Anthroposophical Society in Australia

Saturday Morning Dialogues
2018-11-24 10:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Sydney)
SATURDAY MORNING DIALOGUES [SMD], at ‘CRU’ 916 Glenferrie Road, KEW. Theme continues; “The Mysteries of our Time” A transit from the Rosicrucian to the Manichean aspects. Facilitators: Helen Branton 0415804485 – Maria J Garrido 0423274936 Details above. Sponsored by the Anthroposophical Society -Vic Branch, supported by Ligsma Kirpe Trust Fund.

Advent Christmas Epiphany Brisbane
2018-11-23 08:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Sydney)
Please come along to our next Brisbane Branch Group meeting and most likely the last one for this year. Our guest is Kate Sharp. Through artistic activities, Kate will bring to life, old traditions questing for the spirit within the Christmas Mysteries. There will be a focus on the background according to R.Steiner and a reading of a Christmas Tale – The Three Wise Men. No experience is required for this workshop. Everyone welcome!

The Day:

Details:
When: Saturday, 24th November
Time: 9:50 for a 10am start and finish at 3pm
Bring: Shared lunch if convenient
Contribution: $10
Where: 109 Dawson Creek Road, Highvale
(Near Samford, Please park out the front along the road. Thank you!)

RSVP: Monique Davies by email or 0414 291 491

Making the threefold society a reality
2018-11-17 10:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
A lecture on our modern society and how we can change it. Anyone is welcome. Please have a look here for more details.

How to celebrate Advent and the holy nights
2018-11-17 09:00 - 2018-11-18 13:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Aurora Australis, 2 Union Street, Kew, Vic, 3101, Australia
Sat 17th – Sun 18th November 9am -1pm, 2 MORNING WORKSHOPS “How to celebrate Advent and the 12 Holy Nights – building a relationship to the twelve Masters.” at the Aurora Australis College for the Arts, 2 Union Street, KEW.
Cost: $120 Enquiries and Registration: Birgith: 0448 844 453

Café bookface and be-hive
2018-11-17 09:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Sydney) | The Michael Centre, 37a Wellington Park Drive, Warranwood, Vic, Australia
A pop-up café to foster community and to enjoy a browse in the Michael Centre library.

The Be-Hive” … a series of scheduled workshops, presentations and activities alongside café bookface. Email for an events flyer: brucemichaelrussell@gmail.com Supported by the Michael Group

Living in Knowing and Living in Devotion
2018-11-13 19:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
How is this fostered by The Christian Community and The Anthroposophical Society? A talk with Vicke von Behrs starting at 7pm at Rudolf Steiner House.

Plants: cultivation, observation, culinary, medicinal remedies
2018-11-11 10:00 - 16:00 (Australia/Sydney)
A biodynamics sydney event held in Gladesville
Pre-registration: contact 9550 1682 or
email: biodynamicssydney@gmail.com
facebook: biodynamics.sydney

How Do I Orient Myself in a LGBTQI+ World?
2018-11-10 18:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Christian Community, Balmain, 27b Llewellyn Street, Balmain, NSW, 2041
You are invited to share a meal and some conversation in an open and gentle atmosphere. Please have a look here for more details.

Uriel Talk: The Second Death – signs in our times
2018-11-10 15:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Christian Community Hawthorn, 319 Auburn Rd, Hawthorn, Vic, 3122, Australia
Saturday 10th November (out-of-cycle) 3pm – 5pm URIEL TALKS at HAWTHORN* “Enlivening our Soul-Spirit Life through Sacraments”. Vicke von Behr, leading priest of The Christian Community, visiting from Berlin. Suggested donation $15/$10 members/conc. Enquiries: Cheryl 0458 124 088 Sponsored by the Ligsma Kirpe Trust and supported by ASinA- Vic Branch

DRAMA Prometheus Unbound
2018-11-09 19:00 - 22:00 (Australia/Sydney) | The Michael Centre, 37a Wellington Park Drive, Warranwood, Vic, Australia
DRAMA Prometheus Unbound by Shelley, Rehearsal presentation of Acts 1&2 by the Michael Drama Group, WARRANWOOD* Entry by donation.
Enquiries: Marcus Cox 0434 842 213,or Yasushi Hayashi 0499 685 881 Supported by the Michael Group

Synchronicity or Karma
2018-11-06 19:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
A wide-ranging exploration of “meaningful coincidence” through personal experience in relation to the Basilica of St Denis in Paris and the medieval cathedral and mystery school of Chartres. A talk with Jolyon Bromley starting a 7pm at Rudolf Steiner House.

Renewing links with friends over the threshold
2018-11-03 08:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
Renewing links with friends over the threshold. This is our festival for the dead. Everyone is welcome and you can find the details here.

