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General Anthroposophical Society Anthroposophy Worldwide 3/13 2012/13 Annual Report

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he Section for Agriculture opened These questions will continue to ac- March 2013 Tthe round of major conferences at company us this year in addition to the Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 3 the Goetheanum in 2013 and welcomed questions of human self-knowledge (“The 2012/2013 Annual Report more than 600 participants from all over I knows itself”) which constitute the an- the world to form “Alliances for the Earth”. nual theme for 2013/14, a hundred years The Anthroposophical Society One of the guest speakers was the presi- after the Foundation Stone of the First 1 Alliances for Humanity dent of the Swiss Parliament, Maya Graf. Goetheanum was laid. The contributions 11 Financial Report This conference is a reflection of how ev- and conversations at the Annual Confer- 15 Addresses erywhere in the world, and in the most ence (with Annual General Meeting) from diverse situations, thousands of people 22 to 24 March 2013 at the Goetheanum Anthroposophy Worldwide who have met the work of Rudolf Steiner will introduce this theme which will also 2 Looking back on 2012 are active together, trying to change their inspire the conferences at Easter (“Will 3 France: general secretary René Becker lives or their fields of work towards more gives birth to itself”) and Whitsun (“The School of Spiritual Science humanity. Their actions and individual Sources of Art. The Consciousness Soul at 4 General Anthroposophical Section: striving represent Rudolf Steiner’s impulse the Threshold.”) for freedom and the effect anthroposo- Fund for Rudolf Steiner’s cultural Self-knowledge in the community heritage phy can have if the spiritual dimension is 5 Pedagogical Section: The indwelling included. Amid the spiritual divisions that From 22 to 28 July 2013, the cycle of of the spirit in earthly life are rife in our time it is more important the Mystery Dramas will be presented for 5 Section for Agriculture: than ever to form alliances with those the last time before the Main Auditorium The ability to cooperate who feel equally responsible for the des- closes for renovation, with contributions 6 Medical Section: The struggle for the tiny of humanity and of the earth. from the Goetheanum Leadership Group: a wonderful opportunity to experience recognition of spiritual reality A question of identity 7 Natural Science Section: the process of gaining self-knowledge as At the boundary of matter Because of the effect that anthroposo- part of the community while absorbing 7 Mathematical-Astronomical Section: phy has in the world, the Sections at the the images of the dramas. Following a fes- Constellations Goetheanum and their members, who tive celebration of the 100th anniversary 8 Art Section: The nature of will constitute a worldwide Independent of the Laying of the Foundation Stone of 8 Section for the arts of eurythmy, School of Spiritual Science, are confronted the first Goetheanum on 20 September speech, drama and music: with many challenges. They seek for solu- 2013 the Michaelmas Conference aims to Renewing the arts tions and strive for wider awareness in bring together at the Goetheanum, from 9 Literary Arts and Humanities Section: their particular field of life (see the Annual 24 to 29 September, as many members Conditions for developing the Report contributions in this issue). keen to take action as possible in order to consciousness soul Last year we focused on the identity of look at the tasks that lie ahead. 9 Social Science Section: Practically social the General Anthroposophical Society, a The Goetheanum Leadership Group is 9 Youth Section: Individual questions – theme that was controversially discussed looking forward to an interesting working shared tasks in publications. What is the task of the An- year with all members and friends. | Justus throposophical Society in the advancing Wittich, member of the Executive Council at Goetheanum 21st century, considering the big humani- the Goetheanum. 2 Communications at the Goetheanum tarian crises we face? What is our relation- 10 Goetheanum Stage: Program, ship with Rudolf Steiner and his work and Mystery Dramas how do we foster it? 10 Leadership 2 | Annual Report 2012/2013 | Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 3/13

ó Goetheanum ■ Anthroposophy in the World Communication at the Goetheanum Overview Day – Week – Month I, you and we A number of new general secretaries and national representatives have started their t the end of January 2013 the pilot work in recent years. The way in which they approach their tasks reveals that they see A project “Goetheanum Homepage” exotericism and esotericism as two sides of the same coin. came to an end: most activities at the Goetheanum are now displayed on the rie van Ameringen is one of the cret sacred in contemporary professional homepage and continually updated. Al- A general secretaries and country rep- life” which was about connecting the – in- ready, we are publishing – on a daily ba- resentatives to have recently assumed ward and outward directed – paths de- sis (or with a few days’ delay) – official office. In an interview he gave for -An scribed by van Ameringen in everyday life. notifications before they appear in print, throposophy Worldwide (No 5/2012) he Glasby thinks that we have to learn to rec- making important forthcoming events or pointed out three essential aspects of the ognize and value the importance of small performances visible to members of the anthroposophical work: firstly, the aspect steps. René Becker, the new general sec- public “at a glance”. of inner meditative, creative work - “an- retary in France, also underlined the im- This means that the Goetheanum now throposophy as a spiritual path is not a portance of working together across the provides communication – daily, on its sum of knowledge”. Secondly, he said, generations within the Anthroposophical website www.goetheanum.org (and pos- anthroposophy involved the encounter of Society: “They [the future generations] sibly via social media such as Facebook people across generations who share an ought to move a step further than we and Twitter), weekly in the journal “Das interest in spiritual have managed. Goetheanum” and monthly, in the mem- science. And the According to René Becker it is We should go bers’ newssheet “Anthroposophy World- third important towards them wide”. On top of that, we publish, again aspect was the re- important to retain the karmic and support via the media, information on activities lationship with the biodiversity within the them!” that have taken place. public. In the year Anthroposophical Society Kristina Lu- It is important that the potential of of Rudolf Steiner’s cia Parmentier, these channels is used in the best possible 150th birthday the new Bel- way and that they link in with each other. new steps had been taken successfully gian general secretary, spoke of the over- As a next step the translation of the news in that last respect. They are three move- arching purpose of human interaction: items into English is being considered. It is ments which are not only intertwined anthroposophy could, she said, bridge not clear yet how this free service can be but they can enhance each other. It is the the gap between atheists and religiously funded and how the publications can con- movement towards oneself, towards the oriented people. Aban Bana, since 2011 tinue to be appreciated also in the printed “I”, in meditation, towards the “you” in the representative of the Anthroposophical form. | Sebastian Jüngel encounter and to the wider “we” through Society in India, felt that anthroposophi- communication. cal work needed courage as well as sym- In 2012, new members took on respon- pathy, and René Becker, in keeping with sibilities in a number of anthroposophical his background in agriculture, spoke of the national societies and it is interesting that importance to retain the “karmic biodiver- Anthroposophy Worldwide appears ten times a year the three tasks just outlined appear again sity” within the Anthroposophical Society. in German and English. It is distributed by the nation- and again in slightly varying ways: in the al Anthroposophical Societies, possibly with added same issue of Anthroposophy Worldwide, The importance of regional meetings national news, and appears as a supplement to the Marc Desaules, now representative of Regional meetings are increasingly weekly Das Goetheanum. • Publisher: General An- throposophical Society, represented by Justus Wit- the Anthroposophical Society in Switzer- important for keeping this inner diversity tich. Editorial staff: Sebastian Jüngel (responsible land, said how important it was for him alive. At Whitsun, for instance, the execu- for this edition), Cornelia Friedrich, Wolfgang Held, that his involvement with anthroposophy tive councils of the Northern Anthro- Jonas von der Gathen, Philipp Tok. Responsible for went beyond his private study of it, that posophical Societies met in Helsingør, this English edition: Margot M. Saar. Correspondents/news agency: Jürgen Vater (Swe- he wanted to be part of “a global choir” of Denmark. Seija Zimmermann suggested den), News Network Anthroposophy (NNA). national societies. It is at this level that the a “Nordic Week” at the Goetheanum in We seek your active support and collaboration. To shared soul life of the membership finds summer 2014. In the summer, responsi- contact the editors: Das Goetheanum, Postfach, CH- 4143 Dornach 1, Switzerland; fax +41 61 706 4465; its greatest dimension because it is a mat- bility-bearing members came together [email protected]. ter of different cultures connecting with in the Pacific area and the francophone To receive Anthroposophy Worldwide, apply to the one another. countries also held their own meeting in Anthroposophical Society in your country. Subscrip- order to strengthen the network of I – you tions are available for CHF 30,- / € 25,- a year from Anthroposophy as a bridge the address above. An e-mail version is available to – we. | Wolfgang Held members of the Anthroposophical Society only at Jan Baker Finch and Peter Glasby who www.goetheanum.org/630.html?L=1. are now general secretaries of Australia © 2013 General Anthroposophical Society, Dornach, co-organized a conference in summer Switzerland 2012 with the title “Rediscovering the se- Annual Report 2012/2013 | 3 Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 3/13 |

