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■ 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 , 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 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 . 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 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 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 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 : Atka merger but of being ready to listen to others or, as Sebastian Jüngel 2 | Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 12/16

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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, 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 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. stitutions, who are concer- Sebastian Jüngel Anyone who gets involved with

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n important working year for the synthesis of drama, eurythmy and music art collection at the Goetheanum (more AGoetheanum as a School of Spiritual with entirely new costumes and a new than 14,000 objects) and to save valu- Science is drawing to a close. Much has stage design. Would it be possible to mas- able art objects from decay. Similarly, been achieved – but how the financial sit- ter this “Herculean task” with a tight bud- the Goetheanum would like to support uation will pan out in the end will largely get of five million Swiss Francs and to ring the Nachlass-Stiftung (the foundation depend on you as the supporters of the in an era of great festivals at the Goethe- responsible for Rudolf Steiner’s literary anthroposophical cause. At the time of anum? Every beginning is difficult – -un legacy) in its endeavour to publish Rudolf writing 1.3 million Swiss Francs are still fortunately. While the audiences of the Steiner’s complete works by 2025 as well needed to balance the books. six 2016 performance cycles rewarded as the volumes about the history of the With the work on the terrace coming the performers and directors with stand- Anthroposophical Society. In addition, the to an end at Michaelmas and the altera- ing ovations, only around 4000 people newly set-up Visual Arts Section needs to tions to Reception, Cafeteria and Book- came to see them. This means that the be developed and the Social Sciences Sec- shop area being concluded, the major Goetheanum needs to somehow cover a tion has begun work on projects associat- renovation work at the Goetheanum is shortfall of 800,000 Swiss Francs. If you ed with the centenary, in 2019, of Rudolf now complete. The response from mem- have not seen the play yet, don’t miss out Steiner’s books on the social question and bers and visitors has been very positive. on the performances in July 2017! on the threefold social organism. Between 2013 and 2016 almost 15 mil- lion Swiss Francs could be raised thanks Positive urge to be creative 1.3 million Francs short to your donations, funds received for The Goetheanum World Conference at The current eventful year has left us preservation and interest-free loans: 13.2 Michaelmas 2016, attended by over 800 with a hole of 1.3 million Swiss Francs in million for the stage and the new orches- representatives of the anthroposophi- our budget and we would like to ask you tra pit, the renovation of the roof, the cal work in around 50 countries, with a to support our work as this year draws to outside walls, the terrace and founda- wide range of professional backgrounds, its end. It would be a shame if the plans tions of the building; and 1.5 million for provided a strong impulse to affirm and for the years ahead would have to be the newly designed West Entrance and connect with the challenges that need abandoned because of a gap in this year’s ground floor. taking on worldwide. We hope that, over accounts. On behalf of the Goetheanum Without your selfless sacrifices and the next years, an earnest working mood Leadership I would therefore like to ex- support and without the great commit- will unite the intentions of the Christmas press our hope that you will be able to ment of the Goetheanum staff all this Conference of 1923/1924 with the great help. With our best wishes for the forth- could not have been achieved. The mate- tasks of civilization. During this confer- coming Advent and Christmas period | rial substance of the Goetheanum as a ence it was tangible how the inner work Justus Wittich, treasurer monument to anthroposophy designed on the Foundation Stone Meditation in by Rudolf Steiner is now safe for many conjunction with the meeting of (partly Christmas donations can be paid into the fol- lowing accounts (reference: Christmas dona- years to come. very) diverse streams and personalities tion Goetheanum): From Switzerland and can generate an inspiring spiritual life non-Euro countries: Allgemeine Anthroposo- Faust: positive feedback but small au- and a positive urge to be creative: an- phische Gesellschaft, 4143 Dornach, Switzer- diences throposophy and the Goetheanum have land. Raiffeisenbank Dornach, 4143 Dornach, The renovated stage with its new the chance to contribute to a humane BIC: RAIFCH22, IBAN: CH36 8093 9000 0010 0607 1. From Germany with charitable dona- state of the art technical equipment world movement. An abundance of tasks tion receipt: Förderstiftung Anthroposophie, was hardly finished when rehearsals for are awaiting the globally active School 70188 Stuttgart, GLS-Gemeinschaftsbank Bo- Rudolf Steiner’s Mystery Dramas began of Spiritual Science and its sections with chum, BIC: GENODEM1GLS, IBAN: DE49 4306 (more performances during the Christ- their diverse institutions. 0967 7001 0343 00. From other Euro-countries: mas Conference!) and in January 2015 In the actual practice we then often Allgemeine Anthroposophische Gesellschaft, 4143 Dornach, Schweiz GLS-Gemeinschafts- work began on a completely new produc- experience financial straits. There is, for bank, 44708 Bochum, Deutschland, BIC/Swift: tion of Goethe’s Faust Parts 1 and 2. The instance, the now started and long over- GENODEM1GLS, IBAN: DE53 4306 0967 0000 play premiered only 18 months later as a due task of taking an inventory of the 9881 00. 4 | Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 12/16

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Natural Science Section Section for Agriculture Sensory images Social diversity in preparation making Inspired by Rudolf Steiner’s indications This year a team of six, led by Section leader Ueli Hurter, completed a study entitled about the relationship between Goethe- “Biodynamic preparations in context – individual approaches to preparation work”. an research in the sensory world and The aim of the study was to examine the actual use of preparations and to make the spiritual science, Torsten Arncken has diversity of their practical application visible. developed a method for presenting sense impressions as coloured images. arms with Demeter certification are ex- Famined every year, also for their work n the two final lectures of “The Boundaries with preparations. While there continue Iof Natural Science” (GA 322) Rudolf Steiner to be no detailed guidelines regarding described a meditative path to knowledge the preparations, it is important that the that is explicitly recommended for scientists. preparations are being produced. There is, This description was in contrast to the path he however, growing pressure from outside suggested for anyone else in “How to Know to provide definitions. From the Section’s Higher Worlds”. The advice Rudolf Steiner point of view this is not helpful because gave to scientists was that they should try to it stifles the inquisitive urge and indepen- absorb sense impressions without attaching dence of the individual farms. This is how concepts to them. This approach could be Ueli Hurter outlined the motivation for

supported, he said, by processing experiences the study into preparations that was pre- Sebastian Jüngel Photo: as images (3 October 1920). sented at the Goetheanum on 20 October. He emphasized that the preparations From sense perception to imagination depended strongly on the working prac- Discussion after the presentation of the Prepara- tion Study: Ambra Sedlmayr Many scientists have undertaken various tice. Farmers needed to know how to pro- attempts to carry out this suggestion, such as duce them; and they needed to act out of the late Dick van Romunde in Holland. Torsten a particular consciousness. But this often turers. Arncken has worked in the Section’s Research led to problems, “because farmers con- – Main aspects include the quality of the Institute at the Goetheanum for some years nect individually so strongly with their manufacturing process and of the so- now, developing a method for his research way of making preparations that the way cial processes; furthermore the deep- into medicinal plants: he transforms experi- others do it often seems wrong to them. ening of the process through individu- ences of smell and taste into coloured images. That is a social problem.” This is where the al meditation, refining of the concept By doing this he raises the qualitative impres- study comes in. It investigates how prepa- developed in the “Agriculture Course”, sions, not only of the plant form but of its sub- ration makers go about their work with- phenomenological studies or the inclu- stance, to the level of consciousness. He has out evaluating their method. sion of eurythmy or research into the examined lemon balm, for instance, which life forces. had been fertilized with diverse metal salts. Diversity in practice – If the plants mentioned by Rudolf With careful self-observation, on the other The research group identified around Steiner are not available in a country, hand, one finds that one begins to develop 130 preparation makers around the world. some import them from Europe while imaginations. In other words, one embarks on Fourteen of these were selected as case others replace them with native variet- a journey that starts from sense perception studies. The criteria they needed to meet ies. and leads into the sphere of the supersen- were that the individuals or groups worked – Some use dry, others moist prepara- sible. This method has been tested on many in as diverse geographic and climatic con- tions. people: the original material was the same for ditions as possible and that their national Ambra Sedlmayr concluded that the each candidate, and while they had different biodynamic association considered them study presents a differentiated and di- images, these were similar in character. to be representative of their country. verse image of – partly contrary – ap- In addition to this example of the kind of Each of the farms was visited by two proaches. research that is conducted at the Institute in members of the research team, who joined The study can be downloaded free of Dornach, there is another topic that is inter- in with the work wherever this was possi- charge from the Section website (in Eng- esting for many colleagues who are working ble and interviewed the preparation mak- lish). There are plans to publish a version in the context of the Section and particularly ers. Team member Ambra Sedlmayr made of the study results that is accessible also relevant for our time. It was reflected in the sure that the study met the requirements to lay readers. | Sebastian Jüngel title of our autumn conference: “Living in a of scientific research. The following results Technological World”. Other events on relat- can be derived from the presentation: ed topics were organized in other countries. In – Basic social forms: every farm produc- For details of the study (in English) visit: the the various sections worked es its own preparations, or a regional www.sektion-landwirtschaft.org/filead- min/landwirtschaft/Präparate/The_biody- together on the same theme.| Johannes group makes them. Alternatively they namic_preparations_in_context_web.pdf. Kühl, leader of the Natural Science Section can be made by professional manufac- Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 12/16 | 5

