The Empty Tomb
2022-04-17 17:00 - 18:30 (Australia/Sydney) | Online
An Easter Sunday Pictorial Contemplation
With artist and phenomenologist Fiona Campbell

This Easter Sunday afternoon webinar ponders the significance of the empty tomb for apostles Peter, John and Thomas in light of their special destinies.

St John’s Gospel provides us with unique portrayals of the apostles through descriptive scenes that hold keys to their particular paths through discipleship before and after the Resurrection. There is much about these three individualities that is significant for us today.
Using the paintings of two modern masters, Fiona Campbell will lead us through a contemplation of their artworks using an immersive form of phenomenological observation called ‘beholding’ that allows us to experience an artwork from within it.
Suggested reading: John 20
Registration
Register here!
Payment and Registration Details
After registration, participants will be sent the Zoom link one (1) hour beforehand.
Please login for the webinar via the Zoom app and not via Eventbrite.
A recording of the webinar will be available.
Cost: $20 or a donation of your choice is much appreciated.
Date: 5.00pm – 6.39pm AEsT, Sunday 17th April 2022
Presenter: Dr Fiona Campbell teaches interdisciplinary research training, communications and consciousness studies. She has a special interest in Goethean phenomenology and creative thinking. She is also a professional artist, trained at Tobias School of Art and Therapy in England in visual arts and artistic therapy. She has been painting and pondering the Easter theme for over 20 years.
For more information
Please see the flyer or contact Fiona Campbell

Transforming science through the phenomenological approach of Goethe
2022-04-23 - 2022-04-24 | Newcastle Waldorf School, 30 Reservoir Rd, Glendale, NSW, 2285, Australia
A two-day seminar for all those interested in seeing the world in a new way.
Hosted by the Newcastle Waldorf School with David Bowden, Brian Keats, Sophia Montefiore and Joanne Duncan.
Cost
Free but a donation of $50 per person requested towards catering for morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea on both days.
Preparation
For a week before the conference, sit quietly and observe with all your sense the flame of a beeswax candle, holding back on any analysing thoughts or judgements as much as possible. Then jot down your recollections of the phenomenon as objectively as you can.
Bring coloured pencils and your own notebook for observations and drawings.
Registration
Please contact sophia@newcastlewaldorfschool.news. edu.au or download the flyer.

The Heart in a Radiance of Stars
2022-05-13 - 2022-05-15
Presenters: Gillian Rogers, Irmhild Kleinhenz, Iris Curteis
These times present a call to individuals and communities to find new ways of being, to cultivate courage and a deep recognition for the interconnectedness of life in all its visible and invisible forms.
This series of online presentations will explore heart-thinking and the development and evolution of the etheric heart to find greater strength and insight to meet these challenges. Using storytelling, shared research and conversation, we will deepen our appreciation and understanding of the transformative capacity of the heart as an instrument for spiritual perception and heightened social consciousness.

Program
5 March, 2 April, 13-15 May
Over three weekends: two sessions online and culminating in May in a face-to-face three-day seminar in Dorrigo, northern NSW.
Venue
Online, with the seminar venue in Dorrigo, NSW.
Cost

Online sessions $50.00 per session
$80.00 for two sessions
Seminar $300.00 (not including food and accommodation)
To book
Transfer fees to Gillian Rogers
Commonwealth Bank Glebe
BSB 062172
Acc 00652362
Please add your name and the date of the session/s you are booking in to.
For more information
Read the flyer about this course, including program and presenter details, or contact Iris Curteis for more information.

Working with Steiner’s Colour lectures: image and lustre colours
2022-05-13 14:00 - 2022-08-05 16:00
A masterclass studio with artist Fiona Campbell
When we experience the life of colour,
we step out of our own skins and take part in cosmic life.

You are invited to join artist and researcher Fiona Campbell for an online masterclass (7 sessions) as she explores the nature of the image and lustre colours, as outlined the first Colour lectures, given by Rudolf Steiner in Dornach 6 to 8 May 1921 . Paint alongside her and share in her process as she explores the experience of green, black, incarnadine and white, in polarity to the shining soul qualities experienced in blue, red and yellow.
In these lectures, Steiner indicates how colour can affect our health, our sense of wellbeing, and our soul life. Distinguishing between the image and lustre nature of the seven colours form the basis of Steiner’s approach to painting. Here he lays a foundation for a practical technique of working with colour that leads to a new direction in artistic creativity.
You don’t have to be a trained artist, or even very experienced, to enjoy this course, but you do need self-motivation and some painting technique.
Background information
Steiner had an abiding desire to see a cultural and spiritual renewal emerge in the present time. through the arts. He said: ‘If you realise that art always has a relation to the spirit, you will understand that both in creating and appreciating it, art is something through which one enters the spiritual world.’
Following the success of her first online masterclass on Steiner’s Nine Training Sketches for the Painters, this course is an essential foundation of any artist interested in the anthroposophic approach to understanding colour. It is also a follow up to answer some of the questions that arose during the first course, but we welcome newcomers.
Who are the masterclasses for?

For artists, art therapists and art students looking to find a path of soul/spiritual development through the arts.
For anyone interested in gaining an appreciation of art as a revelation of spiritual realities through painting.

