School of Spiritual Science
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Trust in one‘s own life forces
Marion Debus, Karin Michael and Adam Blanning have taken on the leadership of the Medical Section at the Goetheanum. As representatives of general ...
The uniqueness of every individuality
Human dignity is violated by discrimination and wars. In a project spanning several years, Constanza Kaliks and Peter Selg, leaders of the General ...
Waldorf Education Worldwide · USA
A conversation with Linda Williams, Liz Beaven und Melanie Reiser about Waldorf education in the USA.
The Peace Potential in Separating Nations from State
The pen may be mightier than the sword, but we can’t escape the sword’s power to corrupt the word—the conditions under which the logos emerges are ...
“Learning to understand water means protecting life”
The earth’s water balance is out of joint. Extreme weather conditions lead to droughts in some instances and to flooding in others. Water itself ...
New metamorphosis exhibition space
On 20 June the new exhibition space dedicated to the principle of metamorphosis as presented by Goethe and Rudolf Steiner was inaugurated in the ...
From Africans for Africans
The All Africa Anthroposophic Training conveys anthroposophical foundations that can inspire the professional life of participants in their ...
New Video: Approaching Meditation as Inquiry
This episode explores crucial questions that emerge when we think of meditation as a knowledge practice. How is it different from understanding ...
New Video Series: Sense World – Spiritual World
The first video is Johannes Wirz' introduction to the topic of image and word meditation. Sense World – Spiritual World is a video series of the ...
The Courage to Confront Materialism
Nathaniel Williams, head of the Youth Section, has created a new and forthcoming podcast and video series called «Questions of Courage», in ...
New Video: Solving Problems with and for People – Rebuilding Deutsche Bahn
An interview with Reiner Maria Gohlke, one of Germany's most successful managers.
The Two Masks
Generational change seems to be accelerating, but the youth movements of the past need not feel so distant from today’s younger generations. ...
Healing Means Touch
The annual conference of the Medical Section, to be held September 12 to 17, will address the subjective human body. Wolfgang Held interviewed ...
Class of 2023
On 21 June the current anthroposophy course at the Goetheanum ended with a presentation of research projects that explore the human being and our ...
Hermann Linde: One Painter – Two Worlds
At the end of the 19th century Hermann Linde (1862–1923) was considered one of the eminent orientalist painters of his time. In 1915 Rudolf ...
Positive eating: learning to eat what benefits the organism
An organism that knows what it needs and that is therefore able to regulate hunger, satiety and appetite is prerequisite to healthy, strengthening ...
Efficacy of Anthroposophic Medicine
Anthroposophic Medicine has always developed, practised and evaluated multimodal therapies based on its self-assigned remit of treating patients ...
Shaping life together
Family? What does that mean? How do we want to live together? Nothing is set in stone anymore; no one wants to live according to old rules and ...
Each a Particular Person
Wars are related to the fact that we think in terms of nations. A nation-based way of thinking is invested in the negation of the individual and ...
Waldorf Worldwide – Where is the Center?
Should curricula in other countries be based on a European ideal? Does that even exist? And what can European Waldorf schools learn from other ...
Parzival conference with Swiss premiere of Parzival and Feirefiz
Empathy with the world around us, dealing with loneliness and acting responsibly are challenges we face today as human beings. Wolfram von ...
‘A piece of cultural history – live’
In the production of Richard Wagner's Parsifal by Jasmin Solfaghari (opera director) and Stefan Hasler (eurythmy director) at the Goetheanum, the ...
A synthesis of the arts!
Media response to Jasmin Solfaghari’s Parsifal production at the Goetheanum. Compiled by Wolfgang Held.
Goetheanum World Conference
At Michaelmas we will be working at the Goetheanum for the future of the anthroposophical movement: How can the anthroposophical work contribute ...
Sections
- Becoming Human
- with Nature
- through Art
- in the Social Sphere
- in Healing
Becoming Human
General Anthroposophy
In the General Anthroposophical Section of the School of Spiritual Science, central questions of contemporary humanity and anthroposophy are researched and cultivated.
