Chicago Rudolf Steiner Branch

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Rudolf Steiner Branch - Chicago

4249 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL 60618

Welcome!

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About the Branch

Greetings and Welcome to the website of The Rudolph Steiner Branch of the Anthroposophical Society. We are located near the bustling Lincoln Square neighborhood in Chicago. Map

We have a rich life here at the branch, with many study groups (see below), Festivals, Program/Lectures, Workshops, and Exhibits The Branch Calendar is online.

Ongoing events are listed below. Festivals and Special events are in the column to the right.

Coming in for an event? For info. on lodging etc. contact Info@remove-this.RSchicago.remove-this.org

Do you have a desire to serve & share your gifts?

Be an active member of the Community!

There are many things that need to happen to keep the branch life alive. WE NEED YOUR HELP!

The History of the Rudolf Steiner Group in Chicago, from Henry Barnes book "Into the Hearts Land, Rudolf Steiner's work in North America."

Our extensive lending library of Anthroposophical books is available, free to the public with a suggested refundable $25 deposit (less if this is not affordable) and without deposit to Branch members. Librarian: Paulette Arnold

Dear friends, many books are missing from the Libray, Please return any over dues books.

Our library is open: During the Wednesday morning Study Group from 9:30 am - 11 am

Tuesday evenings 7 pm - 9 pm,

Thursday's 6 pm - 7 pm

and also by appointment, contact our Librarian: Paulette Arnold

We warmly welcome new friends and visitors to browse the library and to join us in our study groups and events!

Our café area makes a cozy atmosphere for socializing after a program, festival. or exhibit

Anthroposophy is ...

Anthroposophy is...

"Anthroposophy opens its wellsprings, and the human will, carried by love, may draw from the waters. It brings to life love for humankind and thereby works creatively in impulses for moral action and true social interaction.” — Rudolf Steiner

EXPLORE HUMANITY’S PATH AND YOUR OWN.

Become a member of the Anthroposophical Society in America, then you are invited to Become a member of the Rudolf Steiner Branch

Branch Membership is $50 (or pay what you can afford) per year - Dear friends that is less than 14 cents a day! Please consider offering your support.

Who is Rudolf Steiner?

Contacts

Please contact each event coordinator for information on a particular event.

Council Members:

President - Chuck Ginsberg

Treasurer - Mihai Rosu

Secretary - Mary Ruud

Program Coordinator - Andrei Onegin

Festivals Coordinator/Traveling Speakers Program - Hazel Archer-Ginsberg

Mary Spalding

Jonathan Hadley

Librarian: Paulette Arnold

Study Groups / Ongoing Events

Wednesdays 9:30-11:00 am - Karmic Relationships Vol 4 by Rudolf Steiner. We incorporate ‘The Calendar of the Soul’, eurythmy, focused discussion and seasonal artistic explorations in our study. All are Welcome. Contact Hazel Archer Ginsberg (773-549-3026) hag@remove-this.rschicago.remove-this.org

Wednesdays 11 am - 1 pm - in Elderberries 4251 N. Lincoln Ave. Unlock Your Musical Potential with master musician Philip Armetta. Music lessons in all styes (Classical, Jazz, Folk, Rock...) for all abilities; with a special emphasis on learning to improvise during the multi-instrumental jam session included with every personalized instruction. Drop-ins welcome. Donations appreciated. For more info. contact Philip Armetta

Thursday 10 am - Noon - Homeschool Eurythmy withMary Ruud.

Thursday 10:30 – Noon (once a month) - We will read and discuss Lecture 6 in the book titled “ The Inner Nature of Man and the Life Between Death and a New Birth” by Rudolf Steiner. We will also discuss which book to study next year. This study group is opened to everyone. Please join us. Reading material is available at the Branch. For more information, contact Carolyn (773-539-3688)

Thursdays 7:00 – 9:00 pm - We are starting Steiner's 'Symphony of the Creative Word'. Anyone interesting in joining us is invited to contact Clark Remington (773-595-5793).

Sundays 5:00 – 7:00 pm - This group meets weekly. We are studying “The Challenge of Our Time” (social curs), given by Rudolf Steiner in 1918, GA#186. For more information, contact Andrei Onegin (773-764-2313).

Sunday Evenings 7:00 - 9:00 pm - “Youth Conversation Group: People to People: Social Renewal Through Human Interaction” hosted by Waldorf music teacher Isaac Maier, in the upper room at the Rudolf Steiner Branch. Donations appreciated, to sign up contact isaacmaier@remove-this.gmail.remove-this.com

For Members of the First Class...

of the School for Spiritual Science

What is The School of Spiritual Science?

