MONDAYS

The Spiritual Guidance of the Individual and Humanity
With Lucine Nazikian and Trevor Dance

Beginners are very welcome, absolutely no prior knowledge of Anthroposophy required.

This is a new, informal afternoon group to read and share thoughts on this classic text, which is one of only two lecture cycles revised by Rudolf Steiner for publication. The group will meet on an ongoing basis and new participants are welcome to join at any time.

Discover Eurythmy - A Modern Art of Movement
With Georgie Tresidder-Howlett
Everyone is welcome, no experience necessary.
Please wear soft shoes and comfortable clothes.

Eurythmy is an art of movement initiated by Rudolf Steiner and later developed by others. Poetry, music, colour: through eurythmy all soul experiences can be expressed in movement. With its tendency towards beauty and harmony eurythmy brings great healing and enlivening strength and counteracts the weakening influence of everyday life.

For more details please contact the London College of Eurythmy on 020 7723 4400 ext 208 (please leave a message on the answer phone).

A Path to Self-Knowledge
With Dr. Sue Peat
All warmly welcome - No bookings required

Rudolf Steiner outlined many exercises which, when carefully and patiently carried out, can enable us to develop the hidden faculties that we all have. In this group we share our experiences of doing the exercises he describes in his book 'How to Know Higher Worlds'.

Transforming the Soul
With Kenny Coffey and Ian Campbell
The group meets on an ongoing basis. You are welcome to join at any time.

This informal study group will study various lectures by Rudolf Steiner building on the present theme of transforming the soul.

TUESDAYS

Five o'clock tea with a Touch of Philosophy
With Christina Buecking and Malgorzata Spaan-Liesegang
Free discussion group - Open to everyone - No bookings required

'The Philosophy of Freedom' through the Eyes of Eurythmy
With Christina Buecking and Malgorzata Spaan-Liesegang
This group explores Rudolf Steiner's ideas through practical Eurythmy exercises.

The Kalevala - A Finnish Epic
With Christina Buecking

Eurythmic movement combined with the art of storytelling and mask theatre. Professional tuition.

The Christian Festivals in the Cycle of the Year
With Michaela Wijnberg
Studies, contributions and conversations about the Christian festivals as they follow each other in the cycle of the year. All welcome.

WEDNESDAYS

Snowdrop Parent and Toddler Group
For children up to 3 years
With Letitia Costain
Concessionary rate if paid in advance. For more information and to book please contact Letitia Costain on 020 8806 8818.

Home Educators Art Sessions for Children aged 6 and above
With Carol Baker
These sessions will give the children the opportunity to learn about and explore different art media through projects that will run for 3 weekly periods.
Please note this is not a drop in class and must be booked in advance.

To book and for more information please contact Ilana King on 07956 099894.

Painting classes
With Lyle Gold
Taster £13 first session only, please notify tutor

3.45 - 5.30pm 'Watercolour painting class for beginners'
Wet-on-wet method. To give newcomers a real opportunity to start from the beginning, this class will introduce simple colour moods and seasonal images especially for participants new to this method.

6.15 - 8pm The Four Elements - Part II
The four elements will lead us to soul moods and stories. Wet-on-wet method. Mainly for previous students, or others with some experience in painting 'the Steiner way'.

Commitment for the whole term, and advance payment required. Materials provided.
Bookings through 07503 137703. Those booking and pre-paying both classes will pay £225 (£195 concessions)

Rudolf Steiner House Singers
With Ian Campbell
A space for everyone who likes to sing - for joy, for the soul, and for others.

We are a self-led group exploring Rudolf Steiner's insights on music, taking turns to bring songs, and benefiting from the talents, experiences and enthusiasms of all. 'In the future... people will regard the tone as a kind of window through which they enter the spiritual world.' Rudolf Steiner

For more information please contact Ian Campbell or 020 8998 8604

Members Study Group
All Members warmly welcome.

This group, for Members of the Anthroposophical Society, will meet on alternate Wednesdays. We will study and deepen our understanding of various texts by Rudolf Steiner. These will vary depending on what the group would like to study and where the theme takes us.

