Branch Library

For information, to take out a book or to arrange a visit, contact Valerie Hope, valerieannhpdx@aol.com 503-775-0778

The Book Catalog is now on the website itself in the Library section, so you can browse the ‘shelves’ for titles - and maybe happen upon something you didn’t know you were interested in.

To schedule the space for an event or meeting contact James Knight, j365k@yahoo.com

To contact the Portland Branch Council: portlandanthroposophy@gmail.com

Website portlandbranch.net

October Newsletter

Michael with Sword of Light, Contrasted by Active withdrawal, and Resignation. Artist David Newbatt, from Twelve Aspects of Michael

Michaelmas Observance

Sunday October 2, 3pm, Potluck 5 pm

To help us with set-up, please respond to this email to let us know you’ll attend - but if you only find at the last minute that you can, do!

Branch Library/Community Center, 5415 SE Powell Blvd 2nd Floor, Entrance off Parking Lot Behind the Church

Together we will explore The Michael Inspiration, experience Eurythmy with Sarah Rem, and join together in a Community Art Exercise. This will be followed by a social time and potluck at 5 pm.

We will explore together what Rudolf Steiner tells us of the need to consciously experience the working of Michael’s gift of meteoric iron, which circulates in our blood to counteract the effects of ahrimanic sulfur. The sword of meteoric iron in his right hand points us to our higher self.

“Nature consciousness must change in man into consciousness of self. But for this he needs the strength to overcome with his qualities of soul and spirit the inwardly death-bringing quality of animal-like Nature. For this he is given guidance when he looks out into the phenomena of the cosmos; to this he is guided by what is revealed in the figure of Michael, with his positive gaze and the flaming meteor-sword in his right hand. And Michael appears to us in that fight with the animalised desire-nature of which, also, a picture emerges from the loom of life. If we wish to paint this whole Imagination, we cannot paint it in any humanly arbitrary way; it can be painted only out of what is given by the cosmos. And the only way to picture the sulphurous element in it, rising into the heights with the elemental spirits in yellowish reddish shades, is in the figure of the Dragon, which takes shape from out of the sulphur. So that above the sulphurous Dragon, in whose burning head, as I might call it, is exhibited the desire-like process, above this Ahrimanised and sulphurised Dragon, we have Michael in the form I have described to you.” Rudolf Steiner, The Michael Inspiration

O Man,
You mould it (iron) to your service,
You reveal it (iron) according to the value of its substance
In many of your works.
Yet it will bring you healing
Only when it reveals to you
The lofty power of its spirit.

Biodynamic 500 Prep Stirring Group, Michaelmas Season and Beyond If you would like to stir BD#500 together this Michaelmas time, (and beyond), please send your contact info to: Sandra Burch - galenalyn@gmail.com.Bring a small container with a lid, if you want to take some prep home for your land/garden/flower pots. We will let you know when we will stir, as the time gets closer. Sometimes it is very last minute, depending on the weather and whatever else is going on. Location: Milwaukie, Cost: Small donation ($1) or Free

Great News! Thanks to a very generous recent donation we have only $50 to go to match the anonymous $4,000 matching grant for rent. We are nearly there. Much gratitude to all who have (and will) pitched in. …from the Branch Council, Christine, James, Kathy, Valerie and Walter

Signs of the Times

with Astrid Schmitt-Stegmann

October 21-24

Branch Library, 5415 SE Powell Blvd

$20/Session or $60 all Four

Please help us by responding to this email to let us know you will attend.

Astrid is an international lecturer on anthroposophy and Waldorf Education. She will offer presentations on Friday evening, Saturday morning and afternoon, and Sunday morning - and maybe a surprise Michaelic topic!

Friday (10-21), 7 pm: Threshold Consciousness Astrid will begin with looking back at the Corona time experiences and how we can work with them to (hopefully) gain self understanding, and above all to wake up (which is what Steiner implores us to do again and again). This will lead to the main point: the awakening of natural forces that have lead, and will lead, to a crossing of the Threshold unconsciously during this Michael rulership. What are the great possibilities and the challenges of the crossing? These new capacities are to awaken in us because of the Reappearance of Christ in the Etheric realm.

Saturday (10-22) Morning: The Mystery of Evil, and the Attack on the "I". Steiner speaks about Michael tossing down the Ahrimanic spirits in the 19th century, to clear the etheric realm. The Ahrimanic Spirits are now here on earth with us. What is their effect on us? How do we see that presently? This experience with the destructive forces can lead us into the abyss. What is the purpose of these forces? How can a Micha-el festival take its place in the year with Christmas, Easter, and St. Johns?

Afternoon: Anthroposophical Work in Germany and in Portland - a presentation and conversation exploring present and future directions.

