Gary Lachman Lectures- Dark Star Rising
2019-08-06 19:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
Tuesday 6th August, starting at 7pm: Dark Star Rising. Did “positive thinking” and “mental science” help put Donald Trump in the White House? And are there other kinds of “occult politics” at work in the world today? In my book Dark Star Rising: Magick and Power in the Age of Trump, I look at the strange magical and esoteric ideas that are informing postmodern politics in the United States and Russia in the twenty-first century. From New Thought to Chaos Magick to the far-right esotericism of Julius Evola and the Traditionalists, a web of connections stretches out across the globe bringing together such disparate characters and phenomena as Norman Vincent Peale, Ayn Rand, Pepe the Frog, the Alt-Right, Vladimir Putin, President Trump, Reality TV, “meme magick” and much else in a weird tangle of postmodern occultism in which reality is up for grabs, facts give way to internet fictions, and truth is a negotiable commodity. My talk will try to find a path through this post-truth alternative fact landscape in reality is what you can get away with.

Gary Lachman Workshop weekend
2019-08-10 09:30 - 2019-08-11 15:00 | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th August workshop, starting at 9:30am each day: In search of our other mind through the lost knowledge of the Imagination and the Secret History of Consciousness. When we hear the word “imagination,” what do we think? Mostly we tend to see the imagination as a substitute for reality, as a form of wishful thinking, a pleasant alternative to the hard facts of life. Or we see it as a means of developing novel ideas, of being on the “cutting edge” of technology, a way of making things “bigger and better.” But this is not the only way to understand the imagination. For poets and scholars like Kathleen Raine, Henry Corbin, Owen Barfield, and others, the imagination is not a substitute for reality, but a way of grasping its essence. For them, imagination isn’t a form of “make believe,” but a faculty of cognition, a way of knowing things that would otherwise remain unknown. This knowledge was accessible at an earlier time, but in recent centuries it has been minimized, if not vigorously rejected, by our emphasis on “hard,” scientific thinking. My talk will look at the imagination as a faculty for grasping the invisible realities that surround us and at the tradition of knowledge rooted in it – a knowledge that, if lost, can still be recovered. What is consciousness? For many philosophers, scientists, and neurophysiologists today it is “nothing but” a by-product of processes going on in the brain. As Francis Crick, co-discoverer of the DNA molecule, declared: “You, your joys and sorrows, your memories and ambitions, your sense of personal identity and free will, are no more than the behaviour of a vast assembly of nerve cells and molecules.” Yet while this highly reductive view of consciousness dominates mainstream discussion, there has always been a counter tradition that sees consciousness not as a negligible epiphenomenon of neurons and synapses, but as the very foundation of existence. There has been what we can call “a secret history of consciousness,” a much more meaningful view of our inner world to which many important thinkers have contributed. My talk will look at some of these figures and at how their ideas can influence our world today.

Gary Lachman Lectures-Hypnagogia and Precognitive Dreams
2019-08-13 19:00 | NSW
Tuesday 13th August, starting at 7pm: Hypnagogia and Precognitive Dreams. Twice a day each of us enters a strange altered state of consciousness, that is like a dream but is in many ways different. This is the state hovering in between wakefulness and sleep called hypnagogia. Hypnagogic visions have inspired great artists, poets, and philosophers and for some they have been the gateway into other worlds and weird inner dimensions. From C. G. Jung to the Surrealists, hypnagogia has proved a fertile means of exploring the unconscious while wide awake, of dreaming with our eyes open. My tal with introduce this little known but universally human experience, its history and what it means for us today, and will include some of my own experiences with hypnagogia and the equally fascinating phenomenon of precognitive dreams, when the sleeping mind steps out of time and affords us a glimpse of the future.

Progress meeting for members and friends
2019-08-31 14:00 - 16:00 | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
Progress meeting for members and friends. This meeting is especially to review the 2018 financial accounts getting them ready for the AGM. Please have a look here for more details.

