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Eurythmy Online

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New Classes: The Foundation Stone of Spiritual Work
“At the turning point of time,
The Spirit-Light of the World
Entered the Stream of earthly being.
Dodecahedron
I warmly invite you to join me in a very special celebratory study, which will be of profound significance for all of you who are deepening your studies of Eurythmy and Anthroposophy. 
One hundred and one years ago, the beautiful building known as the Goetheanum was destroyed in an act of arson. Unwavering in his commitment to serve the Being of Anthroposophy, Rudolf Steiner transformed this act of violence into a sacred spiritual deed by creating the General Anthroposophical Society, a “building without walls.” This Society finds community not in a building but in a profound meditative verse, “The Foundation Sone Meditation,” which articulates in sacred language the new understanding of the human being in relationship to the divine world creators:
  • The call of the human spirit to awaken to self-knowledge in a threefold manner
  • The corresponding call of the hierarchies to the human being as they announce their working in the world
  • The profound announcement of the “turning point of time,” and the future of the world in which we are united.
Join me for four eurythmy webinars and/or for three lecture courses, as we approach Christmas Eve, 2023, the evening of the “laying” of the foundation stone of love.
EURYTHMY AS A PERSONAL PRACTICE
November 28, December 5, 12, 23
8:15-9:30AM PT
THE FOURTH PANEL OF THE FOUNDATION STONE
Rudolf Steiner created four very powerful eurythmy forms to be performed by groups of people to present this meditation in an artistic form on the stage. I will show you elements of this forms in a study format. Then, although it will not be possible you to do these group forms, I will teach you a very special specially adapted form for the last verse for you to use in your personal practice at home. This verse can become a very precious part
of your personal eurythmy practice.

Can’t make it at this time? Everyone who has registered will receive the link to the recording afterwards.
As always, all classes are free, but donations are warmly enouraged. Suggested amount: $10/class/ $30 for the series
 
STUDIES IN ANTHROPOSOPHY
November 30, December 7, 15
6-7:15PM PT
THE FOUNDATION STONE OF OUR NEW HUMAN COMMUNITY
This winter, many people will gather in large and small groups to deepen their understanding of and relationship to the Foundation Stone Meditation and the foundation of the new Society. In this three-week study, I will draw extensively from the work and research of Rudolf Steiner, Sergei Prokofieff, Rudolf Grosse and others, to offer a first, profound study of this text of benediction, its rhythms, and its meaning for each of us and the world. 

Can’t make it at this time? Everyone who has registered will receive the link to the recording afterwards.
As always, all classes are free, but donations are warmly enouraged. Suggested amount: $10/class/ $30 for the series
Click here to register for Eurythmy
Click here to register for Lecture Series

Invitation Centennial Celebration

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….It is the distinctiveness of the Christmas Impulse of the Anthroposophic Society, that this Anthroposophic Society has become imprinted with a full character of a public organization. With this deed nothing else is expected of a member of the Anthroposophic Society than what each member themself is expecting: to receive through the Anthroposophic Society what flows within the Anthroposophic Spirit-Movement. No other responsibility is requested if one becomes an Anthroposophist. The commitment to be a decent human being is probably obvious…..Rudolf Steiner

On December 28th, 1923 amidst the ruins of the first Goetheanum, that burned to the ground through arson the year before, about 800 Anthroposophists gathered around Rudolf Steiner in the Schreinerei  for a new beginning. During what is known as the Christmas Conference, he founded the new Society by laying a new foundation stone. This time it was given in the form of the Foundation Stone Meditation placed in the heart of each member of the society, to become a foundation to stand on and an anchor. He introduced the Vorstand of the organization and he himself became the president thereof – a spiritually significant deed! 

Worldwide there is an initiative of organizing celebrations commemorating the 100 year anniversary of this significant event, and I’m reaching out to hear your thoughts, ask for your participation, and contributions if you feel moved to.

Let’s strengthen and tune our organs of sense perception through stories, memories, lectures, inspiration, practice and artistic activities. Let us create a vision and inspiration for the future.

Ideally we will work rhythmically over several days to penetrate the Foundation Stone Meditation, through Willing, Feeling and Thinking, given in the time between December 26- January 1, 1923. A conclusion will follow on January 6th with presentations, as the echo of our work.

