General Anthroposophical Society Anthroposophy Worldwide 12/17 ■ Anthroposophical Society Preliminary invitation to the 2018 December 2017 • N° 12 Annual Members’ Conference at the Goetheanum Anthroposophical Society What do we build on? 1 2018 Annual Members’ Meetings «What do we build on?» will be the motif of a conference to which the Executive Coun- 3 2017 Christmas Appeal cil and Goetheanum Leadership would like to warmly invite all members. The confer- 16 Christmas Community and ence will form part of the Annual Meeting and agm at the Goetheanum from 22 to 25 General Anthroposophical March 2018. Issues discussed will include future perspectives of the Anthroposophical Society Colloquium Society and a new approach to this annual gathering of members. 18 General Secretaries Conference 19 Italy: Youth Conference Seeking We would like to call your attention at this Our-Selves early date to the Members’ Conference 20 Footnotes to Ein Nachrichtenblatt which will be held just before Easter 2018. 20 Newssheets: ‹being human› As part of the development the Goethea- 24 Obituary: Hélène Oppert num is undergoing at present, the Annual 23 Membership News Conference as we know it and the agm, which is included in the Annual Conference, Goetheanum are also intended to be further developed 4 The Goetheanum in Development and newly designed. Discussions will fo- 5 Communication cus on future perspectives for the Anthro- 5 The Goetheanum Stage posophical Society and the continuation of the Goetheanum World Conference at School of Spiritual Science Michaelmas 2016. We would like to pres- 6 Youth Section ent the 2018 Members’ Conference as an 7 Natural Science Section event where members come together in The Members’ Conference: a place for 8 Humanities Section dialogue and conversation and rejoice in meetings and conversations (2016 9 Pedagogical Section meeting one another. Because the School of Goetheanum World Conference) 9 Section for the Performing Arts Spiritual Science is inseparable from the An- 10 Medical Section throposophical Society, constitutes its soul ness of anthroposophy, and therefore also 11 Curative Education and Social and is nurtured by it, freely rendered Class that of our Society, will develop in connec- Therapy Council Lessons will be offered at the beginning of tion with the challenges we currently face 12 Section for Social Sciences each day, with the opportunity to work on and with the needs of our time. 13 Section for Agriculture the School’s essence and its path of knowl- 13 Section for Mathematics and edge, and to contemplate Rudolf Steiner’s The future impulses of Ita Wegman Astronomy sculpture of the Representative of Humanity. and Elisabeth Vreede 13 Visual Arts Section Can anthroposophy become a «medicine» 14 General Anthroposophical Section Connecting with the needs of our time for the world – as the French anthropologist We would then like to continue our work on and former who staff member Claudine Forum the Foundation Stone Meditation, focusing Brelet put it? And how can the Anthropo- 21 Members’ Day on Faust on the second verse. This verse links the sophical Society promote and support such 21 The culmination of Anthroposophy human ‹I› with the periphery: with the «I of a role? This brings us to the future impulses 22 Initiative for the rehabilitation of the World». By looking more closely at «true associated with Ita Wegman, while ques- Ita Wegman and Elisabeth Vreede feeling», the «surging deeds of Worlds» and tions regarding the relationship with the 22 Overcoming difficulties the working of the Christ we will touch on today’s spiritual questions. The effective- continues on page 2 2 | Anthroposophy Worldwide No. 12/17 ■ Anthroposophical Society world and the macrocosm lead us to those Saturday, 24 March 2018 associated with Elisabeth Vreede. With this What do we build on? conference we would like to incorporate Future perspectives of the Prelude: Free rendering on the mantras the future impulses connected with these Anthroposophical Society of the 17th Class Lesson (for members of important personalities into the work of the School of Spiritual Science), Johannes our Society, discuss their developmental Kühl (German), Joan Sleigh (English). Or: The impulses in the evening lectures and correct Thursday, 22 March 2018 School of Spiritual Science (Paul Mackay). the tragic resolutions of 1935. 