Call for Participant Research
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An ongoing study group exploring innovative ideas around money and economics. The focus will be mostly on ideas arising from the work of Rudolf Steiner and anthroposophy. Ongoing at Hesperus in Thornhill.
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Institute Rudolf Steiner Quebec
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Contact Info
Anthroposophical Society in Canada
# 130A - 1 Hesperus Rd.
Thornhill, ON
L4J 0G9
Administrator 416-892-3656
Council
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Warm greetings and Happy New Year!
2016 promises to be a big year for the Anthroposophical Society in Canada. The website for the Society will be launched shortly.
We have the North American conference Encountering Our Humanity in Ottawa in August, with its wealth of speakers, artistic workshops and presenters (read interview with Arie van Ameringen in Winter Glimpses/enews). You can now see all the information on the website, and register there. You won't want to miss this event! Many thanks to Gary Burak for such a beautiful design for this website, and to Jean Balekian for the design of the conference logo.
There will be a brochure about the Conference mailed out to all ASC members at the beginning of February, which includes details for registration by mail.
As we begin this year, the library collection of the Society has moved from the basement of Hesperus to a smaller room on the second floor. This is a lovely space, with lots of light. There will be an opening to celebrate this new location, on February 5th, 7 to 8 pm. Please join us at Hesperus for a viewing, conversation, and refreshments.
As a result of the move, we have a selection of duplicate Rudolf Steiner books and lectures that we are offering to Groups and Branches who may wish to add to, or start their own libraries.
I would like to add that it is our intention to support the work in the Groups and Branches in any way we can. We would be interested to hear from you, the members, if you have suggestions about how we can be working together.
Warmly,
Dorothy LeBaron, on behalf of the Council
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North American Youth Section
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AGAPE Issue #1 - North American Youth Section
The North American Youth Section (NAYS) would like to offer a new monthly newsletter full of constructive insight on the topic of Love in its highest form, or "Agape" to affirm positive action in 2016.
While some of us contributing writers are located here in Chestnut Ridge, most are spread across the continent. This newsletter is the beginning of a new cycle of projects after recently culminating in St. Louis this last October during a general meeting of the Anthroposophical Society.
I see the Gesture of our newsletter as one that affirms a few simple claims. First: that Love is an appropriate tool for all situations. Second: that Love is the source of genuine behaviour. Finally, that Love enables us to be human.
Full Newsletter
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A North American Anthroposophical Conference
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Dear Friends,
Here is a description of some of the workshops and bios of the artists at the August Conference in Ottawa. The remainder will appear in the February issue.
Workshop 1 - English
Healing Our Wounds
Toward an Understanding of the Healing of Human Wounded-ness
with Jeffrey Saunders
Workshop 2 - English
In Metamorphosis
The Art of Shaping Our Full Humanity and A Human World
with Michael Howard
Workshop 3 - English
The Ups and Downs and 'Finding Balance'
with Regine Kurek
Workshop 4 - English
Eurythmy in the Workplace
Creating a Social Space for Renewal
with Leonore Russell
Workshop 5 - Bilingual
Playful Presence
an Inner Clown Adventure
with Blondine Maurice & Catherine Bryden
Workshop 6 - English
Finding the Human Experience
Drama Workshop
with Julie Le Gal
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Report on Summer Week Eurthymy - Camphill Nottawasaga, Ontario 2015
The Summer Eurythmy Week August 7-14 2015, in Angus Ontario, was full of surprises! After driving past endless fields, hills, cows and forests, it was a miracle to arrive at tranquil "Camphill Nottawasaga!" My mouth dropped open when I saw the "Novalis Hall." What empowering architecture! The beauty, the wooden floors, the grand piano and the wonderful stage...waiting! My ideal eurythmy holiday was just beginning. The nicest surprise was the genuine welcome! Standing on my point of the seven-pointed star, I felt I belonged. Thank-you to all who shared their space with us, prepared our lovely meals, put us up, and applauded our performances. Gabrielle Schneider held the many practical, artistic and social strands together with her light touch. She led us through many basic exercises such as "I and You", "The Energy and Peace Dance", "The wishes of the Soul"...and we found them inwardly nourishing and formative. Full report |
In Search of Self-Renewal - In the Canary Islands
March 30th - April 14th, 2016
Balancing the artistic practices of eurythmy and nature drawing, this retreat will focus on developing practical methods for self-renewal. With an overall emphasis on image, color, and gesture, both individual and group
work will be undertaken. The movement component will concentrate on the sounds of speech and the corresponding relationships to the planets and zodiac.
