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General Anthroposophical Society Anthroposophy Worldwide 12/16 Position: linke obere Papierkante, Größe 100% General Anthroposophical Society Anthroposophy Worldwide 12/16 ■ Anthroposophy The image of anthroposophy in the world Learning to be the other December 2016 The present political rise of populism calls attention to those who feel they are not No. 12 heard or whose worries and concerns are not taken seriously. Any attempt at media- tion seems like a deflection from the real problem. Anthroposophy, too, can come Anthroposophy across as elitist and presumptuous. 1 Learning to be the other 13 What do I sound like? How do I listen? ean-Michel Florin, one of the leaders Anthroposophical Society of the Section for Agriculture at the 2 General Secretaries’ Conference J 2 Living Branches Initiative Goetheanum, attended the anthropo- 2 Invitation to the 2017 Annual sophical conference on Social Forum Net- General Meeting working in India. At the invitation of the 3 Christmas Appeal international umbrella organization for 12 2017 Easter Conference organic farming, IFOAM, he also planned, 14 Response to the accusations in con- in cooperation with the Organic Farming nection with the Images of Rudolf Association India (OFAI), the participation Steiner exhibition 15 Membership News of representatives of biodynamic farming at a future IFOAM conference. On this oc- School of Spiritual Science casion it was intimated to Jean-Michel Flo- Jean-Michel Photo: Florin 2 Eurythmy Research Institute: call for rin that these representatives should not eurythmy figures come from the United States or Europe and Making a pit for cowpats and preparations 4 Natural Science Section that they should not be officials. This made Bodo von Plato suggested, to learn “to be 4 Section for Agriculture him realize that there are negative feelings the other”. Anything else will come across 5 Section for the Performing Arts 6 Medical Section toward the west and that anthroposophy as arrogant and intrusive and will be un- 6 Section for the Literary Arts and Hu- can be strongly identified with Europe. suitable for the other culture. manities 7 Section for Social Sciences The west is not the world Finding solutions together 7 Section for Mathematics and Astronomy When he shared this experience with During the anthroposophical confer- 8 Visual Arts Section his colleagues at the Goetheanum, their ence Jean-Michel Florin had a conversa- 8 Pedagogical Section further conversation revealed the big gap tion with another conference member 9 General Anthroposophical Section 11 Curative Education and Social Therapy between the self-image of the west and who had visited many anthroposophical Council the image other countries have of the west, projects all over the world and had noticed 9 General Anthroposophical Section: as well as the needs that exist in the world how strongly they were all influenced by Class Readers’ Conference today. It is certainly true that the west is dis- Europe. Only when Jean-Michel Florin ex- 10 Curative Education and Social Therapy proportionately represented in the world. If plained that anthroposophy could help Council: new leadership team –Jan one compares the populations of the Atlan- people to understand their own culture Göschel, Bart Vanmechelen, Sonja tic and Pacific regions, the imbalance is ap- better, did he experience that they opened Zausch parent in quantitative terms. There are also up and became interested in talking. He Goetheanum fundamental differences in inner values realized that people are not interested in 5 Eurythmy Stage Ensemble when one compares strongly self-centred receiving wisdom “from above” – they like cultures with cultures that respect others. to share experiences at eye-level and they Anthroposophy Worldwide It cannot be a matter of carrying Europe want to develop solutions for problems to- 2 Soil Fertility Fund and its interpretation of anthroposophy gether, on the basis of their own skills and 2 Social threefolding initiative into the world – possibly even with the background. Anthroposophy is welcome 2 Karl Thylmann’s letters 16 Germany: Aenigma Archives in Berlin attitude that one knows everything best – when it is presented without attitude. | 16 Switzerland: Atka merger but of being ready to listen to others or, as Sebastian Jüngel 2 | Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 12/16 ■ School / Anthroposophy worldwide ■ anthroposophical society General Secretaries’ Conference: an anthroposophical branch or Call for eurythmy figures: Martina Maria Sam and Stefan Hasler, who are both working for the Eurythmy Research Institute, are in the A change of generations occur- study group finds out, or gets a process of taking stock of all eurythmy figures from the early 1920s red at the most recent confe- sense of, how essential the (characteristic features: inscription “Goetheanum-Studio, Dornach rence of general secretaries, branches are for the world. That bei Basel, Suisse”), base nailed or glued). If