Position: linke obere Papierkante, Größe 100% General Anthroposophical Society Anthroposophy Worldwide 3/14 ■ Anthroposophical Society General Anthroposophical Society: Culture of Will Intention—Discussion—Decision There are many decisions to make at the Goetheanum, big and small. Doing so involves March 2014 a practice of will formation that ranges from the inception of an intent to a discussion No. 3 and then to its execution. Now a review is planned for a small project in connection with Annual Conference and General the planned renovation of the Goetheanum terrace—with discussion by members. Meeting at the Goetheanum uring an Executive Council meet- 2 2014/15 Theme of the Year D ing Heinz Zimmermann once of- 4 Invitation to the Annual Conference fered to explain the difference between 5 Invitation to the an intention and a decision. He said that Annual General Meeting an intention has the character of explor- 6 Discussion and Decision on ing a certain developmental direction, Amending the Bylaws but would not set it in stone. After the 6 Motions 1 to 3, Concerns process of discussion has taken place, 8 Motions Not Accepted the issue would finally be made ready for a decision. Anthroposophical Society This differentiation among inten- 1 Culture of Will tion, discussion (drafting), and decision- 2 Executive Council and Circle of making describes a decision process Sebastian Jüngel Photo: Seven Meet and it creates transparency about each Discussion : Exterior stairs or interior spaces? 10 Spain: Antroposofía en el Mundo stage in the formation of will. Each step Launched is characterized by its own assumptions possible to add architectural emphasis to 11 Ireland: Society’s 25th Anniversary and social practices. The intention focus- the west entrance and also reshape the 12 Czech Republic: Spiritual Identity of es on a goal that has been identified, an entire reception area. Central Europe Conference Series aim that still requires testing in regard After some discussion among the 14 Ulrich Rösch to its fundamental practicality and what Goetheanum Leadership, the decision 15 Members Who Have Died it would actually take to accomplish it.. was reached to redesign the west en- Discussion and drafting bring the inten- trance and ground floor, and to see School for Spiritual Science tion into connection with the objective whether the planned changes could be 9 School Conversations situation and the broader social con- realized. The decision to undertake this 9 19 Lessons Conferences text—this step may change or modify project can be made only when the pro- 9 Agriculture Conference the intention. After this phase has been cess of discussion has come to a con- Anthroposophy in the World concluded, the project would be consid- clusion. The exploration of the issue in- ered ready for a decision. It is the deci- cludes reaching agreement with the his- 11 Bosnia-Herzegovina: “Transforming sion that takes the project into the realm torical preservation office, consultation the World” Conference of reality. with experts, as well as the presentation 13 Switzerland/India: Light Eurythmy of the plans, a hearing, and a conversa- Tour Exterior Stairs or Interior Spaces tion with members. The concept for the Forum A question came up in the course of west stairway project will be presented 14 Representative of Humanity planning the renovation of the Goethea- at the next annual general meeting of Rudolf Steiner’s Identity num terrace: Should the exterior stairs the General Anthroposophical Society. Purpose of the Anthroposophical leading to the terrace on the right and On October 18 we would like to set aside Society left sides of the west entrance be left a special day for a conversation and hear- in place or should new interior spaces ing with members. In this way hope to in- Feature be created to replace them? The main clude the membership in the process of 16 Curative Pedagogy Course at the advantage to the latter plan is that the coming to a decision about this project. | Lievegoed Institute in Hamburg creation of new spaces would make it Paul Mackay, Goetheanum 2 | Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 3/14 ■ Editorial ■ Anthroposophical Society ■ Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting 2014 Dear reader, Berlin: Goetheanum Vorstand Meets rom the question of the Anthropo- n her letter on page 14 Patricia Sta- with Christian Community Leaders Fsophical Society’s identity to the I chow asks whether there is still an An- foundation stone laying for the first throposophical Society in Dornach. Her Thirteen Pictures Goetheanum, an event focused on the further questions make clear that she On January 19–21, 2014 the annual I in its development—this describes the wants an Anthroposophical Society. The meeting between the leadership of the path we have tried to follow over the first