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Anthroposophical Society
Thornhill Campus Bulletin
April 2011
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EARTH DAY - APRIL 22 In this issue: Refreshing Life On Earth
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It's easy to think of the earth's history in a linear way. It all started with a "Big Bang", and everything sort of unfolded from there. Try, for a minute (or two!), to think differently. Perhaps life on earth is not something we can explain in terms of the physical sciences. Consider these words of Rudolf Steiner:
We see how the universe beyond the earth sends in from distances of space the forces which draw the living forth out of the womb of the lifeless. In all living things we are made aware of an element of being, which, freeing itself from the mere earthly connection, makes manifest the forces that work down on to the earth from realms of cosmic space.
(Leading Thought # 6)
It requires imagination to understand the (non-linear, non-binary, non-physical) laws that govern the burgeoning life of the organic world. With this kind of imagination, perhaps we can help to refresh the earth.
Sincerely,
Mark |
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A Refreshing Scientist
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 A new movie tells the story of David Suzuki's life and work. He is one of those rare individuals who has been very successful in a "mainstream" career without compromising the vision of his youth....A highly skilled scientist who never stops wondering.
The movie will be shown at the Richmond Hill Centre For The Performing Arts on April 18 at 7pm. Click here for details.
(Join us for conversation and dialogue at Covernotes after the movie...Ed.)
OF RELATED INTEREST: * Call For Artists: Earth Day Art Show and Reception is happening at Covernotes. Contact Nancy (905-508-2826) if you would like to participate. * Re-imagining water...the
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Refresh Your Connections
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Market vendor Mike Lanigan spent much of his life in Northern Ontario talking to bears and other creatures. Catch up with him on Saturday morning, and get an earful. You'll look at the world in a whole new way. Drop in to the Village Market, join a conversation, and make new friends!
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Sustainable Refreshment
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Imagination is not easy, but it can be powerful and REFRESHING.
Here are some of the challenges for Festival participants:
* Develop an openness to work with others.
* Take a fresh look at your life, and see purpose shining through
* Stretch your capacities for observation and knowing nature
* Don't be afraid of poetry. There's no other way to say what the heart holds.
For more information or to enroll please contact Zahra at 905 764 7570 or by email. Program details are posted at the Rudolf Steiner Centre website.
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Refreshing Vegetables...And Community!
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 The Carrville Community Garden is one of the best-kept secrets in York Region. Fresh vegetables are only part of the story. Find out how you can participate - and grow new friendships.
Public Information Evening, 31 March 2011, 7-9pm at MyChild Myself Centre, 901 Rutherford Road
Website
Contact Leslie (905) 660-6525
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Refresh Your Life |
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 Life as Art Biography Program
Move into your emerging future, trusting in the wisdom that is inherent in life.
Downtown course with Dorothy Lebaron. Register by April 4.
Program Details.
Contact Dorothy.
ALSO OF INTEREST: "Biography and Mid-life Questions". Course in Thornhill starts April 27. Details. |
Refreshing Reviews
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Here are some views and comments I've heard about recent events on the campus: - Healing Oils and the Gulf Oil Spill: Great, but how do you compete with Big Oil PR? - VonDruska talk on BD preparations: They work, but require human participation. Who (on the campus) is interested? - Geomancy weekend: Acupuncture for the earth, and how it relates to me...Hey that makes sense! More feedback welcome!... Please contact me. Ed. |
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The Campus is located at 9100 Bathurst St., north of Hwy 7 in Thornhill.
Questions? Contact Mark McAlister
416-892-3656
| From Page to Stage - with
Julian Mulock
| |  The Mike Nichols film version of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" is a classic. Julian Mulock recently directed a - quite different! - stage production of the Albee play. In this talk, he describes all the steps, and the exciting results. April 10, 2:30pm at the Rudolf Steiner Centre. Details. |
| Excerpts of Vivaldi's Gloria |
Toronto Waldorf High School Presentation. 7 April, 7:30pm. Details
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17th Annual Gateways Conference
| |  "Love's Other Name: Discipline" - A Conference For parents and educators of young children. Featuring keynote lectures by Sharifa Oppenheimer and 22 hands-on workshops.
15-16 April at the Toronto Waldorf School.
Sharifa's website
Program Details.
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The Isenheim Altar -
An Artistic Approach to the Easter Mystery |
Introductory
presentation by Michael Schubert. 17 April (Palm Sunday) 1pm, at the Christian Community, 901 Rutherford Rd. Details.
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Nose To Nose
Clowning Worshops
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Held this Summer at Spring Valley NY Details
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