There are three ways of approaching the nature of a number: mathematically, a number reveals something of itself when we...
English Issue 5/2024
English Issue 5/2024
We often light a candle in preparation: to set the mood for the beginning of a time of veneration, meditation, or celebration. The festival of Candlemas, with ancient roots in the Northern Hemisphere, has a similar quality of expectancy. Celebrated today, on the 2nd of February, it signals the return of the light out of winter darkness. You can feel the pulse quicken, as the shift towards more hours of daylight starts happening faster and faster now.
Our articles this week also carry a certain anticipatory quality. They invite us to begin looking forward to new possibilities: the reconciliation of our inner and outer worlds offered by the dream of a third Goetheanum or the gift of the bees’ winter sleep; a refreshingly different look at events in Rudolf Steiner’s life from the play “Fire in the Temple”; or simply a renewed impetus for our hearts, inspired by an old master, Pascal.
“When we have awareness of the contributions that individuals make towards society and our own needs, and when we experience...
Looking Ahead with Confidence From June 14–16, 2024, the biodynamic initiative Sekem in Egypt is hosting a colorful cultural festival...
German-Norwegian research project on Rudolf Steiner’s meditation exercises Christoph Hueck (Akanthos-Akademie, Stuttgart) is conducting a collaborative research project with Ulrich...
A review of the play Fire in the Temple, performed in the USA. The year 2023 marked a significant step...
In winter, bees huddle together in the “winter cluster”, enabling the bee colony to survive the cold. From a supersensory...
When I look back on my life, I realize that I was often able to take great steps when others...
New network for middle and high school teachers Waldorf 360 is a newly founded international online platform that offers middle...
Last year, the Goetheanum Communications Department made the work at the Goetheanum accessible via 173 videos and 100 livestreams on...
A news item, “History Classes That Speak to Our Times,” featuring Michael Zech, professor at Alanus University and history teacher...
Four hundred years ago, a great personality of modern intellectual life in Europe was born. Blaise Pascal was not only...
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