In Vancouver we had several events over the past Holy Nights. One of them was held at my apartment in the downtown core. Before the event the group was asked to read a Steiner lecture: The Christmas Mystery and Novalis the Seer (22 December, 1908)....
The traditional Chinese character“Ming” (明) consists of the character of the sun on the left and that of the moon on the right: It means both “light” and “wisdom”. Did not ancient Chinese wisdom already hint to us that “light” and “wisdom” are intimately related? “Ming” appears...
A small but dedicated group of young people under the leadership of Council member, Micah Edelstein, is working hard to create a world-wide Waldorf AlumniFestival which will celebrate 100 years of Waldorf education. This event will take place August 7-12, 2019 in HalifaxNS; it is...
[caption id="attachment_4814" align="alignright" width="225"] Chartre Cathedral[/caption] In this article I shall attempt to convey the feeling of wonder I experienced when discovering how the ancient routes leading to Mont-Saint-Michel, “The Roads to Paradise”, have taken on new life. To date, seven of these pilgrimage routes have...
Dear Members and Friends of the Anthroposophical Society in Canada On Form and Efficacy Each November a set of important gatherings take place at the Goetheanum. These meetings can be seen as an inner reflection and preparation that complements the General Assembly (Annual General Meeting) of the...
Dear Members and Friends, With this issue, we are pleased to inaugurate the regular sending of "Anthroposophy Worldwide" in digital form to all English-speaking Members of the Anthroposophical Society. We have just completed the December Retreat of the Goetheanum Leadership. This year we have taken many far-reaching...
Dear Members and Friends of the Anthroposophical Society in Canada On the publication of the Lessons of the School for Spiritual Science From the outset of his work, Rudolf Steiner asked those around him to observe their own soul experience in relationship to the spiritual teachings and...
As a follow-up to the article in the last issue of this newsletter about the Thornhill Group, we would now like to invite any interested members to join in the process of exploring the question of what kind of new Anthroposophical Society members group we...
Dear Members and Friends, The conversion of communication to members via digital channels is in full swing. As before, "Anthroposophy Worldwide" is available free of charge via e-mail (PDF). In addition to English, German and Spanish are also available. A contribution towards expenses is requested for...
Dear members and friends of the Anthroposophical Society in Canada: Each autumn a set of intensive meetings takes place that reflects on the events of spring and summer and look forward to the coming year. One is the meeting of the North American Collegium of the...