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France Alliances for the spirit Anthroposophy manifests in different ways in different countries, meeting particular opportunities and obstacles on the way. René Becker, general secretary of the Anthro- posophical Society in France, speaks of the situation in France, highlighting specific aspects such the attitudes to religiosity, to children and adolescents and to anthro- posophy. Love of children and unemployment Wolfgang Held: According to a survey by of young people “Le Monde” only 46 per cent of the French see themselves as religious. The reporter Held: The annual theme of the Section thought this was a very low percentage. for Agriculture is “Alliances for the world”. Would you agree? Are “alliances for the spirit” thinkable in René Becker: Certainly. In France the France? separation of church and state has meant Becker: Certainly. But so far these allianc- that words such as “priest” or “spirit” are es had to fight against the fact that it is always associated with a past that was not possible to speak about the spirit. The dominated by the church. France used important task we have now is to trans- to be seen as the “oldest daughter” of form them into positive alliances. End of the church because, for many centuries, life support and the protection of life are France was closest to Rome and supplied pressing issues. the greatest number of cardinals. Held: France has one of the highest birth rates in Europe, Germany the lowest. Why Union of spiritual minorities is that? Transforming the joint “being against” into Held: Only three per cent of the popula- Becker: It has to do with the old soul of a joint “being in favour of”: René Becker tion are protestant. What does that mean? France. People love being together: eating Becker: Many Protestants live in the Alsace and celebrating together and with chil- dergartens, around 200 anthroposophi- or the Cévennes. They are a minority. And dren. Maternity benefits are very good. cally oriented physicians, there is rich an- it is no coincidence that anthroposophy is French mothers don’t neglect their chil- throposophical life. It is a driving force. It thriving in the Alsace with schools, farms, dren. is time now for Waldorf teachers to meet doctors’ surgeries, while Lorraine, which Held: 25 per cent youth unemployment is with teachers of Freinet and Montessori also borders Germany, has hardly any the other side of that coin. schools, for anthroposophic doctors to Demeter farms and no Waldorf school. Becker: It is typically French to overrate in- make contact with homeopaths. They Held: What developments can one ex- tellectuality. As a result we have ended up have to fight against restrictions together. pect in France considering this religious with masses of university graduates but One hopes that this joint “being against” detachment? no work for them, and without craftspeo- can be transformed into a joint “in favour Becker: The positive side of this situation ple. Very gradually, a new way of thinking of”. I have the feeling that there is great is that everybody has to ask themselves finds its way into the national education hope among young people. The theme of where they stand with regard to spiritual system. our annual general meeting is “Anthro- questions. French people love debating. Held: How is Islam developing in France? posophy as ferment for the future”, not Everybody can say what they think now. Becker: When 50 years ago the first gen- as a doctrine of the past. We have invited The individualized soul no longer has a eration arrived from the Maghreb they young people and Constanza Kaliks, the home or a religion. That is the conscious- kept in the background. The second gen- leader of the Youth Section, will also be ness soul. But in France the intellectual eration want to live their religious identity there. soul is very strong, the step to conscious- more openly and confidently. There are Held: Are you involved in the Goethea- ness needs to be wrested from it. mosques everywhere. They want to have num meditation initiative? There are several ethical committees now a say in societal questions, they represent Becker: Eleven of us continue to work on dealing with questions of our time. When more than three million people. Much de- this initiative in France. Last year almost does life begin? Can one woman carry pends on whether dialogue is possible. 100 people came together on our invita- another woman’s baby through the preg- tion – many of them hardly knew any- nancy? There is a widespread lack of ori- Anthroposophy as a driving force thing about anthroposophy, but are ask- entation and people tend to judge on the or the future ing about an inner culture. Arthur Zajonc basis of their feelings. The spiritual-scien- Held: Where is the Anthroposophical So- led the meeting. The next step will be a tific arguments are missing. On the other ciety in all this? wider meeting in the Anthroposophical hand, many small spiritual movements Becker: We have 1250 members in France Society. Meditation has arrived in society have emerged, but they are struggling. at present. If we add the 600 viticulturists, as a question. Here lie great tasks for our Now they are beginning to join forces. 400 farms, the Waldorf schools and kin- anthroposophical work. ó 4 | Annual Report 2012/2013 | Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 3/13

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General Anthroposophical Section the public has also finally begun between the Nachlassverwaltung and the Execu- Joint decision in support of Rudolf Steiner’s work tive Council at the Goetheanum, soon to A quiet but consistent collaboration has evolved in recent years between the “Rudolf include also members of the Council of Steiner Nachlassverwaltung” (Administration of Rudolf Steiner’s Estate) and the Gen- the Anthroposophical Society in Germany eral Anthroposophical Society. An important new step now lies ahead which shall be and the Association of Waldorf Schools in illustrated with a brief outline of the developments of the past 50 years. Germany. As a result of this cooperation it became clear that the Nachlassverwal- hen Marie Steiner died in 1948, all the Nachlassverwaltung had taken on tung could no longer carry the edition of W rights and duties made over to her seemed impossible: manuscripts, thou- lecture transcripts as yet unpublished and by Rudolf Steiner concerning his literary sands of lecture transcripts of varying requiring intense editing (including lec- and artistic estate were transferred to the quality, notices and notebooks, letters, tures on the history of the Anthroposophi- Nachlassverwaltung. The idea to publish a sketches, drafts, models and blackboard cal Society) of the complete works which, complete edition of Rudolf Steiner’s works drawings – low funds, mostly unqualified by now, had grown to 340 volumes. The and to found an Rudolf Steiner Ar- “association for chives which under the administra- Walter Kugler had tion of Rudolf become the centre Steiner’s literary for Steiner research and artistic es- and exhibitions for tate in Dornach” the whole world, emerged towards had to drastically the end of Marie curtail its tasks two Steiner’s life. Her years ago and even words referring to the assignment to the co-workers and, on top of that enormous the continual basic but expensive safe- association in a contract made on 1 De- time pressure because the legal term of guarding of the valuable collections was cember 1947 – which is still valid today the copyright originally ran out 30 years in danger. – are clear and precise: “The members after the author’s death (but was then ex- of the Estate Administration Association tended first to 50, then to 70 years). A fund for Rudolf Steiner’s must ensure in all conscience that Rudolf The fruits of this work were appreciated cultural heritage Steiner’s work will be edited in his spirit, by the growing anthroposophical move- The Nachlassverwaltung, the General that there will be no exploitation of their ment while Rudolf Steiner’s books were Anthroposophical Society and the An- spiritual content in particular, and that ignored at the Goetheanum and their sale throposophical Societies in Germany and Rudolf Steiner’s work will continue to be was prohibited. Only in 1968, the “book Switzerland therefore propose to take associated with his name.” resolution” which was passionately and up the obligations with regard to Rudolf Differences concerning the orienta- controversially debated finally recognized Steiner’s work as a shared task. From 2013 tion of the Anthroposophical Society had the edition of Rudolf Steiner’s work by the onwards, they want to support the Rudolf resulted in Marie Steiner not entrusting Nachlassverwaltung and a gradual rap- Steiner Archives and the Goetheanum’s Rudolf Steiner’s estate to the hands of prochement could take its course. Documentation department with a “Fund her colleagues on the Executive Council, for Rudolf Steiner’s cultural heritage”. The but to a group of trustees. In 1948, many Closer cooperation rights that have historically evolved will members who shared her views formed In the 1990s, intensive cooperation be- be honoured as will the responsibilities the “Anthroposophical Association in gan between the Rudolf Steiner Archives and tasks that are divided between the Switzerland” (AVS) which also included and the Goetheanum’s Documentation two organisations. The fund’s board of groups in Germany and Austria. department (archive, library, art collec- trustees will in future be open to all in- tion): contracts were drawn up that gov- stitutions and individuals willing to sup- Publication of the complete works ern the use of Rudolf Steiner’s artistic oeu- port the work of Rudolf Steiner.| Bodo von in 1954 vre which has found its main home at the Plato, member of the Executive Council at A number of attempts were made at Goetheanum; an exchange of documents the Goetheanum mediation, but the alienation between and services has become normal proce- the AVS and the Anthroposophical Society dure. Within the “work group on archives increased, while the Nachlassverwaltung and history”, shared contextual work and in the Rudolf Steiner Archives on the hill in the regular sharing of information now Dornach – like on an island – began to sort bring together co-workers of the Dornach through and order the estate. In 1954 they and Arlesheim Archives, Institutes and began to edit the complete works which Sections of the School of Spiritual Science. were published in 1956 by the specially In recent years, a regular cooperation founded Rudolf Steiner Verlag. The task regarding the work of Rudolf Steiner and Annual Report 2012/2013 | 5 Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 3/13 |

