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Fresh Beginnings, New Pathways
Mary Stewart Adams’ Inaugural Address as General Secretary October 9, 2023[1] [1] This is a transcript of a spoken address. Thank you, John, and the entire council. And thank you everyone here in the Ann Arbor, Michigan community and everyone who is online. This is a tremendous moment. And I think it’s not surprising that…
Read MoreClosing Remarks from the AGM, October 9, 2023
Greetings Members, Colleagues, Friends, I am inwardly full from my recent days at the World Goetheanum Conference (1000 people, 50 countries) and my final meetings with General Secretaries and Country Representatives from around the world. These dear colleagues are present for me in my heart along with you members, and the many who have crossed…
Read MoreA Brief Report on the May Meeting of the Movement in North America
John BloomThreefold Education Foundation, Spring Valley, New YorkMay 25-28, 2023 The Anthroposophical Society is fast approaching the one hundred mark of the Christmas Conference of 1923/24. That re-founding of the Society set a newly inspired direction for the individuals who came from various Country Societies, who then brought those impulses back to their respective countries.…
Read MoreFostering Anthroposophy Around the World
Supporting Courage Sarnia Guiton Can you imagine founding a Steiner-Waldorf school without assuming tuition as income? No? Neither can I. And yet… After 40 years in Waldorf education, I retired to Kenya in East Africa. Despite retirement, I still feel connected – does one ever disconnect? I found there are 4 schools here, 3 of…
Read MoreReport from Dornach: Spring Meeting of the General Secretaries & Country Representatives, & the Annual General Meeting
March, 28-April 2, 2023, By John Bloom The spring meeting of the General Secretaries and Country Representatives of Anthroposophical Societies from around the world precedes the Annual General Meeting of the World Society. Such was the case again this year. As a Circle, we have close working relationships that have developed over the years. When…
Read MoreThe “Calendar of the Soul”
UPDATE: The 2024-2025 guide has been added below… In 1912 Rudolf Steiner provided a “calendar of the soul,” weekly verses that express how the changing seasons in the natural world and in our own inner lives are helping our consciousness evolve. [Herbert O. Hagens has prepared dates for the Calendar for 2022-2023, 2023-2024, and 2024-2025.] In…
Read MoreAnnual Report for 2021 now online
The ASA annual report for 2020 is available now for viewing in a browser, and in PDF format to download and print.
Read MoreGeneral Secretary Search
The General Secretary Nominating Committee, on behalf of the General Council of the Anthroposophical Society in America, turns to you with a request to bring forth nominations of members who might be able to serve as the next General Secretary of the Society. Our new General Secretary will be taking office in October 2023. This…
Read MoreFrom the General Secretary
It was very moving to hear first-hand reports from Country Representative colleagues from Slovenia and the Czech Republic at our spring gathering and Annual General Meeting at the Goetheanum.
Read MoreE-news links
Here are links to our past biweekly e-news letters. Search this page for specific items (shortcut on laptops: Ctrl+f on PC or Command+f on Mac). Leave comments below, or email John Beck at editor@anthroposophy.org April 14, 2022Our images this time are from that incredible university in stone called the Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres;…
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