“Anthroposophy does not only want to impart knowledge, it seeks to awaken life." ~Rudolf Steiner

Let the Word itself find its way alone, Drift on wings of air, unconfined, Through meadow sweet and forest stone, A spirit breath on the seeking mind. No heavy hand can force its flight, No cage of thought its essence hold, It comes as water, pure and bright, To quench the thirst of hearts grown cold. Poem by Arvia MacKaye Ege (1902–1986), an American anthroposophist, artist, and poet

Thank you to everyone who joined for the coffee and chat today (although I think I was the only one drinking coffee?!). We're going to do it again at the same time next Friday 27th Feb at 4pm London, 11am EST (US). We talked about spiritual initiation in the past and today, kundalini experiences, new age spirituality, science and much else. If you were there, please feel free to post something about it to let others know your experience. Warm wishes Mick

There are such dire and horrific things coming to light in the world at the moment. Many of the things contained in the Epstein files have been known in "conspiracy" circles for a long time. But seeing it out in the wider public like this is both vindicating and terrifying. It's not just hurt people hurting people. It's far beyond that. It's people who actually get pleasure from causing pain which Rudolf Steiner describes as the beginning of black magic. And we can see how all of this is tied into the way the world is run. If we're not careful, these things can completely overwhelm us. It occurs to me that we need an extremely robust spirituality that can hold it's own against scientism (the belief that science has all the answers) and the materialistic world-view (that matter is all there is). But more than that, we need a robust spirituality that can withstand actual evil. This robust spirituality must support individuals to develop a strong moral fibre from within (not from outside rules). But it also needs to be able to meet and satisfy human beings intellectually. The time of the New Age gurus endlessly repeating phrases like "we're all one", "we're all love" and "nothing is real except love" has come to an end. This just doesn't cut it anymore. On one level, we are all one. And yes, we are love. But the individuality matters too. We cannot defeat the evil that is coming to light with platitudes and feel-good songsters singing "imagine all the people" (as much as I love John Lennon). We need a new kind of inner strength, even to just hear about what is happening. Good will win, but it's not a forgone conclusion. It's up to us. Wishing you much strength, courage and love in these times.

“Love is higher than opinion. If people love one another, the most varied opinions can be reconciled — thus one of the most important tasks for humankind today and in the future is that we should learn to live together and understand one another. If this human fellowship is not achieved, all talk of development is empty.” Rudolf Steiner from Steiner’s lecture “At the Gates of Spiritual Science” (Lecture 11, Stuttgart, 1 September 1906) in the Collected Works (GA 95).