Easter Crossings
A Mystery Drama Evening
March Branch Meeting
Tuesday, March 21, 7:00 PM at Paloma Hall
A Mystery Drama Evening
presented by
Coleman Lyles
The ultimate Mystery Drama is life itself. In this regard every branch meeting is a scene from an ongoing play conceived before we were born. This reality, arising out of the karmic ground of previous earth existence, finds artistic expression in Rudolf Steiner’s four Mystery Dramas written between 1910-1914.
The first Goetheanum which was destroyed by fire a hundred years ago was conceived and designed for the production of these plays. Therefore, it is fitting in this centennial year to turn to them. In doing so we tap into an inexhaustible source of inspiration, insight and intrigue.
Although set in Middle Europe in the early 20 th century these plays are essentially universal in their portrayal of human archetypes, and, literally, timeless as they move back and forth through the centuries. So, let’s come together in our next monthly mystery drama Branch meeting for an artistic evening with the Mystery Dramas!
Requested Donation: $20 or $10 for paid-up branch members.
No one turned away.
Paloma Hall • 3920 Fairway Drive, Soquel California
Susan Cook, David Eyes, Douglas Wylie
The Core Group
Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay Anthroposophical Society
a branch of
The Anthroposophical Society in America
[email protected]
Mystery Drama weekend reminder
Please note that this weekend events are at the SFWS Grade School location
2938 Washington Street (between Broderick and Divisadero), allow time for parking and arrival
The Mystery Dramas by Rudolf Steiner
A case study of Lucifer and Ahriman in human biography
Evening presentation and workshop with Marke Levene
Friday March 3, 7.30 pm Lecture
@SFWS Campus, 2938 Washington St.
An introductory evening lecture and Saturday workshop for deepening an understanding of Rudolf Steiner’s Mystery Dramas.
Marke Levene is a co-founder of Portal Productions and has been connected to the production and performance of the four Mystery Dramas in the english speaking world.
This lecture and workshop is intended for people with interest in anthroposophy, who wish to get to know and deepen their understanding of the plot and character of the Mystery Dramas first published and performed in german and available in a variety of english translations.
Marke will introduce the characters of the play and the underlying questions explored in the plot guiding us to an understanding of the relevance of the plays in our present age.
This lecture and workshop is co-sponsored by AnthroposophyBayArea.org and the Wednesday evening study group and we hope to welcome many interested people to this wonderful opportunity. The event is free and open. Donations are welcome.
Kindly contact Monika Leitz at [email protected] with questions and registering your interest for attending the Saturday, March 4 workshop from 10-4 pm.
Mystery Drama
-a reminder-
A case study of Lucifer and Ahriman in human biography
Evening presentation and workshop with Marke Levene
Friday March 3, 7.30 pm Lecture
@SFWS Campus, 2938 Washington St.
An introductory evening lecture and Saturday workshop for deepening an understanding of Rudolf Steiner’s Mystery Dramas.
Marke Levene is a co-founder of Portal Productions and has been connected to the production and performance of the four Mystery Dramas in the english speaking world.
This lecture and workshop is intended for people with interest in anthroposophy, who wish to get to know and deepen their understanding of the plot and character of the Mystery Dramas first published and performed in german and available in a variety of english translations.
Marke will introduce the characters of the play and the underlying questions explored in the plot guiding us to an understanding of the relevance of the plays in our present age.
This lecture and workshop is co-sponsored by AnthroposophyBayArea.org and the Wednesday evening study group and we hope to welcome many interested people to this wonderful opportunity. The event is free and open. Donations are welcome.
Kindly contact Monika Leitz at [email protected] with questions and registering your interest for attending the Saturday, March 4 workshop from 10-4 pm.
Waldorf Education in Kenya and California
Please join us for our February Branch event welcoming Victor Mwai, the Pedagogical Director at the Santa Cruz Waldorf School.
Victor will share his insights and experiences with Waldorf education across the broad scope of his involvement with Waldorf Education within diverse cultures and geographies.
Victor has been involved in educational leadership and teaching for 28 years. He helped to found and lead the East Africa Association of Waldorf Schools for 13 years and served as a member of the International Forum for Waldorf Education for 8 years. Victor was also among the 24 people who signed the founding Memorandum of Understanding of the International Network “Emergency Pedagogy without Borders”. He was also selected as one of the speakers during the celebration of 100 years of Waldorf schools held at the Tempodrom Berlin, and played a leading role in the documentary Waldorf 100.
Victor is a big believer in teamwork and collaboration. He is inspired daily by his wife and daughter, who is a student at the Santa Cruz Waldorf School. In his free time, Victor likes to hike, play chess and listen to music.
Requested Donation is $20, $10 for current branch members
Susan Cook, David Eyes, Douglas Wylie
The Core Group
Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay Anthroposophical Society
a branch of
The Anthroposophical Society in America
[email protected]
Eurythmy Performance
Mystery Drama Lecture
The Mystery Dramas by Rudolf Steiner
A case study of the presence of Lucifer and Ahriman in human biography
Evening presentation and workshop with Marke Levene
Friday March 3, 7.30 pm Lecture
@SFWS Campus, 2938 Washington St.
