Lectures

The Castle Siebeneichen / Where Novalis Wrote “Hymns to the Night,” “Heinrich von Ofterdingen,” & Other Works

  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...

“Remembering the Beginnings”

  Dear Friends, Happy New Year 2024. May the Phoenix bring you blessings! Here is a video of a presentation arising from our Section work together. This presentation occurred during the Holy Nights at a Zoom meeting organized by  "Anthroposophy in the Bay Area"...

Mark McGivern / “Tolkien’s Hidden Pictures”

  Author McMcGivern from British Columbia joined our Section meeting on November 18, 2023 to present and discuss his book Tolkien’s Hidden Pictures: Anthroposophy and the Enchantment of Middle-earth (SteinerBooks). Here is a recording of Mark's presentation....

Philip Thatcher / “Workshop of the Artist”

  Video recording of the presentation given by poet Philip Thatcher at a meeting of the Section for the Literary Arts & Humanities on November 11, 2023. Philip had prepared this talk for the Festival of Initiative that occurred in Manitoba Canada in August...