Applying Anthroposophy

Stay up to date on ongoing fall offerings!

For the last three years, the ASA Programs team has hosted a yearlong course, Applied Anthroposophy, for people interested in deepening their relationship to anthroposophy and gaining an insight into how this spiritual and philosophical stream is applied in daily and professional life. Through this course, a vibrant and engaged learning community has formed which has come to carry with work with both joy and a deep eanest interest. We are grateful for all that has come about through this process!

While beholding the beauty and depth of this new-formed community, we consciously try to practice spirit-sensing and strive to create the conditions for the living force to continue to manifest in new ways.  After three fruitful years, this program is ready to burst its bounds, leave its chrysalis and enter the world anew! Our Applied Anthroposophy programs has grown to become all that we do. Applied has become Applying. Our prayer is that everything we do, everything we offer to the society from the ASA Programs Team will be Applying Anthroposophy. 

We will continue to host both weekly Speaker Seed Series lectures and Chrysalis Groups. This fall, we will host three Seed Series (for a total of nine lectures). Each series consists of three gatherings, on a specific theme.

Fall Speaker Seed Series
Series Two: Beholding the Light: The Power and Gift of Death
October 11, 18, 25 and November 1
Wednesdays at 4pm PT/ 7pm ET for 60 min via Zoom
Join us for leading thoughts from Kyoko Kyamara, Patrick Kennedy and Marianne Dietzel, and be nourished by conversation and reflections facilitated by Linda Bergh, Kathleen Bowen, Jennifer Fox and Sandra LaGrega. Together we will create a mood of reverence and sharing to help foster deeper understanding, healing and peace. 

Visit anthroposophy.org/beholdingthelight to learn more!

October 11: Holding Vigil and the Wisdom of Natural Death Care
October 18:The Moment of Death and the Vigil from a Spiritual Perspective 
October 25: Journey between Death and Birth 
November 1: At the Threshold: The Container of Community

Visit anthroposophy.org/beholdingthelight to learn more!

Series One: Human, Know Thyself Series One
September 6, 13, 20
Wednesdays at 4pm PT/ 7pm ET for 60 min via Zoom
Join us as we hear from dynamic presenters on different approaches to soul development and self knowledge. We will encounter the mystery of the heart, elucidate the seven soul types and engage in an interactive exploration of developmental life phases that unfold over the course of one's life. 

Visit anthroposophy.org/firstseed to learn more!

September 6: Awakening the Mystery Center of the Heart with Lisa Romero and Séamus Maynard
September 13: Enlivening Our Soul Styles Through Form Drawing with Laura Embrey and Jennifer Goodman
September 20: Echoes of the Past (and Future) in Adult Life Phases with Chris Burke

Visit anthroposophy.org/firstseed to learn more!

Stay tuned for updates on Seed Series three!

Chrysalis Groups 
Series Two
Oct 29- Dec 7 via Zoom
A Chrysalis Group is a place for focused learning, growth and connection- a place to shed old ways of thinking and adopt enlivened thoughts and spirit-filled questions. We are pleased to offer six different Chrysalis groups in our first series, ranging on topics from preparing for the great unknowns, to phenomenological and creative transformations, to navigating anthroposophy in the world today!

Learn more and register for all groups at anthroposophy.org/chrysalis2

In Memoriam: Honoring a loved one who crossed the Threshold
Sundays, 3pm ET/12 pm PT for 75 min 
with Jolie Hanna Luba
Oct 29, Nov 5, 12 and 26
Come discover your own way to honor a deceased loved one. Each meeting will be guided by a focus point based on a threefold perspective on death - spirit, soul and matter. The main goal is to allow participants to find what resonates in their own hearts so that by the end of the third meeting, each one is ready to create something concrete that speaks to how each one relates to death. Over the course of four sessions, we will process, share and honor our dear ones who have passed. 
Learn more & register here

