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Friday 28 February 10am - Sunday 9 November 5pm
with Marko Pogačnik and Ying Li
A 9-month programme with 5 weekends: 28 February-2 March, 11-13 April, 13-15 June, 12-14 September and 7-9 November 2025
Geomancy as a creative dialogue with Gaia has made profound developments after entering the third millennium when the intense process of Earth changes started. More than ever, we need a new approach to geomancy with practical experiences and theoretical insights related to the upcoming multidimensional Earth cosmos and the different kinds of beings sustaining its permanent transformations. In this course we will practice methods of Earth healing and subtle perception exercises with special emphasis on the creative language of the body and its artistic expression. Beginners and experienced geomancy practitioners are both welcome.
The training will be led by Marko Pogačnik assisted by Ying Li with fieldwork in the vicinity of London and one residential weekend at Emerson College, Sussex.
28 February- 2 March: In London taught by Marko Pogačnik
11-13 April: In London taught by Ying Li
13-15 June: At Emerson College, Sussex taught by Marko Pogačnik
12-14 September: In London taught by Ying Li
7-9 November: In London taught by Marko Pogačnik
A certificate of completion in Geomancy Updated is given at the end of the training course.
Marko Pogačnik (1944) UNESCO Artist for Peace from Slovenia has developed a method of Earth healing based upon geomantic knowledge, using cosmograms carved in stone. He has led education in geomancy in Germany, England, Hungary, Italy, USA, Switzerland, Austria, Croatia and Slovenia. His latest books: Dancing with the Earth Changes and Creating Gaia Culture. www.markopogacnik.com
Ying Li, originally from Hong Kong and based in London, is a geomancer, bodyworker, inner dimensions guide and facilitator of co-creative meditation and dance alchemy. Ying is part of the organising team of LifeNet, the international network for life, geomancy and transformation. https://embodying.earth
Cost: full price £1375, concessions £1225. Booking deposit: £250
Early booking is advisable due to group size limitations. The course price includes entrance fees to sites. Accommodation, meals and transport are booked separately.
For booking and additional information: https://embodying.earth/events/geomancy-updated
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Wednesday 14 May6pm - 7.15pm
with Sara Hunt
Eurythmy is an art of harmonious movement, developed by Rudolf Steiner, which can increase a sense of well-being and a deeper connection to oneself and others.
These open classes are for every and anyone, with no prior experience needed. We will explore ways to connect with our own bodies as well as how we grow comfortable and creative with others in a dynamic space. Poetry and movement will weave together to stimulate vitality and enrich our daily lives. Please wear loose fitting comfortable clothing and soft soled shoes.
Price per class: £10 Full/£8 Concession
Bookings: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rudolf-steiner-house/e-zollra
or in person on the night in the Bookshop at RSH
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Wednesday 14 May7pm - 8.30pm
with Adam Slowikowski
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Thursday 15 May7pm - 9pm
with Barnaby Tobias and Iaia Chiesa
Join us in Rudolf Steiner Bookshop for a sharing of poems, monologues, stories, parts of plays, and all things creative. A casual event where we celebrate the spirit of creativity. All are welcome and encouraged to share something of their own work or another’s they admire. We will have some discussion around the inspiration for certain pieces, with a main emphasis on the practical sharing of work.
Cash donations are welcome.
*Date amended --> initially advertised as 5 September, now scheduled for 19 September
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Thursday 15 May7pm - 9pm
with Barnaby Tobias and Iaia Chiesa
Join us in Rudolf Steiner Bookshop for a sharing of poems, monologues, stories, parts of plays, and all things creative. A casual event where we celebrate the spirit of creativity. All are welcome and encouraged to share something of their own work or another’s they admire. We will have some discussion around the inspiration for certain pieces, with a main emphasis on the practical sharing of work.
