What’s On

With Trevor Dance

Knowledge of the Higher Worlds is an essential book for understanding Rudolf Steiner’s ideas. It contains practical exercises to set one on the spiritual pathway advocated by Steiner – a reliable and safe path based on a rational, scientific approach.

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

Talk and Conversation with Erika Žagar

Children who are in touch with dragons, fairies, mermaids and angels can save our world endangered by pollution and war. Erika Žagar, author of spiritual adventure books, portrays young people who travel bravely through enchanted worlds to triumph over evil forces against which adults are powerless. Through their heroic feats, they grow into confident young people after troubled early childhoods. Erika makes a plea for humanity to live on a more spiritual plane. One of her books is on the syllabus of a Waldorf school in her home country, Slovenia.

Join us in Rudolf Steiner Bookshop for a rare visit and talk and conversation with  Erika Žagar.

Erika Žagar writes spiritual adventure books for children. Her young heroes venture into fantastic worlds of enchanted lakes, magic mountains and underwater kingdoms lit by swirling myriad colours. Her young characters have troubled backgrounds, but they find happiness and become heroes by saving the world from human pollution, wars and cruelty. Assisting them are dragons, mermaids, leprechauns, fairies, mysterious guardians of woods and Poseidon, King of the Underwater World. With their capacity to relate to the magic world, children emerge as saviours of our society and our planet. Living in Slovenia, Erika is a doctor by profession, specialising in bio-resonance treatments. Her books are originally in Slovene and the following books are already translated into English - Poseidon's Underwater School; Sleeping Knights; and Itaia and the Fire Dragon.

Free event: To book a place in advance please email Rudolf Steiner Bookshop at rsh-bookshop@anth.org.uk or ring the bookshop on 0207 724 7699. Spaces are also availabe on the night.

with Dagmar Steffelbauer

Occult Science is not a collection of lectures but a written book by Rudolf Steiner. It is meant as a book to study, to work with. It is composed of VII Chapters and the study group is working on the IV one which has the content of Human and the Evolution of the World. Our present Earth had three previous evolution cycles and the Earth is the fourth. The study group has just begun to read about the beginning of the fourth Earth evolution cycle. It deepens an understanding how the evolution of humanity, nature kingdoms and the heavenly body Earth are intimately connected with each other.

All are welcome!

Further information:  d.steffelbauer@gmail.com

Talk and Book Launch with Marko Pogačnik

The power of love is not just a human privilege. It is a universal quality that links together all the elemental beings of nature in a permanent unity and choreography. What are the potentials of the human heart system that would enable us to perceive and join in the dance of universal love instead of resigning ourselves to it or even going to war all the time? The dramatic situation of the present epoch demands that we listen to the subtle shifts within the body of the Earth and within our own bodies. In this talk Marko Pogačnik introduces his experiences of the recent reappearance of the Love Sphere of the Earth, an etheric counterpart to the biosphere.

Join us for this visit from Marko and the launch of his new book, The Love Sphere of the Earth: Awakening the Nuclear Power of the Heart, published by Lindisfarne Books (2025). After the talk there will be the opportunity to purchase the book with a book signing.

MARKO POGAČNIK is a Slovenian artist and author of international renown. Since 2005, he has dedicated much of his work to creating Geopuncture Circles, a world - wide lithopuncture project to enhance communication with the Earth consciousness that he creates together with his international colleagues. He has written a number of books on spirituality and Earth healing including Gaia’s Quantum Leap, The Universe of the Human Body, Dancing with the Earth Changes, and Creating Gaia Culture. In 2016, he was appointed UNESCO Artist for Peace and is a member of the TRANS-4-M Global Wisdom Council.

Entrance £5 / £3 concession

Please purchase tickets in advance or on the night in the Bookshop.

