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Vancouver Island
Community Telecast featuring Glenora Bell Choir
Read the Vancouver Island Network Update, and learn about community building activities led by Society members.
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Nova Scotia
MAGGIE KEPPIE recently gave a presentation about anthroposophy at the Open Acadia seminar series.
Read her report.
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Thornhill ON
 NORTHERN STAR EURYTHMY presents a eurythmy workshop followed by a performance of the Foundation Stone Meditation, at the Winter Solstice,
♦ Saturday, December 21 in the Forum pf the Toronto Waldorf School ♦ Workshop at 4:00pm ♦ Performance at 5:00pm Download poster. |
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MYSTERY DRAMA WORKSHOPS IN CANADA
 | Detail of a photo from a scene in The Soul's Awakening
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BARBARA RENOLD, Director of the Mystery Drama project, will be giving lectures, master classes and workshops in 3 Canadian locations:
♦ January 17-18 2014, Vancouver.
♦ April 25-26, 2014, Thornhill
♦ April 26-27 2014, Ottawa . Contact
Cameron MacInnes
Project website.
NOTE: Marianne Else has produced a series of videos about the Mystery Drama project:
Marianne's YouTube channel.
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ELFRIEDE SCHMALLE (Onoway AB) 3 July 2013. See a brief article about Elfriede's life in Heartbeat magazine, Page 4.
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Many friends have sent in tributes to James, who died on November 10. Click here to read a selection.
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Contact Info
Anthroposophical Society in Canada
# 131 - 1 Hesperus Rd.
Thornhill, ON
L4J 0G9
Mark McAlister Administrator 416-892-3656
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Mot du Secr�taire g�n�ral
- Arie van Ameringen
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...Au d�but des r�unions, lors de la semaine du 5 novembre, Constanza Kaliks a fait une courte introduction en lien avec le th�me de l'ann�e:� Le "Je se reconna�t" - dimensions de la pose de la P ierre de fondation �. Elle nous a rappel� comment l'�tre humain est entr� progressivement dans la mati�re depuis le XVe si�cle; nous vivons dans un monde cr�� par l'homme, ce qui veut dire que le monde spirituel est compl�tement oubli�. Depuis le XIXe si�cle, l'inimaginable peut-�tre pens�, d'abord en math�matique, mais �galement dans d'autres domaines. De plus en plus, la conscience du moi s'�veille par la reconnaissance de l'autre. Le monde est maintenant per�u comme un ensemble. Malgr� la distance entre les gens les �changes par les m�dias modernes favorisent la proximit�. Est-ce que nous sommes capables de dire oui au monde (Weltbejahung) et jusqu'� quel point trouve-t-on cette attitude d'affirmation au monde en anthroposophie? Lisez plus.
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Letter from the General Secretary
- Arie van Ameringen
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...During the week of November 5th, Constanza Kaliks began our series of meetings by giving a brief introduction on the theme of the year: The "I" recognizes itself - aspects of the laying of the Foundation Stone. She recalled how human beings have entered progressively deeper into their relationship with matter since the fifteenth century; we live in a man-made world that has caused us to completely forget the spiritual world.
Since the 19th century, it has become possible for human beings to think the "unimaginable" (thoughts for which we have no images), initially in the field of mathematics, but now also in other domains. More and more, the awareness of the Self is being awakened through the fact that it is recognized by another human being.The world is now perceived as a whole - exchanges through modern media technology facilitate proximity and overcome the obstacle of physical distance. Are we able to say "yes" to the world (Weltbejahung)? To what extent do we find this affirmative openness to the world in anthroposophy?... Read full article.
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Upcoming Events
HOW TO BE SUPER!. A Youth Conference. 13-15 December 2013, Charlotte VT. Poster
MEMBERS MEETING. Opportunity for conversation with members of the national Council. 23 January, 2014, 7pm, Hesperus in Thornhill.
ANNUAL MEETING OF COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CLASS HOLDERS. 24-26 January 2014, Thornhill. HEALING THE WOUND. PAAM/AAMTA/CAMA Biennial Conference. 12-15 March 2014, Thornhill. Details. Poster presentation opportunityANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE - ANTHROPOSOPHICAL SOCIETY IN CANADA. 16-18 May 2014, Vancouver. FREEDOM AS THE WAY TO KEEP HUMAN IDENTITY. 26-30 June, 2014, Rostov-on-Don, Russia. Details.
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What is emerging in the Anthroposophical Society? - Part 3
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Ruminations from a
non-Orthodox Anthroposophist
 - by Niels von Meyenfeldt
Is it possible to be an anthroposophist and yet not be comfortable with the institutional practices of Anthroposophy? I mean the members' meetings, prescriptive meditative practices, one's position in the hierarchy, the social rituals, the presence of an elite of speakers and lecturers givers who tend to be self-perpetuating? And, most importantly, the pre-eminence of Rudolf Steiner, who shows us the way, and what a complex, demanding way it is!...Frances Edmunds once said, "anthroposophy is 'he next person I meet." (See Mark McAlister's article in the October issue.) But does that suffice? Are all our practices, taken in a deeper, more spiritual sense, really only a kind of stage play for the important business of encountering one another as spiritual beings? Read full article
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The Motto of Social Ethics
- New translation and commentary by James Gillen
It is only wholesome when In the mirror of the Human Soul the whole community takes shape and in the community lives the strength of the individual soul. This is the Motto of Social Ethics.Read the commentary
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The Christ Impulse in
Waldorf Education
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Thoughts from an inspiring conference with Dorit Winter
A hundred Waldorf educators, administrators and parents came together on November 8-9 to explore spiritual questions in Waldorf pedagogy. Dorit Winter, the director of the Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher Training, led us with two intensive keynote lectures:
♦ What are the esoteric roots of Waldorf education, and how are we nourished by this source?
♦ How are these esoteric roots reflected in the Waldorf curriculum?
Dorit dove into these challenging questions with rigour and led us on a rewarding journey through many of Rudolf Steiner's core insights into the spiritual nature of the human being... Read full article.
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Youth Section Meeting
In New Hampshire, October 2013
- by Ari-Paul Saunders
... [We] looked at the history of the Youth Section [and] heard the stories of four people who were involved with the Youth Section at different times, weaving together a tapestry of meaning. At the same time, we gathered together in focus groups to study research. What is it? How do we do it? In what ways are we already doing it? How can we do more of it?...Read more.
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Profits from the sale of this book will be donated to the Anthroposophical Society in Canada to support youth initiatives. Order your copy. Tous les b�n�fices de la vente seront vers�s � La Soci�t� Anthroposophique au Canada pour soutenir des projets initi�s par les jeunes more.
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Avis � l'intention de nos lecteurs francophones: Vous trouverez que plusieurs volets du site internet du Goetheanum sont maintenant disponibles en fran�ais.
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Anthroposophy Worldwide # 12
 Click here to read Anthroposophy Worldwide # 12. ***NOTE NEW PASSWORD***
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: umbau. |
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