To get the most out of this course, it is anticipated participants work alongside Fiona in-class and on their own between the fortnightly sessions.
Required: basic watercolour wet-on-dry skills (you can use wet-on-wet or any other painting media, such as oils or acrylics, if you prefer, but technical advice is not directed towards these media).
Please note: this is not a step-by-step instructional class so not suitable for beginners unless you are adventurous and self-motivated!
What dates are the classes?
2-4pm AEST Friday afternoons
13 May-5 August
The masterclasses are recorded but live participation is preferred, unless your time zone makes this impossible.
How much does it cost?
Online series: $250 for 7×2 hr masterclasses or $42 for individual sessions.
How do I register?
Register here!
Payment details and a list of suggested materials and readings available upon registration.
For more information
For more information about the masterclass or for any questions, please contact Fiona Campbell

About Fiona Campbell
Fiona Campbell is a visual artist, researcher, lecturer and arts educator. She has an interdisciplinary PhD on creativity and cognition and has been a professional artist and arts educator for more than 30 years.
She is also teaches interdisciplinary research training and consciousness studies. She is a member of the Stream of Life Research Studio, where her focus is phenomenology and creative cognition.
You can find out more about Fiona, read about her teaching work at Sydney Rudolf Steiner College (where she has regularly taught since 1994) or listen to an ABC Soul Search interview with her about the anthroposophical approach to art.
You can view some of her colour studies of image and lustre here.

‘The laws of art are the hidden laws of the world.’
William Butler Yeats

Pedagogical Section work in Australia: An evening with Peggy Day-Hakker
2022-05-17 08:00 - 17:00 | Yarramundi Cultural Centre, 245 Lady Denman Dr, Canberra, ACT, 2600
Pedagogical Section work collaborating with Rudolf Steiner education communities today
The Canberra Branch is delighted to invite you to a special evening with Peggy Day-Hakker who will be sharing a general overview of the work of the Pedagogical Section of anthroposophy in Australia.
Peggy will be highlighting the ongoing research work associated with supporting Rudolf Steiner education, community building and meeting the challenges of our time.
The evening will allow plenty of time for discussion and will be of special interest to teachers, parents, boards and all community staff members.
For more information
Download the flyer for more information
Please RSVP to Hannah Semler or phone: 0402 782 632

Life Phases Holistic Biography Course
2022-05-17 19:00 - 2022-10-11 20:30 | Sydney Rudolf Steiner College, 307 Sussex St, Sydney, NSW, 2001, Australia
Life Phases – Online Course
A short course for anyone interested in exploring their own individual life story through Holistic Biography Work.
Led by Biography Work experts, Karl-Heinz Finke and Laura Summerfield, this self-paced short course invites students to explore their individual life stories; to learn about life phases, archetypes, and the development of the human journey, with an introduction to Anthroposophy.
Life Phases runs from 17 May to 11 October 2022 and includes 3 live online tutorial sessions, with a certificate upon completion.
No prior experience or qualification is needed.
Cost
Course Fee: $198 (incl. GST)
Find out more!
This course is facilitated by Sydney Rudolf Steiner College. For more information about the course and how to enrol, please contact Robyn Davis or look here for course details.

Telling the Difference: The Oral Art of Telling
2022-05-21 15:00 - 2022-07-30 17:00 | Online
The Oral Art of Telling Myths, Legends & Saga, Parables Fables, & Folktales – An Online Course

Presenter: Iris Curteis
All stories empower us to re-organise our thinking, re-interpret our experiences & act with integrity & a greater sense of our humanity. Myths, Legends, Sagas, Parables, Fables, & Folktales have different relationships to what we could call the sacred-spiritual, different social functions, & create different ways of working with individuals & in communities.
This six-part online, interactive course is about building your skills as a storyteller. If you use storytelling in child or adult education, parenting, community building, social justice, caregiving, inclusivity & diversity this course offers a practical introduction to the importance of ‘liminal space’, story openings & closings, & an experience of the different forms of Story, why we need them, how they work & how they need to be told.

Dates
21/05, 04/06, 18/06, 02/07, 16/07, 30/07
Session times: 3:00 p.m – 5:00 p.m
Cost
The individual sessions $70, seminar $400 (includes course material and zoom check-ins)
Bookings & inquiries: Iris Curteis or ring 0487 719 476
Flyer here
About Iris Curteis
Iris Curteis is an accomplished storyteller; her background includes visual art, speech formation and dramatic art (Europe), B.A. and B.A. hon. (creative writing), Ph.D. Storytelling and Community building (Australia). She has been working out of Anthroposophy for over 40 years.

Canberra Branch Members Dinner Gathering
2022-05-28 17:30 - 20:30 | Yarramundi Cultural Centre, 245 Lady Denman Dr, Canberra, ACT, 2600
Invitation to members to gather for dinner with Class holders of the School of Spiritual Science from around Australia

The Canberra Branch Committee is organising an evening with a delicious meal to be held in conjunction with First Class holders meeting from around Australia. It will be a great opportunity to catch-up with old friends, hear a little more about what is happening in anthroposophical circles in other states and to meet new people.

Bookings by 23 May 2022 at the latest. Guests are welcome.

How much does it cost?
A $20 contribution is much appreciated to help cover the expenses.

For more information
Download the flyer or contact Hannah Semler for more information

A Winter weekend arts retreat with Fiona Campbell
2022-06-03 - 2022-06-05 | Linuwel School, 133 Morpeth Road, Linuwel, NSW
This event has been postponed.

Vic Branch AGM and Whitsuntide Festival
2022-06-04 10:00 - 15:00 | Aurora Australis, 2 Union Street, Kew, Vic, 3101, Australia
The Victorian Branch Inc of the Anthroposophical Society in Australia
would like to warmly invite you to our
Festive Annual General Meeting and Whitsuntide Festival

Program
10am: Whitsuntide in Relation to our Karma, lecture by Birgith Lugosi
11am: Four Fold Man and Anthroposophical Medicine Lecture by Nikki Vuillermin
12 pm: Eurythmy Demonstration

12:30pm: Lunch
1.30pm: Annual General Meeting
Location

Aurora Australis
Anthroposophical College of the Arts,
2 Union St, Kew

Whitsun Celebration
2022-06-04 17:00 - 20:00 | The Michael Centre, 37a Wellington Park Drive, Warranwood, Vic, Australia
The Michael Festivals Group invites you and your family to a
Whitsun Celebration

You are warmly welcomed to attend the Michael Centre for a celebration of Whitsun evening on Saturday, 4 June from 5pm.

