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.
Introductory Foundation Studies course
January 19 2010 to February 16 2010Location: Essex, NY
A five week introduction to Anthroposophy by Stephan Vdoviak, Essex NY [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]
AWSNA Regional Conference in Austin, Texas
February 14 2010 04:00 PM to February 17 2010 12:30 PMLocation: Austin, TX
Come to Austin to review anthroposophical perspectives on America, and to explore the geographical influences of... [more]
Cultivating Perception and Flexible Thinking
February 14 2010 06:00 PM to February 19 2010 12:30 PMLocation: Ghent, NY
Can we learn to perceive and understand nature in more vital and truly ecological ways? A weeklong course with... [more]
A New Impulse: Three-day Conference with Christof Wiechert
February 18 2010 09:30 AM to February 20 2010 12:30 PMLocation: San Rafael, CA
A gathering for Waldorf Professionals (and those with Waldorf Teacher Training) in San Rafael, CA [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.