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Saturday 17 May 10am - Saturday 19 July 5pm
The Foundations of Michael Chekhov’s approach to acting
A sequence of three one-day workshops
Creating Character with Sarah KaneThese one-day workshops provide an opportunity to explore practically the core elements of the truly artistic acting techniques developed by Russian actor Michael Chekhov in the middle of the twentieth century. Chekhov’s approach aims to inspire and empower actors for their future work by building a living and sensitive bridge between an actor’s movement and imagination and the character to be played.
The workshops are designed as a series and build from one to the next; at the same time each workshop is an entirety in itself and can be taken individually.
'Imagination is the real, eternal world, of which this vegetable universe is but a faint shadow'. - William Blake
Saturday 17 May
THE IMAGINARY BODY
With the help of the imagination, we will explore the physical attributes of the character in both the monologue you bring and in a scene that you will meet in the workshop.Saturday 14 June
THE IMAGINARY CENTRE
With the help of the imagination, we will explore
the inner aspects of the character in both the monologue you bring and in a scene that you will meet in the workshop.Saturday 19 July
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL GESTURE
With its foundation in the Archetypal Gestures, the Psychological Gesture takes the actor to the core of the character, to his or her will forces, opening a whole range of possibly unexpected, creative possibilities.Please bring clothes and shoes suitable for the Chekhov workshops as a well as a piece of text such as a monologue or poem known by heart, so that it can be used in the exploration in practice of any aspect of the techniques.
Workshop fees: 1 workshop day: £55 / 3 workshops: £150
Book here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rudolf-steiner-house/t-yajvvle
“Being directed by Sarah is inspiring, truthful and equally testing.I feel I’ve accomplished more as an actor over the last two sessions than everything prior.” A.R.
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Sunday 18 May10am - 5pm
Rudolf Steiner’s Approach to Artistic Speech
Sundays 18 May, 15 June and 20 July 10am - 5.30pm
A sequence of three Sunday monthly workshops with Sarah Kane
These one-day workshops provide an opportunity to explore practically the core elements of the artistic speech techniques developed by Rudolf Steiner at the beginning of the twentieth century. The approach aims to bring what an actor speaks to life by exploring where we might find the life of words themselves. The approach can inspire and empower actors for their work by building a living and sensitive bridge between an actor’s inner life and the words a character speaks.
Although these workshops are designed as a series and one builds on to the previous one, each workshop is an entirety and can be taken individually.
Sunday 18 May
Finding the Individuality of a Character I: Consonants and Vowels
We will explore the sounds that can be found in the text or texts a character speaks to begin the process of discovering the individuality of the character.Sunday 15 June
Finding the Individuality of a Character II: Speech Gestures
We will explore the gestures that we find in a monologue that you bring and in a scene that you will meet in the workshop.Sunday 20 July
Individualising a Character III: Gestures and Sounds
Working with both sound and gesture the workshop will investigate how to create the vocal individuality of the character both for a monologue that you bring and a scene which you will meet in the workshop.Please bring clothes and shoes suitable for movement as well as a piece of text such as a monologue known by heart, so that it can be used in the exploration in practice of any aspect of the techniques.
Workshop Fees:
1 workshop day: £55 / 3 workshops: £150Sarah Kane trained in Steiner’s approach to speech and voice, then Chekhov’s approach to acting with many of his original students. She now integrates them in her teaching, directing and performing, which takes place internationally.
Book here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rudolf-steiner-house/t-pqrvvde
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Monday 19 May7pm - 8.30pm
With Trevor Dance
These profoundly esoteric lectures examine the laws inherent in reincarnation and karma and explore in detail the incarnations of specific historical figures. The opportunity to study this lecture series in a group affords us a chance to really get to grips with these fundamental issues, which demonstrate the realities of the workings of karma in human life.
For further information: trevordance@hotmail.com
Small donations towards expenses welcome: £3/£2
All the Rudolf Steiner lectures and writings that we are studying are available from the library at Rudolf Steiner House and, in addition, many can be purchased in the Bookshop or accessed online at at the Rudolf Steiner Archive.
