| |  | Branch Library For information, to take out a book or to arrange a visit, contact Valerie Hope, portlandanthroposophy@gmail.com The Book Catalog is now on our website – the ‘search’ function is really helpful. To schedule the space for an event or meeting Contact James Knight, j365@yahoo.com Contact the Branch Council: portlandanthroposophy@gmail.com Website: portlandbranch.net | | MAY NEWSLETTER/CALENDAR |
In This Issue: Branch Calendar/Community Calendar Hands-on Biodynamic Gardening Workshop with Harald Hoven Biodynamics and Nutrition, Presenter Marjory House The Sacredness of Sleep; and How Karma Comes About, with Astrid Schmitt/Stegmann Branch Annual Gathering and Tea Party, with Astrid Schmitt-Stegmann Whitsun Image and Inspiration Ongoing Studies/Groups NEW Community Bulletin Board - Housing Wanted; Student Support Mystech Conference - Register here to Benefit the Portland Branch Events Fliers Portland Branch Membership Advertisers/Donors Embryo Workshops by Dr. Jaap Van Der Waal, dvds available
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Portland Branch Council Meeting Monday May 8, 7 pm Branch Library/Community Space, 5415 SE Powell Blvd, entrance off parking lot in the back. All Branch members are welcome to attend, and/or call us with agenda items, proposals, suggestions, or to observe. Please contact us at portlandanthroposophy@gmail.com to let us know you’re coming. Meetings are normally held on the second Monday of each month.
Biodynamics: A Deed for the Earth and Our Nutrition, with Expert Biodynamic Farmer and Educator Harald Hoven Friday May 12 & Saturday May 13 Branch Library/Community Space, 5415 SE Powell Blvd, entrance off parking lot in the back; and a nearby garden. Presentation and hands on workshop. Fee $50, no one turned away for financial reasons. See flyer in this newsletter for details. Register on our website, portlandbranch.net
The Sacredness of Sleep; and How Karma Comes About; with Astrid Schmitt-Stegmann Saturday May 20, 10 am - 3:30 pm Branch Library/Community Space, 5415 SE Powell Blvd, entrance off parking lot in the back.We are delighted to welcome Astrid back to Portland for a day of presentations and conversation. Fee $40, no one turned away for financial reasons. Register on our website, portlandbranch.net See flyer in this newsletter for details.
Portland Branch Annual Gathering and Tea Party with Astrid Schmitt-Stegmann Sunday May 21, 1:30-4:30 pm Branch Library/Community Space, 5415 SE Powell Blvd, entrance off parking lot in the back. Brief Council annual report; presentation by Astrid on the Foundation Stone as a support over the last hundred years; and tea party served by Susan and Walter Rice from their fabulous formal tea service. See flyer in this newsletter for details.
Steiner’s Biodynamics & Nutrition From the Past to the Future, with expert biodynamic farmer and educator Marjory House Saturday, June 11, 2 pm Branch Library/Community Space, 5415 SE Powell Blvd, entrance off parking lot in the back. Marjory will address the topics that Steiner spoke to over and over in his lectures - from the medical lectures, to the agriculture lectures, about the importance of nutrition for the development of thinking, feeling, and willing in humanity. Fee $10 No one turned away for financial reasons. Register on our website, portlandbranch.net See flyer in this newsletter for details.
St. John’s Observance with Singer/Songwriter Sylvia Lambley Saturday, June 24 (St. Johns Day) Branch Library/Community Space, 5415 SE Powell Blvd, entrance off parking lot in the back.Graduating Waldorf senior Sylvia Lambley will perform music that she has written for St. Johns. More details soon. If you have ideas for this celebration please contact us at portlandanthroposophy@gmail.com | COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES | Michael Institute Early Childhood and Grades Summer Intensive June 18-July 9 Michae-el School, Milwaukie, Oregon For more information see flier below the calendar, click here for their website. | |  | |  | |  | |  | | |  | Dear Friends,
It is hoped that the following excerpts will help you to carry a Whitsun mood in your hearts and souls. Apologies that time did not allow for more working with this festival material, but quotes directly from the source can only be uplifting, as Whitsun itself can be. The following is taken from Whitsun, the Festival of the Free Individual, 15 May 1910, Hamburg. As always, reading the full lecture is recommended. It can be found in Festivals and Their Meaning, and here on the archive.
…Through the Christ Impulse, however, a new conception had come — a conception which said that this Spirit of which men had previously spoken, this Spirit of the folk, was to be replaced by one which, though certainly related to it, worked at a far higher level, a Spirit which is related to the whole of mankind, as the earlier Spirit had been related to a particular people. This Spirit was to be given to man and to fill him with the power to say: “I feel I belong no longer only to a part of humanity, but to the whole of it; I am a member of the whole of mankind, and will become a member of it ever more and more!” This force, which poured a universal human quality over the whole of mankind, was attributed to “the Holy Spirit.” Thus the Spirit which was expressed in the force which flowed from the folk into the mother was raised from ‘Spirit’ to‘Holy Spirit.’
