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Goetheanum We humans of the present time
Need to give ear
Collegium of the School of Spiritual Science To the spirit’s morning call,
The morning call of Michael.
Spirit-knowledge seeks
To open the soul
To this true morning-call hearing.
Rudolf Steiner 1
Dear Friends,
We are very pleased to be able to send you the agenda for our Michaelmas gathering for members of the
School of Spiritual Science which we finalized during the summer session of the Collegium of the School of
Spiritual Science, and which will take place from
3:30 pm Wednesday, September 26, to 5:00 pm Saturday, September 29, 2012
Our work will focus on the question of the nature and cultural task of the Goetheanum building, founded as
a school of spiritual science by Rudolf Steiner on September 20, 1913. This building, through its foundation
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stone verse, has an inner connection to the research on the Fifth Gospel. It also stands as a landmark for a
cultural impulse that encompasses all areas of life and has become the starting point for a worldwide working
community. Therefore a central question of our gathering will be – how can we revitalise the ways of working
in the School of Spiritual Science that are necessary for the progress of our work, developing it further in the
21st Century? This concerns our ways of working in the School, our handling of the mantrams, and the imple-
menting of the Sections, with their task of contributing to a new sacred mystery culture. It also concerns the
qualities that Rudolf Steiner mentioned with regard to a second and third Class. During the Christmas Con-
ference Rudolf Steiner sketched the structure of the School of Spiritual Science by indicating the three clas-
ses by horizontal lines and the Sections with their fields of work through vertical ones (see diagram below3).
What forms of spiritual community building are indicated by this and need to be developed? What forms of
working are appropriate for a group of people who want to bear responsibility
directly to the spiritual world, as is the case for members of the Michael
School? And how is this affected by the fact that our esoteric material has
been published? We at the Goetheanum are very concerned with these and
other questions – and we are looking forward to discussing them with you.
We would also like to draw your attention to a conference that will be held
September 28-30, 2012, in Cologne, Germany, to celebrate the 100th anniver-
sary of the Anthroposophical Society, which already had an international
reach one hundred years ago (www.zeitzeichenzwölf.de). Members of the
Executive Council and the Collegium of the School of Spiritual Science will
contribute to that event as well. The two conferences signify the close con-
nection between the Anthroposophical Society and the School of Spiritual
Science that it supports. They will also enable us to experience something of
the reality of a Michaelmas festival, which can awaken enthusiasm through
our becoming conscious of the meaning of being human, in our personal
lives and in social life in general, particularly through feeling connected in
spirit – regardless of the constraints of space.
With warm greetings –
Michaela Glöckler on behalf of the Collegium of the School of Spiritual Science: Oliver Conrad, Jean Michel Florin,
Christiane Haid, Ueli Hurter, Constanza Kaliks, Johannes Kühl, Paul Mackay, Florian Osswald, Bodo von Plato,
Claus-Peter Röh, Virginia Sease, Margrethe Solstad, Justus Wittich and Seija Zimmermann.
Dornach, July 10, 2012
The Nature of the School of Spiritual Science and its Task in the 21st Century
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
3:30 to 5:00 pm
*Welcome and introduction to the theme by members of the Collegium of the School of Spiritual Science:
the three phases of development of the Michael School and the path from first to second foundation stone.
Break
5:30 to 6:30 pm
19th Class Lesson – read by Peter Selg (German), Virginia Sease (English), Yugij Agematsu (Japanese),
Stefano Gaspari (Italian), Bodo von Plato (French) and Florencio Herrero (Spanish).
Evening break
8:00 pm
Lecture – The Class Lessons in the wording of Rudolf Steiner / Ita Wegman and the Goetheanum
esoteric school, Peter Selg**
Thursday, September 27, 2012
9:00 to 10:00 am
*19th Class Lesson – free rendering by Virginia Sease (English), Yugij Agematsu (Japanese), Stefano Gaspari
(Italian), Bodo von Plato (French), Florencio Herrero (Spanish) and Michaela Glöckler (German).
