Artificially increasing body temperature is a therapeutic approach that aims to stimulate the human immune system and activate self-healing. A retrospective analysis of patients gives hope that this approach can be applied systematically in patients with post-Covid syndrome.
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.
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.
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’.
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.
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’.
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.
Fertile soils with a diverse microbiome are an essential prerequisite for providing people with healthy and nurturing food. In promoting and enabling sustainable food systems, biodynamic farming supports the cause of World Food Day on 16 October 2025 which has the theme ‘Hand in Hand for Better Food and a Better Future.’
The spreading of deserts worldwide constitutes a challenge for the earth’s climate and therefore also for plants, animals and humans. Biodynamic initiatives in the Sahara region prove that even deserts can be transformed into living spaces.
The use of specific preparations is a central part of biodynamics, but until recently there had been no scientific explanation for the way they work. Jürgen Fritz, agronomist at Kassel University, Germany, presents a model for the effectiveness of biodynamic preparations in ‘Living Farms’, a journal published by the Section for Agriculture at the Goetheanum in Switzerland.
The new issue of ‘red nose’ #9 shows why laughter is the best medicine, what part clowning plays in this through all ages of people. And why it is more about the universality of being human than about personal or cultural differences in humour.
Agriculture is under pressure due to climate change, monocultures and soil erosion. Fields are devastated by wars and the earth is poisoned by weapons. Fertile soil is being lost and deserts are spreading. Many farms are struggling to survive. With its action plan for 2025 to 2027, the Goetheanum‘s Section for Agriculture wishes to encourage a sustainable approach to farming.