If you feel inspired to contribute with an activity, would like to host at your home or workshop, like to give a talk, guide us in meditation, have stories to share or ideas for the future, please respond to katja.wishart@me.com . All’s welcome and nothing too small to share!

There is a livestream every Monday at 11 am PST on Goetheanum.tv with various topics connected to the Christmas Conference

https://goetheanum.tv/categories/livestreams-en?locale=en_us

This Sunday Nov. 5, Where the two worlds touch

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Above all, we learn that we do not live– or love or experience – for ourselves alone. All our experience feeds the universe. We are the books the dead read. Our thoughts and feelings are the works of art that brighten and instruct their lives. When we meditate (or pray) and do our spiritual practice, when we organize our lives to serve and make manifest the good, the true and the beautiful, then we are doing so not only for ourselves but for all beings of all worlds.

Christopher Bamford

Room opens at 3 pm for quiet seating, event starts at ~3.15 pm. Please note the switch from day light savings time:)

Camphill General Interest Sessions

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Of Interest:

Camphill Association

Invitation to Sessions of General Interest

Camphill Communities California in Soquel will be hosting in the coming weekend the national Conference of Camphill Associations.

As part of their program, they are offering an invitation to area branch members to certain of their conference sessions that may be of general interest, as below:

Thursday October 19th:

10:15 am       Spiritual Community Building – Guy Alma

7:00 pm         Michael and his Tasks – Penelope Baring

Friday October 20th

7:00 pm         Archangel Raphael – Raphael Knauf

Saturday October 21st

11:15 am       Archangel Vidar – Susan Overhauser

2:20 pm         Logic of the Heart (Art and Contemplation) – Susan Overhauser

The core group thanks with appreciaiton the Camphill team for opening their doors to the branch!

There is no admission charge or donation request associated with participation.

Paloma Hall

4096 Fairway Drive, Soquel, CA 95072

October Branch Meeting

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October Branch Meeting
Tuesday, October 24, 7:00 PM at 

Paloma Hall, Aptos

 “The Goetheanum World Conference during Michaelmas”
– Salon format –

presented by
Philip Jacob and Gaya Mezhlumyan


In connection with their work at Camphill California, Phillip Jacob and Gaya Mezhlumyan have recently returned from their attendence at the Conference at Dornach.

They will share their observations and highlights from the conference, and lead us into a “salon style” discussion circle where we take our start from the themes, insights, and updates they provide.  Continuing the Michael mood, from here we can jump off and look at and discuss how trends in the world-wide society reflect into our own branch activity. 

Paloma Hall

4096 Fairway Drive, Soquel, CA 95072


Requested Donation: $20 or $10 for paid-up branch members.
No one turned away.

Where the two worlds touch

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An All souls day gathering with music poetry eurythmy and lighting of candles

November 5, 2023 3-5 pm @ SFWHS 470 West Portal Ave

Contact: skyleitz@gmail.com for more information

Michaelmas Celebration: Michael the Guide

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Anthroposophy in the BayArea is inviting you to our

Michaelmas celebration

Saturday, October 7, 2023     3 – 5. 30 pm

Please arrive 2.45 pm 

at the San Francisco Waldorf High School – Eurythmy room –

470 West Portal Ave   San Francisco, CA 94127

We would be delighted if you share this invitation with others who have an interest in Anthroposophy.

Please note that this event is oriented for adults. 

In preparation you might want to read:  Anthroposophical  Leading Thoughts of the Michael Mystery 103 – 108.

Links are attached here:

For   The Pre-Michaelic Way (103 – 105)

https://rsarchive.org/Books/GA026/English/RSP1973/GA026_c03.html

For    Michael’s Task in the Sphere of Ahriman (106 – 108)

https://rsarchive.org/Books/GA026/English/RSP1973/GA026_c04.html

In German

https://steiner.wiki/GA_26#DER_VOR-MICHAELISCHE_UND_DER_MICHAELS-WEG

https://steiner.wiki/GA_26#MICHAELS_AUFGABE_IN_DER_AHRIMAN-SPHÄRE

Biodynamic Association of Northern California (BDANC) : Fall Michaelmas Gathering 2023

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hosted by Gloria Decater  

at Live Power Community Farm 

Covelo, CA      www.livepower.org

Friday, September 22nd 

4 pm:  Arrival and camping set up.

