Easter 2026 : Raphael Through the Spheres

Easter 2026 : Preparing for the Festival

You are invited to join us for two dynamic virtual presentations designed to support festival life through the insights of spiritual science at Easter 2026. We take inspiraton for this activity from the fact that in his Last Address, Rudolf Steiner made concerted effort to draw attention to the eternal individuality of the renaissance artist Raphael. Further, to have the largest-ever exhibit of Raphael's works in the US occur in this 1st new year of the next century of anthroposophy in the world, beginning during the Holy Week of Easter, presents as more than a terrific opportunity, it is an invitation.

The exhibit is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, from March 28 (Palm Sunday), through St. John's (June 28, 2026). Our presentations are online (details below).

Image of John from from Raphael's painting The Ecstacy of St Cecilia (c 1514-17), which is included in the MET exhibit.

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Event Dates:

I. SUNDAY, MARCH 8 (recorded)

II. GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 3 at 12pm ET/9am PT

Event Details:

I. RAPHAEL THROUGH THE SPHERES

A presentation from Mary Stewart Adams delivered on March 8, 2026. If registering after March 8, you will receive access to watch the recording of this presentation.

The event includes the John Gospel Prologue, spoken by Christine Burke, speech artist.

II. THE HUMAN FORM DIVINE

The Human Form Divine ~ A Special Good Friday Gathering with Andrew Wolpert

GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2026

12:00pm ET / 9am PT

Continuing the Christmastide celebration of Raphael's work, for Easter we will contemplate the Death on Good Friday and what rose on Sunday.  We will remember what Adam lost in the "Fall," how that was restored, and how the Second Adam offers us the way to the new potential of our unfinished  human evolution.

Four images we will consider are: 

The Crucifixion

The Sposalizio

The Disputa

The School of Athens

Andrew Wolpert is a scholar who has been lecturing and leading courses and seminars on anthroposophical themes internationally for many years. He led the Spirit of English Course at Emerson College for 17 years and was co-editor of the ‘Golden Blade’ magazine. He has also taught at the Waldorf Teacher Training University in Stuttgart, at various schools in Japan and Italy, and is coordinator of the Humanities Section of the School of Spiritual Science in Great Britain.

Register for Easter 2026 : Preparing for the Festival HERE

$25 for members of the ASA (includes both presentations), $30 for non-members.

Consider for purchase the planteary seals/holy week cards from Easter 2025.