Sunday (10-23) Morning: Awakening to the Other Our consciousness has to change. It is now all about working together and working more consciously with the Spiritual world. The difference between the ritual in the Christian Community and the Reverse Ritual. We have to realize that through our birth and upbringing we are human beings with prejudices in our thinking. We have to develop inner tolerance and strong social interest in order to overcome this gradually in life. That is today the path to the Christ Being.

All Souls Observance

Wednesday November 2, 7-9 pm

Branch Library

Threshold, Roland Tiller

Join us for a remembrance of those you have known who are across the Threshold, and for reminders of why our connection with them is so important for them and for us. You may bring pictures or other items associated with those you would like to remember. They can be placed on the tables with candles that will be provided. We are privileged to welcome Raya, a music thanatologist, who will bring her harp music into the space.

Glen Williamson in Portland for the Week!

November 11-16

Performances and Conversation

The Artist at Work

Friday, 11th, 7pm: Beat the Devil! (Goethe’s Faust, the WHOLE Story) Portland Waldorf School High School Auditorium, 2300 SE Harrison, Milwaukie.

Saturday, 12th, 7 pm: The Incarnation of the Logos, Portland Waldorf School High School Auditorium - An epic tale of Christ’s coming to earth. The story of Jesus’ birth, childhood and youth, harmonizing the conflicting accounts of Matthew and Luke. This saga weaves the thread of many traditions into an intimate, but also cosmic, drama.

Sunday, 13, 1:30 pm Tale of the Antichrist by Vladimir Solovyov, Bothmer Hall, 5915 SE Division St. Portland - A reading of Solovyov’s prophetic story, abridged by Glen, about 60 minutes .

Monday 14, 7 pm, Fire in the Temple, a talk and reading of selected scenes, Branch Library, 5415 SE Powell Blvd, 2nd floor, entrance of parking lot in back of church - Glen will give an informal talk about his newest play, Fire in the Temple - The True Story of the Death of Rudolf Steiner. Synopsis of the play: Spiritual teacher and clairvoyant Rudolf Steiner works to awaken people to the spirit. His enemies oppose him and his pupils don’t understand their task. But ancient memories and faithful friendships persist.Glen will describe how he researched and developed the play from historical records of events and conversations which followed the burning of the first Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland on New Year’s eve, 1922. He will share some of the important themes, sources and the esoteric and social significance.

Tuesday 15, 7 pm, Future Dawning, Branch Library. - An exploration of Glen’s mystery play, which places the individuals from Rudolf Steiner’s mystery plays into a subsequent incarnation in the 21st century. “…The overarching context of Glen’s challenging drama addresses questions such as the pending incarnation of Ahriman, the dynamics of the renewal of the Mysteries in our time, the relationship between spiritual science and a hypothetical modern Christian church, and possible dangers inherent in new etheric (or sub-etheric?) modalities of healing. The drama also highlights many highly contemporary themes, addressing them from a spiritual aspect, such as the connection between spirituality and sexuality and the dilemmas many of us find ourselves facing when confronting issues relating to socio-political administration in an increasingly technocratic world.” – Dr. James Dyson

Wed 16, 7 pm, Bothmer Hall - community visit recap, open follow-up conversation.

Great gratitude to the Takacs Clinic for sponsoring these events. Donations will go toward rent for the Branch library/community space. Suggested donation $20 each, don’t let finances be a barrier to attending any or all.

The Peoples' Declaration for Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Healthcare (TCIH).

Dear Friends of ELIANT,

Most citizens want health care that focuses on the whole person and respects cultural diversity. While 80% of all countries world-wide report the use of traditional, complementary or integrative practices, this high demand is not yet reflected in national health systems due to the lack of recognition and regulation, or a result of limited collaboration between different healthcare systems.

In response, a group of more than 89 healthcare organisations, practitioners, patients, and scientists from around the world is uniting around a shared vision of healthcare and have launched the Peoples' Declaration for Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Healthcare (TCIH). Our Alliance ELIANT member, the International Federation of Anthroposophic Medical Associations (IVAA) is an active promoter of TCIH and have supported the Declaration partners in developing a common vision of health care for the near future:

''The healthcare we envision focuses on the whole person, is participative, respects individual choices, as well as cultural diversity and engages in respectful evidence-informed collaboration between all systems of healthcare.''

TCIH focuses on the whole person and considers the individual in their physical, psychological, spiritual, social, and environmental context.

The Declaration will collect signatures of support from organisations and individuals worldwide over the course of one year to demonstrate the demand for TCIH to policy makers.

We would be extremely pleased if our ELIANT friends would support this international call to action and could sign and follow the Declaration milestones at tcih.org!

With your signature you support this urgently needed change of perspective in medicine worldwide. This is the good "lobbying" that can currently only be done by civil society! It is up to all of us!

In the hope that you will be able to support this important cause.
Best summer greetings on behalf of the ELIANT Team

Yours, Michaela Glöckler

MICHAELA GLÖCKLER: WHERE ARE WE NOW IN THE CORONA-PANDEMIC? WHAT CAN HELP US TO LIVE CONSTRUCTIVELY WITH THE CONSEQUENCES?