For more information
Please download the flyer for more information about the program and community sharing details.
Or contact Alison 0409 408 309
Online booking Whitsun 2022 RSVP

An introduction to the Anthroposophical Society and the School of Spiritual Science.
2022-06-11 23:00 - 2022-06-25 00:30 | Goetheanum online
The Goetheanum is inviting new members, friends or anyone interested in finding out more about the Society, to attend an online introduction to the Anthroposophical Society and the School of Spiritual Science.
Program
Please note that the program begins at 11pm AEST (times below are Swiss time).
Module I — 11 June 2022 (CEST)
Topic: The Anthroposophical Society and its School of Spiritual Science as a cosmopolitan impulse – Foundation and activities over the past hundred years
Language English with interpretation into German, Spanish and French.

15:00 – 15:30 h Welcome and contribution by Executive Council member Ueli Hurter
15:30 – 15:45 h Contribution from the Sections of the School of Spiritual Science
15:45 – 16:30 h Questions & conversation, moderated by Johannes Kronenberg

Module II — 18 June 2022 (CEST)
Topic: The Anthroposophical Society and its School of Spiritual Science as a cosmopolitan impulse – Current activities
Language English with interpretation into German, Spanish and French.

15:00 – 15:30 h Welcome and contribution by Executive Council member Ueli Hurter
15:30 – 15:45 h Contribution from Andrea de la Cruz (Youth Section)
15:45 – 16:30 h Questions & conversation, moderated by Johannes Kronenberg

Module III — 25 June 2022 (CEST)
Topic: The Anthroposophical Society and its School of Spiritual Science as a cosmopolitan impulse – Questions and future visions
Language English with interpretation into German, Spanish and French.

15:00 – 15:30 h Welcome and contribution by Executive Council member Ueli Hurter
15:30 – 15:45 h Contribution from the Goetheanum Stage
15:45 – 16:30 h Questions & conversation, moderated by Johannes Kronenberg

To register
Register here.

The Parsifal Project: a community arts project
2022-06-13 - 2025-05-04 | Living Arts Centre, Mt Barker School, 27 Sims Road, Mount Barker, SA, 5251
The Parsifal Project

The Parsifal Project is a community project that aspires towards a contemporary envisioning of the famous medieval legend, one that recontextualises the Parsifal legend for a modern multicultural audience.
What is it about?
Writers, poets, philosophers and artists tell us that myths and legends hold spiritual insights into the sacred wisdom of past cultures, but what about the spiritual insights we need to navigate our current world? Drawing on the cultural heritages we bring with us, the Parsifal Project seeks find meaningful resonance between this medieval myth and contemporary intergenerational audiences.
Using the talents of a diverse cast and a script written by playwright Peter Oswald, the project aims to make a significant contribution to our understanding of the Parsifal legend in light of Anthroposophy, as a cosmopolitan Michaelic impulse and as a metaphor for modern human development. The story is our future; if so, its mythic themes could be critical to today’s youth, to all of us.
Whether your interest is in the spiritual foundations of the legend, the literature, creative writing or performing, there is something here for anyone and everyone fascinated by the whole collection of Grail legends and its interpretations, medieval or modern, book or film.
Timeline for the project
The project has five stages highlighting different arts and media:

June – July 2022: Parsifal Unpacked
Completed. Explored the original story through performance, literary text and thematic discussion.
September – November 2022: Parsifal Reimagined
Completed. A series of writing workshops where we reimagine the story through the lens of current cultural perspectives.
January 2023 – November 2023 : Parsifal Rescripted
Ongoing script development in conjunction with performance-based creative development intensives with on-the-floor exploration on the themes explored in Stages 1 and 2.
February 2024 – February 2025: Parsifal Reinterpreted
Auditions, eurythmy and music workshops from February. Rehearsals begin in April 2024, using the script based on Parsifal Rescripted.
April -May 2025: The Parsifal Project performance
Saturday 26 April at 5.30 pm ACST
Saturday 3rd May at at 5.30 pm ACST
Sunday 4th May at 2.30 pm ACST
Venue: Living Arts Centre, Mount Barker Waldorf School, Mt Barker, SA

Project Director: Jo-anne Sarre, Artistic Director of Ink Pots Arts
Jo-anne Sarre has worked in the performing arts sector as a freelance director, actor, storyteller, playwright and educator since her four-year Speech and Drama training at The Harkness Studio, Sydney in 1986. She has a Diploma of Teaching (Primary 1980-1982), a Diploma of Creative Speech and Drama (The Harkness Studio in conjunction with The Goetheanum School of Spiritual Science 1983-1986) and first-class Honours in Drama (Flinders University 2009). Other trainings include MICHA in the US and various Michael Chekhov practitioners in the UK and Europe (1997-2009).
Jo-anne has performed in local, national and international arenas as an independent performing artist including as a freelance storyteller, with the Aphaia Eurythmy Group (Poetry Recitation), and as an actor with Ink Pot Theatre, The Rose Theatre Company and Portal Productions UK (The Soul’s Awakening). During her career, she has trained Steiner/Waldorf teachers across Australia (Rudolf Steiner College, Sheoak College), in the UK (Emerson College), India and China. This includes supporting teachers in their own artistic development in poetry recitation, storytelling, acting and directing as well as assisting in classrooms, directing plays etc with both primary and high school students. In 2016, she was also Assistant Voice Coach at Flinders University Drama Centre with Dawn Langman.
As co-founder of Ink Pot Theatre (the professional touring company) and founding Artistic Director of Ink Pot Arts Inc (a community arts not-for-profit), she has been actively engaged in bringing high-quality theatre as a catalyst for personal transformation and community cultural development inspired by Anthroposophy.