For updated news on these and other events please see:www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiner-spiritual-science
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Monday 19 May7.30pm - 9pm
with Paul Webber
Men, you are invited and called to join a new adventure, a weekly men’s circle. A safe and calming space to come, unpack and trust in the bond of the circle and being with other men.
We will start the evening with a calming and grounding experience based on one of the senses. We will then go on to create a circle and share with one another. To both listen and be heard from our hearts. It will be based on the Way of Council, and my hope is to pass on to others the amazing benefits I’ve felt and experienced from this.
I look forward to having you there,
Paul
Price per session: £15 price band A, £10 price band B
No man will be turned away based on finances, please contact Paul if you need a different pricing: paulwebber81@hotmail.com
Bookings in person on the night, at the door.
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Monday 19 May7.30pm
Poems to change the world
An evening of inspirational poetry, presented and performed by Booker-prize winning writer Sir Ben Okri and two of Britain’s leading actresses, Juliet Stevenson and Nathalie Emmanuel.
Rise Like Lions is a collection of poems, celebrating the many voices of political utterance. From William Blake to Maya Angelou, Marvin Gaye to Sylvia Plath, it is a rare selection of polemics and rallying cries, lyrics and meditations.
Throughout history, the voice of the poet has been raised in protest against injustice and in support of truth and social change. Join us for an evening to remind us how deeply we need this voice now - and how powerful its inspiration can be.
Please note: actors' schedules are subject to last minute change which may affect the programme.Book: https://tickets.marylebonetheatre.com/tickets/series/RISELIKELIONS
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Tuesday 20 May7pm - 8.30pm
with Brendan McQuillan
We will be reading three essays (GA15) that were reworked by Rudolf Steiner from lectures he gave from June 6th to 8th, 1911. They look at the nature of the human brain, at the development of balance, speech and thought in the young child, at Angels, at ancient language, at the beings of Zarathustra and Buddha, and at the Christ Being. The lectures together with those in 'The Mission of Folk-Souls' were the only ones out of a total of around six thousand that Steiner reworked for publication.
All welcome.
Small donations towards expenses welcome: £3/£2
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Wednesday 21 May6pm - 7.15pm
with Sara Hunt
Eurythmy is an art of harmonious movement, developed by Rudolf Steiner, which can increase a sense of well-being and a deeper connection to oneself and others. These open classes are for every and anyone, with no prior experience needed. We will explore ways to connect with our own bodies as well as how we grow comfortable and creative with others in a dynamic space. Poetry and movement will weave together to stimulate vitality and enrich our daily lives. Please wear loose fitting comfortable clothing and soft soled shoes.
Price per class: £10 Full/£8 Concession
Bookings: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rudolf-steiner-house/e-xjjxyx or in person on the night in the Bookshop at RSH
Sara Hunt
After many years as a teacher in Canterbury Steiner school, Sara graduated from West Midlands Eurythmy and subsequently completed a Masters in Eurythmy Education with Alanus University. Until recently, she worked as an educational eurythmist in Steiner schools and is presently a freelance personal coach. -
Wednesday 21 May7pm - 8.30pm
with Adam Slowikowski
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Saturday 24 May9am - 2pm
with Aya Husni-Bey
Saturdays - drop in anytime between 9am - 2pm
Come and join us fortnightly on Saturday mornings to explore your creativity in colour for your wellbeing. We will use watercolours, pastels, and a range of art materials to enliven our sense of curiosity. We welcome you to a heart-warming start to your weekend.
No prior art experience necessary. All materials provided.
Meet the facilitators:Sue is a BACP accredited Therapeutic Arts Counsellor and Group Facilitator. She has a private practice, designs and runs tailor-made workshops, and is a visiting tutor and supervisor for trainee art counsellors at Tobias School of Art & Therapy.