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Section for the Performing Arts Goetheanum Stage: Eurythmy Esemble Archival finds and teaching research Wide range Our section work becomes real when people work together and develop mutual The working year is not always as rich awareness. This happens in joint study days, in work meetings of the various section and full for the eurythmists at the departments – eurythmy, speech, music and puppetry – as well as in the research proj- Goetheanum as the present one – which ects that were promoted and completed this year. included the new production of Goethe’s Faust parts 1 and 2 and Rudolf Steiner’s t is quite a moving thought that – thanks Mystery Dramas as well as programmes Ito the teaching in the many Waldorf tailor-made for various conferences. schools worldwide – the stream of euryth- my never runs dry; someone is always do- n the current year we have worked on two ing eurythmy somewhere. When I begin Imajor projects: in March the rehearsals my day with eurythmy I pick up the move- for the new production of Goethe’s Faust ment stream begun by a colleague some- parts 1 and 2 came to an end and we per- where else and pass it on to others. The formed the entire drama six times. Eu- World Eurythmy Day on 24 September rythmists are used to take on extra parts 2016 had the purpose to make us aware in plays, but this time some of us also act- of, and to enhance, this process. ed in speaking roles here and there or were included in the scenes where dancers and Eurythmy Research Institute singers were required. The work on Faust Martina Maria Sam and I scoured provides the opportunity to show the seri- around 100 legacies in all the archives ous and humorous, the light and profound Photo: Charlotte Fischer Photo: we could find access to and of which we aspects of eurythmy. know that they contain documents about Eurythmy teaching as research object: cover of The second major project is the perfor- the first eurythmists and their time; we the first volume mance of all four of Rudolf Steiner’s Mys- also searched a number of attics – for elements of an art of education are mani- tery Dramas at the Christmas Conference. diaries, notebooks, letters and eurythmy festing themselves and how all that can The plays are directed by Gioia Falk and forms from the period leading up to 1925. be documented comprehensibly. Christian Peter. Some parts need to be re- In the Rudolf Steiner Archives we sifted The project has resulted in three vol- cast and the plays, in the new production through all of Rudolf Steiner’s notebooks umes entitled “Eurythmiepädagogik of 2008, need to be kept alive. In addition, and loose-leaf notes and discovered a heute” [eurythmy teaching today]. The the fourth Mystery Drama will be shown number of treasures: an unknown (and first and third volumes look at practical several times in Germany, in January and therefore unpublished) notebook about questions in the context of everyday eu- February 2017. the Tone Eurythmy Course, Steiner’s ideas rythmy teaching while the second volume about the eurythmy curriculum, euryth- documents actual lessons and reflects New programme my figures from the very early days and on conclusions derived from them. The Aside from these major projects eu- unknown costume designs. insights gained include: a teacher who rythmy was performed during the many Now we are blessed with a mountain does research is more interesting for the conferences at the Goetheanum. At the re- of documents that will need sorting out students than one who merely conveys cent Goetheanum World Conference the next year, so that the material can be content, even when he talks about his ensemble had the opportunity to contrib- brought into a meaningful context and own questions. It is very difficult to focus ute the Foundation Stone Meditation as be made available to as many colleagues on “only” one question as a teacher. The the artistic substance of every conference as possible. lessons rely on the teacher’s direct aware- day. Some ensemble members have fur- ness of the students – and mutual peer thermore prepared a programme for the Eurythmy teaching today reviews are the most inspirational tool. | remembrance of the dead and a Greek folk Six years ago a number of colleagues Stefan Hasler, leader of the Section for the tale, Ekmek Kadaif. Our new programme embarked on a project that involved edu- Performing Arts centres on texts by Dag Hammersköld cational scientists and eurythmy teach- (from his book Markings) and on music by ers. Their aim was to work through the Stefan Hasler, Charlotte Heinritz (eds): Den Dmitri Shostakovich and Johann Sebastian foundations of pedagogical eurythmy – in eigenen Eurythmieunterricht erforschen Bach. It is important in our work that the the fields of tension between theory and Gisela Beck, Axel Föller-Mancini and Stefan stage is filled by eurythmy and light (Ilja Hasler (eds): Unterrichtsverläufe beobach- practice, science and art, and accessible ten und reflektieren van der Linden is in charge of lighting). language and anthroposophical jargon. Gisela Beck, Axel Föller-Mancini and Stefan This year we were able to show the entire More than thirty people conducted re- Hasler (eds): Erziehungs-künstlerische Mo- range of our art, including tone and speech search in Germany into what exactly hap- tive verwirklichen eurythmy as well as dramatic and mantric All three volumes published by editio waldorf. pens in the eurythmy lessons in Waldorf eurythmy.| Margrethe Solstad, director of schools for the various age groups, how www.srmk.goetheanum.org the Goetheanum Eurythmy Ensemble 6 | Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 12/16

