry weighty heads at terrace level. which, on the left and right, 14 | Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 6/14

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be valid diplomas in eurythmy 4 Nov. 1921 • 21 March 2014 Eurythmy Therapy Forum therapy. This they are not be- cause the person who offers Karla Kiniger The following text should the courses has no connection have been read out at the with the Medical Section at the arolina Maria Anastasia end of the Anthroposophical Goetheanum. This means that Ki¬niger was born on 4 No- Society’s AGM on 13 April, K the graduates of these courses vember 1921 in Hinterstoder but this was not possible cannot receive regular diplo- (AT), in a long narrow valley. because the list of speakers mas and they cannot join the When she was seven, the first was too long. professional eurythmy therapy postbus – and electricity – ar- At the AGM the eurythmy associations. Apart from that, rived in her village. Her father therapist Helga Koeppe (DE) the person offering the courses was a farmer and later the village presented a concern regarding also gives out certificates to postmaster. As the eldest of four a development within the field participants who have no pre- sisters she was predestined to Karla Kiniger of eurythmy therapy that has, vious basic training or knowl- take a leading role. in recent years, provoked emo- edge of eurythmy. The situa- Karla went to the village southern part of Linz, which was tional responses and disagree- tion not only causes internal school that had three classes. in the American zone. ments that could be harmful division and confusion, it also All 75 children gathered in one In 1946 her sister called her at- for the future of the whole field. calls into question the efforts room. Because she wanted to be tention to a lecture. She sat right The situation was discussed in that have been made over de- a doctor when she grew up, she at the back, maybe so as to be detail by the sixteen members cades to achieve official recog- went to the grammar school in able to sneak out in case it would who came together in a work nition of eurythmy therapy. Freistadt and to other girls’ and be too boring on such a lovely group on the topic. Here is a convent schools. There was one summer’s evening. The lecture brief outline of the problem: Calm and objective school of which she said she was about anthroposophical A trained eurythmy therapist While a meeting of less than learned nothing there but how to self-development. The speaker offers courses for the deepen- ninety minutes can hardly be write neatly. Her brief stays at the was Kurt David, who would later ing and extending of eurythmy expected to solve the problem, various schools seem to reflect a be the General Secretary of the therapy; the extension consists there is at least some hope kind of homelessness, as if she Anthroposophical Society in Aus- in excursions into tone euryth- now that more determined at- were just a passing visitor. At the tria. She had no idea what an- my and the teaching of new tempts will be made to find a convent school the girls had to throposophy was and assumed it exercises that do not resemble solution. The fact that this very attend mass (and hand in proof was some kind of western philos- the gestures of either tone or controversial question was of attendance). It was there that ophy that was banned by the Na- speech eurythmy. The deep- given a “public” space within she turned to agnosticism at the zis. But the topic fascinated her ening consists in the fact that the AGM of the General An- age of 12, partly out of protest from the beginning: she used to the work is done on the basis throposophical Society led against what she referred to as complain about the way of think- of certain clairvoyant faculties. to a special mood that helped the “catholic dictatorship”. ing she experienced at university, There are two obvious sides to to create strong inner activity Not long after the Anschluss proposing that, if thinking was the problem: firstly, eurythmy and objectivity. The hurt feel- of 1938 she began to study his- taught in the right way it would therapy as founded by Rudolf ings and emotions that were tory and German at Vienna Uni- open up insight into the spiritual Steiner is based exclusively on noticeable were soothed by a versity. For several months she world. speech eurythmy; there are delicate sobriety that prevailed had to attend “voluntary” work In this lecture she found what only a very few indications in the room. There are prob- camps in Sudetenland and Gali- she was looking for. She contin- that