Annual Report 2008 AAG

General Anthroposophical Society 2008/2009

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Editorial ......................................................................................... 3 General Anthroposophical Society Interview with Stefano Gasperi ...................................................... 4 Highlights from 2008/2009 ........................................................... 6 School of Spiritual Science Youth Section ................................................................................ 7 Section for Mathematics and Astronomy ....................................... 8 Medical Section ............................................................................. 9 Natural Science Section ............................................................... 10 Pedagogical Section..................................................................... 11 Art Section .................................................................................. 12 Section for Agriculture................................................................. 13 Section for the Arts of Eurythmy, Speech, Drama and Music ....... 14 Section for the Literary Arts and Humanities................................ 15 Section for the Social Sciences..................................................... 16

Goetheanum The Year at the Goetheanum .......................................................17 Financial Report ............................................................................18 Addresses .....................................................................................21

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Editorial

Dear Members, It took more than 100 years to build Chartres Cathedral. Generations of craftsmen such us builders, stonemasons, carpenters, sculptors and many more contributed to this mighty structure without the opportunity to see the finished product with their own physical eyes. What force enabled them to achieve this? 85 years have passed since the Christmas Conference of 1923. At the new founding of the Anthroposophical Society during that Christmas Conference, Rudolf Steiner laid the Foundation Stone into every member’s heart. In pre-earthly life every human being meets with spiritual beings who carry human development and with whose destiny they are connected. Having arrived on earth the human being longs to re-connect to „The Being Anthroposophia this link. The path to Anthrois a force that demands posophy is an individual one vigorous attention.“ and its uniqueness cannot be repeated. The search on this Seija Zimmermann path leaves traces in our hearts, and it is these traces that are awakened through Anthroposophy, the Anthroposophical Society and through membership in it. Do we feel our connectedness to these forces with which we are linked, not only in our preearthly life but also in our night consciousness?

Can we acknowledge them? In this area we are easily unsettled, vulnerable and sometimes forlorn. But at the same time we are touched by the Seija deep feeling of belonging to humanity.

Zimmermann has been a member of the Executive Council since 2006.

Prior to this she worked as a general practitioner in Finland.

tion and the Michaelic character of our present time. Here I only wish to point to how these four core themes can help to bring the principal task of the Anthroposophical Society into our consciousness. If one looks at the activities of the individual sections from this aspect, it becomes clear that the work of the School of Spiritual Science is unthinkable without support from the membership near and far. Every single member deserves heartfelt thanks, that this work is possible through their spiritual and financial support.

This especially includes members’ participation in the spiritual work, at conferences, lectures and in working groups. The being Anthroposophia wants to live among us as a force which has as its foundation active mindfulness – to act out of freedom in ones social perceptions.

For the Executive Council Seija Zimmermann

The question of the most personal and individual forces, that enable us to fulfil what we have resolved to do on earth, stood in the centre, when, in stimulated discussions on spiritual research, at the start of their new session in the autumn of 2008, the members of the Executive Council tried to formulate a core theme for the work within the Anthroposophical Society.

The following four core themes will each be presented by one member of the Executive Council during spring 2009 in separate issues of “Anthroposophy Worldwide”: – Anthroposophical Christianity, the relationship between the being Anthroposophia, Karma and Reincarna-

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“Be Yourself, be King and Pope” – Interview with Stefano Gasperi –

What is the situation in Italy?

ness soul lay in the Italian Renaissance.

Stefano Gasperi: It is difficult to speak about one’s own country, because of a lack of detachment. It is as if one speaks about oneself .Italy is a young country that has only found its unity within the last 160 years. That does not refer to the national identity, which has not quite been discovered yet. There is a saying about the creation of my country: “Now that we have created Italy, only the Italians are missing”. And that is indeed the case. It is the political and ecclesiastical powers which prevent this self-discovery.

Also, a rich history continues to have an effect.

A phenomenon like the Mafia, with its tremendous ties to blood, family and revenge, can only be explained if one understands that in Italy the pre-Christian cultural epoch still lingers on. This mob-like tendency with all its privileges spoils our political and economical life. For years we have lived in political decadence. These are remnants from that time. Rudolf Steiner characterised Italy as an inverted Egypt whose folk-spirit has become that of Italy.

Does Italy belong to Middle Europe?

Travelling around Italy reminds one of old Rome.

The doctor Stefano Gasperi has been General Secretary of the Anthroposophical Society in Italy since 2007.

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Precisely, its culture of logic also still lingers on, particularly within Roman Catholicism and in the growing tide of intellectualism. But this is not the only Church in Italy. We have another churchlike structure –communism. After the Second World War Italy was the second largest communist country in Europe and that has shaped the whole of the cultural life in schools, the economy and the arts. It is surprising, but in their basic outlook on the state, Catholicism and Marxism are not so different. This state power, this enormous bureaucracy, is very painful for Italians. Already Dante felt this in his declaration: “Be yourself, be King and Pope”. He refers to the two powers of Church and State. The Church does not enable a turning toward the spiritual in a free way and the State does not enable a free social life through ones own free will and involvement. These are phenomena of the fourth, Greco-Latin cultural epoch, which interfere with the consciousness soul. And yet, let’s not forget that the birth of the conscious-

Italy is a large country, or maybe a long country.

In the North it stretches into Middle Europe and in the South into Africa. Whilst the North is mountainous crystalline, the South is volcano like sulphuric. This range is mirrored in the population. Therefore, different soul qualities are allotted around the country. Qualities of the consciousness soul are more likely to be found in the North and those of the sentient soul in the South. There is another subject that is not touched upon very much because historically it is still too close. That is the Civil War at the end of the Second World War. It created a big split in the population. So far it has not been possible to make this transparent. Today it is mirrored in our social life. Italy is strongly polarised, not into a North-South divide but politically. State and Church are difficult to keep apart and especially on an ethical level there is a gulf between nondenominational and denominational society.

The World admires Italy for its artistic ease, its “dolce vita“– how do you see that?

Rudolf Steiner sees in the Italian people a special sun quality and relationship to the sentient soul, that is to say a relationship to the world arising from the senses. This sould give Italy the task to find a relationship to the Spirit through the senses. The tendency toward ease, light and air can, however, slide into mysticism, just as a bond to the senses can emerge as materialism.

During the 20th century Italy and Germany formed the gruesome “Axis”. How can this be understood?

The joint taking up of arms was a bizarre caricature of a deep connection. Despite their differences, both nations have a strong relationship to the spiritual and physical.

How does Anthroposophy develop in Italy?

I live in Trentino, a place with a rich catholic history and presence. Despite this, Anthroposophy is blooming. In Italy we are in a young phase of Anthroposophy.

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Until the 60’s of the last century, anthroposoph- together. For Italy it is important to bestow ical life took place in private circles of a “theo- warmth onto the consciousness soul. Also, I am sophical nature”. Now sister movements are convinced that to accomplish Middle Europe’s developing. Therefore we experience this task, the German and the Italian Nation have to growth. We have 200 doctors. Annually more unite. During the Second World War we experienced a demonic caricathan 60.000 books ture of this unity. I will try

by Rudolf Steiner to foster a new, healthy, and other anthrofruitful connection and posophical authors deeper contact and coare sold and this operation. Also, I would increases every year like to improve the relaby 10%. One of the tionship between sister largest Italian pubmovements and the lishers, Mondadori, Anthroposophical Society. decided to publish With this in mind, we the four major intend to invite all anthroworks “Philosophy posophical initiatives and of Freedom”, groups to our next Annual “Occult Science” , General Meeting with the “How to achieve question of how the knowledge of the Christian impulse works Higher Worlds” through individual profesand “Theosophy”. sions today. I have organThousands of ised this Annual General copies have been Meeting in the hope that sold. Membership mother and daughter will numbers too, are enter into conversation. on the increase.

At the beginning of the modern era, Michelangelo’s David porWhat is the Outlook?

trays today’s mood, where scepticism and determination meet

I have only been General Secretary for two years.

For me an important question is which aspect of the consciousness soul can be enhanced by Italy and its distinct sentience?

Within the sentient soul lives a special quality of feeling, a kind of warmth of soul which can absorb the Michaelic impulse like a vessel of the consciousness soul. Light and warmth come

What should we wish for Italy?

A good question. I think that this Greco-roman model of a State will begin to fade away.

Giuseppe Verdi composed Italy’s cry for freedom in many colours. That goes through all his works.

You could wish the Italians what is expressed in the chorus of the slaves from Nabucco: “Va, pensiero, sull´ali dorate. Fly, thought, on wings of gold”.

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Anthroposophical Pioneers in the Far East Highlights from 2008/2009

During the 90s numerous anthroposophical initiatives developed in South and Central America, whilst today this is spreading mainly through countries in the Far East wherever an anthroposophical conference takes place, a first Waldorf School has been founded or the first therapeutical foundation begins its work. Thus, there has been a first Waldorf School in China for the past 5 years.

Japanese Waldorf pupils during the World Teachers’ Conference: Traditional Dance Now it teaches 55 pupils in six classes. The first working weekend on the role over to Mats-Ola Ohlsson in April 2008.