Aya is a Transpersonal Art Counsellor MCGI MBACP and Certified HeartMath Coach, with over 20 years experience supporting all abilities and ages with their social, emotional, mental, physical and spiritual wellbeing at heart. Aya teaches Play Therapy & Sandplay Therapy at Tobias School of Art & Therapy.
£10 Full / £8 Concession, pay in the Bookshop upon arrival.
For more information Tel: 020 7723 4400‘Man can find no better retreat from the world than art, and man can find no stronger link with the world than art.’ Goethe
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Saturday 24 May10.30am - 12pm
Metamorphosis to Metamorphosis
with Patrick Dixon
A place to talk, a place to listen, a place to meet interesting and interested people.
Looking at new ways of thinking and thinking about new ways of looking.
Tickets on the day in the Cafe: £10, including coffee and cake
Patrick Dixon trained at RADA and is an actor, writer, poet and performer. He lives in London and gives frequent lectures, seminars and one man shows.
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Monday 26 May7pm - 8.30pm
with Dr Sue Peat and Adrian Hotten
We will be continuing to read and discuss Theosophy, which is one of Rudolf Steiner’s fundamental and foundational books, published in 1904.
It begins by describing the threefold nature of the human being: the body, or sense-world; the soul, or inner world; and the spirit, or universal world of cosmic archetypes. A profound discussion of reincarnation and karma follows, concluding with a description of the soul's journey through regions of the supersensible world after death. The book closes with an outline of the path to higher knowledge.
Copies of the book are readily available both new and pre-loved, and it is also available on the Rudolf Steiner Archive website.
All are welcome to join us for any, or all, of these meetings. Previous knowledge of Rudolf Steiners’ work is not expected or required.
All our meetings are free. Donations towards expenses are gratefully received.
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82632129836?pwd=SDZ3d0kxWk0wNU1uUzN5OStBZmN6QT09
Meeting ID: 826 3212 9836
Passcode: 755359
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Tuesday 27 May7pm - 8.30pm
with Brendan McQuillan
We will be reading three essays (GA15) that were reworked by Rudolf Steiner from lectures he gave from June 6th to 8th, 1911. They look at the nature of the human brain, at the development of balance, speech and thought in the young child, at Angels, at ancient language, at the beings of Zarathustra and Buddha, and at the Christ Being. The lectures together with those in 'The Mission of Folk-Souls' were the only ones out of a total of around six thousand that Steiner reworked for publication.
All welcome.
Small donations towards expenses welcome: £3/£2
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Monday 2 June7pm - 8.30pm
With Trevor Dance
These profoundly esoteric lectures examine the laws inherent in reincarnation and karma and explore in detail the incarnations of specific historical figures. The opportunity to study this lecture series in a group affords us a chance to really get to grips with these fundamental issues, which demonstrate the realities of the workings of karma in human life.
For further information: trevordance@hotmail.com
Small donations towards expenses welcome: £3/£2
All the Rudolf Steiner lectures and writings that we are studying are available from the library at Rudolf Steiner House and, in addition, many can be purchased in the Bookshop or accessed online at at the Rudolf Steiner Archive.
For updated news on these and other events please see:www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiner-spiritual-science
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Tuesday 3 June7pm - 8.30pm
with Brendan McQuillan
We will be reading three essays (GA15) that were reworked by Rudolf Steiner from lectures he gave from June 6th to 8th, 1911. They look at the nature of the human brain, at the development of balance, speech and thought in the young child, at Angels, at ancient language, at the beings of Zarathustra and Buddha, and at the Christ Being. The lectures together with those in 'The Mission of Folk-Souls' were the only ones out of a total of around six thousand that Steiner reworked for publication.
All welcome.
Small donations towards expenses welcome: £3/£2
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Saturday 7 June10.30am - 12pm
with Patrick Dicon
Mysteries of the Changing Bodies
A place to talk, a place to listen, a place to meet interesting and interested people.