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Medical Section Literary Arts and Humanities Section New edition of first Humanized by literature Physicians’ Course Anthroposophy Worldwide reported before, in issues 12/2013 and 12/2014, that Ariane Eichenberg and Christiane Haid are conducting research into literature’s humanizing For Rudolf Steiner research was a central influence and educational value. Their research investigates the concept of humanity task. As a way of celebrating the cente- across the history of consciousness, from Giovanni Pico della Mirandola to the present. nary of the first “Course for Physicians” in 2020, the Medical Section will take up inding the exact right word for the ways important. Forming images raises the methods and results of his research Fvoiceless tone of the heart means us to the imaginative sphere which is and place them into the context of con- not to lie to oneself.” (Confucius) We necessary for us to become more hu- temporary medicine. find these exact right words when we man. The circle closes when we come oday, successful clinical research proj- enter into conversation with ourselves to statements of modern poets such Tects are increasingly conducted on an and with others. Because language as Hilde Domin who are able, through interdisciplinary basis. The disciplines of lives in-between, in the unspoken and poetic language, to live “on the inside, nursing, pharmacy, art and body therapies unheard. If language is reduced to the on the inner side of reality”. In litera- need to work together with the physicians information it conveys and to its func- ture the purely informative content of if is to be fully ef- tion as a medium of information, the language is superimposed by narrative, fective. Interdisciplinary collaboration and movement and development that lan- syntax, imagery, vowels and sounds. A research are also particularly important in guage enables in the encounter become new meaningful context is created, into the field of Curative Education and Social frozen. We end up with dead language, which we, the readers, can enter. Therapy on the one hand and education on that is to say, with language that denies the other – when it comes to questions such its own spiritual dimension. Looking with different eyes as school readiness, where medical aspects We examined Goethe’s “Conversa- are essential but where the physician’s role Forming images tions of German Refugees” (which in- is different from clinical medicine. In our research project on “Becom- cludes the “Tale of the Green Snake and ing more human through literature” the Beautiful Lily”) and Franz Kafka’s Impulses for medicine we have focused on establishing how “The Metamorphosis” and compared In 2017 Johannes Weinzirl, who has Rudolf Steiner makes our present and Goethe’s “Wilhelm Meister’s Appren- been Peter Heusser’s assistant for seven future development dependent on lan- ticeship” and “Wilhelm Meister’s Jour- years, will start working part-time at the guage. He says that the right approach neyman Years” with Faust I and Faust 2. Goetheanum’s Medical Section. With to language prevents the decline from At the level of the narrative (diversity and help from Peter Heusser, who will as- civilization to barbarism. It is less im- plurality) and content, Wilhelm Meister sume a “senior professorship” at Witten- portant in this how our worldviews are represents the renouncing subject who Herdecke University (DE) after his retire- generated by stories and narratives, devotes all his actions to the smaller or ment, and , Johannes Weinzirl which then shape our cultural self-im- wider community – showing us how we will prepare an extensive commentary on age, than that language and the word could live. This is about educating the Rudolf Steiner’s first Course for Physicians can be reconnected with their spiritual heart in and for the community. We of 1920 (GA 312: Introducing Anthropo- origin. The arch Rudolf Steiner traces is have also started to analyze Adalbert sophic Medicine). Their aim is to publish, very wide, spanning the significance of Stifter’s novella “Rock Crystal”. What is by 2020, a three-volume, German and Eng- language for individual human beings, particularly interesting here is that we lish edition of the work in collaboration their nightly connection with the world experience deceleration and the invita- with the Rudolf Steiner Nachlassverwal- of the angels, their connection with oth- tion to change the way we look at things tung (the department in charge of Rudolf er people across the national languages, – through the way the story is told – as Steiner’s literary estate). the consequences of certain behaviours well as the integration of cosmic and Aside from the text volume there will for our language in a new incarnation, earthly worlds. Stifter’s writings, above be a commentary volume which aims to the importance of language for the all those in the series called “Colourful make it much easier for modern readers dead, the generation of language in the Stones”, seem to represent the Michaelic to find access to this basic work of An- sphere of the planets and fixed stars, aspect of the Christ-Michael language. | throposophic Medicine. The third volume and what he refers to as the language Christiane Haid, leader of the Section for will document the research activities that of Christ-Michael. It is noticeable that Literary Arts and Humanities, and Ariane have been inspired by this lecture cycle to forming images through language is al- Eichenberg, literary theorist this day and the extent to which Rudolf Steiner’s research results have by now ↑ www.ssw.goetheanum.org been corroborated by scientific findings www.sozial.goetheanum.org → or worked on further. | Matthias Girke, www.mas.goetheanum.org → → leader, and Georg Soldner, deputy leader of ← www.medsektion-goetheanum.org the Medical Section Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 12/16 | 7

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Section for Social Sciences Section for Mathematics and Astronomy Research into the right of ownership Comet research Systems are thoughts that have crystallized into rules and institutions. Wherever they On 30 September 2016 the ESA’s space do this they create a new, second, reality. Social ideas and forms must continue to probe Rosetta landed – according to plan evolve because if they don’t they will hinder the development of the human individu- and after a journey of 12.5 years, on the ality and of society – with dire consequences for both. comet nucleus of 67P/Churyumov–Gera- simenko. For two years before its landing it transmitted countless images and data to earth.

he ESA project started in 1992. Evalu- Tation of the data transmitted will take about a decade. This means that this 1.3 billion Euro enterprise spans a whole gen- eration. We know that the mission has sup- plied us with important research results: – The irregular and strange, potato- shaped forms of the comet nuclei were Photo: Freunde der Erziehungskunst Rudolf Steiners/ Christoph Steiners/ Christoph Rudolf der Erziehungskunst Freunde Photo: Herrmann confirmed. We did not make the soil: one of the themes at the Social Forum Networking Conference – When close to the sun the comet nucle- e see these consequences every- not make the ground. Nor did we make us emanates gases such as oxygen, ni- Wwhere today. According to a survey, the natural resources that lie below its trogen and water vapour – the chemi- 90 per cent even of the German popula- surface. It is absurd to privatize “environ- cal properties of the latter are different tion demand a new economic order. Un- mental commodities” such as air or water. from those of the water in our oceans. der the present economic system more Even human labour is often treated as a – Important building blocks of life have and more people feel that their situation commodity today. The present situation been detected on the surface and is hopeless and that they are left behind or of the financial markets shows what hap- around the comet nucleus: the amino cast out. The wealth of the few stands in pens when money is also treated/traded acid glycine as well as phosphorus and stark contrast to the growing poverty and as a commodity. And what does it mean numerous other organic compounds. debts of the communities. And the social for the attitude of the physician (or the climate reflects this ever more sharply. physician-patient relationship), when he Astrophysics confirms Rudolf Steiner Why is this? Private property is one of no longer heals patients but sells health- Space probes have only been used in the pillars of our economic order. Without care services? the last thirty years for investigating the the concept of private property there can nuclei of comets. Interestingly, the find- be no capitalist market economy. “Pri- New forms of property ings of these investigations coincide with vate” derives from the Latin word “pri- The Section for Social Sciences is Rudolf Steiner’s research results from vare”, which means to take away or rob. concerned with the critical revision and spiritual science. On 18 January 1921, In early human evolution everything renewal of the concept of property. A Steiner pointed out in his third course on was there for everyone. Then the thought brotherly, sustainable economy that is in- natural science that the “comet body […] gradually won through that the one who terested in the wellbeing of all needs new, is not actually a body in the same sense plants or produces something can later appropriate forms of property. This is par- as a planet”. And then he added, “Look at harvest the fruit of that action. He can ei- ticularly true when it comes to the own- the comet: this friction of ponderable and ther keep or sell the product. This notion ership of enterprises. Who owns an en- imponderable matter travelling through of property is prerequisite to the develop- terprise? Society? The staff and workers? space is a continuous becoming and pass- ment of the free personality – and of indi- The investor? The shareholders? The en- ing away”. These spiritual-scientific find- vidual as well as economic freedom. terprise itself? Finding new and adequate ings have now been confirmed by astro- forms in this sphere is a crucial precondi- physics. This example gives us a sense of Not everything is a commodity tion for a successful new economy that how intricately anthroposophical spiritual But this concept has been dramatically strives to bring together entrepreneurial science is connected with our time. (over-)stretched since then. Everything freedom with consideration for the well- The Section for Mathematics and As- is seen as a commodity today or is to be being of all and brotherhood. tronomy has called attention to this cor- treated – and traded – as a commodity. If we manage this then our research respondence and coincidence of research Where is this concept really appropriate? will not only engender new ideas and pub- results from spiritual and natural science Where does it make sense to speak of a lications, but also innovative forms in the in various events and publications.| Oliver commodity? The table that stands on the sphere of rights. | Gerald Häfner, leader of Conradt, Leader of the Section for Math- ground? Certainly. But the ground? We did the Section for Social Sciences ematics and Astronomy 8 | Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 12/16