Foundation Stone in November Nana Göbel, too, stepped down as German 2008 was a “milestone”, says General Secretary after 3 years and handed over “Ambassadors of Western Astrid Schröter aus Chengdu. On to Hartwig Schiller. Die controversies within the culture have much to offer the initiative of Nana Göbel and German National Society made it impossible for to China if they are Hans Florenstein Mulder a meetNana Göbel to utilize her social-entrepreneurial prepared to await the ing was held prior to this event in skills in a meaningful way whilst at the same question.“ Hong Kong, where 13 Pedagotime having to cope with a demanding crisisgues from China, Taiwan and Astrid Schröter management. Now her expertise is again Europe met to discuss the translaemployed in the development work for the tion of Rudolf Steiner’s texts. The “Friends of Waldorf Education”. Last year’s aim is to use the picture rich Chinese written lanAnnual General Meeting in Germany was able to guage for Rudolf Steiner’s thoughts in such a regain a positive direction for the future. way, that a regression to the Chinese Confucian tradition becomes less likely. This demands new The third change for the international body relates to Australia. Norma Blackwood, formerly language creations. a Country Representative, has now become In Sweden training courses have started with a General Secretary for the sixth continent. future potential, as for example the Young Initiative Programme in Järna, which was born Besides contemporary issues such as the ecoout of the Youth Section. Its aim is to impart nomic crisis and climate change, the German practical and spiritual abilities to entrepreneurial speaking world has placed the subject of the young people so that their initiatives can Anthroposophical Society’s Christian Aspect and become a reality. In the weekly publication “Das Christ Awareness at the centre. In May 2008 the Goetheanum“ some of the 37 young people German National Society started with an essay from 18 countries were introduced, for example serialisation in the German edition of Ayman Zaher from Lebanon. In addition, 15 “Anthroposophy Worldwide” under the headworkers from different professions started a ing of: “The Future of Christianity”. three year course with Arthur Zajonc/USA with The Swiss National Society devoted its Annual the aim to develop meditation as a scientific Conference to the theme of Christianisation of research method. This initiative, as also the everyday life. Sergei Prokofieff has organised a Nordic Summer Conference “Creating Future”, number of conferences at the Goetheanum came into being owing to the Swedish General based on Rudolf Steiner’s Basic Works.

Secretary, Anders Kumlander, who handed his

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Awakening to One’s Own Questions – Youth Section –

In a time of social and ecological crisis it is particularly worthwhile to look toward the next generation because there the promising attitudes and abilities become visible. What do coworkers of the Youth Section notice? Guy Collins, co-worker of the section says: “When I think back to the atmosphere of the Summer Conference, I remember a special mood of peace and devoted serenity, as I have never experienced it before. It is a special quality of silence, which could easily be misinterpreted because it “What is important? runs parallel to high spirits and a To support one another!” fast pace of life. Young people can change their attitude from Elizabeth Wirsching one moment to the next; they can swing from loosing track to mindfulness of existential questions”.

The consequence, but also the cause of this ability to pause is the phenomena that increasingly many people are awakening to their own inner being. There is hardly a media format that does not give advice about meditation and inner personal development.

Elizabeth Wirsching has led the Youth Section since 2000.

She previously worked in Norway as a teacher.

It started with a small discussion group during the Youth Summer Conference in 2008. The students wish to continue with this exchange is. An international circle of young people from Germany, Finland, Brazil, the Netherlands and other countries developed. They met at Michaelmas and during the Holy Nights at the Goetheanum in order to look at the question about the inner man. “It required no programme, no long period of preparation. A short notice per e-mail was sufficient and 50 young people came to this meditative work.” Everyone who finds himself on a spiritual path of development would agree with this quote by Christian Morgenstern: “Those who seek the Truth seek it alone” That the opposite is also valid shows the experience of this study group and the meeting of the School of Spiritual Science during Ascension 2008. “Many young people feel that they need the support of a community on their path of development. That is not an imagination or a method, but an existential experience”, says Martin Stenius.

Unconstrained Perception

This experience is difficult to grasp by means of defined themes. Therefore, the meetings have few contextual precepts. “„Back to basics” is how trend researchers describe today’s spiritual longings, says Elizabeth Wirsching.

The summer conference, where the above mentioned meeting started, was itself an experiment full of contrasts between content and festival, earnestness and celebration. The Youth Section invited people through its network so they would talk about the motivation behind their involvement. “Why do you do what you do? “was the question, and this lead to personal narratives. One discovery was that when presentations are based on the question of why rather than how, they offer new insights, especially to the presenter. Therefore the presentations are predominantly aimed at one’s self because this kind of self-examination helps to awaken to deep inner questions, or to awaken to the hidden forces behind one’s own deeds. To enable access to these hidden forces is the most precious aim of the Youth Section.

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400 Years of “breathing” Planetary Orbits – Mathematical-Astronomical Section –

plations on Mars through Rudolf Steiner’s verses, Mars in Mythology and Knowledge of Man, as well as Mars as representative of the time spirit Samael and his mirroring in human history, all this was food for thought. Besides Venus in 2007, the second planetary earth neighbour has now been discussed.

In addition to this weekend conference two special colloquia on Mathematics and Astronomy took place. At the invitation of the Section, experts of both disciplines met for a scientific exchange. Last year, for example, the astronomical working group discussed the Zodiac and the significance of Astrology.

Vallis Marineris, the largest canyon in the planetary system, extends over the middle of the Red Planet

Oliver Conradt, physicist and educator, has led the MathematicalAstronomical Section at the Goetheanum since 2005.

In 1609, exactly four hundred years ago, the cosmos became human. This is how the historical fact can be understood, that in that year Johannes Kepler published his „astronomia nova. It contains a description of how the planets do not orbit around the sun in godlikeordered fashion but elliptical, and how they thus go through closeness and distance moving faster or slower. In the same year, Galileo was the first human being to observe the lunar surface with a telescope, noting in his “star messenger” that “not “godlike” as Aristotle has taught us„ but full of valleys and crevices, just like the earth”.

This is a disenchantment of the cosmos, because until then, at least in mathematical evaluation, the planetary cosmos still retained a godlike character. At the suggestion of the astronomical union, UNESCO took the opportunity to declare 2009 as year of Astronomy.

Already during the autumn of 2008 did the Mathematical-Astronomical Section contribute to this cosmic blessing with a weekend conference on the planet Mars. Due to its particularly elliptical orbit, Johannes Kepler was able to formulate his laws for planetary orbits. Contem-

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A highlight for the work within the Section is the mathematical study week in autumn which this year is dedicated to George Adams’s work “Universal Forces of Mechanics”. Before the Second World War, Adams was able to penetrate remarkably far into the consequences of projective geometry on natural observations. In addition, extracts from Peter Gschwind’s “Projective Microphysics“were discussed. Oliver Conradt, Leader of the Section, would like to make the early basic works accessible for Mathematics, just as Elisabeth Vreede did on an astronomical level,.

The Math-teachers conference in spring 2008 dealt with the Geometry lessons through all twelve classes. For the 2009 conference, the conference organisers would now like to take a similar approach to Arithmetic; from mental to integral arithmetic. This offers a wonderful opportunity, especially for new colleagues, to gain an overview of the curriculum in Waldorf schools.

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The Next Step – Medical Section –

Complimentary Medicine is increasingly in demand. According to a survey among 1200 patients in Switzerland, 60% of the population are being treated this way or apply it as self-help.

The legislative parameters for the recognition and marketability of the various complementary medical treatments are being negotiated.

“The character of anthropoAnthroposophical Medicine, sophical medicine transpires through its representatives, has through the encounter been involved in this process on between doctor and patient, a scientific and legislative level when the access path in Germany since 1976. One of of the disease is intuitively the most demanding tasks at perceived”. present is to ensure that, it has Michaela Glöckler Anthroposophical Medicine finds its rightful place within the academic world and to further the positive development of establishing Anthroposophical Medicine not only as a lecture series within the context of complementary medicine at the medical faculties, but to encourage young medicine students to graduate in this subject. At the University in Herdecke an accompanying course already exists which allows the students to gain qualifications as anthroposophical doctor alongside their regular medical studies.

Michaela Glöckler has been responsible for the Medical Section since 1988. She is a pediatrician and active in pedagogicalsocial, Christological, and artistic areas as well as in medicine.

With the founding of the hospital in Herdecke in 1969, and the founding of the Filderklinik some years later, anthroposophical medicine as emergency treatment reached the public and received tremendous attention. Rudolf Steiner’s wish, however, that Anthroposophical Medicine should be firmly grounded within academic medicine, is only underway in Switzerland (University of Bern) and Germany.

“Besides establishing anthroposophical medicine in the academic world, it is important for it to become more widespread” says Michaela Glöckler. “Increasingly positions within the Public Relations area of Anthroposophical Medicine are being created – not least within the Medical Section, where Heike Sommer has been responsible for PR since the summer of 2008.

Through commitment and accumulation of facts we have to keep in step with this development.“

As part of the initiative ELIANT, 2000 balloons started from the Goetheanum - some made it across the Alps.

This happens in three ways. Firstly, the training of doctors internationally continues. Cuba and Central America are now included. Then we are working on new forms of training concepts such as problem orientation and dialogue. The lecturers too keep each other informed as a mirroring tool. Self-development as an organ of student guidance is the key word.

The annual conference of the movement for Anthroposophical Medicine was devoted to the theme of identity. This is meaningful for the professional associations, too: “In the medical movement we are working on creating a stronger individual identity for the different professional disciplines. Last year this was possible in the context of the first World Curative Eurythmy Conference (documentation available). This year it is the Physiotherapists’ turn who, in the context of their symposium will work on their professional identity.” Thirdly, all anthroposophical medical professionals work on school and country specific regulations concerning the quality of tuition and regulatory criteria for professional recognition. Within the Medical Section we are working on re-publishing the medical circular, founded by Rudolf Steiner and Ita Wegman, after a pause of some years. It will share “thoughts, experiences, news and advice so that a unified identity and the feeling of cooperation within the varied landscape of anthroposophical medical movement can be nurtured.”

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Understanding Life, not explaining it – Natural Science Section/ Research Institute –

Johannes Kühl has led the Natural Science Section since 1996.

His scientific specialty is water as well as optics.

