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Here you will find information about what it means to be a member of The Anthroposophical Society in America,  how to

activate your membership, what membership entails, and what you can expect.

The particular objects for which The Anthroposophical Society in America is formed are as follows;

The mutual association and united action of its membership to further the life of the soul, both in the individual and in human society, and it will endeavor to fulfill its said task by centering its activities on the spiritual science of anthroposophy, with all that results from it for human brotherhood for moral and artistic life and for the artistic and cultural life of humanity according to the teachings of Dr. Rudolf Steiner.

With these opening words The Anthroposophical Society in the United States was incorporated, a country group of The General Anthroposophical Society founded in Dornach, Switzerland in 1923-24 during a seminal gathering convened by Rudolf Steiner referred to as the Christmas Conference for the Founding of The General Anthroposophical Society. The event was so-named not only with respect to the date on which it occurred, but out of its place in the Mysteries, which have been pursued in every age of humanity.

At this conference, The General Anthroposophical Society (GAS) was founded, based on the life achievement of Rudolf Steiner that through anthroposophy, a scientific method of acquiring knowledge of the  spiritual world and its connection to the evolution of the human being can be known. The world headquarters for the GAS is at the Goetheanum, in Dornach, Switzerland. Today the activity of The Society is present throughout the world, comprised of country-based societies, groups, branches, and initiatives in 80 countries around the world. As a country group, The Anthroposophical Society in America (ASA) was incorporated in New York State in 1933, where its headquarters was located until 1986, when it moved to Chicago. Since 1995 the headquarters for the ASA has been located in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

When you join The Anthroposophical Society in America, you are simultaneously joining the worldwide Society. Your financial participation through membership dues are paid through ASA according to the statutes of the GAS, and are used to support spiritual research through the School of Spiritual Science and for

the infrastructure of our association.

There are numerous groups and branches throughout the US that are recognized by The Anthroposophical Society in America. Over 30 are listed with their websites on the Groups and Branches page of this site. Groups meet on a regular basis, some weekly, some monthly, to cultivate anthroposophy through community life, festivals, shared study, local initiatives, education, farming, medicine, and the arts. Membership makes one a member of The General Anthroposophical Society, based at the Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland, which is organized into country groups worldwide. The annual membership fee is $240, which is used in part to  promote the Goetheanum's many activities around the world.  Members pay dues each year, and may arrange to make on-going, monthly payments. More membership information is below.

Anthroposophy is a path of knowledge that would guide the spiritual in the human being to the spiritual in the universe. it arises in the human being as a need of the heart and of the life feeling. it must finds its justification by virtue of its ability to fulfill these needs.

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There will always be a need in our Society for human being truly to find human being, for heart to find heart, and for soul to find soul...

to fire the development and unfolding of hope, courage, and strength that we shall need for the future.

Rudolf Steiner | January 1, 1924

Customary

$240 Annual | $20 Monthly

Our customary membership dues provides:

• member-level access to programs and events
• monthly news for members
• being human magazine 2x/year
• supports the infrastructure of the association
• supports the School of Spiritual Science

Accessible

$72 Annual | $6 Monthly

This level of membership is for those unable to make the customary dues payment

and provides:

• member-level access to programs
• monthly email news
• a copy of our print  membership magazine

Sponser

$312 Annual | $26 Monthly

Benefactor

$660 Annual | $55 Monthly

For those who seek to further the impact of anthroposophy in the world:

• Anthroposophy supports the soul's extraordinary capacity to bring healing forces into the world
• The benefactor level of participation helps this thriving stream in multiple ways and strengthens the community for meeting the soul needs of the time  
  

Membership in the Society is open to everyone, and is particularly suited to those who seek to nurture the life of soul, in the individual and in humanity, on the basis of true knowledge of the spiritual world. The Society is entirely non-sectarian and non-political. The sole criterion for membership is  "to consider as justified the existence of an institution such as the Goetheanum in Dornach, in its capacity as a School for Spiritual Science. 

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 The spiritual goals that draw people together

form the most noble bonds of friendship.

Rudolf Steiner

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