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Visual Arts Section Youth Section Pedagogical Section Art campus Open discourse The gifts of the individual Following two years of preliminary work The youth conferences – for instance on The Pedagogical Section develops foun- there are now plans to offer a one-year “Sexuality and Spirituality” (subtitled dations of knowledge and practical expe- art course at the Goetheanum. The idea “The transformation of creative forces rience that make it possible to teach out is to provide a campus where artists with and the possibility of freedom”) or “Am of the momentum of individual develop- various approaches can interact artisti- I Faust” – are always about the chang- ment. Awareness of our language is part cally. ing questions that are being articulated of this process. through young people. wo recent exhibitions (“The Alchemy f we look at the world today the chal- Tof Everyday Life” and “Aenigma”), n work groups, in weekly conversations Ilenges of a future-oriented approach to which were taken to various European Iand in the meetings of young people education are obvious: how can we enable cities, showed that there is a growing in- who take responsibility for the work of young people to develop their humanity terest in looking in a new way at the di- the Youth Section in their countries (2016 as their independence and their responsi- versity of Rudolf Steiner’s work, at the vi- in Great Britain, 2017 in the Netherlands) bilities increase? Rudolf Steiner’s approach brant interaction between him and well- the big challenge is always how to actively is revolutionary: education must not be known artists and architects, and at his connect one’s own initiative with the cur- determined by a standardizing, external relationship with today’s artistic trends. rent events. body of rules. Its task is rather to awaken In the Visual Arts Section research has The Section team has grown: Ioana Vis- the humanity that slumbers in each indi- been carried out in various constellations crianu (RO) and Paul Zebhauser (DE/CH) have viduality. “What needs to be taught and – in colloquia, for instance, or in coopera- been joined by Maxine Fowé and Sophie educated must be inspired exclusively tion with the Goetheanum Dokumenta- Teske (DE) – who used to be active as student by the knowledge of the developing hu- tion – into Rudolf Steiner’s original paint- representatives of Waldorf schools. The con- man being and by the gifts the individual ings and sketches. His work continues to tact with the student representation group children bring with them,” Rudolf Steiner give important and valuable impulses continues to be fertile and enriching. We are wrote in an essay entitled “Independent to individual artists, as can be seen, for preparing a student conference together for Schools and Spiritual Science” (GA 24). instance, with “Brentano’s Studio” by 2017, which will have the title “Challenges of This is the goal on which research in the Hannes Weigert, which will be exhibited our Time. Seeking for Global Consciousness Pedagogical Section presently focuses, at the Goetheanum from March 2017. by Facing Myself.” starting with concrete questions from the school movement and leading on to ways Interpenetration of the visible and Asking oneself of working that bring together the School the invisible Developing awareness, asking oneself of Spiritual Science, the study of the hu- It seems to me that the particular qual- questions, finding ways forward together, man being and meditative deepening. ity of Rudolf Steiner’s work lies in the fact making encounters possible, experienc- that, in studying it, one can develop one’s ing, studying and deepening anthropos- Aware of our language own relationship with art and spiritual- ophy – all this is part of the work that is How can we as teachers develop a qual- ity. It shows us that the visible and the being developed by and for young people, ity of language that inspires students and invisible penetrate each other and form out of the School of Spiritual Science. The allows them to take hold of their language a new “sensible-supersensible” context. spirit of our time, which comes to expres- out of their own individual forces? Finding This study year, which will start in the au- sion in the questions of young people, is and forming our own language means be- tumn of 2017, will be an experiment. Its the topic we will reflect on. This topic we coming creative, it means discovering our aim is to enhance the discussion of Rudolf will endeavour to present in a form which own humanity anew in each moment in Steiner’s work in the context of contem- does justice to its vibrancy and which ourselves and in the world. In the course porary art, because this is – in my view can also be approached in the context of of our six colloquia, which focused on lan- – essential, not only for the Visual Arts the School of Spiritual Science. Together guage, it has become apparent that the pre- Section but also for the development of with people of various generations in and condition for such creativity is the art of the the School of Spiritual Science as a whole. around the anthroposophical movement teacher to be aware of the individual devel- I hope that the course will breathe we would like to attempt such a presen- opmental momentum in young people and new life into the visual arts at the tation – fully aware of the fact that the to teach out of that momentum. Whether Goetheanum – with exciting discussions, results can only ever be preliminary – as a we work with or against that momentum ideas and approaches. We wish for artists way of contributing to an open discourse is a crucial question in an education that fo- and designers, who come with their own in the work of young people.| Constanza cuses on the individuality. | Claus-Peter Röh, questions and research ideas and who Kaliks, leader of the Youth Section co-leader of the Pedagogical Section are keen to continue to develop their art. ↑ www.youthsection.org | Marianne Schubert, leader of the Visual “Education and language today – daring to Arts Section www.paedagogik-goetheanum.ch/ → break new ground”, Colloquium, 12-14 May ← www.sbk.goetheanum.org 2017 Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 12/16 | 9

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General Anthroposophical Section General Anthroposophical Section: Class readers’ conference Change in values The quality of working together Living conditions worldwide ask for a For many years the leadership of the General Anthroposophical Section of the School radical but well-considered change in of Spiritual Science has been inviting the 980 or so class readers (lectors) to come our values – because it is the values of a together for international meetings at the Goetheanum. The most recent of these con- culture and of the people living in it that ferences took place from 28 to 30 October. determine the present and the future. hese meetings serve to discuss ques- aspects that had been discussed repeat- Ttions regarding the contents of the edly at previous meetings even though alues have begun to change and this class lessons or practical issues, which these aspects were particularly relevant Vchange will increasingly include – arise in the various locations, such as the for the new class readers. These aspects aside from the digital (virtual) dimen- regularity of class lessons or the optimal may refer to the content of the class les- sion – the spiritual dimension of human number of class readers in any one region. sons – this year they focused on the hierar- and planetary existence. A work group The main topic last October was the qual- chies – or to practical questions regarding of the General Anthroposophical Sec- ity – including the esoteric quality – of the execution of the class reader’s tasks. tion is examining individual and soci- working together. Individual meditative etal forces that aim at a more dignified practice is fundamental to working to- English and German and humane future. Can the changes in gether effectively. The wish of a member Because it has been possible in the last values and in the approach to life gain of the General Anthroposophical Society two years to offer simultaneous interpre- from the cognitive methods of that spir- to take part in the esoteric Class Lessons tation into English or German, class read- itual dimension? The essential question of the General Anthroposophical Section ers from many parts of the world can now is ‘How do ethical standards change requires in the first instance the decision take part in these meetings. This year Rus- when they include spiritual concepts to apply for membership in the School of sian interpretation could be offered for the and/or individual spiritual practice and Spiritual Science. The work within the First first time, thanks to Natalya Moskvichyova. experience’? Class can then be extended to include an Representatives came from Australia, New intensive cooperation with the one or oth- Zealand, South Africa, North America, Ire- Transforming cultural techniques er of the specialist sections. The conversa- land, Great Britain, Russia and European The practice, development and tion groups on the conference theme pro- countries with English as their second lan- teaching of a spirit-based “art of living” vided opportunity for the discussion of guage. During both conferences class les- (Friedrich Schiller) are essential to an- particular issues regarding the inner work sons were held by members of the Goethe- throposophical spiritual science. It pro- of the sections. anum Leadership, both in German and motes the transformation of cultural English without translation. I would like to techniques in all areas of life. A hundred Training for class readers take this opportunity to thank the many years of experience and the open orien- In the last ten years the main confer- members and friends around the Goethea- tation towards the future cultivated by ence has been preceded by a three-day num who offer affordable, or even free, -ac the anthroposophical movement and training meeting for readers who have commodation to our visitors – especially to its School of Spiritual Science form the been holding class lessons for less than those who come from outside Europe. It is foundation of this research. seven years. This step was taken in answer a great help that our visitors are given such Within the General Anthroposophi- to a particular need, because it became a warm welcome. | Virginia Sease on behalf cal Section of the School of Spiritual Sci- apparent that it was not possible to keep of the Leadership of the General Anthropo- ence we will, over the next years, strive returning, during the main conference, to sophical Society at the Goetheanum to pursue this art, which can contribute to bring about fundamental changes in values, through further research, prac- tice and public representation. | Bodo von Plato (contact person), Jan Baker- Finch (AU), Frode Barkved (NO), Nodar Rudolf Steiners Belkania (GE), Gioia Falk (DE/CH), Robert Gordon (AU), Wolfgang Held (CH), Hen- Vier Mysteriendramen ning Kullak-Ublick (DE), François Lussey- Tempelbau und Gesellschaftsbildung ran (FR), Jesse Mulder (NL), Peter Neurath aus der Weltenmitternacht (CZ), Shelley Sacks (GB), Robin Schmidt (CH) and Wolfgang Tomaschitz (AT) Weihnachtstagung 26.–31. 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Curative Education and Social Therapy Council verse life situations and circumstances, a culture of dancers can evolve. All the work Relationship with reality forms and methods in this field are in fact At the International Conference for Curative Education and Social Therapy on 3 to 7 attempts in this direction. October Rüdiger Grimm passed on the leadership of the Curative Education and Social Jüngel: You are working as a team within Therapy Council to Jan Göschel (US), Bart Vanmechelen (BE) and Sonja Zausch (DE). Rü- the Medical Section and therefore in the diger Grimm will remain in office until the end of the year. (Anthroposophy Worldwide School of Spiritual Science. What does 11/2016). “spiritual research” mean in the context of the Curative Education and Social Therapy Council? Team: Spiritual research is not the oppo- site of practice research! Spiritual research evolves from the interplay of practical ap- plication in the world and the contempla- tion and processing of experiences gained in practice. As an organ of the School of Spiritual Science, the Curative Education and Social Therapy Council needs to facili- tate this interaction: by creating a space where the dynamics of the working prac- tice can be processed through reflection and meditation and where the practical Photo: Sebastian Jüngel Photo: work can be fertilized through new ideas and impulses that arise from the scientific A special moment: Jan Göschel, Sonja Zausch and Bart Vanmechelen at the International Curative Education and Social Therapy Conference and contemplative work.