Feature image credit: Seamus McArdle
Photo credit: Jo-anne Sarre

“Most societies have come to define themselves by their historical myths and national narratives. We are, who we say we are… People grow up believing they live within a story … what is the story we believe we are living within? Where is our narrative going? “
Prof. David Blight, 2009

Parsifal Unpacked: Stage 1 of The Parsifal Project
2022-06-13 19:30 - 2022-07-16 21:00 | Online
An Ink Pot Arts Inc initiative
Parsifal Unpacked
A series of 6 webinars
introducing the story through image and text
Course Facilitator: Fiona Campbell, with guest artists, courtesy of Ink Pots Arts

What are the myths and legends we live by? Why do the Grail legends still speak to us today? And who was Parsifal? What roles do his sister Dindrane and half-brother Feirefis? What is the significance of the people around him? What might they represent for us in modern, multicultural Australia today?
Immerse yourself in this rich introduction to the Parsifal story. Using drama and image, this online course deconstructs this sacred story using artworks and snapshot performances from the definitive literary texts and clips from modern films.
Tell me more
We unpack the interwoven storylines of four different literary texts concerning Parsifal, touching on key characters of the central Grail and Arthurian cycles.
Later, we explore the story’s spiritual, artistic and cultural traditions to elicit its modern meanings for today.
The themes elicited from this course will form the basis of the Stage 2. Parsifal Reimagined online creative writing course in August – September 2022.
This course is a prerequisite for the Stage 2 creative writing course in Spring.

Stage 1. Program

Week 1: The mythic and historic roots of the story
Week 2: The central plot of Parzival/Perceval
Week 3: The circle of characters around the hero
Week 4: The sacred symbols and artefacts of the story
Week 5: The central role of Nature and environment in the story and its spiritual significance
Week 6: Bringing it all together – how does the story speak to us today?

Source texts may include:

Parzival by Wolfram von Eschenbach,
Perceval le Gallois by Chrétien de Troyes
The Peredur myth
Perlesvaus (The High Book of the Grail)
Artworks from medieval manuscripts and the Pre-Raphaelites
Eric Rohmer’s Perceval le Gallois and Wagner’s Parsifal

How much does it cost?
$200 full course or $160 for students (proof/documentation required)
Where do I register?
Bookings: You can register here
Flyer: Look here and share!
For more information: please contact Jo-anne Sarre

This course is Stage 1 of The Parsifal Project, a year-long multimedia community project.
For more information about the whole project, please look here.

About the facilitator and artists
Fiona Campbell
Fiona Campbell is a visual artist, researcher, lecturer and arts educator. She has an interdisciplinary PhD on creativity and cognition and has been a professional artist, writer and arts educator for 30 years.
She is a member of the Stream of Life Research Studio which explores the phenomenological nature and spirituality in human life; she also teaches research training, cultural and consciousness studies in higher education.
Fiona trained in visual arts at Tobias School of Art, England. As well as her doctorate (UTS), she holds a BA Honours in English & Linguistics (Macquarie University), a MA in Information Science (UTS) and a diploma in Waldorf Education (Emerson College), a diverse range of studies and trainings that inform her teaching and research work. She also has specialist knowledge in Communications, Anthroposophic studies, sacred art and cultural studies, notably the Arthurian and Grail legends.
You can find out more about Fiona at Painted Space, read about her teaching work at Sydney Rudolf Steiner College or listen to an ABC Soul Search interview about her anthroposophic-inspired approach to painting.
Jo-anne Sarre
Jo-anne Sarre has worked in the performing arts sector as a freelance director, actor, storyteller, playwright and educator since her four-year Speech and Drama training at The Harkness Studio, Sydney in 1986. She has a Diploma of Teaching (Primary 1980-1982), a Diploma of Creative Speech and Drama (The Harkness Studio in conjunction with The Goetheanum School of Spiritual Science 1983-1986) and first-class Honours in Drama (Flinders University 2009). Other trainings include MICHA in the US and various Michael Chekhov practitioners in the UK and Europe (1997-2009).
Jo-anne has performed in local, national and international arenas as an independent performing artist including as a freelance storyteller, with the Aphaia Eurythmy Group (Poetry Recitation), and as an actor with Ink Pot Theatre, The Rose Theatre Company and Portal Productions UK (The Soul’s Awakening). During her career, she has trained Steiner/Waldorf teachers across Australia (Rudolf Steiner College, Sheoak College), in the UK (Emerson College), India and China. This includes supporting teachers in their own artistic development in poetry recitation, storytelling, acting and directing as well as assisting in classrooms, directing plays etc with both primary and high school students. In 2016, she was also Assistant Voice Coach at Flinders University Drama Centre with Dawn Langman.
As co-founder of Ink Pot Theatre (the professional touring company) and founding Artistic Director of Ink Pot Arts Inc (a community arts not-for-profit), she has been actively engaged in bringing high-quality theatre as a catalyst for personal transformation and community cultural development inspired by Anthroposophy.

Featured image: Ghost Rider, h. koppdelaney ©flickr
Inserted mage: The Holy Grail is carried in, Arthur Rackham
Photos: courtesy of Fiona Campbell and Jo-anne Sarre

“Most societies have come to define themselves by their historical myths and national narratives. We are, who we say we are… People grow up believing they live within a story … what is the story we believe we are living within? Where is our narrative going? “
Prof. David Blight, 2009

The Human Journey
2022-06-14 - 2022-06-28 | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
A mid-Winter experience based on the story of Parzival’s struggles and encounters in life.

Lecture, artistic performances and workshops and an artworks exhibition on three floors for friends and the public. All welcome.
Events are free of charge.
Donations welcome to cover costs.
Materials for the workshops are $10 for the two artistic workshops on Saturday 25 June.