Macrocosm and Microcosm
With Philip Martyn and David Lowe
All welcome.
No bookings required

We will be reading and discussing the lecture series 'Macrocosm and Microcosm' given by Rudolf Steiner in 1910.

THURSDAYS

Thinking about Current Events
With Susanne Mainzer and Terry Goodfellow
All welcome, background in Anthroposophy helpful. No bookings required.

Through the study of selected lectures by Rudolf Steiner, we shall attempt to understand the spiritual impulses behind the flux of present day events. The material to be studied will be agreed during the course of the initial sessions and will depend on the interests of the participants.

Introduction to Rudolf Steiner's Teachings
With Philip Martyn
All welcome.
No bookings required.

In our sessions we will discuss the following:
1. Who was Rudolf Steiner and What is Anthroposophy
2. The Human Being as a Spiritual Being
3. What happens when we die
4. Understanding Karma and Reincarnation
5. The basics of Steiner Waldorf education

FRIDAYS

The Reappearance of Christ in the Etheric
With David Lowe
Reading and conversation - All welcome

These lectures given by Rudolf Steiner in 1910 concern the most significant spiritual event of the 20th century and what it means for humanity in general and also for individuals

Looking at Art
With David Lowe and Trevor Dance
This term we will be looking at Italian Renaissance painters.

22 January - Piero della Francesca
26 February - Botticelli
26 March - Visit to the National Gallery (meet at Rudolf Steiner House at 7pm)

EXPERIENCING THE ETHERIC
Introduced by David Lowe
All welcome - Some knowledge of Anthroposophy will be assumed
No bookings required - Just turn up

15th January - Nick Thomas
Christ and Etheric Forces, Etheric Technology
Rudolf Steiner discovered etheric forces of various kinds which are related to the existence of Christ in the etheric realm. These relate to future developments in technology when humanity is ready to form the esoteric groups necessary to use such technology. This talk will explore these ideas.
Nick was trained as an electrical engineer in the RAF. He has been interested in Rudolf Steiner's Anthroposophy since his teens and lectures widely on many themes. Currently he is engaged in research to develop a new spiritually-based scientific paradigm.

29th January - Robert Lord
What happens to the etheric body after death?
Life is possible so long as the etheric body is attached to the physical body. When, at death, this connection is severed, usually the ether body 'dissolves' into the cosmic ether. This talk will consider this process and why the word 'dissolve' could give the wrong picture.
Originally trained in pure mathematics, Robert has been working as an architectural colour consultant and lazure artist for about 30 years. In 2002 he founded 'The Invisible Community' with the aim of providing a focus for understanding the afterlife and afterlife contact.

5th February - Philip Martyn
Angels and the Etheric
The spiritual beings closest to human beings are the Angels. How do they experience the etheric world? What is their relationship to human society?
Philip worked in the City and is Joint General Secretary of the Anthroposophical Society in Great Britain.

19th February - Martin Large
Community Building
How are we building relationships between people and places, reconnecting with land and communities?
Martin Large works as a facilitator in organisational development, in business and in co-op development. He also has a background as an academic. A father of four children, he campaigns for the de-commercialisation of childhood.

5th March - Sylvia Francke
Sacred Waters, Sacred Places and the Sounding Cosmos
It is possible to perceive how a gradual awakening to the activity of the etheric world has begun to take place in the scientific community at large when comparing the late 20th century discovery of nine dowse-able resonance patterns in water by two Austrian scientists with statements made by Rudolf Steiner ninety years earlier.
Sylvia Francke will link these recent findings with observation of the waters at ancient sacred places which resonate to the influence of the 'Music of the Spheres'.

19th March - Dr. Brien Masters
Out of the Blue: The most prominent manifestation of the etheric in childhood
The remit of class teachers in Rudolf Steiner or Waldorf schools is to teach children during the second septennial phase of their incarnation, i.e. from 7 - 14 years inclusive, the pedagogy being focused on the etheric. What can we learn of the nature of the etheric from this?
During all his fifty-plus years working with Anthroposophy, Brien has been engaged in teaching at all levels, including adult education. His PhD and most of his publications address one aspect of education or another.