See these events in calendar form as well.
Portland Branch Event
Portland Branch Council Meeting
Monday, March 12, 7–9 pm • 2606 SE 58th Ave. Contact 503−775−0778 • email valerieannhpdx@aol.com.
All Branch members are welcome to attend, and/or to call us with agenda items, proposals, suggestions, or to observe.
Meetings are on the second Monday of each month.
First Class of the School of Spiritual Science, Lesson 4
Sunday, March 11 • 9:30 am sharp • Bothmer Hall, 5919 SE Division St, Portland, 97207, Contact Diane Rumage at 503 908‑0131 or Cheri Munske at 503 772‑2632
Blue card required. Second Sunday of each month
Preparation for Easter Week
Saturday, March 31, 7pm • Bothmer Hall, 5919 SE Division St, Portland, 97207
The Portland Branch invites you to an evening intended to deepen our understanding of the Easter Festival. Portland Eurythmists will present the Pater Noster, and we will read together an Easter lecture by Rudolf Steiner.
The Healing Power of Symbols, with Dennis Klocek
Friday, June 1, 7:30-9pm & Saturday, June 2, 9am-4:30pm • Place and fees to be announced • Inquire for senior, student and work study discounts. For more information contact Valerie Hope, valerieannhpdx@aol.com
Since the most ancient times the use of symbolic imagery as a tool for healers has been a widespread and successful practice. This weekend workshop with Dennis Klocek will explore some of the foundational principles that allow us to choose and employ symbols to relieve stress and promote healing. Drawing on the work of Rudolf Steiner and Carl Jung we will work meditatively with alchemical medallions to explore the crystalline nature of archetype, the shadow force of the persona, the role of the guardian of the threshold, and the relationship between the human double and the human phantom. The workshop will be presented through lectures, meditative exercises and small group dialogue.
The Embryo in Us: Understanding Ourselves as Embryo, with Jaap van der Wal MD PhD
July 11–15, 2012, Warner Pacific College, 2219 SE 68th Ave. • $475 before May 1, $525 after • limited # of $250 work-study spots ($225 discount), Contact Dr. Bob Kellum, healthbridge@integra.net or 503−331−7393
This popular course is limited to 45 people, so apply early to assure your place. It has pending approval from OBNE for 26.5 Naturopathic General and OB CEU’s. We will explore human prenatal development and how the shaping of the body expresses essential attributes of the development of the human as a being of spirit and matter, body and mind. More information will be forthcoming.
February Portland Anthroposophical Community Events
Eurythmy and Goethean Science
February 23, March 1, 7–9 pm • Micha-el Institute, 13515A SE Rusk Rd, Portland, Rm. 7 • $20 each workshop, discounts for Waldorf parents and early payment • Contact 503−774−4946 or johncmiles@usa.net • www.Micha-elInstitute.com
On Thurday, February 23 Wade Cavin will address Goethean Science – including the Human Being; and on March 1 he will address Goethean Science, Waldorf Applications.
Speak You Also: What is the community of tomorrow? How do we communicate? Who am I?
Thursday, February 23, 10am-3pm • Portland Waldorf School, 2300 SE Harrison St., Milwaukie, Or. • Suggested donation $15-$30. Suggested for young adults. • Contact Patricia Lynch, patricia.lynch@portlandwaldorf.org.
A workshop from Free Columbia with Nick Pomeroy and Laura Summer using paint, chalk, pencil, dialogue, charcoal, paper, conversation, in, progressive series of interchanges.
Seeing the Word Through Painting: A workshop with Laura Summer
February 24 & 25, Friday and/or Saturday, • 9am-4pm Portland Waldorf School, 2300 SE Harrison St., Milwaukie, Or. Suggested donation $120-$150 (one day $75) Register with Sandra Burch, 503−353−1818 or galenalyn@gmail.com For more information: http://www.freecolumbia.org/
Can we see the word? How do we choose a color mood to encompass a poem or story? Through relaxing our expectations, while playfully using watercolor, pastel, charcoal and collage we will explore and experience the realm of creation. No experience is necessary; the techniques are both exciting and very forgiving. Laura comes to us from Harlemville,NY, where she has co-founded Free Columbia: an Art course based on the fundamentals of the art of painting as they come to life through Spiritual Science. Laura completed painting raining at the Atelier House School with Jennifer Thomson in 1996. Since then she has run Bright Wing Studio, in Hillsdale, NY. Her work is based on Rudolf Steiner’s indications and on Goethe’s color theory. For more info: www.freecolumbia.org
Staying Connected Across the Threshold of Death, with Beth Weiting
Friday evening, February 24, 7:30pm • the Hope’s home, 2606 SE 58th Ave. • rsvp 503−775−0778 or valerieannhpdx@aol.com
This evening will be a sharing. Beth has prepared handouts for people who anticipate crossing the threshold; or who are connected with someone who may be close to crossing, or has already done so.
