“Catching the Thanksgiving Turkey” by Grandma Moses Here is a summary of the recent Section for Literary Arts & Humanities meeting of the local group in Fair Oaks, CA. This meeting occurred on November 28, 2020 via Zoom. "At a Glance . . .” We discussed briefly...
Finding the Grail in Northern California
An earlier version of this essay appeared in the Yearbook of the Section for the Literary Arts and Humanities of the School for Spiritual Science (Verlag am Goetheanum: Dornach, 2002) and the Newsletter of the Section for the Literary Arts and Humanities of the School...
Novalis & The Healing Art of Fairy Tale / Video Lecture
“The fairy tale is the touchstone of poetry . . . everything poetic must be like a fairy tale. The poet worships chance.” — Novalis This 20-minute lecture video is from a Meeting of the Section for the Literary Arts and Humanities held on November...
Novalis, Hesse & Jung
"November Afternoon" by Alfred Sisley Here is a summary of the recent Section for Literary Arts & Humanities meeting of the local group in Fair Oaks, CA. This meeting occurred on November 14, 2020 via Zoom. "At a Glance . . .” On November 20, members and friends...
“The Unending Task” / A Parable of Mercy and Compassion
Speech artist and local Fair Oaks group member Margit Ilgen found this parable of compassion and mercy in an old collection of world myths and legends. She brought it to the group’s attention and suggested that it might be a worthy project. We had just finished the...
Mahler, Novalis & Scenes from Ellis Island
Here is a summary of the recent Section for Literary Arts & Humanities meeting of the local group in Fair Oaks, CA. This meeting occurred on November 6, 2020 via Zoom. "At a Glance . . ." Jean Yeager and Tess Parker are hosting an online writer’s salon on November...
Zoom salon for Keats and a new website
Here is a summary of the recent Section for Literary Arts & Humanities meeting of the local group in Fair Oaks, CA. This meeting occurred on October 31, 2020 via Zoom. Meeting Summary Last night’s meeting was a big one! And very lively! We hosted our first...