Sebastian Jüngel: Imagine someone who between people in the most diverse life From disparity to unity had last incarnated on earth a thousand situations. Many people experience, and Jüngel: Does your work have aspects of a and a hundred years ago. How would that even recognize, the existence of this sa- long-term prevention? Rudolf Steiner said person perceive the way people live with cred space today. At the same time there that a too one-sided materialistic orien- one another, in particular with people are tendencies that negate it. A hundred tation can shorten the time spent in the who have special needs? years ago the constructs of eugenics were spiritual world after death and lead to an Team: The situation a thousand years ago socially accepted. While this is no longer earlier incarnation (GA 350). He also points can hardly be compared with today. One the case, these constructs continue to lin- out in the Curative Education Course (GA could, of course, point out that the outer ger below the surface. 317) that the lack of interest or the pre- circumstances for people with disabili- Jüngel: What should the world be like for vented participation in the world in one ties were disastrous compared to now. the next generation? life can result in the inability to build up But that does not say all that much. The Team: To say it with eurythmy: like a a complete body in the next. What do hu- dignity of the individual and the value of double curve with a right and left and a man beings, in your view, have to expect the individual biography can only become wave with a high and a low: if we are able after living now at a time of extreme ma- relevant to the extent to which human be- to move within this image, we can change terialism and of isolation caused by the ings experience themselves and others as perspective, live our inner orientations one-sided use of media? Can your work be individuals. In Europe, particularly in some and attitudes flexibly and also question preventative in this respect? religious orders, people were able to think them; we can approach places and people Team: This kind of prevention is not spe- or experience even then that the Christ in a breathing and flowing manner and we cifically “our” task, but one of society as can be found in the loving encounter and can turn towards or away from things. a whole; and it is a global question and the caring relationship with marginalized central concern of anthroposophy as a and threatened human beings. That medi- Practising flexibility cultural impulse. How do we deepen our eval attitude is as such no longer appropri- Jüngel: How will you do this in practice? relationship with reality – with the real- ate today either. Team: We think it is important for the fu- ity of our own physical life, with the real- ture to develop greater – inner and outer – ity of others and of the world around us Meeting at eye-level flexibility. The broad field we refer to today in all its dimensions? Of course, we work What is interesting, however, is the meta- when we speak of Curative Education and on this in specific ways as teachers, thera- morphosis this attitude has undergone Social Therapy is in fact a training field for pists, social artists and so on. Maybe we with the individualization of human con- this kind of flexibility. Rudolf Steiner sug- could cautiously put it like this: anthro- sciousness. Today we experience the rela- gested in his “Curative Education Course” posophy is curative education for society tionship and the encounter at eye-level as (GA 317) that we should become like danc- in general … a potential sacred space that can emerge ers! When we relate to each other in di- Jüngel: You all have multiple qualifica- Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 12/16 | 11

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tions. How does this diversity enrich your proached by the search committee, which imagined at the beginning; in other words work? was looking for a successor for Rüdiger when I have found a new way, a new ap- Team: We are the perfect partner: mid- Grimm, and asked about our potential proach for me or for a particular situation dle-aged, experienced, fit, we can cook contributions. In his conversations with by working with others. That makes me and bake, are well-read, we like travelling, the search committee Jan then suggested happy. speak many languages, we meditate, go a leadership team – and he was imme- Jan Göschel: For some years now the main dancing, love culture … - what is that if diately given the task to see to this. The focus of my work has been on training. not enriching? We can arrive at shared outcome of that process is now standing Aside from my new tasks on the Council insights and decisions on the basis of di- before you! I will continue as head of the Camphill verse perspectives and experiences! Jüngel: How do you bridge the distances? Academy which provides training in North Team: We are keen to find ways of making America. This work has shown me that I Keen to try out new things this possible, in all sorts of ways: by mail- am happiest when I can help and support Jüngel: As a team you have roots in three ing and skyping – so far that has worked others in their development – and when countries – the United States, well. We have fixed days when we com- I, almost imperceptibly, grow alongside and Germany – and two continents. How municate and we meet in person in Dorn- them. did you come together: was it a deliberate ach or at international meetings. Bart Vanmechelen: I am also really happy decision to have a team of three or rather Jüngel: When are you really and truly when, in working with others, we move a coincidence? happy? a step forward because of the contribu- Team: We don’t really believe in coinci- Sonja Zausch: When I have struggled to tions of everyone involved and when I re- dence in “our circles” – so we must say find a solution and finally arrive at a deci- alize that I would never have got there by no to that question! Each of us was ap- sion, idea or action that I could never have myself. ó

Curative Education and Social Therapy Council Ethics and the study of the human being The Curative Education and Social Therapy Council, the institutes and training centres for curative education and social therapy, as well as a number of individu- als are conducting basic research as well as research into specific topics and prac- tice research, i.e. research into concrete work situations.

thics and the study of the human abilities into society is an important Ebeing are central questions for ba- issue. The complex questions that this sic research. The Curative Education step involves are being examined in the Course (“Education for Special Needs”, context of , special GA 317), given by Rudolf Steiner in needs education and social therapy. This 1924, presents a number of questions research has yielded a series of publica- and tasks for research that have not tions in anthologies and journals. yet been conclusively worked on a hun- dred years on. This has to do with the Biographical processes openness demanded by this textbook One of the most important tasks of for competence in curative education Anthroposophical Curative Education and social therapy. It does not allow for and Social Therapy is to promote the final answers. However, after so many development of individual people and years, important questions need to be to enable them to lead a successful life. asked in a new way and they need to In order to support this task research be worked on, for instance, questions is being conducted into biographical regarding the book’s content or its his- processes on the one hand and into in- torical context. Annual specialist con- stitutions and the provisions they offer ferences at the Goetheanum in the field on the other. Supporting aging people of Curative Education and Social Thera- with special needs and those who have py offer professional development and mental health problems in addition to further training. The next such meeting their disabilities constitutes a particular will take place in October 2017. challenge for individuals as well as insti- tutions. | Jan Göschel, Rüdiger Grimm, Inclusion Curative Education and Social Therapy The inclusion of people with dis- Council 12 | Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 12/16

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Cambridge Music Conference Easter Conference Intention to inspire healing The upbuilding power of music In 2001 Elizabeth Carmack initiated the The topic of upbuilding forces in music is occupying more and more minds all over the Cambridge Music Conference at Cam- world and this will be experienced in a multitude of ways by music experts from Swit- bridge University. Since 2010 the tradi- zerland, Germany, Great Britain, Canada and China during the 2017 Easter Conference tion has been continued in Canada. at the Goetheanum.