Breathing Exercise in Painting
Four consecutive Tuesdays, February 7, 14, 21, 28 • 5:00–8:00 PM • 1410 SW Morrison, Suite 901• $200 includes ALL materials and REFRESHMENTS • Contact Robin Lieberman, MSW, Painting Therapist at 503−222−1192 or robin@robinlieberman.net
Often, many of us “forget to breathe” or hold our breath, and some live with asthma. Joyfully, (and thankfully) we can “live in the colors” as we paint, enlivening the forces of breathing; in breathing and out breathing, a rhythmical process, painting a sequence of the Sunset, Moonrise, Sunrise. Join Robin in the warm glow of her downtown Portland studio with a view of the setting sun.
March Portland Anthropsophical Community Events
The “Spiritualized Earth” and the Birth of the New Consciousness
March 16, 7:30–9:30 pm • First United Methodist Church Sanctuary, 1838 SW Jefferson St • $85 • Make out check to Oregon Friends of C.G. Jung, and mail to 811 NW 20th Ave., Portland, OR 97209 with the name of the event or visit www.ofj.org,
Jung spoke about “the living substance” of ourselves and others. Presenter Patricia Damery, M.A, M.F.T. will describe the common root of this concept in the writings of Goethe, who influenced both C.G. Jung and Rudolf Steiner, father of Biodynamic farming. What supports or undermines the “living substance” in ourselves and the other? Practical applications in the dynamics of “being in relationship with” and “having dominion over” will be given, whether in analysis, farming or our relationship to the environment.
Vernal Equinox Painting Workshop
Thursday, March 22 • 4 –7 pm • 1410 SW Morrison, Suite 901 • $50 includes ALL materials and REFRESHMENTS • Contact Robin Lieberman, MSW, Painting Therapist at 503−222−1192 or robin@robinlieberman.net.
Continue painting your way in concert with the seasons and welcome the coming of Spring, a time of renewal. Join Robin in the warm glow of her downtown Portland studio.
April Portland Anthropsophical Community Events
Basic Aspects of Bio-Dynamic Farming and Gardening — by the Oregon Bio-Dynamic Group
Sunday, April 1, 10am – 4:30pm • Portland Waldorf School, 2300 SE Harrison, Milwaukie, Or • FREE!, Bring your lunch • To register contact Sandra Burch, galenalyn@gmail.com or 503−353−1818.
Take advantage of this rare occasion, as this annual workshop isn’t usually held in Portland! Topics to be covered include: an intro to bio-dynamics; composting; preparations 500 and 501; the moon calendar; and converting property to gardens.
An Introduction to Spring, and What We Need to Know, With Beth Weiting
Friday, April 13, 7pm • Hope’s home, 2606 SE 58th Ave., Portland
A talk on Rudolf Steiner’s descriptions of many creatures’ sublime and spectacular spiritual contributions to the earth and the cosmos. When we look out into the world, it is really like a picture in a calendar: mostly space, with some things one can see – shrubs, trees, a creature here and there – almost like seeing furniture in a room, like seeing things. There is much more! What Rudolf Steiner has characterized as part of the life-processes, life-gifts of many creatures, most of which we see countless times during the year, is sublime and spectacular. The talk will be an introduction to spring and what we need to know.
Ongoing Portland Anthroposophical Activities and Study Groups
Anthroposophical Course for Young Doctors, Study Group, 1st Tuesday of the month 7–8:30 PM
Pohala Clinic, 12050 SE Holgate Blvd . • Contact Julie Foster by phone at (503) 572‑4196 or by e-mail at julie@pohalaclinic.com.
First Class of the School of Spiritual Science Second Sunday of the month • 9:30 AM sharp
Bothmer Hall, 5919 SE Division St, Portland • Blue card required. Contact Diane Rumage at 503−908−0131 or Cheri Munske at 503−772−2632
Karma Exercises and Study, 1st and 3rd Thursdays at 7:00 PM
NE Portland • The study group is working with Rudolf Steiner’s karma exercises. Call James Lee for information (503) 249‑3804 or send an e-mail to him at anthroposophy@earthlink.net.
Knowledge of the Higher Worlds, 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 7:30 — 9:00 PM
3046 NE 33rd Avenue, Portland, OR 97212 • Contact Donna Patterson and Bob Kellum at 503−331−7393.
Mystery Dramas, with Speech-Formation Exercises, 2nd and 4th Wednesdays
7:30 — 9:00 PM, in SW Portland • Starting to work on the 3rd Mystery Drama by Rudolf Steiner, The Guardian of the Threshold. No acting experience necessary, just a love of the Word. Contact Diane Rumage by e-mail at drumage@comcast.net or by phone at (503) 908‑0131
Portland Waldorf School Community Choir, Friday mornings from 8:45 — 10:15 am
Portland Waldorf School, 2300 SE Harrison Street, Milwaukie in the Orchard Room • Free
Anyone who enjoys singing is welcome, including drop-ins. Marion Van Namen (503) 956‑4046.