Following the move into the newly renovated Glasshouse, the co-workers of the Natural Science Section and the Section for Agriculture took a break as an opportunity to reflect on and review their work. In meetings and a week long retreat, three points arose: Research projects, which up to now were in the domain of the Section for Agriculture, were Dual stream of time. The embryonic form of monkeys already shows the cranial integrated into the Research shape of future higher species.

Institute. Nikolai Fuchs's entrepreneurial spirit and Johannes Kühl’s and extent of the work within the Section by speakJohannes Wirz’s philosophical and scientific ing about five major journeys - to Brazil, minds are adding new dynamics and energy to Australia, Finland, Egypt and Japan. the work. The questions of what signifies life Following the Glasshouse renovation in the sumand how it will develop were always at the cenmer of 2007, the question was asked whether tre of scientific work. They have been expanded the many work- and meeting rooms would be and intensified by the cross-over between studfully put to use in light of the limited funds for ies in philosophy and natural sciences during the research. Two years on, this question can happi20th century. The benefit for an understanding ly be answered in the affirmative. The of Rudolf Steiner’s lectures and writings is Glasshouse, with 13 full-or part time immense, because at the same time an idea researchers, has become the science centre at develops of a spiritual relationship, and Steiner’s the Goetheanum. The long list of publications in uniqueness and originality comes to the fore. the research centre’s annual report proves the Johannes Wirz, Biologist in the Section, gave the innovative force behind a collaborative commufirst jointly organised summer conference the nity. At the end of the report, which outlines the title “Understanding Life, not explaining it”. A numerous research projects, it says: “What we brilliant title, that asks for direct perception need…” The good news is that over the last rather than an indirect one. This demands an year, 20 foundations and corporations have supinner schooling process and discipline. Therefore ported our scientific and agricultural research the co-workers meet weekly to discuss general projects with 800.000 CHF. The other side of the anthroposophical and scientific issues as well as coin is, however, that the small percentage of exchanging information on ongoing research non-specific basic funding demands, that the projects. scientists constantly think in terms of projects, As part of this new impetus, the collegium of the which limits the scope of the work. It is therefore School of Spiritual Science has decided to mark our aim to increase the proportion of non-specifthe 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth ic funds to further natural science and agriculand to incorporate it into its work and joint pro- ture at the Goetheanum outside specific projgrammes. That too, proves a new format of ects. community building at the Goetheanum.

In addition to the way the Natural Science Section and the Section for Agriculture create a new format for scientific exchange, Johannes Kühl, Section Leader, presented a picture of the

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The Human Being – Pedagogical Section –

“Nature loves to hide” writes Heraclitus. Hence, it is not adequate to approach nature purely through accurate observation and then to draw conclusions from this observation, but a leading thought has to arise at the same time. Nowhere is this more important than when it comes to the nature of the human being.

“The great period of the psychology, which started with Carl Rogers in Berkeley, is coming to an end. Man is increasingly understood as a structure.” This is how Christof Wiechert, Leader of the Pedagogical Section, describes today’s image of the human being in education. This is what happens when the essence of a human being is sought only in material rationalizations.

Neurobiological research is the driving force behind it.

This view of man has consequences for pedagogy. Accor“Child observation helps the ding to Wiechert this means child in a way that could not abandoning the principle that be more lovingly.“ human development occurs in stages. The boundaries betChristof Wiechert ween lower and upper class, between Kindergarden and first class, between puberty and teenage erode. That which underlines the whole of Rudolf Steiner’s “Study of Man” and what pedagogues like Piaget, Guardini or Kretschmer observed as typical childhood phases is in danger to fall victim to neuro-plasticity. From the brain’s ability to develop one arrives at Christof Wiechert (from Holland) has led the Pedagogical Section since 2000. He is a teacher and a founder of training seminars.

constructivism. The greatest discoveries about the brain’s agility are of little use when they are not supported by the knowledge of what makes a human being a human being.

For the co-workers of the Pedagogical Section this undoubtedly means two things:-on the one hand, it is necessary to consciously and appropriately conceive the basics of Waldorf Pedagogy.

With this in mind, the research group meets regularly to work on individual lectures in the “Study of Man”. The results are then made available to pedagogues who are interested. In this way the anthroposophical foundation for Waldorf Schools has been strengthened for some years.

Acrobatic performance by pupils during the World Teachers' Conference 2008 at the Goetheanum

On the other hand, it means to take note of discoveries in the latest brain research and to look at them from a spiritual aspect of the being of Man. During the major world-conference for teachers under the title “Educating the Will – Awakening the Spirit in the Head” during Easter 2008, four afternoons were spent discussing the results of the latest brain- and sleep research from an anthroposophical viewpoint: for example the fact that nothing stimulates the brain more than musical activity.

This year the Pedagogical Section, together with the Medical Section, is assigning a major conference for educators to this step into modern academic research.

Highlights for Section activity are the schooling courses for child observations. Here, the technique and art of dialogue of how a collegium can find a way of devoting itself to a child’s soul- and spirit being and to become one organ of perception. “This commitment will be continued, now internationally”, says Christof Wiechert and emphasises the versatility of this special tool in Waldorf Pedagogy: “It reinforces collegial community building. It provides development for teachers; it brings us closer to heaven and helps the children in a way that could not be more lovingly”.

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Being Creatively Inspired by Rudolf Steiner – Art Section –

“Many anthroposophically orientated artists today find themselves at or near the boundary between what one should or must do. Here it is important that our inner forces of vision are sufficiently individual and vibrant in order to really take up and fructify Rudolf Steiner’s suggestions for the arts, which, indeed, have social significance”. This is how Mechthild Theilmann, coworker in the Art Section, describes the situation today. The summer conference “Art Today – Questions for our Age”, attended by 70 artists and friends, took this into account. Painters like Filip Desmet from Belgium, who draws the forming forces of “The more it is possible to nature with lavish brush strokes, place Anthroposophy into or the architect Fritz Wessling from the middle the greater the Portugal, who delves deeply into interest in it.” the atmosphere of places before Ursula Gruber starting his design, were both given the opportunity to describe their artistic approach. An exchange on the different research approaches followed in an open discussion. Here the step from tolerance to acceptance of the other way of working was successfully taken, says Ursula Gruber. Alexander Schaumann, who guided through an exhibition of conference participants’ work, also greatly contributed to this new collegial format. His ability to value different forms of working was catching.

Ursula Gruber studied sculpture in Salzburg, and has been responsible for the Art Section since 2006.

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“At the moment the Section feels like a newborn” says Mechthild Theilmann. “We are developing new inner tools in gentle steps”.

“Therefore, the artistic colloquia with Ursula Gruber is dealing with the question of how artistic observation and creativeness can gain a vibrant, far-sighted approach of the world’s heart.

Similar questions were also taken up at the conference with the theme of “The spiritual Dimension of Architecture”, which was attended by 80 architects and friends. Pieter van de Ree spoke about the inner schooling path when dealing with the forms of the Goetheanum and with modern architecture. Luigi Fiumara explored how architecture can promote the development of the individual.

Much of Rudolf Steiner’s artistic presence is to be found In more than 1000 preserved blackboard drawings

This year’s sculptor conference was dedicated to the etheric forms of warmth. Each sculptor drew a free form on the subject. An exchange followed about what was actually visible and what was experienced from the sketches of the other participants. This kind of work demands trust and mutual empathy, a virtue which appears to be on the increase. Then the sculptors examined where and how sculptures could be placed in the Goetheanum grounds to enhance the spiritual character of the place.

Highlight of the Section’s activities was an exhibition of the Spirit of our Time, Michael. The open invitation was taken up by 32 artists who exhibited 79 works. The exhibition represented a broad, sometimes confused spectrum of anthroposophically inspired art. For the next exhibitions it is intended to raise the profile with clearer guidelines on quality.

“In a work of art, spirit and substance enter into a new, delicate relationship with each other, which can make the onlooker feel inspired, awakened and sometimes even exalted. In a time when the creative, receptive middle realm is threatened with extinction, a real work of art reminds us what it means to be human. This is you! This is what Rudolf Steiner has shown us”, says Mechthild Theilmann.

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An Organism in the Making – Section for Agriculture* –

The present finance and economic crisis overshadows a far more sweeping challenge – the consequences of climate change and the hunger crisis. The warming up of the earth destroys agriculture especially there, where it is already built on weak ground, as for example in Central Africa. The war between Arab nomads and African farmers in Darfur/ Sudan is the first “climate war”, according to social philosopher Harald Welzer.

Nikolai Fuchs, a German agronomist, has led the Section for Agriculture at the Goetheanum since 2001.

how local authorities can be made aware of and foster conservation projects on farms or the study by Dr. Andreas Werries on questions of hygiene with the result that farms with a strengthened identity are better able to control problems caused by harmful microbes. On a practical level, frequent travel to agricultural colleges and farms; for example to the farm belonging to Jody Scheckter, the one-time formula I racing driver, or the farm “Marienhöhe” one of the pioneers of bio-dynamic agriculture.