Looking at new ways of thinking and thinking about new ways of looking.Tickets: £10, including coffee and cake
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Monday 9 June7pm - 8.30pm
with Dr Sue Peat and Adrian Hotten
We will be continuing to read and discuss Theosophy, which is one of Rudolf Steiner’s fundamental and foundational books, published in 1904.
It begins by describing the threefold nature of the human being: the body, or sense-world; the soul, or inner world; and the spirit, or universal world of cosmic archetypes. A profound discussion of reincarnation and karma follows, concluding with a description of the soul's journey through regions of the supersensible world after death. The book closes with an outline of the path to higher knowledge.
Copies of the book are readily available both new and pre-loved, and it is also available on the Rudolf Steiner Archive website.
All are welcome to join us for any, or all, of these meetings. Previous knowledge of Rudolf Steiners’ work is not expected or required.
All our meetings are free. Donations towards expenses are gratefully received.
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82632129836?pwd=SDZ3d0kxWk0wNU1uUzN5OStBZmN6QT09
Meeting ID: 826 3212 9836
Passcode: 755359
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Thursday 12 June10.30am
with Brendan McQuillan
We will be reading ‘Understanding Healing’ (GA316), Rudolf Steiner’s lectures given in Jan 1924 to young doctors.
All welcome but some knowledge would be an advantage.
Small donations towards expenses welcome: £3/£2
All the Rudolf Steiner lectures and writings that we are studying are available from the library at Rudolf Steiner House and, in addition, many can be purchased in the Bookshop or accessed online at at the Rudolf Steiner Archive.
For updated news on these and other events please see: www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiner-spiritual-science
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Monday 16 June7pm - 8.30pm
With Trevor Dance
These profoundly esoteric lectures examine the laws inherent in reincarnation and karma and explore in detail the incarnations of specific historical figures. The opportunity to study this lecture series in a group affords us a chance to really get to grips with these fundamental issues, which demonstrate the realities of the workings of karma in human life.
For further information: trevordance@hotmail.com
Small donations towards expenses welcome: £3/£2
All the Rudolf Steiner lectures and writings that we are studying are available from the library at Rudolf Steiner House and, in addition, many can be purchased in the Bookshop or accessed online at at the Rudolf Steiner Archive.
For updated news on these and other events please see: www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiner-spiritual-science
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Thursday 19 June7.30pm - 9.30pm
with Barnaby Tobias
Join us in Rudolf Steiner Bookshop for a sharing of poems, monologues, stories, parts of plays, and all things creative. A casual event where we celebrate the spirit of creativity. All are welcome and encouraged to share something of their own work or another’s they admire. We will have some discussion around the inspiration for certain pieces, with a main emphasis on the practical sharing of work.
Cash donations are welcome.
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Saturday 21 June10am - 2pm
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We apologies for any inconvenience caused.
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Saturday 21 June10.30am - 12pm
with Patrick Dixon
Eros, Philia, Agape
A place to talk, a place to listen, a place to meet interesting and interested people.
Looking at new ways of thinking and thinking about new ways of looking.Tickets: £10, including coffee and cake
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Monday 23 June7pm - 8.30pm
with Dr Sue Peat and Adrian Hotten
We will be continuing to read and discuss Theosophy, which is one of Rudolf Steiner’s fundamental and foundational books, published in 1904.
It begins by describing the threefold nature of the human being: the body, or sense-world; the soul, or inner world; and the spirit, or universal world of cosmic archetypes. A profound discussion of reincarnation and karma follows, concluding with a description of the soul's journey through regions of the supersensible world after death. The book closes with an outline of the path to higher knowledge.
Copies of the book are readily available both new and pre-loved, and it is also available on the Rudolf Steiner Archive website.
All are welcome to join us for any, or all, of these meetings. Previous knowledge of Rudolf Steiners’ work is not expected or required.
All our meetings are free. Donations towards expenses are gratefully received.