Social Initiatives Forum with Joan Sleigh
2019-09-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Christian Community Sydney, 8 Montague Street, Balmain, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Joan Sleigh, member of the Executive Council of the General Anthroposophical Council, will speak and discuss the work of the Social Initiatives Forum.

Poetry and Music of the Romantics
2019-09-13 19:30 | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
An evening of poetry and music with Neil Anderson, Manfred Beck, Tim McGovern and Christian Lillicrap.

The musical structure of our humanity
2019-09-14 11:00 - 15:30 | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
With Martin Samson
A workshop of art and science guiding to an experience of cosmic experience of cosmic and physical formation of the human being as place of consciousness. The body as the temple of the mind.

What is it to be an artist on the stage informed by Anthroposophy?
2019-09-17 19:00 | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
Lecture with Neil Anderson
Drawing on the writings and practices of Rudolf Steiner and Georg Kühlewind, the talk will set out a theory of what is involved in being an artist of our time and then explore the particular demands, creative opportunities of speaking poetry and acting a part. Reference will be made to master performers such as Mechthild and Alan Harkness, and Barbara and Peter Bridgmont, as harbingers of future possibilities.

EQUINOCTAL WORKSHOP “NEW BEGINNINGS"
2019-09-21 09:30 - 14:30 | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
21st September: Equinoctal workshop – new beginnings. A workshop on dramatherapy and creative writing with Joanne Strauss and Joanna Jaanista.
EQUINOCTAL WORKSHOP “NEW BEGINNINGS”
Creative writing and dramatherapy with Joanna Jaaniste and Joanne Strauss As the light and warmth increase and the struggles of winter ebb, we can turn our attention again to those unfulfilled destiny tasks and wishes that have been slumbering inside us. Time to warm up our will and imagination to begin again acting on what matters most: finding a new home, career or relationship; creating balance in our lives and/or the world around us; doing and being what we’ve always wanted but perhaps given up on.
Join Joanne and Joanna in simple, fun but profound writing and dramatherapy activities which warm up the body and soul and mobilise creativity.
SATURDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER 9.30AM TO 2.30PM Suggested contribution $25 or $15 concession To register, please contact Annet – annet.vankesteren@gmail.com or 0400301550 Rudolf Steiner House 307 Sussex Street, Sydney

Equinoctal workshop - new beginnings
2019-09-21 09:30 - 14:30 | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
A workshop on dramatherapy and creative writing with Joanne Strauss and Joanna Jaanista.
As the light and warmth increase and the struggles of winter ebb, we can turn our attention again to those unfulfilled destiny tasks and wishes that have been slumbering inside us.
Time to warm up our will and imagination to begin again acting on what matters most: finding a new home, career or relationship; creating balance in our lives and/or the world around us; doing and being what we’ve always wanted but perhaps given up on.
Joan Joanne and Joanna in simple, fun but profound writing and dramatherapy activities which warm up the body and soul and mobilise creativity.
Suggested contribution $25 or $15 concession.

The Vortex
2019-09-24 19:00 | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
Lecture with Lisa Devine.
When polar streams meet the power to recreate the world becomes available. In the karma lectures Rudolf Steiner described the Anthroposophical Society as a meeting of polar streams. This theme will be presented artistically and conceptually.

The practice of meditation & working with self-development
2019-10-14 08:00 - 17:00 | NSW
The aim of these workshops is for participants to practice meditation; to come to know the various reasons why one meditates; to understand the effects of various meditations and to know the various practices in self-development which help to balance the meditations and our personalities and to develop a proficiency in working with meditation.
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Esoteric Science Study Group
2019-10-15 17:30 | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000

A healthy social life
2019-10-15 19:00 | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
A talk with Brigitta Gallaher

This talk takes as its foundation the verse of the social ethic that was orginally given to Edith Maryon in 1920

Living Soil - Part 1
2019-10-19 10:00 - 17:00 | Marrickville
MA two-day workshop in practical steps to regenerate your garden into living soil. Part 1 of 2.
19th & 26th October at Marrickville
Cost: $11o or $90 Biodynamics Sydney members
Course facilitators: James Bretherton, Karl Sharp, Diane Watkin