For more information ring Rudolf Steiner Bookshop on 020 7724 7699

with Debbie Elliott

This book was written by Rudolf Steiner. Steiner wrote about this book; “The title Christianity as Mystical Fact was one I gave to this work eight years ago, when I gathered together the content of lectures given in 1902. It was meant to indicate the special approach adopted in the book. Its theme is not just the mystical side of Christianity in a historical presentation. It was meant to show, from the standpoint of a mystical awareness, how Christianity came into being.”

Further information: ns118de@yahoo.co.uk

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

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.

with Patrick Dixon

What is the true future and what does the False Prophet try to persuade us of ? Here is a true prophecy ‘There will arise soon a Prophetic Science that will challenge and in a sense overturn many of the predictions of mainstream reductionist science and orthodox religious fundamentalism’.

Patrick trained at RADA and is an actor, writer, poet and performer. He lives in London and gives lectures, seminars, one man shows and leads a regular conversation group at Rudolf Steiner House.

All welcome, no need to book, no charge. Voluntary donations towards costs are gratefully received and can be made by cash donation on the day, transfer to a Nationwide account held for this purpose or via Paypal. 

Account name: Adrian Hotten, Nationwide, sort code: 07-01-16 account number: 31466776. Paypal to suejoanpeat@gmail.com

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/

With Trevor Dance

Knowledge of the Higher Worlds is an essential book for understanding Rudolf Steiner’s ideas. It contains practical exercises to set one on the spiritual pathway advocated by Steiner – a reliable and safe path based on a rational, scientific approach.

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

with Dagmar Steffelbauer

Occult Science was first written by Steiner in 1909 and after that, three revised editions (1913, 1920 & 1925) followed. Studying the book, a first glance into supersensible worlds is given. ‘One of the fairest fruits of the pursuit of Spiritual Science is that it lends strength and firmness to life. Inexhaustible is the fountainhead from which it draws, giving human being strength for work and confidence in life’ - Rudolf Steiner.

All are welcome!

Further information:  d.steffelbauer@gmail.com

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. rsh-bookshop@anth.org.uk

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.

A workshop with Inessa Burdich

How do we experience the impulse of Christ? Spiritual science research shows that various manifestations of the impulse of Christ are present today in the supersensible worlds. The different qualities of these manifestations are within reach for us humans always and everywhere.

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 for humans and all beings, to our planet Earth, and to the current problems we are all going through.

This will be a practical workshop starting with meditation and moving on to exercises.

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About Inessa https://spiritual-science-research.com/about/

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Cost £50, must be booked in advance, call Alex Wright on 01342 827967 for booking and further information.

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

with Dagmar Steffelbauer

Occult Science was first written by Steiner in 1909 and after that, three revised editions (1913, 1920 & 1925) followed. Studying the book, a first glance into supersensible worlds is given. ‘One of the fairest fruits of the pursuit of Spiritual Science is that it lends strength and firmness to life. Inexhaustible is the fountainhead from which it draws, giving human being strength for work and confidence in life’ - Rudolf Steiner.

All are welcome!

Further information:  d.steffelbauer@gmail.com

with Debbie Elliott

This book was written by Rudolf Steiner. Steiner wrote about this book; “The title Christianity as Mystical Fact was one I gave to this work eight years ago, when I gathered together the content of lectures given in 1902. It was meant to indicate the special approach adopted in the book. Its theme is not just the mystical side of Christianity in a historical presentation. It was meant to show, from the standpoint of a mystical awareness, how Christianity came into being.”

Further information: ns118de@yahoo.co.uk

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

with Andrew Wolpert

What choices do you have when the inherited political, economic and social structures are so degraded and entrenched that you feel unfree and unable to effect any real change in the world?

Andrew Wolpert is an adult educator and art historian. He is the coordinator in Great Britain of the Humanities Section of the School of Spiritual Science.

A series of alternating zoom and face to face seminars and lectures exploring the future, led by speakers working out of insights offered by Rudolf Steiner. All welcome.

Rudolf Steiner and the New Prehistory

A one-day seminar with author Andrew Welburn

Rudolf Steiner is unrivalled for ‘the big perspective’ on human origins – and potential. New revolutionary scientific ideas are just catching up.