How much biologic-dynamic and ecological farming is in demand here, proved the World Both the annual themes chosen for 2007 Agriculture Report (IAASTD) “Spirituality in Agriculture” and published in April 200. It gives the “Agricultural Course – how precedence to ecological forms do I live with this source of “Rudolf Steiner’s Agricultural of agriculture before gen techinspiration?” in 2008, stroke Course is neither bible nor nology in the fight against accord with the initiative manual, but a source worldwide hunger. group, the Section co-workers of inspiration.” and farmers. More than 800 In 2006 the Section for Nikolai Fuchs people attended the annual Agriculture focussed on the conference on Rudolf Steiner’s subject of “Climate Change”, agricultural lectures. The fact and in 2008 Nikolai Fuchs that the agricultural course is neither bible nor became involved in the discussions on a “Green manual, but a source of inspiration, gained Gen Technique” amongst agricultural profesfoothold in the bio-dynamic community sional associations in order to create more throughout the conference and numerous study awareness about the dangers of the gen techgroups. Maybe this is due to the fact that mainnology temptation. ly working farmers made the eight contributions The climate change and the hunger crisis show to Rudolf Steiner’s eight lectures, or that all how little life and its laws are understood. For working groups strictly adhered to the conferthis reason too, Nikolai Fuchs took a research ence theme, or maybe, that this theme was able sabbatical from July to December. This allowed to serve as continuation of the 2004 theme him to gain footing and tools for the research “Identity and Openness” into life. He discovered how fruitful it is to purAgriculture understood in its uniqueness is best sue ideas of philosophers such as Hans Jonas capable of fulfilling its being, says Rudolf Steiner. and leading Quantum Mechanics, who see life That has materialised in many thousands of as potentiality and communicator and to physiplaces worldwide. As the annual highlights cally experience this. In line with these studies, move towards the 2009 theme of “Christian the Section is following a research idea “in farm motifs of development for a future agriculture”, research” whereby the Demeter farm has this brings new challenges to bring Rudolf become the place for research rather than the Steiner’s proposal to fruition. science institute. The research project “Why animal husbandry on Demeter farms” has thus began.

Numerous reports are contained in the Section’s activity report published in January. Relating to research projects, Dr. Andreas Wolfart’s study of

* The research institute run by the Section for Natural Sciences is outlined on page 10.

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“I am from the Goetheanum! “

School of Spiritual Science

– Section for the Arts of Eurythmy, Speech, Drama & Music –

“How do I become a real human being? “ This question and aspiration was experienced by Margrethe Solstad, Leader of the Section for the Art of Eurythmy, Speech, Drama and Music in various places with “a frightening conformity”.

During her first year as Section Leader, perception of worldwide eurythmy and speech initiatives was at the centre. Visits to seminaries for eurythmy, curative eurythmy and speech, travels in Middle Europe, England and the USA gave her this impression.

„The more conscious I became of the spirit of movement, the less restrained is its application.“

Working with anthroposophy provides an even more striking insight into today’s disaffection.

Anthroposophy becomes a magnifying glass.

Rudolf Steiner, surprisingly, noted that one would become ill when beginning to occupy oneself Margrethe Solstad with Anthroposophy.

For Eurythmy, says Margrethe Solstad, this means that one is in danger to loose oneself into the perimeter. To be able to succumb to the stream of movement with its vitality and wisdom will only be possible in eurythmy if an inner stability is strengthened.

“Every day you are working in an area where you are led into a different reality. Do you have the Margrethe foundations to deal with this?” This is how Solstad founded and led eurythmy Margrethe Solstad describes the basic question in training in eurythmy about inner balance. This question is Norway for many particularly important today, because the need years. She was for inner development is growing. the Norwegian General Secretary, and has led the Section for the Arts of Eurythmy, Speech, Drama & Music since 2007.

The ability to perceive beyond the physical is on the increase even among children, as she noticed from amateur courses. The ability to consciously deal with this flexibility, however, is some way off, and it is important to understand movement and gesture in relation to the nature of Man. In the area of Music, continuity was at the centre for Michael Kurtz. The annual workshop for composers dealt with the Christian aspect in composition. Particular emphasis was given to the lyre and its possibilities for eurythmy.

Speech is in a difficult situation. The renewal of the basics has not yet been realised to the same

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Symphony/Eurythmy 2008. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Symphony No. 3, The Scottish Symphony

degree as in eurythmy. Nevertheless, the drama schools in Berlin and Stuttgart are succeeding with full courses with Jobst Langhans and Mr and Mrs Schlösser and new initiatives have arisen in place of the speech school at the Goetheanum which is now closed. They are hoping to begin this year with their training.

At present only a third of Waldorf Schools offer speech therapy in their curriculum, allowing only a limited occupational sector. The more welcome was the progress of the conference for speech in the autumn of 2008, with 130 participants. Next summer speech and eurythmy are to come together during a eurythmy symposium where these two arts will be at the centre. This will be followed by a eurythmy festival, organised by the Goetheanum stage. For a whole week four eurythmy ensembles will be staging large symphonic works.

Margrethe Solstad beams when she speaks of her work. Having spoken about what is most important she adds: “To meet each other at eyelevel during work is very important, especially for the co-workers of this Section. During my travels I am delighted to tell the local participants that I am from the Goetheanum!”

School of Spiritual Science

Language Coming into Being – Section for the Literary Arts and Humanities –

In our everyday life we assume that language is an impartial tool that helps us to communicate; that it serves as a “form” which we fill with “contents”.

The linguistics and literary studies of the 20th century, however, show that language is by its nature gifted to unite form and contents to make up one whole. Its form elements (sounds and rhythm etc.) show qualities capable of creating meaning beyond a conceptual significance which are linked to that about which they make a statement. Language is not just a medium which “transports” information, but it has a life of its own, it is a living being.

The development of language is very closely connected with the spiritual evolution of humanity.

Our relationship to it (and therefore also language itself) has undergone changes in the course of time. Out of this change we can understand, why we relate to language today in the sense characterized above. The further back we go in history, the more we experience language as a being which worked into man’s feeling and willing. And thus we finally arrive at the creative word which was “In the Beginning”, as we know it from the Prologue of St John’s Gospel.

Martina Maria Sam has led the Literary Arts & Humanities Section since 2000.

Her study on Rudolf Steiner’s language was published in English in 2007 as The Challenge of Spiritual Language.

tive gesture broadens an understanding of the word and links it to our feeling, thus retrieving it from all too abstract conceptual heights.

Reflecting on language in this sense, to nurture it and to make it fruitful is a fundamental aim of the Section for the Literary Arts and Humanities.

In 2009 this work finds expression, amongst others, in a conference for translators entitled The Esoteric in Language – Experiments and Approaches. How can fine nuances of one language – especially when they concern the spiritual – be expressed in another language in an appropriate form?

In everyday use of language as a carrier of information, we no longer experience something spirit-imbued. In order for Man to gain freedom in this sphere too, he had, for a certain period, to experience language, as a conceptual way of communication, mainly in his thinking. Now, however, we need to re-enter the lost spheres out of the freedom we have gained and reestablish a relationship to language in the way it has always been preserved in poetry. Instead of suffocating it with defined concepts, language must again be allowed to breathe. Only then can we once more begin to experience the soul and spirit beings weaving through it.

The cultural conferences in 2009 will focus on the Persian Epoch – the impulses of Zarathustra and Mani – and the changing of consciousness and clothing from Egypt to the present time. The annual Whitsun Conference on etheric perception and Christ’s relationship to nature will be in collaboration with the “School of Nature”. For the first time this year there will be a conference commemorating the life and work of Owen Barfield.

This is easily done by looking at the original picture forming quality of words: to take hold of points to an experience of touch. Re-calling inwardly builds up an impression of calling something back. The discovery of the imagina-

An overview of all conferences and initiatives can be found in the Section Programme. The twice yearly circular is a collation of essays on the various themes as well as reports about some of the events.

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School of Spiritual Science

Without Art there is no Way Forward – Social Science Section –

it of anthroposophy, to the Goetheanum. Thus, in spring 2008 the conference entitled “Sekem – A Social Art” and in autumn the conference entitled “Social Sculpture – Monte Azul” took place. Both Sekem, a cultural and economic initiative north of Cairo, and Monte Azul, a development aid project in the Favelas of Saõ Paulo, show that realisation of promising social ideas should always be an artistic process, if one focuses on the freedom and the strength of Paul Mackay, Leader of the individual iniSection and a banking expert tiative. The says: “The banking crash is conferences devastating for their employees were based and many others, those for around what example who are reliant on Ute Craemer, pension schemes. For world- Gerald Häfner, one of the lecturers at the conference founder of consciousness, however, the “Monte Azul” Monte-Azul, crash is important, because writes in her book, “together to find a way out collectively, as a society, we have to awaken of determined poverty to a self-determined, from the illusion that the growth of money sigawakened I.” nifies actual revenues.”

The leaders of the Section, Paul Mackay and Over the past year the Section’s work centred on Ulrich Roesch, were particularly interested in the whole span of the social idea and its fruitful reaching an understanding of the exceptional implementation. For one and a half days Paul karmic surroundings of the two initiators, Ute Mackay gave an overview of Rudolf Steiner’s Craemer and Ibrahim Abouleish. Whether it is national-economics course to students of the Rudolf Steiner, Ute Craemer or Ibrahim economic-scientific faculty of the AlanusAbouleish, individual ideas always need a supUniversity and to people generally interested. portive environment, which frequently tells us Anthroposophists have interpreted this fundamore about the special workings of karma and mental work on the economy in many different the supersensible dimension of great ideas than ways. “The intellectual dispute on the interprethe initiators themselves. tation belongs to the past, because it gets us nowhere. What does help us move forward is an Last year’s highlight for the Section was the exchange about the strength of making social meeting of more than 300 people in Prague ideas a reality”. Ulrich Roesch addressed this entitled “The Soul of Europe – on the Threshold of a New Society”. With “witnesses of that question in a heart-warming presentation. time”, which include Anezka Janatova and It should be mentioned that two artists, Wilfried Ulrich Roesch, exactly 40 years after the “Prague Reindl and Hermann Pohlmann, were behind the Spring”, a picture of a “Society with a human impulse to invite the two most significant, noncountenance” arose.

European social projects working out of the spir“The World is losing its sheaths” is how Leena Westergrén, General Secretary of the Anthroposophical Society in Finland, described present-day society during a visit to the Goetheanum. She pointed to the fact that the financial crisis, the climate change, but also events in the personal social realm, in family and working life, increasingly reveal the basic facts.