Youth
Spirituality begins with questions and intuitions. In our youth this search is pure and authentic. That is why we encourage young people to create spaces for discussion in order to find their own language and lifestyle for all that lies beyond words.
with Nature
Natural Sciences
As humans we are part of life, its very soul. It becomes conscious in and through us in animals, plants and someday in minerals. The next step is to understand nature, not control it even more but to discover its very essence.
Agriculture
To live from nature calls upon us to give her life in return. Life is relationship, so our task is to find and discover new life cycles where the earth nourishes us.
Mathematics-Astronomy
Ancient myths speak of thinking of human beings born from the stars and guided by them. Today, freed from the stars, a new bond can be formed with the universe, which can take humans beyond the sphere of the earth.
through Art
Performing Arts
Music, drama, dance, and eurythmy are all art forms of time. They lead us beyond time—it becomes space, panorama. The goal is the imagination, to seek and grasp what is eternal in the moment.
Visual Arts
Our spiritual nature as humans and that of all life becomes visible in painting and sculpture, which is beyond words and concepts. Here we experience what is spiritual, where understanding and feeling are united.
Literary Arts and Humanities
How a text becomes a poem, a shape becomes a sculpture, a picture becomes painting: that is determined by the "how." Beauty and truth come together. Here is the source for the quietest form of human happiness.
Pedagogy
Pedagogy befitting human beings helps every child to develop its own potential and to understand itself and the world. This type of education encourages children to awaken to what they have intended for life before it begins.
Social Sciences
We become human beings among other human beings especially when we cultivate community as a living being. If it is healthy, it cultivates soul and spirit and enables all individuals to grow and find themselves.
in Healing
Medicine
Crisis and transformation are part of the journey to finding oneself. Therefore medicine should not so much seek to defeat the disease as to reawaken the natural health of the organism and give it strength and direction for self-healing.
Goetheanum Leadership
From left to right: Matthias Girke, Peter Selg, Matthias Rang, Oliver Conradt, Christiane Haid, Stefan Hasler, Florian Osswald, Claus-Peter Röh, Jean-Michel Florin, Gerald Häfner, Georg Soldner, Johannes Wirz, Ueli Hurter, Constanza Kaliks, Philipp Reubke and Justus Wittich. Photo: Xue Li
Goetheanum Leadership Publications
Peace in Ukraine!
The war in Ukraine constitutes an unacceptable attack on peace and freedom, life and dignity. The situation has the potential to escalate with ...
Book: Human partnership with the earth in crisis
In the book 'The Spiritual Signature of our Time in the Era of the Coronavirus' the members of the Goetheanum Leadership work out how the way of ...
Statement: Anthroposophy and racism
For the 2021 AGM, a group within the Goetheanum Leadership put together a working paper on anthroposophy and racism.
Human orientation of the Anthroposophical Society
The Anthroposophical Society is a cosmopolitan society. It is based on a contemporary society of individuals. Membership is open to everyone, ...
Book on Corona
The Leadership of the School of Spiritual Science at the Goetheanum is working on multidimensional solutions based on its understanding of life.
Studies & Further Education
Goetheanum Studium
Our study programs address a variety of anthroposophy-related topics. As an international and diverse learning environment, we welcome participants from all over the world, of all ages, and with different educational backgrounds. On-campus and online courses, as well as professional training programs, are offered throughout the year and are held in different languages, all conducted by the Goetheanum faculty and professionals.
SEE WEBSITEStage
The Goetheanum Stage offers a valuable contribution to cultural events in the anthroposophical movement and also in the tri-border region with its eurythmy ensemble, the project ensembles for Rudolf Steiner's ‹Mystery Dramas›, Goethe's ‹Faust› and numerous guest performances.
In addition to numerous guest performances, the programme includes in-house productions. These include Goethe's ‹Faust›, the Four ‹Mystery Dramas› by Rudolf Steiner, productions by the Young Stage (Junge Bühne), eurythmy programmes by the Goetheanum Eurythmy School.
Documentation
The Goetheanum Documentation is a section of the General Anthroposophical Society and as such is privately funded. It oversees the cultural material assets of the Goetheanum in its subdivisions: archive, library and art collection.
School Secretariat
Nicolas Criblez
hochschule@goetheanum.ch
+41 61 706 43 09