you have or know of such which was held at the Goethea- this is recognized in the world is a figure please contact Stefan Hasler (if possible include photos sho- num from 1 to 4 November. important for the new generati- wing the front and back of the figure): stefan.has¬ler@goethea- num.ch or phone +41 61 706 43 59 (Hanna Koskinen). Three long-standing general se- on of Anthroposophical Society cretaries, Helmut Goldmann members. When the Living The Trigon Foundation’s Soil ned with the threefold social (AT), Hartwig Schiller (DE) and Branches Initiative met in Dor- Fertility Fund, Arlesheim organism” and keen to pur- Troels Ussing (DK), said their nach (CH) in March 2016, the (CH): On 22 October 2016 sue the subject further, to good-byes. Aside from the members tried to cast light on more than 55 people came unite in brotherliness – even “newcomers” who have been the potential diversity in the life together in Friedrichshafen if their standpoints differ – introduced in Anthroposophy of the branches: the Zurich Hi- on Lake Constance (DE) in or- in order to address the (glo- Worldwide – Ute Cramer (with bernia Group uses cultic ele- der to organize the coopera- bal) public, those who have Derblai Sebben and Sonia Set- ments proposed by Fred Poep- tion within the Trigon never heard of the idea of zer BR; AWW 7–8/2016), Mi- pig and includes the Class Les- Foundation’s Soil Fertility social threefolding.” The chael Schmock (with Gioia Falk, sons; the Cycle of the Year Group Fund. Farmers, advisers, the main language is German, DE; AWW 9/2016) and Bart Van- at the Goetheanum focuses on project managers of the Soil but the appeal has been mechelen (BE; AWW 10/2016) nature observation, guided by Fertility Fund as well as en- translated into English, Lat- the following representatives selected criteria. On Whit Mon- terprises are the partners in vian, Romanian, Russian and were there for the first time: day, David Lohner of the Frank- this project. The enterprises Spanish. Translations into John Bloom (US), Niels Henrik furt Branch, and Franziska Bück- represented range in size other languages are welco- Nielsen (DK), Ingrid Reistad lers and Rüdiger Krey of the Co- from four to 180 hectares. me.)| Sebastian Jüngel (NO) and Wolfgang Tomaschitz logne branch (Weissdorn- Around 38 billion Euros wor- (AT). Referring to the gesture of Zweig) came to Bonn (DE) in or- th of land are currently de- Karl Thylmann’s letters: A the Goetheanum World Confe- der to present ideas of how to stroyed every year in the EU. hundred years ago, on 29 Au- rence – “You are all co-workers approach the Christmas Confe- The Soil Fertility Fund aims gust 1916, the graphic artist, of the Goetheanum” – a request rence of 1923/1924. On 1 Octo- to invest into healthy and poet and woodcarver Karl was addressed to the Goethea- ber, Franziska Bücklers, Rüdiger fertile soil. This gift money Thylmann died after being num that the 2017 Annual Con- Krey and Günter Ascherl pre- creates the space for farmers wounded in World War I (see ference should be organized as sented contributions on anthro- to work on maintaining and Anthroposophy Worldwide an international meeting of the posophical community building improving soil fertility and 4/2016). Andrea Hitsch has anthroposophical movement. to the branch initiative in Prien/ humus.| Stiftung Trigon, now published reproduc- The feedback regarding the an- Chiemsee (DE). The next Living www.bodenfruchtbarkeit.bio tions of his letters to Alexan- nual theme was: It is good that Branches meeting will take der von Bernus (including there is an annual theme, but it place in Dornach (CH) on 5 and www.alternativ3gliedern. the envelopes). These letters should be made clear that the 6 April 2017 (agenda TBA) | Rüdi- com: This website has been document the period bet- annual theme is an initiative of ger Krey, Bonn (DE) launched by Rainer Schnurre ween 1908 up until Karl the Goetheanum Leadership. It and lists social threefolding Thylmann’s death. was implied repeatedly that the Contact: [email protected] initiatives (so far in Germa- Thylmann’s individuality is Goetheanum should articulate ny, Switzerland, Holland, the reflected not only in the con- its concerns clearly and that it EU and internationally). It tent of the letters, but also in was a partner among others. To 2017 Annual Conference and also documents sources by the way his signature put it in a picture: the Goethea- Annual General Meeting: The Rudolf Steiner as well as Rai- changed over time. Available num in Dornach needs to beco- General Anthroposophical ner Schnurre’s own material. from the Goetheanum Book- me smaller and the Goethea- Society’s Annual Conference And, last but not least, the shop or from Andrea Hitsch, num in the world strives to and AGM will take place at website is meant as an ap- Oberer Zielweg 36, CH–4143 grow. | Sebastian Jüngel the Goetheanum from 7 to 9 peal to “individuals and in- Dornach; 33 CHF (plus p&p) | Living Branches Initiative: April 2017.
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