Rudolf Steiner Library
of the Anthroposophical Society in America
Newsletter                                              September 2012 
Dear Friends, 
   Autumn winds bring shorter days, cooler nights, and more time and attention for reading! We're back at school; preparing for the rich harvest of festivals ahead; and perhaps continuing to work with insights we encountered at conferences during the summer.
   The library has what you need to expand and deepen your endeavors, and we're happy to help with your selections.

What's Happening in the Library 

Recently, I was fortunate to attend the annual Living Questions Research Symposium at the Sunbridge Institute:"Toward an Art and Science of Wholeness,"cosponsored by the North American Collegium of the School for Spiritual Science. Presenters Craig Holdrege, Michael Howard, Malcolm Gardner, and Lisa Romero shared their research methods, giving everyone present impetus to investigate our own questions. Below is a taste of the work of these contemporary spiritual researchers (but we don't recommend tasting the fishy cantaloupe): 

Beyond Biotechnology book cover

Beyond Biotechnology: The Barren Promise of Genetic Engineering.  Craig Holdrege and Steve Talbott, Univ. of Kentucky, 2008.

 

See also: The Flexible Giant: Seeing the Elephant Whole. Craig Holdrege, The Nature Institute, 2003. 

 

The Giraffe's Long Neck: From Evolutionary Fable to Whole Organism. Craig Holdrege, The Nature Institute, 2005.  

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Mesonyms.  Michael Howard, Mercury Press, 2010.

 

See also: Art as Spiritual Activity: Rudolf Steiner's Contribution to the Visual Arts. Rudolf Steiner, edited by Michael Howard. SteinerBooks, 1998.

    

Gardner book cover Becoming a Biodynamic Farmer or Gardener: A Handbook for Prospective Trainees. Malcolm Gardner, Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Assoc., 2005.  

 

Also see: Principles of Spiritual Science. Carl Unger, Anthroposophic Press, 1976. [mentioned in Malcolm's lecture]

 

Human and Cosmic Thought Australian homeopath Lisa Romero has been teaching meditation out of anthroposophy since 1998.  She spoke about Rudolf Steiner's concentration exercise  

as described in An Outline of Esoteric Science and

How to Know Higher Worlds  and related it to the "twelve points of view" Steiner characterizes in The Philosophy of Spiritual Activity and Human and Cosmic Thought.


New Books & More
You can see what's new anytime; just browse the
new items list in our online catalog. You will see that many of these items are quite popular, and are currently
checked out. We'll be happy to reserve materials for you, and send them just as soon as they're available.
 
We're homing in on this year's appeal goal, but still need your help to reach it!  Please support our special appeal for funds to expand online access to the library.

Thank you!

We look forward to hearing from you; please stay in touch!

Warm greetings,

Judith Soleil, library director





 
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