The Anthroposophical Society was founded by Rudolf Steiner in Switzerland in 1923. It seeks to support individuals who are working on their own inner development and who wish to bring the fruit of that inner work to benefit the wider world. As a modern path of knowing, its doors are open to all who seek its approach and who wish to support its activities. Today, anthroposophical activity is alive in communities around the world.
Our annual appeal, written by Linda Connell, was mailed to members in November. Thank you if you have already made a donation.
If you haven't responded, or didn't receive it, you can review this PDF copy, which lists a number of important steps which the Anthroposophical Society in America has taken this year. Also available to review here is the Goetheanum's year-end appeal from Cornelius Pietzner.
If you would like to give online in response to either appeal, please go to the Membership Renewal page where there are links to contribute via PayPal using a credit or bank card. (Note that where the amount is optional, you will use the PayPal "quantity" to set the amount of a donation.)
"Thinking of the Heart as an Organ for Perception of Development and Metamorphosis"
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species as well as the bicentennial of his birth. In recognition of Darwin’s contributions, the theme of evolution is being discussed around the world. From an anthroposophical perspective, we may associate Darwinism with a brutal “struggle for existence” and a materialistic worldview. But insight into natural evolution was one of three elements Rudolf Steiner referred to as necessary for the emergence of a modern spiritual science...
The seventh thematic issue of the Journal for Anthroposophy is available. Science & Anthroposophy is edited and introduced by Arthur Zajonc with articles by Ehrenfried Pfeiffer, Wilhelm Pelikan, G.A.M. Knapp, Theodor Schwenk, Michael Wilson, Howard Pautz, Nicanor Perlas, Marjorie Spock and Mary Richards, and Hermann Poppelbaum. More details and an order form on the store page.
Anthroposophy: More Than an Introduction
January 11 2010 07:30 PM to 09:30 PMLocation: Chestnut Ridge, NY
Four lectures by Michael Ronall in Chestnut Ridge, NY. [more]
The Agriculture Course: An Intensive Study of the Origins and Future of Biodynamics
January 15 2010 06:00 PM to January 18 2010 02:30 PMLocation: Chestnut Ridge, NY
“What food signifies for animals and human beings is always completely misunderstood.” This, probably the least... [more]
The Meaning and Task of Anthroposophical Society in the 21st Century
January 16 2010 10:00 AM to 04:00 PMLocation: Ghent, NY
A workshop with Torin Finser and Rachel Schwartz at the Hawthorne Valley School [more]
Pictures of Earth, Soul and Spirit: Eurythmy Spring Valley Ensemble Performance
January 16 2010 08:00 PM to 09:30 PMLocation:
A presentation of some of Rudolf Steiner’s seminal pieces... [more]
Evolution Sculpted: Capitals of the First Goetheanum Building
January 22 2010 07:00 PM to January 24 2010 05:00 PMLocation: New York, NY
In this weekend workshop at Anthroposophy NYC with Jennifer Kleinfercher we will recreate in clay the seven... [more]
Members develop a respect for what it means to nurture the life of the soul out of a science of the spirit. As Steiner said, “People must come closer to one another than they used to do, each becoming an awakener of everyone he or she meets.” The Society exists to facilitate that mutual awakening, in which new spiritual and social forms can take root and grow.
The Rudolf Steiner Library is the lending library of the Anthroposophical Society in America. We are the most complete source for Rudolf Steiner’s work (in both English and German) in North America. Holdings include hundreds of books on Waldorf education; Anthroposophical art and architecture; holistic science and medicine and more.