relate to the possibility of lems in various fields within cia. ued to attend lectures as well as tone eurythmy. Secondly, the the General Anthroposophical regular study groups. clairvoyant aspect has a fasci- Society where divisive forces Meeting anthroposophy nating and euphorigenic effect are active in similar ways, caus- Around the time of the Battle Seeing the future potential in on the participants and creates ing confusion and disagree- of Stalingrad (1942/1943) she a child a kind of dependency. In one ment. What is a new – and very looked at Europe in an atlas and Her original childhood dream case we heard of, a graduate welcome – development is that suddenly had a vision of a future of becoming a medical doctor of this “training” did not allow forums as the one described division between Soviet and changed when she had to go to the referring physician to ob- are now increasingly possible Anglo-American powers. (Those hospital to have her tonsils re- serve certain “new exercises” during members’ meetings at who knew Karla were aware of moved. Something went wrong she did with a patient. What the Goetheanum. An appeal the fact that she often saw things with the anaesthetic and she is potentially harmful for the to active members: come with long before others!) When the suffered great pain. She would status of eurythmy therapy (well prepared) concerns to the war was over, her parental home never inflict this on another per- in the world is that the certifi- membership days on 18 Octo- in Linz, north of the Danube, was son! When she was still at school cates given to the participants ber and on 7 and 8 November. situated in the Russian zone and a girl in her class suggested she of such courses are taken to | Daniel Marston, Dornach (CH) she lived with an aunt in the should become an actress. With- Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 6/14 | 15

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out thinking much about it, Karla For many years she was an active We have been informed that the following 60 members said, “Oh no, I shall be a dancer, so member of the religion teachers’ have crossed the threshold of death. In their remembrance that I can speak with my whole meeting. we are providing this information for their friends. | The body.” She had a large circle of friends Membership Office at the Goetheanum. These two ideals – that of and acquaintances who loved to Anna Irwin Hereford (GB) 13 January 2013 Erich Logusz Göttingen (DE) 20 February 2013 healing and that of speaking with come and see her. She was al- Arla Wolman Gerabronn (DE) 22 May 2013 the whole body – came together ways aware of what they were Maria Kowa Wien (AT) 18 June 2013 when she studied eurythmy and up to and where they lived. Up Blanche Holyoake Richmond (AU) 25 September 2013 eurythmy therapy with Trude until the last week of her life she Ernst Larsen Vordingborg (DK) 26 September 2013 Thetter in Vienna. always had time for everyone. In Herr I.D. Hartmans Den Haag (NL) 19 October 2013 When she had finished her conversation she would cover ev- Harald Hüttich Beutnitz (DE) 27 October 2013 training she came to a confer- erything from everyday life to the Christoph Gerber Kirchberg (DE) 31 October 2013 Paula Giel Zeist (NL) 3 December 2013 ence in Dornach in 1953, where deepest spiritual insights – often Françoise Baudin Berlin (DE) in December 2013 Inez Arnold, one of the founders in one and the same sentence. Herbert Zeitler Münchberg (DE) 6 January 2014 of the Edinburgh Steiner School, Her earnest spirituality was Willem Mulder Den Haag (NL) 15 January 2014 interviewed her for a position deeply rooted in practical life. She Jaqueline Roëll Zeist (NL) 18 January 2014 there. In September 1954 she was firm in her views and hardly Johannes van Loon Amersfoort (NL) 10 February 2014 went to Edinburgh as a eurythmy ever lacked the words to describe Ulrike Sachse Sipplingen (DE) 10 February 2014 therapist and German teacher. clearly what she wanted to say. Margarete Keil Murrhardt (DE) 17 February 2014 Hildegard Birkenstock Uhldingen-Mühlhofen (DE) 24 February 2014 As it often happens in Steiner Her strong opinions mellowed Nel Meenhorst Bergen (NL) 2 March 2014 schools, she soon turned to class somewhat in her final years, but Bertha Tulner Zeist (NL) 2 March 2014 teaching and took two classes she never lost her strong sym- Martha de Meuter Zeist (NL) 3 March 2014 through from class 1 to 8. She was pathies and antipathies, even Edith Winkler Hannover (DE) 6 March 2014 a strict teacher and as a pupil one though they became less domi- Lieselotte Matthes Braunschweig (DE) 7 March 2014 knew better than trying to play nant as she became more toler- Elisabeth Ketelhake Hannover (DE) 9 March 2014 tricks on her. One of her pupils ant. Jean-Michel Sion Anould (FR) 13 March 2014 Gisela Starke Murrhardt (DE) 14 March 2014 said, however, that Karla Kiniger Radiating peace Ilse Stadelmann Niefern-Öschelbronn (DE) 15 March 2014 always saw their future potential Joël Francq Chatou (FR) 16 March 2014 in them and that, in her presence, In recent years, her health de- Jan Koppermann Freiburg (DE) 18 March 2014 one always felt one was a differ- clined and she was often in pain. Celia Baldwin Aberdeen (GB) 22 March 2014 ent and better person. But she was fully present in her Klaus-Dieter Metschies Boll-Eckwälden (DE) 22 March 2014 In 1969 she was asked to mind and had no problems re- Janna van der Meulen Zeist (NL) 22 March 2014 visit Russia to meet people who membering dates or names. She Jürgen Lempelius Nürtingen (DE) 23 March 2014 Margot Weitzenböck Erlangen (DE) 23 March 2014 were interested in anthroposo- looked forward with confidence Martine Dietlin Six Fours les Plages (FR) 24 March 2014 phy. At the time anthroposophy to crossing the threshold, some- Werner Losch Hannover (DE) 28 March 2014 was still an underground move- times one had the impression she Ágnes Kellner Budapest (HU) 30 March 2014 ment there. For thirty years she longed for it. But her immense Gudula Kremers Lörrach (DE) 30 March 2014 would visit Russia regularly. In vitality and life forces were not Renate Roehm Essen (DE) 30 March 2014 1974/1975, when she came ready to let go of her body. It hap- Elisabeth Schäfer Zeist (NL) 30 March 2014 to the end of her second class pened occasionally in the last Christa Stammer Ahrensburg (DE) 2 April 2014 Annemarie Loring Dortmund (DE) 4 April 2014 teacher period, she visited New years that we thought she was Heinrich Stracke Hannover (DE) 6 April 2014 Zealand where she also taught. going to die but she kept going. Ursula Graband Bochum (DE) 8 April 2014 In 1975 she founded the Waldorf During her last days her mildness Reinhardt Habel Hannover (DE) 8 April 2014 teacher training in Edinburgh to- was transformed into a radiant Saskia Bos Zeist (NL) 9 April 2014 gether with Lawrence Edwards. peacefulness and gratitude for Uta Guist Wien (AT) 9 April 2014 all she was able to experience in Ursula Sixel Basel (CH) 12 April 2014 Time for everyone her life. She crossed the threshold Blanda Garnier Dortmund (DE) 15 April 2014 Jon Godber Forest Row (GB) 15 April 2014 Gradually she passed on the peacefully on 21 March 2014. Sabine Lohmann Dortmund (DE) 17 April 2014 responsibility to others and re- One never felt that Karla was Carla De Jong Copake/NY (US) 19 April 2014 duced her teaching load first at fully at home in Scotland. Al- Siegrun Andrae Bad Liebenzell (DE) 21 April 2014 the school and later also at the though she had lived there for a Gothart Israel Ebersbach-Neugersdorf (DE) 21 April 2014 teacher training seminar. She long time she always remained Ranald MacDonald Kilkenny (IE) 23 April 2014 continued to be an active mem- a guest. Maybe it was character- Felix Lambe Totnes (GB) 24 April 2014 ber of the Anthroposophical So- istic of her life that she appeared Torger Holtsmark Stabekk (NO) 26 April 2014 Bernard Taillebois Bourbon de l’Archambault (FR) 26 April 2014 ciety, locally and on the council as if she was a guest on earth and Paul Scharff Spring Valley/NY (US) 29 April 2014 of the Anthroposophical Society that she was now, after a long Colette Ducommun Dornach (CH) 8 May 2014 in Great Britain, but she also trav- time, able to return home.| Chris- From 8 April to 12 May 2014 the Society welcomed elled much, often to Dornach. tian Maclean, Edin¬burgh (GB) 106 new members and noted 56 resignations. 16 | Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 6/14

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Living with Down syndrome children husband is away, also at weekends.” The book that is based on this column is called Disasters that bring magic to one’s life “Willi’s Welt” and sets out to prove that In Germany, women who expect a child with trisomy 21 usually have abortions. Two – despite severe illnesses, experienced mothers, who were confronted with this diagnosis after giving birth, worked through by both children and grown-ups, despite their initial consternation and wrote books about their experiences. One of them will stress on the tube and chaos in the swim- send her child to the Karl Schubert Waldorf School in Leipzig, the other writes a regu- ming pool, “having a disabled child is not lar column in the