New lecture series as livestream and on site at the Goetheanum
Today, freedom and responsibility form a field of tension that sheerly tears many people and societies apart. This lecture series of the Goetheanum shows, how a fruitful co-existence of responsibility and freedom can be created in the various fields of culture, medicine, science and in interaction with nature.
https://goetheanum.ch/en/news/new-lecture-series-the-responsibility-of-freedom

Now live on Goetheanum TV: Freedom and responsibility in medicine. A lecture by Matthias Girke & Georg Soldner

https://goetheanum.tv/programs/freedom_and_responsibility_in_medicine_girke_soldner?categoryId=130670

Defining anthroposophy isn’t easy. In 2022, Beer Verlag reissued a work by Ignaz Troxler in which his aphoristic fragments are summarized under the title ‹The Certainty of the Spirit›. The book constitutes an essential document for work on the sources and fundamental concepts of anthroposophy. Moreover, it makes it possible to bring back to the fore the too often forgotten early anthroposophist – Ignaz Troxler.

https://goetheanum.ch/en/news/how-can-we-define-anthroposophy

The General Anthroposophical Society is embarking on a reform process towards more participation and cosmopolitanism
https://goetheanum.ch/en/news/shaping-society-together

Since 2014 the WHO has worked towards integrating traditional, complementary and integrative medical approaches worldwide into healthcare systems. After Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine, the organization now also published training standards for Anthroposophic Medicine that will have global validity.
https://goetheanum.ch/en/news/who-publishes-training-standards-for-anthroposophic-medicine

Empathy with the world around us, dealing with loneliness and acting responsibly are challenges we face today as human beings. Wolfram von Eschenbach anticipated them in his Epic of Parzival. The Humanities Section at the Goetheanum is exploring this early approach to dealing with acquired and developed values in the field of tension between East and West.
https://goetheanum.ch/en/news/parzival-conference-with-swiss-premiere-of-parzival-and-feirefiz

Anthroposophic Medicine has always developed, practised and evaluated multimodal therapies based on its self-assigned remit of treating patients holistically – body, life organization, soul and spirit. This also applies to the syndrome of Cancer-Related Fatigue.
https://goetheanum.ch/en/news/efficacy-of-anthroposophic-medicine

Nathaniel Williams, head of the Youth Section, has created a new and forthcoming podcast and video series called «Questions of Courage», in collaboration with the Weekly Journal and Goetheanum TV. We will publish excerpts of his podcasted conversations here. In the first episode, he will introduce us to the concept of Courageous Questioning that inspired the series’ title.
https://goetheanum.ch/en/news/the-courage-to-confront-materialism

Marion Debus, Karin Michael and Adam Blanning have taken on the leadership of the Medical Section at the Goetheanum. As representatives of general practice, internal medicine, oncology, paediatrics and nursing they cover a broad range in medicine. They advocate active healthcare and the promotion of qualifications in all medical professions.
https://goetheanum.ch/en/news/trust-in-ones-own-life-forces

The recent series Contributions to Jewish Humanism provided by the General Anthroposophical Section at the Goetheanum focused on Primo Levi, Simone Weil, Hannah Arendt and Hans Jonas.
https://goetheanum.ch/en/news/jewish-humanism

The pen may be mightier than the sword, but we can’t escape the sword’s power to corrupt the word—the conditions under which the logos emerges are significant. Insulating and protecting expression and dialogue from the shadow of violence and economic influence is a fundamental challenge in political and cultural life.
https://goetheanum.ch/en/news/the-peace-potential-in-separating-nations-from-state

This Thursday (12 October) on goetheanum.tv: Livestream with Constanza Kaliks, Philipp Reubke and Peter Selg.
8 pm CEST / 2 pm EST
Celebrations of a Humanistic Pedagogy - Contributions to Rudolf Steiner's Courses on the Future 1922 - 1924.
https://goetheanum.tv/programs/contemporary-spiritual-life-education-ilkley

Between 2023 and 2029, ‘Faust Quartett’ will perform all of Franz Schubert‘s string quartets at the Goetheanum. A Schubertiade two days prior to each concert will introduce dances by Franz Schubert, to some of which audience members can dance with guidance from Barbara Leitherer.
https://goetheanum.ch/en/news/dancing-to-franz-schubert

After the 2023 General Assembly and with a view to the coming years, the Executive Council of the General Anthroposophical Society has nominated Stefan Hasler to join the Executive Council.
https://goetheanum.ch/en/news/stefan-hasler-nominated-for-the-executive-council

Adam Blanning, M.D., is one of the new leaders of the Medical Section at the Goetheanum. Here, he speaks with Charles Cross about a new course on physician burnout, held through the Physician’s Association for Anthroposophic Medicine.
https://goetheanum.ch/en/news/healing-the-healer-addressing-physician-burnout

The Goetheanum Garden Park is being continually developed. Most recently, the dye plant and cut flower gardens were relocated and a pond was created. Benches invite visitors to rest and enjoy the views across to Basel and France.
https://goetheanum.ch/en/news/new-beds-for-dye-plants-and-cut-flowers

A one-year further training in stage eurythmy started on 16 October as a cooperation of the Goetheanum Stage and Eurythmeum CH.
https://goetheanum.ch/en/news/new-stage-eurythmy-training

How about studying Anthroposophy online? 💻🌎 ✨

The Goetheanum Studium under the General Anthroposophical Section invites you to join our global study community for "5 Weekends of Anthroposophy"!

This online course features video lectures, art exercises, eurythmy practice, and in-depth discussion groups. All led by the Goetheanum faculty team!

🗓 5 weekends between January 12 and February 11, 2024

🌐 English is the primary language, but the Text-Based Study sessions may be held in German, English, and Portuguese/Spanish, depending on the number of participants.

📣 Check out our website for all the details and register today: https://studium.goetheanum.ch/en/online-studies

A permanent exhibition in the Goetheanum which opened at the end of September provides information on Rudolf Steiner, the Anthroposophical Society and the Sections of the School of Spiritual Science.
https://goetheanum.ch/en/news/new-permanent-exhibition

In 2023, the communication department at the Goetheanum reached a new dimension with the ‘goetheanum.tv’ portal. Weekly video productions from the work of the School of Spiritual Science are now accessible via the portal.
https://goetheanum.ch/en/news/goetheanum-tv-as-a-window-into-the-goetheanum