School of Spiritual Science
The spiritual dimension of everyday questions
The School of Spiritual Science unfolds where the ‹laboratory bench becomes an altar›, where it is possible to perceive the inner side, the spiritual dimension of everyday questions in the school classroom or in the conference room of a bank, and to find the answers that are fitting for us human beings.
News
Resilient agriculture in a changing climate
Climate change causes droughts, flooding and crop failures. The Section for Agriculture at the Goetheanum sees a possible option for action in the ...
Room to be at ease
Laughter is an experience the spirit makes, and there has been a work group for clowns at the Section for the Performing Arts since September ...
The First Will Be The Last
A quantum physicist annotated one of his talks with the following words: «I will tell you things that you understand and that I understand. I will ...
Doing Art
Artistic activity makes familiar with creative processes. At the Goetheanum, the art impulse also lives as a stimulus for tasks in agriculture, ...
Child dignity
The conference on the Dignity of the Child held at the Goetheanum from 15 to 18 June was attended by 400 people from 21 countries.
«Full, vibrant life»
Family life has become very diverse. But circumstances and what children bring with them can challenge the whole family. The Goetheanum therefore ...
‘Faust’ rejuvenated
The Goetheanum Stage presents ‘Faust Parts 1 and 2’ this summer in a nine-hour staging directed by Andrea Pfaehler. It is the third year for this ...
“Permanent liberation”
The exhibition ‘Colour’s Open Secret’, which will be shown at the Goetheanum until 20 July 2022, offers insight into the diverse creative work of ...
The Drama Around Wheat
From wheat, we bake bread. Our ‹daily bread› represents our daily nourishment in general. But where does wheat for bread come from? Of course, ...
Clowns at the Goetheanum
Clowns as developing human beings have moved into the Goetheanum. This sum-mer the two clowns Vanilli und Topolino will offer a course for adults ...
The Dreams of Technology
The health crisis has provoked contrasting, sometimes radical reactions. In the background is a confrontation of worldviews, an ill-conscious ...
Common Roots
What is the relationship between biodynamic agriculture and the indigenous peoples' understanding of nature? What can be learned here? Jean-Michel ...
The Goetheanum represents the Canton of Solothurn in the project ‘The Magic of Beautiful Places’
The Goetheanum is part of the Federal Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites (ISOS), representing the Canton of Solothurn in the newly published list ...
Learning and living interculturality
Diversity illustrates how differently concepts such as ‘Christ’, ‘reincarnation’ and ‘karma’, and ‘Goetheanism’ can be experienced. The Goetheanum ...
New artistic territory: ‘Parsifal‘ at the Goetheanum
Richard Wagner‘s music drama ‘Parsifal’ will come to the Goetheanum Stage at Easter 2023 as a coproduction of Pamy Mediaproductions and the ...
Promoting individuality
In the first half of the twentieth century, promoting the uniqueness of each individual became the goal of attempts at educational reform. In a ...
Peace in Ukraine!
The war in Ukraine constitutes an unacceptable attack on peace and freedom, life and dignity. The situation has the potential to escalate with ...
Faust Summer Festival
In July 2022 the Goetheanum Stage will bring back Andrea Pfaehler’s and Eduardo Torres’ production of Goethe’s Faust in three performances.
Haus Schuurman
A group of alumni and students have initiated a fundraising project to support the Goetheanum with the required expenses for Haus Schuurman´s ...
Language and the human being
The specialist conference for eurythmy, eurythmy therapy and artistic speech which will focus on the power of sounds and the sound of language ...
New study in the Edith Maryon Haus
Edith Maryon’s 150th birthday was celebrated on 9 February in the house where she used to live. The occasion was also used to start a study ...
Agriculture Course
Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course (GA 327) has been newly edited in German by the Rudolf Steiner Archives in collaboration with the Section for ...
Courses & Lory Maier Smits
The Section for the Performing Arts offers artistic courses in its various disciplines. The programme for 2022 is out now.
Video: Europe's responsibility for a peaceful future
The leader of the Section for Social Sciences at the Goetheanum has expressed his shock and disgust at the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Goetheanum Leadership
From left to right: Matthias Girke, Peter Selg, Matthias Rang, Oliver Conradt, Christiane Haid, Stefan Hasler, Florian Osswald, Claus-Peter Röh, Jean-Michel Florin, Gerald Häfner, Georg Soldner, Johannes Wirz, Ueli Hurter, Constanza Kaliks, Philipp Reubke and Justus Wittich. Photo: Xue Li
Publications of the leadership
Peace in Ukraine!
The war in Ukraine constitutes an unacceptable attack on peace and freedom, life and dignity. The situation has the potential to escalate with ...
Book: Human partnership with the earth in crisis
In the book 'The Spiritual Signature of our Time in the Era of the Coronavirus' the members of the Goetheanum Leadership work out how the way of ...
Statement: Anthroposophy and racism
For the 2021 AGM, a group within the Goetheanum Leadership put together a working paper on anthroposophy and racism.
Human orientation of the Anthroposophical Society
The Anthroposophical Society is a cosmopolitan society. It is based on a contemporary society of individuals. Membership is open to everyone, ...
