April 15th 2015
South Australian Branch of the Anthroposophical Society
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Editor’s Note
Welcome,
We have our South Australian AGM set to the 31st of May, after the Australian AGM.
Notice is given here in this Newsletter; we would love for any reports on
Anthroposophical activities to be sent in for the AGM so that we may hear news of
your endeavours. We have need of a Bookshop volunteer and a Librarian, any help
would be appreciated and we also have an exciting Eurythmy performance coming
up, with details below.
Warm regards,
Matthew and Barry Dale
Picture of our wonderful Bookstore and Society Rooms.
All correspondence should be sent to Barry Dale and Matthew Dale, email:
[email protected]
Disclaimer: Please note that this Newsletter is published by the Anthroposophical Society in South
Australia, for its members and friends. Opinions and views expressed in this newsletter are those held
by the authors, and are not necessarily those of the Editorial team nor of the Anthroposophical Society
in South Australia, or the Anthroposophical Society in general. Responsibility for the content of each
article rests with the contributor. The Editors have the right to reject any article or other items, and will
try to do this in consultation with the contributor. While every effort is taken to ensure accuracy, no
responsibility is taken for omissions, errors, inaccuracies or changes. However articles that deal with the
School of Spiritual Science may be referred to the representatives for verification of accuracy of content.
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Anthroposophic Book Centre
96 Halifax Street
Adelaide
Opening Hours
Wed to Fri: 12noon – 4pm
Saturday: 10am -1pm
(08) 8223 1841
Study Groups
Tuesday:
7:30 pm - Seaford Group Barry Dale 83861235.
8 pm - Michael Group – 96 Halifax St. Adelaide
Renate Holland 8298 5864
Jeff Samuel 8263 3693.
Wednesday:
7.20 pm for 7.30 pm start – Nairne 1st and 3rd Wednesday finishing at about 9.00 pm
David Skewes 8388 6594
7.30 pm Introduction to Anthroposophy Study Group ( Starting 21st January, then every
two weeks after that}, at Society rooms 96 Halifax Street
Barry Dale 8386 1235
Thursday:
9.30 pm - Mount Barker School (library in term time)
Kerry Greening 8391 0411.
Friday:
8 pm – Stirling
Lynette Doyle 8339 3928.
School of Spiritual Science
Lessons held for Class members at Mt. Barker 2nd Sunday of month @ 8.30am;
at Halifax St, 3rd Sunday of month @ 7pm
For more details if you wish to attend:
Jeff Samuel 8263 3693 (Adelaide group) or
Lynette Doyle 8339 3928 (for Mt. Barker group)
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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN AGM
Notice of the upcoming AGM on the 31st of May at 2pm in the Halifax street rooms is
here given.
Please forward any reports to Lynette [email protected]. Due date for the
reports will be 13th May.
Matthew and Barry Dale on behalf of the committee.
NEWS
Librarian or Library Help wanted:
Our Library fulfils an important role in our SA branch.
We have quite an extensive library, built up & cared for over many years.
If you would like to assist our enthusiastic borrowers & new enquirers in this way ,
we are in need of someone to take on the role of Librarian; or this could be co –
shared with another person. The task is interesting, with scope for new ideas, &
while responsible, is not demanding, requiring 2-4 hours per fortnight , with flexible
hours to suit your time schedule.
If you would like to help SA branch in this way please contact Jenny Robertson for
more information, 85364343 / 0439808778 , or call the Bookcentre on 82231841.
A Call for Bookcentre volunteers ,
The Bookcentre is in need of some extra helpers , particularly for Saturday
morning ( one a month), or occasionally to fill an afternoon in the week when
regular volunteers are away.
Training & familiarisation will be given be given before beginning .
If you would like to do this interesting task, or to find out more information,
Please contact Sylvia in the Bookcentre 82231841, or 0411321732.
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EURYTHMY PERFORMANCE
Dear Friends,
I would like to bring to your attention the upcoming events. Eurythmy is rarely
performed by organised groups and the following two events are of importance not
just for those that frequently attend but those that have yet to experience this art
form.
