eNews - May 2011 


Anthroposophical Society in Canada

 

 

150th ANNIVERSARY

SPECIAL EVENTS


Montr�al
La Soci�t� Anthroposophique au Canada vous invite � d�couvrir Rudolf Steiner, penseur et homme de science, dont l'oeuvre vivifie toutes les sph�res de l'activit� humaine.
7 soir�es th�matiques : sa vie et son oeuvre, biographie,
p�dagogie Waldorf, p�dagogie curative, peinture,
agriculture biodynamique, eurythmie.
Du 23 f�vrier au 10 mai 2011

Poster

 Nova Scotia Group 
Nature InstituteTwo events with Craig Holdredge are planned:

6 May:'Truth, Beauty and Goodness: Pathways to a Living Understanding of Nature' (evening lecture) AND
7 May  'Waldorf as Environmental Education:  Reconnecting with Nature' (mini-conference)

Contact Judy King.
CrossCanada
Stirring Events 
The cross-Canada festival with stirrings of BD preps is taking shape.  For details, contact Judy King.
 
 Editorial Notes 
The eNews is published 10 times per year for members of the Anthroposophical Society In Canada.  Please send correspondence to the editor, Mark McAlister.

 

Preferred submissioall starn formats:

- unformatted text files

- separate jpeg files for images

- links to get more info (URLs or .pdf files)

Contact Info
Anthroposophical Society in Canada 
#8 - 9100 Bathurst St.
Thornhill, ON
L4J 8C7

Mark McAlister
Administrator
416-892-3656
877-892-3656
[email protected]


Council
BC (President)
QC
QC (Secretary)
Douglas Wylie ON (Treasurer)
Judith King NS
Regine Kurek ON
Philip Thatcher BC (General Secretary)

School For Spiritual Science 

For list of Class Holders, click here.
Membership Update 

 

LOIS FAYERS: October 31, 1919 - January 18, 2011  

 

The Act of Consecration for the Dead will be held for LOIS FAYERS in Edmonton
at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday May 14th

Contact Megan Collins (780-468-2066)

 


LOCAL ACTIVITIES

Susan Locey Visits Edmonton

Susan Locey will be giving a talk, "Easter Today: how Christ's deed has
never ended".  Friday May 13, 8pm.  Contact Megan Collins (780- 468-2066).

The Pulse

Anthroposophy and Threefolding in B.C.

Easter-Whitsun 2011 


Jaimen
 Current Issue
Featuring Workshops with Jaimen McMIllan 14/15 May

Thornhill Campus Bulletin 



Harris
  
SPECIALTY CHANNELS 

EMBRYO IN MOTION 

Undertanding Ourselves as Embryo

Jaap van der Wal, PhD, MD,4-DVD Set, recorded live in Portland OR, June 2010

Details

APPEAL:

Publishing Project In Bosnia 

Slobodan Zalica has been publishing translations of anthroposophical books in Bosnia for many years.  He is now preparing an edition of a book by Steven Roboz, and appealing for financial support.  Details. 

Greetings!   

Here is an article by Herb and Agnes Schneeberg about their impressions of the recent Annual Meeting at the Goetheanum, followed by the French translation.  

 

For a Report from Torin Finser (USA), click here.  

 

For Reports from the Executive Council, click on the link for Anthroposophy Worldwide # 5 at the end of the eNews. 

 

Mark (Editor) 

 

Impressions from the AGM at the Goetheanum: April 16, 2011 


Herb and Agnes- by Agnes and Herb Schneeberg, London ON

 

When, at the end of February of this year, we learned that a motion was going to be presented at the AGM of the Anthroposophical Society in Dornach to oust the whole Executive Council, we were shocked. As the outcome of this motion could potentially affect the future of the whole Anthroposophical Society, we decided, after some soul-searching, to travel to Dornach to be part of this important AGM, even though we did not know what to expect. But it was clear to us that a lot would depend on how many people were going to attend this AGM...Read full article.

Impressions de l'Assembl�e g�n�rale � Dornach:16 avril 2011

- Agnes and Herb Schneeberg, London ON

 

Quand nous avons appris en f�vrier que, lors de l'Assembl�e g�n�rale annuelle de la Soci�t� anthroposophique � Dornach, on allait pr�senter une motion visant � expulser le Comit� au Goetheanum en bloc, nous �tions en �tat de choc.  Comme le r�sultat de ce vote risquait de compromettre l'avenir de toute la Soci�t� anthroposophique, nous avons d�cid� apr�s un long examen de conscience, et sans savoir � quoi nous attendre, de nous rendre � Dornach pour participer � cette r�union importante.  Notre seule certitude : bien des choses d�pendraient du nombre de membres qui s'y pr�senteraient...Lisez plus.