German customer magazine “a tempo”. the end of the world, but the beginning of a new life.” In her deeply moving account that is packed with unexpected punch- lines and breath-taking revelations, Birte Müller illustrates this again and again. “I recently read a study where people with Down syndrome were asked about their self-image. The overwhelming majority replied that their life was ‘happy and ful- filled’. I fear that we – who call ourselves ‘normal’ – are far less advanced when it comes to finding happiness.” None of the two authors sees her book as a guidebook even if Amelie Mahlstedt’s publisher advertises it as such. Amelie Mahlstedt, whose daughter will go to the Saying yes to Down syndrome children: Amelie Mahlstedt and Birte Müller (with Willi) inclusive Karl-Schubert-Waldorf School in Leipzig (DE) after the summer, says, “I hat Amelie Mahlstedt and Birte the movie “Yo también” that received an write about my own experiences, my jour- WMüller speak about concerns all of award at the San Sebastián Film Festival. ney towards Lola. Others have to find their us. Their stories speak of love, of laughter Amelie Mahlstedt, a PhD research fellow own way. Listen to the voice inside them. and tears, of life that only really comes in language and communication at Leipzig Own up to their own feelings. That is the to life where we struggle to accept the University, briefly hoped that Lola might only advice I can give to my readers.” imperfect or where we are torn apart one day have a similar career – until she Birte Müller describes her everyday by pain. The heroes they write about are realized that her daughter’s message was life as the most thorough fitness train- Down-syndrome children, their “normal- quite a different one: soon she accepted ing, much more thorough than anything syndrome” siblings and, above all, their Lola as “something very big, a gift” as if a gym could provide. Birte, whose son at- mothers and fathers who expected a she had been awarded the Nobel Prize. tends a curative education centre in Ham- perfect baby – as parents do. As all their Amelie describes how something that burg (DE), says “My book is written with experiences were turned into borderline was frozen in her for years, begins to flow families in mind who have children with experiences, these two mothers became again. below-average intelligence and DS or DS+ writers, each with her own particular nar- (i.e. with additional diagnoses) and fami- rative style. Life begins anew lies with disabled children in general.” Birte Müller also evokes strong feelings Considering that worldwide every Accepting the other message as she carries us away with the “not quite three minutes a baby with Down syn- In her linear, novel-like publication normal madness” that her book describes drome is born, while in Germany only five Amelie Mahlstedt describes the stages in poignant episodes. The reader sheds per cent of Down syndrome children are that started with the birth of her daughter tears of laughter that can soon become actually being delivered, the two authors Lola and were followed by the shock of the tears of sadness. “Seeing that neither my have written books that encourage the diagnosis “trisomy 21” and a roller coaster husband nor I could have been described reader: to start thinking about prenatal of emotions, premonitions and surprises; as normal even before the birth of our chil- diagnosis and disability, to gain clarity how she fears she “is breaking up” when dren, it seems quite fitting that we have with regard to their own expectations and people stare at Lola, commiseratingly, as a special child.” And this leads us helter- those of society – even if, at this moment, if someone had died. At the same time she skelter into the crazy events that were we are not personally affected. |Ronald learns that not everyone rejects Lola, as initially the subject of a column in the Richter, Berlin (DE) she feared. But also that there is no treat- customer magazine “a tempo” (published ment for Down syndrome, as she had – as by the anthroposophical publishers Verlag Birte Müller: ‹Willis Welt. Der nicht mehr she must admit – secretly hoped. Freies Geistesleben and Urachhaus). Their ganz normale Wahnsinn›, Verlag Freies Gei- stesleben 2014. Website: www.illuland.de. The Spaniard Pablo Pineda was the first title could be: “Creative young mother Amelie Mahlstedt: ‹Lolas verrückte Welt›, European university graduate with Down looks after an extreme-normal house- Gütersloher Verlagshaus 2014. Blog: lolis- syndrome and he played the main part in hold and children, while her camera-man welt.blogspot.de.