Joanna Gabler, philosopher by education, artist and herbalist by vocation and biophiliac by nature, shares her own experiences of connecting with Nature and possible paths/exercises to develop that capacity. She also shares related lessons that she has received from the spirit plant/Deva of violets blossoming abundantly in her yarden (yard/garden).

Understanding the Slavic Soul — A Primer for Westerners

The East-Slavic peoples carry a special quality, one characterized by Rudolf Steiner as “oneness of soul,” that is in actuality a seed for humanity’s development in the next epoch.

Serguei Krissiouk sheds light on the underlying currents at play here. He will draw on Rudolf Steiner’s insights presented in his lectures GA 158 “The balance in the world and man, Lucifer and Ahriman” and GA 113 “The East in the light of the West.”

Eurythmist Brigida Baldszun speaks about how we can learn to recognize Ahriman, and shares her experience representing Ahriman on stage.

Serguei Krisssiouk, Ukranian physician and Anthroposophist,  begins a heartfelt and balanced discussion of the events and impulses that have led to the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Eugene Schwartz, Mary Stewart Adams, Fred Dennehy and Richard Steel share their meditations and pondering on Verse #1 from Rudolf Steiner’s Calendar of the Soul, followed by conversation and questions.

A conversation and pondering on the Michaelmas Mood verse (verse #26) from Rudolf Steiner’s Calendar of the Soul with Mary Stewart Adams, Fred Dennehy, Herbert Hagens and Eugene Schwartz.

Karl Fredrickson’s re-recording of of the presentation he gave at ASNYC on March  3, 2022.  He explores a spiritually signifiant moment in history through a deep look at the converging biographies of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.