Robert: Could you share a sketch of your childhood and youth? Were there any events in particular that prepared you to meet anthroposophy? Bert: I was born in the United States, in a small Missouri town. When I was quite young my family moved to Peru,...
Dear Friends, In preparation for our Encountering our Humanity conference, I have been meeting with the various artists and performers who will be taking part in the event. While en route for the North American Collegium meeting in Kimberton, I made a stop in Spring Valley...
A scientist says to a so-called spiritualist: "Someday science will explain everything in the world.” The spiritualist may then ask: "What about human feeling, human thinking? What about life?" “Those too!" is the scientist's response. The spiritualist walks away in disagreement. This brief conversation hopefully characterizes...
The North American Youth Section (NAYS) would like to offer a new monthly newsletter full of constructive insight on the topic of Love in its highest form, or "Agape" to affirm positive action in 2016. While some of us contributing writers are located here in Chestnut...
Warm greetings and Happy New Year! 2016 promises to be a big year for the Anthroposophical Society in Canada. The website for the Society will be launched shortly. We have the North American conference Encountering Our Humanity in Ottawa in August, with its wealth of speakers, artistic...
“What is really at the core of Hesperus' mission is to explore, develop and support what is truly human. It's like the snowflake. Each snowflake is the same - and different. And that's also the case with human beings. Each of us has our own...
A major conference entitled Encountering our Humanity: From Knowledge to Conscious Action will be held in Ottawa from August 7th to 14th, 2016. This conference is the initiative of Arie van Ameringen, General Secretary of the Anthroposophical Society in Canada. The following is an interview...
Warm greetings to all the members. From October 10th to October 12th, the Council had the opportunity to meet and work together in Ottawa. We stayed at the residence on the campus of La Cité collégiale, which is the location...
Friday evening 24 July 2015, I was at the Rudolf Steiner Centre in Vancouver, Canada. I had come to listen to Bodo von Plato lecture on “Philosophy, Anthroposophy and Everyday Life.” The following morning we were asked to give a free interpretation of what the...
Some background:In 2014, the Thornhill Group hosted a number of events relating to social art. (See: Resilience and Renewal Through Social Sculpture) The “social sculpture” workshop with Deborah Ravetz was a big highlight. Here is a comment from one of the participants: “As...