Michaelmas with the ASA

A Home for Spirit:
The Michaelic Impulse of the Schreinerei 

The Schreinerei is the most unpretentious of buildings in the Goetheanum precinct. Yet, it has stood the test of time. It has been a silent witness of the key events in the life of the hill of Dornach. It served Rudolf Steiner as a productive workspace for over a decade. And it has served the Anthroposophy movement for over a century, with versatility, in a multitude of roles, all in the best traditions of a shed.
Dr John Paull, "Dr Rudolf Steiner’s Shed"

Join us for a free ASA members event as we honor and mark the Michaelmas season. Together we will turn our attention towards an interesting building on the Dornach hill in Switzerland, made sacred by the remarkable activities that have taken place there: the Schreinerei. Originally a place for carpentry, this space served as the building workshop for the First Goetheanum, a lecture hall, an art studio, the venue for the Christmas Conference, and, as the resting place of Rudolf Steiner during the last months of his life. We often gravitate to the more obvious temples and grandiose buildings of our time, and yet humble buildings such as a carpenter's shed can contain many treasures and gifts in their own right. 

We will hear leading thoughts about the history and deeper significance of the Schreinerei, practice eurythmy, and have a chance to connect with fellow members. Attendees will also recieve a video tour of the Schreinerei and a recording of Steiner's last lecture, given as a Michaelmas address in the Schreinerei 99 years ago.

When: Monday, October 9 at 5 pm ET/2 pm PT for 75 min. via Zoom

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This program will be recorded and distributed to all registrants

Cost: This event is FREE for members! 
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Other Context for this Event: This meeting will take place prior to our 90 minute online Annual General Meeting (business meeting) whereby we will welcome our new General Secretary, Mary Stewart Adams, and hear updates from the ASA General Council, including the Treasurer's Report. Click here to learn more and register

This year we will meet in-person on November 3-5, in Spring Valley, NY for our annual gathering of the ASA. Registration opens mid-September!




Ye, the disciples of Spirit-Knowledge,
Take Michael's Wisdom-beckoning,
Take the Word of Love of the Will of Worlds
Into your souls' aspiring, actively!
~Rudolf Steiner, Michael Meditation 1924

Presenters

Dr. John Paull is an environmental scientist of the University of Tasmania. He has visited the Goetheanum on multiple occasions particularly as a visiting academic at the University of Oxford. At Dornach he has conducted research at the Rudolf Steiner Archive, the Goetheanum Archive, and the Mathematical-Astronomical Section Archive. He has presented his research at many international conferences including as a keynote speaker. Many of his published research papers and book chapters are available for free open access at: academia.edu(http://utas.academia.edu/JohnPaull) and researchgate.net(http://www.researchgate.net/profile/John-Paull). His contact is j.paull@utas.edu.au.

Mary Ruud has been teaching Eurythmy to adults and children for forty years. Her training was at the Spring Valley Eurythmy School in New York, Eurythmy School in Nürnberg, Germany, and the Therapeutic Eurythmy at the London School of Eurythmy, Perdur, England. Mary has a Masters in Liberal Arts from the 21st Century Department of the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. She is a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother of Waldorf students.

Esther Gerster was born 1957 in Switzerland and grew up on the lake of Zurich. Since childhood she always loved to paint and to draw. First she became a kindergarten teacher, meeting Rudolf Steiners pedagogy. Later she studied sculpture, drawing and painting at the "Goetheanistic Artschool" in Vienna. She had the opportunity to paint murals with the "lazur-technic‘ . Esther has given painting courses to children and adults in many different places and countries. Since 1998 she has coordinated guided tours in the Goetheanum, a place of much art and imagination, and is always learning about forms, colours, plant dyes, and other imaginations. Currently, she is experimenting with oil and working light and dark. With intentional imagination, Esther strives to bring in a balance of colour, form. 

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