The meeting of the First Class of the School of Spiritual Scienceconvenes on the third Saturday of each month. (with some exceptions) Blue Membership Cards are required.

The lesson begins promptly at 6:00 pm.

The next meetings is: September 21st 2019 at 6:00 p.m.: First Lesson

Please arrive ahead of time, so you have a chance to come into the mood of the class before the lesson begins. After the reading of the lesson, we will take a short break. We will reconvene in a circle for conversation about the lesson. Ending time is approximately 9:00 pm.

For more information, contact Class Reader Clark Remington (773) 595-5793

Links - Inspired by Steiner

Chicago Waldorf School

Urban Prairie Waldorf School

City Garden Early Childhood Waldorf School

Four Winds Waldorf School

Da Vinci Waldorf School

Arcturus Rudolf Steiner Education Program

Reverse Ritual - Understanding Anthroposophy Through the Rhythms of the Year

Angelic Organics

Zinniker Biodynamic Farm

The Christian Community Chicago

Rudolf Steiner Archive

The National Anthroposophical Society site

and The Goetheaum in Dornach

Notes - News

The Council of the Rudolf Steiner Branch in Chicago has 2 new board members: Mary Spalding & Jonathan Hadley!

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We are looking for folks to help out with the active role of Managing the Branch Building. Interested in helping to maintain our sacred space? Contact Hazel

Thanks to all in our community who are stepping up to help with all the many tasks to keep Anthroposophy alive here at the Rudolf Steiner Branch of Chicago!

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Past News:

Dear Friends – Thanks for Hosting the GC of the ASA here are a few images from that gathering.

The transformation of the ‘Flex Space’ has attracted more Peerspace clients. These kind of raw industrial loft-style spaces are very desirable in the rental market now. We have made a lot of head way. Thanks to your generous donations & loans we have:

1. Insulated the ceiling

2. Installed a furnace / air conditioner and related infrastructure

We still need to update the flooring & get a new garage door

The Branch Council is requesting tax exempt donations and/or loans, for this restoration. The loans are for 2-3 years, simple interest of 5%, paid yearly. More favorable terms are welcome.

The Rudolf Steiner Branch Council hopes you will support these efforts, as we continue to provide Programs, and Festival Events, Monthly 1st Class Lessons, Study Groups, Library / Bookstore, and weekly Public Open House hours, in one of the few Branch homes in America to own their own building.

Thank you! to all our friends who have already donated & given generous loans to insure the financial stability of our community treasure!

The Branch 'Flex Space' & the renovated Elderberries 3-Fold Space are currently available for rental on PEER SPACE: for Classes, Trainings, Meetings, Retreats, Art Exhibits, Rehearsals, Production: Video/Photo shoots, etc...

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Donations & Dues

The Branch is now accepting payments through QuickPay® with Zelle®

If you would like to make a donation or pay dues with this method, please send that payment to chase@remove-this.rschicago.remove-this.org with a note explaining for what the payment is being made.

Special Events

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All events take place at the Rudolf Steiner Branch, 4249 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL 60618 except as noted.

Branch Calendar - Festivals - Program - Exhibits

Sat. 3 August 2019 Food For Thought 3 - Live Music, Conversation & Food! sponsored by the Youth

Intergenerational gathering encouraging artistic exploration & interconnection

6 pm - 9 pm at Elderberries 4251 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago, IL. 60618

Bring your open heart, & mind, share your gifts & talents

for more info. contact Ultra-Violet Archer

14-15 Sept. Gino Ver Eecke workshops

The Meditative Path: An Exploration of Self and Community withGino Ver Eecke*

Join us for a weekend of lectures, discussion and artistic work to explore The Meditative Path of Knowledge through the lens of Anthroposophy.

Sat. 14 Sept. 7-9pm: The Meditative Path of Knowledge in Anthroposophy

Sunday 15 Sept. 2-4pm: The Call for Self-Knowledge. How to Meet the Demands of Life?

Participants will benefit most from attending both sessions, as Gino intends to guide us in an imaginative picture over the weekend. However, if you cannot attend both sessions, you may still attend as your schedule allows.

There is no set fee to attend; suggested donation for the weekend is $50.

