The composition of Raphael's "School of Athens" is balanced - and dynamic. If Raphael were to visit one of today's "think-tanks", he would no doubt paint a picture with very different qualities - polarized and rigid.The Spiritual Science Research Centre provides...
Whitsun, 2010----->Easter, 2011by Michael RobozJupiter and Saturn have special "conversations", officially known as conjunctions and oppositions. For these two planets, the outermost of which can still be seen with the naked eye; oppositions occur every twenty years. This comes about because...
Geographically Engaged Members Study Group (GEMS)Margaret Shipman, a member of the Anthroposophical Society and participant in the Encircling Light Conference, is engaged in an initiative to support those around North America who have to study spiritual science on their own. In Margaret’s words: “The question...
Now completing its 10th year Vidar Foundation looks back on a series of very successful projects that have either been completed or are current. For a brief report on Vidar’s history and accomplishments, click here.To see Vidar’s Balance Sheet as at August 31,...
- by Ingrid Belenson In 1979, when Ernst Wilhelm Barkhoff, the founder of the GLS Bank in Bochum, Germany, introduced his audience in Toronto to a new way of working with money, e.g. community supported agriculture, loan and/or pledge communities in...
- by Alexandra-Barbara GuntherA farm of 155 acres (about 65 hectares) near Iron Bridge in northern Ontario is being offered for two purposes:- to form a land trust that would hold this farm for bio-dynamic agricultural use in perpetuity- to attract a bio-dynamic farmer to...
Dear Friends,With the kind help of France Beaucage and Mark McAlister I am transitioning into - and gaining familiarity with - the tasks of the Treasurer. I have also been getting familiar with the accounts and associated methods developed over the years. I am gaining...
Dear Friends,The summer draws gradually to a close. The out-breathing into the light and warmth, the inner and outer rejuvenation through the many gatherings, conferences and meetings gives renewed strength to turn to the main tasks belonging to our work. It would ...
Dear Friends,On our west coast, the waning days of summer are bringing a fresh clarity as fall approaches. The smoke-tinged hue of the August sky has given way to a lucid blue as we draw in from the expanse of summer and...
Chers amis,Ici sur la côte ouest les journées décroissantes de la fin de l'été apportent une clarté imprégnée de fraîcheur. Le ciel du mois d'août, tinté de fumée, a cédé la place à un bleu transparent maintenant que, après l'expansion vécue durant l'été, nous rentrons...