Subject: Feathers Newsletter - Mid-November 2024

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In This Newsletter

  • Rudolf Steiner’s Leading Thoughts Given Near the
    End of His Life
    November 23, 2024
     

  • Does Anthroposophy Need Psychology?
    November 23, 2024
     

  • The Nature of Artistic Creativity in Shaping a Human Figure
    December 7, 2024

     

  • The Goethean Path and the Awakening of Inner Capacities through Biodynamic Training 
    November 28, 2024
     

  • Karma Studies:
    The Language of the Cosmos
    December 4 and 18, 2024
     

  • The Power and Science of Rhythms: How They Support our Health and Vitality
    December 4, 2024

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.

Rudolf Steiner’s Leading Thoughts Given Near the End of His Life


Peter Selg

Faust Branch, Sacramento, CA


Date: Saturday, November 23, 2024

Time: 9:00 AM PST (UTC -8)

Cost: $10 USD

Where: Online


Near the end of his life, Rudolf Steiner wrote a series of essays that were collected into a book entitled, Anthroposophical Leading Thoughts. These essays summarize, in highly concentrated form, the whole of anthroposophy. Each essay ends with a short summary of its contents which are known as the “leading thoughts". The leading thoughts are mantras that can be used quite fruitfully for meditation.

Does Anthroposophy Need Psychology?


James Dyson, MD and Simon Kuttner, PhD

Association for Anthroposophic Psychology


Date: Saturday, November 23, 2024

Time: 12:00 Noon EST (UTC -5)

Cost: Free, donations accepted

Where: Online


Upon registration for the FREE webinar, you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom information. Additional reminder emails will be sent out to registrants.

The Nature of Artistic Creativity in Shaping a Human Figure


Van James and Shashwat

Nurturer'Studio


Date & Time:  December 7, 2024 at 8:00 PM PST

                       December 8, 2024 at 9:30 AM India

Cost: Free

Where: Online


How does the creative process begin for you? What Sparks the Flow to get you in the “Zone”? What characterizes the conclusion of the process? Join us if you wish to share your insight into the importance and Nature of the Artistic Creative Process.

The Goethean Path and the

Awakening of Inner Capacities

through Biodynamic Training


Liron Israel

Biodynamic Federation Demeter International

Date: November 28, 2024

Time: 7:00 AM CST (UTC -6)

Cost: Free

Where: Online


BFDI invites biodynamic trainers and teachers to the third of a series of three online sessions dedicated to expanding knowledge and skills in adult education. These sessions are designed to accompany the deepening and practice of the recently published handbook for trainers and teachers, Learning Biodynamics as a Path of Self-Discovery.

Karma Studies:

The Language of the Cosmos


Torin M. Finser, PhD

Center for Anthroposophy


Dates: December 4 & December 18, 2024

Time: 7:30 PM EST (UTC -5)

Cost: $150 USD

Where: Online


Torin has served Waldorf education for over four decades, as class teacher and faculty chair at the Berkshire Waldorf School, director of teacher education at Antioch University, General Secretary of the Anthroposophical Society, and a founder of the Center for Anthroposophy. His innovative efforts led to many new programs, including most recently Building Bridges and Waldorf Leadership Development.

The Power and Science of Rhythms:

How They Support Our

Health and Vitality


Adam Blanning, MD

WECAN


Date: December 4, 2024

Time: 8:30 PM EST (UTC -6)

Cost: $10 USD

Where: Online


Today, when so many people are struggling with fatigue, overwhelm, and burnout, the wise advice "rhythm replaces strength" holds great help! Rudolf Steiner shared this insight more than 100 years ago  we will see how modern research about sleep, temperature, activity, and even your microbiome, show how rhythms lie behind so many parts of our physiology and are vital for good health in both children and adults.​

Additional Opportunities That Caught Our Attention

Get to Know Your Heart

Frank Chester

Faust Branch

Date: November 20, 2024

Cost: $10 USD or donation

Where: Online

https://anthroposophy.org/inspire_events/get-to-know-your-heart-11202024/


Challenges on the Path:

The Messy Business of Tending the Soil so that

Christmas Can Take Root

Timothy Kennedy

Faust Branch

Date: December 4, 2024

Cost: $10 USD or donation

Where: Online

https://anthroposophy.org/inspire_events/challenges-on-the-path-12042024/


Reimagining Agriculture: Social, Spiritual, Scientific

Biodynamic Association

Date: November 22-24, 2024

Cost: $100 USD

Where: Online

https://www.biodynamics.com/conference/2024/overview


Considering An English Presentation and Translation

of the Mystery Dramas

Dates: December 26-31, 2024

Where: Switzerland

https://anthroposophy.org/inspire_events/steiners-mystery-dramas-in-switzerland-december-2024/


The Fourfold Nature of Anxiety

Tonya Stoddard, LCSW and Alex Schneider, LMCH

Association for Anthroposophic Psychology

Date: January 25, 2025

Cost: Free

Where: Online

https://anthroposophicpsychology.org/event-5897726


Italy Odyssey with Gillian Schoemaker 

Dates: March 28 through April 16, 2025

Where: Italy

https://anthroposophicpsychology.org/event-5847574

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