The financial crisis shows that money cannot work for you; the climate change unveils an economic injustice as its consequences affect mainly disadvantaged countries.

Paul Mackay led the Triodos Bank (NL) before joining the Society’s Executive Council in 1996.

Supported by Ulrich Rösch, he leads the Social Science Section.

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Goetheanum

New Beginnings Highlights from Anthroposophical Activities at the Goetheanum

The Collegium of the School for Spiritual Science at the Goetheanum.

„Despite the financial crisis and the tense political situation, I feel that we are entering a new era“, wrote Carina Schmid, Leader of the Eurythmy Stage at the Goetheanum in the December- issue of Anthroposophy Worldwide. And indeed, in 2008 much is new at the Goetheanum.

With structured basic and advanced studies in German and English, and a one year course with the title „Inner Life and Meditation“, a varied teaching programme within the General Section of the General Anthroposophical Society has become reality. With 30 participants, the mediation course was soon fully subscribed, so that Edda Nehmiz, Robin Schmid and Bodo v. Plato have to extend it to two years (“Basic Anthroposophy“ – “Inner Culture and Meditation“). This teaching project is supported by a special research initiative.

A group of 12 Anthroposophists including Ursula Flatters (Sweden), Troels Ussing (Denmark), Artur Zajonc (USA), Wolfgang Thomashitz (Austria), Ron Dunselmann (Netherlands) and three Goetheanum co-workers meets on two to three weekends per year to learn and appreciate the special way one of the group members works with meditation. The aim is to make meditation, as an anthroposophical competency, more visible.

In 2008 the Goetheanum Stage found the inner direction for a new production of the Mystery Dramas and at Christmas the premier of “The Portal of Initiation” was celebrated; at Easter 2009 it will be the premier of “The Soul’s Probation”.

The directors Gioia Falk and Christian Peter are interested in making the thresholds between physical and spiritual experience more tangible through the use of lighting and limited scenery. Also, in 2009 a two year training course for stage eurythmists started. “So that enthusiasm can turn into ability”, described Elsmarie Tenbrink the motif.

Following an initiative by committed mothers around Franziska v. Nell, a conference on family

culture, originally founded by Manfred SchmidtBrabant, found its re-birth in the autumn of 2008. The “intrepid spiritual realism” as it was outlined by one participant, may have been a reason behind a first visit to the Goetheanum by around a third of the participants. This conference will be continued in 2010.

The Day of Culture “Sufism – The Inner Side of Islam“took place in co-operation with the “Festival culturescape”, Basel. The organizer, Jurriaan Coiman, every year introduces the musical and dance culture of an eastern country.

Together with the anthroposophical specialists on Islam, Christine Gruvez and Joachim Daniel and the renowned expert of the Islamic World for Sufism, Mahmud Kilic, it was possible to build bridges between the religions.

A twice yearly programme that introduces conferences and study courses is aimed at people who are less familiar with Anthroposophy, and who may thus find their way to the Goetheanum. So that it is people rather than ideas who are building the bridges, the organisers and lecturers have a say in the interviews.

“First Interdisciplinary Economic Forum”, is the title of another new beginning. Following an initiative by Christine Blanke, 80 leaders from the economic and cultural life met around the theme “Warmth in the Organisation”. In 2009 a second forum is planned with the title “Speed in the Organisation”. And so to sustainability. In 2008 a first colloquia took place organised by Alexandra Traun with artists and sustainability researchers, and this year a second one is planned with the title “Confronting Evil”.

So that much new can come about something has to go. The greatest of all finals was the third and penultimate Symphony-Tour by the Goetheanum Eurythmy Stage and the “Eurythmeum”, Stuttgart.

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General Anthroposophical Society

Financial Report 2008 and comments to Budget 2009

The broadening recession necessitates very careful planning and review of existing priorities and plans for the Goetheanum. It is also a time where clear initiatives and activity with a grounding in spiritual perspectives are sorely needed.

We are mindful of, and grateful for, the ongoing and deep commitment and support of friends and members who have expressed their connection in many ways, not the least of which is financial.

Profit and Loss 2008 The finance year 2008 closed with a small loss of 77,989 Sfr on an actual turnover of 26,977,154 Sfr. Group areas held to their budgets, with the significant exception of the Stage which showed an operating deviation (to budget) of 1.1 mio Sfr. This was primarily due to the Mystery Dramas and their additional impact on other segments of the stage.

Coworker salaries for 2008 at 12.4 Mio Sfr were 338 TSfr less than the year prior (and under 50% Balance sheet All amounts in thousand CHF

Cash on hand, Bank accounts Receivables Prepaid expenses, deferred charges Current Assets Liabilities Accrued Liabilities Accrued Expenses and deferred charges

Short term Liabilities Securities, reversionary deposits 1), Loans Holdings and investments 2) Financial Assets Properties 3) Goetheanum-Buildings Fixed assets Loans and Mortgages 4) Pension obligations Reversionary donations 5) Long term Liabilities Funds 6) Equity Capital Surplus Income 2007 Expenditure Surplus 2008 Total

31.12.08 Assets Liabilities 634 854 786 2'273 1'672 400 899 2'970 5'096 3'738 8'834 5'875 2'344 8'219

31.12.07 Assets Liabilities 3'048 1'918 230 5'196 1'382 400 776 2'558 4'544 3'738 8'282 6'046 3'736 9'782

5'201 397 7'995 13'593 2'151 690

7'418 494 8'140 16'052 3'960 429 261

19'326

78 19'326

23'260

23'260

1) Donations with right of recall. The parallel position appears under “Reversionary donations”.

2) Holdings in WELEDA AG and a minority holding in Vital AG. 3) Apartments for co-workers.

4) Interest bearing loans from private individuals/institutions and mortgages from banks.

5) Donations with right of recall. The recall percentage is low.

6) Internal designated funds for School of Spiritual Science activities.

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of total expenses representing a very low percentage, as many NGO’s have personnel expenses nearing 75% of total costs) Event costs, including the (first) Mystery Drama, were 1.1 mio Sfr above 2007. All in all, non-personnel costs at 10,3 mio were 217 TSfr more than the year prior. This was possible due to savings in several areas. Even with extraordinary depreciation of the Glass House and Great Hall, overall depreciation and investments were 1,3 mio Sfr less than in 2007.

Nearly all countries managed to meet their membership contribution obligations. However, total membership income decreased by 256 TSfr from 2007. Goetheanum income from services and events was 12.3 Mio Sfr. This includes designated gifts (also for the Mystery Dramas) which were one million higher than the year before. Overall, total gifts were higher in 2008 than the year prior; a strong and positive sign of the interest and generosity of members and friends. However, free gifts and legacies, although up by 281 TSfr from last year, were below budget. We executed the sale of a residential property in January to two related anthroposophical foundations, resulting in 3 mio Sfr in additional income (shown under real estate) which was applied towards expenses in the stage and repayment of loans. (In 2008 we also received full disposition of another residential property in Arlesheim) Overall, 2008 was a difficult year for the Goetheanum, as extra expenses ( stage 1.1 mio Sfr), lower institutional and members contributions (676 TSfr) lower legacies (770 TSfr) and repayment of significant loans (1.9 mio Sfr) and mortgages (330 TSfr) totalling approximately 4.8 mio Sfr reduced remaining cash reserves substantially and strained liquidity throughout the year.

Balance Sheet December 31, 2008 Liabilities and assets reduced by 3.9 mio Sfr from 23.3 mio Sfr to 19.3 mio Sfr. This was a result of reductions in cash positions used over the year to pay liabilities and general costs. Furthermore, we applied several internal fund positions to

compensate for extraordinary depreciation on the Glass House and Great Hall and to cover losses in several Sections.

TSfr), the Great Hall (480 TSfr) and depreciation of 171 TSfr in ordinary residential real estate (6 mio to 5.8 mio)

The reduction of cash assets from the previous year of 2.4 mio Sfr is primarily due to exchanges in assets between cash and investment positions which were applied in the course of the year to meet regular payment obligations. We directed a portion of the property sale income for the repayment of several larger outstanding loans, affecting our balance sheet liabilities by over 1.5 mio., as well as covering a loss of income due to lower legacies (729 TSfr actual compared to 1.5 mio Sfr budget) and lower institutional contributions (1.98 mio Sfr instead of 2.3 mio Sfr).

General financial assets and investments increased slightly from 8.3 to 8.8 mio Sfr by the end of the year due primarily to the exchange of cash during the year for securities. Property, plant and equipment decreased by 1.6 mio Sfr due to depreciation of the Glasshouse (911

Short term liabilities increased from 2.6 to 3 mio Sfr while long term liabilities were reduced by 2.5 million to 13.59 mio Sfr including mortgages (310 TSfr) from the sale proceeds of property.

We also repaid 1.9 million in direct loans. The reduction of long term liabilities, while creating considerable pressure on liquidity, is overall positive , even necessary, for the Goetheanum. We either repaid or converted just under 150 TSfr in “gifts with right of recall”. (These are technically loans, but are given with the intent of a donation. The rate of recall is historically very low).

We also applied internal (Board or donor designated) funds (liabilities) towards depreciation expenses by 1.8 million. Thus assets and liabilities reduced by a total of 3.9 million Sfr.