…The Spirit of freedom holds sway in that Spirit which poured itself out over the first understanders of Christianity in the first Christian Pentecostal festival, the Spirit whose most significant characteristic was indicated by Christ Himself: “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free!” Man can become free only in the spirit. So long as he is dependent on that bodily nature in which his spirit dwells, so long does he remain its slave. He can become free, only when he finds himself again in spirit, and from out of the spirit becomes lord over that which is in him. “To become free” presupposes the discovery of oneself as a spirit within oneself. The true spirit in which we can make this discovery is the universal human spirit, which we recognise as the Pentecostal power of the Holy Spirit entering into us, and which we must bring to birth in ourselves and allow to come to manifestation.
…It depends, however, on our own efforts, whether it is earlier or later that we unfold those powers for which we may hope, and which lead us up again into the spiritual, heavenly world. To this thought the Easter festival must bring us.The Easter festival reminds us that we have not only at our disposal those forces which the body gives us, and which are themselves, of course,divine-spiritual forces, but it also reminds us that as men we can raise ourselves above the earth. Hence it is the Easter festival that speaks to us of that force which sooner or later must be brought to its awakening in us.
…So when we feel the full strength and power of the Whitsun impulse, we should feel that it is laid on us to listen to the word: “I am with you always, even to the end of the earth's cycle of time!” And when you fill yourselves with the Christ Impulse you can hear continually through all the ages the Word, stirred into life at the founding of Christianity by the Founder Himself, the Word that Christ speaks in every age because He is with men in every age, the Word which all can hear who have the will to hear it.
…We can believe in the future of Christianity when in very truth we understand the Whitsun thought. And then there comes before us the mighty picture, with a force that works like a force present in the soul itself. Then do we feel the future, as the first understanders felt it under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, if only we are willing to make alive in our souls that which knows nothing of the boundaries separating the different parts of humanity and speak sa language which all souls, all the world over, can understand. We feel the thought of peace, of love, of harmony, which lies in the Whitsun thought. And we feel this Whitsun thought enlivening our Whitsun festival. We feel it to be a surety for our hope of freedom and eternity. | ON-GOING STUDIES/GROUPS | First Class of the School of Spiritual Science. Sunday May 21, (3rd Sunday to avoid Mothers Day ) 9:30 am sharp, Lesson 4 • (no admittance after the class starts) • Bothmer Hall, 5915 SE Division St. • Remember your Blue Card. For more information contact: Cheri Munske cherimunske@gmail.com, Diane Rumage drumage@comcast.net or Rebecca Soloway rrsoloway1@gmail.com
An Outline of Occult Science with Cheri Munske Monday Evenings ongoing, 6:45-8:15 pm, Portland Waldorf School Eurythmy Room, 2300 SE Harrison St. Milwaukie, OR 97222. Suggested Donation $15 For more information email PacificEurythmy@gmail.com or visit PacificEurythmy.com See flier below.
Beginning Astrosophy Class First and Third Wednesdays, 7-8:30 pm • 8654 NE Boehmer St. • Contact Diane Rumage, 971-271-7479 drumage@comcast.net This class will introduce participants to the basic principles of Astrosophy in a study of the works of Willi Sucher and Diane Rumage’s work with the stars, with indications that Rudolf Steiner gave for those interested in the cosmos. No previous knowledge necessary. Please bring blank paper and colored pencils to the class in case we need to use them. If you are just curious if you’d be interested, please feel free to come and check us out. Free
Community Eurythmy Saturdays 9:30-10:30am, At the Portland Waldorf School, 2300 SE Harrison, Milwaukie. Free and Open to All Adults. For details contact Amanda Leonard leonaaleonaa@gmail.com or (503)519-9487. At Cedarwood School in the Performance Space.
Community Eurythmy Thursdays 8:45-9:30am I'm very excited to be offering community eurythmy classes again at Portland Waldorf! At the Portland Waldorf School, 2300 SE Harrison, Milwaukie. Free and Open to All Adults. For details contact Carrie.Mass@PortlandWaldorf.org At Cedarwood School in the Performance Space.
Mary Isis Sophia, Her Mission and Ours - Vancouver, WA Study Group Every other Wednesday, 6:00pm - 8:00pm, in person - Contact KathyRem@gmail.com
The Occult Significance of Forgiveness Study Group • First Monday of the month, 7:45-9:00 pm • Currently conducted in person and on Zoom • Contact Heidi Sheppard, HSHEPPAR@LHS.ORG Free Please join us in lively discussions centered on Sergei Prokofieff’s The Occult Significance of Forgiveness.
Pacific Eurythmy: We would love to see you at one or all of our workshops! Please visit our website for more information and registration:https://pacificeurythmy.com/events-and-workshops Pacific Eurythmy Teaching FacultyJolanda Frischknecht & Carrie Mass, jolandamf44@gmail.com & Carecare0@gmail.com
Speech Formation and Mystery Drama Group 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 7:00-8:30 pm • 8654 NE Boehmer St, Portland, OR 97220 • Contact Diane Rumage drumage@comcast.net or 971 271-7479. Free No experience necessary, just enthusiasm and a love of the Word. Our group will start a new reading and studying of “The Portal of Initiation”, Rudolf Steiner’s first Mystery Drama dealing with the karma and reincarnations of a group of people around the turn of the 20th century, on April 12, 2023.
