anthroposophy

We need a renewed metaphysical imagination. This does not mean denying science. It means refusing to handicap science with a mutilated picture of perception. It means recognizing that imagination is not an optional aesthetic supplement to real knowledge, but a cognitive power that allows us to come into conscious relation with the more-than-human... See more

Steiner’s Waldorf pedagogy is explicitly designed to recapitulate this evolution in the development of the child. He insists that early education remain rooted in oral story, myth, and craft, delaying formal literacy so that a sense of meaningful participation can take root before abstracting into letters and numbers. The aim is not to keep... See more