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2026 Autumn Meeting Schedule
"Join the Dance" 2026 Fall / Early Winter Section Meeting Schedule (Subject to change! Watch this space! Guest speakers may be added.) September September 19: New Moon Salon. Poetry, music, food, conversation. At the house; 2:30 - 4:00. A Zoom connection will be shared for friends who live far away. September 26: Poetry Night October October 10: TBD October 24: New Moon Salon October 31: Philip Thatcher will present T.S. Eliot, part one. November November 7: Philip Thatcher will present T.S. Eliot, part two November 21: New Moon Salon December December 3:...
The Pennsylvania Poetry Book Club
A Report by George Reitnour “The Novalis School of Poetry” * Book Blurbs from the Kimberton, PA Poetry Book Club...
The Romantic Genius of Steiner’s “Calendar of the Soul” / Essay by Daniel Polikoff
"Die Sonne spricht zum Menschensinn . . . " Rudolf Steiner, Oster Stimmung Dear Friends, Section member Daniel...
Rudolf Steiner’s Reading of “The Fifth Gospel”
"The Fifth Gospel is the anthroposophical gospel." - Rudolf Steiner Dear Friends, Here is a summary and commentary concerning Lecture 3 in the cycle...
What is a “Section” for the Literary Arts & Humanities?
"Oh! Isn't the Section just a book club?" Dear Friends, Questioning is the Quest! "What is a section for Literary Arts?" This is a question that pops...
“After Images” Reflections on the Harvard University “100 Years Rudolf Steiner” Conference
"Mind is a flexible mirror." -- Amit Ray Dear Friends, This is a presentation from July 29, 2026 for the "After Images" Zoom conference of the...
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