Profit and Loss Account All amounts in thousands CHF

Expenditure 2008 Staff income 12'405 Administration 930 Travel and vehicles 380 Information and Advertising 500 Events Costs 1) 5'015 Materials and Production Costs 778 Building, grounds, furnishing 758 Energy 691 Appropriations and levies/social security 221 Insurance and Consultations 653 Value adjustments 2) 68 Allocation to funds, reserves 320 Interest and other Expenditure 3) 1'445 Co-worker housing 1'188 Extraordinary expenses 186 Investments/depreciation 4) 1'437 Income Surplus 2007 Total 26'977

2007 12'742 992 474 496 3'933 929 857 621 215 755 434 393 4'611 1'083 1'152 2'765 262 32'714

2008 4'500 1'990 1'783 74 960 62 1'352 1'415 333 4'251 1'460 729 2'107 1'028 4'646 209 78 26'977

2007 4'757 2'409 1'279 64 835 95 1'322 1'483 242 3'298 1'567 341 2'571 10'399 1'898 154

Income Membership contributions Institutional Contributions Conferences, Courses, Events Publications and Brochures Artistic Presentations Guided Tours and Exhibits Misc. Services „Das Goetheanum“ weekly Student fees Designated Donations Donations Legacies Release of funds Interest and other earnings Co-worker housing 5) Other income Expenditure Surplus 2008 Total 1) 2) 3) 4) 5)

Mystery Dramas and Conferences Depreciation of fixed and liquid assets Interest, securities, exchange rate losses, internal expense Mainly depreciation of Great Hall and Glass House Sale of property, revenue 3 Mio. CHF

32'714

Budget 2009 and outlook Looking forward, the Executive Council expects a difficult general economic situation for 2009, and therefore has carefully reviewed all cost areas for further reductions. In addition every effort will be undertaken to enhance and increase income during the year.

In general we have maintained a hiring freeze on net additions to our coworker number at the Goetheanum with the notable exception of the Mystery Dramas. At the same time, the Council approved a necessary 1% cost-of-living adjustment in the Basic Income level of the salary structure (which also includes a Function Level and Social Component) for each coworker.

In the administration of the Society budgeted costs are similar to 2008 and in some areas (Building Administration) budgets have been slightly reduced. The Stage and Technical Operations presented a budget with no general increases for 2009, with the exception of the Mystery Drama production. Primary costs are remuneration expenses for a total of nearly 30 people (eurythmists and actors). The Mystery Dramas belong to the core tasks of the Stage and the Goetheanum. The net expense budget for the Mystery Dramas is 2,2 million Sfr. This amount necessitates additional and special fundraising requirements for the Goetheanum, and will need to be secured or pledged by the middle of 2009. A significant part of this amount has already been pledged. We have budgeted the income needed, but not yet secured, under “Extraordinary Income”. The Goetheanum is focused on doing everything possible to bring all four Dramas by 2010 on the Stage. However, the remaining „extra“ costs of approximately

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Overall Result 2008/ Budget 2008/ Budget 2009 (not including transparency project) All amounts in thousands CHF

A. Operating Costs

Results per area 2008

Budget 2008

Budget 2009

Expense

Income

Net

Expense

Income

Net

Expense

Income

Net

Gen. Anthroposophical Society 1'733

247

-1'486

1'682

175

-1'506

1'431

Public Relations

287

0

-286

238

1

-237

204

Documentation

649

257

-392

485

129

-356

512

151

Conferences and Events Society

223

339

116

128

245

118

242

417

175

Finance

382

0

-382

372

9

-363

388

8

-380

Human Resources

735

83

-652

609

42

55

-596

IT and EDP

296

9

-286

306

"Das Goetheanum" magazine

1'444

1'419

-25

1'375

Properties and real estate

1'220

4'679

3'459

1'175

28

2'234 1'837

24

4'500

0

Executive Council and Secretariat

Donations Institutional Contributions Membership Contributions Legacies Other Income

-1'431 -204 -361

-567

651

-306

362

1'375

0

1'349

1'350

1

1'500

325

999

1'360

361

2'206

2'300

2'300

2'300

2'300

1'837

2'300

2'300

2'300

2'300

4'476

4'540

4'540

4'675

4'675

846

846

1'500

1'500

700

700

1'592

1'592

300

300

2'322

2'322

-362

868

173

-696

51

-51

75

7'890

18'215

10'325

6'418

14'415

7'998

6'213

15'638

9'425

698

606

-92

426

358

-68

677

577

-100

340

277

-63

232

147

-85

391

250

-141

832

827

-4

1'073

1'044

-29

504

470

-34

1'016

708

-308

929

612

-317

896

593

-303

Section for Agriculture

829

687

-142

534

393

-141

577

435

-142

Section for Mathematics and Astronomy

213

43

-170

204

24

-180

198

23

-175 -150

Other Expenditures Total Society

-75

School of Spiritual Science General Anthroposophical Section (including Studies and Further Education)

Pedagogical Section Natural Science Section

1'960

1'810

-150

1'950

1'800

-150

1'570

1'420

Section for Social Sciences

402

282

-120

328

214

-114

314

189

-125

Section for the Literary Arts and Huminaties

297

126

-171

291

117

-174

280

94

-186

Medical Section

Section for the Art of Eurythmy, Speech, Drama and Music

314

136

-178

302

97

-205

316

111

-205

Art Section

215

24

-191

204

24

-180

217

26

-191

Youth Section

362

150

-212

434

227

-207

418

212

-206

7'137

5'398

-1'739

6'675

4'910

-1'765

5'967

4'150

-1'817

5'758

1'892

-3'866

4'536

1'746

-2'790

5'332

1'424

-3'908

2'582

378

-2'204

1'278

54

-1'225

Total School of Spiritual Science Goetheanum Goetheanum-Stage (including Mystery Dramas 2009)

Reception and Events incl. catering

1'492

353

-1'138

1'135

65

-1'069

3'242

809

-2'432

3'477

986

-2'491

3'441

965

-2'475

Total Goetheanum

10'491

3'054

-7'437

9'147

2'797

-6'350

10'051

2'443

-7'608

Total Operating Costs

25'518

26'667

1'149

22'240

22'122

-118

22'231

22'231

0

1'459

231

-1'228

350

350

0

624

624

0

25'518

26'667

1'149

22'240

22'122

-118

22'231

22'231

0

1'459

231

-1'228

350

350

0

624

624

0

26'977

26'898

-78

22'590

22'472

-118

22'855

22'855

0

Goetheanum-Building

Investments incl. Depreciation Summary Operating Costs Investments incl. Depreciation Total Results to Budget

Cornelius Pietzner founded a curative education initiative in the USA, and was a member of the General Council of the Anthroposophical Society in America, as well as president of the Camphill Association of North America.

He has been the Treasurer of the General Anthroposophical Society since 2002.

1.1 million Sfr in 2009 must be covered through additional resources and gifts .

The budget reflects a significant reduction of 800 TSfr income from legacies from 1.5 million to 700 TSfr. This is a necessary, difficult and important step for the integrity of the Goetheanum budget. This loss of budgeted income can not simply be shifted to another line item and has created the necessity to reduce certain activities of the Goetheanum such as administrative costs, Building administration and certain expenses in some Sections.

The budgeted membership contributions have increased by 135 TSfr. With these combined measures the Executive Council approved a balanced budget for 2009 of 22,855,150 Sfr which is 265 TSfr more than the previous year.

However, uncertain factors such as the global economy and its potential effect on the Goetheanum, and the ability to secure the necessary funds to cover the additional costs of the Mystery Dramas in 2009, may necessitate further cost-reduction measures during the course of the year.

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At the same time, we recognize the necessity of moving forward clearly and decisively with our commitments and central tasks. The Mystery Dramas are a cultural, spiritual and financial priority and we hope to invite the support and participation of members and friends for this central effort. We have also committed to an overdue renovation of the Goetheanum itself. The imposing, but entirely worn out, Norwegian slate roof urgently needs to be replaced. The exterior terrace around the Goetheanum requires total resurfacing to avoid water and other damage, and the rehabilitation of the exterior cement surfaces of the Goetheanum need to be completed. For efficiency purposes these projects need to be undertaken together, with a total estimated cost of 3.7 million Sfr, which has not been reflected in the 2009 budget. This effort, too, will require the extraordinary support of many friends and partners with a deep connection to the building impulse of the Goetheanum.

Cornelius Pietzner Treasurer Differences in sums are the result of rounding off

Contacts and addresses worldwide General Anthroposophical Society Postfach, CH-4143 Dornach 1 Tel +41 61 706 42 42 Fax +41 61 706 43 14 sekretariat@goetheanum.ch www.goetheanum.org Goetheanum Executive Council Virginia Sease Rosina Schumacher, Tel. +41 61 706 43 12 rosina.schumacher@goetheanum.ch Paul Mackay Monika Clément, Tel. +41 61 706 43 09 monika.clement@goetheanum.ch Bodo v. Plato Office, Tel. +41 61 706 43 09 vorstandssekretariat@goetheanum.ch Sergej Prokofieff Ute Fischer, +41 61 706 43 11 ute.fischer@goetheanum.ch Cornelius Pietzner Claudia Rordorf, +41 61 706 43 10 claudia.rordorf@goetheanum.ch Seija Zimmermann Ina Bisterfeld, +41 61 706 43 64 ina.bisterfeld@goetheanum.ch Argentinia Sociedad Antroposófica en la Argentina Crisólogo Larralde 2224 AR-C 1429 BTP Ciudad aut. Buenos Aires Tel. +54 11 4702 98 72 rosa.korte@cosmedika.com.ar National representative: Rosa Körte Asia Representative of the General Anthroposophical Society in Asia Hans van Florenstein Mulder 18 Grants Road Papanui NZ-8005 Christchurch Tel. +64 3 354 44 47 hmulder@xtra.co.nz Australia