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82632129836?pwd=SDZ3d0kxWk0wNU1uUzN5OStBZmN6QT09
Meeting ID: 826 3212 9836
Passcode: 755359
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Thursday 26 June10.30am
with Brendan McQuillan
Christmas Course for Young Doctors (GA316) from Jan 1924, followed by his Easter Course.
All welcome but some knowledge would be an advantage.
Small donations towards expenses welcome: £3/£2
All the Rudolf Steiner lectures and writings that we are studying are available from the library at Rudolf Steiner House and, in addition, many can be purchased in the Bookshop or accessed online at at the Rudolf Steiner Archive.
For updated news on these and other events please see: www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiner-spiritual-science
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Saturday 28 June10.30am - 6pm
Seeking truth in a polarized world and building future communities
with Ad Dekkers, Henriette Dekkers and John Lees
There will be an opportunity to deepen the theme in an optional workshop on Sunday 29 June, 10.30am - 1pm
We often hear such words as misinformation, fake news and propaganda. There is an uncertainty about truth. Our present world is beset by intensified polarizations regarding a whole range of issues – Gaza, Covid vaccination, politics (such as Democrats and Republicans in the United States), global alliances (BRICS and the G7).
How should we position ourselves in this polarized, split, dangerous, confusing and uncertain world? What is our place in these broader events? Do we mean anything or are we just cogs in a machine? What can we do?Ad Dekkers, Henriette Dekkers and John Lees are anthroposophic psychotherapists, practising a holistic body, soul and spirit approach to psychotherapy. They will share a way of addressing these questions from the point of view of anthroposophic psychotherapy. Their aim is to show that today’s challenges present us with an opportunity to develop a future spiritual consciousness and new future communities. The conference will include talks, group discussions and practical exercises.
Cost:
Saturday: £50, £35 conc.
Saturday & Sunday morning: £65, £50 conc.Book online: rsh.anth.org.uk/event/do-i-mean-anything/
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Monday 30 June7pm - 8.30pm
With Trevor Dance
These profoundly esoteric lectures examine the laws inherent in reincarnation and karma and explore in detail the incarnations of specific historical figures. The opportunity to study this lecture series in a group affords us a chance to really get to grips with these fundamental issues, which demonstrate the realities of the workings of karma in human life.
For further information: trevordance@hotmail.com
Small donations towards expenses welcome: £3/£2
All the Rudolf Steiner lectures and writings that we are studying are available from the library at Rudolf Steiner House and, in addition, many can be purchased in the Bookshop or accessed online at at the Rudolf Steiner Archive.
For updated news on these and other events please see:www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiner-spiritual-science
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Saturday 5 July2pm - 8.30pm
With composers Nigel Osborne, Howard Skempton and Jinny Shaw
Together with Maren Stott and Eurythmy West MidlandsIn the centenary year of Rudolf Steiner’s death, this Festival celebrates the dynamic relationship between Music and Eurythmy.
Eurythmy, an expressive movement art, was originated by Rudolf Steiner in the early 20th century. The word eurythmy stems from Greek roots meaning beautiful or harmonious rhythm. A eurythmy performer moves the music itself, the inner dynamic, the emotional expressiveness. In an ensemble, the interplay of the instruments, the piece itself, is present before your eyes.
PROGRAMME14.00 Opening - Adrian Locher
14.15 Meet the composers: Nigel Osborne, Howard Skempton and Jinny Shaw
15.00 Panel discussion with composers and Maren Stott: The Grail theme in Music and Eurythmy
16.00 Tea-break
16.30 Rudolf Steiner’s Art impulse and the birth of Eurythmy - Coralee Frederickson and Christopher Marcus
17.15 Eurythmy demonstration - Maren Stott & Eurythmy West Midlands
17.45 Supper
19.00 Performance:
The performance includes works inspired by the Grail theme by composers Nigel Osborne, Howard Skempton and Jinny Shaw, as well as pieces by Shostakovich and Scriabin. Eurythmy is by Maren Stott & Eurythmy West Midlands. The performance lasts 75 minutes.
