Taking hold of and reshaping society
Dear members, dear friends,The holidays are over and the new school year has started – or depending on where you are in the world, the second half of the school year. Yet, where we could be looking forward with positivity to new encounters and ventures, there is uncertainty – and fear.
This cannot be ignored; it asks us to take hold of and shape society’s task towards children and young people in new ways: to receive them on earth and enable them to actively participate in the world that is being renewed by them.
Ways to unite
This task of taking hold of and shaping society in new ways is not restricted to schools, but is one that is everywhere and that asks us to unite. It applies not least to our working together in the Anthroposophical Society, in anthroposophical organizations and in the globally linked spheres of life and work.
In this respect, too, the performance of Goethe’s Faust Parts 1 and 2 at the Goetheanum was a great experience: after the extended closure of the stage, it was possible to present the new production by Andrea Pfaehler and Eduardo Torres three times during the European summer, each time with full or almost full audiences (within official restrictions) who received the outstanding artistic achievement with gratitude. The response was positive throughout.
Space for current impulses
We also look forward to uniting and working together at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting of the Anthroposophical Society. Given the fact that conditions have changed so much, we envisage this meeting as a space for concerns and impulses that are currently prevalent. The call to “willingly unite with the world in love” is more urgent now than ever – and is often more difficult to put into practice. It needs strong and renewed mutual trust.
We warmly invite you to participate – virtually or in person – in the AGM on 31 October. This is where the Society can perceive itself through you, dear members, and where we can take the next steps forward.