For more information
Please see the flyer for program details.

Winter Warming Life Stories
2022-06-15 18:00 - 2022-08-17 19:30 | Friends Meeting House, cnr Condamine and Bent st, Turner, ACT, 2612, Australia
Three evenings of sharing
Beginning with a bowl of soup followed by presentation and engaging activity

Canberra Branch members will be sharing some of their work and inviting us into the journey.
Commencing 15th June at 6pm – come share a bowl of soup and be ready for the evening’s activity.

Week 1: Gaia struggles: Finding our resilience in the face of threat, uncertainty and dilemma with Karl-Heinz Finke and Laura Summerfield
Week 2: A Creative Life with Judith Clingan OAM
Week 3: Einstein, Jung and Steiner: Making Science practical on the Threshold with Tim Bourke

A biographical approach using art and small group sharing to enhance our sense of security, connection, and choice with Karl-Heinz Finke and Laura Summerfield.
Find out more
Please download the flyer for more details.

Tas Branch St John's Festival
2022-06-19 15:30 - 17:30 | Rosehearth, 177 Waterworks Rd, Dynnyrne, TAS, 7005, Australia
The Tasmanian Branch of the Anthroposophical Society in Australia
presents
A St John’s Festival gathering
For details, download this flyer.
Please RSVP to Jane Bradshaw

藝術史教學 Teaching Art History
2022-07-10 - 2022-09-17
將內在生命融入以藝術、文化 意識與意識演化
Engaging the Inner Life with Art, Cultural
History and the Evolution of Consciousness
與Van James
This online course will present an overview of Art History in eight sessions particularly designed for educators interested in teaching adolescent students. It will include why this subject is important at this age and how it can be presented in a way that engages the young person at a critical time in their inner development. We will explore the History of Art by looking at painting and sculpture from different cultural periods, its significance for the time and how it expresses the evolving consciousness of its period. We will observe the techniques, methods and materials and discuss the stories contained in the pictures on many levels.
Illustrated lectures, conversations and questions, as well as artistic work will provide the pathway for experiencing how art is the family picture album of humanity and an illustrated glimpse into the evolution of consciousness.
English recording with live Chinese translation
英語演講並提供中文翻譯回放
When?

In USA (English)
July 10,17,31 (Asia) = July 9,16,30 (USA)
August 7,14,21 (Asia) = August 6,13,20 (USA)
September 4,18 (Asia) = September 3,17 (USA)
7:00 – 9:00 AM (Indian Standard Time)

(Click here to know your time zone)

In Asia (English/Chinese)
Thursdays, July 14, 21, August 4, 11, 18, and Sundays, Aug. 28, September 11, 25

亞洲時間(英語/中文)：
(週二)七月14日、21日、八月4日, 11日, 18日
(週日)八月28日、九月11日, 25日

通過精神感知向我揭示的人類進化規律，
在我的腦海中清晰地呈現在藝術的發展過程中。
–魯道夫施泰納，自傳。
Sponsored by NurturerStudio
本活動由NurturerStudio贊助
Contact
For more information, please look here
or download the flyer: English or Chinese)
電郵： nurturerstudio@gmail.com

“What had been revealed to me through spiritual perception
as the law of human evolution appeared in clear
manifestation before my mind in the development of art.”
– Rudolf Steiner, Course of My Life

Save the date! Envisioning the Future, Youth Section online 16 July
2022-07-16 15:00 - 17:00 | Goetheanum online
Coming together in the spirit of our common work
16 July 2022 online | 21-25 June 2023 at the Goetheanum

Greetings from the Youth Section at the Goetheanum!

We are reaching out to you today to invite you to save the date for two special gatherings.

In preparation for this call, we would like to ask for your help in shaping the content by sending us any questions relating to the Youth Section’s work that are currently living in your local groups.

Envisioning the Future | Youth Section Worldwide Call
The first meeting is an online call via Zoom on Saturday 16th of July 2022 from 15:00 – 17:00 CEST. At this meeting, Constanza Kaliks and Nathaniel Williams together with the Youth Section at the Goetheanum’s team would like to share with you their vision for the Section’s leadership transition period. We hope this will be the first of many moments in which we begin envisioning with you all the foundations of the new period of work that will start in Spring 2023, when Nathaniel Williams will overtake the leadership of our Section.

Some of the questions we would like to touch upon are:

What is the purpose and task of the Youth Section in the context of the Anthroposophical Movement and our present times?

How can we develop an understanding for our foundations, which in 2024 will become 100 years old.

And how can these inform our future steps? How is the relationship of the Youth Section to the rest of the movement, for example the School of Spiritual Science and the other Sections, the General Anthroposophical Society and the local Societies?

Additionally, we will also welcome the recently founded Youth Section in Oceania to our Worldwide Network!

Youth Section Co-Workers Gathering | June 2023 at the Goetheanum

The second save the date we would like to share with you is for a Youth Section Co-Workers Gathering at the Goetheanum from 21-25th June 2023. This gathering will be an opportunity for delegates of each local Youth Section to come to the Goetheanum and work with one another for an intensive week. It would be wonderful if you could already save the date and let us know if you would like to attend this and help shape the program. This event is organised in the spirit of out 2019 meeting “Building Bridges Beyond Borders”.

We hope you are as excited as we are to come together again, first online and then in person in a year’s time! Please let us know if you will be there.

