We began with ‹thinking› and ended with ‹thanking›. Whether or not there is an etymological relationship between these two words,...
He was drawn to the sea. At age 20, he joined the French Navy and began navigating on the surface...
I remember clearly the first page of the first lecture series by Rudolf Steiner that I ever read. I was astonished. Steiner writes what an imaginary ancient oriental sage, in contemplating modern Western civilization, would say: “You are living entirely in fear; your whole mood of soul is governed by...
The days are turbulent. My thoughts are restless and peaceless. Agitated, they’re like birds of prey, circling incessantly around the...
Human consciousness is subject to the law of evolution. In the history of mankind, the epoch of feeling or the...
As we celebrate Ita Wegman’s 150th birthday, we will look at photographs, at her letters and writings. But what if we also think of Ita Wegman’s hands? What were her hands like? Were they large or small, strong, soft, sensitive, fast, or slow? What were the hands and feet like...
At a wedding reception, guests were invited to make a wish for the couple. One of the wedding guests surprised...
What can philosophy do about uncertainty? This is what two journalists of the ‹NZZ› asked Peter Sloterdijk a few years...
There are 250 training centers for Waldorf education worldwide. The importance of these institutions for anthroposophical cultural work can hardly be overestimated. Quite a few anthroposophical cultural workers and leaders have attended seminars in these educational institutions, and quite a few impulses for anthroposophical life emanate from them. They are...
Lately, I have been writing more about “we” than about myself. I often replace the words “me” and “my” with...
A church is a place of energy. The greatest power in the building is found where nothing is built, in...
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