prerequisite for the Anthroposophi- General Anthroposophical Society and past two years. In our time each aspect cal Society’s existence is probably that the Christian Community took place, this is affected by two perspectives that rep- it is wanted! This expression of will ap- time in Berlin. resent important questions and context pears everywhere people gather, where for the Anthroposophical Society . they attend branches, events in their n the first evening newcomers to country Societies, and the Annual Gen- O the group introduced themselves: Between Abyss and Renewal eral Meeting of the General Anthropo- Joan Sleigh and Justus Wittich from the One is the question about the I in con- sophical Society at the Goetheanum. A Vorstand, and Gisela Thriemer from the tention with the world as it stands amid special feature of the Anthroposophical Circle of Seven. The introductions were the events of our time: the peril for the I, Society is that people do not come to- followed by a discussion about special the challenge of life in changing, complex gether because they have some personal and significant experiences, insights, and times—fateful for many—and a growing goal in mind like chatting about a theater questions from the previous year. It led opportunity to understand humanity in subscription or working on their fitness to thirteen pictures of various kinds that a new way and make it real. That we are in a sports club. It is much more a matter formed the foundation for our shared contemporaries is more than just some- of caring for the life of the soul, for devel- task. In a preview of upcoming events, thing we all share; it is the point where oping as a human being, for discovering the participants from the Christian mighty abysses and immense possibilities an element that is universally human. Community reported on the Sacrament for renewal begin. When that becomes a responsibility and of Ordination taking place in Stuttgart On the other hand, for the Anthropo- flows into a readiness to take on spiritual on February 7–9. The members of the sophical Society these themes exist in responsibility, this universally human life Goetheanum Vorstand spoke about the the context of 100th anniversaries—in a of the soul will become activity within 19 Lessons of the First Class conference historical as well as a contemplative light the School for Spiritual Science. All the for members of the School for Spiritual from which fresh and renewing impulses steps described here are reflected in the Science to be held at the Goetheanum in for the great questions and challenges of invitations from the Goetheanum to English and German on July 27–August our time can arise. attend events there, and in the reports 2 (page 9). Both perspectives raise questions for from national societies and from other At every meeting there is a central us as contemporaries. Where does a self- countries. | Sebastian Jüngel anthroposophical theme jointly deter- knowledge connected with world events mined in advance of the meeting. This begin? The motto: “The I knows itself” is year our discussions found a rich subject a lens of knowledge for the consciousness for the various qualities of the threshold soul, the start of a turn toward the spirit in to spiritual experience: Rudolf Steiner’s the human being and the world born out Anthroposophy Worldwide appears ten indications and their realization through of the human being’s deep entanglement times a year, is distributed by the national Anthroposophical Societies, and appears as the spiritual pupil, and the realization of in matter and out of a thinking that has a supplement to the weekly Das Goethea- the ritual in the Christian Community. united itself with the conditions of mate- num. • Publisher: General Anthroposophi- These discussions (in which aspects of rial phenomena in the world while also cal Society, represented by Justus Wittich.• the Class lessons were taken up) focused creating them. Editorial staff: Sebastian Jüngel (responsi- on the current human situation. We also ble for the German edition); Douglas Miller Understanding for Life (for the English edition); Michael Kranawet- referred to Rudolf Steiner’s lecture on vogl (for the Spanish edition); Wolfgang January 1, 1924. We are still at the beginning of the Mi- Held, Philipp Tok. Special attention was paid to today’s chael age that dawned at the end of the We seek your active support and collabora- young people and their experiences, 19th century. The path to spirit knowl- tion. Contact: Wochenschrift Das Goethea- questions, and (in part) confusion at the edge and a cosmopolitan existence in the num, Postfach, CH–4143 Dornach 1, Swit- zerland; fax +41 (0)61 706 44 65; info@das- threshold where they may be surprised world is being traveled under conditions goetheanum.ch. 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