An introductory evening lecture and Saturday workshop for deepening an understanding of Rudolf Steiner’s Mystery Dramas.
Marke Levene is a co-founder of Portal Productions and has been connected to the production and performance of the four Mystery Dramas in the english speaking world.
This lecture and workshop is intended for people with an interest in anthroposophy, who wish to get to know or deepen their understanding of the plot and character of the Mystery Dramas first published and performed in german and available in a variety of english translations.
Marke will introduce the characters of the play and the underlying questions explored through the dramas guiding us to an understanding of the relevance of the plays in our present age.
This lecture and workshop is co-sponsored by AnthroposophyBayArea.org and the Wednesday evening study group. We hope to welcome many interested people to this wonderful opportunity. The event is free and open. Donations are welcome.
Kindly contact Monika Leitz at [email protected] with questions and registering your interest for attending the Saturday, March 4 workshop from 10-4 pm.
Upcoming Events for The Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher Training
February 4th (10am-1pm) – Visiting Day – Interested in learning more about becoming a Waldorf teacher? Join the BACWTT faculty for an introduction to our Teacher Training and Foundation Studies Programs. This is a free, in-person event but registration is required. Click this link to learn more and to register.
February 11th & April 29th (9am-1:15pm) – Healing Through Art Online Taster Day – Please join us for one or more of our online Taster Days if you are interested in enrolling in the new cohort of the Healing Through Art program. These online classes will allow you to experience our way of working and our approach to artistic therapies. Click this link to learn more and to register.
February 15th & March 15th (6pm-7:30pm) – Healing Through Art: Art History – Join BACWTT Director, Ken Smith, in conversation on how Rudolf Steiner contributed a practice of looking at art as a way to enter into the inner world of our ancestors. This is an online event. Click on this link to learn more and to register.
February 22nd-24th (9am-3pm) – Northern California Waldorf Teachers Conference 2023 – Restorative Practices: Wellsprings of Wellbeing for Waldorf Teachers with Keynote Speaker Elan Leibner. Attendees may participate either online via Zoom or in-person at Marin Waldorf School. Click on this link for more information including the daily schedule and workshop offerings, or to register.
New Nightingale, New Rose
A benefit concert @ White Feather Ranch Saturday January 28 in Placerville
Velsum presents:
‘New Nightingale, New Rose’
A Benefit Concert to support Nancy Jewel Poer
and the amazing community events at White Feather Ranch
Saturday, January 28th, 2023, at 2 pm PT
In the Peace Garden at White Feather Ranch, Placerville, CA
~ All Ages
~ All Love Donations Appreciated
Come join Velsum’s for their West Coast Debut!
Dress in warm clothes for a hearty heart-filled afternoon of music and celebration.
We will have an outdoor fire. If it is too chilly we can meet in the Ranch House.
Pack your own picnic lunch or dinner.
Can’t make the concert? You can still Donate to
White Feather Publishing
RSVP to receive directions to White Feather Ranch [email protected]
‘Velsum‘ is a musical initiative formed through Lucien Dante Lazar and Ultra-Violet Archer. Celebrating harmony, rhythm, prayer, and the human voice, Velsum’s songs are inspired to develop our human capacity for Love and Logic. Each song is permeated with a sincere interest in the other, the self, the world, and the cosmos. Velsum’s music is a product of listening – we hope that by listening to these songs, you feel heard!
Lucien and Ultra met as children at the Chicago Waldorf School, and became friends and collaborators as young adults. They now write, record and perform original music through the initiative Velsum. They debuted the show ‘New Nightingale, New Rose’ last winter at Angelic Organics Farm, and have performed it throughout the Midwest. Through weaving harmonies, poetic recitations, and movement, ‘New Nightingale, New Rose’ invites the audience on a quest for love and wisdom. A joyful experience awaits young and old!
Here is a short video clip of Velsum,
and here you can find their link to all links! https://linktr.ee/velsum
Ultra-Violet Archer – (b. Chicago, IL, 1999) is a songwriter and music producer, exploring music as a tool for healing and storytelling. After studying at Oberlin College & Conservatory and spending a year in Järna, Sweden, at the International Youth initiative Program, she currently studies music at Columbia College Chicago. She strives to make music that invites people to honor the parts of themselves they feel but can’t yet put into words. https://linktr.ee/UltraVioletArcher
Lucien Dante Lazar (b. Chicago, IL, 1994) is an interdisciplinary artist whose praxis is founded in the intersections of art, science, and spirituality. He received his BA from Bard College (2016), his MFA from California College of the Arts (2020), and is currently working on his PhD in the Philosophy, Cosmology and Consciousness program at California Institute of Integral Studies. His dissertation will concern the pedagogy of spiritual development through the diversity of the arts.
Oberufer Shepherds Play