The Tarot in Light of Spiritual Science with James Knight • Every other Tuesday James (j365k@yahoo.com), is leading a class on "The Tarot" in light of spiritual science and practical occultism. This is not a class on the use of Tarot for divination. In this class we focus on the major arcanum of "The Tarot" as a practical tool for self development and insight into oneself and the world. The classes take place approximately every other Tuesday from 7pm to 8:30pm at the Branch Library Space (5415 SE Powell Blvd) Entrance off the parking lot in back of the church • This is a free class. Registration for the class happens through Meetup (meetup.com) where you can learn more about the class and RSVP at this page: https://www.meetup.com/experiences-in-spiritual-science/.
Waldorf Education and Teacher Training Lectures and Courses Conducted throughout the year by the Micha-el Institute Email us at inquiry@micha-elinstitue.com or call 971-808-1640
| |  | A new feature of the newsletter is this Community Bulletin Board, the brainchild of Christine Badura, who now finds that she has time to make it a reality. Community members can post their offerings and/or things they are looking for. To post, please call Christine at 707-494-6741 or email badura88@hotmail.com. Possible categories that can be posted: Housing, Give Aways, Help Wanted/Offered, Announcements, Items Wanted. **** Housing Wanted: Interested in hosting a Waldorf teacher, or teacher trainee this summer? The Micha-el Institute will be putting on its annual summer conferences this year, and we are in need of housing for teachers from across the country who will be attending. Our various programs run from June 18 – July 9. Contact David Axelrod at david@micha-elinstitute.com or 971-808-1640 with offers and /or inquiries. Thank you for your consideration.
Student Support: I am Soma Baker, a 23 year old Portland Native and student at YIP, the international Youth Initiative Program in Sweden. I am currently in the final 3 months of the one year program focused on social entrepreneurship for young adults, based in Iterjärna Sweden (an anthroposophical community). I am mainly studying culture today, and how to bring consciousness to it through art and ideas, exploring what it means to be a free human being today. I would like to further/finish my studies this year and need financial assistance. If you would like to help please reply to this newsletter email and the Branch will put us in touch with one another.
|  | | Experience the Mystech Conference, and Benefit the Portland Branch Last year the Portland Branch received a generous contribution from the Mystech Conference who donated part of each registration fee from those who registered for the conference through the Portland Branch. They have made the same offer this year, so whether you sign up through this ad to attend in person or online, we will receive a contribution. Click on the flyer below for more information and to register. |  |  |  |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |  | Please consider becoming a member of the Portland Anthroposophical Branch. The annual recommended membership is still $50, or what you can afford. Annual memberships renew every January. This supports our community workshops, presenters, festivals, branch rent, website, and library.
Please join, renew, or donate (for instance to the $4,000 matching grant for rent) on our website at https://portlandbranch.net/don(ations/. If you send a check, we will receive 100% of your donation. Make it out to Portland Branch, and send to: Portland Branch *c/o Valerie Hope * 2606 SE 58th Ave. * Portland, Or 97206.
Thank you for your commitment, your participation, and the community building your help gives to ensure that Anthroposophy is alive and in action here in the Portland area.
Great gratitude to the members and friends who have donated thus far in 2023 to make this newsletter and our library/community space possible. (This list will be updated in the next newsletter.) Jerry & Rebecca Soloway, Nancy Peirce, Julie Foster, Robin Lieberman, Pamela M Rico, Robin O’Brien, Deborah Ham, Sandra & Wes Burch, Rene Kehwald, Kathy Rem, Robin O’Brien, Tish Johnson, Mihoko Lunsford, Kimberly Sinclair, Vicki Hess-Smith, Mark & Valerie Hope, Diane Rumage, Linda Sussman, James Knight, Marsha Johnson, Timothy Kennedy, Jeremy Davis, Lisa Masterson, Donna Patterson, Cheri Munske, Julie Foster, Lucy O’Neal, Michele Limas, Kendall Weaver, Geelim Soowhan, Pamela Rico, Brian McClure, Miriam Ward, Christine Badura, Laura Elmore, Walter Rice, Amada Eastman, Karen Nelson, Constance Stokes, Anne Kollander, Nancy Peirce, Robin Lieberman, Pamela Rico, Deorah Ham, Susan Andres, Rene Kehrwald, Diane Schell-Rowley, Barbara Strong, Marsha Johnson, Magic of Waldorf | |  | Embryo in Us & Embryo in Motion: Two Seminars with Jaap van der Waal. Two separate DVD sets recorded live in Portland in 2010 & 2017, available only here. These two seminars explore human prenatal development and show how biology is expressing the essence of human spiritual enfoldment. Jaap van der Wal, PhD, MD now retired, was an associate professor for anatomy and embryology at the University of Maastricht, Holland. Contact the Portland Branch. | | | |
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