ambridge University was the original ince the proclamation of the fourth Ccontext for my initiative, the Cam- Sindustrial revolution – the total digi- bridge Music Conference (CMC) which is talization of all areas of life – at the World dedicated to the developmental, medici- Economy Summit in Davos in January nal and therapeutic effects of music. In 2016 it has become apparent that we 2001, the BBC World Service attended the need to learn to deal sensibly with the first conference and made a Science View innovative bursts of technology. In ad- documentary advocating Music and Heal- dition, we see social conflicts and war in ing, still available on-line today. Although many parts of the world, causing a wide- scientific evidence now confirms music spread sense of insecurity. Yet, instead of influences the neurological development approaching these developments with of the brain, music as an agent of free- anxiety, we should ask how we can coun- dom, overriding genetics and ameliorat- terbalance them. ing trauma, inspires me! The art of music speaks to us at a very deep level because it can help us – due to Fine listening its universally human and supranational In 2010, I started teaching at Simon quality – to connect with our spiritual Fraser University (SFU) in Vancouver. SFU origin. This conclusion is corroborated by “The Akasha Chronicles” by Nigel Osborne: The First Ether/Fire-Agni correlates academic research with com- the research that has been carried out in munity outreach. Cultural regeneration recent decades in aesthetics, education through Art for Social Change not only and medicine, showing how musical ex- es of incarnation and excarnation. This is endorses the identity of refugees and im- perience and activity can help us grow where music can be applied therapeuti- migrants, but espouses support, fairness, stronger and acquire better social skills. cally because of the way it can either sup- and rights. The first CMC in 2012 at SFU And this research has only just started. Of port the taking hold of or the releasing of – Music and Transformation – applied re- all the arts, the upbuilding power of mu- the body. storative justice to prison and genocide. sic is growing ever more important – due On this therapeutic path we can either The ideal of redress, to give voice to the to its search for the positive, for the forc- use instruments or, if we sing, become most vulnerable resulted in Squamish El- es of resurrection that we need now and instruments ourselves. Music therapy in der Wendy Charbonneau’s work Women in future. | Michael Kurtz, Goetheanum particular helps patients to experience Are Gone (2016), which is an invocation for the upbuilding power of music. In other catharsis and healing dedicated to indig- Experiencing the powers of resurrection words, it can awaken the hidden musi- enous women and girls in Canada who be- Our experience of music is located in cian in us and stimulate our inner healing came victims of rape and murder. Women the realm of feeling, between the forces potential. Music speaks to our soul and Are Gone (2016) has been acknowledged of thinking and will. It is characterized by can move and transform us. The forming by the Minister of Justice and Attorney the rhythms that we perceive most clear- of a tone in itself, its sounding and linger- General of Canada, Jody Wilson-Raybould. ly in ourselves: the rhythms of breathing ing, involves a transformative process. Since the CMC’s Grail Conferences cul- and pulsation. Rudolf Steiner pointed This is where we meet the archetypal minated in a unique programme for the out (in 1917) that the tone as such relies powers of resurrection in music. | Viola 100th anniversary of eurythmy in 2012 on our organ of hearing, but that musi- Heckel, Buchenbach (DE) – Healing through the Higher Self – the al- cal experience as a feeling arises only in chemy between composer, musician and the meeting of neurosensory system and eurythmist has forged the hidden mys- breathing rhythm. The effect of this ex- Easter Conference: “The Upbuilding Forces tery in each new commission, developing perience is conveyed by the spinal fluid, in Music”, an international meeting of music eurythmy into an expressive art of ideas which extends to the brain, and is made in an Easter mood (in German and English), in action. Although music and dance ap- conscious by the nervous system. in cooperation with Elizabeth Carmack, co- pear to be what we are working with, fine- Music unfolds, synchronously with ordinator of the Cambridge Music Confe- rence, and Stefan Hasler, leader of the Per- tuned listening, which is central to unlock- our breathing, in tune, harmony, rhythm forming Arts Section, Goetheanum, 14 to 17 ing the Grail mystery, is an aspect of the and beat and, as the sounds arise and April 2017. CMC’s intention to inspire healing.| Eliza- fade away again, it replicates – like a kind For more information visit beth Carmack, North Vancouver (CA) of superordinate breathing – the process- www.goetheanum.org/8331.html Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 12/16 | 13

■ anthroposophical society Workshop The composer Nigel Osborne How do I sound? Anthroposophy in my life How do I listen? Nigel Osborne cannot claim to be an anthroposophist. But bright threads of anthro- posophy have woven their way through his life. His first composition teacher, Egon he subtleness and ambiguity of our Wellesz, pupil of Schoenberg, was intrigued by the influence of anthroposophy on An- Tlistening is overshone by our seeing. ton Webern. His main source was the poet and painter Hildegard Jone. So many problems, conflicts and argu- ments are caused by our inability to he essence of Anton Webern’s music for piano, for four hands, but it brings to- hear. We need a school of speaking and Tis minimal, utterly transparent, and gether several strands in my own think- listening! Because our inability to listen focussed on the spectral quality of the ing - Steiner, Sri Aurobindo, theoretical makes us die of thirst. This is why we single tone rather than narratives of mel- physics and the Upanishads. It is in fact have set up a workshop at Freudenberg ody or harmony. In a sense it is “phenom- a musical study of Steiner’s “four ethers”: Castle (DE) where we work on exactly enological”; but its spectral qualities and warmth-fire, light-air, tone-water and life- this problem. Every day, tirelessly. How spaciousness, and indeed its treatment of earth. do I sound? How do I hear? Jone’s spiritual texts, seem to aspire to the If it is possible to relate Steiner to Au- The danger with this workshop – the “etheric”: something poised delicately be- robindo - and this is work for real scholars imposition – lies in our doing away with tween the material and what many would and scientists, not musicians and dilet- intentions. We start with hearing and describe as “spiritual”. Most composers tantes - then there is an elegant link to listening, with differentiating noises, and creative musicians have experienced contemporary theoretical physics. Au- sounds and tones. We examine the ef- moments when the mechanical energy of robindo’s cosmology derives from the fectiveness of listening experiences musical sound seems somehow to tran- Upanishads and the idea of Being com- and the impressions these experiences scend itself and enter some more intangi- ing from Non-Being. This is the point of leave behind in us. How long can I go on ble, radiant space - often associated with emergence of Infinite Being (Sat) and the listening without intention? Senseless the sensation of light. Consciousness Force (Chit-Tapas) out of or listening? Any listening that seeks for a “The Akasha Chronicles” by Nigel Osborne: The First Ether/Fire-Agni Webern combines this apparent “ethe- within nothing. It is the conceivable equiv- purpose, result, intention dies. Like pen- ric” state or “etheric” aspiration with alent of Steiner’s Akasha and Heisenberg’s cil drawings to which a rubber is ap- structures of earth-oriented life often domain of “uncertainty”. plied. What remains are smudges, da- discussed by Steiner - including cells and maged paper, thin grey traces at best. growth forms relating to biology and in Syrian light These we can ignore. But we cannot fail particular to the life of plants - the earth’s Since spring of 2015, I have been work- to hear undertones and discords. On ”eyes and ears” according to Steiner. ing with a wonderful Lebanese/Syrian the contrary. They make us listen up: Elizabeth Carmack’s invitations to NGO, SAWA for Development and Aid, what is the speaker actually saying? speak at the Cambridge Music Confer- setting up educational and therapeutic Becoming aware of my own voice ences have been an opportunity to ex- programmes for Syrian refugee children plore the evolutions in my own thinking in camps in the East Bekaa Valley in Leba- Another problem: how do I express in relation to an evolving interpretative non, close to the Syrian border. The camps myself? What does my voice sound anthroposophy. But more importantly, are made up of ramshackle tents, plastic like? Intensity, volume, pitch, passion, she has commissioned musical works for sheets and cardboard, with little running rhythm, pauses, breathing … a basic eurythmy from me. This is how I have water or sanitation. instrument for finding out more about had the good fortune of working with The programme is designed to be your voice is the “humming hole” de- wonderful artists like Maren Stott, Ursula complementary to the Syrian school cur- vised by Hugo Kuekelhaus (1900-1984). Zimmermann, Stefan Hasler, Klaus Sup- riculum. It combines music, creative arts It makes you realize the power, the en- pan and Kairos Eurythmy. There can be no and sports to provide a “soft landing” in ergy (reality) of your own voice. We call greater gift to a composer, in a time of dis- education for children who have had little it the right tone! When you hum into integration of authenticity, discipline and or no chance of attending school before. this device (made of stone) you can ea- seriousness in art, than to experience the Creative exercises are combined with the sily – without applying any effort – depth of interpretation, truthfulness and creative use of technologies to offer new make your voice swell into a widely focus of accomplished eurythmists. and engaging ways of learning science audible drone. The sound of your own and other disciplines. Music and creative voice will surprise you. I do not hear The Akasha Chronicles arts are also used as a way of promoting myself as you hear me. Our failure to The Akasha Chronicles is the rather well-being, self-confidence, a sense of hear often makes it necessary for us to portentous sounding, and perhaps mis- personal identity, communication, sociali- say, “I never said it like that.” Now we leading title of the latest work I have sation and joy, and, where appropriate, of ask: How do I make myself heard? I can written for eurythmy, commissioned by helping to alleviate the biological, psycho- start with myself. No strings attached. Elizabeth Carmack for Stefan Hasler and logical and social symptoms of trauma.| | Matthias Schenk, Wiesbaden (DE) the Goetheanum Eurythmy-Group. It is a Nigel Osborne, Edinburgh (GB) www.schlossfreudenberg.de modest, and in many ways a simple piece 14 | Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 12/16

