“The word ‘hopeless’ was not part of her vocabulary” >>> Ita Wegman’s 150th birthday
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Freedom and responsibility >>> Contributions to ‘Stil’ magazine describe karma without guilt
Experiencing spirit through form >>> ‘Stil’ magazine analyzes Rudolf Steiner’s use of language and form
Clowning: Hearing humour in music, listening to children’s concerns
Post-Covid syndrome >>> Possible positive effects of whole-body hyperthermia
Selected news
“The word ‘hopeless’ was not part of her vocabulary” >>> Ita Wegman’s 150th birthday
Freedom and responsibility >>> Contributions to ‘Stil’ magazine describe karma without guilt
Experiencing spirit through form >>> ‘Stil’ magazine analyzes Rudolf Steiner’s use of language and form
Clowning: Hearing humour in music, listening to children’s concerns
Post-Covid syndrome >>> Possible positive effects of whole-body hyperthermia
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Stress-tolerant cucumbers, relaxed cows with horns >>> Research shows contributions of biodynamic farming to food quality, animal wellbeing and soil fertility
A synthesis of studies presented in ‘Living Farms’, the magazine published by the Section for Agriculture at the Goetheanum, illustrates how biodynamic farming contributes to food quality, animal wellbeing and ecological sustainability.
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Meeting challenges together >>> Cultivating relationships is part of biodynamic farming
Farming is facing multiple challenges – economic, ecological and social. One approach to meeting them applied in biodynamic farming is to cultivate communities both in the soil and in the operations.
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Light horses dancing on the screen >>> The New Pegasus Project makes creative events appear on screen
Many people spend their time more or less passively in front of a screen. In the New Pegasus Project young people use colour, form and sound to choreograph movements. They also look for repair-friendly alternatives to the throw-away products of entertainment electronics.
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Encounters with Rudolf Steiner today >>> ‘Stil’ Magazine asked twenty-seven people where they find Rudolf Steiner today
Even a hundred years after his death on 30 March 1925 Rudolf Steiner is seen as interesting, or irritating. Many continue to be inspired by him. Experiences differ widely as the magazine ‘Stil’ shows in its edition ‘Twenty-seven perspectives. How do I find Rudolf Steiner’.
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Architectural awards >>> Preparation Pavilion and Bee Sculpture in the Goetheanum Park
There are two new buildings worthy of awards in the Goetheanum Park: the expressive Preparation Pavilion (designed by Yaike Dunselman) received the 2025 Iconic Award and the 2026 German Design Award; the Bee Sculpture (designed by Barbara Schnetzler) an ‘Honourable Mentions’ award from the architecture and design platform March and an appreciation award from the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland.
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Creative effect of the thinking ‘I’ >>> A book presents Rudolf Steiner‘s original contributions to philosophy
Rudolf Steiner is known as the originator of Waldorf Education, biodynamic agriculture and Anthroposophic Medicine. In his dissertation and other written works he also developed a philosophy based on the reality and spiritual activity of the human ‘I’.
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“On the Earth we want to live” >>> Anthroposophy: pioneer of sustainability
Anthroposophical visions are being put into practice and developed around the world in business, education, agriculture and medicine. Brands such as ‘Alnatura’ or ‘Sonett’, ‘Waldorf Schools’ and ‘Demeter’ are examples of this and they all contribute to sustainable development, as is illustrated in the compendium ‘On the Earth We Want to Live’, published by Springer Nature.
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