Book on Corona
The Leadership of the School of Spiritual Science at the Goetheanum is working on multidimensional solutions based on its understanding of life.
Sections
Understanding life from within, because all life originates from the spirit. The eleven sections of the School of Spiritual Science work therefore to see life, to understand it and then to promote it everywhere, so that this origin remains wellspring today. Transform what has become into what is becoming.
- Becoming Human
- with Nature
- through Art
- in the Social Sphere
- in Healing
Becoming Human
General Anthroposophy
In the General Anthroposophical Section of the School of Spiritual Science, central questions of contemporary humanity and anthroposophy are researched and cultivated.
Youth
Spirituality begins with questions and intuitions. In our youth this search is pure and authentic. That is why we encourage young people to create spaces for discussion in order to find their own language and lifestyle for all that lies beyond words.
with Nature
Natural Sciences
As humans we are part of life, its very soul. It becomes conscious in and through us in animals, plants and someday in minerals. The next step is to understand nature, not control it even more but to discover its very essence.
Agriculture
To live from nature calls upon us to give her life in return. Life is relationship, so our task is to find and discover new life cycles where the earth nourishes us.
Mathematics-Astronomy
Ancient myths speak of thinking of human beings born from the stars and guided by them. Today, freed from the stars, a new bond can be formed with the universe, which can take humans beyond the sphere of the earth.
through Art
Performing Arts
Music, drama, dance, and eurythmy are all art forms of time. They lead us beyond time—it becomes space, panorama. The goal is the imagination, to seek and grasp what is eternal in the moment.
Visual Arts
Our spiritual nature as humans and that of all life becomes visible in painting and sculpture, which is beyond words and concepts. Here we experience what is spiritual, where understanding and feeling are united.
Literary Arts and Humanities
How a text becomes a poem, a shape becomes a sculpture, a picture becomes painting: that is determined by the "how." Beauty and truth come together. Here is the source for the quietest form of human happiness.
Pedagogy
Pedagogy befitting human beings helps every child to develop its own potential and to understand itself and the world. This type of education encourages children to awaken to what they have intended for life before it begins.
Social Sciences
We become human beings among other human beings especially when we cultivate community as a living being. If it is healthy, it cultivates soul and spirit and enables all individuals to grow and find themselves.
in Healing
Medicine
Crisis and transformation are part of the journey to finding oneself. Therefore medicine should not so much seek to defeat the disease as to reawaken the natural health of the organism and give it strength and direction for self-healing.
Weekly Journal
Weekly journal ‹Das Goetheanum›
The weekly journal ‹Das Goetheanum› publishes reflections, in-depth studies, reviews, and articles on the current world, the development of anthroposophy and the anthroposophical movement. The journal's editorial staff is independent, but works closely with the School of Spiritual Science, whose activities it seeks to make visible.
Study and Professional Development
The International Studies Programme at the Goetheanum in Switzerland gives young people in particular the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of anthroposophy. The study programme's objective is for students to become familiar with and deepen their knowledge of fundamental spiritual science contents and methods. The programme is full-time. A high level of individual commitment is required.
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Stage
The Goetheanum Stage offers a valuable contribution to cultural events in the anthroposophical movement and also in the tri-border region with its eurythmy ensemble, the project ensembles for Rudolf Steiner's ‹Mystery Dramas›, Goethe's ‹Faust› and numerous guest performances.
In addition to numerous guest performances, the programme includes in-house productions. These include Goethe's ‹Faust›, the Four ‹Mystery Dramas› by Rudolf Steiner, productions by the Young Stage (Junge Bühne), eurythmy programmes by the Goetheanum Eurythmy School.
Publishing House
The publishing house at the Goetheanum was founded in 1908 under the name Philosophical-Theosophical Publishing Houseby Marie von Sivers and Johanna Mücke in Berlin. As the oldest anthroposophical publisher, it is – as the name suggests – very close to the School of Spiritual Science, founded by Rudolf Steiner at the Goetheanum. Many of our publications – some of which were produced by the Sections themselves – bear witness to the worldwide research that is inspired and supported by the School of Spiritual Science.
Documentation
The Goetheanum Documentation is a section of the General Anthroposophical Society and as such is privately funded. It oversees the cultural material assets of the Goetheanum in its subdivisions: archive, library and art collection.
The archive contains administrative documents and other archives of the General Anthroposophical Society and its predecessor institutions as well as the School of Spiritual Science.
The library contains the book editions of Rudolf Steiner's works and a comprehensive collection of the works of anthroposophical authors – also in foreign language translations – as well as anthroposophical periodicals.
The art collection contains works by Rudolf Steiner and anthroposophical artists in the fields of painting and graphic art, models and sculptures, as well as furniture and everyday objects.
Rudolf Steiner's lectures for the School
On the occasion of the founding of the General Anthroposophical Society during the 1923/24 Christmas Conference, Rudolf Steiner outlined the School for Spiritual Science and began its operation as its director immediately afterwards. He envisaged dividing it into three classes and sections.