Saturday, September 23rd 

7:00 Honoring the Cow   

8:15 Catered Breakfast

9:00 Welcome –  Michaelmas with Harald Hoven

9:30 Introduction to preparation making: making preparations –  horn manure, chamomile, dandelion, oak bark led by Harald Hoven and others

12:30 Circle and Introductions – Potluck Lunch, please bring plates, bowls and mugs.

2:00 – 5:30 – Break-out Groups: Building and Prepping a Compost PIle  Making and Making and Spraying Barrel Compost  0r Gardening Teaching with Willow and Ronni   

6:00  Catered Dinner

7:00  Fire Ceremony and Invocation: with Orland Bishop – bring musical instruments

Sunday, September 24th

7:15  – Catered Breakfast

8:00 – John Bloom 

8:30  –   Orland Bishop with John Bloom –  Community Building Toward a Shared Future

Lunch: 12:30

1:30 – 3:30 – Orland Bishop – Community Building Toward a Shared Future

Clean up and socialization

COST:  Saturday: Members and apprentices are invited to attend the Saturday gathering at no cost.  Non-members pay $15 – $25 contribution for the Saturday gathering at the door.  You can join or renew at the meeting.  Sunday: This is a special event with extra costs to bring Orland, so we are suggesting a $20 – $50 contribution.  Meals are additional. 

MEALS

Lunch on Saturday is potluck so bring something to share and your own plate/utensils.  Saturday breakfast and dinner, Sunday breakfast and lunch will be catered.  Breakfasts $12, Dinner $20, Sunday Lunch $15, (apprentices get a $4 discount per meal.)  Meals are paid for at the door, but you must RESERVE MEALS BY SEPT. 19th at 5 pm.  Contact: livepower@livepower.org

CAMPING:  available at Live Power Farm Fri.- Sunday.

Golden Oaks Motel, 707-983-8000   –  www.golden-oaksmotel.com  – reserve early

DIRECTIONS

Live Power Community Farm is located at 25451 East Lane in Covelo.  707-983-8196.  Head North on 101 (the farm is about 3.5 hours north of San Francisco.) Visit www.livepower.org for directions. Please note we cannot accommodate pets at this event.  

Please DO NOT BRING DOGS onto the property. We also request that you do not smoke while on the farm.  Thank you.

A Day with Orland Bishop

Community Building

Toward a Shared Future

            How can we work together to develop a healthy future?   The process we will use is a consensus model of collective visioning towards a shared future. It allows a group to co-create the essential framework for agreement and a shared understanding of an imagined future. 

           We will use Live Power Community Farm as a model to work forward with into the future.

            We will come to steps, now, soon and later in the creative process of time and how things come into form. We will begin and see how far we get in the process

             Orland Bishop is the founder and director of ShadeTree Multicultural Foundation in Los Angeles, where he has pioneered approaches to urban truces and mentoring at-risk youth that combine new ideas with traditional ways of knowledge. ShadeTree serves as an intentional community of mentors, elders, teachers, artists, healers and advocates for the healthy development of children and youth. 

             Orland’s work in healing and human development is framed by an extensive study of medicine, naturopathy,  psychology and indigenous cosmologies, primarily those of South and West Africa.   He is a well-known speaker in Anthroposophical circles.

Six Basic Exercises

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You are invited to join with a group of students and friends to create an online practice group to support personal transformation and world healing. Each weekday we meet for 15 minutes to practice the six “basic exercises” as described by Rudolf Steiner.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/266986103?pwd=bXU4a0EvMmJkMDZTR0Rqcm0xZ0pUZz09

We will practice each of the 6 exercises for one month. We begin the time every day with a 5-minute leading thought on one aspect of the practice. We follow that with a 5- minute period in which we turn off our cameras and practice or meditate individually. After the five-minute bell, we allot 2 minutes to journal about our experience,
and the end the call with a 3-minute closing thought.

We are a diverse group of newcomers and long-time practitioners; we welcome anyone interested in taking up these exercises.

On Thursday, September 21 & Friday, September 22, we will have 2 days of introduction for newcomers.

Regular Practice begins Monday, September 25, 2023 and ends on Friday, March 29, 2024.