Alto da Boa Vista BR-04738-020 São Paulo SP Tel. +55 11 568 742 52 sab@sab.org.br www.sab.org.br General secretary: Ingrid Böhringer Bulgaria Anthroposophische Gesellschaft in Bulgarien Ul. Tzar Simeon 55 BG-1000 Sofia Tel./Fax +359 2 980 84 86 aobg@aobg.org www.aobg.org National representative: Traytcho Frangov Canada Anthroposophical Society in Canada Bathurst Street 8-9100 CA-ON L4J 8C7 Thornhill Tel. +1 416 892 3656 info@anthroposophy.ca www.anthroposophy.ca General secretary: Philip Thatcher Chile Rama Christophorus c/o Natalia Gómez Clemenceau 1520 CL-Vitacura/Santiago de Chile natg@hotmail.com Rama San Santiago c/o Claudio Rauch Manuel Covarrubias 3782 Casilla 22-11 Nunoa CL- Santiago de Chile Fax +56 2 284 1280 gbwaldorf@yahoo.es Rama Sophia c/o Carina Vaca Zeller Troncos Viejos 2135 CL- La Reina/Santiago de Chile Tel. +562 2250056 carinavacazeller@gmail.com Colombia Rama Micael c/o Teresita Roldán de Hernandez Calle 13 CO-43D14 Medellin Tel. +57 4 266 53 61 sofiamaria3@gmail.com

Anthroposophical Society in Australia Rudolf Steiner House 307 Sussex Street AU-NSW 2000 Sydney Tel. +61 2 9264 51 69 nblackwood@ozemail.com.au www.anthroposophy.org.au General secretary: Norma Blackwood

Rama Santiago Apóstol c/o Silvia und Enrique de Castro Uresa 54, Apt 203 Porténa H 3 CO-H 5-173 Cali Tel. +57 2 513 34 22 castromac2@hotmail.com

Austria

Croatia

Anthroposophische Gesellschaft in Österreich Tilgnerstrasse 3 AT-1040 Wien Tel./Fax +43 1 505 34 54 buero@anthroposophie.or.at www.anthroposophie.or.at General secretary: Helmut Goldmann

Antropozofsko društvo Marija Sofija Zagreb c/o Darko Znaor Baruna Trenka 4 HR-10 000 Zagreb Tel. +385 1 468 02 70 Fax +385 1 483 50 84 marijasofija@antropozofija.hr www.antropozofija.hr

Belgium Antroposofische Vereniging in België F. Lousbergskaai 44 BE-9000 Gent Tel. +32 9 233 54 58 avib@antroposofie.be www.antroposofie.be General secretary: Jan Borghs Brazil Sociedade Antroposófica no Brasil Rua da Fraternidade 156/168

Czech Republic Anthroposofická spolecnost v Ceské rebublice Petržilkova 2485/44 CZ-158 00 Praha 13 Tel. +420 246 030 358 info@anthroposof.org www.anthroposof.org National representative: Anežka Janátová

Denmark Antroposofisk Selskab Danmark Ibækvej 202 DK-7100 Vejle Tel. +45 86 27 60 60 asd@mail.tele.dk www.rudolfsteiner.dk General secretary: Troels Ussing Ecuador Sociedad Antroposófica Rama Micael c/o Patricio Jaramillo Tobar Urb. La Luz, F.Guarderas 354 y Ab. Montalvo P.O. Box 17-04-10454 EC- Quito Tel. +593 2 240 76 21 Fax +593 2 255 29 42 patjaram@uio.satnet.net Egypt Zweig Sekem c/o Ibrahim Abouleish 1 Belbis Desert Road, P.O.Box 2834 Alf Maskan EG-11777 El Horrya Heliopolis Cairo Tel. +20 2 2656 41 24 Fax +20 2 2656 41 23 info@sekem.com www.sekem.com Estonia Eesti Antroposoofiline Selts Paiste 10-2 EE-11620 Tallinn jaanus.moldre@neti.ee National representative: Jaanus Möldre Finland Suomen Antroposofinen Liitto Uudenmaankatu 25 A 4 FI-00120 Helsinki 12 Tel. +358 9 696 25 20 Fax +358 9 680 25 91 toimisto@antropos.fi www.antropos.fi General secretary: Leena Westergrén France Société Anthroposophique en France 2 et 4, rue de la Grande Chaumière FR-75006 Paris Tel. +33 1 43 26 09 94 Fax +33 1 43 54 93 15 contact@anthroposophie.fr www.anthroposophie.fr General secretary: Gudrun Cron Germany Anthroposophische Gesellschaft in Deutschland Rudolf Steiner Haus Zur Uhlandshöhe 10 DE-70188 Stuttgart Tel. +49 711 164 31 21 Fax +49 711 164 31 30 info@anthroposophische-gesellschaft.org www.anthroposophische-gesellschaft.org General secretary: Hartwig Schiller Arbeitszentrum Berlin Rudolf Steiner Haus Bernadottestrasse 90-92 DE-14195 Berlin Tel. +49 30 832 59 32 sekretariat@agberlin.de www.agberlin.de Representative: Sebastian Boegner Arbeitszentrum Frankfurt Hügelstrasse 67 DE-60433 Frankfurt Tel. +49 69 53 09 35 81/2 azffm@web.de

www.arbeitszentrum-ffm.de Representative: Barbara Messmer Arbeitszentrum Hannover Brehmstrasse 10 DE-30173 Hannover Tel. +49 511 85 32 38 mail@anthroposophie-hannover.de www.anthroposophie-hannover.de Representative: Thomas Wiehl Arbeitszentrum München Leopoldstrasse 46 A DE-80802 München Tel. +49 89 33 25 20 info@anthroposophie-muenchen.de www.anthroposophie-muenchen.de Representative: Florian Roder Arbeitszentrum Nord Mittelweg 11-12 DE-20148 Hamburg Tel. +49 40 41 33 16 22 anthroposophie-nord@af-i.de www.rudolf-steinerhaus.de/arbeitszentrum-nord.htm Representative: Roland Wiese Arbeitszentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen Oskar-Hoffmann-Strasse 25 DE-44789 Bochum Tel. +49 234 333 67 30 Anthroposophie.NRW@t-online.de www.anthroposophie-nrw.de Representative: Michael Schmock Arbeitszentrum Nürnberg Rieterstrasse 20 DE-90419 Nürnberg Tel. +49 911 33 86 78/79 info@anthroposophie-nuernberg.de www.anthroposophie-nuernberg.de Representative: Bernd Händler Arbeitszentrum Oberrhein Starkenstrasse 36 DE-79104 Freiburg Tel. +49 761 2 55 59 agid-azob@t-online.de Representative: Wolfgang Drescher Arbeitszentrum Ost Angelikastrasse 4 DE-01099 Dresden Tel. +49 351 802 23 72 AZOst@t-online.de Representative: Frank Schröter Arbeitszentrum Stuttgart Rudolf Steiner Haus Zur Uhlandshöhe 1015 DE-70188 Stuttgart Tel. +49 711 164 31 0 az-stuttgart@anthroposophischegesellschaft.org Representative: Johannes Kehrer Arbeitsgemeinschaft Impuls Ost c/o Werner Kleine Andréstrasse 5 DE-09112 Chemnitz Tel. +49 371 31 17 57 Werner.Kleine@obafg.smwa.sachsen.de Georgia Anthroposophische Gesellschaft in Georgien Seinab Bozvadse Strasse 10 Postfach 91 GE-0108 Tbilissi Tel. +995 32 99 95 76 antrsg@myoffice.ge National representative: Nodar Belkania Great Britain Anthroposophical Society in Great Britain Rudolf Steiner House 35 Park Road GB-NW1 6XT London Tel. +44 207 723 44 00 Fax +44 207 724 43 64

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rsh-office@anth.org.uk www.anthroposophy.org.uk General secretary: Ann Druit, Philip Martyn Hawai'i Anthroposophical Society in Hawai'i Alaula Way 2514 US-HI 96822 Honolulu Tel. +1 808 988 45 55 vanjames@hawaiiantel.net National representative: Van James Hungary Magyar Antropozófiai Társaság Rudolf Steiner Ház Riadó utca 2/B HU-1026 Budapest Tel. +36 1 336 04 26 Fax +36 1 336 04 25 antropozofiai.tarsasag@gmail.com www.freeweb.hu/antropozofia National representative: Agnes Ratkó Iceland Antroposofiska Felagid a Islandi P.O. Box 953 IS-121 Reykjavik Tel. +354 4 86 60 22 skaftholt@simnet.is National representative: Gudfinnur Ellert Jakobsson India Gateway Branch Mumbai c/o Aban Bana Proctor Road, Grant Road 5, A-1 Building IN-400 007 Mumbai Fax +91 22 386 37 99 abanbana123@rediffmail.com anthroposophyinindia.org Rudolf Steiner Branch c/o Nirmala Diaz Banjara Hills, Road Nr. 7 8-2-547/1/2 IN-500034 Hyderabad nirmaladiaz@yahoo.com Mercury Group c/o Swapna Narendra Plot 159 Road 10 Jubilee Hills IN-500033 Hyderabad swapnanarendra@yahoo.co.uk Ireland Anthroposophical Society in Ireland P.O. Box 172 GB-BT18 9WT Belfast Delivery Tel./Fax +353 1 286 21 16 michiel@camphill.ie National representative: Michiel Brave Israel Elias Branch Bajit balew, c/o Eva Levy Shderoth Ben Zwi 35 IL-96260 Jerusalem Tel. +972 2 563 31 65 Sophia Branch c/o Viera Cohen P.O. Box 2143 IL-49-121 Petach-Tikva vierac@netvision.net.il Michael-Zweig Harduf Kibbutz Harduf IL-17-930 D.N. Hamovil Hillel-Zweig c/o Stefanie Allon-Grob Schoschanim 32 IL-36056 Kiryat Tivon Tel. +972 4 983 20 67 giallon@bezeqint.net

