In three places
For the first time, the Anthroposophical Society in France invited its members to meetings that took place in three places at the same time – and three times as many people came.
The Anthroposophical Society in France wanted to make it easier for its members to meet face to face and its Council therefore invited all members to come together on 23 February 2019 at meetings that took place in three places at the same time. For decades, the branch and group leaders in France met twice a year in Paris. These gatherings were usually attended by thirty to fifty (out of 1220) members on average. This year almost 150 members came together in Colmar, Avignon and Paris in order to share their views on the question of «What should the future of the Anthroposophical Society be like and what can I contribute to it?»
The rich moments of exchange alone, the plenary sessions and work groups, the meetings in the intervals, the chance of getting to know new people, make us wish that this kind of initiative will be repeated.
And there was another premiere: technology made it possible for us to take part in what happened in the three different places. We were able to listen to the lively and competent report of the treasurer, Marc Brosier, who presented the financial situation as comprehensibly, interestingly and engagingly as other aspects of the anthroposophical life.
Warmth, light and life
Many members experienced this day as filled with warmth, light and life and felt encouraged and enthused by it. Thanks to the wider participation, a space was created at all three venues that is now available to receive Anthroposophy.
The seeds planted here bode well for the future of the Anthroposophical Society as it approaches its hundredth anniversary, in need of a metamorphosis that allows it to implement its impulses into the present time.