Central Region
Anthroposophical Society in America
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Mission of the Central Regional Council
Welcome to the Central Region of the Anthroposophical Society in America website.
Regional activities within the central region are coordinated by the Central Regional Council (CRC) of the Anthroposophical Society in America. The CRC is an initiative group rather than a governing body. It has no legal or administrative responsibility other than to support the life of Anthroposophy in the central region. The way in which this mandate has been taken up, through the years, is a reflection of the individuals who have comprised the council and also responds to the needs of the times in which we live.
The mission of the CRC is to help provide opportunities for human beings longing for the spirit to meet each other soul to soul. The Central Region of the Anthroposophical Society includes members in states from Ohio to Texas, Mississippi to the Dakotas. We see networking across this region, where many members live far from centers of anthroposophical activity, as one of our most important tasks.
For more background information about the history, development and work of the CRC click here
Making Connections
Hoping to find other anthroposophists in your geographic area? If you would like help making those connections, please email us at CentralRegionASA@gmail.com and tell us where you are located.
The Regional Council
The current membership of the CRC, in order of length of time served:
Lisa Dalton
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX – since 2018
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Mary Mertz
Salina, KS – since 2022
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Michael Gratsch – since 2023
Pinckney, MI
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working with Jeffrey Levy
Louisville, KY
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Central Regional Council
centralregion.asa@gmail.com
Central Region Activities
Monthly Online Study Group
The Spiritual Hierarchies and the Physical World
Next meeting Wednesday, May 1
7:15-8:30 Central Time
The Zoom details are sent via email before each meeting. Contact Mary Mertz at CentralRegionASA@gmail.com if you want to receive emails from the Central Regional Council.
Focus of the May 1 meeting: Lecture 2 of The Spiritual Hierarchies and the Physical World -- Zodiac, Planets and Cosmos (CW 110).
Rudolf Steiner gave these 10 lectures in Dusseldorf in April 1909. They take us into the exalted regions of the spiritual world, illuminating the actions of the spiritual beings and explaining the task allotted to humanity in world evolution.
The lectures can be found on the Rudolf Steiner Archive by clicking this link. *
* Please consider giving to the digital library of Rudolf Steiner's work. You can read more at https://steinerlibrary.org/.
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Recent Activities
In March 2024 we wrapped up our study of
"Christ and the Spiritual World - The Quest for the Holy Grail" (GA 149),
a lecture series Rudolf Steiner gave in Leipzig
December 28, 1913 - January 2, 1914
A table of contents for the lecture series, and links to all six lectures, can be found on the RS Archive by clicking this link.
Thanks to all who participated -- we had some great discussions!
Before that we read "The Mysteries of the Holy Grail -- from Arthur and Parzival to Modern Initiation," from the work of Rudolf Steiner, compiled and edited by Matthew Barton.
Document Sharing:
Chapter 27 Parzival Saga (scan of ch. 27)
For chapter 25 (2 parts) see uploaded PDFs below
Chapter 20 part one Full Lecture