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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

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

Join us at Rudolf Steiner House, the only example of expressionist architecture in London, for Open House London.

Free admission and drop-ins between 9.30am and 1.30pm

https://programme.openhouse.org.uk/listings/1571

www: https://openhouselondon.org.uk/

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.

Lecture and Performance by Steffen Hartmann

What can we make of spiritual experiences? Do they happen to us, or are they invented by us? How can we distinguish between reality and illusion in such perceptions? Can there be a scientific basis for approaching this issue?

Steffen Hartmann has addressed this question directly and will show how the anthroposophical path of personal development begins with pure thought and meditation, and ends in spiritual experience - the ability to access, as conscious, mindful individuals, the realm of angelic beings.

Steffen Hartmann (b.1976) has accompanied Elisabeth Schwarzkopf on the piano, and worked closely with the soprano Marret Winger. In 2007 he founded the MenschMusik Insitute in Hamburg with Matthias Bölts. He has followed an inner meditative path based on anthroposophy since 1997 and has worked as a teacher of meditation. He founded the publishing house Edition Widar with Torben Maiwald, and has led the Rudolf Steiner Haus Hamburg branch of the Anthroposophical Society since 2012. He is also the author of many books including “The Michael Prophecy and the Years 2012-2033” (2020), and holds lectures and conducts seminars and concerts worldwide.

£15 cash on the door.

For further information please call Alex Wright on 01342 827967

On this UK mini-tour Steffen will lecture at Emerson College on the evening of Saturday 11th October, and both lecture and perform at the Christian Community in Stroud on the afternoon of Sunday 12th October.

His new book, “Angel Thinking - Consciousness, Meditation and Human Destiny” will be published by Temple Lodge on 21st April 2025.

This seminar will be an opportunity to explore Hilma af Klint’s destiny with anthroposophy. Her tireless search and what she encountered in Dornach are easily overlooked in the popular acclaim her work has had in several recent publications and exhibitions. After meeting Rudolf Steiner and encountering the wet-on-wet painting technique, Hilma af Klint embarked on a new direction, both in content and style. This last phase of her tireless exploring opened a new dimension for her continuing striving. The many diverse fields of Hilma af Klint’s artistic endeavours, the changing collaborative constellations, and the different sources of her inspiration were all integral to the questing of her free and honest spirit. Anne Weise from The Rudolf Steiner Archive in Dornach will give two illustrated lectures on this development in Hilma af Klint's work, and Mary-Anne Paterson will offer a painting workshop on the wet-on-wet technique.

10.30 Welcome and Introduction Andrew Wolpert
11am Exploration of The Swan Sequence and beyond Anne Weise
12.30 Lunch break
1.30 Painting Workshop Mary-Anne Paterson
3.30 Tea break
4pm Discussion
4.30 Hima af Klint’s destiny with anthroposophy Anne Weise
5.30 Closing

For more information and to reserve a place please contact Andrew Wolpert andrewjwolpert@gmail.com

£25 (concessions £15)

This event is organised by the Humanities and Visual Arts Sections of the School of Spiritual Science

A talk with meditation exercises and discussion by Inessa Burdich

Inessa will share some of her personal journey with meditation and research projects. We will then delve into the crucial challenges of the present, exploring the hidden spiritual battles that underlie the material world, as understood through Anthroposophy. Drawing on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner, the presentation will address the concealed issues between materialism and spirituality, offering insights into how inner development through meditation and “cleansing” of negativity in our personal biography can serve as a powerful tool for personal development. This can enable us to be able to make a practical and positive contribution to transforming the pressing concerns of our time.

Spiritual Science Research represents a further advancement of personal meditative work, distinguishing itself by its systematic investigation.  Research or contemplative inquiry extends into a diligent quest for knowledge of the higher worlds, exploring both the inner self and the external world. Through this relentless pursuit of researching, individuals are empowered to navigate modern problems and contribute meaningfully to the renewal of the world.

Participants will be invited to join in meditative exercise to deepen their understanding of the themes addressed during the presentation. Additionally, an overview of the Spiritual Science Research course will be given. We will conclude with a Q&A session to further explore the insights presented.

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This is an introduction talk to the Spiritual Science Research course which will run on Sundays at Rudolf Steiner House from Sunday 16th November.

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About the facilitator: https://spiritual-science-research.com/about/

£10 cash on the door.

For further information please call Alex Wright on 01342 827967.

Talk & Workshop with Inessa Burdich

TALK – Meditation as a path of spiritual development and as a research method.

Meditation has recently become an increasingly popular subject but is described and applied in many different ways. So what is it? In this talk, we will explore meditation as a way to nourish and train our soul in a similar way that food and physical exercise are daily necessities for us.

Moreover, you will learn that meditation can also be used as a tool for spiritual research over a wide range of areas.