Break
10:45 am to 12:00 pm
Lecture – Rudolf Steiner‘s mandate to the initial “conveyors” of the mantrams, Johannes Kiersch
12:00 to 12:30 pm
Developing the Michael School: Collecting questions and suggestions for our plenary work,
moderated by Bodo von Plato
Midday break
3:30 to 5:00 pm
Discussion in groups with members of the Collegium of the School of Spiritual Science
The function of the conveyor (“Class Holder”) today and questions of form regarding the work in the
School of Spiritual Science, Johannes Kühl
The social framework of the School of Spiritual Science and its task for the Anthroposophical Society,
Paul Mackay
Temple building as a path to spiritual knowledge, Seija Zimmermann
Representative-being and the task of the School of Spiritual Science in public life, Justus Wittich
Section work – esoteric and exoteric, Ueli Hurter and René Becker
„...Michael‘s world is the one which reveals itself in rhythm.“ Rudolf Steiner GA 26. Practicing and deepening
of voice, music and eurythmy, Gerti Staffend, Felicia Birkenmeier, Erdmuthe Worell
The spiritual directness of mantric meditation, Bodo von Plato
The concept of “I” in medieval philosophy and in the Foundation Stone Meditation, Christiane Haid and
Constanza Kaliks
The nature and task of the Michael School, Michaela Glöckler
Break
5:30 to 6:45 pm
Lecture – The contribution of the community of doctors and therapists to a new culture of the sacred
mysteries, Michaela Glöckler
Evening break
8:00 pm
Lecture – The contribution of the community of priests to a new culture of the sacred mysteries,
Vicke von Behr**
Friday, September 28, 2012
9:00 to 10:30 am
Continuation of the working groups
Break
11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Continuation of the working groups
Midday break
3:30 to 5:00 pm
Summary of the results of the working groups with respect to the question of developing the Michael
School, moderated by Ueli Hurter
Break
5:30 to 6:30 pm
*Plenary discussion – The three conditions of membership in the School of Spiritual Science as a starting
point for introducing a sacred mystery culture to everyday life, moderated by Justus Wittich
Evening break
8:00 to 9:30 pm
Plenary discussion on the possible working qualities of the second and third Classes of the Michael School,
moderated by Paul Mackay**
Saturday, September 29, 2012
9:00 to 10:30 am
*An esoteric plenary conversation on the mantrams of the 19th Class Lesson as the foundation for
a sacred “mystery culture of the will”, moderated by Seija Zimmermann
Break
11:00 am to 12:30 pm
In commemoration of the laying of the foundation stone of the School of Spiritual Science on September
20, 1913 – what kind of celebration(s) do we want here at the Goetheanum and worldwide? Moderated
by Christiane Haid
Lunch break
3:30 to 5:00 pm
Results, decisions and prospects for our further work, moderated by Michaela Glöckler**
* Eurythmic prelude, Margrethe Solstad. The Reversed Lord‘s Prayer, Rudolf Steiner
** Eurythmic closing, Margrethe Solstad. The spiritual laying of the foundation stone of the Goetheanum,
Rudolf Steiner
Translations:
The plenary lectures and discussions will be translated into English, French, Italian, Spanish and Japanese.
Languages for the working groups will be determined at the start of the gathering, depending on the
people who have registered.
If there are many participants from non-German-speaking regions, this will be reflected in the working
group offering.
Following this gathering there will be a public Michaelmas festival on Saturday evening, September 29, and
Sunday morning, September 30, 2012, organized by an initiative group.
1 Rudolf Steiner. Translated from: Wahrspruchworte, p. 305, Rudolf Steiner Verlag 1991, vol. GA 40
2 Rudolf Steiner: The Fifth Gospel, Rudolf Steiner Press 1968, vol. GA 148
3 Rudolf Steiner: Die Weihnachtstagung zur Begründung der Allgemeinen Anthroposophischen Gesellschaft 1923/1924, p. 113, Rudolf Steiner Verlag 1994,
continuation of the founding assembly, December 27, 1923, in Dornach, vol. GA 260
BOOKING
for the
Michaelmas Gathering of the School of Spiritual Science at the Goetheanum
for Members of the First Class of the School of Spiritual Science
from 3:30 pm Wednesday, September 26, to 5:00 pm Saturday, September 29, 2012
Last Name: .................................................................................................................................................................................
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If you send in this form (and any suggestions or questions that you have) soon it will help us greatly
with the planning. In any case please book by September 5, 2012, at the latest –
Send to: Office of the Medical Section at the Goetheanum, Postfach, 4143 Dornach, Switzerland
Fax: +41(0)61-706 42 91
Email : michaela.gloeckler@medsektion-goetheanum.ch
I would like order the following meals:
3 x Breakfast: Thursday, Sept. 27, to Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 CHF 45.-
3 x Lunch: Thursday, Sept. 27, to Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 CHF 66.-
3 x Supper: Wednesday, Sept. 26, to Friday, Sept. 28, 2012 CHF 66.-
1 x Parking permit: Wednesday, Sept. 26, to Saturday, Sept, 29, 2012 CHF 21.-
Please mark box to order
No advance payment by bank transfer is possible as there will be no conference fee.
We request that you pay in cash.
Your meal tickets will be waiting for you in an envelope at the auditorium entrance. There you will also be able to
make a voluntary contribution to the cost of refreshments and the conference. Sugggested amount CHF 150
Please bring your blue First Class Member card to all events
Accommodations: We recommend the following options for your accommodations
Accommodation office Rooms from 50 CHF
Tel. +41 (0)61-706 44 45 zimmer@goetheanum.ch
Haus Friedwart from 75 CHF ca. 5 min. by foot to the Goetheanum
Tel. +41 (0)61-706 42 82 www.friedwart.ch
Begegnungszentrum from 30 CHF ca. 10 min. by foot to the Goetheanum
Tel. +41 (0)61-706 42 82 friedwart@goetheanum.ch
Guest House Stiftung Kloster Dornach from 65 CHF
Tel. +41 (0)61-701 12 72 www.klosterdornach.ch
Hotels in Dornach und Arlesheim from 120 CHF
Hotel Eremitage Arlesheim Tel. +41 (0)61-701 54 20 www.eremitage.ch
Hotel zum Ochsen Arlesheim Tel. +41 (0)61-706 52 00 www.ochsen.ch
Dormitories, Group Accommodations from ca 32 CHF
basel back pack Tel. +41 (0)61-333 00 37 www.baselbackpack.ch
(incl. mobility ticket)
YMCA Hostel Basel Tel. +41 (0)61-361 73 09 www.ymcahostelbasel.ch