EURYTHMY NEWS
The Adelaide Friends of Eurythmy have invited THE SYDNEY EURYTHMY COMPANY,
to bring their production "THE TRUTH OF IMAGINATION" to Adelaide.
Saturday 16th May
7.30 pm
The Living Arts Centre
$20 or $35 for a Family
Bookings on 0439864465
I would like to endorse this program showcasing Music and Speech Eurythmy by
these exceptional artists. Bookings are essential to ensure that this uplifting
experience is not missed. Limited seating available.
THE ANGEL OF WRATH
THE KARRALYKA CENTRE
MINES ROAD
RINGWOOD EAST
SUNDAY 27th SEPTEMBER
7.30pm
$34 or $28con
This event brings together three different Eurythmy Groups from around Australia.
The WINGS OF SOUND group from Melbourne, THE SYDNEY EURYTHMY COMPANY
and a group from Northern New South Wales. We have collaborated to bring
together a varied classical program of music by Chopin, and language from the
Romantic Period which includes, Keats, Shelley and Tennyson.
After the interval we end our evening with a Russian tale, THE ANGEL OF WRATH.
The Warrior of the heavens, Saint Michael, at the field of Golgotha, with the nine
hierarchies bearing witness to the dramatic events of Christ's crucifixion. The
heavenly and earthly worlds interplay with dramatic consequences for humanity.
Time, space and the world will never be the same, love triumphs and the cosmic
mysteries are revealed for all time.
When such an event takes place, invisible forces are at work drawing together
people that perhaps have met or need to meet. From these meetings, links arise to
deepen of our Anthroposophical endeavours and work. A spiritual accompanying
takes place with the artists and indeed the audience. In fact if you are unable to
attend this performance it is hoped you can accompany us in spirit in this work, as
many of you have done in times past.
Please spread the word of this event verbally so people can make the
arrangements to attend or at least to know of it as an event of great goodwill
taking place.
Warm Regards Brian J. Cusack for the Adelaide friends of Eurythmy.
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AUSTRALIAN AGM
ANTHROPOSOPHICAL SOCIETY IN AUSTRALIA
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Saturday 16th May at Mount Barker Waldorf School 27 Sims Road, Mount Barker,
Adelaide
Sunday 17th May at the Anthroposophical Rooms 96 Halifax Street Adelaide
Saturday 16th May
9.45
Verse
Joanne Sarre
10.00am
Welcome
Jan Baker-Finch
10.10am
Rose Nekvapil “Moral Technologies”
11.10 am
Morning Tea
11.30 am
Discussion on the theme
12.30pm
Lunch (Lunch will be catered and bookings must be made- see below)
1.30 pm
AGM
7.00 pm
Eurythmy performance with Brian Cusack and other eurythmists.
Sunday 17th May
9am Jan Baker-Finch
9.45am
Cameos of Destiny Encounters with Rudolf Steiner (10 mins each
max 5 people from around Australia)
10.30am
Morning tea
11.00am
Works in Progress – Short reports from Individuals
12.00 pm
Any further questions and conclusion
12.30 pm
Verse – Joanne Sarre
12.40 pm
Close
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FOOD
Saturday lunch $10, dinner $15, these must be booked by Thursday 14th May
(email Lynette [email protected])
Accommodation… $20 billet per night (if one can be found) or
$10 for class room camping at the school on a gym mat. Local caravan park or
Hahndorf through private arrangement. Please ring Laurie Toogood on (08)
8398 2245 for accommodation requests. (A form is also included in
attachments – ed)
School of Spiritual Science Class Holders Report
As most of you will be aware, there is a meditation group within the Society which
consists of the study of 19 meditations and mantra’s that Steiner gave in his last years.
Members of the General Anthroposophical Society can apply to Class Holder’s to
become a part of this meditation group. Much of the content of the lessons has been
given in various lectures by Steiner, however, the fraternity that is created within the
group is of special importance.
Last weekend I attended the Class Holder’s meeting which was held at Varsity Lakes on
the Gold Coast; the weekend proved to a fruitful one of sharing. My fellow Class
Holders in South Australia, Jeremy Board, Alduino Mazzone and Jeff Samuel all sent
their apologies. I was able to report on our beautiful renovations of the Halifax rooms
and the seminars that Karl Kaltenbach held with us.