Festival Ticket: £30, £20 conc.
Performance only: £20, £15 conc.
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Monday 7 July7pm - 8.30pm
with Dr Sue Peat and Adrian Hotten
We will be continuing to read and discuss Theosophy, which is one of Rudolf Steiner’s fundamental and foundational books, published in 1904.
It begins by describing the threefold nature of the human being: the body, or sense-world; the soul, or inner world; and the spirit, or universal world of cosmic archetypes. A profound discussion of reincarnation and karma follows, concluding with a description of the soul's journey through regions of the supersensible world after death. The book closes with an outline of the path to higher knowledge.
Copies of the book are readily available both new and pre-loved, and it is also available on the Rudolf Steiner Archive website.
All are welcome to join us for any, or all, of these meetings. Previous knowledge of Rudolf Steiners’ work is not expected or required.
All our meetings are free. Donations towards expenses are gratefully received.
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82632129836?pwd=SDZ3d0kxWk0wNU1uUzN5OStBZmN6QT09
Meeting ID: 826 3212 9836
Passcode: 755359
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Wednesday 16 July7pm - 8pm
with Prof Jules Pretty
Story is a simple device common to every human culture. It has some 50,000 years of history yet has often come to be both misunderstood and misused in the modern era. Join us in the bookshop for a talk by Professor and author Jules Pretty about how stories can be used to create agency for the climate, nature and inequality crises. It is a common feeling for the public and policy makers to feel anxiety and fear, helplessness too, in the face of global-wide crises. Yet stories can create a sense of purpose. They can act like tricksters of old who set us on new paths through the metaphorical dark forests.
A butterfly flaps its wings, and whole systems change.
Jules Pretty (OBE) is Professor of Environment and Society at the University of Essex, and Director of the Centre for Public and Policy Engagement. He is Chief Editor of the International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability and received an OBE for services to sustainable agriculture. Jules is also an author and will share with us one of his latest books, ‘The Low-Carbon Good Life’.
Admission: £5
Book online: Ticketsource https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rudolf-steiner-house/t-jznevmo
or book at Rudolf Steiner Bookshop Tel: 020 7724 7699
Limited places available on the night.
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Monday 21 July 9am - Thursday 24 July 5pm
with Mary Beattie
Become an infant massage instructor with the International Association of Infant Massage. The most fulfilling work, contributing to a better world.
Training is at Rudolf Steiner House in London with Mary Beattie (IAIM international trainer and Massage in Schools instructor).
Book now by contacting Mary: mary@babyandchildmassage.co.uk or 07528589859
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Wednesday 30 July7pm - 8.30pm
with Trevor Dance
These profoundly esoteric lectures examine the laws inherent in reincarnation and karma and explore in detail the incarnations of specific historical figures. The opportunity to study this lecture series in a group affords us a chance to really get to grips with these fundamental issues, which demonstrate the realities of the workings of karma in human life.
For further information: trevordance@hotmail.com
Our reading groups provide the opportunity in a very informal setting to explore Rudolf Steiner’s work with others. There is no need for any prior participation or knowledge, and everyone, young and old, is very welcome to join us at any time, just once or as often as it suits. We aim to create a friendly, inviting atmosphere, as good humoured as it is serious. Working together, we share our reflections on the immediate theme and try to pay as much attention to listening as to speaking. We find that studying together provides a wonderful opportunity for the whole group to advance in knowledge and understanding. Members and friends are warmly invited to groups at any time even for one-off visits. Previous participation is not necessary and there is no need to book.
Small donations towards expenses welcome: £3/£2
All the Rudolf Steiner lectures and writings that we are studying are available from the library at Rudolf Steiner House and, in addition, many can be purchased in the Bookshop or accessed online at at the Rudolf Steiner Archive.