Upcoming Events
 
ANTHROPOSOPHICAL SOCIETY IN CANADA.  Annual General Meeting and Conference.  21-22 May, 2011, North Vancouver.  Details (Page 3).  Registration: Contact Barbara Mundy

RISING TO FREEDOM THROUGH THE UPPER SENSES. 
Heartbeet Conference.  28-29 May 2011, Hardwick VermontDetails.

REDEEMING THE LIFE OF RIGHTS:
A Conference hosted by the Social Sciences Section of North America.  30 June-3 July, 2011, Harlemville NY.  Details.

ROBERT POWELL IN VANCOUVER:
1-8 July 2011Details. (Pages 4-7)

RENEWAL COURSES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE - HIGHLIGHTS OF WEEK 2
3-8 July, 2011, Wilton NH.
* Virginia Sease gives a course about Rudolf Steiner's life and work, especially the theme of Initiation and the Modern Mysteries. Details.
* Philip Thatcher: Unveiling a New Mythos: The Parzival Story, the Philosophy of Spiritual Activity, and our Journey into the Time of Michael.  Details.
Complete Outline of 2011 Renewal Courses

ENCOUNTERS WITH IMAGINATION: A Festival of Arts and Education. 
11-22 July 2011, Rudolf Steiner Centre, Thornhill. Details

I AM - THE INNER AND OUTER LIGHT, 
3-7 August 2011, at Aland, an island in the Baltic Sea.  Details
.
CONFERENCE OF THE 19 LESSONS.  School of Spiritual Science in North America. 7-12 August, 2011 in Fair Oaks, California. 
 

LIFE'S CRISES - LIFE'S DRAMAS: MYSTERY DRAMAS AT THE GOETHEANUM
with lectures by Michael Debus. 2-7 August 2011Details.  NOTE: English translations will be available only for this cycle.)
 
MYSTERY DRAMA CONFERENCE featuring a performance of THE SOUL'S PROBATION.
17-21 August, 2011, Spring Valley NY.  Details
  
VISIT BY THOMAS MEYER to Western Canada.  13-21  September, 2011Schedule.

THRESHOLDS ART SYMPOSIUM
28 September-2 October, 2011 at Hesperus. Click here for full details of the opening of Hesperus Village.
Thomas Meyer -
Western Canada Tour
13-21 September 2011 
Thomas Meyer- by Ann Watson
 
Thomas' talks this year are a complete cycle called Biography, Reincarnation and Meditation. As a biographer he will talk about Laurence Oliphant, Oscar Wilde, Goethe, D N Dunlop, Helmuth von Moltke, Rudolf Steiner, Krishnamurti and others. He will cover the karma exercises in meditation so as to give us an idea of how we can become involved (at a deeper level) with a comprehensive understanding of the truly far-reaching implications of Reincarnation. Thomas will use Rudolf Steiner's examples from the Karma Lectures to show what one incarnation develops into in another and then, with these ideas, use his own work on biographies (as above mentioned) to further this great concept.

 

Click here for the updated schedule.

CAPITAL MATTERS 
 

Report From The Treasurer's Meeting At The Goetheanum


- by Douglas Wylie   

 

Doug Wylie...Representatives from approximately 15 National Societies and groups met for the annual meeting of the Treasurers. This was a first-time meeting for me and I felt very welcomed and had the pleasure to meet fellow Treasurers from around the world and take part in a very lively, productive and important meeting...Each person at the meeting spoke to give a brief country report. The representatives from countries with new Treasurers like me also introduced themselves and their respective society. As a representative to our Canadian Society, I felt it very important to attend this meeting and take part. I would be happy to elaborate to any Member who is interested in hearing more.   Read full article

 

Click here to read a related Report by Hans Hasler, Goetheanum Finance Department. 

INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT

Sekem Update -

Executive Director Held In Custody  

Helmy
The managing director and deputy chairman of the Sekem Group, Helmy Abouleish, has been arrested and is being held in custody by the Egyptian authorities since 29 March....Read the NNA News Release.


Anthroposophy Worldwide # 5  

AW Banner

Here is the link to the current issue of Anthroposophy Worldwide.

If you prefer, you can access the archive on the Goetheanum website. Click on "User Login" (bottom right corner). User: awmail. Password: Steiner150.
Executive Council at the Goetheanum