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Editorial Notes
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Contact Info
Anthroposophical Society in Canada
*** NEW ADDRESS***
# 131 - 1 Hesperus Rd.
Thornhill, ON
L4J 0G9
Mark McAlister Administrator 416-892-3656
Council
Jean Balekian QC (President)
NS (Secretary) QC (General Secretary)
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FRANCES QUIN (Kemptville ON), JAMES OCKENDEN (Calgary AB), and KASSANDRA MARIE (Knowlesville NB) have joined the Society.
Welcome!
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CALGARY. New member DR. ALISSA GAUL appointed as first President of the College of Naturopathic Doctors of Alberta. Visits by ISABEL SEABRA and MONIKA PUDELKO. Details.
BURLINGTON. MARIA HELMS is planning a Michaelmas Festival at her home, and a Foundation Stone Retreat during Christmas Break. Read her letter. THORNHILL. Members meetings occur on the first Tuesday of the month in the Hesperus East Living Room, 7-8pm. All members welcome. Contact Mark McAlister. TORONTO. If you would like to be kept informed about Toronto Branch activities, contact Grant Davis.
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Threefold Boot Camp
3-7 September Advanced Courses10-21 September Location: Harlemville, NY Details. "Before looking into the question, "What can we do?" we must ask the ourselves "How must we think?"
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Encountering Thresholds:
The Courage
to be Vulnerable
21st Heartbeet Conference with Leah Walker and Eric Tidblom. 6-7 October, 2012 in Hardwick, Vermont. Details.
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 "2012 Living Questions Research Symposium"
with Craig Holdredge, Robert Karp, Michael Howard and Malcolm Gardiner. 20-23 September. 2012, Threefold Community NY
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N.A. Biodynamics Conference with Dennis Klocek and Charles Eisenstein.
14-18 November in Wisconsin. Details.
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* If you have not made your 2012 Financial Contribution, click here to download the form and payment instructions. (Francais)
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Mot du Secr�taire g�n�ral
Greetings!
 | Arie van
Ameringen |
Durant la fin de semaine du 17 et 18 ao�t dernier, Bodo von Plato, du comit� directeur au Goetheanum, a anim� � Montr�al un atelier sur la m�ditation. L'�v�nement a r�uni environ 80 personnes du Qu�bec et de l'Ontario. Voici ce que m'a inspir� cette rencontre.
Il y a quelques ann�es, une amie m'a donn� en cadeau une pierre m�t�orite. C'est un objet pr�cieux que je ch�ris grandement. De forme plus ou moins sph�rique, de couleur brun�tre � l'ext�rieur, cette pierre tomb�e du ciel s'est fendue en touchant le sol, r�v�lant ainsi sa structure interne. Le minerai nous montre � l'int�rieur un ensemble cristallin en forme d'�toile � mille branches, d'un �clat m�tallique clair, rappel de son parcours lumineux lorsqu'il a travers� l'atmosph�re terrestre... Lisez plus
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Letter from the General Secretary
Greetings! During the weekend of August 17-18, Bodo von Plato, a member of the Executive Committee at the Gœtheanum, gave a workshop on meditation in Montreal. The event was attended by close to 80 participants from Quebec and Ontario. The following reflections come to me as I look back on the gathering. Several years ago, a friend of mine gave me a fragment of a meteorite as a present. It is something I cherish dearly. Nearly spherical in shape, the rock's outer shell is brownish in colour. When it hit the earth, it split open, thus revealing its inner structure. Inside the stone one can see a star-shaped crystal formation - a star of a thousand points gleaming with a clear metallic sheen which recalls its luminous trajectory through the earth's atmosphere... Read more
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Upcoming Events
2012 LIVING QUESTIONS RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM. 20-23 September 2012, Threefold Community NY. Details.HOW CAN MEDITATION STRENGTHEN AND DEEPEN MY CONVERSATION WITH THE EARTH? Talk and mini-workshop by Michael Lipson. Friday September 21, 7:30pm, Thornhill. News release. Poster.
THE ART OF BEING. Workshop with Michael Lipson. 22-23 September in Barrie, Ontario. Details. ANTHROPOSOPHICAL PRISON OUTREACH IN CANADA. Lecture by Fred Janny, co-founder of Anthroposophical Prison Outreach in the United States. Thursday, October 11, 7:00pm at Hesperus in Thornhill. Contact William Caldwell.