This group will meet every weekday for 15 minutes each weekday. The schedule each day (ET):

12:00: Opening thought/reading
12:05: 5-minute individual practice space 12:10: Journal time
12:12 Closing thought/reading
12:15 Close the space

Everyone is invited to participate. Come when you can and will. Free of charge.

We intend to stay as close to time as possible.

Introductory sessions
Thursday, Sept 21 (the six basic exercises) Friday, Sept 22 (how we practice)

Concentration/Clear Thinking

September 25 – October 20

Focused Willing

October 23 – November 17 (no meetings week of Nov 20)

Equanimity

November 27 – December 22

~ Break for Holy Days ~ Positivity

January 8 – February 2, 2024

Open-Mindedness

February 5 – March 1

Harmony

March 4 – March 29, 2024
This is a practice group AND a research group.

Our resource page: https://padlet.com/angelaARC/6BEof2023and24

Why we journal: You are encouraged to bring a journal to make notes and keep track of your progress. We acknowledge that as students on the path we can become spiritual researchers. Our daily practice and our own biographies can become research when we are conscious of what we are working towards. When we write notes in our journals, we bring more focused will to our practice.

Co-creating the space: The intention is that we all co-create the container, with each other and the spiritual world. We need each other to participate so that our vessel will grow and evolve. All participants are invited to bring in a leading or closing thought. We have an online signup sheet and anyone can take a turn! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508054DAFA72AAA8-6bepractice1

Short & Sweet: By keeping the entire call to only 15 minutes, we hope to make it accessible to everyone in the middle of daily life. Bringing leading thoughts that are limited to 5 minutes, allows us to hone “what is essential” and trust that valuable lessons can be revealed through rhythm and time.

Time: weekdays 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

PLEASE MUTE YOURSELF UPON ENTERING

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/266986103?pwd=bXU4a0EvMmJkMDZTR0Rqcm0xZ0pUZz09

Meeting ID: 266 986 103 Passcode: 345338. One tap mobile: +13126266799,,266986103#,,,,,,0#,,345338# US (Chicago)

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Practical Meditation for Everyday Use

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An Online Workshop introducing three simple techniques rooted in anthroposophy for practical applications.

Friday, July 14 · 12 noon – 2:30 pm PDT

  • First, we will work with the Planetary Parliament to create a safe, collaborative space. Using the planets as guides, we will work together to ensure that we stay within our time constraints, that everyone feels safe to ask questions and share, and that all the logistical functions of a meeting are carried by the group as a whole. The purpose of using this is to show you how one person does not have to hold all these functions to run a meeting, the group can work together harmoniously to do this.
  • We will then work through a guided meditation, Logic of the Heart. This meditation is extremely effective for balancing sensory discomfort, overwhelm, sticky emotions, and obsessive thoughts. You don’t have to name your sensation or feeling or thought, and you don’t have to share or know what the circumstances are that led to your sensation or feeling or thought. This meditation utilizes multi-sensory imagination to work with the underlying soul substances of sensations, thoughts, or feelings. The purpose of doing this meditation is to give you a tool that you can use to come to a state of inner peace.
  • Once we have this tool to come to a place of inner peace, we will dive into kinesiology testing. This is a method of connecting to spiritual beings or cosmic energy to make decisions in harmony with the world we live in. You can use any spiritual school for working with these beings or energy forms, all are welcome. If you’re more comfortable thinking about cosmic energy, that also works and is welcome. The purpose of learning kinesiology testing is to give you a tool for making decisions in collaboration with the spiritual influences that we usually ignore but which have a large impact on our lives, whether we’re conscious of that or not.

I began using kinesiology testing when I was a toddler, but I’d noticed that when I was emotionally distressed, I wasn’t open to understanding the information I was receiving. This is why I’m including Logic of the Heart first because that meditation allows you to be open to deeply hearing the spiritual beings or cosmic energy that you’ve connected to. Sometimes they don’t tell you what you want to hear, and having Logic of the Heart as a practice in your toolbox means you have a concrete method for separating from your emotional or intellectual reactions so you can make a decision from a neutral empathic place.

About the Instructor:

Arianna Golden grew up in an anthroposophical household and went to the East Bay Waldorf School from 1995-2004. She has degrees in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, which only began to be useful after she figured out she had autism in 2019. The spiritual and meditation techniques that she teaches have transformed her life in very deep ways and she hopes to share the usefulness of these methods with those who choose to learn from her.