The Stone Age no longer stands for brutish cave men, its stunning cave-paintings are now known to be visionary journeys, reflecting a clairvoyant consciousness under whose guidance ours emerged. Spirituality made is human, yet there were other humans, like the Atlanteans mentioned by Steiner. Welburn has argued persuasively that the Neanderthals ­– nowadays acknowledged as highly intelligent, deeply creative and lovers of music – are a humanity of that type. These stages of human origin are richly explored in this seminar centred around Welburn’s new book, After Atlantis.

A distinguished scholar, Andrew Welburn has held fellowships from the British Academy and the Frances Yates Trust at the universities of London and Oxford. Andrew’s wider interests have included spiritual and religious history, especially the deeper roots of Christianity in the evolution of humanity. His most recent books are Neanderthals and Atlantis (2024) and After Atlantis (2025).

Cost £15, £10 conc.

Booking online: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rudolf-steiner-house/t-avreppk                                                                       

For more information: E: ilona.pimbert.rsh@anth.org.uk T: 020 7723 4400

with Trevor Dance

Knowledge of the Higher Worlds is an essential book for understanding Rudolf Steiner’s ideas. It contains practical exercises to set one on the spiritual pathway advocated by Steiner – a reliable and safe path based on a rational, scientific approach.

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

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. rsh-bookshop@anth.org.uk

with Sarah Kane

WORKSHOP 3

Friday 19 December 19.00 – 21.30 & Saturday 20 December 10.00 – 17.30

Deepening the Play: Scoring the Atmospheres

October – December

How does the acting technique developed by Russian actor Michael Chekhov work in practice? If you have had a go at working with atmospheres or gestures or a character’s imaginary body in a workshop and want to see how creatively inspiring and liberating working with the technique can be when looking at a whole play, come and find out!

We will focus on using the technique to open up one particular play, Russian author Yevgeni Schwarts’s satire (disguised as a fairy tale) The Dragon, written in 1944 and banned from the stage after the opening night.

Starting on Friday evening and running through Saturday all day, the three workshops are designed to build from one to the other but can also be taken individually.  

WORKSHOP 1

Friday 17 October 19.00 – 21.30 & Saturday 18 October 10.00 – 17.30

Exploring the Play: Developing the Feeling of the Whole

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WORKSHOP 2

Friday 31 October 19.00 – 21.30 & Saturday 1 November 10.00 – 17.30

Opening the Play: Discovering the Polarities and Climaxes

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These workshops are intended for those with some acting experience looking to deepen their skills through working with Chekhov’s technique in bringing a text alive.

Fee

Each workshop (Fri – Sat): £65

Three sessions paid upfront: £165

 Booking: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rudolf-steiner-house/e-pbpoxo

The Monologue of Character

Who speaks the monologue? What impact does this have on how the actor speaks the monologue? Please bring your own monologue, and if you are attending all three sessions, please continue your work on the one used in the previous session.

Fee: £30.00 per session or £75.00 for all three.

Book via: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rudolf-steiner-house/e-qmzxdo

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SUNDAYS 10.00 TO 13.00
Three explorations into aspects of artistic speech for stage and screen.

OCTOBER 19 2025
TELLING A STORY
What tools does an actor need to do a story justice? Please bring a brief story, such as a fable, or an excerpt from a longer one that you wish to work on.

2 NOVEMBER 2025
THE WORDS OF A MONOLOGUE 
Exploring exactly what words a character uses for a monologue: what do they say about how to speak the monologue? Please bring your own monologue to explore.

21 DECEMBER 2025
THE MONOLOGUE’S CHARACTER
Who speaks the monologue? What impact does this have on how the actor speaks the monologue? Please bring your own monologue, and if you are attending all three sessions, please continue your work on the one used in the previous session.

FEE: £30.00 PER SESSION

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: lisntell@gmail.com

Banner image: Roots by Frida Kahlo 1943