Subject: Feathers Newsletter - Events Worth Considering

Three gateways: Inner discipline, Ita's emergence, planetary wisdom ...

Three gateways: Inner discipline, Ita's emergence, planetary wisdom ...

Wise Cosmos

In This Newsletter

  • 6BE - Six Basic Exercises Practice Group & Support Community
    September 2025 - March 2026


  • Ita Wegman after Rudolf Steiner's Death by Peter Selg

    October 18, 2025


  • Introduction to the Soul Styles & Planetary Influences
    October 2025 - March 2026

All of a Feather

The idiom "birds of a feather flock together" appears in literature at least as early as 1545 AD, but as a proverb and metaphor it likely goes back much farther in history.


It seems fitting to use Feathers for 

our newsletter that highlights events sponsored by other organizations.  It reminds us that there are other "flocks" worth getting to know, building relationships with, and learning from.

6BE - Six Basic Exercises

Practice Group & Support Community

Wooden Pentagon with Pedals & a Six-Pointed Star

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. Turning our attention to developing our highest selves in a supportive community.

Dates:

Begins: Monday, September 22, 2025

Ends: Friday, March 27, 2026


Time: Each weekday midday (EDT, UTC -4).

Event Time Announcer - Six Basic Exercises (convert to local time)


Where: online

Cost: Free


We will practice each of the 6 exercises for one month. We begin each time 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 then end the call with a 3-minute closing thought.


On Monday, September 22, 2025 we begin by taking up the first exercise. This day will also serve as an introduction and might take longer than 15 minutes. We are a diverse group of newcomers and long-time practitioners. Everyone is invited to participate. Come when you can and will. Free of charge. We intend to stay as close to time as possible.

If you are new to these exercises, or would appreciate a review, check out these videos by Brian Gray.


Introduction to the Six Basic Exercises: 

This 12 minute video is an excellent summary: 

https://vimeo.com/308654968

Six Essential Exercises To Open The Heart Chakra:

Love is a wisdom and a strength that lives within the soul. Love enables us to understand the meaning of evil in the world and to be seeds of life and light within existence. Through the Six Basic/Essential Exercises we develop our capacity to love by awakening and enlivening our Heart Chakra:

https://vimeo.com/1011703989/2298c635b9

Ita Wegman After Rudolf Steiner’s Death

The Struggle with the Executive Board and Her Path to the Future


Presented by Peter Selg

Hosted by Sacramento Faust Branch - ASA

Date: Saturday, October 18, 2025

Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 midday (PDT, UTC -7)

Find your time zone:

Event Time Announcer - Peter Selg (convert to local time)


Where: online

Cost: $10


Information for this event is still forthcoming.

Please check the Faust Branch website for updates.

Soul Styles Form Drawing

An Introduction to the Soul Styles & Planetary Influences

Jennifer Goodman, M.Ed.

Laura Embrey-Stine, M.A.

This course is for those who want to learn more about Rudolf Steiner's planetary soul influences.

It is an effective model for strengthening and stretching your psychological capacities, giving a framework for working with interpersonal relationships, all while being supported by planetary forces.


Dates: 9 Wednesdays, October 2025 to March 2026

Time: 5:00-7:00 PM (EDT, UTC -4)

Event Time Announcer - Soul Styles & Planetary Influences (convert to local time)


Where: Online with recordings available.

Cost: $80/month for 6 months; pay in full for a discount


Register by September 08: please email SoulStylesCourse@gmail.com

We invite you to visit the Wise Cosmos website where you may:

  • Register for Human Being and the Stars, on online course by Brian Gray.

  • Register for Philosophy of Freedom, a free online course by Brian Gray.

  • Register for Natural Initiation, a free online video by Lelan Harris.

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