JUSTICE IN THE LIGHT OF REINCARNATION AND KARMA. Lecture by Prof. Frederick Amrine. Friday October 12, 7:30pm, in Toronto. Poster
EVIL AS A CHALLENGE. A Manichaean Journey to the Heart of Our Time - A Weekend Workshop with Christine Gruwez. 19-21 October 2012. Spring Valley NY. Details.
MUSIC AND TRANSFORMATION. The Performing Arts and Restorative Justice - Cambridge Music Conference. 30 November - 1 December 2012, Vancouver BC. Details.
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Dear Friends,
I want to respond to Colin Rioux-Beausejour's inviting letter in Glimpses Summer 2012, introducing Vers les Sources group members and their work together, in the Sherbrooke area, Quebec. It is so encouraging to hear about the inspiring work that others are doing. It is of much interest. I want to tell you some of the things that are going on in the Maritimes....In NS there are 17 members of the Anthroposophical Society. There is an open triangle of Society activity from Halifax to the South Shore to the Annapolis Valley and Digby... Read more.
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Chers amis,
Je r�ponds ici � l'invitation lanc�e par Colin Rioux-Beaus�jour dans sa belle lettre parue dans le num�ro d'�t� 2012 de Glimpses. Colin a pr�sent� le travail du groupe de membres Vers les Sources r�cemment form� dans la r�gion de Sherbrooke, au Qu�bec. Il est en effet encourageant et inspirant d'entendre parler du travail que font d'autres membres. Or, je vais en profiter pour vous mettre au courant de quelques-unes des activit�s qui se d�roulent dans les provinces maritimes...La Nouvelle-�cosse compte 17 membres de la Soci�t� anthroposophique, habitant � l'int�rieur d'un triangle dont les trois pointes sont Halifax, la c�te sud de la Val�e de l'Annapolis et Digby... Lisez plus.
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- Dorothy LeBaron (For the Council) - Mark McAlister (Newsletter Editor)  Dear Members,
One of the main questions meeting the Council at this time is in the area of communication. How do we meet the challenge of facilitating communication? How do we create a vehicle for members' voices to be heard? How do we become visible to each other? How do we develop an interest in each other, in what is happening across Canada in the various groups and Branches?
Read full article.
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de Dorothy LeBaron et Mark McAlister
Chers membres, L'une des questions importantes que notre conseil �tudie en ce moment est celle de la communication. Comment relever le d�fi et faciliter la communication? Comment cr�er un organe pour faire entendre la voix des membres? Comment devenir plus visibles les uns pour les autres? Comment d�velopper un int�r�t pour l'autre, pour ce qui se passe partout au pays dans les diff�rents groupes et branches? Lisez plus...
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- by Mark McAlister
Fran�ais:
"Action Research" a Ann Arbor : Apprendre de sa propre experience
La structure de la Societe
 The Anthroposophical Society in America recently hosted two important events in Ann Arbor, Michigan:
- Leadership Colloquium (8-9 August)
- "That Good May Become" - a Conference for Members (9-12 August) Conference website
For the past couple of weeks I have been wondering where to start. How can I characterize the richness - the bewilderment - of my Ann Arbor experience? Click here to read some of my preliminary thoughts. I have also written a second article, Clarity About Our Structure.
Much more will be written and posted in upcoming months about the Ann Arbor proceedings and follow-up initiatives, including contributions from Canadian members. This will help us to form a shared image of new forms and channels that are needed for our work.
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- by Regine Kurek and Dorothy LeBaron
In the first week of June, with the Venus occultation in progress, Dorothy LeBaron and Regine Kurek attended the International Trainers Forum (ITF) meeting at the Goetheanum in Dornach. The ITF is a newly formed (2003) body of professionals working in the field of biography who in conjunction with the School of Spiritual Science have developed guidelines for professional biography trainings.
One year ago the Arscura curriculum was presented to the ITF for recognition and this June that recognition was granted...
Read full article.
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Anthroposophy Worldwide # 9
 Click here to download the current issue of Anthroposophy Worldwide. If you would like to see the archive of past issues, go to the Goetheanum website, click on user login at the bottom left of the page. Username: awmail. Password: eurythmie. |
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