Focusing on an inner core question is the first aspect of spiritual research and creating a clear content-less inner space is a crucial requirement for it. Achieving these aspects gives the higher worlds the possibility to provide clear insights concerning the research topic.

WORKSHOP – How to control your thoughts

In this workshop, we will discover and apply practical exercises to deepen the topic of the talk. This will be a space to explore the value and practice of meditation as a training and research process. Subjects covered include the following.

• Practising thought concentration;
• Experiencing and researching qualities of stability and confidence;
• Exploring the connection between our physical body and our I-presence;
• Weleda products research.

This practical workshop aims to help us to recognise our subtle bodies. The starting point in this is developing the ability to have a clear mind and above all strengthening your “I” (true self) so that it is in control of your mind. Specifically Western methods of strengthening are used rather than Eastern methods of receptivity, and practices are taught which can form the basis of an effective and safe spiritual path.

This day course is theme 1 of a 7 part course, each theme of which can be taken independently. The course has run since 2019, has been taken by more than 400 participants, and is currently facilitated in six languages. At each meeting we immerse ourselves in the world of supersensible ideas, principles, and phenomena that are presented in talks, which are then deepened in workshops where we perform Anthroposophical meditations as well as research and perception exercises.

The Spiritual Science Research course consists of seven themes arranged over seven Sundays. Further themes are:

2: The Etheric realm (vital forces) in human beings and nature (8 March 2026)

3: The Astral realm (emotional forces) in human beings and nature (17 May 2026)

4: Dimensions of the sense of Self (I-manifestation). (t.b.a)

5. The Spiritual parts of the human constitution: Spirit Self, Life Spirit, Spirit Man. (t.b.a)

6. The Soul parts of the human constitution. (t.b.a)

7. Mechanics of the Mind and Empty Consciousness. (t.b.a)

Timetable:

Sundays: 9.30 am – 6.30 pm in the Eurythmy room at Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Rd, London NW1 6XT, United Kingdom

Standard price for one theme: £95

The course themes build on each other but can also be attended individually and are self-contained. It is also possible to participate in one, two or several weekends.

For booking and enquiries call Alex on 01342 827967

Feedback from participants: https://spiritual-science-research.com/feedback-in-english/

About the facilitator: https://spiritual-science-research.com/about/

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Before the course, you can watch an online talk:

An Introduction to Anthroposophical Meditation. - https://spiritual-science-research.com/from-self-development-to-world-development/

A talk with Inessa Burdich

How do we experience the impulse of Christ? Spiritual science research shows that various manifestations of the Christ impulse are present today in the supersensible worlds. The different qualities of these manifestations are always and everywhere accessible to humanity.

How are we able to become active participants in spiritual work? In our meditation, we can address the different aspects of Christ and their different qualities to bring a positive contribution to humanity and all beings, to our planet Earth, and to the current problems we are all going through.

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This talk is in part an introduction to the 1 day workshop which will run the next day, Saturday 22nd November, though it can be attended without the workshop.

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About the facilitator: https://spiritual-science-research.com/about/

£10 cash on the door.

For further information please call Alex Wright on 01342 827967.

* 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

Music Poetry Storytelling

with Louise Coigley

Honouring the centenary of Frida Kahlo’s accident 17 September 1925

Storyteller, speech & language therapist and spinal injury survivor Louise weaves her own fractured journey into a powerful and poetic narrative of perseverance and healing. Born with clubfeet, as a child Louise develops scoliosis.

After years of treatment for her legs & feet and back, being stretched, moulded, winched and strapped, then undergoing spinal surgery, Louise emerges out of the cocoon of a spinning bed. Years later, in extreme pain, she encounters Frida Kahlo’s paintings, learns about her life, her loves. Louise finds recognition and a new way to navigate pain: through creativity. With humour and humanity, tales from these two women’s lives interweave.

Accompanied by Olivier nominated actress Melody Grove and Aly Macrae, actor & musician of stage and screen, “Back to Back” unfolds with poignant, uplifting singing & music. Melody also speaks “From the Frocks”- a powerful new prose poem by Louise.

www.lisntell.co.uk
Book Tickets: £20
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rudolf-steiner-house/back-to-back/e-ajyrgp

Meeting Pain through Art, Celebrating Creativity

A day of artistic workshops and sharing in the centenary month of the horrific accident and sustained injuries of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo

‘To be an artist is to believe in life.’ Frida Kahlo

A choice of workshops:

Creative Writing with poet & co-leader of The School of Storytelling Henrietta Bowen

Drama with Olivier Nominated actress Melody Grove

Painting with artist Ilona Pimbert

The Art of Being Present with mindfulness teacher Tamzin Muir

Followed by a sharing from the workshops and conversation

Fee: £40.00 - some bursaries available

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rudolf-steiner-house/back-to-back/e-ajyrgp

Contact Louise at: lfc@listntell.co.uk

Banner image: Roots by Frida Kahlo 1943