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Pedagogical Section Section for Agriculture The indwelling of the spirit in earthly life After the new section leaders had been made aware in 2011 of all the fields that await- The ability to cooperate ed their active attention, the year 2012 was devoted to the process of “indwelling”. It Forming alliances to make more of an was a matter, then, of tilling those fields to get a sense of what needed doing and of impact and making confident use of our cultivating the ground in appropriate ways – because every spirit, as we know, needs a sources were among the targets the Sec- home so that it can connect with the earth. tion had set itself for 2011 and 2012.

his “indwelling” took place at two levels: the pedagogical impulse and how it can ur working year 2011 had the theme Twithin the Section and at the Goethea- be understood. Apart from further major O“Forward to the source” and was de- num. Our place of work, the Goetheanum, conferences, like the Congresso Ibero- voted to exploring the foundation of the received a new leadership structure, the Americano de Pedagogia Waldorf in Brazil biodynamic movement and the meaning Goetheanum Leadership Group, which will or the Mainland China Conference there of biodynamic farming. The year ended bring the work of the sections and that of the were numerous occasions for working with the annual conference in February School of Spiritual Science more closely to- with colleagues in their teachers’ meet- 2012 where we identified four virtues: hon- gether. In the field of education, the question ings on professional development and for esty – which we learn by working on the of how the spirit can find a foothold in the observing their lessons. Teacher training soil; openness – which is what the plants world and how what is experienced in the continues to be a major challenge. are living; cooperation – for which we find world lives on in the spiritual world perme- Everyday life today can only be mastered examples in the animal world; and initia- ated two major international conferences in a child-appropriate way if it receives direct tive paired with responsibility – a purely for teachers and educators at Easter 2012. nurturing from a spiritual source. In order to human virtue. With the annual theme for It was impressive to experience the power achieve this we must engage deeply with 2012/2013 “Alliances for the Earth” the that can grow when people from all over the the lesson contents. Rudolf Steiner captured concept of cooperation moved to centre world concentrate on a theme which, in this this delving into the depth of our education- stage. In preparation for the annual confer- case, was “How the self finds its way.” al task in the following verse: “Educating ence, a workshop was held in the autumn young people means cultivating the future with Nicanor Perlas in order to inspire par- A deeper understanding in the present, spirit in matter and spiritual ticipants to overcome their own obstacles of anthroposophy awareness in earthly life.” as a prerequisite for forming alliances. This motif continued throughout the In 2012, as a first-time event, an “inten- year as we organized and shaped a num- The image of the international movement sive week” took place where entrepreneurs ber of events that offered the opportunity The Section is a place where awareness of the biodynamic movement developed a for contributions; to name but a few: arises for the people all over the world new developmental step for their enter- - A congress of the German school move- who work in education. The international prises based on the U-process. The plan ment on self-administration: how can networks need fostering and we must to send out “biodynamic ambassadors” the idea of self-administration find its always be awake so that we perceive the from the Section was also put into action. appropriate form in the schools? What real questions and needs that demand our Melchior Pfeil is helping with setting up kind of school leadership is the most attention. The meetings of the Interna- a school of biodynamic farming in India. suitable for human beings? tional Forum (The Hague Circle) and of the With assignments of this kind the co-work- - Upper school meetings on questions International Association of Steiner Wal- ers of the Section would like to give practi- such as the biographical evaluation of dorf Early Childhood Education (IASWECE) cal support to biodynamic farming world- achievements, the finding of identity helped us form an image of the worldwide wide. Landscape designing at the Goethea- and the anthroposophical insights in school and kindergarten movement. The num is a project closer to home. During a the third seven-year period. task of the Section is increasingly one of landscaping planning week, organized in - Two weekend conferences on our central coordinating the different groups. Coop- cooperation with the Goetheanum garden concern: the study of the human being. eration – of institutions as much as of department, 26 landscape designers devel- At all of these occasions the strong individuals – has become a key concept. oped a vision for the design of the north- need to come to a deeper understanding Increasingly, individuals want to be ad- eastern part of the Goetheanum parkland. of anthroposophy was apparent, the need dressed personally. The first electronic is- A further task was the integration of the to learn to handle the space between spir- sue of the Section Journal offers new pos- fast-growing number of biodynamic vi- it and matter in order to support the “in- sibilities in that respect. ticulturists. More than a hundred people dwelling” of the spirit in earthly life. We furthermore had the opportunity to came together from twelve countries in The many requests for cooperation re- publish articles in various magazines and the autumn for the first international bio- ceived by the Section helped us to get to to contribute to various research topics. dynamic viticulture conference in Colmar know the wider section landscape better None of our work would be possible (Alsace) and at the Goetheanum to look at and to continue to contribute to shaping without our two energetic and supportive new ways of regenerating the vine. While it. On our journeys in Brazil, the USA, Chi- co-workers – Dorothee Prange and Folke in the olden days a vine would last a cen- na, Europe and elsewhere we were able Gerstner. | Florian Osswald, Claus-Peter tury modern plants hardly survive for 20 to work directly with our colleagues on Röh, Pedagogical Section leaders years. | Wolfgang Held 6 | Annual Report 2012/2013 | Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 3/13