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General Anthroposophical Society the introduction to the brochure, but this did unfortunately not happen. No slander involved This is regrettable, because anyone A new “case” at the Goetheanum? This is the news that was soon and quickly spread getting hold of such a brochure out- through the electronic media. “The Goetheanum has become a place that is in con- side its intended context might well be flict with itself.” Allegations of a “scandalous case of slander against Rudolf Steiner” alarmed at finding Zander’s text there. soon followed as well as demands for the resignation of Johannes Nilo, head of the False alarm Goetheanum Dokumentation, and Bodo von Plato, the member of the Goetheanum Leadership who is responsible for this department. This is exactly what happened when Stephen E. Usher, a long-standing member of the Anthroposophical So- hese kinds of allegation occur oc- sized that the images largely revealed ciety in the United States and of the Tcasionally but in this case the dis- the individual artist’s personality or School of Spiritual Science, came to turbing message was sent to about a intentions. the Goetheanum to give a lecture and thousand members and friends of the The exhibition went on until 8 July spent time there between 19 and 25 Anthroposophical Society, causing 2016 and was appreciated by the view- September 2016. something of a stir just as the Goethe- ers. During the AGM at the Goethea- He found one of the brochures anum World Conference was going num a good-sized work group focused and was shocked that a publication on in Dornach (CH) at the end of Sep- on the images shown there. No criti- produced by the Goetheanum would tember and the AGM of the Anthropo- cism whatsoever was brought to the quote Helmut Zander. Before he left sophical Society in North America was attention of the Goetheanum Leader- the Goetheanum, Mr Usher had two about to start in early October. After ship. conversations with members of the all, how can the context and truth of Goetheanum Leadership but did not such a message be verified in such a The offending object mention his concern in either of them. short time? The exhibitors were interested to Instead he composed, once back in the Rumours of a scandal were first cir- show the effect of all kinds of artistic United States and with a view to the culated in the USA via an electronic media, including even cartoons. It was forthcoming AGM in America, an arti- mailing list and then in the German for this reason that they also chose a cle about what he saw as a scandalous and English speaking world through distorted image of Rudolf Steiner: a incident and distributed it in German the e-newssheets distributed by Ro- short, revealing passage from Helmut (dated 25 September) and English (26 land Tüscher and Thomas O’Keefe, lat- Zander’s 2011 biography of Rudolf September). er also in meetings where photocopies Steiner, in which the author could When John Beck, the editor of the were handed out. come up with no better explanation Newsletter of the Anthroposophical for Rudolf Steiner’s spiritual insights Society in North America, suggested What happened? than alleging that he was either us- to Stephen E. Usher on 27 September, On 26 February this year, an ex- ing cocaine or that he suffered from having just received his article, that hibition assembled by the Goethea- schizophrenia. The cocaine allegation Usher should first contact the respon- num Dokumentation opened in the went back to a letter Rudolf Steiner sible persons in Dornach and ask for Goetheanum Library in celebration of once wrote to , asking her clarification, the latter emailed the Rudolf Steiner’s 155th birthday. Under to bring “snow” from England – a riddle article with kind regards to Bodo von the heading “Images of Rudolf Steiner”, that has long been resolved (see Frank Plato of the Executive Council at the photographs, painted portraits and Hörtreiter in the German anthropo- Goetheanum. also caricatures and subjective inter- sophical journal “Die Drei” 2/2011 and Because of the time difference the pretations were shown. Rudolf Bind Roland Halfen in “Die Drei” 12/2005). email arrived on 28 September, at 2.49 and Johannes Nilo had put together Zander’s attempt at an explanation a.m. and at 9.24 a.m.of the same day a brochure for this exhibition with 22 is clearly inadequate and speaks vol- Roland Tüscher had already distributed short texts, in which individuals who umes about the quality of this biogra- the article uncommented in a special had met or studied Rudolf Steiner de- phy and the character of its “revealing” edition to the several hundred sub- scribed “their image” of this modern author. scribers of the newsletter “Ein Nach- initiate. richtenblatt Plus,” emphasizing that I was present at the very thought- Unfortunate omission Stephen E. Usher was a class member ful vernissage of this exhibition: to- The Goetheanum Dokumentation and mentioning his spiritual mentors, gether we looked at some of the im- produced 80 copies of the exhibition Dietrich von Asten, Ernst Katz, Her- ages, some texts were read out and a brochure mentioned earlier, making mann Poppelbaum and Georg Unger. conversation ensued on how much of them available to visitors at a token fee At the Goetheanum World Conference, Rudolf Steiner’s individuality could be of four Swiss Francs. The editors had which took place at the same time, cop- conveyed by a photo or portrait. Many planned to call particular attention to ies of the article were handed out and interpretations of the images empha- Helmut Zander’s “distorted image” in the incident was reported in a plenary Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 12/16 | 15