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Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher Training Upcoming Events

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Healing Through Art Online Taster Day – April 29, 2023 (9am-1:15pm) – Please join us for one or more of our online Taster Days if you are interested in enrolling in the new cohort of the Healing Through Art program. These online classes will allow you to experience our way of working and our approach to artistic therapies. Click this link to learn more and to register.

Visiting Day – May 13, 2023 (10am-1pm) – Interested in learning more about becoming a Waldorf teacher? Join the BACWTT faculty for an introduction to our Teacher Training and Foundation Studies Programs. This is a free, in-person event but registration is required. Click this link to learn more and to register.

Your Star Child – May 10, 17, 24 & 31, 2023 (10am-11:30am) – Inspirations from Anthroposophy for Expectant Parents – Learn how to gently welcome your child into the world as a spiritual being, both before birth and in the first months of life. Click this link to learn more and to register.

Healing Through Singing­­­­ – June 16-18, 2023 (times vary by date) – With Christiaan Boele and Kate Hammond. This workshop is for anyone seeking to deepen their relationship to the restorative power of tone and sound, and to connecting more closely with the healing, life-giving power of the breath and singing. No prior experience with singing needed! Click this link to learn more and to register.

Early Childhood Teacher Rejuvenation – June 19-23, 2023 (8am-4pm) – With Diane David, Kate Hammond, Anna Rainville, Christiaan Boele, Andrea Pronto, Nancy Mellon, Sibylle Eichstaedt, and Renate Lundberg. Come join Early Childhood educators for a week of exploring the mystery of the child through the unique perspective of Waldorf education and its practical applications. There will be time for small group conversations for teachers in Birth to Three, Nursery and Kindergarten. Click this link to learn more and to register.

Teacher Rejuvenation Grades 1-5 – June 19-23, 2023 (8am-4:30pm) & Grades 6-8 – June 26-30, 2023 (8am-4:30pm) – Join our summer program to remember why you love this work, to nourish yourself, and to collaborate with your colleagues in creating a learning environment filled with vigor, warmth, and enthusiasm for today’s children! This year, we are very happy to have Nancy Mellon with us for both weeks, along with the BACWTT grades track faculty, and summer arts faculty. Click this link to learn more about both weeks and to register.

Who is This Child? Child Study Workshop – June 26-28, 2023 (8am-4pm) – With Diane David, Kate Hammond, Kristine Deason, Nancy Mellon, and Christiaan Boele. Join us in exploring how to prepare ourselves as teachers to carry out the sacred work of truly seeing and supporting the child in accordance with their life purpose, and working within what Waldorf education has to offer. Click this link to learn more and to register.

Enlivening Our Speech, Enlivening Ourselves – July 1, 2023 (9am-4pm) – Creative Speech Workshop with Sibylle Eichstaedt. This one-day speech intensive is for teachers and recent teacher training graduates who wish to deepen their understanding and practice of Rudolf Steiner’s speech impulse. Click this link to learn more and to register.

A Mystery Drama Evening

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March Branch Meeting
Tuesday, March 21, 7:00 PM at Paloma Hall

A Mystery Drama Evening

presented by
Coleman Lyles

The ultimate Mystery Drama is life itself. In this regard every branch meeting is a scene from an ongoing play conceived before we were born. This reality, arising out of the karmic ground of previous earth existence, finds artistic expression in Rudolf Steiner’s four Mystery Dramas written between 1910-1914.


The first Goetheanum which was destroyed by fire a hundred years ago was conceived and designed for the production of these plays. Therefore, it is fitting in this centennial year to turn to them. In doing so we tap into an inexhaustible source of inspiration, insight and intrigue.

Although set in Middle Europe in the early 20 th century these plays are essentially universal in their portrayal of human archetypes, and, literally, timeless as they move back and forth through the centuries. So, let’s come together in our next monthly mystery drama Branch meeting for an artistic evening with the Mystery Dramas!

Requested Donation: $20 or $10 for paid-up branch members.
No one turned away.

Paloma Hall • 3920 Fairway Drive, Soquel California

Susan Cook, David Eyes, Douglas Wylie
The Core Group
Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay Anthroposophical Society
a branch of 
The Anthroposophical Society in America
coregroup@anthroposophysantacruz.com