Anthroposophy
Anthroposophy – a word derived from the Greek meaning “wisdom about the human being” - is, in the words of its founder Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925), “awareness of one’s own humanity” and a spiritually orientated path of knowledge. It regards itself not as a system or doctrine but as stimulus for individual development and for renewing and recreating the foundations of our life and culture.
Anthroposophical spiritual science has so far borne fruits in broad areas of cultural life – not only in the way many people lead their personal lives but also in the fields of education, medicine, agriculture, art and the economy. These independent cultural initiatives find a human focus – without political or religious ties – in the General Anthroposophical Society. This promotes research work by the School of Spiritual Science, interdisciplinary exchange and involvement in civil society issues. At the Goetheanum, headquarters of the Society and School, it provides a space for such activities. A rich communications field today reflects and inspires these initiatives and those responsible for them. These people also strive to make a deepened “awareness of their own humanity” inform and integrate with the concrete reality of everyday life.