You are warmly invited to join us for a Michael Festival on Sunday, September 29, 3-5 pm, @2938 Washington St., Dakin Hall, Grade School campus of SFWS. The Bay Area Eurythmy Ensemble in collaboration with Bruce Donehower are preparing to take you on a journey through the themes of Rudolf Steiner’s last address culminating in the Michael Imagination. You may wish to read the text prior to the gathering but you are certainly welcome without having done so.

Parking in the neighborhood is limited and public transportation or ride share is encouraged. If you come in your own vehicle please leave ample time to find parking in the neighborhood.

A sliding scale donation $10-20/person at the door is welcome. Thank you for supporting the artists.

We are using the following translation:

Michael Imagination

Springing from powers of the sun,

Luminous, world-blessing

Spirit-powers, to be Michael’s garment of rays

You are foreordained by the thinking of gods.

He, the Christ-proclaimer, reveals in you––

Mankind sustaining––holy cosmic will;

You, the bright world-ether beings,

Bear the Christ-Word to human beings.

So Christ’s herald appears

To waiting, thirsting souls.

To them, your word of light streams forth

In the world-age of spirit-man.

You, students of spirit-knowledge,

Take Michael’s wise directing,

Take the word of love of the will of worlds

Into your souls’ high aims––actively.

Rudolf Steiner

You are warmly invited to join us in a festival celebration to honor the spirit of Micha-el. The Bay Area Eurythmy Ensemble has been inspired to work with the Michael Imagination by Rudolf Steiner in preparation for this festival and aims to trace he arc or Rudolf Steiner’s last address (given September 28, 1924) as a centenary tribute. Through eurythmy, speech and visual art we offer an artistic experience of the individualities R.Steiner mentions in this final talk.

Bruce Donehower will follow with a talk addressing the significance of Novalis and connect this to the festival of Michael.

We hope to welcome you at 2938 Washington Street, Dakin Hall* at 3 pm for this special event. Doors open at 2.30 pm.

Parking in the neighborhood is very limited and SFWS requests that you consider taking public transport or ride share as much as possible. If you come in your own vehicle please plan for ample time to find legal parking.

For more information contact Monika Leitz, through skyleitz@gmail.com

*please note this is the Grade School campus of SFWS

September 27 – 29, 2024

December 6 – 8 in Pasadena

Oct. 31 – Nov. 2, 2024 : Computer History Museum : Mountain View, CA

The Foundation for Cultural Renewal https://www.renewalofculture.org/ – invites you to a conference that will bring together various streams of science under one umbrella, including color, heat, electromagnetism, astronomy, chemistry, biology, social science and a discussion on AI.
The Natural Science Section, Medical Section, and (tentatively) the Pedagogical Section of the Anthroposophical Society will be represented at this conference. It will be ideal for anyone who has an interest in the basic ideas of science, and even suited to those in a university or tech sector setting. Both those who are familiar with anthroposophy and those who are not should find significant value in the presentations. It would also be a great help for Waldorf pedagogy, and hence could double up as teacher training for faculty or as a field trip for 10th-12th grade students. If parents want to know more about the source of the scientific ideas their kids are being taught – this should work for them too. Note that students have the option of requesting a scholarship.

Event Website and video: Here https://www.renewalofculture.org/renewalofscience
Date: October 31st – November 2nd, 2024
Location: Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA
Ticket link: Early Bird until August 31st (Sept 30 for students) https://www.tickettailor.com/events/foundationforculturalrenewal/1268808
Nearby Hotel discount: Applicable until Sept 30th
https://shashihotel.ihotelier.com/book/dates-of-stay?groupID=4420844
Shashi hotel is literally 200 meters from the venue, ideal for out-of-town participants.

_{Artwork “Tamalpais” by Marion Donehower}

2024 Section Conference

Dear Friends and Members of the Section, The Section for the Literary Arts and Humanities will host a North American Conference in two locations, San Francisco and Toronto, for friends and members of the Section in 2024. Christiane Haid, who is the Goetheanum leader of the Literary Arts & Humanities Section (Beautiful Sciences) and the Visual Arts Section of the School for Spiritual Sciencewill attend and present at both locations.

Click Here for Conference Details & Programs

Information on on the Conference details, including presenters, location, meals, lodging etc. and the Conference Program (lectures, events, performances) may be reviewed on the Section website by clicking here. Should you have further questions, please feel free to email us at NASectionConference2024@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you at one or both of the 2024 conference locations! All best wishes, Bruce Donehower (Section Representative to the Goetheanum) on behalf of the North American Section Leadership Group: Fred Dennehy (USA), Gayle Davis (USA), Arie van Ameringen (Canada), Robert McKay (Canada), Herbert Hagens (USA), Susan Koppersmith (Canada), Clifford Venho (USA), Robert McDermott (USA), Philip Thatcher (Canada)

Register Now for either one or both locations

“The Genius of Language”