News from the Goetheanum

Exploited in building up the Nazi state
31 October 2024

Exploited in building up the Nazi state

Sebastian Jüngel
Anthroposophic physicians largely resisted Nazi ideology, particularly in terms of content, but some individuals accepted the system in the hope of ...
Podcast on therapeutic intuition by the Medical Section at the Goetheanum
30 October 2024

Podcast on therapeutic intuition by the Medical Section at the Goetheanum

Julia Demming
What remains when all the knowledge from guidelines and textbooks does not suit the individual patients one meets as a physician or therapist? Erik ...
Thinking Should Replace Killing
25 October 2024

Thinking Should Replace Killing

Nathaniel Williams
This is a story of peace—a very influential and meaningful story, as far as peace in North America and beyond is concerned. But it’s not very ...
Stepping into the Next 100 Years
21 October 2024

Stepping into the Next 100 Years

Stefan Hasler, Matthias Rang
From August 26 to 28, the Goetheanum Leadership met for its autumn retreat on the Odilienberg in Alsace. The place is historically closely linked to ...
Experimental Gastronomy at the Goetheanum
18 October 2024

Experimental Gastronomy at the Goetheanum

Anna Storchenegger
To mark the 100th anniversary of biodynamic agriculture, Steinbeisser (Stone Biter), a studio for “experimental gastronomy,” transformed the ...
To the Round Tables!
16 October 2024

To the Round Tables!

Gerald Häfner
Gerald Häfner with perspectives on the democratic crisis in Germany. Interview by Wolfgang Held.
Supporting self-sufficiency and independence
26 September 2024

Supporting self-sufficiency and independence

Sebastian Jüngel
Biodynamic projects give small farmers and their families access to food through self-sufficiency, promoting self-reliance and sustainable food ...
Meat and Milk from the Laboratory?
22 September 2024

Meat and Milk from the Laboratory?

Jasmin Peschke, Lea Sprügel
The production of animal products is criticized as being harmful to the climate. Cell-cultured products, which are grown in vitro from animal cells, ...
Where the Bees Live
20 September 2024

Where the Bees Live

Wolfgang Held
Over the past few weeks, Barbara Schnetzler and 48 helpers have built the bee house, constructing the rammed earth and filling the framework with it. ...
A Path to Promote Life
17 September 2024

A Path to Promote Life

Vesna Forštnerič Lesjak
Vesna Forštnerič Lesjak has co-led the Natural Science Section of the School of Spiritual Science with Matthias Rang since 2023. We ask where she ...
Opportunism served “to save the soil”
02 September 2024

Opportunism served “to save the soil”

Sebastian Jüngel
A study on the Biodynamic Movement and Demeter in Nazi Germany describes the proximity of the biodynamic movement to the Nazi regime, even though the ...
True forgiveness: Bassam Aramin and Rami Elhanan in conversation
30 August 2024

True forgiveness: Bassam Aramin and Rami Elhanan in conversation

Sebastian Jüngel
Two daughters die in the Middle East conflict. Their fathers Bassam Aramin and Rami Elhanan are examples of how to find a future perspective. They ...