Agata Nardelli began life in Montreal on September 11, 1929, and she crossed the threshold of death on August 1, 2017 in Unionville. She had many questions about God and Man, and this led her through ups and downs. She was the first-born child of...
Dear Friends, In April, during the Annual General Meeting of the General Anthroposophical Society, Justus Wittich, the treasurer, spoke of the alarming situation regarding the Society’s finances. For the 2016 fiscal year, a deficit of 300,000 Swiss francs (CHF) was registered. This was attributed in large part...
Early in Rudolf Steiner’s public life, he developed the practice of creating unique identifying motifs for anthroposophical activities. These motifs quickly became visual cues that artistically communicated the essential anthroposophical character of what was taking place. Rudolf Steiner’s intention was that these unique forms would...
[caption id="attachment_3458" align="alignleft" width="296"] Arie, General Secretary; Micah, Secretary; Dorothy, President; John, Treasurer[/caption] The Annual General Meeting, and Conference for members was held this year at the Rudolf Steiner Center in Vancouver. (See article below for report about Conference.) The AGM was well attended by local members....
On the Victoria Day long weekend the Conference and AGM of the Anthroposophical Society of Canada was held in North Vancouver BC at the Rudolf Steiner Centre. “How Can I Represent Humanity Today?” was the Conference theme. There was so much content in the two...
Karl Koenig (1902-1966) was an Austrian paediatrician who founded the worldwide Camphill movement of therapeutic communities for those with special needs. Ita Wegman, an Anthroposophic physician, invited him to work closely with her at her institute for people with disabilities. The Cascadia Society for Social Working...
The human encounter is a place where we can begin to experience three-folding. In the last newsletter Jef Saunders, as ‘Star over Hesperus’, spoke about the evolution from a tribal society to an individualizing process where so much is about ‘me’. So, does this make...
Dear Members, Your Council has been working on ways to bring our membership together in meaningful ways across the miles of our huge Canadian geography. We want to strengthen our work together, build a stronger Community, and also come together out of a shared research. One step...
On Saturday, March 4 council members from the Anthroposophical Society in Canada joined members from the Toronto Branch at the Waldorf Academy for dinner and an evening of open dialogue. The social event was part of a larger three- day council meeting that took place...
[caption id="attachment_3350" align="alignleft" width="333"] L to R: John Glanzer, Ida Liedl, Micah Edelstein, Dorothy LeBaron, Arie van Ameringen, Jef Saunders - missing John Bach[/caption] From Council Meetings March 3 to 5, 2017 Thornhill and Toronto When we meet as a Council, we divide our time between business agenda items,...