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Medical Section ness of anthroposophic medicines in daily practice) and the Topics project, conceived The struggle for the recognition of a spiritual reality by Matthias Girke and his co-workers, At the international vision-building conference in September 2012 the key concerns of which aims at making the basic anthropo- the anthroposophic-medical movement began to take shape. They include the foster- sophic medical literature available to the ing of healing spiritual powers through self-development and therapeutic community- English-speaking world. building as well as gaining recognition of these endeavours in the academic discourse. The faculty of the Medical Section, the International Coordination of Anthropo- sophic Medicine (IKAM), has grown con- aining inner competence in train- how much people who work in therapy sistently since 1996 and has appointed G ing – also for trainers – is part of the appreciate interdisciplinarity. This part- coordinators for the various disciplines “spiritual quality assurance” demanded time training opportunity in anthropo- and professional groups (see box). Since by outer assessment and certification sophic medicine, psychology and therapy the beginning of 2013 the field of special- requirements for the various trainings in offers further training and international ist medicine has been represented by the therapeutic professions. To achieve this certification to countries where there is oncologist Marion Debus, and the group it is necessary to develop training pro- demand. Other international initiatives of anthroposophic alternative practitio- grammes on the basis of the image of include the Vademecum project, which ners joined, represented by Renate Künne. the teacher outlined by Rudolf Steiner in is assembled by Georg Soldner and col- “How to know higher worlds” (GA 10) and leagues (documentation of the effective- The challenge of finding funding in his course on the art of public speaking Finding funding is still a challenge. (GA 339). The faculty of the International Coordina- Even though many jobs can be done by Soon it will in research no longer only tion of Anthroposophic Medicine (IKAM) volunteers, this is less and less an option be a matter of proving the effectiveness because the rising workload. At the mo- : International Coordination of anthroposophic medicine and its appli- Andreas Arendt ment the General Anthroposophical So- of Anthroposophic Medicines (IMKA) cations: we will need to find recognition Roland Bersdorf, Andreas Jäschke: Coordi- ciety (GAS) is able to provide a space for of the fact that the spirit is a reality, also nation of hospitals the work of the Medical Section and the in scientific medicine. We must add to the Marion Debus: Coordination of specialist necessary infrastructure for the events at physicians materialist paradigm that of spiritual re- the Goetheanum, but it can only offer CHF Ad Dekkers, Henriette Dekkers: Coordina- alities. How can this be done? A first step tion psychotherapy 75,000 towards our 2013 budget – only in this direction will be the “Spirit Collo- René de Winter, Hans-Jürgen Schumacher: around 5% of what is needed. Non-profit quium” to be held from 1 to 3 March 2013 Patient organisations and European Patient organizations usually receive at least 30% Federation for Anthroposophic Medicine at the University of Witten-Herdecke (DE). Stefan Geider: Coordination of international of their costs as a basic administrative Regarding the clinical demands of today’s Medical Section activities cushion or as basic income from mem- medicine, the development of anthropo- Wolf-Ingo Gobin: Legal questions regarding bership fees and donations and cover the sophic therapies for the epidemics in Asia medicines remaining 70% of their annual budget Michaela Glöckler: Coordination of IKAM and Africa – tuberculosis, leprosy, HIV – is and of the board of representatives of An- through project funding and support from an important task for us, as are ethical throposophic Physicians Associations foundations. This kind of financial struc- questions of palliative medicine. Among Rüdiger Grimm: Curative Education and So- ture is what we are aiming for for the Med- the other topics that were addressed cial Therapy Council ical Section and hope that we will manage Rolf Heine: International Forum for Anthro- were: the PR and civil-society activities of posophic Nursing (IFAN) to build up a reliable base of friends, co- ELIANT and health policies and lobbying Angelika Jaschke: Eurythmy Therapy Forum workers and sponsors in 2013/14 that can for complementary and anthroposophic Kirstin Kaiser: International Coordination of provide the necessary administrative bol- Anthroposophic art therapy medicine at EU level in Brussels. ster of around CHF 450,000 per annum. | Manfred Kohlhase: International Associa- tion of Anthroposophic Pharmacists (IAAP) Michaela Glöckler, Medical Section leader Internationality Petra Kühne: Questions of nutrition The International Post-graduate Medi- Renate Künne: Coordination alternative practitioners cal Training (IPMT), which started as an David Martin: International Research Council initiative in Poland in 2002 with 170 mem- Unda Niedermann: Coordination of Physio- bers from eleven countries, will reach 17 therapy countries this year, with over 1000 par- Patrick Sirdey, Nand de Herdt: European As- sociation of Manufacturers of Medicines ticipants: Argentina, China, Cuba, India, used in anthroposophic therapy Malaysia, Peru, the Philippines, Russia, Si- Heike Sommer: PR beria, Serbia, Taiwan, Thailand, the Czech Guus van der Bie, Jan Feldmann: Coordina- Republic, Ukraine, South Africa, the USA. tion of medical training Information: www.medsektion-goethea- Anna Sophia Werthmann, Paul Werthmann: num.ch. At the beginning of February 2013, for International Young Medics Forum Recommended reading: Michaela Glöckler/ instance, 130 physicians, psychologists, Peter Zimmermann, Laura Borghi: Interna- Rolf Heine: The Anthroposophic Medical curative teachers and therapists met in tional Federation of Anthroposophic Medi- Movement. Responsibility Structures and Modes of Work, Dornach 2011. Buenos Aires, where we realized again cal Associations (IVAA) Annual Report 2012/2013 | 7 Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 3/13 |

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Natural Science Section Phenomena at the boundary of matter In 2011 and 2012 thirty per cent of the bee population in Germany was lost, in Switzerland it was even 50%. This shows the scope of the ecological crisis we are facing and was one of the topics that oc- cupied the Section.

ohannes Wirz, biologist at the research J institute of the Natural Science Sec- tion, has been involved in research on apiculture for many years and presented Physics Conference 2012: Matthias Rang and colleagues appropriate ways of beekeeping at three conferences, in the Czech Republic, Ger- ies will yield results that can be used in 8 years, 251 years and 1255 years. Since many and Great Britain. He is particularly physics lessons. Torsten Arncken, Renatus the summer of 2011, the engineer Johann interested in boundary questions: one of Derbidge and Ruth Richter are working on Wolfesberger has been exploring the the courses was about “Meditation with a number of projects involving medicinal hexagon mechanism in the Mathemat- bees”. Wirz is convinced that we see the plants. Finances for the research prove dif- ical-Astronomical Section. The hexagon state of nature reflected in the destiny of ficult because the Section lost CHF 75,000 mechanism is the most recent develop- the bees. The large-scale project that in- when Weleda had to cut down on expens- ment arising from Paul Schatz’s inversion cludes the treatment of bee colonies with es, a sum that it has not yet been able to technique. Johann Wolfesberger has op- mistletoe extracts and Echinacea has so replace. | Wolfgang Held timized the transmission of the hexagon far not yielded any conclusive results. mechanism by including oloids and is One year after Fukushima and twenty For further information visit investigating its uses for the production years after Chernobyl, Section leader www.science.goetheanum.org of wind energy, as a ship’s engine and in Johannes Kühl went on a lecture tour internal or external mixing machines. In through Japan and the Ukraine, speaking 2012, construction documents were pro- about radioactivity as the counter image duced for four prototypes. of the I in physical nature. With Peter Buck In the past year the Mathematical-As- Mathematical-Astronomical Section and Martin Rozumek a research confer- tronomical Section held various colloquia ence was organized on atomism and the Constellations on mathematical, astronomical and tech- anthroposophical ideas in that field. The nical topics and a well-attended maths meeting was preceded by two years of One of the conferences of this Section teachers’ conference in Frankfurt with preparation and by the publication of the was devoted to the special position of Peter Gallin on dialogical learning. | Oliver book “Hypothesenfreie Chemie” (chemis- Venus in 2012. Apart from that, Johann Conradt, leader of the Mathematical-As- try without hypotheses) by Eugen Kolisko Wolfesberger has worked on the hexa- tronomical Section. and Martin Rozumek. The goal is to devel- gon mechanism from Paul Schatz’s op – on the basis of Steiner’s epistemology model of inversion. and beyond the usual stereotypes (“atoms The hexagon mechanism practically applied in an engine don’t exist”) – plausible ideas about “phe- n the night of 5 to 6 June 2012 Venus, nomena at the boundary of matter”. I for the second and last time in this cen- These are questions that also touch tury, moved directly before the sun where on the field of education: how could a it could be seen from earth as a small black scanning tunnelling microscope feature disk. Although the transit was barely vis- in Waldorf schools and how would that ible from Central Europe, it attracted a benefit the students? Matthias Rang, fair amount of public interest because of physicist at the Institute, is investigating its rarity. The Mathematical-Astronomical with Johannes Kühl how experiments of Section organized a well-attended confer- quantum physics can be used, and under- ence on the occasion and devoted the May stood, in a Goethean sense without the issue of the journal “Jupiter” to it. Oliver necessity – so ubiquitous today – to resort Conradt described the 243-year rhythm to theory in order to explain the phenom- of the Venus transits and the rhythms ena. One hopes that the on-going stud- of Venus as evening and morning star of 8 | Annual Report 2012/2013 | Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 3/13