With our best thoughts from the Goetheanum,

Andrea de la Cruz, Gaia Termopoli, Ioana Viscrianu, Jacinta Gorchs and
Johannes Kronenberg with Constanza Kaliks

Youth Section at the Goetheanum

Roots & Renewal
2022-07-22 08:00 - 09:30 | Online
An online series marking significant milestones in the 100-year renewal of anthroposophy

Hosted by the Regional Councils of the Anthroposophical Society in America
Join the Anthroposophical Society in America (ASA) for a new online series on the 100-year renewal and celebration of anthroposophy. We hope you will join the Eastern, Central, and Western Regional Councils as they host this engaging program of three online session.
SESSION 1: From Artemis to the Representative of Humanity and Beyond
When: July 22, 2022 at 8 am AEST
Exploring the connections between the burning of the Temple of Ephesus, the birth of Alexander the Great on 21 July 356 BC., and the burning of the 1st Goetheanum 100 years ago in 1922. This session will be enlivened with group eurythmy, singing, and break-out sessions. This session will be recorded and emailed after the live presentation.
We will be working with a compilation of Rudolf Steiner’s insights from these lectures:

World History in the Light of Anthroposophy – And as a Foundation for Knowledge of the Human Spirit, GA 233: Lecture IV, 27 December 1923 ~ Lecture V, 28 December 1923 ~ Lecture VIII, 31 December 1923, Dornach
The Easter Festival In Relation to the Mysteries, GA 233A, lecture IV. The Mysteries of Ephesus. The Aristotelian Categories, 22nd April, 1924, Dornach.

How do I register?
Register here!
SESSION 2: 100 years with the ‘Movement for Religious Renewal’
17 September 1922 at 8 am AEST
A panel of Christian Community Priests from the Regions, including Rev. Craig Wiggins
SESSION 3: The Founding of ‘The Esoteric Youth Group’
A snapshot into the biographies of the original members of the Circle. From The Esoteric School – Esoteric Lessons 1913-1923, in the collected works of Rudolf Steiner
October 17, 2022 at 8 am AEST
For more information
You can find more information about this series on the ASA website.

‘You know that among the many clichés which became current in the nineteenth century, it was said that the great pioneer of the nineteenth century closed his life by calling out to posterity: “More light!” As a matter of fact Goethe did not say “More light!” He lay on his couch breathing with difficulty and said: “Open the shutters!” That is the truth. The other is the cliché that has connected itself with it. The words Goethe really spoke are perhaps far more apt than the mere phrase “More light”. The state of things at the end of the nineteenth century does indeed arouse the feeling that our predecessors have closed the shutters. Then came the younger generation; they felt cramped; they felt that the shutters which the older generation had closed so tightly must be opened. Yes, my dear friends, I assure you that although I am old, I shall tell you more of how we can now attempt to open the shutters again.’
Rudolf Steiner, GA 217, THE YOUNGER GENERATION – Lecture 1 – Dornach, 3 October 1922

Palliative Care and Preparing for Death workshop
2022-07-30 - 2022-07-31 | Bellingen Youth Hub, 2 William St, Bellingen, NSW, 2454, Australia
A weekend workshop with the Anthroposophical Palliative Care Circle
30-31 July, Bellingen NSW

Confronting death can be overwhelming if we are not prepared. However, by developing deeper insights, accompanying the dying becomes a unique experience that brings a sense of reverence and fulfilment.
This workshop highlights home nursing care practices throughout the death process whilst creating meaning through ritual. We will consider the planning of after-death care options, including the three day vigil.
The aim of the workshop is to share information so that more informed and personal choices can be made in the emerging field of community death care.
Program and booking form
Download the flyer for information about the program and booking.
For more information
Please contact Charlotte Rogers.

Foundation Course in Holistic Biography Work
2022-08-11 - 2022-08-14 | Online
Foundation Course
Take Charge of your life: Apply the resources of Holistic Biography work.
The Foundation Course is designed to assist with taking charge of one’s life’s journey. It facilitates deeper understanding of the physical, social and mental developmental stages in one’s life.

This course is the pre-requisite for joining our 3-year Online Training Program.
It is also available as a stand-alone course for personal or professional development – either as Learning Pack only, or with optional online real-time sessions.
To receive the preparatory Learning Pack enrol before July 2022
When and how
Thursday 11/08/2022 – Sunday 14/08/2022
Online Sessions, 5 hours/day
Cost
Fee: 470 AUD
For more information
Look here for more information about the course or please contact Karl-Heinze Finke

Logos: Consecrating Humanity - a callout to artists
2022-08-15 - 2022-09-01
Celebrating the 100 years
of the Christian Community in our Melbourne Community

Dear Artistic Community,
You are invited to participate in the forthcoming Christian Community Art Exhibition in Melbourne from 2nd October to 13th November, 2022.
The art exhibition will begin the Melbourne celebrations of 100 years since the foundation of the The Christian Community in the world.
Logos: Consecrating Humanity conference information here.
Our exhibition theme explores the conference theme: Logos Consecrating Humanity.
For more information about art work submissions
We have altered the final date for entry from 1st August to 1st of September 2022 to give you more time to create your works for the exhibition.
Information about submissions
Entry form for artists

Art Exhibition Sub-Committee
We look forward to hearing from you and creating a beautiful exhibition celebrating ‘Logos Consecrating Humanity’.

