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Theme of the year 2020
The modules for 2020 have been disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic and government regulations on holding meetings in person.
Since March 2020 the Africa Seminary has contemplated The Lords Prayer in groups on the online platform Zoom. The group size has been limited to 12 participants per group to ensure time for everyone to express their thoughts. There groups have been meeting on Fridays late afternoon and Saturdays.
What key unlocks meaning in every aspect of life?
Have you heard that some are finding meaning in their lives and exploring the deeper significance of things with others? Are there questions you carry for which you have not yet found an answer?
There is a place where people have been gathering and exploring their questions and finding new connections in their lives, amidst the chaos of the world. It is a discovery of the principle of three-f oldness through a practical process of seeing and grasping the world that brings about a deeper inspiration for one’s own life path.
This place is the Africa Seminary of The Christian Community - Movement for Religious Renewal.
It is possible for anyone searching to join this endeavour, and work on discovering the spiritual signature in all creation.
Now, in 2020 six new weekend modules are planned to explore the theme of: What key unlocks meaning in every aspect of life?
There are no expectations of qualifying or passing grades within the Africa Seminary - this is a path of self-development and discovery, and it will unfold for each as it must. Some participants may be exploring the question of the role of priesthood and spiritual life.
Modules for 2020
Unlocking the Open Secret -
The Basics ...
The Basics ...
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Module 1:
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17 - 19 January:
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... through the message of mineral manifestation on the surface of the earth.
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This year we are exploring the very exciting and significant theme of unlocking meaning in every aspect of life. In this first module we shall begin forging a key to unlock the open secret through the message of mineral manifestation on the surface of the earth. A study in observation of the mineral world shall introduce us to the signature of the creative power in all things. The method of observation and insight will follow the path expounded by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. This method is at once scientific, artistic and religious – and it will unfold in these three principal ways over the course of the weekend.
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Module 2:
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28 February - 1 March:
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... through the earth sciences and the historical land formations of our earth.
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In this module we are continuing the exploration of our world as we ask the fundamental question at the heart of this year’s seminary theme: How do we unlock meaning in every aspect of life? Anyone who is wondering how to fashion the key that could unlock the meaning and thereby discover the secret hidden in all things is very welcome to join us as we take a closer look at earth sciences and the historical land formations of our earth. The talk on Friday evening, will consider the earth as a living crystal. Seminary participants will rediscover an approach used in the first module to examine and discover the earth in this way and come to ever deeper perspectives on life and on oneself.
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Module 3:
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1 -3 May:
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... through reading in the book of the plant world about life, growth and metamorphosis.
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It is to Goethe’s credit that he developed a scientific method of observation which develops an ability to observe the formative forces underlying the world of plants and which bind all plants into a meaningful totality. Goethe’s research showed him that “every process in nature rightly observed, wakens in us a new organ of cognition.”
In the different botanical studies we will be undertaking during this module we will endeavour to stimulate a perceptual and conceptual comprehension of life in nature. We will discover the eightfold signature of life in the form-world of plants as a dynamic element and following Rudolf Steiner’s indications acquire a comprehensive overview of the twelve plant groups at hand of the cosmic influences of the Zodiac. The Divine expression in creation will thus be explored and considered.
The talk on Friday evening is open to all who are interested, even if they are not able to join the module.
In the different botanical studies we will be undertaking during this module we will endeavour to stimulate a perceptual and conceptual comprehension of life in nature. We will discover the eightfold signature of life in the form-world of plants as a dynamic element and following Rudolf Steiner’s indications acquire a comprehensive overview of the twelve plant groups at hand of the cosmic influences of the Zodiac. The Divine expression in creation will thus be explored and considered.
The talk on Friday evening is open to all who are interested, even if they are not able to join the module.
The modules are open to anyone interested in this extended exploration. The participants may choose to attend one or more modules, as they see fit. One module will cost R500 (a total of R3,000 for all six).
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