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The Art Section has also commissioned Art Section Barbara Schnetzler and Steffen Marreel to Section for the Arts of Eurythmy, carve a sculpture from the dead pear tree Speech, Drama and Music The Nature of Will at the Goetheanum – a witness of the fire The Art Section which is undergoing an in 1922/23. The sculpture was installed on Renewing the arts active process of renewal can look back 12 February. The question that imbues all Section ac- on some continuity. One of its areas of Jüngel: Where are the problems? tivities concerns the original source that research is the nature of will. Ten Cate: We need space for our artistic can renew and spiritualize the arts. work. Thorwald Thiersch has managed to Sebastian Jüngel: What is the focus of set up a room again but we used to have or eurythmy, 2012 began with the your work? three. There is no space for sculpting. Sch- F tone eurythmy course given by Doro- Rik ten Cate: The nature of will, in us and in netzler and Marreel had to work in the thea Mier, which was followed by a series the arts. Our starting point is the content scene dock. Apart from space for art we of courses with Werner Barfod, Ute Mede- of the School of Spiritual Science. Recently also need a place where we can conduct bach and Ursula Ziegenbein. (The series we have been focusing on the mantras of research. will be continued and extended in 2013). the second and fourth class lessons. The Association of Eurythmy Trainings Jüngel: What made you choose this A space for the arts is responsible for training questions with- theme? Jüngel: What are your plans with regard to in the Section. We work together on the Ten Cate: We had several reasons: for us the structure of the Section? qualities and skills that need to be devel- as artists (and for others too) the will is the Ten Cate: At Ascension 2012 we decided oped for the eurythmy of the future. Our tool we need most in order to put colour that we would have a coordinator and a group meets twice yearly to consult and to on canvas or give form to a lump of clay. section council until Ascension 2014 and share subject-specific questions. It needs will to enliven dead matter and no longer. They meet every two months. The Section group that focuses on to get it to move. We ask ourselves about The question is how much time and eurythmy in the social sphere is working the will of matter: what does a stone strength we can give to these tasks, be- intensively and at various levels on the “will”, what does concrete “will”, or a glass cause we try to represent the Section at question of waking up to what is needed: window? How can silicon be transformed least once a month in the Goetheanum moment and duration, the need to be so that, as a window, it becomes trans- Leadership Group. And we want to con- present, trust. Wolf-Ulrich Klünker is work- lucent? How do metals combine to form tinue to come together in a public confer- ing with us. In June, 120 newly trained bronze? How do plants sacrifice them- ence at Ascension and for a class confer- eurythmists came together from all over selves so that we can use their substances ence in November. This means we have the world: How diverse eurythmy can be! for painting? Over and above that we need to find a way of keeping the Section alive – great astonishment and the shared wish to use our will to give shape to the Art Sec- with the people and the strength we to recognize each other’s impulses. tion. have. We are also concerned with issues During the festive conference on the Jüngel: How do you do that? that cannot be dealt with sufficiently – 100th anniversary of eurythmy, a large Ten Cate: We invite people to our gather- and they are not minor or irrelevant ques- audience was able to get a sense of the ings at Ascension and in November to give tions. There is the discussion on where past, present and future of the art in lec- lectures and offer work groups. the Representative of Humanity should tures, an exhibition and numerous artistic stand, for instance. Or how the “Group performances. Working together of the art sections Room” should be used? There are the Jüngel: What are your plans? contacts with training centres, the sec- A new colleague for artistic speech Ten Cate: In 2013 we will reactivate the tion initiatives in the various countries. The Section’s puppetry group uses con- impulse of Ascension 2012, when 80 art- There is so much to do! ferences to explore various aspects of hu- ists came together at the Goetheanum to Jüngel: What are your main concerns? mour in artistic creativity. show their work. Of course we don’t know Ten Cate: We need to find modern forms In addition to the music-section days yet if so many people will come again. of leadership for a Goetheanum Section. that have been built up over the years, the We published a specimen copy of our sec- We’re not where we could be. I hope that Section held a conference that made the tion report in English and German. We are we won’t return to old structures. Impa- anthroposophically inspired art of singing also pleased that the journal “Stil” is still tience and time pressures won’t help us accessible to a wide international audi- available for our concerns after responsi- move forward. But we are working on ence. bility has passed from Wilhelm Oberhuber this task. It is something I think about The Section also welcomes Silke to Michael Kurtz, because it is important every day. Kollewijn as a new colleague with respon- for us to work together with the other sibility for the areas of artistic speech and artistic sections. We had a first meeting drama. A conference on artistic speech with the Literary Arts and Humanities took place from 1 to 3 March 2013. | Mar- Section, the Section for the Arts of Eu- grethe Solstad, Leader of the Section for rythmy, Speech, Drama and Music and Rik Ten Cate is coordinator of the Art Section. the Arts of Eurythmy, Speech, Drama and with the Youth Section. Music Annual Report 2012/2013 | 9 Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 3/13 |