Cheryl Nekvapil, Katherine Rudolph, Lisa Pearson

Callout for support: the APOAM Australian Post Graduate Orientation in Anthroposophic Medicine
2022-08-20 09:30 - 11:00 | Online
National Meeting for advance planning for
the APOAM Australian Post Graduate Orientation in Anthroposophic Medicine

Dear Members,
John and Sarah from the initial working group of the Australian Orientation in Anthroposophic Medicine (AOAM) would like to invite you to a Zoom meeting to share our initiative for this course. The initial inspiration for the course as well as where we are up to and what the next steps are that need to be taken in order for this to come to fruition will all be addressed in the meeting.
We are looking for support in particular areas, to be discussed during the meeting.
Skills required to implement this initiative
These areas include practical and networking skills, for example, finding and managing a venue, accommodation and catering, event management, general website administration, IT administrator for the online modules, marketing and publicity and financial/accounts management.
Agenda

An overview of the proposed course and current working group.
Overview of the curriculum.
Roles we are looking for help in and setting a date to formalise the uptake of roles.
Q & A

How to join the meeting
Time: 9:30 AM – 11 AM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney
Date: Saturday August 20, 2022
Join Zoom here
Meeting ID: 837 3332 8848
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Want to find out more?
For further information please contact John Holmes

Tranformative Art & Architecture (TAA) Module 3
2022-08-25 08:00 - 2022-09-25 17:00
The Human Being as Measure of All Things
Architectural Form and the Evolution of Consciousness

A Transformative Art & Architecture (TAA) seminar
An online 6-day seminar over 3 alternating weekends and 4 midweek evenings, starting on Saturday 27th August 2022, 9.45 am
What is it about?
To be able to objectively evaluate architectural form we must base our judgements on an objective set of criteria. From a spiritual perspective, the only truly objective criteria we have are those connected with the spiritual and physical nature of the human being.
The human being represents the 4th kingdom of nature, which stands in a close relationship to the three lower, animal, plant and mineral kingdoms . In this module we explore this very relationship between the four nature kingdoms. The progression of consciousness from the mineral – plant – and animal – to the human kingdom provides us with valuable insights as to the hierarchy of form as well as the link between form and consciousness. We conclude with a specific set of evaluation criteria.
Program
Over the three weekends participants will gain practical and theoretic insights into the following questions:

Why and how is the human being a universal point of reference for Architectural Form?
How is the development of consciousness mirrored both in the historic forms of art & architecture and in the forms of the 4 kingdoms of nature?
What relevance does the ascending hierarchy of form have with respect to our modern forms of art & architecture?
What is the Threefoldness of the Human Being and how is this mirrored in Architectural Form?
What is the relationship between the 3 dimensions of space and our faculties of thinking, feeling and willing?
What is the architectural equivalent of the “body” “soul” and “spirit”, of a building?
What objective criteria do we have by which architectural form is elevated to a higher level of consciousness?

Open lecture: Introductory Lecture about the aims and methods of Transformative Art & Architecture
Date: Thursday, 25th August 2022 7.30 – 9 pm (Melbourne Time)
This lecture is open to all and is compulsory for all new TAA students. Dedicated Zoom Link
If you cannot attend the lecture, a recording of a similar lecture is available via this Vimeo link.
Dates

Module 3-Level I will be offered over 3 alternating weekends and 4 midweek evenings, starting on Saturday 27th August 2022, 9.45 am
Cost

Discount rate if paid upfront for the full course

Professional: $900 (3 x $300)
Concession: $675 (3 x $225)
For Students: $450 (3 x $50)
Normal rate if paid per weekend
Professional: $1150 (3 x $350)
Concession: $825 (3 x $275)
For Students: $600 (3 x $200)
All payments dues in advance by the preceding Tuesday/s. The first payment due by Tuesday 23rd August 2022.
How to enrol
Complete this enrolment form and send it to Johannes & Sue
Upon payment you will receive an email the receipt, a more detailed program and the relevant zoom link which will remain the same for all sessions.
For more information
For more information, please visit the Biosculptural Architecture website

Song of the Lyrebird
2022-08-26 18:30 - 2022-09-08 20:30
Pacifica Eurythmy 2022 Graduation Programme
Song of the Lyrebird
An original tale featuring poetry and music, told through movement and gesture.
Locations & Dates

QLD: Samford Valley Steiner School, Friday 26 August 2022 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
QLD: Noosa Pengari Steiner School, Sunday 28 August 2022 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
NSW: Kameroi Rudolf Steiner School, Monday 5 September 2022 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
NSW: Lorien Novalis Steiner School, Tuesday 6 September 2022 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
NSW: Newcastle Waldorf School, Thursday 8 September 2022 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Bookings and information

Book here!
For more information, please contact Pacifica College or Download the flyer here.

Second Annual Erwin Berney Oration Fundraiser
2022-08-27 18:30 - 21:30 | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
“I Will Take It” (Frodo – Lord of the Rings)
Our Sacred Duty to Wrest from Ahriman what the Future Needs

Hosted by The St. John’s Branch of the Anthroposophical Society in Sydney

Are we nearing the end of humanity’s earthly evolution? Have we already succumbed to Ahriman? Can we have enthusiasm for what appears to be a grim future? We will explore Steiner’s counterbalances to live in this Technological Age.
About this event

Program: Live and online
6:30 – 8pm. Refreshments, music & social time
8 – 9pm. Zoom Presentation with Andrew Linnell
9 – 9:30 pm. Q&A

Booking
Book here!

Five Southern Hemisphere Post-Atlantean Cultural Ages
2022-08-31 19:00 - 2022-10-12 20:30 | Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000
What role do Southern Hemisphere high cultures play in the evolution of consciousness?
This series of lectures is relevant to anyone who wishes to understand the earth as a whole organism, not just people in the southern hemisphere!
Rudolf Steiner’s Seven Post-Atlantic cultural Epochs are located in the Mesopotamian Cradle. There are other cultures in the world that also play a role in guiding humanity. For example the emergence of the Mexican culture. But what of others: Australian, South American, African and Polynesian?
When?
Seven lectures: Wednesday evenings 7 – 8.30pm
August 31; September 7, 14, 21, 28; October 5, 12
Where?
This is a hybrid event, live at Rudolf Steiner House and online via Zoom.
A recurring Zoom link will be sent two days before the first event.
Recordings will be available afterward.
How to register
Register here!
For more information download the flyer or contact Martin Samson

Working with Steiner's Seven School Sketches - further training for the artist
2022-09-02 14:00 - 2022-11-25 16:00 | Online
A masterclass studio with artist Fiona Campbell
The Seven School (or Friedwart) Sketches motifs were given to the teachers as part of Rudolf Steiner’s new impulse for understanding both Art and Nature, to help students explore objective spiritual laws, where form arises out of colour, not the reverse. The series moves from nature moods through the four elements to culminate in a Madonna and Child motif.