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session. At that moment no one quite Wir erhielten die Mitteilung, dass folgende 56 Mitglieder durch understood what the accusation was die Pforte des Todes gegangen sind In deren Gedenken geben about and the brochure first needed to wir den Freunden hiervon Kenntnis | Mitglieder­sekretariat am be found in order to clarify the query. Goethe­anum A number of members adopted Ste- phen E. Usher’s view and expressed Wolfgang Schulz El Horrya Heliopolis (EG) 9 February 2015 their opinions in writing – either pub- Yvonne Graf Stuttgart (DE) 17 May 2015 Peter Barrett Colchester (GB) in October 2015 lically in Roland Tüscher’s publication Jacqueline Graf St Marcel du Perigord (FR) 12 March 2016 or in indignant letters to the Executive Harm Douwes Kiel Windeweer (NL) 12 May 2016 Council at the Goetheanum. Mary Smith West Chicago/IL (US) 17 May 2016 Richard Rutishauser Hombrechtikon (CH) 31 May 2016 Statement Inga Haave Bergen (NO) 6 June 2016 David Teske Leiden (NL) 23 June 2016 The members of the Executive Coun- Clara Hendriks Zeist (NL) 5 July 2016 cil at the Goetheanum, Bodo von Plato Wilhelm Abramczyk Gladbeck (DE) 6 July 2016 as the Leadership member responsible Silvia Hoppe Hombrechtikon (CH) 25 July 2016 for the Documentation Department Bernhard Voigt Künzell (DE) 30 July 2016 and Johannes Nilo as head of that de- Dorothea Pierce Housatonic/MA (US) 9 August 2016 Christa Rösche Mettmann (DE) 10 August 2016 partment regret that it was not made Dagmar Heidrich Großhansdorf (DE) 11 August 2016 clear that the quote published in the ex- Christine Poppe Stuttgart (DE) 15 August 2016 hibition brochure was a distortion. Roswitha Bril Dortmund (DE) 30 August 2016 This had unfortunately been omit- Harriet Myers Trenton/NJ (US) 31 August 2016 ted. The Goetheanum Leadership does, Barbara Beyer Essen (DE) 2 September 2016 Jutta Kirchner Künzell (DE) 3 September 2016 however, not accept the accusation that Janet Rachel Delta (CA) 4 September 2016 the exhibition or the brochure consti- Frau M Hass Zeist (NL) 7 September 2016 tute slander against Rudolf Steiner or Joan Gregory Fair Oaks/CA (US) 8 September 2016 that they give rise to any doubts as to Klaas Kingma Zutphen (NL) 11 September 2016 the orientation of the Goetheanum or Elisabeth von Albrecht Dortmund (DE) 13 September 2016 Inge Pichler Wien (AT) 14 September 2016 its documentation department. Walter Schramm Ahlen (DE) 14 September 2016 The Goetheanum Leadership conse- Rosemarie Sturm Stuttgart (DE) 17 September 2016 quently sees no cause for any resigna- Gisela Schäfer Hohenhameln (DE) 23 September 2016 tions but appreciates the great work Frieda Bedding Bergen (NL) 26 September 2016 that is being done, by the Dokumenta- Angelika Sigler Fellbach (DE) 27 September 2016 Eva Kudar Fair Oaks/CA (US) 29 September 2016 tion and Library in particular, in order to Albert Botudi Onex (CH) 2 October 2016 identify and safeguard the great works Elisabeth Beer Haarlem (NL) 3 October 2016 of art in the Goetheanum’s collection. Jürg Dürler Arlesheim (CH) 3 October 2016 I personally think that, if a member Irmgard Hackel Spardorf (DE) 9 October 2016 discovers an actual or perceived mis- Monica Rönnholm Helsingfors (FI) 11 October 2016 Gerda Holbek Aberdeen (GB) 15 October 2016 take at the Goetheanum, it would be Gerda Schmidt Dornach (CH) 15 October 2016 this member’s first duty to point this Vera Gräfin von Büdingen Bad Vilbel (DE) 16 October 2016 mistake out to the responsible persons Richard Baker Michelfeld (DE) 17 October 2016 and to seek a clarifying conversation Hartmut von Jeetze Chatham/NY (US) 17 October 2016 with them. Deliberately omitting this Andreas Meyer Berlin (DE) 18 October 2016 Ralph Ahlenstorf Windhoek (NA) 19 October 2016 step and attacking the Goetheanum, Ingrid Nieswand Hamburg (DE) 20 October 2016 or individual people in positions of re- Zhannetta Rjabinicheva Nizhny Novgorod (RU) 20 October 2016 sponsibility, globally via an electronic Gertrud Heym Nürnberg (DE) 21 October 2016 mailing list and electronic media among Susanne Steinke Berlin (DE) 21 October 2016 the membership and beyond, has in Hilde Stifnig Villach (AT) 21 October 2016 Erna Johannes Bielefeld (DE) 27 October 2016 my view caused more harm for the Susanne Bendix Stuttgart (DE) 28 October 2016 Goetheanum than the actual omission Margarete Schluckebier Wuppertal (DE) 5 November 2016 described above. Rotraut Tanner Basel (CH) 5 November 2016 Should this conflict, however, be in- Anna Rothenbacher München (DE) 8 November 2016 dicative of a lack of understanding or Friedhold Hahn Stuttgart (DE) 10 November 2016 a sense of dissatisfaction with the cur- Correction: In Anthroposophy Worldwide 11/2016 Eva Mirjam Voigt, Kün- rent direction taken by the Goetheanum zell (DE) was by mistake included in the list of members who have passed or by the Goetheanum Leadership, we away. We apologize sincerely for this error. should speak about this openly as mem- From 11 October to 14 November 2016 the Society welcomed 100 new bers. | Justus Wittich, Executive Council at members. 118 are no longer registered as members (resignations, lost, and the Goetheanum corrections by country Societies). 16 | Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 12/16

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Germany: Berlin Aenigma Archives A humble beginning In August this year, the Berlin Aenigma Initiative, which was established in the sum- mer of 2015, has founded the Berlin Aenigma Archives as a not-for-profit entrepre- neurial company (cf. Anthroposophy Worldwide 9/2015 and 3/2016). This decision has made it possible to move the work of this group a small but essential step forward.

hile we are still far from being able That people entrust works of art to us, Wto create an exhibition space in fills us with gratitude. We have, however, Berlin where anthroposophical art can be received many more, and more complex, preserved, looked after, researched and inquiries than we can process and respond permanently presented (§2 Association to at this point. But it shows clearly how Heinrich Röder: Articles), this legal form, which is rela- necessary and justified the steps are that Building with staircase and symmetrical tively new, enables us to act quickly and we have taken and we hope that we will extensions, 1928 (Aenigma Archives, Berlin) to the point, which was one of the reasons soon be able to respond positively to re- for founding this company; the other was quests which are presently beyond our pects of one artist’s complete works. In that a not-for-profit entrepreneurial com- scope. With a bit of luck we may have the case of the remarkable architectural pany cannot use profits for private pur- found appropriate premises by next spring models of Heinrich Röder from 1928 and poses but needs to reinvest them in the that are seven times bigger than the tem- the wonderful lectern carved by Johannes interest of the company. porary space we occupy at present. Bierende (1935-2016), which is on loan to, It is obvious that collecting pieces of and being used at, the Rudolf Steiner Haus Temporary storage art in one place will be ineffective if we in Berlin, as well as regarding the biogra- Being offered a small storage space for cannot inspire people to study these ob- phy of the artist Roberto Hoffmann, we hire in the grounds of the Havelhöhe an- jects as well as the (late) artists who cre- have been able to take action under our throposophic hospital made it possible for ated them and their spiritual impulses. own steam. On 23 October 2016 we talked us to accept requests to take on some art- Aside from making sure that the neces- about our work to a group of interested ists’ estates that were particularly urgent. sary minimum standards for the preser- listeners at the Rudolf Steiner Haus in Ber- This was how the works of the artists vation of art works are in place, one of lin. | Armin Grassert, Matthias Mochner, Waldemar Volkmer (1909-1973) and Hein- our main concerns will therefore be to Egon Tietz, Andrea Woorts, Berlin (DE) rich Röder (1897-1954), who were mostly find people, in and outside of universities, If you wish to support the Berlin Aenigma active in Berlin and Wuppertal (DE) re- who wish to conduct their own research, Archives with material or financial contribu- spectively, came to be with us: more than either into individual works of art that are tions (tax-deductable in Germany) please 3000 pieces in total, executed in a variety kept in the Aenigma Archives in Berlin, contact of artistic techniques. or into a series of works or particular as- Armin Grassert, phone +49 30 21 22 69 29

Switzerland: Atka merger physician, described the path followed by the art therapy students that leads them One school from the outer practice of art to the in- On 29 October 2016 the four art and art therapy trainings of the Anthroposophical ternalization of artistic qualities and their Academy for Therapy and the Arts (Atka) in Dornach (CH) have merged into one school transformation into a healing impulse. offering various study courses. The celebration was also attended by Hans-Rudolf Zurfluh from the Swiss As- he celebration began with Irish tunes therapies, such as the medical module, sociation of Art Therapies (VBK), who em- Tplayed on hand bells and harps by the can now be taught in an interdisciplinary phasized the importance of communica- students of the Orpheus music therapy way to students of all courses. Students tion between the different approaches to course. The other schools are AmWort mentioned the wealth of medical and therapy, and by Connie Queval, vice presi- (artistic speech), Malkunst (painting) and anthroposophical topics covered by this dent of the anthroposophical patient as- the sculpting/modelling courses. Kirstin module. The next medical module, which sociation “anthrosana”, which has made it Kaiser, who is the coordinator for art will be offered in two years’ time, will also possible for Atka in the past to offer public therapies within the Medical Section and allow guest students to join for individual courses (under the heading “Freiräume” – co-director of AmWort, looked back on the topics. open spaces) | Based on reports by Susanne seven years of preparatory work that have The medical module features what the Reinhold, Anna-Barbara Hess and Agnes made this step possible “at the right time”, therapies are also striving for: that physi- Zehnter, Dornach (CH) in the year of “school readiness”. cians and therapists work together for the Subjects that are fundamental to all benefit of the patient. Ruth Salzwedel, a www.atka.ch