Books & Essays

“The Dawn of the Beautiful: A Utopian Future?” by Christiane Haid

Artwork: "The Floating World" by Marion Donehower    "In the context of the present dire world situation in which we witness ever-present threats of destruction and darkness, thoughts about Beauty and the Beautiful assume an aura of utopian speculation. On the...

Zoom Recording / “The Fairytale of Eros & Fable” by Novalis / Faust Branch, New Year Eve 2025-26

Artwork by Raphael and His Assistants   Dear Friends, Here is the unedited Zoom video of the New Year 2025-26 reading of a storyteller version of "The Fairytale of Eros & Fable" by Novalis. This is my fresh translation for our 21st century.    ...

“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   Dear Friends, Marion Donehower is a member of the leadership group of the North American Section for the Literary Arts and Humanities of...

“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 Threshold Experiences and Soul Loss. A variety of twentieth-century modernist poets and novelists were mentioned....