For updated news on these and other events please see: www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiner-spiritual-science
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Monday 11 August 9am - Friday 15 August 5pm
Shakespeare Week at Rudolf Steiner House London
A pair of twins emerge from the ocean. Parted by a storm and shipwreck, each is sure the other is drowned as they come separately ashore on the coast of Illyria. Beneath their outwardly confusing similarity, their different destinies lead them into the same social psychic disorder which at first they unwittingly compound. The tenuous symmetry of the plot embraces illusion and misrule, and justly leaves some unfinished business at the end that reflects the disparate beginning.
Twelfth Night leads us from the innocence of the Early Comedies into the well-known experiences of the Tragedies. The less well-understood ambiguous, confused, social, personal, and gender realities of that transition expose an entertaining but tragic chaos. This play picks up a teasing loose end from As You Like It, and leaves a bitter remainder for Hamlet. The counter-intuitive polarities remind us of the excesses of the Saturnalia and reveal what is often hidden by the norms of convention. The questions the play poses about identity, delusion, recognition, and destiny all relate timelessly to our individual and social experience today.
Sarah Kane and Andrew Wolpert will be offering speech, drama workshops, close study of the text, lectures, discussions, and a visit to see a production of the play at The Globe Theatre.
The course fee of £465 includes a Groundling theatre ticket, morning coffee and afternoon tea.
For the timetable, more information, and to register please contact Andrew Wolpert andrewjwolpert@gmail.com
Rudolf Steiner House 35 Park Road London NW1 6XT
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Thursday 25 September7.30pm - 9pm
Lecture by Thomas Mayer
At every moment we are surrounded and permeated by angels of the nine hierarchies.
How can we differentiate the nine angelic hierarchies?
How do the angels work in our lives and in our aura?
How does our angel accompany us in our sleep and after death?
What is a landscape angel?
How do angels express themselves in families or social communities?
How do angels experience us humans?
Thomas Mayer is a Meditation teacher, civil rights activist, and author of “Answering the Call of the Elementals” published by Findhorn Press, “Overcoming Fear - Exercises for Spiritual Self-Defense” and “Covid Vaccines from a Spiritual Perspective”.
https://www.anthroposophische-meditation.de/english
£15 cash on the door.
For further information please call Alex Wright on 01342 827967
Thomas will be leading a workshop on Anthroposophical Meditation focussed on connecting to the Angelic World, at Emerson College from 7pm Friday 26th September to 12.30pm Sunday 28th September.
Please see https://calendar.emerson.org.uk/events/connecting-with-the-angelic-world/ for full details.
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Saturday 29 November9.30am - 5.30pm
* Postponed
Shakespeare’s play, a meditation for healing relationship
An embodied exploration with Adam Fotheringham
The Winter’s Tale is one of Shakespeare’s last and most moving plays. It shares with the other late plays a preoccupation with loss and redemption. In the story King Leontes, acting out of blind jealousy, tyrannically destroys his family and happiness, but his shattered world is redeemed by time, destiny and a process of inner atonement. In this divisive age of polarising perspectives and conflicting narratives, how can we work to heal the relational rifts that threaten our human fellowship? This deeply spiritual play points both to causes of conflict in human interaction, and to the path of repair and reconciliation available if we choose to take it. Participants will be introduced to the story, which will become a lens for examining their own conduct in relationship. Through dialogue, group reflection and embodied exercises, participants will have opportunities to work with their own relationship history in a context that is strongly held, confidential and holds a possibility for healing.
Adam Fotheringham has a background in theatre as an actor, director and teacher, but now works predominantly in personal and leadership development. He is a Programme Lead and Archetypal Coach with Olivier Mythodrama, using story as a tool for developing individuals in leadership and life.
Cost £65 (£50 concessions)
Book via: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rudolf-steiner-house/t-krnzkpl
*Originally advertised as 18th May