The myth of Demeter and Persephone and the archetypal necessity for descending into Hades.
2018-10-30 19:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
Among other of their attributes and purposes, myths offer us a larger context within which to lay our individual suffering. Archetypal figures convey the universal, ancient and impersonal, and within this container they bestow on us a map, which enables us to better navigate ourselves and make sense of the world. Our suffering finds a place, it has necessity. It belongs on our transformative inner journey. We know ourselves (‘Know Thyself’) by knowing the archetypal patterns, for we are patterned beings in a patterned universe.
Through the myth of Demeter and Persephone we’ll explore: How does the soul come to love that which lives in the underworld? How are we even acquainted with and initiated into this subterranean realm? Why is it necessary to be abducted from our intense identification with Demeter’s life lived on the surface to encounter Hades and all that lies below? And can, like Persephone, we belong to and partner with both the upper and underworld? A talk with Kristina Dryza starting at 7pm at Rudolf Steiner House.

Saturday Morning Dialogue: The Mysteries of our Time
2018-10-27 10:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Now and Then Cafe, 204 HIgh St, Kew, Vic, 3101
The Mysteries of our Time” A transit from the Rosicrucian to the Manichean aspects.

Facilitators: Helen Branton 0415804485 – Maria J Garrido 0423274936 Street parking and long term parking at Kew Library. Public transport accessible. Sponsored by the Anthroposophical Society – Vic Branch, supported by Ligsma Kirpe Trust Fund.

Astronomy and the Spirit
2018-10-26 18:00 - 2018-10-28 14:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Harmony Centre, 11 Beresford St, Mittagong, NSW, 2575
WHAT CAN THE HUMAN BEING ACTUALLY EXPERIENCE AND COMPREHEND OF
WHAT IS OUTSIDE THE EARTH – AS WELL AS SPIRITUAL ASPECTS OF THE STARRY SKY
$350 per person (including all meals and accommodation) Places are limited and registration is required. Call Annet 0400 301 550 or email annet.vankesteren@gmail.com
David Bowden has taught astronomy, phenomenological (Goethean) physics, and projective geometry over the last 25 years in Rudolf Steiner high schools around Australia. He has co-written a book with Robert Powell, titled Astrogeographia. His current interests lie in researching the world of space and counter space, as it relates to the life forms and to physics – and with how the natural sciences can be transformed in a direction that the spirit of the times is calling for.
More details here

Sentience and Sacrifice
2018-10-23 19:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
“Those who maintain that human pain can be more intense than the pain felt by animals are talking without foundation. Pain in the animal is far, far more deep-seated than purely bodily pain in man can be.” Rudolf Steiner “The Human Spirit and the Animal Spirit”, Berlin, Nov 17 1910. A talk with Hal Ginges starting at 7pm at Rudolf Steiner House.

Synchronicity or karma?
2018-10-23 19:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
A wide-ranging exploration of “meaningful coincidence” through personal experience in relation to the Basilica of St Denis in Paris and the medieval cathedral and mystery school of Chartres. A talk with Jolyon Bromley.

Uriel talk: Bee Friendly
2018-10-20 15:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Christian Community Hawthorn, 319 Auburn Rd, Hawthorn, Vic, 3122, Australia
A “Bee Friendly” talk by Julie Armstrong who has just returned from the international conference in Holland – Learning from the Bees: Honeybee Landscape Humanbeing. Suggesteddonation$15/$10members/conc.

The Healing Power of Eurythmy: working with the melody of the human organs to bring harmony, through movement and the energies of the planets
2018-10-20 11:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Orana School, Kurrajong Room, Unwin Place, Weston, ACT, 2611, Australia
Birgith Lugosi, eurythmist and educator, co- founded, with Karl Kaltenbach and Burnum Burnum, Aurora Australis, the Anthroposophical College of the Arts, in Melbourne, offering the Orientation Year in Anthroposophy with sculpture, painting and eurythmy. Two years later, the 4 years full time Melbourne Eurythmy training began. The diploma is recognised in Dornach, is internationally recognised and the students are able to teach all around the world. In her Courses Birgith has engaged eurythmists from overseas and Australia, and has presented her Eurythmy Graduates at the graduation performances at the Goetheanum.
Birgith was the main teacher and artistic director of the College for many years and also completed the curative eurythmy training in England in 2003. She is also co-founder of the Eurythmy Guild in Victoria which later expanded into a Eurythmy Section, (vocational field), of work and which was actively incorporated within the School of Spiritual Science in Australia.
Birgith also founded The House of Fairy Tales in Melbourne for children and classes.

No experience is necessary; beginners are most welcome.

Venue: the Kurrajong room at Orana Steiner School
Date and Time: Saturday 20th October, 11 -1pm followed by lunch if you can stay; if so, please bring something to share, drinks will be provided.
Cost: $40, concession $25. Please ask as we wish everyone to be able to take up this opportunity and do not want to turn anyone away! Please advise you intend to come by the 10th October.

