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Anthroposophical art and study days

In recent years, Christian Community pastor Daniel Hafner has been inviting young people to get to know Anthroposophy.

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The meeting of poles depends on us

Living together becomes difficult as the anti-social character of individualization in modern society takes over and prevents us from meeting. At the same time, a multiplicity of viewpoints leads to all kinds of life projects which often collide.

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New directors of the Rudolf Steiner Archive

David Marc Hoffmann will retire at the end of March 2025. He has headed the Rudolf Steiner Archives since 2012. From April 2025, the Slavicist and Waldorf teacher Dr. Angelika Schmitt, PhD, and the economist and philosopher Philip Kovce will take over the management of the archive as a team.

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Edith Marion Foundation

2 May 2024 marks the centenary of the death of the sculptor Edith Maryon. The Basel-based foundation celebrates her namesake.

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About the coming Christmas Conference and the one of 1923

In the following interview with Clara Steinemann about the Christmas Conference, we ask her, among other things, whether anthroposophy is an esoteric training or a philosophical representation of the human condition or something else again.

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Schweizer Mitteilung

News from the anthroposophical movement – Schweizer Mitteilungen

In June, the Schweizer Mitteilungen reports on the delegates’ conference of April 22, 2023 in Will, which took place in a very venerable atmosphere and was extremely stimulating. The topic being the culture of conversation, possibilities were indeed shown for cultivating conversations.

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Schweizer Mitteilung

News from the anthroposophical movement – Schweizer Mitteilungen

The May issue of “Anthroposophy – Swiss News” opens with the article “On the threshold of a new reality – Angeloi mingle with people” by Franz Ackermann, in which he follows Rudolf Steiner's suggestion that the angels are now entering into ever more intimate communion with humans and that it is important to learn to perceive this process.

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Non-affirmation of two board members

Goetheanum
Members of the Goetheanum Leadership during the transitional period until June 2018 (not pictured: Matthias Girke): photo taken in the western side of the Goetheanum on 16 April 2018 (Photo: Sebastian Jüngel)

 

On 24 March 2018, the General Assembly of the General Anthroposophical Society did not approve the extension of the terms of office of Paul Mackay and Bodo von Plato as members of the Goetheanum Executive Council. The Goetheanum Leadership has prepared a plan for the transition period.

As a result of the decision made at the General Assembly, the regular Executive Council responsibilities of Paul Mackay and Bodo von Plato ended on 24 March 2018. As Seija Zimmermann has retired simultaneously—as previously announced—the current Executive Council members at the Goetheanum are: Justus Wittich, Joan Sleigh, Constanza Kaliks and Matthias Girke.

The tasks and positions assigned to Paul Mackay that is, Bodo von Plato, within the Goetheanum, in projects, for conferences and working contexts will remain in effect until the Goetheanum Leadership retreat on 11-12 June 2018 and will then be reassigned as part of a reorganisation of all assignments and responsibilities. Paul Mackay's mandate to continue representing the General Anthroposophical Society on the Board of Directors of Weleda AG was confirmed by the Executive Council on April 10.

The Goetheanum Leadership, comprised of the members of the Executive Council at the Goetheanum and the leaders of the sections of the School for Spiritual Science, will analyse and discuss the results of the 24th March vote and prepare further decisions until the closed retreat in June. In particular, the following questions will be examined: What mistakes and omissions did the Goetheanum Leadership make? Which developments did it not assess correctly? Where are the shortcomings in communication with the members? 

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The Goetheanum is a center of a worldwide network of spiritually engaged people. It is the seat of the School of Spiritual Science  and the General Anthroposophical Society, which serves as a place of exchange for those with spiritual questions, and a place for trainings in scientific and artistic fields. 

Events range from lectures on special themes, to large, international conferences, to performances by  ensembles and guest performances in Eurythmy, theater, puppetry and music. 

Situated in the Jura landscape, 10 Kilometers South of Basel, the Goetheanum sits grand on the Dornach hill, with its expressive architecture and picturesque garden park, café, bookstore and gift shop.

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Contact:

Goetheanum
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Tel. +41 (0)61 706 42 42
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Public Relations
Wolfgang Held
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wolfgang.held@goetheanum.org


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