The Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Branch is pleased to present:
Mary Stewart Adams
General Secretary and President
Anthroposophical Society in America
Christine Burke
Western Regional Council, ASA
A Festival of Unbornness:The Journey Toward Birth
Sunday February 4, 2024 at 6PM
Paloma Hall, 4096 Fairway Drive, Soquel, CA
Join us at a special branch meeting on Sunday, February 4 where we host two key members of our national society, Mary Stewart Adams and Christine Burke. Together, they will weave a tapestry of spiritual research, story and poetry out of the ancient understanding of the human pre-birth experience.
The timing closely coincides with the Winter Cross Quarter, traditionally celebrated as the 40th day after Christmas (February 2). The Winter Cross Quarter marks the halfway point in the winter season and is variously celebrated as Ground Hog’s Day, Candlemas, and Imbolc. Each of these celebrations is related to inner light and inner purification, in preparation for the year’s mystery.
In the work of Rudolf Steiner, this time of year is also delightfully described as the season when all the souls that will come to birth in the year are gathered into the Moon sphere.
Mary Stewart Adams will also share a short perspective from her new role as General Secretary.
We hope you will join us.
For over twenty years, under the title of Star Lore Historian, Mary Stewart Adams has worked as a dark skies advocate, to raise awareness about the effects of light pollution and to make known the mysteries of the starry skies from environmental, cultural, and anthroposophical perspectives.
Mary first encountered the work of Rudolf Steiner at age 18 in 1981 and met Hazel Straker, a pioneer in Astrosophy, in 1996. These two destiny moments have shaped much of her life path, which, together with her education in literary arts, continue to inspire her work and research. She joined the School for Spiritual Science in 2000.
Mary has four children, and since accepting the position of General Secretary for the Anthroposophical Society in America, she makes her home in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Christine Burke sits on the Western Regional Council of the Society. She is a Logodynamics Practitioner / Speech Artist, Community Gatherer, Communication Professor.
The Western Regional Council’s (WRC) primary task is to connect people and to encourage the circulation of anthroposophical ideas and initiatives in the American West. The WRC seeks to deepen esoteric and community life through visits with groups and branches, meeting with local members in person or online.
We request our usual donation of $20
or $10 for current paid branch members.