No previous experience with drawing or eurythmy is expected. Colored pencils or pastels, a sketchbook and comfortable clothing with soft-soled shoes will be required. Brochure
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Italy Odyssey
June 27th - July 12th with Margot Amrine and Gillian Schoemaker
You are cordially invited to join our small group tour of Italy. As on all Odyssey journeys, we will study and honor a unique spirit of place-this time, the Italian peninsula. We will embark on our journey with the spirit of pilgrims, seeking to experience the mysterious pagan dream of the Renaissance humanist. Just as Renaissance mystics, scientists, and artists found inspiration from the ancients, we too can look backward to find our way forward. What does it mean to be human? Brochure
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A Kenyan Eco-Safari ... through Goethe's Eyes
August 4th -20th
Patterns of Nature in East Africa: A Holistic View
August 4 to 20, 2016
Join Prescott College environmental studies professor and naturalist Mark Riegner, Ph.D., local naturalist, safari manager and guide Anthony Mwaura, and group leader Sarnia Guiton, on a 16-day Safari in Kenya.
This is an exciting opportunity to not only experience wildlife on safari in the East African environment but also to study it in depth. Brochure
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March, 2016
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The Rhythms of Destiny: An Exploration of Biography with Phillip Thatcher
Each of us charts a course through life that is radically individual, yet we are supported in our journeys by archetypal rhythms that are common to humanity. Through thematic presentations and conversation, this course will search out those rhythms and our relation to them. We will share life experiences through imaginative exercises and explore significant moments in the biographies of individuals who have affected our time. Throughout we will draw upon the insights of Rudolf Steiner into the unfolding of our destinies.
This course will run for nine evenings, beginning Thursday, January 14th, 2016 through March 3rd; March 17th.* We will meet at the Rudolf Steiner Centre, 3743 Delbrook Ave. (in the Delbrook Plaza), North Vancouver, from 7:30 pm to 9:00. The cost for the course will be $100.
Please contact me at philipthatcher39@gmail.com or 604 985-3569 by January 7, 2016 to register.
* March 10th is the Festival of the Arts at the Vancouver Waldorf School
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New Library Opening - Hesperus, February 5,7:00 - 8:00 pm
 Please join members of the Council for the opening of the library in a new, light filled airy space at Hesperus. Refreshments will be served.
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Open House Rudolf Steiner Centre Toronto - February 27
Come and visit the Rudolf Steiner Centre and find out more about our Waldorf Teacher Education, Remedial Education and Foundation Studies in Anthroposophy programs. Meet with the directors, our students and graduates. Visit the Waldorf bookstore and tour the Toronto Waldorf School to see what inspiring Waldorf education is all about! All are welcome.
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Eurythmy in the Woods and by the Sea
August 17-21
Summer eurythmy conference for Eurythmists and Enthusiasts, here in beautiful Nova Scotia!
For more information, contact Margaret Osmond on
902 466-7735 or
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Faust Festival: 1st - 5th August
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Dutch DeLight
Summer School for Biographical Conversation
21st - 31st August
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Anthroposophy Worldwide -
***NOTE NEW PASSWORD***
If you would like to see the archive of past issues, go to the Goetheanum website, c lick on user login at the bottom left of the page. Username: awmail. Password: faust1
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