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.
"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...
Poetry As Portal to Spiritual Perception, the Third Annual Georg Kühlewind Memorial Lecture
December 06 2009 07:00 PM to 09:00 PMLocation: New York, NY
Gertrude Reif Hughes, Professor Emerita at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, will explore the idea of Owen... [more]
The Mystery of Two Children
December 16 2009 07:30 PM to 09:00 PMLocation: Fair Oaks, CA
Rudolf Steiner's research transforms the question of conflicting birth stories of Jesus in the gospels. A lecture... [more]
Esoteric Science, Cosmology, and the Holy Nights
December 18 2009 07:00 PM to December 19 2009 05:30 PMLocation:
Dennis Klocek, William Bento, PhD, and Brian Gray celebrate the 100th anniversary of Rudolf Steiner’s Rosicrucian... [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]
Int'l Kolisko Conference: Meeting the Needs of Children Today!
February 14 2010 to February 18 2010Location: Honolulu, HI
Dr. Michaela Glöckler will be the keynote speaker for this conference intended for doctors, nurses, therapists,... [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.
