{"id":577,"date":"2025-12-02T13:56:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T13:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anthrosussex.org.uk\/?page_id=577"},"modified":"2026-06-03T06:29:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T06:29:15","slug":"intro-to-anthro","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.anthrosussex.org.uk\/index.php\/intro-to-anthro\/","title":{"rendered":"Intro to Anthro"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anthrosussex.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/COMBINED-GEM-white-centre-2-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-834\" width=\"214\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.anthrosussex.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/COMBINED-GEM-white-centre-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.anthrosussex.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/COMBINED-GEM-white-centre-2-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/www.anthrosussex.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/COMBINED-GEM-white-centre-2-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/www.anthrosussex.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/COMBINED-GEM-white-centre-2-768x768.png 768w, http:\/\/www.anthrosussex.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/COMBINED-GEM-white-centre-2-1536x1536.png 1536w, http:\/\/www.anthrosussex.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/COMBINED-GEM-white-centre-2-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>INTRO TO ANTHRO  <\/strong>     <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>OCTOBER TO DECEMBER 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WITH ALEX WRIGHT<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">   <strong>Thursdays 7.30 &#8211; 9.pm  in the SAOG Studio, The Water Building, Emerson College, Forest Row, RH18 5JX                                                                                                                                 <\/strong>        <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"one-half-lineheight wp-block-paragraph\">Introducing ten areas of Rudolf Steiner&#8217;s Spiritual Science (Anthroposophy), incorporating exercises and activities for those seeking a spiritual path for the 21st century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"one-half-lineheight wp-block-paragraph\">Though this series is designed as a course with the knowledge building week on week, drop-in attendance is also possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size one-half-lineheight wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. Karma &#8211; What? Why? &amp; How?<\/strong>                                                                                                  <br><strong>8 October <\/strong>                                                                                                                                 <br>The little understood background to everyone&#8217;s life, how the actions of one lifetime are reflected in the conditions and experiences of the next. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"one-half-lineheight wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. Human Constitution beyond the Physical                                                                          <br>15 October<\/strong>                                                                                                                                         <br>Our progressively subtle energy bodies which animate our physical body and give us emotion, thought and will. Bodies of soul and bodies of spirit.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"one-half-lineheight wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. The Four Elements in Nature &amp; Humanity &#8211; Temperaments                         <br>22 October <\/strong>                                                                                                                                 <br>Nature and Humanity share certain energises which in nature manifest as the 4 classical elements of Earth, Water, Air and Fire. In humanity they influence us physically and psychologically  bringing both gifts and dangers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"one-half-lineheight wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4. Human Evolution Past &amp; Future<\/strong>                                                                                       <br><strong>29 October <\/strong>                                                                                                                                      <br>Rudolf Steiner&#8217;s revelations from the Akashic record of the journey of what would eventually evolve to become contemporary humanity, and our future stages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"one-half-lineheight wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5. Spiritual Forces Active in Humanity Today<\/strong>                                                                  <br><strong>5 November <\/strong>                                                                                                                                            <br>Humanity exists under the influence of different spiritual forces which lead to different forms of behaviour. To be truly free it is useful to be able to discern these. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"one-half-lineheight wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>6. The Angelic Hierarchy<\/strong>                                                                                                       <br><strong>19 November    <\/strong>                                                                                                                          <br>Many cultures mention the existence of helpful beings with powers superior to those of humans. Rudolf Steiner described them and their activities in some detail.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"one-half-lineheight wp-block-paragraph\"> <strong>7. Nature Spirits<\/strong>                                                                                                                            <br> <strong>26 November<\/strong>                                                                                                                                    <br>Servants of the Angels which both form and maintain the physical planet and nature, they seek a collaboration with humanity, but we need to refine ourselves first. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"one-half-lineheight wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>8. How to Know Yourself<\/strong><br><strong>3 December<\/strong>                                                                                                                                                                                                                       <br>Every serious spiritual aspirant is aware of the injunction &#8216;Know Yourself&#8217;, but it&#8217;s not so easy to translate this from the ideal to the practical. Tools for getting to grips with our inner life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"one-half-lineheight wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>9. Sleep, Dreams and the Afterlife<\/strong>                                                                                         <br><strong>10 December<\/strong>                                                                                                                                        <br>In both sleep and the afterlife we are prepared for the next day or life by encounters with many beings in soul and spirit lands. As well as how the dead relate to the living. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"one-half-lineheight wp-block-paragraph\"><strong> 10. How to Make Progress<\/strong>                                                                                                               <br> <strong>17 December<\/strong>                                                                                                                                       <br>Anthroposophy is a Spiritual Path which can lead to very significant human development. A practical guide to making that a reality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"one-half-lineheight wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Alex has an MA in Law from Oxford University, is a graduate of the three-year Emerson Visual Arts Course, and has been teaching Spiritual Science since 2017.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size one-half-lineheight wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Each Evening costs \u00a310 or \u00a37 students, pay at the door, no cards. Please park in the upper car park.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size one-half-lineheight wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>If you would like to be kept informed of when the next course starts, then please email introtoanthro2017@gmail.com. This course will also run one day earlier on Wednesdays at Rudolf Steiner House in London. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rsh.anth.org.uk\/whats-on\/a-spiritual-path-for-today\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/rsh.anth.org.uk\/whats-on\/a-spiritual-path-for-today (opens in a new tab)\">https:\/\/rsh.anth.org.uk\/whats-on\/a-spiritual-path-for-today<\/a> <strong>, please call 01342 827967 for further details.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INTRO TO ANTHRO OCTOBER TO DECEMBER 2026 WITH ALEX WRIGHT Thursdays 7.30 &#8211; 9.pm in the SAOG Studio, The Water Building, Emerson College, Forest Row, RH18 5JX Introducing ten areas of Rudolf Steiner&#8217;s Spiritual Science (Anthroposophy), incorporating exercises and activities for those seeking a spiritual path for the 21st century. 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