To reserve your spot, or for more information and the suggested reading list contact Hazel Archer-Ginsberg

*Gino Ver Eecke met Anthroposophy in his birth town of Roeselare, Belgium, at the young age of 16. After spending a year on a BioDynamic farm in Switzerland, he moved to Chestnut Ridge, NY, to complete his Eurythmy training. He has been active as an amateur actor, most notably in the role of Benedictus in the 10 day festival and performance of the Rudolf Steiner's four Mystery Dramas in 2014. Currently he guides the work of the Threefold Branch of the Anthroposophical Society in Chestnut Ridge. He can be reached at gfbver@remove-this.gmail.remove-this.com

Sunday 22 September 2019 Iron Sharpens Iron - Michaelmas Festival

“Iron Sharpens Iron”(Proverbs 27:17)

Sunday 29 Sept. 2019 Michaelmas at Angelic Organics Farm

Sunday Sept. 29^th, Festival 10 am - 1 pm potluck lunch - 2 - 5 pm

Featuring Robert Karp, Walter Stein, Hazel Archer-Ginsberg, Farmer John & Heidi Peterson...stay tuned for the full program of special guests & schedule

We would like to ground the whole event in the question of agriculture, the challenges facing biodynamic farmers in the region at the moment and the question of Michael's (as well as Ahriman's) relationship to agriculture.

Angelic Organics: A Community Supported Agriculture Farm

1547 Rockton Road, Caledonia, IL 61011-9572
CSA@remove-this.AngelicOrganics.remove-this.com

Man is a sun and his senses are the planets. ~ Novalis

Rudolf Steiner’s Michael Meditation:

   Springing from Powers of the Sun,
   Radiant Spirit-powers, blessing all Worlds!
   For Michael's garment of rays
   Ye are predestined by Thought Divine.

   He, the Christ-messenger, revealeth in you —
   Bearing mankind aloft — the sacred Will of Worlds.
   Ye, the radiant Beings of Æther-Worlds,
   Bear the Christ-Word to Man.

   Thus shall the Herald of Christ appear
   To the thirstily waiting souls,
   To whom your Word of Light shines forth
   In cosmic age of Spirit-Man.

   Ye, the disciples of Spirit-Knowledge,
   Take Michael's Wisdom-beckoning,
   Take the Word of Love of the Will of Worlds
   Into your souls' aspiring, a c t i v e l y !

~Rudolf Steiner

Annual General Meeting of the Anthroposophical Society of America in Atlanta GA 10-12 October 2019

Stay tuned for Details

19 Oct. 2019 Jerry Haslett Memorial gathering 1:30 pm - 3:30pm

31 Oct.& 1 Nov. The Descent of the Goddess - the origins and purpose of “Halloween & A journey to the Underworld

Halloween at the Theosophical Society in America
1926 North Main Street
Wheaton, IL 60187

Thursday 31 October 2019 - 7 pm

$10 nonmembers, $5 members Live Webcast

The Descent of the Goddess

On this All Hallows Eve, the veils between the worlds are thin and the spiritual realm beckons. Together, we will explore the origins and purpose of “Halloween,” honor our beloved dead, and experience a ritual performance where we will journey to meet Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth, and her sister Ereshkigal, Goddess of the Underworld.

Hazel Archer-Ginsberg is a spiritual midwife and trans-denominational minister working in an eclectic style that inspires connections, initiating us into the magic waiting to be revealed in the cycle of the seasons. She is the festivals coordinator of the Rudolf Steiner Branch of the Anthroposophical Society, a lecturer, promoter, blogger, poet and performance artist. Learn more at www.ReverseRitual.com

also

Friday 1 November 2019 at the Rudolf Steiner Branch Chicago 7 pm - 9 pm

Saturday 2 November in Knoxville, TN

Sunday 3 November in Ashville NC

13 December 2019 Rudiger Janisch: The 3 fold human being , the foundation stone & the 3 fold social organism 7 pm - 9 pm

Rüdiger has been working in Curative Education and teaching in professional training programs in Germany and the United States for over 40 years. A long-time student of anthroposophy, he serves on the Collegium of the School for Spiritual Science in North America. His contributions to adult education methods were recognized in the context of an international research project sponsored by the European Union. He has been a member of the core faculty of a joint ‘Training for Trainers’ program supporting Curative Education and Social Therapy in Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, and Kyrgyzstan. He has also taught as an adjunct faculty member of the M.S. Ed program in Waldorf Remedial Education at Antioch University N.H. Having taught many different aspects of anthroposophy and Curative Education, he currently is focused on action research and the development of artistic and experiential approaches to the spiritual scientific study of the human being.

Contact rjanisch@remove-this.camphill.remove-this.edu

Stay Tuned to Details on the Weekend!