School of Spiritual Science
The School of Spiritual Science unfolds where the ‹laboratory bench becomes an altar›, where it is possible to perceive the inner side, the spiritual dimension of everyday questions in the school classroom or in the conference room of a bank, and to find the answers that are fitting for us human beings.
NEWS
Faust is getting younger
The Goetheanum Stage and everyone involved in the new production of Goethe’s Faust 1 & 2 have made it possible that despite restrictions due ...
Web seminar series
Since 31 July the World Social Initiative Forum has been hosting monthly web seminars suggesting individual ways of dealing with social issues.
Ecological medicine
Medicine has become alienated from nature: while earlier medical approaches found their remedies in nature, today’s are mostly technologically ...
Exhibition: BREAKING INTO THE UNKNOWN - Creating Art in the Time of Corona
51 artists have responded to the Section's call for works that have been created since the outbreak of the Corona crisis in early February.
Goetheanum: A new focus for the first term of the academic year 2020/21
The study courses at the Goetheanum have been adapted to the current conditions. The first term of the academic year 2020/2021 ‘Metamorphosis’ is ...
Gerald Häfner on the death of George Floyd
The death of Georg Floyd has triggered emotions all over the world. What lessons can be learned from this event?
Sections
Understanding life from within, because all life originates from the spirit. The eleven sections of the School of Spiritual Science work therefore to see life, to understand it and then to promote it everywhere, so that this origin remains wellspring today. Transform what has become into what is becoming.
- Becoming Human
- with Nature
- through Art
- in the Social Sphere
- in Healing
Becoming Human
General Anthroposophy
In the General Anthroposophical Section of the School of Spiritual Science, central questions of contemporary humanity and anthroposophy are researched and cultivated.
Youth
Spirituality begins with questions and intuitions. In our youth this search is pure and authentic. That is why we encourage young people to create spaces for discussion in order to find their own language and lifestyle for all that lies beyond words.
with Nature
Natural Sciences
As humans we are part of life, its very soul. It becomes conscious in and through us in animals, plants and someday in minerals. The next step is to understand nature, not control it even more but to discover its very essence.
Agriculture
To live from nature calls upon us to give her life in return. Life is relationship, so our task is to find and discover new life cycles where the earth nourishes us.
Mathematics-Astronomy
Ancient myths speak of thinking of human beings born from the stars and guided by them. Today, freed from the stars, a new bond can be formed with the universe, which can take humans beyond the sphere of the earth.
through Art
Performing Arts
Music, drama, dance, and eurythmy are all art forms of time. They lead us beyond time—it becomes space, panorama. The goal is the imagination, to seek and grasp what is eternal in the moment.
Visual Arts
Our spiritual nature as humans and that of all life becomes visible in painting and sculpture, which is beyond words and concepts. Here we experience what is spiritual, where understanding and feeling are united.
Literary Arts and Humanities
How a text becomes a poem, a shape becomes a sculpture, a picture becomes painting: that is determined by the "how." Beauty and truth come together. Here is the source for the quietest form of human happiness.
Pedagogy
Pedagogy befitting human beings helps every child to develop its own potential and to understand itself and the world. This type of education encourages children to awaken to what they have intended for life before it begins.
Social Sciences
We become human beings among other human beings especially when we cultivate community as a living being. If it is healthy, it cultivates soul and spirit and enables all individuals to grow and find themselves.
in Healing
Medicine
Crisis and transformation are part of the journey to finding oneself. Therefore medicine should not so much seek to defeat the disease as to reawaken the natural health of the organism and give it strength and direction for self-healing.
Weekly Journal
Weekly journal ‹Das Goetheanum›
The weekly journal ‹Das Goetheanum› publishes reflections, in-depth studies, reviews, and articles on the current world, the development of anthroposophy and the anthroposophical movement. The journal's editorial staff is independent, but works closely with the School of Spiritual Science, whose activities it seeks to make visible.
Study and Professional Development
The International Studies Programme at the Goetheanum in Switzerland gives young people in particular the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of anthroposophy. The study programme's objective is for students to become familiar with and deepen their knowledge of fundamental spiritual science contents and methods. The programme is full-time. A high level of individual commitment is required.
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Stage
The Goetheanum Stage offers a valuable contribution to cultural events in the anthroposophical movement and also in the tri-border region with its eurythmy ensemble, the project ensembles for Rudolf Steiner's ‹Mystery Dramas›, Goethe's ‹Faust› and numerous guest performances.
In addition to numerous guest performances, the programme includes in-house productions. These include Goethe's ‹Faust›, the Four ‹Mystery Dramas› by Rudolf Steiner, productions by the Young Stage (Junge Bühne), eurythmy programmes by the Goetheanum Eurythmy School.
Publishing House
The publishing house at the Goetheanum was founded in 1908 under the name Philosophical-Theosophical Publishing Houseby Marie von Sivers and Johanna Mücke in Berlin. As the oldest anthroposophical publisher, it is – as the name suggests – very close to the School of Spiritual Science, founded by Rudolf Steiner at the Goetheanum. Many of our publications – some of which were produced by the Sections themselves – bear witness to the worldwide research that is inspired and supported by the School of Spiritual Science.
Documentation
The Goetheanum Documentation is a section of the General Anthroposophical Society and as such is privately funded. It oversees the cultural material assets of the Goetheanum in its subdivisions: archive, library and art collection.
The archive contains administrative documents and other archives of the General Anthroposophical Society and its predecessor institutions as well as the School of Spiritual Science.
The library contains the book editions of Rudolf Steiner's works and a comprehensive collection of the works of anthroposophical authors – also in foreign language translations – as well as anthroposophical periodicals.
The art collection contains works by Rudolf Steiner and anthroposophical artists in the fields of painting and graphic art, models and sculptures, as well as furniture and everyday objects.