Café bookface and be-hive
2018-10-20 09:00 - 12:00, 2018-10-06 09:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Sydney) | The Michael Centre, 37a Wellington Park Drive, Warranwood, Vic, Australia
A pop up café to foster community and to enjoy a browse in the Michael Centre library.

Saving the honey bee, BD hive care, planting a bee-friendly garden, making a bee house
2018-10-14 10:00 - 16:00 (Australia/Sydney)
A biodynamics sydney event held in Marrickville
Pre-registration: contact 9550 1682 or
email: biodynamicssydney@gmail.com
facebook: biodynamics.sydney

Progress meeting and report
2018-10-13 13:30 - 16:30 (Australia/Sydney) | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
A progress meeting and report for members and friends of Rudolf Steiner House in Sydney.
This meeting is mainly an informal information session of finances, bookshop, activities over the past year and future activities.
AGENDA:-
1/ Activities during the past year.
2/ Finances.
3/ Bookshop situation and changes.
4/ Possible events Group.
5/ The future of Rudolf Steiner House and the Sydney Branch..

Working with meditation and self-development
2018-10-13 08:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
THE PRACTICE OF MEDITATION & WORKING WITH SELF-DEVELOPMENT
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.
Through working with meditation, self-development exercises and discussion we will develop a working knowledge of meditation and self-development to enthusiastically be able to work at this individually.
Join us just for a single workshop to experience meditating; to explore these and more questions. These workshops are based on Rudolf Steiner’s indications.
Working with meditation & self flyer

Feeling for lawn
2018-10-06 12:30 (Australia/Sydney) | The Michael Centre, 37a Wellington Park Drive, Warranwood, Vic, Australia
This day, six months after planting a new lawn, and six months after our beloved friend Pam Martin crossed over, we will open it up to walk on, sit on, roll upon, and share reflections (and eurythmy) about Autumn and Spring in a Michaelmas mood. Feel welcome to bring a picnic.

Eurythmy at Warranwood
2018-10-06 11:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Sydney) | The Michael Centre, 37a Wellington Park Drive, Warranwood, Vic, Australia
Soul Calendar Verse Eurythmy. Facilitated by trained eurythmist Sumie Nagura and trained speech formation speaker Yasushi Hayashi.

Listening to Country
2018-10-04 16:30 - 2018-10-07 14:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Shearwater Steiner School, 349 Left Bank Road, Mullumbimby, NSW, 2482
Listening to Country will take place on Bundjalung Country between the 4th and 7th October, at the Shearwater Steiner School in Mullumbimby.

Listening to Country is about listening to and learning from indigenous elders, knowledge keepers and artisans in ‘yarning circles’ or other settings chosen by the Elders present. Yarning circles create an opportunity to develop our cultural capacity to listen to and engage respectfully, insightfully and sensitively with indigenous law/lore, teachings, stories and art. Yarning circles encourage us to recognise indigenous perspectives and to develop our personal and collective understandings of the Sovereignty of Indigenous Knowledge and to build our awareness of and respect for place, for country and for its custodians.
Listening to Country invites you to be present in the moment, to have respectful interactions, to be open and honest, to listen deeply, to acknowledge the wisdom of others, and to offer your own knowledge appropriately in turn.

For more information

Michaelmas festival for the future
2018-09-30 16:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Aurora Australis, 2 Union Street, Kew, Vic, 3101, Australia
A Festival of participation for all members with the theme of ‘New Beginning’ through artistic (visual and performance) and spoken contributions, to build an experience of standing spiritually with the Time Spirit. Please bring something to share for a festive supper and a donation to acknowledge the artists’ gifts to us.

Evolution of Consciousness III
2018-09-30 14:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Living Arts Centre, Mt Barker School, 27 Sims Road, Mount Barker, SA, 5251
EVOLUTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Performed by Dawn Langman
with music by Katrina Stowe

VENUE
The Living Arts Centre
Mount Barker Waldorf School 27 Sims Road, Mount Barker
TICKETS
$25
$60 for 3 performances www.trybooking.com/WSWK
INFO quill@inkpot.com.au

SUNDAY 30TH SEPT, 2PM
Modern Drama – The Path to Our Future
Bookings: www.trybooking.com/WSVU

Evolution of Consciousness II
2018-09-29 19:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Living Arts Centre, Mt Barker School, 27 Sims Road, Mount Barker, SA, 5251
EVOLUTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Performed by Dawn Langman
with music by Katrina Stowe

VENUE
The Living Arts Centre
Mount Barker Waldorf School 27 Sims Road, Mount Barker
TICKETS
$25
$60 for 3 performances www.trybooking.com/WSWK
INFO quill@inkpot.com.au

SATURDAY 29TH SEPT, 7PM
From Shakespeare to Modern Drama Bookings: www.trybooking.com/WSVK