This 49 page booklet was kindly translated from German to English by Astrid Schmidt-Stegmann and forwarded to council member Walter Rice at his request. We have Dr. GlÖckler’s permission to make it available through our newsletter. Click here to be linked to the materials, now available as a pdf.

Portland Branch Calendar

First Class of the School of Spiritual Science. Sunday October 16 (third Sunday this month) 9:30 am sharp, Recapitulation Lesson 4 • (no admittance after the class starts) • Bothmer Hall, 5915 SE Division St. • Remember your Blue Card. See 2022 Schedule below. For more information contact: Cheri Munske cherimunske@gmail.com, Diane Rumage drumage@comcast.net or Rebecca Soloway rrsoloway1@gmail.com

First Class Schedule for 2022: September 11, October 16, 3rd Sunday; November 13, December 11

Portland Branch Council Meeting Monday October 10, 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.

Michaelmas Observance Sunday, October 2. 3-5 pm. Reading and Conversation, Community Art and Eurythmy, potluck 5 pm, Branch Library/Community Space, 5415 SE Powell Blvd second floor, entrance off parking lot in the back. Each year as we come together to observe this important festival, we seek to immerse ourselves in one of the tasks of our time as described by Rudolf Steiner: “Now, just as you must transform your vision of matter through the development of natural science into Spiritual Science, so must you rise from your former idea of iron to a perception of meteoric iron, the iron of Michael's sword. Then healing will come from what you can make of it.” See piece in this newsletter.

Anne Mavor at the Art Hall: Healing Images October 7-November 15; Opening Reception October 7, 5-7:30 pm, Artist talk at 6 pm Cedarwood Waldorf School, 3030 SW 2nd Ave. Open by appointment. Contact Robin Lieberman, 503-222-1192 www.thearthall.wordpress.com See flier below.

Signs of the Times with Astrid Schmitt-Stegmann October 21-24 Branch Library/Community Space, 5415 SE Powell Blvd, entrance off parking lot in the back. See details in this newsletter (October)

Clay Modeling with Maestro Victor Monday Evenings September 26-October 31, 5:30-6:30 pm, 2300 SE Harrison St. Milwaukie, OR 97222. Suggested Donation $15 Space is limited, please let us know if you would like to join us. Contact PacificEurythmy@gmail.com Maestro Victor will be leading us through a metamorphosis of form in Clay Modeling on Monday evenings! See Flier Below.

Study: An Outline of Occult Science with Cheri Munske Monday Evenings starting 10-3-22, 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.

All Souls Observance Wednesday, November 2, 7 pm, Branch Library/Community Space, 5415 SE Powell Blvd, entrance off parking lot in the back. Join us for a remembrance of those you have known who are across the Threshold, and for reminders of why our connection with them is so important for them and us. You may bring pictures or other items associated with those you would like to remember and include. They can be placed on the tables with candles that will be provided. Raya, a music thanatologist, will bring her harp music into the space. See piece in this newsletter.

Six Performances/Events with Glen Williamson November 11-16 See piece in this (October) newsletter for all the details. Note the varying locations.

Drawing Forms From the First Goetheanum with Patrick Marooney Friday November 18, 6:30-8:30 pm, Saturday 9:30-3:30 At the Portland Waldorf School, 2300 SE Harrison, Milwaukie To explore the forms from the first Goetheanum. $75 both days, sliding scale available on request. Register at PacificEurythmy.com or email PacificEurythmy@gmail.com

The Christian Community December 1-4 Reverend Sanford Miller will visit, bringing sacraments, lectures, study and conversation. More details to come.

Shepherd’s Play Friday, December 23, 5 pm, Bothmer Hall. Donations gladly accepted.

Ongoing Groups and Activities

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

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.

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. Now studying Glen Williamson’s mystery drama, Future Dawning.

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/.

Pacific Eurythmy Open Classes for the Community in Anthroposophy and the Arts Monday Evenings For details please see Pacific Eurythmy or call Jolanda, 503-896-3345 or Carrie, 415-686-3791

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

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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Great gratitude to the members and friends who have donated thus far in 2022 to make this newsletter and our library/community space possible.

John Beck, Christine Badura, Jeremy Davis, Julie Foster, Vicki Hess-Smith, Mark Hope, Valerie Hope, Lois (Tish) Johnson, Marsha Johnson, Timothy Kennedy, Rene Kehrwald, James Knight, Anne Kollender, Barry Lia, Mihoko Lunsford, Lisa Masterson, Brian McClure, Cheri Munske, Robin O'Brien, Lucy O’Neal, Donna Patterson-Kellum, Kathy Rem, Pamela Rico, Diane Rumage, Kimberly Sinclair, Jerry Soloway, Rebecca Soloway, Linda Sussman, Miriam Ward

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