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Literary Arts and Humanities Section Social Science Section Youth Section Conditions for develop- Practically social Individual questions – ing the consciousness The first tender shoots appear since the shared tasks process of renewal has begun in this Sec- 2012 was a year of action and percep- soul tion: fresh ideas emerge from the work of tion in the Youth Section, with the new Following an interim period of seven the Section collegium for events that will Section team focusing on the existing months Christiane Haid has taken on the take place in 2013 and 2014. A new website network and on establishing new con- leadership of the Literary Arts and Hu- informs about the work of the Section. nections. manities Section in September 2012 while continuing as director of the Goetheanum esearch means gaining self-knowledge aking up our tasks came with a dual publishers, Verlag am Goetheanum. Ras well as bringing about change in the T challenge: perceiving what the indi- world.’ This is the title of a further training vidual person brings with them in terms he first months were spent establish- programme initiated by Ingo Krampen. of own thoughts and questions and how T ing contact with the section groups Section members speak about their expe- these thoughts can become a shared foun- in other countries. The confluence of art riences in social professions in connection dation on which one can work together. and science in poetry, folktales, painting, with the threefold social organism, so- We found out how fortunate we are be- language, eurythmy and the Mystery Dra- cial art and questions of destiny. Johanna cause we can be creative out of being mas was our main theme at the end of Keller, the lecturer in September, says “at together. In opening up to the world we last year. At a memorial meeting devoted every moment I bear responsibility for the want to develop presence and awareness to section leaders who passed away the future of my own development and that of for the future, an approach that includes history of the Section came to life. A work others. The way I take hold of this responsi- the profound willingness to understand day on the 200th anniversary of the birth bility and the principles that guide me will the world and to understand life. Hannah of Kaspar Hauser presented the “child of be reflected in my actions.” Arendt’s principle of a “vita activa” and Europe” in poetry and painting. Joachim Ziegler’s initiative “Individual the study of lectures and texts by Rudolf In 2013 the question as to how the spir- and Organization” encourages a creative Steiner accompanied and stimulated us in itual soul (consciousness soul) can best be approach to change and conflict. this endeavour. developed will run like a thread through The annual meeting of the Section in Gratefully, we experience the Goethe- many events: at Whitsun we will look at 2013 will focus on the unconditional basic anum, again and again, as a place that the sources of art; in the summer, on the income. Enno Schmidt, co-founder of an makes this working together possible: occasion of the 50th anniversary of Albert initiative that promotes unconditional basic at the summer conference “Being Pres- Steffen’s death, his dramas “The Fall of the income in Switzerland (Initiative Grundeink- ent!”, in the weekly meetings and in our Antichrist” and “Hiram and Solomon” will ommen in der Schweiz), will address ques- colloquium on current issues “I am part of be performed under the aspect of “Meta- tions regarding the anthroposophical nature the network”. We will report about these morphoses of tragic awareness”; and in of the concept, and Ursula Piffaretty, a mem- events on our new website and warmly in- November, a literature/music conference ber of the same organization, will speak in vite people to join and share. | Lisa Seidel, on Parzifal, the myth of the consciousness more detail about the goals of this initiative. co-worker of the Youth Section soul, will trace the development from In November 2014 we will focus on Chrétien de Troyes to Richard Wagner. questions of old age – ‘phasing out period www.youthsection.org Seven Sunday soirées dedicated to or source of meaningfulness and strength’ works from three millennia will present – and on the specific contribution of elder- poetry as a particular way of perceiving ly people with regard to spiritual dimen- reality. Studies on Rudolf Steiner’s work sions that have mostly not been explored will be another focus, with a conference in practice yet. in April (“The Threshold of the Spiritual Ute Craemer’s initiative for a World World”) and the on-going research into Social Forum will feature in a conference particular aspects of style and language. in 2014 with the working title “Initiation Combining the Section work with tasks through life”. If we perceive social needs of publishing and writing is a challenge, and take action we are confronted with – but the two areas are also mutually en- personal and social – challenges. Section hancing because publishing is now a part leader Paul Mackay explained: “We want of the Section activities and the Section is to be involved in world events together, actively involved in an important field of as a civil society.” Joint social commitment life. | Christiane Haid, leader of the Liter- generated power and that would have an ary Arts and Humanities Section effect, he said, adding that “peace does not come by itself. It needs the initiative of peo- ple who are of good will.” | Sebastian Jüngel 10 | Annual Report 2012/2013 | Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 3/13

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concerts. I would like to mention particu- furt and Öschelbronn in Germany with Goetheanum Stage Programme larly the ensemble “Junge Symphoniker” more tours being scheduled for the au- from Basel, who will present their second tumn, to Mannheim, Stuttgart and Mu- Focus and diversity concert at the Goetheanum in September nich. Our hope is that this will enable peo- For the Goetheanum Stage the perfor- 2013, and the “Lieder” soirées. Pianist Hris- ple to see the dramas who cannot make mances of Rudolf Steiner’s mystery dra- to Kazakov will play all of Beethoven’s so- it to Dornach. We are pleased that each mas and the building up of the eurythmy natas over the next two years. | Nils Frisch- of us – however different we may be and ensemble’s repertoire took centre-stage knecht, Goetheanum Stage administrator however diverse our approaches to art or in 2012. On top of that, there were guest to anthroposophy – does his or her best to make this undertaking a success. | An- performances in eurythmy, drama and Goetheanum Stage: Mystery Dramas concerts. gelina Gazquez, member of the mystery Home and away drama ensemble round 1300 people saw the two mystery drama cycles in the summer In 2012 Rudolf Steiner’s mystery dramas A Goetheanum and at Christmas. The dramas were well- were performed under the direction of received, not least due to a touring version Gioia Falk and Christian Peter as full pro- The quantity and qual- which was shown at the anthroposophic ductions but individual scenes were also centres in Germany. These tours will con- presented under the title “The Mystery ity of working together Dramas up close”. tinue in 2013 and 2014. In the summer The years 2012 and 2013 were informed of 2013 the mystery dramas will be per- t seems like a miracle that all of us scat- by the endeavour to enhance the quality formed (with English, French and Spanish Itered actors and eurythmists managed to of working together at the Goetheanum translation) for the last time before the present these performances at Christmas at three levels. At leadership level, this Goetheanum stage closes for renovation. 2012 despite widespread illness. But the was about the relationship of the Execu- A return of the dramas to the main audi- performers were not the only ones to con- tive Council to the World Society to those torium after completion of the renovation tribute to the events: there were also the who bear responsibility for the sections. work is being discussed. stage and lighting technicians, musicians, The renovation works which are sched- the administration and reception staff, the he general secretaries of the Neth- uled to start in October have kept us busy presenters and the simultaneous interpret- T erlands, Switzerland and Germany all year as a great amount of preparatory ers. And I think you too, the members of the have attended the meetings of the Execu- work needs to be done. audience who came – some even repeat- tive Council monthly, a process that leads The eurythmy stage ensemble will ex- edly – and made it possible that this major to a shift in the self-image or identity of tend its repertoire and present the out- project could become reality! the Executive Council: from the moment come in smaller and bigger performances. In the autumn we took the first drama when consultations start the general sec- As a special project for which many artists to Mannheim (DE) and the third drama to retaries are involved. The decision to form from the area have been recruited the Stuttgart. These guest performances and a Goetheanum Leadership Group arose group works on the words given by Rudolf our cooperation with the “Initiative Group from the same new concept of collegial- Steiner for the Goetheanum’s coloured for the Mystery Dramas” keep the contact ity. Those responsible for the sections and windows. between us alive. the Executive Council form a leadership Various of the mystery drama actors group which delegates particular tasks. have been performing Albert Steffen’s Subtle and warm gratitude This means that, while the responsibilities “The Antichrist” and “Hiram and Solo- And there are our meetings with you, have only shifted slightly, the ground on mon” as well as Schiller’s “The Parasite”. the audience. At New Year’s Eve, after the which decisions are made is now very dif- From the autumn of 2013 the actors of fourth drama, a joint dinner took place at ferent. the mystery play ensemble plan to offer the Carpentry. We met the Finnish group For the third time the Section for Ag- Goethe’s “Faust” as a reading with a vary- and their interpreter, who were so full of riculture has held its annual conference ing cast, not least as a means of finding a warmth and gratitude. The visitors from with an entirely new structure. The work- way into the content of this planned pro- Sweden wished to be photographed with ing in small groups (“World Cafés) with a duction. the actors, as did the Spanish delegation. moderator that started three years ago, Because diversity is important for us we An elderly Spanish lady told us that, two has grown into an established instrument invited Clown Dimitri to the Goetheanum years ago, she had seen all four dramas of working together. A biographical en- with various programmes, Michael Ende’s without understanding a word and had ergy emerges from such intimate groups, “Momo” will be performed as a euryth- been deeply touched by them. The word making it possible to look at problems in a my guest performance in the spring and “corazon” featured frequently in her ac- more open and trustful way. Ueli Hurter, summer, and we will have the Hamburg count. who as one of the section leaders bears re- eurythmy theatre ensemble “Orval” with From 23 to 28 July 2013 we will per- sponsibility for this change also co-chairs Wilhelm Hauff’s story of “Little Muck” and form all four dramas again, for the last the Goetheanum Leadership Group with “TheaterTotal”, a group from Bochum (DE). time before renovation works begin. Be- Seija Zimmermann. As a result, the experi- The music department offers beautiful fore, we will travel to Wuppertal, Frank- ence gained in the Section for Agriculture Annual Report 2012/2013 | 11 Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 3/13 |

