Recently a friend sent me a poem, the religious hymn ‹Lord of the Dance› by Sydney Carter (The United Methodist...
Anthroposophists have always heard that the Indian philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895–1986) was not the incarnation of the Maitreya Bodhisattva of...
The demon Lilith has wandered the Earth and featured in the mythical imaginings of writers, artists, and poets for more than four thousand years. Something menacing surrounds this contradictory figure. Her significance has changed over the course of history. What does she signify today? We encounter her in Sumerian records...
Yom Kippur, the day when deeds are weighed. It is easier to focus on the dragon than on the scales...
Prayers are invisible arrows that we aim directly at God. These arrows do not always reach their target. In times of need and despair, we often find that there is no answer, no matter how fervently we pray. We feel thrown back on ourselves. Is there something wrong with our...
The College of Teachers of Religion at Waldorf Schools addressed an interested general audience during this year’s conference at the...
In memory of Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian composer (October 24, 1931–March 13, 2025) During a family vacation at the age of...
Paris, France. A lecture on the relationship between spirituality and secularism. At first glance, secularism and spirituality seem to indicate opposing directions. After all, the basic idea of secularism is that human society is worldly and can do without religious or metaphysical influences. According to this view, religion and the...
On the death of the storyteller, author, and filmmaker Alexander Kluge (Feb. 14, 1932–Mar. 25, 2026). The death of filmmaker...
The image of Joseph A. Ratzinger still wavers, distorted by the hatred and favour of opposing parties. Two hundred thousand...
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