Making the “Rolls Royce” BD compost
How and when to use the transformational soil preparation
Convert a sandy, compact ‘dust bowl’ into living soil
Green manure to help along the way
The scientific secrets of vortex stirring
Many garden problems eliminated (pests? weeds?)
James’ popular food foraging
BD seed saving
Soil testing without using pH
Using “nature’s free environmental services”

Pre-booking and payment essential on 9550 1682

Research as a path of professional and spiritual development
2019-10-19 19:00 | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
‘Research as a path of professional and spiritual development’ – a talk with Fiona Campbell
Anthroposophy in action
Rudolf Steiner was first and foremost a researcher who saw any limits to knowledge as a challenge for inner growth. But he frequently urged his listeners to conduct their own research, not just follow his. One of the tasks of the School of Spiritual Science is research within the different professions but you don’t have to belong to the School to do research. So if I want to research my professional or personal practice, how do I go about it? Are my experiences valid? And what actually is research?
In this presentation, Fiona Campbell discusses the increasingly critical need for research in the Anthroposophical movement and how to go about it.
But first, the path to becoming a spiritual investigator begins with understanding what is means to be a researcher. Dr. Fiona Campbell has been teaching interdisciplinary research skills and researcher development for 10 years and anthroposophical studies for 25 years. She specialises in learning and teaching development, drawing on her visual arts training, social science degrees and adult education expertise.

Music & poetry of the romantics
2019-10-22 19:00 | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
Come and spend a fantastic evening full of poetry and music.

Including works by Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann, Scriabin, Chopin, Greig and Liszt, Blake, Byron, Coleridge, Keats, Shelley and Wordsworth.

A performance with Neil Anderson, Manfred Beck, Tim McGovern and Christian Lillicrap

Living Soil - Part 2
2019-10-26 10:00 - 17:00 | Marrickville
Biodynamic Intensive
A two-day workshop in practical steps to regenerate your garden into living soil. Part 2 of 2.
19th & 26th October at Marrickville
Cost: $11o or $90 Biodynamics Sydney members
Course facilitators: James Bretherton, Karl Sharp, Diane Watkin

Making the “Rolls Royce” BD compost
How and when to use the transformational soil preparation
Convert a sandy, compact ‘dust bowl’ into living soil
Green manure to help along the way
The scientific secrets of vortex stirring
Many garden problems eliminated (pests? weeds?)
James’ popular food foraging
BD seed saving
Soil testing without using pH
Using “nature’s free environmental services”

Pre-booking and payment essential – 9550 1682

The song of the Earth
2019-10-26 16:00 | NSW
“The song of the Earth” – may human beings hear it!
This is a performance of the Light Eurythmy group from Dornach.
They will perform various pieces including the Foundation Stone Meditation.
Followed by soup and socializing
Suggested donations $20/$12

For booking inquiries contact:
Annette 0400 301 550
annet.vankesteren@gmail.com

The Song of the Earth
2019-10-27 14:00 | Warrah, 20 Harris Rd, Dural, NSW, 2158, Australia
Eurythmical Performance by Light Eurythmy group from Arlesheim, Switzerland
Warrah, 20 Harris Rd. Dural 2158
Inquiries and reservations: Jan (02) 9651 2411 jfowler@warrah.org

Peter and the Wolf - Eurythmy Performance
2019-10-28 10:30 | Warrah, 20 Harris Rd, Dural, NSW, 2158, Australia
Peter and the Wolf – Eurythmy Performance by Sergei Prokofiev
This is a performance of the Light Eurythmy Group from Dornach and this performance is especially for those young at heart and will take place at Warrah.