■ Goetheanum can enrich the work at the Goetheanum. Financial Report 2012 Rudolf Steiner’s Mystery Dramas con- stitute a second source of inspiration. Two Building project breathes life into finances more cycles were performed. The stream The planning and administration of the 2012 budget were still in the hands of Paul of visitors leaves no doubt that ways need Mackay as the treasurer and his assistant Hans Hasler at the beginning of last year. In to be found to continue performing these April 2012, this responsibility has been transferred to Justus Wittich, who is the new plays. treasurer, and the administration to Walter Laubi as his assistant and head of the In terms of quantity the success of Goetheanum’s finance department. events was also more than encouraging in 2012: The themes of the pedagogical he taking over from Paul Mackay our next target of CHF 9 million. I am al- and medical conferences must have hit a T and Hans Hasler in April 2012 was ways delighted about the special quality nerve, since the Main Auditorium was full a smooth, well prepared process thanks attached to the donations that reach us: to capacity each time. “The Art of Good to Hans Hasler (who supported us, for when a gift arrives from far-away Austra- Practice” was the title chosen by the social some of the time even from Finland) and lia as an expression of solidarity from the therapists and curative teachers for their the commitment and competence of the wider anthroposophical community; or conference – a principle that can stand as Goetheanum’s financial staff members when someone from down the hill in Dor- a guiding star over the new forms of work- Sylvie Stürchler, Stephan Frei and Frieder nach, who can see the Goetheanum every ing together | Wolfgang Held Sprich. day, offers an equally valuable contribu- Apart from the meeting of interna- tion. A warm thank you for all your help tional treasurers which takes place once a and support! year after the AGM, I have asked an advi- sory group, the “small treasurers’ group”, Annual accounts 2012 to support me in my work and reflect This major project that finally got under and question the financial situation at way in April 2012 meant that the carefully the Goetheanum and in the General An- planned budget was slightly upset. Many throposophical Society as a world society. donations that usually flow to the Goethe- This small group includes Daniel Hakan- anum (we hoped for two million francs) son (banker and treasurer of the Danish were now devoted to the building project Anthroposophical Society), Rodim van Es and were therefore not available to cover (management consultant and treasurer in the usual running costs. On top of that we the Netherlands), Marc Desaules (entre- had the crisis at the Weleda – which was preneur, treasurer in Switzerland), Peter luckily mastered but brought unexpected Krüger (lawyer, treasurer in Germany), restrictions with regard to the funding of Alexander Thiersch (managing director projects and support for the Sections. We of the Anthroposophical Society in Ger- remain concerned about the Swiss Franc many) and Paul Mackay. and its strong position compared to other currencies. While the amount of contribu- The financial year 2012 was determined tions has remained more or less the same by the Goetheanum renovation project (with a slight decrease in members), we From a financial point of view, 2012 are far from implementing the joint deci- was mainly informed by the preparations sion made in the 1990s that each group and the appeal for donations for the major is to collect CHF 125 per member each building project at the Goetheanum (tech- year on behalf of the Goetheanum. It was nical refurbishment of the stage, roof and therefore opportune for the budget that concrete shell), involving 13.5 million Swiss the major pedagogical conferences, the Francs – an amount equivalent to almost jubilee eurythmy summer conference and an entire annual budget. This breathed life the two mystery drama cycles were all into the budget and meant that we had very well attended. no problems with liquidity this year. The Expenses for Goetheanum staff have very positive response from the member- been reduced by another half a million ship and an unexpected major gift from Francs as a result of cost-cutting and also Switzerland meant that the first financial illness. The tasks of the School of Spiri- target of reaching CHF 5.1 million as avail- tual Science and of the Goetheanum that able building funds for commissioning the are considered in the budget could all be work was met in January 2013. carried out as planned thanks to non- The question is now whether by 1 designated donations and the larger part October 2013, when building works are of legacies we received (altogether CHF scheduled to begin, we will have reached 1.4 million). The good news is that of the 12 | Annual Report 2012/2013 | Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 3/13

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annual result a further 100,000 Francs General Anthroposophical Society could be transferred to reserves for the Profit and Loss Account 2012 building project, 180,000 Francs could be 2012 2011 used as reserves for the maintenance of all amounts in CHF footnote Goetheanum buildings that will need to Revenues be gradually built up over the next years; Membership contributions 4'084'957 4'100'069 and further reserves could be allocated to Contributions from institutions, not allocated 1'853'770 1'949'868 pending projects and section initiatives. Free gifts 864'314 1 1'432'348 All in all, we have balanced accounts with Allocated gifts 2'652'395 2'672'178 a small profit of CHF 6564 that will be add- Contributions and gifts 9'455'436 1 10'154'463 ed to the Goetheanum’s equity. Events, studies and further education 2'918'792 2'423'729 Publications, journal 1'065'270 1'189'114 The balance 2012 Services 940'464 2 995'886 The profit and loss account and bal- Financial revenues 101'316 3 227'858 Operational revenues 5'025'841 4'836'587 ance sheet are presented in the same form as in 2012. The balance has grown TOTAL REVENUES 14'481'277 14'991'050 by CHF 2 million mostly due to the accu- mulation of building funds from the gifts, EXPENSES building shares and loans we received for Events and studies -2'245'416 -2'090'286 the Goetheanum renovation project. The Services -2'560'221 -2'426'323 Maintenance -922'752 -1'046'047 Financial expences -162'933 3 -80'601 TOTAL EXPENSES -5'891'323 -5'643'257

Notes Gross result 8'589'955 9'347'793 1 The very high amount of liquid assets is due to staff salaries including social security contr. -10'029'229 -10'540'100 the accumulation of funds for the Goetheanum renovation project. Ordinary result -1'439'274 -1'192'307 2 of which in TCHF: 3079, at nominal value for Weleda shares (5670 shares) and participation Extraordinary result certificates (3444 certificates), 1000 in loans as investment until the beginning of the renovation staff housing project, 320 as a loan to the Hestia Cooperative. A Revenues 1'418'936 1'317'547 further 1,862 have been transferred on trust as ac- Expenses -876'992 4 -718'999 counts or share portfolios by will, but must not be Result 541'944 598'548 changed or closed. 3 This amount has not been written off yet from the time of the building work on the Main Audito- Support of retired coworkers -288'258 5 -309'600 rium from 1996-1998. You will find the correspond- ing figure under Liabilities in the position “building Extraordinary matters shares and loans Main Auditorium”. Revenues 191'982 6 106'724 4 This includes 42 buildings and 23 flats with Expenses -22'984 -1'243'261 around 95 rental leases for staff members and 50 Result 168'998 -1'136'537 student rooms. The insurance value of these prop- erties is clearly higher than the book value. Funds and provisions 5 Gifts with right of withdrawal have in recent Withdrawals 275'239 7 141'514 years contributed much to the funding of building Allocations -565'333 7 -2'958'053 and projects – and are now mainly capitalized with Result -290'094 -2'816'539 the building shares for the major Goetheanum building project. Of these gifts, CHF 195,000 have Goetheanum renovation project been transformed into legacies for the Goethea- Gifts for Renewal Project Goetheanum 1'973'510 7 num due to the passing away of the donor. Allocation to the Renewal Project Fund -2'073'510 7 6 These are 19 loans that have been made available Result -100'000 to the Goetheanum interest-free or at low interest. Legacies 7 Because of the appeal for donations for the Result 1'413'247 5'014'398 Goetheanum building project, building shares and loans to the amount of CHF 660,000 have been Extraordinary result 1'445'838 1'350'270 spent. 8 Mortgages from banks and pension funds as well as loans to staff members for housing. Ordinary result -1'439'274 -1'192'307 9 The diverse funds and provisions have risen Extraordinary result 1'445'838 1'350'270 sharply mostly due to the building project, in TCHF: 4638 provisions for the Goetheanum reno- Result 6'564 157'963 vation project, the rest is spread over diverse sec- tion funds and provisions for preparatory work on the new Faust production (over 100) and for Rudolf Steiner’s cultural estate (100). Annual Report 2012/2013 | 13 Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 3/13 |

