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ES A Journal for Friends & Members of the Section for the Literary Arts & Humanities of the School for Spiritual Science in North America who follow ongoing Section Meetings that originate in California.
“Friends, the soil is poor. We must scatter abundant seed to ensure even a middling harvest.” — Novalis
Featured Topics
“Mystery of the Two Jesus Children”
This Interpretive Commentary of a lecture by Rudolf Steiner on September 5, 1910 in Bern, Switzerland was given at a Holy Night Celebration of the Faust Branch as an offering from the Section for the Literary Arts and Humanities and from the work arising from the Section's ongoing regular Zoom meetings that originate in Fair Oaks. This Section meeting occurred on December 30, 2022. This Interpretive Commentary by Bruce Donehower builds on previous meeting presentations by Professor Robert McDermott, in which Professor McDermott discussed Rudolf Steiner's Christology from the perspective of...
Section Meeting Schedule: Winter / Spring 2023
Dear Friends: Here is the Winter/Spring Meeting Schedule for the Section for the Literary Arts & Humanities of the...
“Kathleen Raine; Novalis & William Blake”
A presentation given at the Section meeting on November 26, 2022.
Christiane Haid: “Metamorphoses of the Foundation Stone: 1913 – 1923”
A presentation given at the Section meeting on December 17, 2022.
“The Winged Lion” / Lecture by Robert McDermott
Robert McDermott joined our Section meeting on December 10, 2022 to give a presentation on "The Background to the Gospel of St. Mark," a cycle of lectures...
Going for Water
At our Section Meeting on December 3, 2022 Jennifer Greene from the Natural Science Section spoke to us about water and her lifetime experience as a scientist...
“Misty Mountain Musings” / Poetry by Nicholas Morrow
Nichols Morrow premiered and read from his new book of poetry at the Section meeting on November 5, 2022. The newly published book is available on Amazon....
“Good Time” / A New Book by Philip Thatcher
Purchase in Canada Les Éditions Perceval Percevalbooks2001@gmail.com USA Customers: US $30.00 (postage included in the price) Purchase in USA: Ideas Bookstore...
Philip Thatcher / A Poetry Reading
Poet Philip Thatcher joined our meeting to read from his books of poetry Fine Matter and Good Time. Philip's books are available: Purchase in Canada Les...
“Atlantis” by Novalis
Artwork by Marion Donehower / "Atlantis" A Fresh Translation for the 21st Century! On May 21, 2022, friends and members of the Section...
“Hannah-My-Hedgehog: A Tale of Change & Transformation” / by Bruce Donehower
This little tale of Change and Transformation is itself a change and transformation of a Märchen from the Grimm collection called “Hans My Hedgehog.”...
Report from the Fairytale Group / “Baba Yaga & Firebird;” A Report by Marion Donehower
Summer, 2022 What is the Fairytale Group doing this summer? We certainly enjoyed coming together again! And we all fitted exactly around the dark brown...
“Kathleen Raine; Novalis & William Blake”
A presentation given at the Section meeting on November 26, 2022.
Christiane Haid: “Metamorphoses of the Foundation Stone: 1913 – 1923”
A presentation given at the Section meeting on December 17, 2022.
“The Winged Lion” / Lecture by Robert McDermott
Robert McDermott joined our Section meeting on December 10, 2022 to give a presentation on "The Background to the Gospel of St. Mark," a cycle of lectures...
“Mystery of the Two Jesus Children”
This Interpretive Commentary of a lecture by Rudolf Steiner on September 5, 1910 in Bern, Switzerland was given at a Holy Night Celebration of the Faust Branch as an offering from the Section for the Literary Arts and Humanities and from the work arising from the Section's ongoing regular Zoom meetings that originate in Fair Oaks. This Section meeting occurred on December 30, 2022. This Interpretive Commentary by Bruce Donehower builds on previous meeting presentations by Professor Robert McDermott, in which Professor McDermott discussed Rudolf Steiner's Christology from the perspective of...
Winter Solstice Poetry Night / December 17, 2022
“Poetry arises from the natural action of the human spirit. Does not every human being strive and compose at every moment?”...
“The Winged Lion” / Lecture by Robert McDermott
Robert McDermott joined our Section meeting on December 10, 2022 to give a presentation on "The Background to the Gospel of...
Going for Water
At our Section Meeting on December 3, 2022 Jennifer Greene from the Natural Science Section spoke to us about water and her lifetime experience as a scientist...
Our First In-Person New Moon Salon! / Well . . . Since the Start of the Covid Crisis
"The long night had just begun. The old hero struck his shield, and it resounded far and wide through the desolate streets of the city. He made the...
Shakespeare / A View from the Stage & Glimpse from the Gallery
At the meeting on October 29, 2022, Fred Dennehy brought Shakespeare back into our Section conversations. Fred surveyed the authorship question and then moved...
Friends and members of the Section for the Literary Arts and Humanities of the School for Spiritual Science in North America have met regularly and continuously in Fair Oaks since 2010. In March 2020, we opened our meetings to Section friends and members worldwide by use of Zoom.
Our meetings have a hybrid character—local friends and members attend in-person and distant friends and members use Zoom. Livestreaming is used for some events.
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For the past twelve years, the local Section for Literary Arts & Humanities group in Fair Oaks has met continuously — and often weekly! Join the conversation!
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