Books & Essays

“Eros and Fable” by Novalis

Loggia di Psiche in the Villa Farnesina, Rome. By Raphael    Dear Friends, In preparation for the 2025 North American Section Conference in San Francisco (May 9-12) I spoke about The Fairytale of Eros and Fable by Novalis. This important fairytale by a poet whom...

The Destiny Groupings Around Rudolf Steiner; Vienna, 1879-1889 / by Emil Bock

Rudolf von Alt; Michaelertor der Hofburg und altes Burgtheater; 1888   Emil Bock presented this lecture to the members of the Anthroposophical Society on September 29, 1953. The lecture was later published in the book Rudolf Steiner by Emil Bock, Verlag Freies...

“Hymns to the Night” / 2025 Conference Texts

Canadian virtuoso, Emmanuel Vukovich   Hymns to the Night The Fairytale of Eros and Fable Celebrating the Mountain / 2025 Edition These are the texts used at the 2025 North American Section Conference in San Francisco. Each text presents a fresh translation of...

“The Poet & the Painter” / by Albert Steffen

"Practice Spirit Beholding!" Artwork: Marion Donehower (Visual Arts Section)     Rainer Maria Rilke / Paul Cézanne   Dear Friends, One of the unique aspects of our Section for the Literary Arts & Humanities is its very close connection to the visual...