'So the earth may be healed'
2019-10-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Lorien Novalis School library, 456-460a Old Northern Road, Dural, NSW, 2158
‘So the earth may be healed’ with Christo Miliotis
This talk will explore the origins of Biodynamics when farmers asked Rudolf Steiner why the yields are decreasing in generations. He replied ‘because the earth is ageing’.
Entry: Optional donation
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The karma behind the Anthroposophical community's failure to realise a threefold society
2019-10-29 19:00 | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
‘The karma behind the Anthroposophical community’s failure to realise a threefold society’
A talk by Gavin Tang
According to Rudolf Steiner himself, it was his specific spiritual task to bring the knowledge of karma and reincarnation to the world. All other major spiritual undertakings of his were things he picked up because others (other initiates) had failed to do so. Among such undertakings was the establishment of a threefold society. In fact the nature of this task is more suited to a Platonist/Arthurian stream than the Aristotlean/Grail stream that Steiner was part of. What is it in the Platonist approach that makes it more suited to bring a threefold society to realisation?

"The Song of the Earth" - I matter to matter
2019-10-29 19:30 | Lorien Novalis School, 456 Old Northern Road,, Dural, NSW, 2158, Australia
“The Song of the Earth” – I matter to matter
Eurythmical performance by Lighteurythmy-Group from Arlesheim, Switzerland.
Lorien Novalis School, 456 Old Northern Road, Dural 2158
Ticket prices: $20/$12 concessions/$40 families
Booking inquiries contact Vivien Sievers (02) 9658 0700 vivients@lorien.nsw.edu.au

What is it to think and perceive?
2019-11-05 19:00 | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
What is it to think and perceive? We will attempt to closely examine this through a discussion / workshop based on the works of the late anthroposophical author Georg Kühlewind.

A talk and discussion with Karl Pilko.

Art and Architecture in Middle Europe
2019-11-07 18:00 | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
Art and Architecture in Middle Europe – specifically art and places Rudolf Steiner recommended Anthroposophists should see.
A sharing with Rima Meadow form Dornach about her experiences.

Intuition is to thinking as observation is to percept
2019-11-09 10:30 - 13:00 | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
Intuition is to thinking as observation is to percept.
This is a workshop on the philosophy of freedom with several contributions. Come along to a workshop where these philosophical concepts will be discussed, defined and explored from various viewpoints where we can come to an understanding and experience of what these words actually mean and what it actually means to know. Please have a look here.

Research as a path of professional and spiritual development
2019-11-19 19:00 | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
Research as a path of professional and spiritual development – Anthroposophy in action
A talk with Fiona Campbell starting at 7pm at Rudolf Steiner House.
Rudolf Steiner was first and foremost a researcher who saw any limits to knowledge as a challenge for inner growth. But he frequently urged his listeners to conduct their own research, not just follow his. One of the tasks of the School of Spiritual Science is research within the different professions but you don’t have to belong to the School to do research. So if I want to research my professional or personal practice, how do I go about it? Are my experiences valid? And what actually is research?
In this presentation, Fiona Campbell discusses the increasingly critical need for research in the Anthroposophical movement and how to go about it. But first, the path to becoming a spiritual investigator begins with understanding what is means to be a researcher. Dr. Fiona Campbell has been teaching interdisciplinary research skills and researcher development for 10 years and anthroposophical studies for 25 years. She specialises in learning and teaching development, drawing on her visual arts training, social science degrees and adult education expertise.

Seasonal Art Studio
2019-11-23 09:30 - 16:00 | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
Presenters: Ebba Bodame and Meg Quinlisk
Be introduced to the art of making a seasonal table, inspired with craft making and relax whilst experiencing water colour painting.
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5G at the cross roads
2019-11-23 13:00 - 17:00 | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
Forum – 5G at the cross roads.
The aim of the Forum is to provide fact-based information about the nature of wireless radiation, so citizens can make informed life-style decisions.
The Forum will host a panel of eminent experts, such as radiation physicist Victor Leach, cognitive science researcher and educational designer Julie McCredden PhD and Stop5G Australia co-founder Steve Galvin.
Anthroposophy can shed Light upon the threats of wireless technologies from areas such as Pedagogy, Environmental Agriculture and Medicine.
