Special Events
The AAP Membership Committee Presents:
An Online Study Group on the book, "The Philosophy of Freedom," by Rudolph Steiner
Leader: AAP Graduate Cindy Taylor, Masters in Counseling, retired Waldorf teacher
Free Introductory Session: Saturday, September 7th at 9:00 am Mountain Daylight Time. For more information: Register Here
Additional Sessions: Saturday, September 14th at 9:00 am Mountain Daylight Time through Saturday, November 23rd
For more information and to register for the Additional Sessions: Register Here
Cost: Following the free introductory session in which Cindy will share ideas, practical aspects, and expectations for the study group, and hear your comments and questions, the 12 session study is FREE for those who are paid AAP Members at the Friend ($50/yr.) or Practitioner ($90/yr.) level.
For those who are not yet members, we request a minimum donation of $50. Those with financial hardship may contact Tom Bufano at tombufano@gmail.com.
An Idea to Consider: You may wish to use your $50 minimum donation toward becoming a Friend's level AAP Member rather than your donation being a one-time entrance donation for joining the study group. If you wish to become a member at the Friend level for $50 annually, kindly indicate this on the registration form. Membership Levels
[Please NOTE: Practitioner level membership is for individuals offering anthroposophically-focused services in counseling, therapy or soul care, with approval from AAP faculty. Qualified Practitioner Members are listed on the AAP website as well as on the Anthroposophic Health Assn. (AHA) website.]
A Message from Cindy Taylor:
I am a retired Waldorf teacher and certified counselor who has actively studied anthroposophy for over 20 years. I have spent most of my adult life in British Columbia, Canada.
More then two years ago, I discovered the George O'Neil Group through their newsletter. I joined a group that was learning how to work with the thought forms contained within The Philosophy of Freedom. After memorizing paragraphs of the preface to the second edition, condensed to their essence, the group worked through the second appendix and then, slowly, through the whole book. This activity culminated with the task of memorizing the whole book, some 360 paragraphs. We then had the unique (to this group) and extraordinary privilege of spending ten days together, in person, practicing presenting and meditating the thought forms together. The most remarkable experience of this time is that the minute we were together our hearts were all open to each and every member of the group and we were able to bond and relate to each other in a way that I have never experienced before.
The activity of doing text work in a group, and by yourself, has various profound effects on the human being. These effects are not immediately apparent but rather reveal themselves over time.
I look forward to meeting and working with you all during the coming months.
Love,
Cindy Taylor
Study Group TestimonialsOne of Steiner's core tenets stresses the importance of social connections and working together. Before this group, I had yet to connect to other Anthroposophists (besides my husband!), and because the work encourages us to work from an open heart, such heart-to-heart connections have been like a nourishing warmth to my spirit. The work itself (even just the preface alone), and meditating on it so it becomes a living reality, is what Steiner had intended for us to do. Witnessing such work together, I'm sure, warms his spirit as well. Presenting the work can be a bit anxiety inducing, lol, but that vulnerability is just another form of opening our hearts to each other. | I jumped on the opportunity to work more deeply with Philosophy of Freedom. We have a good working group, all learning to read and think in a "multifold" way, which is far different from my previous study-group/self reading of [the book]. My goal is to learn to "think with the heart," and the work of this group, and the work of others it rests upon, is helping to build this capacity and for that, I am grateful. I would encourage anyone similarly interested in how to think livingly as well how to develop other consciousness-soul capacities to join us. —Leigh Glenn The sessions (started mid Feb this year) on the “Philosophy of Freedom” with Cindy Taylor have been intensely engaging. The nature of this epic work, together with our teacher’s light-hearted skill, and combined with other earnest seekers, willing to learn, to share, and hear you, naturally invite participation. Sharing insights & hearing others’ presentations has been immensely valuable & encouraging. Preparing to present oneself, is more exciting than it is daunting … and one of life’s finest (non-sensory) joys ! |
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