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Lecture – Mary Adams – Whitsun in the Year’s Festival Cycle on Zoom 5:30 pm May 7th

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Whitsun in the Year’s Festival Cycle 

Though the spiritual new year is said to begin at Easter, Karl König describes a mood of fulfillment at Whitsun, just 50 days later, followed by a seasonal pause before the cycle begins again at St. John’s. 

With this framing as our context, Mary Stewart Adams will lead us in a consideration of the year’s festival cycle, and how festival life works with real consequence in the destiny of a community, especially in challenging times, for it is here we may create the substance for the spiritual world to use where it is most needed in the world. More and more this requires our conscious and active participation, but what does this conscious, active participation look like?

Further, as the culminating moment of the sacred Easter Festival in this 100th anniversary year of Rudolf Steiner’s death, this year’s Whitsun is unique and potentially consequent for the next iteration of anthroposophy in the world. In order that the centenary celebrations and observances be more than a remembrance of things past, we are invited to consider Rudolf Steiner’s Leading Thoughts 168-170 (attached), and to prepare inwardly by reviewing our “festival life” from St. John’s 2024 to Easter 2025. This preparation is suggested so that it may serve as a foundation from which we can share ideas about what is needed for our going forward together

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Admission for lectures (no one excluded for lack of funds) :
Faust Branch members: $5, Non-members: $10, Supporting Members and Donors – No Fee.
Admission fees may be paid On-line at https://www.faustbranch.org/ or  By Check to Sacramento Faust Branch (mail to Treasurer, Carol Nordaas, 7620 Woodglen Dr, Fair Oaks, CA 95628)

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Since 2023, Mary Stewart Adams has been general secretary of the Anthroposophical Society in America. She serves as a spokesperson for the society and country representative in the international movement. She is also a Star Lore Historian and independent contractor working out of the initiative to safeguard the human imagination by protecting our access to the night sky and its stories.

Lecture – Robert Karp – Social Justice in the Light of Anthroposophy– Zoom

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Rudolf Steiner’s social insights, often referred to as social threefolding, provide a deeply holistic and transformative approach to today’s pressing social justice issues. In this talk, we will explore the underlying forces driving polarization in contemporary discourse and examine how a true middle path—rooted in spiritual science—can move us beyond the culture wars toward meaningful and lasting social renewal.

7 pm Pacific

We appreciate your support of the ongoing work of The Faust Branch in making these offerings available.
Admission for lectures (no one excluded for lack of funds) :
Faust Branch members: $5, Non- members: $10, Supporting Members and Donors – No Fee
Admission fees may be paid On-line at https://www.faustbranch.org/ or  By Check to Sacramento Faust Branch (mail to Treasurer, Carol Nordaas, 7620 Woodglen Dr, Fair Oaks, CA 95628)

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Robert Karbelnikoff (aka Robert Karp) has been a student of anthroposophy, esoteric Christianity and social threefolding for over 40 years. Robert is the former executive director of the Biodynamic Association in the US and has been a long-time leader in the organic and local food movements, where he pioneered impact investing in organic farmland, and has helped start numerous local and regional food system projects. Robert has a masters degree in educational leadership, a certificate in anthroposophical psychology, and is the co-founder of the Anthroposophy and Social Justice Project. You can learn more about Robert and find many of his writings on his website at www.robertkarp.net 

Emergency Pedagogy without Borders

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 LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA FIRES FUNDRAISER

Emergency Pedagogy Without Borders is an international organization of Teachers trained in Emergency and Trauma Pedagogy.  Our team is currently working to raise funds for the devastating Eaton / Pacific Palisades Fires. 

Our Goal to Fulfill this Intervention: $25,000 by February 1, 2025. Please give now and help us reach our goal.

https://secure.anthroposophy.org/forms/e-p-fires-intervention

Ideas Worth Saving

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Conference and evening talks with Owen A. Barfield and Crystal and David Downing

Jan 31 & Feb 1, 2025

Internet archive

300 Funston Ave

San Francisco

This is not an Anthroposophical event per-se, but may be of interest for those who have encountered Owen’s grandad in person, through his writings or both. Registration is required.

https://ideasworthsaving.org/evening-extravaganzas

Faust Branch 2024-25 Holy Nights

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This year we will study Rudolf Steiner‘s lecture cycle THE GOSPEL OF ST. LUKE, new title ACCORDING TO LUKE (10 lectures given in Basel, September 15th-26th, 1909) – GA114
https://rsarchive.org/Lectures/GA114/English/RSP1964/GosLuk_index.html

Steiner addresses the genealogy and childhood of Jesus in the Matthew and Luke Gospels, unveiling for the first time the mystery of the two Jesus children. He also describes the workings of Zarathustra, and the relation between the Jesus child and Buddha.

All Evenings begin at 7 pm – In Person, (either at The Christian Community, 
10030 Fair Oaks Blvd., or in Homes, addresses below), or on Zoom.
There will be 2 special presentations – on New Year’s Eve, and on January 6.
All events are open to members and friends.
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Twelve Christmas Nights Study of 

Chapter I of Knowledge of Higher Worlds

Online ZOOM STUDY SESSION 12/26/24 to 1/6/25

8:00-9:15 am Hawaii time zone (NYC 1:00 pm)

Open to anyone with an interest in Steiner’s new thinking. 

Prerequisite: Prepare synopses of every paragraph of the entire chapter.

Go to www.organicthinking.org for texts, ZOOM invite, and latest information: or Email me: mark@organicthinking.org 

Optional Christmas Nights Preparatory Meetings: On Saturdays at 8:00 am Hawaii time zone (December 7th 14th and 21st) we will have Zoom meetings preparing for the Christmas Study open to all.  We will share and discuss our synopses of the Knowledge of Higher Worlds and look at the forms ahead of time. 

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