| |  | 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 | | JUNE NEWSLETTER/CALENDAR |
In This Issue: Branch Calendar. The Branch Newsletter/Community Calendar will be on hiatus for the summer. Let us know if a special notice is needed. Also on hiatus: First Class, Community Eurythmy, and Occult Science with Cheri Munske
Special Event, Steiner’s Biodynamics and Nutrition, From the Past to the Future, with Presenter Marjory House, Sunday June 11, 2 pm
St. Johns art and imagination
A musical St. Johns Observance and potluck with singer-songwriter Sylvia Lambley Saturday June 24, 3pm
A report from the field -Biodynamic events present and future, with a pictorial account.
Calendar for other important community events, and Ongoing Studies/Groups
NEW Community Bulletin Board - Housing Wanted; Student Support. See the Bulletin Board for instructions to submit an item.
Mystech Conference 2023, Resonance as a Bridge Between the Spiritual and Physical - Register here for the early bird rates and to Benefit the Portland Branch. In person or online. Flyer below.
Portland Branch Membership Advertisers/Donors Embryo Workshops by Dr. Jaap Van Der Waal, dvds available
| |  |  | | A Musical St. Johns Observance |  | St. Johns Imagination, Margarita Woloschina (1882–1973) associate of Rudolf Steiner |  | St. Johns Imagination, Rudolf Steiner | |  | St. John’s Observance & Potluck with Singer/Songwriter Sylvia Lambley
Saturday, June 24 (St. Johns Day) 3 pm Branch Library/Community Space 5415 SE Powell Blvd, entrance off parking lot in the back.
Talented graduating Waldorf senior Sylvia Lambley will offer music that she has written especially for St. Johns, as well as some of her other pieces. As an addition we will briefly consider together the unique opportunities that come at St. Johns tide, and end with a potluck.
In his St. John Imagination Rudolf Steiner describes creating an artistic presentation with visual elements that would be in movement, perhaps using vaporous substances. Then, “…all that can then be seen in weaving pictures would have to be transposed into powerful music, so that the cosmic Mystery, as it can be experienced by man at this season of St. John, would speak to our hearts.” We are happy that Sylvia has graciously agreed to begin this journey with us.
For the potluck, feel free to bring your individual meal if that is easier, as we know that there can be special individual dietary needs. Contact portlandanthroposophy@gmail.com | | Rudolf Steiner used his blackboard drawing above to describe the dominion of the Archangel Uriel during high summer. At St. Johns the earth is at its zenith, having breathed its soul out into the cosmos with the Christ, the elementals and other spiritual beings. From this point on they will begin their descent back to the earth, bringing with them the all important cosmic/sun influences they have taken in.
As noted in an address given on Sunday 23rd June 2019 at Emerson College, “Rudolf Steiner, in a lecture given on 12th October 1923, said that the great archangel most associated with this time of year is Uriel: and that Uriel directs his countenance and clear piercing gaze down towards the Earth and perceives disturbing shapes which continually gather and dissolve, gather and dissolve again. These shapes, Steiner says, are ‘human errors upon which Uriel directs his earnest gaze. Here during the height of summer, the imperfections of mankind are searchingly surveyed and contrasted with the morality implicit in the natural world. Now we see how at midsummer human errors are woven into the regular crystals which are formed in the normal course of Nature. On the other hand, all that is human virtue and human excellence rises up with silver-gleaming lines and is seen as the clouds that envelop Uriel’ So Midsummer is a time when, under the gaze of Uriel, the spiritual world looks with especial closeness at our human actions and motivations. This is a good time of year for us to do the same and look closely at what we humans are doing in the world…” | | Portland Branch Council Meeting Monday June 12, 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.