What are the Training Sketches?
Theses sketches are part of a comprehensive portfolio known as the Training Sketches for the Artists. The Nine Training Sketches (Nature Moods) and the Goetheanum epochs motifs form a substantial part of this portfolio.
But these sketches are not images of external natural events; they refer to acts that are effective in nature and human, says Christiane Haid, head of the Visual Arts Section and the Section for the Literary Arts and Humanities at the Goetheanum. She believes dealing with the creative forces can become the starting point for facing tasks in healing the world.
You are invited to join artist and researcher Fiona Campbell for an online masterclass (seven sessions) as she works with these motifs as culmination of a year-long project to bring Steiner’s sketches and motifs to celebrate the centenary of Steiner’s gift to visual artists of the comprehensive portfolio known as the Training Sketches for the Artists.
You don’t have to be a professional artist, or even very experienced, to enjoy this course.
A training for the configuration of the soul
They are called training sketches, but sometimes people wonder what it is they are training. They are not guides to technique, nor are they supposed to be copied literally. They are not answers to what artworks of sunrises and trees and people should look like. Rather, they are a training for the soul. What does this mean?
Through working with each sketch, the painted is lead towards an inward experience of the motif. This opens up the way to true moral and spiritual experiences. By learning to unite herself with the inner essence of these motifs, the artist can reveal through her work traces of her soul experience of the cosmos.
Historical background
In June 2022 it will have been one hundred years since the painter and sculptor Henny Geck asked Rudolf Steiner for a course that would bring about a renewal of the art of paining. Steiner gave a series of motifs to the artists in the form of rough sketches, as a foundation for the renewal of the art of painting. the foundational program for painters seeking to work out of Anthroposophy. This program is comparable to the indications he gave to the eurythmists and has been practiced in different forms in anthroposophic art trainings since Steiner first gave the Nine Training Sketches to artist Henni Geck 100 years ago.
These masterclasses are part of a worldwide movement this year to celebrate Steiner’s artistic impulse, including the Goetheanum motifs, on the centenary of the burning down of the First Goetheanum. They are also offering lectures and courses to help realise Rudolf Steiner’s vision of a new impulse in the arts and make these motifs visible to the wider public.
Who are the masterclasses for?
For artists, Steiner teachers, art therapists and art students looking to find a path in soul/spiritual development through the arts; and for anyone interested in understanding more about Rudolf Steiner’s impulse in Art.
To get the most out of this course, it is anticipated that participants work alongside Fiona in-class and on their own between sessions.
Required

familiarity with Steiner’s or Goethe’s colour theories
basic watercolour wet-on-dry skills (you can use wet-on-wet or any other painting media, such as oils or acrylics, if you prefer but technical advice is not directed towards these media)

This is not a step-by-step instructional class so not suitable for beginners.
What dates are the classes?
2-4pm AEDT Friday afternoons
2/16/30 September, 14/28 October, 11/25 November.
Session 1: Sunrise
Session 2: Sunset
Session 3: Trees in Sunny Air
Session 4: Trees in Storm
Session 5: Sunlit Tree by a Waterfall
Session 6: Head Study
Session 7: Madonna and Child
How much does it cost?
Online series: $250 for 7×2 hr masterclasses or $42 for individual sessions.
Where do I register?
Register here!
Please register online. If you are a new participant please also complete the enrolment form.
You can download the enrolment form here (payment details and a list of suggested materials and readings included). The Zoom link will sent to you a few days before class.
Edited versions of the masterclasses are recorded but live participation is preferred, unless your time zone makes this impossible.
For more information
For more information about the masterclass or for any questions, please contact Fiona Campbell
You may also like to share this flyer with others.

About Fiona Campbell and her work

https://www.anthroposophyau.org.au/wp-content/uploads/CampbellSunMoonTreesVideoV6.mp4

Fiona Campbell is a visual artist, researcher, lecturer and arts educator. She has an interdisciplinary PhD on creativity and cognition. She has been a professional artist and arts educator for over 30 years.
She is also teaches interdisciplinary research training and consciousness studies. She is a member of the Stream of Life Research Studio, where her focus is phenomenology and creative cognition.
You can find out more about Fiona, read about her teaching work at Sydney Rudolf Steiner College (where she has taught since 1994) or listen to a recent ABC Soul Search interview with her about the anthroposophical approach to art.

‘and in the creations of the artist t here will appear to us
the traces of his soul experience in the cosmos’
(Steiner 1-4 January 1915).

Photo credit: Sunlit Tree by a Waterfall, © Fiona Campbell

Seeking resonance: the life-architecture of Gregory Burgess
2022-09-15 - 2023-01-01 | Dulux Gallery, Masson Road, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
Two exhibitions of architect Greg Burgess’s lifetime works

Seeking resonance: the life-architecture of Gregory Burgess.
15 September – 19 October: an architecture exhibition at the Dulux Gallery at the University of Melbourne. Please look here for more information or register to attend the opening here.
Gregory Burgess: From the Coalface
July 2022 – January 2023: An archival collections exhibition of Greg Burgess’s work at the Noel Shaw Gallery at the Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne.
Profile
Greg Burgess has been the principal designer for Gregory Burgess Architects, with an emphasis on architecture as a social, healing and ecological art. His international reputation has been established through a body of work including housing, community, cultural (including indigenous), educational, health, religious, commercial, exhibition design and urban design projects.
For more information about Greg Burgess’s practice, look here.
