“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...
Artwork by Etel Adnan The Genius of Language * A Conference for Friends and Members of the Section for the Literary Arts and Humanities of the School for Spiritual Science in North America September, 2024 The Conference is in two North American cities: San...
History of the Section for the Literary Arts and Humanities of the School for Spiritual Science by Christiane Haid, Ph.D. (Goetheanum; Dornach, Switzerland) Dr. Haid is the present leader of the Section at the Goetheanum. Her biography is discussed in this...
"He hovered . . . like a cloud." -- Rudolf Steiner on Elijah; Sept, 9, 1912 Resources for the Chrysalis Class Easter 2024 "Our fondest memories are woven with Novalis." -- Marie Steiner Dear Friends, This is a resource page for students in...
Artwork:by Diane Lockett Poet Una Kobrin reads from her recently published collection of poetry: Words Between Darkness & Light Here is a recording of the reading the occurred at our Section meeting. April 6, 2024. Poem Titles in the Order of...
Easter, 2024 Dear Friends, On May 2, 2021, Section friends and members celebrated the 249th anniversary of the birth of Friedrich von Hardenberg, the poet Novalis, by taking a virtual tour of the Castle Siebeneichen. A Journey to Dresden The...
Artwork: "The Three Feathers" by Marion Donehower (Visual Arts Section) “Is The Fairytale is Mightier Than Philosophy?” "Once upon a time there was a king who had three sons, two of whom were clever and intelligent, but the third one did not talk...
"Basel Fastnacht" / Photo by Bertram Mouton "Along with the feeling of dread for the advent of modernity . . . another important aspect of the modernist attitude -- perhaps the most important aspect for our purposes – is a turn to mythology and the deep past...
Artwork: "Blue Flower 1" by Marion Donehower (Visual Arts Section) "Dude! Why Should I Care About Novalis?" A (very) Brief Introduction To the Poet Hailed Repeatedly by Rudolf Steiner As the "Herald of Anthroposophy" Novalis is the only...
"Still Warm but Rain" / Artwork by Diane Lockett March 22, 2024 Dear Friends, Several times each year, the Section has a Poetry Night in which friends and members of the Section read original poetry and in which poetry lovers in the Section read favorite poems,...
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