Novalis

“Novalis, Magical Idealism, & Rudolf Steiner’s Last Address” / A Five-Part Video Lecture Series by Bruce Donehower, Ph.D.

  Novalis Friedrich von Hardenberg; May 2, 1772 Celebrating the 250th Anniversary Birthday Year Novalis is the only true poet of the Romantic school. In him alone the whole soul of Romanticism turned to song, and only he expressed nothing but that soul. The...

“Hyacinth & Rosebud” by Novalis

"Hyacinth and Rosebud" / Artwork by Marion Donehower (Visual Arts Section)   Purchase or Preview  What is anthroposophy then? It is a marker on a path traveled by those who strive for inner development. This striving can happen as a matter of choice and human...

“Shakespeare & Novalis: A Mysterious Friendship” / Essay by Bruce Donehower

  “Now I begin to intuit what makes Shakespeare so unique. It may awaken in me divinatory powers . . .” – Novalis At the local group’s meeting on November 28, 2020, I presented a brief summary of an essay that originally appeared in the 2001 issue of Das...

Novalis & The Healing Art of Fairytale

"The fairytale is mightier than philosophy!" ** This 20-minute lecture video is from a Section meeting held in Fair Oaks on November 20, 2020. https://vimeo.com/583886003   ** Lecture by Bruce Donehower (20 min)   Novalis thought very highly of fairytales....