Central Region


Welcome!

Mission of the Central Region Council

Welcome to the Central Region of the Anthroposophical Society in America website.

Regional activities within the central region are coordinated by the Central Regional Council (CRC) of the Anthroposophical Society in America.  The CRC is an initiative group rather than a governing body.  It has no legal or administrative responsibility other than to support the life of Anthroposophy in the central region.  The way in which this mandate has been taken up, through the years, is a reflection of the individuals who have comprised the council and also responds to the needs of the times in which we live.

The mission of the CRC is to help provide opportunities for human beings longing for the spirit to meet each other soul to soul.  The Central Region of the Anthroposophical Society includes members in states from Ohio to Texas, Mississippi to the Dakotas.  We see networking across this region, where many members live far from centers of anthroposophical activity, as one of our most important tasks.

For more background information about the history, development and work of the CRC click here

Making Connections

Hoping to find other anthroposophists in your geographic area? If you would like help making those connections, please email us at CentralRegionASA@gmail.com and tell us where you are located.

The Regional Council

The current membership of the CRC, in order of length of time served, is as follows:

  • Lisa Dalton, Dallas-Fort Worth – since 2018
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  • Mary Mertz, Salina, KS – since 2022
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  • Michael Gratsch, Pinckney, MI - since 2023
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  • Jeffrey Levy, Louisville, KY - since 2024
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  • Central Regional Council
    centralregion.asa@gmail.com

 

  

Central Region Activities

Monthly Online Study Group

New study book:
Rudolf Steiner's Philosophy of Freedom  
      June 4, 2025
7:15 Central / 8:15 Eastern

The Philosophy of Freedom is Rudolf Steiner's groundbreaking philosophical work on the nature of freedom and thinking (CW #4). It is ideal for group study -- a book to wrestle with, and to come back to again and again.

Any version of the book will work for this study (it's also known as Intuitive Thinking as a Spiritual Path and The Philosophy of Spiritual Activity).

In addition, CRC member Michael Gratsch will introduce us to meditations from Steiner's The Rose Cross Meditation. Those who wish to participate may work with a new meditation each month during our book study.

The Zoom details are sent via email before each meeting. Contact Mary Mertz at CentralRegion.ASA@gmail.com if you want to receive emails from the Central Regional Council.

Recent Activities

In February 2025 we finished our study of "The Spiritual Hierarchies and the Physical World" (CW 110).

In March 2024 we wrapped up our study of "Christ and the Spiritual World - The Quest for the Holy Grail" (GA 149), a lecture series Rudolf Steiner gave in Leipzig
December 28, 1913 - January 2, 1914

A table of contents for the lecture series, and links to all six lectures, can be found on the RS Archive by clicking this link.

Thanks to all who participated -- we had some great discussions!

Before that we read "The Mysteries of the Holy Grail -- from Arthur and Parzival to Modern Initiation," from the work of Rudolf Steiner, compiled and edited by Matthew Barton. 

Document Sharing:

 

The Central Region Archive

The Karma Project, eCorrespondence, The Bridging Project, Speaking with the Stars Initiative

 

Neon CRM by Neon One