■ Goetheanum capitalized investments in staff hous- General Anthroposophical Society ing and the first building costs are also Balance Sheet per 31 December 2012 compared to 2011 included in this balance increase. On the all amounts in CHF 31.12.12 31.12.11 liability side, the provisions for the reno- ASSETS Footnote vation work and other schemes grow ac- Current assets cordingly, while we were able to reduce Cash, banks 4'456'637 1 1'649'030 Debtors and clearing accounts 1'076'564 1'883'557 the short-term liabilities by CHF 1 million Financial assets due to the positive liquidity position. Loans and investments 6'308'927 2 6'243'301 Fixed assets Looking ahead to 2013 Goetheanum buildings, campus, inventory 1 1 The budget for 2013 basically contin- Main Auditorium 1'840'393 3 1'860'232 ued from 2012, taking into account the Goetheanum renovation 58'348 lacking or additional special factors. It is staff housing 5'739'430 4 5'615'829 not entirely clear yet how life will continue TOTAL ASSETS 19'480'301 17'251'951 at the Goetheanum, in the various fields, LIABILITIES from October 2013, when stage and main auditorium can no longer be used. The Current liabilities Goetheanum Stage Ensemble will go on Creditors and other debts 867'312 1'052'135 tour and also use the Foundation Stone Long term liabilities Gifts with right of withdrawal 4'791'989 5 4'974'803 Auditorium and the Carpentry. Loans to the Goetheanum 1'409'503 6 1'444'443 Considering that we are hoping for and Loans for the Main Auditorium 1'840'393 1'860'174 expecting donations towards the building Loans for Goetheanum renovation project 660'231 7 work, the “free gifts” are certainly pitched Loans for staff housing 3'105'000 8 3'117'000 too high. But last year too, this margin of Equity around 10 per cent of the revenues, not Funds and provisions 1'643'483 9 1'721'080 secure yet at the beginning of the year, Funds Goetheanum renovation project 4'637'852 9 2'564'342 was a challenge for the treasurer and the Free Equity 1.1.2012/1.1.2011 517'974 360'011 Result 2012/2011 6'564 157'963 around 30 people who are responsible for Free Equity 31.12.2012/31.12.2011 524'537 517'974 the cost centres in the various sections TOTAL LIABILITIES 19'480'301 17'251'951 and departments of the Goetheanum. An independent cultural institution cannot Notes exactly plan its revenues and expenditure. 1 see financial report If we only agreed expenses that are defi- 2 of this, as major assets around CHF 658,000 for service charges to third parties outside the nitely covered by income, we would have Goetheanum and internal offsetting against property, around CHF 172,000 for the letting of rooms. to cut another ten per cent of staff and 3 of this around CHF 31,000 gain from foreign currency exchanges, as opposed to around CHF 123,000 currency exchange losses that are listed under expenses. Around CHF 36,000 are interest lose the corresponding valuable service from the accumulation of building money. and possibilities. It is therefore a matter 4 See note 4 under Balance. The amount covers the maintenance of housing, but does at present of looking, conscientiously, creatively and not include write-offs. with a degree of enthusiasm, for ways of 5 The Goetheanum uses this money to support former staff members who have no adequate pen- sion provision. The amount will decrease over time since all staff who were employed more recently realizing what the Goetheanum Leader- have adequate pension schemes. ship Group, which includes the Executive 6 The extraordinary income includes the sale of a property at CHF 180,000 that appeared in the Council and the Sections, has agreed on balance with a value of only one Franc. The money was used to start a renovation fund for the Goetheanum buildings which needs to be built up over the next few years. for 2013; for ways of finding sponsors for 7 The money withdrawn from funds and provisions are donations from past years which were used the various plans and – if need be – also now; the allocations refer to designated gifts and income from 2012 that will only be used in future for ways of cutting expenses should we years. The amount also includes the CHF 1.86 million raised for the Goetheanum building project find in the course of the year that the rev- that will be used in 2013/14 and the start of a new maintenance fund for Goetheanum buildings of CHF 180,000 mentioned in note 6. enues we hoped for will not materialize. In this respect we have witnessed a strong growth of communal will over the last two years. We ask you as members and friends of the Goetheanum for your continued sup- port for these major tasks and thank you warmly for the gifts we have already re- ceived. | Justus Wittich, treasurer 14 | Annual Report 2012/2013 | Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 3/13

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General Anthroposophical Society Budget 2012 – Profit and Loss Account 2012 – Budget 2013, Subdivided into Sectors

Budget 2012 Result 2012 Budget 2013

in 1000 CHF Revenues Expenses Revenues Expenses Revenues Expenses Gifts 2'000 - 864 - 2'000 - Gifts and contributions from institutions 2'100 - 1'854 - 2'150 - Membership contributions 4'300 - 4'085 - 4'350 - Conferences 41 -41 128 -112 181 -141 - - General Anthroposophical Section 584 -582 490 -646 348 -422 incl. Studies and further education 437 -437 281 -408 210 -329 incl. Culture Impulse 128 -128 123 -123 128 -128 Youth Section 89 -257 44 -195 105 -272 Mathematical-Astronomical Section 78 -274 85 -299 234 -427 Medical Section 1'464 -1'539 1'785 -1'986 1'655 -1'730 Natural Science Section 512 -750 545 -750 417 -654 Pedagogical Section 1'136 -1'207 878 -973 527 -667 Visual Art Section 0 -75 32 -87 28 -110 Section for Agriculture 350 -490 271 -436 355 -496 Section for the Art of Eurythmy, Speech, Music 391 -543 426 -470 104 -255 Section of Literary Arts and Humanities 29 -74 39 -84 67 -185 Section for Social Sciences 40 -67 51 -30 35 -53 - - Executive Council and Secretariat 5 -1'252 33 -1'170 32 -1'354 Communication and Documentation 990 -1'546 1'082 -1'567 983 -1'559 incl. Public Relations 0 -122 0 -124 10 -123 incl. Documentation 20 -332 28 -334 52 -364 incl. weekly journal 970 -1'092 1'054 -1'110 950 -1'071 - - Goetheanum Stage 690 -2'472 1'159 -2'585 427 -2'276 incl. Mystery Dramas 530 -540 767 -457 375 -375 Goetheanum Building Administration 1'035 -3'121 1'504 -3'495 1'146 -3'210 Reception and Events Services 50 -916 82 -999 47 -883 Human Resources 0 -268 16 -240 47 -314 Finance Department 0 -375 0 -351 0 -291 IT Department 0 -313 5 -299 0 -326 Unallocated revenues and expenses 5 -51 85 -143 57 0 - - staff housing 1'330 -730 1'419 -877 1'331 -740 Support of retired coworkers 0 -275 0 -288 25 -284 Extraordinary Revenues and Expenses 0 0 194 -34 0 0 Allocations to and from funds 0 0 79 -424 0 0 Gifts/Goetheanum renovation project 0 0 1'974 -2'074 0 0 Legacies 1'413 0 0 to Equity - 7 17'217 -17'217 20'622 -20'622 16'648 -16'648

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