The Readiness is All
Mondays at 1 pm ET/10 am PT for 75 min
with The Hummingbird Principle
October 30, November 6, 13, 27
At every moment we stand at the uncomfortable threshold of unknowing, and many times we may exaggerate our knowing to reduce this discomfort. But what potential can be found at this threshold? In this workshop we embrace the idea of working with the unknown. We will work with the concept of the future, connect with the yet-unknown themes that are waiting for us there, and explore the qualities that help us to welcome what comes. Bring your past, be present, and we will see what happens!
Learn more & Register here

From Transformation to Metamorphosis
Mondays at 4 pm ET/ 1 pm PT for 75 min
with The Nature Institute
October 30, November 6, 13, 27
Rudolf Steiner pointed out that his writings on Goethe’s natural scientific work are “the point of departure” for his spiritual scientific teachings, for anthroposophy. What is Goethean Science? In this course we want to approach the question by engaging in Goethean practice, through observations that we can carry out at home and through additional demonstrations during our zoom meetings. 
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AstroGaiaSophia
Mondays at 6 pm ET/3 pm PT for 75 min 
with Brian Gray
October 30, November 6, 13, 27
 We will briefly outline stages of the creation of Old Saturn, Old Sun, Old Moon and present Earth as traced by Rudolf Steiner. We will explore the working realms of the Spiritual Hierarchies within the Zodiac, Sun, planets and Earth. And we shall discover how the geography of our living Earth bears the direct imprint of the starry constellations.
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Wisdom Working: Alchemical Transformation, Empathy and the After-Image
Thursdays at 10 am ET/7 am PT for 75 min
with Jordan Walker
November 9, 16, 30, and December 7
At our first meeting (November 2nd) Orland Bishop will offer an invocation for All Soul's Day.  Then in the following 3 meetings, Jordan will guide us through a series of artistic exercises using the alchemical stages of  transformation.  Working with the seed thoughts from Orland’s presentation, together we will strive to transform head-knowledge into heart-forces. Come with your journal, drawing paper, colored pencils and anticipation of group creativity!
Learn more & register here

Facing Contradictions: Navigating Issues of Race & Diversity in Rudolf Steiner’s work
Thursdays at 1 pm ET/10 am PT for 75 min
 with Cory Eichman
November 9, 16, 30, and December 7
As we move further into the Spiritual Soul Age, there’s a widening awareness of the impact of 500 years of colonialism, how habits of thought have crept into our view of the world.  Rudolf Steiner made invaluable contributions towards a spiritual science.  Wrestling with his struggles to understand human evolution, neither defending nor condemning, can lead to a future, deeper sense of our connection to the Earth, a window into the work of our spiritual helpers, and profound insights into our relationship to each other.
Learn more & register here

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Series One 
Sept 18- Oct 20 via Zoom
We are pleased to offer seven different Chrysalis groups in our first series, ranging on topics from creating sanctuary, women in anthroposophy, the mystery of the encounter, connecting with the angelic realm, how to meet the age of technology... and more! 

Learn more and register for all groups at anthroposophy.org/chrysalis1

Dare to Ask: Biography Work with the Hummingbird Principle
Mondays at 1pm ET/10 am PT
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Goddesses in America with Lila Tresemer
Mondays at 7pm ET/ 4pm PT 
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Creating Sanctuary: Inner and Outer with Spikenard Bee Sanctuary and  House of Peace
Tuesdays at 10:30am ET/7:30 am PT
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Applied Anthroposophy: Women in the Movement with Various Speakers
Tuesdays at 1pm ET/10 am PT
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Etheric Health in the Age of Technology with Cynthia Hoven and Andrew Linnell
Wednesdays at 10:30 am ET/7:30 am PT
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 Experiencing Autumn by Drawing and Painting with Laura Summer
Thursdays at 11am ET / 8 am PT
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 Connecting with your Angel with Verlyn McGilvray
Thursdays at 7pm ET/ 4 pm PT
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Learn more and register for all groups!