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@RSchicago.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."
Library
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 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.
To special order a book contact Deborah Rogers
Librarian: Paulette Arnold
To list your Anthroposophical event or program contact our Web Master Hazel Archer-Ginsberg
Council Members:
President - Chuck Ginsberg
Treasurer - Mihai Rosu
Secretary - Mary Ruud
Traveling Speakers/Festivals Coordinator - Hazel Archer-Ginsberg
Program Coordinator - Andrei Onegin
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@rschicago.org
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@gmail.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
City Garden Early Childhood Waldorf School
Arcturus Rudolf Steiner Education Program
Reverse Ritual - Understanding Anthroposophy Through the Rhythms of the Year
The Christian Community Chicago
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 someone to step into the role of Building Manager for 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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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.
29-30 June 2019 Biography Work. Your Unique Life, Your Unique Path by Thania Keppel Coaching LLC
Everybody’s life is UNIQUE!
We are all at different stages in our lives and we are all unique individuals. That’s why there is no “one size fits all” solution to our issues.
We all have the frustrating experience of events in our lives that keep repeating themselves (challenging personal or professional relationships, accidents, failures, illnesses, etc.) That’s because the school of life doesn’t allow us to skip important lessons. Only when we have completed our “homework” or overcome a certain challenge will we be able to move to the next level.
In this two-day Biography workshop you’ll learn how to live in harmony with yourself. You’ll develop a personal roadmap to your life through immersion into the rhythms and cycles of your life, supported by hands-on activities. You’ll understand how to best connect with those around you: Your clients, your spouse, your partner, your children, your employees and the entire community!
If you are tired of going in circles and are ready to take control of your life this workshop is for you!
6 July 2019 Food For Thought 2 - Live Music, Conversation & Food! sponsored by the Youth
Intergenerational gathering encouraging artistic exploration & interconnection
6 pm - 9 pm at the Rudolf Steiner Branch 4249 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
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?
29 September 2019 Iron Sharpens Iron - a Regional Michaelmas Festival at Michael Fields Institute
“Iron Sharpens Iron”(Proverbs 27:17) A Communal Gathering for Michaelmas, Sunday Sept. 29th, 1 pm - 5 pm
at Michael Fields Institute - N8030 Townline Rd. East Troy, WI 53120
stay tuned for list of special guests & schedule
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.& 2 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
Saturday 2 November 2019 at the Rudolf Steiner branch Chicago 7 pm - 9 pm
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@camphill.edu
Stay Tuned to Details on the Weekend!
14 December 2019 Rudiger Janisch: The 3 fold human being , the foundation stone & the 3 fold social organism 9 am - noon
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@camphill.edu
Stay Tuned to Details on the Weekend!
Holy Nights 2019 -2020 Christmas Eve 24 Dec. - NYE gathering - Epiphany Eve 5 January
"Know Thyself" May 1-3, 2020, Retreat hosted by the CRC on “Karma from an Anthroposophic Psychology Perspective.”
The Anthroposophic Psychology of Karma & Reincarnation…
A retreat sponsored by the Central Regional Council & the Association for Anthroposophic Psychology
May 1-3, 2020
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