Anthroposophy to the Point

Das Goetheanum is a weekly journal started by Rudolf Steiner in 1921. In 2021, it started being published in the English, and now we are embracing podcast as a way to conduct our interviews with outstanding individuals from the Goetheanum, and prominent anthroposophical thinkers and leaders in their fields. Join us along as we explore what it means to be human today.

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Being inclusive means learning to be human

Bart Vanmechelen is part of the management team of the newly founded Section for Inclusive Social Development at the Goetheanum. Shaped by a sense of social responsibility and inspired by his enthusiasm for spiritual depths, he now sees inclusive social development as a holistic work of art. Based on a photo Bart took of himself wearing a silly hat, the interview delves into Bart's life, his sense of humor, the world of therapy, and how inclusion has taken on new meaning for him.

Jun 13, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 5

Breathing With the Climate Crisis with Lin Bautze

Lin Bautze of the Goetheanum's Agricultural Section joins to talk about climate change skepticism within Anthroposophy, the spiritual challenge of climate change, and what Anthroposophy and Biodynamics has to offer to the environmental movement. You can find the Section's new book, ‹Breathing With the Climate Crisis› at www.livingfarm.net soon.

Jun 04, 2023•28 min•Ep. 4

On Hilma af Klint with Anne Weise

Anne Weise of the Rudolf Steiner Archive joins the podcast to speak about her research on Hilma af Klint, perhaps the most famous Anthroposophist in the world today behind Steiner. Her relationship with Steiner is often the source of ungrounded criticism, and her long, expansive relationship with Anthroposophy under-appreciated. In this podcast, we explore these issues and celebrate Hilma's spiritual-scientific artistic work.

May 10, 2023•41 min•Ep. 3

Warmth and the Wim Hof Method

Wim Hof has lit the health world on fire, teaching people about their ‘Inner Fire’ and its ability to conquer the cold challenges of modern life. Anthroposophical Medicine has been focused on the therapeutic potential of Warmth for a century - how can these worlds speak to each other? Incoming head of the Medical Section, Dr. Adam Blanning joins the podcast. Studies mentioned: “Decreasing human body temperature in the United States since the Industrial Revolution” Myroslava Protsiv, Catherine Le...

Apr 17, 2023•27 min•Ep. 2

Together, Becoming One Heart - the Importance of the Therapeutic Community

Therapist and physician, nurse and surgeon should work together. This appears to be clear, and yet this cooperation of the healing professions is still in development. What is new is that also patients with the same suffering come together in the consultation because the fellow sufferers make it easier to tackle habits. To heal in and through the community – that is the topic of the conversation with Georg Soldner on the occasion of the upcoming annual conference of the Medical Section from Sept...

Jul 14, 2022•19 min•Ep. 1

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