A Journal & Newsletter for Friends & Members of the Section for the Literary Arts & Humanities of the School for Spiritual Science in North America.
“Friends, the soil is poor. We must scatter abundant seed to ensure even a middling harvest.” — Novalis
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New Owen Barfield Books / by Jeffrey Hipolito
“Jeffrey Hipolito has produced a meticulous analysis of the creative oeuvre of Owen Barfield, the man known as ‘the first and last Inkling.’ While I was familiar with Barfield’s philosophy, I knew little about his extensive creative output; Hipolito has immersed himself in the literary traditions that shaped Barfield’s creative oeuvre, deftly contextualizing it for his audience.” Donna L. Potts, Professor and Chair, Department of English, Washington State University— author of Howard Nemerov and Objective Idealism: The Influence of Owen Barfield Dear Friends, Section...
2024 North American Section Conference
Artwork by Etel Adnan The Genius of Language * A Conference for Friends and Members of the Section for the Literary Arts...
“Why Should I Care About Novalis?”
"He hovered . . . like a cloud." -- Rudolf Steiner on Elijah; Sept, 9, 1912 Resources for the Chrysalis Class...
“Ghost Modernism” / Initiation, Shamanism, & Soul Recovery
"Basel Fastnacht" / Photo by Bertram Mouton "Along with the feeling of dread for the advent of modernity . . . another important aspect of the...
“The Poet and the Dead” by Albert Steffen
Artwork: "Monolith X" by Marion Donehower (Visual Arts Section) At the Section meeting on February 24, 2024, we discussed the topic of Literary...
The Dark Forest: A Fairytale
In Search of Ars Poetica. Does the work of our Section really matter? What do we do? Why do we do it? 470. ARS LITTERARIA. The...
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