3 p.m. Welcome: Where do we stand in Or: Silent contemplation: The Represen- Opportunities will be provided during the the Goetheanum process? (Matthias Girke, tative of Humanity. Mornings: Eurythmy agm for members to discuss the Society’s Constanza Kaliks). agm I: Leadership state- demonstration (Stefan Hasler). Develop- activities and concerns. We hope that this ments, financial report, information on ments of feeling: individuality and commu- will enable us to enter into a fruitful dia- motions and concerns, questions of clari- nity (Jaap Sijmons, Bodo von Plato). Work logue on questions regarding the develop- fication. Evening: Macrocosm and Micro- groups on the activities of the Sections and ment of the General Anthroposophical So- cosm – Elisabeth Vreede (Frans Lutters). of the branch and group leaders. Afternoon: ciety and its School of Spiritual Science and Eurythmy (Goetheanum Stage Ensemble). agm III: decisions. Followed by: Goethea- to arrive at well-prepared decisions. There num worldwide (as 23 March). Evening: will also be afternoon forums for reports Friday 23 March 2018 Commemoration of the Dead. Eurythmy from the many countries, with extra time Prelude: Free rendering on the mantras of (Goetheanum Stage Ensemble). put aside for sharing and conversation. We the 16th Class Lesson (for members of the will be happy to report on the present stage School of Spiritual Science): Claus-Peter Röh Sunday, 25 March 2018 of developments at the Goetheanum and (German), Sue Simpson (English). Or: The Prelude: Free rendering on the mantras on the work of the Goetheanum Leadership School of Spiritual Science – an introduc- of the 18th and 19th Class Lessons (for and the Executive Council. tion (Bodo von Plato). Or: Silent contem- members of the School of Spiritual Sci- The eleven Sections will present their plation: The Representative of Humanity. ence), Matthias Girke (German), Virginia main activities in the various groups and, Morning: Eurythmy demonstration (Stefan Sease (English). Or: The Representative of beyond that, work on questions that are Hasler). Exercises for Spirit Awareness in Humanity (Peter Selg). Or: Silent contem- relevant today in their specialist areas. They our time (Stefano Gasperi, Ariane Eichen- plation: The Representative of Humanity. will also present their work in the Goethea- berg). Work groups on the activities of the Eurythmy demonstration (Margrethe Sols- num Foyer and be available for questions Sections of the School of Spiritual Science tad). Morning: The social challenges of our during the breaks. and meeting of branch and group leaders. time (Christiane Haid, Justus Wittich). The We are looking forward to our meetings Afternoon: agm II: Members’ conversation Goetheanum in development. Eurythmy: and conversations. With warm greetings! and consultation, discussion. Followed by: Foundation Stone Meditation. | Matthias Girke on behalf of the Executive Goetheanum worldwide (reports, current Council and the Goetheanum Leadership developments and projects from the An- Programme subject to alterations. throposophical Society in the world). Eve- The full programme will be published in ning: Anthroposophy as a medicine for the Anthroposophy Worldwide 1-2/2018 There will be a recommended fee for the Anthroposophy Worldwide appears ten world – Ita Wegman (Peter Selg). Eurythmy times a year, is distributed by the national Members’ Conference (Goetheanum Stage Ensemble). Anthroposophical Societies, and appears as a supplement to the weekly ‹Das Goethea- num› Publisher General Anthroposophical Society, represented by Justus Wittich Editors In the foyer the Sections will present their work an expression of the Goetheanum in the world. Sebastian Jüngel (responsible for this edition), and projects, there will be information about 8 Martina Maria Sam: The new edition of all of Michael Kranawetvogl (responsible for the the ten «Goetheanum in development» projects Rudolf Steiner’s books on eurythmy. 9 Ueli Hurter, Spanish edition), Margot M. Saar (responsible (Process Group), and possible presentations of Jean Michel Florin: What can biodynamic farming for the English edition), Proofreader for the other members’ initiatives. contribute to the future of the earth and of hu- English edition: Amadeus Bodenstein. Address manity? 10 Georg Soldner: How do we strengthen Wochenschrift ‹Das Goetheanum›, Postfach, Section workgroups: 1 Bodo von Plato: Ethical the human life-organization? From the work of 4143 Dornach, Switzerland, Fax +41 61 706 44 65, individualism as a principle of personal and social the Medical Section. 12 Gerard Häfner: 100 years [email protected] Correspondents/ growth. 2 Paul Mackay, Justus Wittich: Connect- of Threefolding. The modernness and topicality of news agency Jürgen Vater (Sweden), News ing the esoteric with the exoteric: How can spiri- the anthroposophical social impulse. 13 Johannes Network Anthroposophy (nna). 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