The following day we had a Class Member’s intensive and Helen Vogel presented a free
rendering of one lesson. Her research and presentation were insightful and were a gift
to all who were present. This second day was attended by the interstate Class Holders
and around 15 Class members from the local area, from Noosa Heads to Byron Bay.
We (the South Australian Branch) are currently preparing to host the Australian
Anthroposophical Society AGM which will be held over the weekend of the 16th and 17 th
of May. The events on that weekend will be held between the sites of the Mount
Barker Waldorf School and the Halifax rooms. The events will include a eurythmy
performance on the Saturday night that Brian Cusack is preparing as well as some
speech by Jo-anne Sarre.
Warm wishes,
Lynette Doyle
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Faust 1 Unabridged
24th — 26th July 2015
Goetheanum stage group
Programme
Friday 24th July
17:00
Cutting Edge Research in the Soul Realm – Faust in the Quest for Knowledge and Love
opening lecture by Wolf-Ulrich Klünker
18.30 Uhr Supper
20 Uhr Faust 1
From the Dedication to the Prologue in Heaven
Saturday 25th July
Saturday 25th July
9:00
Faust‘s Search for his own Identity
Lecture and discussion with Michaela Glöckler
11:00
Hidden Numbers, Magic and Inner Liberation – Esoteric Aspects in Faust
Lecture and discussion with Maria Franca Frola
12:30 Lunch break
15:00
Faust I
From the Easter night to the Second Study Scene
17:30 Plenum
18:30 Uhr Supper
20: 00 Faust 1
From the Auerbach Cellar to the Forest and Caves
Sunday 26th July
9:00
What is it that holds the World Together?
Lecture by Michaela Glöckler
11:00 Faust 1
From Gretchen‘s Room to the Dungeon
The performance and lectures will be simultaneously translated
into English and Italian
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A Social Impulse Fundraising Event
Dear All, near and far,
We are sending you the flyer for a festive fundraiser event, taking place at the
beginning of May. Its aim is to support the establishment, in Australia, of new Rudolf
Steiner schools and a university based on the same educational impulse.
Please go to the following website for aims, tickets, donations and contact details:
http://liberteegalitefrater.wix.com/fundraiser
Thanks,
Archeus Social (for the World Economy study group, Balmain, Sydney).
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Anthroposophical Society South Australian Branch
Introduction to Anthroposophy Study Group.
An introductory Study Group is being offered by The Committee of the Society to be
held in the venue of The Anthroposophical Society’s rooms 96 Halifax Street Adelaide,
for anyone interested,
and 27th May.
meeting every two weeks , that is: 29th April, 13th
Commencing at 7.30pm finishing about 9.00pm. This group study does not presuppose any previous knowledge of the subject.
Barry Dale will be organising the study group, starting with the study of the following
book which is generally considered to be one of the basic written works of Rudolf
Steiner:
The Philosophy of Freedom (now titled “Intuitive Thinking as a Spiritual Path”)
published 1894 (written age 33)
Through precise examination of the nature of knowledge, including a survey of various
philosophical world views, Rudolf Steiner shows that through awakening to the inner
activity of thinking we overcome the duality of the outer perceptual world and the
inner conceptual world and arrive at the possibility of truly free action.
Anthroposophical Bookshop: 96 Halifax Street, Adelaide.
Ph: 82231841: Office hours: Wednesday to Friday 12.00noon 4.00pm
: Saturday 10am - 4.00pm
Barry Dale. Ph: 8386 1235
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Committee members and tasks.
Chris Charles
Barry Dale
Lynette Doyle
Heinz Huxholl
Renate Holland
Basil Lazaros
Matthew Dale
Jeffrey Samuel
Society constitution
Focal Point
State representative, monthly lectures
Building Maintenance
Co-Bookshop Manager
Committee member
Focal Point
Public Officer Building maintenance
8362 5405
8386 1235
8339 3928
8556 7287
8376 9009
8391 0921
8386 1248
8263 3693
Sylvia Debski
Treasurer, Co-Bookshop Manager
8323 9516
Jenny Robertson
Library and New Members
8536 4343
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