Steiner’s Biodynamics & Nutrition From the Past to the Future, with expert biodynamic farmer and educator Marjory House Sunday, 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/Potluck with Singer/Songwriter Sylvia Lambley Saturday, June 24 (St. Johns Day), 3 pm 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 the festival of St. John, as well as some of her other music. We will also consider together the unique opportunities that come toward us at St. Johns tide. If you have more ideas for this celebration please contact us at portlandanthroposophy@gmail.com | COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES | Remember, a play by Umi Givens Saturday June 10, 1 pm & Monday June 12, 6 pm Bothmer Hall, 5915 SE Division St. Set on the nearby planet Minerva several years in the future, this story is of pirates, of wind and sea, of trust and the struggle for freedom for oneself and others, of facing what is there now rather than what was there in the past6, and at the same time fighting to remember where you come from. Parent Guide: This play is about pirates, so there will be sword fights, drinking, and mildly rude language.
Christian Community with Rev. Sanford Miller: Thursday June 15-Sunday June 18Bothmer Hall – 5919 SE Division St. Thurs. 7 pm, The Individual, Loneliness and Union. Friday 7 pm, The Impulse of Whitsun and the New Community. Saturday: 9 am, The Consecration of the Human Being; 10:30 am New Testament Study, John 4:1-26. Sunday: 9:30 am The Consecration of the Human Being; 10 am Sunday Service for Children; 10:30 am The Consecration of the Human Being followed by a community potluck. 12:30 pm Community meeting, Where are we headed? Rev. Miller will be available for the Sacrament of Consultation on Friday and Saturday. Please call Miriam Ward for an appointment. 503-459-3423; or email with questions, miriamhcosentino@gmail.com The Christian Community is totally supported by free will gifts and donations. | 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. | |  | |  | Reports From the Field - Biodynamic Events Past & Future | Thus far we have been graced and blessed to have had time with two outstanding individuals who are experienced practitioners of biodynamic agriculture. On February 12 friend of the bees Jacqueline Freeman offered her colorful experiences with becoming sensitive to nature beings on her farm, complete with engaging pictures. (This is a topic that also engages the Foundation Stone groups.) The event with Lynn Madsen has been postponed to a date tbd. And we are very much looking forward to the presentation and conversation on Rudolf Steiner’s nutrition past and present with Marjory House on Sunday, June11.
On May 12 & 13 Harald Hoven offered a workshop titled Biodynamics: A Deed for the Earth and Our Nutrition. The important information he offered was punctuated with actual practice. After his descriptions in the morning and a break we built a hot compost pile filled with life!
After lunch and his afternoon presentation on the subject, in several buckets we all stirred the horn manure prep 500, which is for the body of the earth - the soil - with plenty for everyone to take home. As we continued to stir the preps with our hands and arms, we perceived a change in how the water felt, even in the sounds of the stirring, and felt a change in the mood as likely elementals drew ever nearer. The stirring and spraying are done with the descending sun.
Great thanks are owed to Kathy Rem who has been coordinating this series, and who unfortunately recently suffered a broken foot.
Below is a pictorial account of the pile building, thanks to Diane Rowley’s initiative. She got some great shots - of course she’s not in them. |  | Harald begins the pile building - layers of living green weeds and grasses, food waste, manure, leaf mold and straw, for a compost filled with life forces. |  | Lime is another ingredient to sweeten the pile - calcium carbonate |  | Many hands make light(er) work building up the layers. Friends energetically and cheerfully worked together despite the 90 degree temperature |  | Each layer is well watered. |  | |  | We did take time for breaks and lunch. |  | Harald pierces the pile to the middle in five places to make holes for the preps. The sixth is sprayed on the outside. |  | Plugs are made of moist earth and the preps for insertion into the pile, where they will radiate their influences through the pile. Stay tuned for more as the pile cooks. If you are interested in being involved in future biodynamic activities in Portland contact us at portlandanthroposophy@gmail.com | | ON-GOING STUDIES/GROUPS | First Class of the School of Spiritual Science. No Classes in July and August, Summer hiatus (usually second Sunday of the month with a few exceptions) 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
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
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: Enroll for new classes which begin in September! 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 2023, Resonance as a Bridge Between the Spiritual and Physical - 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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