Two hundred years ago, in his Faust, Goethe described something astonishingly relevant for today: the path to inner clarity must...
The demon Lilith has wandered the Earth and featured in the mythical imaginings of writers, artists, and poets for more...
Is human freedom an illusion? A poetic-philosophical essay on self-knowledge, science, and the resurrection of the world. I’ve read two lengthy book reviews in influential journals in recent months, both expressing the growing consensus that human freedom is an illusion. The consequences elude me, and I turn to satire for...
At school, we practice interpreting texts—in the school of life, we learn to read people: how do I interpret gestures,...
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She was a born cosmopolitan—arriving via Java, the Netherlands, and Berlin to Switzerland, where she studied in Zurich and practiced medicine in Arlesheim, near Basel. From her base in Arlesheim, her Clinical Therapeutic Institute, she once again ventured far out into the world. She spent half the year traveling, in...
Dealing with karmic impressions requires attentiveness, humility, and the ability to distinguish authentic memories of the ‘I’ from identifications with...
Who are you, Destiny? I am the one who walks by your side, the guardian of your life’s journey, guiding...
The first Waldorf school required all available forces. A place for the youngest children was simply not considered important in the socio-cultural understanding of the time. That the kindergarten exists, we owe to Elisabeth von Grunelius. She even financed it entirely herself. In September 1919, the first Waldorf School opened...
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In the past, external power conferred authority and dominance—today it is the inner strength of educators that enables children to...
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