Italy Società Antroposofica in Italia Via Privata Vasto 4 IT-20121 Milano Tel./Fax +39 02 659 55 58 antroposoficamilanese@fastwebnet.it www.rudolfsteiner.it General secretary: Stefano Gasperi Japan Anthroposophische Gruppe in Japan c/o Yuji Agematsu Teraodai 2-8-1, 1-102 JP-214-0005 Tamaku/Kawasakishi Tel./Fax +81 44 954 2156 agematsu@joy.ocn.ne.jp www.anthroposophische-gesellschaftjapan.org Anthroposophische Gruppe in Japan c/o Kazuhiro Suzuki Takadanobaba 1-18-26-203 JP-169-0075 Shinjuku-ku Tokyo Tel./Fax +81 3 32 05 96 45 asj@gc5.so-net.ne.jp www.anthroposophischegesellschaft.jp Shikoku-Anthroposophie-Kreis c/o Yuki Hiratsuka Sunochi Kou 1215 Touon-shi JP-971-0311 Ehime-ken Latvia Anthroposophische Gesellschaft in Lettland c/o Uldis Saveljevs Keldisa-Str. 24-51 LV-1021 Riga Tel. +371 2 9 16 50 00 antroposofia@inbox.lv www.antroposofija.lv Lithouania Michael Zweig c/o Jurate Lekstiene Ateities 22-30 LT-5300 Panevezys Mexico Rama Juan de la Cruz c/o Octavio Reyes Salas Las Flores 122 Col. Los Reyes, Coyoacan MX-04330 Mexico D. F. Tel. +52 5 617 68 54 oresal@servidor.unam.mx Namibia Anthroposophische Arbeitsgruppe in Namibia c/o Almute Möller P.O. Box 11359 NA-9000 Windhoek Tel./Fax +264 61 234 702 amoller@iway.na Netherlands Antroposofische Vereniging in Nederland Boslaan 15 NL-3701 CH Zeist Tel. +31 30 691 82 16 secretariaat@antrop-ver.nl www.antroposofie.nl General secretary: Ron Dunselman New Zealand Anthroposophical Society in New Zealand Simla Avenue 91 NZ-4201 Havelock North Tel. +64 6 877 66 56 suesimpson@clear.net.nz

www.anthroposophy.org.nz General secretary: Sue Simpson Norway Antroposofisk Selskap i Norge Oscarsgate 10 NO-0352 Oslo Tel. +47 22 60 00 67 asn@antroposofi.no www.antroposofi.no General secretary: Frode Barkved Peru Sociedad Antroposófica en el Perú Av. G. Prescott 590 San Isidro PE- Lima 27 Tel. +51 1 471 12 33 prohumanus@live.de Philippines Anthroposophical Group in the Philippines c/o Reimon Gutierrez 24, 9th Street Rolling Hills PH- New Manila Q.C. Tel./Fax +63 2 410 23 48 mimiabis@hotmail.com

South Africa Anthroposophical Society in Southern Africa c/o Linoia Pullen Promenade Road 16 ZA-7945 Lakeside/Cape Town Tel. +27 21 788 1022 linoia@mweb.co.za Spain Sociedad Antroposófica en España Calle Guipúzcoa 11,1° Izqda ES-28020 Madrid Tel. +34 91 534 8163 sociedadantroposofica@wanadoo.es www.sociedadantroposofica.com National representative: Leonor Montes Sweden Antroposofiska Sällskapet i Sverige PL 1800 SE-153 91 Järna Tel. +46 8 55 43 02 20 sekretariat@antroposofi.nu www.antroposofi.nu General secretary: Mats-Ola Ohlsson Switzerland

Towarzystwo Antropozoficzne w Polsce Ul. Arciszewskiego 4 PL-01-483 Warszawa Tel./Fax +48 22 666 88 32 sekretariat.tawp@wp.pl National representative: Ewa Wasniewska

Anthroposophische Gesellschaft in der Schweiz Oberer Zielweg 60 CH-4143 Dornach Tel. +41 61 706 84 40 anthrosuisse@bluewin.ch www.anthroposophie.ch General secretary: Esther Gerster

Portugal

Thailand

Sociedade Antroposófica em Portugal Quinta S. Joao dos Montes PT-2600 Alhandra Tel. +351 967 239 920 sociedade.antroposofica@gmail.com National representative: Fritz Wessling

Anthroposophical Group in Thailand 199 Moo 6, Sukhapiban 5 Road Au-Ngern TH-10220 Bangkok Saimai Tel. +66 2 792 0670 waldorfthai@hotmail.com Representative: Porn Panosot

Poland

Romania Societatea Antroposofica din România Str. Visinilor nr. 17, sector 2 RO-024091 Bucuresti Tel./Fax +40 21 323 20 57 contact@antroposofie.ro www.antroposofie.ro National representative: Gheorghe Paxino Russia Anthroposophische Gesellschaft in Russland Nastschokinskij Pereulok 6, kw.3 RU-119019 Moskau Tel. +7 495 695 09 64 agruss@mail.ru National representative: Alexej Žukow Serbia Antroposofski Kulturni Centar Beograd c/o Voijslav Kecman Gandijeva 241 RS-11070 Beograd Tel. +381 11 15 81 35 vkecman@ptt.yu Slovakia Slovenská antropozofická spolo nost' Hattalova 12 B SK-83103 Bratislava Tel. +421 2 4445 36 90 info@antropozofia.sk www.antropozofia.sk National representative: Erich Šašinka

Ukraine Zweig Kiew c/o Sergej Kopyl Ul. Tampere 17a UA-02105 Kiew Tel. +380 44 572 89 93 info@michaeltime.org www.michaeltime.org United States of America Anthroposophical Society in America 1923, Geddes Avenue US-MI 48104-1797 Ann Arbor Tel. +1 734 662 93 55 Fax +1 734 662 17 27 information@anthroposophy.org www.anthroposophy.org General secretary: MariJo Rogers, Torin Finser Uruguay Sociedad Antroposófica Rama Novalis c/o Gisela Medina Amazonas 1529 UY-11400 Montevideo Tel. +5982 619 33 70

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Section for Agriculture

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Leader: Nikolai Fuchs Tel. +41 (0)61 706 42 12 sektion.landwirtschaft@goetheanum.ch

Leader: Uwe Werner

Office Ina Bisterfeld Tel. +41 (0)61 706 43 64 Fax +41 (0)61 706 43 14 hochschule@goetheanum.ch www.goetheanum.org Collegium of the School at the Goetheanum Oliver Conradt, Nikolai Fuchs, Michaela Glöckler, Ursula Gruber, Johannes Kühl, Paul Mackay, Cornelius Pietzner, Bodo v. Plato, Sergej Prokofieff, Martina Maria Sam, Virginia Sease, Margrethe Solstad, Christof Wiechert, Elizabeth Wirsching, Seija Zimmermann General Anthroposophical Section Leader: Paul Mackay, Cornelius Pietzner, Bodo v.

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Section for the Arts of Eurythmy, Speech, Drama & Music Leader: Margrethe Solstad Tel. +41 (0)61 706 43 59 srmk@goetheanum.ch Literary Arts & Humanities Section Leader: Martina Maria Sam Tel. +41 (0)61 706 43 82 sektion.schoene.wissenschaften@goetheanum.ch Social Science Section Leader: Paul Mackay Coordination: Ulrich Rösch Tel. +41 (0)61 706 43 26 sektion.sozialwissenschaften@goetheanum.ch

Study at the Goetheanum Information: Yvonne Schmidt-Heyerhoff Tel. +41 (0)61 706 42 20 studium@goetheanum.ch

Goetheanum

Archive Tel. +41 (0)61 706 42 63 dokumentation@goetheanum.ch Library Tel. +41 (0)61 706 42 60 Reading Rooms & Open Shelves: Monday 15:00–20:00 Tuesday to Friday 11:00–20:00 Saturday 11:00–15:00 Loan desk: Only Tuesday–Saturday 11:00–15:00 Goetheanum Art Collection Tel. +41 (0)61 706 42 85 Wochenschrift „Das Goetheanum“ The General Anthroposophical Society publishes Das Goetheanum. Wochenschrift für Anthroposophie weekly. Members who subscribe also receive the supplement Nachrichten für Mitglieder or Anthroposophie Weltweit (available in English as Anthroposophy Worldwide).

Postfach, CH-4143 Dornach 1 Tel. +41 (0)61 706 44 64 Fax +41 (0)61 706 44 65 info@dasgoetheanum.ch www.dasgoetheanum.ch

Youth Section

Postfach, CH-4143 Dornach 1

(Sektion für das Geistesstreben der Jugend) Leader: Elizabeth Wirsching Tel. +41 (0)61 706 43 91 mail@youthsection.org www.youthsection.org

Goetheanum Executive Council

Goetheanum Book Store

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Mathematical-Astronomical Section

Leader: Christine Blanke

Leader: Dr. Oliver Conradt Tel. +41 (0)61 706 42 26 mas@goetheanum.ch www.mas.goetheanum.org Observatory tours Tel. +41 (0)61 706 44 44

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Medical Section Leader: Michaela Glöckler M.D. Tel. +41 (0)61 706 42 90 sekretariat@medsektion-goetheanum.ch www.medsektion-goetheanum.ch International coordination Anthroposophical Medicine/IKAM michaela.gloeckler@medsektion-goetheanum.ch Natural Science Section and Research Institute (with the Section for Agriculture) Leader: Johannes Kühl Tel. +41 (0)61 706 42 10 science@goetheanum.ch Crystallization Laboratory: Tel. +41 (0)61 706 43 63 kristallisation@goetheanum.ch Pedagogical Section Leader: Christof Wiechert Tel. +41 (0)61 706 43 15 paed.sektion@goetheanum.ch www.paedagogik-goetheanum.ch Art Section Leader: Ursula Gruber Tel. +41 (0)61 706 42 65 sektion.bildende.kuenste@goetheanum.ch

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