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“Friends, the soil is poor. We must scatter abundant seed to ensure even a middling harvest.” — Novalis
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“Encountering Novalis” / 2026 Pentecost Conference / Dornach
Opening Words from a poem by Novalis *** Dear Friends, As reported in previous Section meetings and announcements, the Section for the Literary Arts & Humanities of the School for Spiritual Science has sponsored this Pentecost Conference on Novalis at the Goetheanum. The conference is almost entirely in German, but here is a PDF of the conference schedule in English (scroll down). For the complete conference announcement in German, click here. Update! Written on June 1, 2026. This very rich conference deserves its own Section meeting for unpacking and discussion. I'll...
“Atlantis” by Novalis
"Atlantis" / Artwork by Marion Donehower (Visual Arts Section) Purchase or Preview On May 21, 2022,...
“Art Opens Our Eyes to the Spiritual World”
"Temple Veil" by Marion Donehower (Visual Arts Section) An Interview with Artist Marion Donehower from Stil Magazine...
“The Poet and the Dead” by Albert Steffen
Artwork: "Monolith X" by Marion Donehower At the Section meeting on February 24, 2024, we discussed the topic of Literary Modernism in respect to...
Poetry Reading by Una Kobrin
Artwork:by Diane Lockett Poet Una Kobrin reads from her recently published collection of poetry: Words Between Darkness & Light Here is a recording...
“Toward A Poetics of Wholeness” by Clifford Venho
Clifford Venho is a poet, eurythmist, and translator. He currently works as managing editor at SteinerBooks and teaches literature at the School for...
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