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252. The History of the Johannesbau and Goetheanum Associations: Aspects of the Architectural Design of the Anthroposophical Colony in Dornach 23 Jan 1914, Berlin

Of course, my dear friends, the words I would like to say at this moment, following on from what I have just said, are not meant to imply that I would like to interfere in any way with what these colonists are undertaking around our Johannesbau in Dornach. It is self-evident that, given the way we understand our anthroposophical movement, the freedom of each individual member must be preserved to the greatest extent.
by saying, “Go to such and such a person who has this or that method”, so too, just as we would be compelled to seek our own way in eurythmy, we must also learn to understand how to seek our own in other art forms and thereby create something for those who want to understand, something that is perhaps only possible from such a productive spiritual current as the humanities provide.
And what is created there will be a test of how well or how poorly our cause has been understood. A house built by any old architect will be seen as further proof of how little our anthroposophical movement is understood in today's world!
252. The History of the Johannesbau and Goetheanum Associations: About the Johannesbau in Dornach 14 Apr 1914, Vienna

This building is giving us more work than one would normally imagine, and you will therefore understand that personal meetings have had to be canceled for a certain period of time. For our dear Austrian friends, it has certainly not been easy in many respects to come to terms with the fact that the Johannesbau is so far away.
The aim is to achieve something that everyone inside can gradually get used to, to understand these forms, not allegorically or symbolically, but in a living sensation, to have something like a view of the world we are talking about, simply by experiencing the form.
And in this respect, the willingness of some of our friends to make sacrifices was so accommodating that we can say: this willingness to make sacrifices is, in a way, a symbol of how our spiritual movement has penetrated the understanding of souls. I just wanted to mention that you take this building into your heart, that you feel it as the center of our movement, so that you can imagine yourself united with it, and that you allow your personal presence to be there as much as the opening in the future will allow.
252. The History of the Johannesbau and Goetheanum Associations: On the Outbreak of the First World War 13 Aug 1914, Dornach

We who are gathered here around our building, which is to become a symbol of the spirit, are undoubtedly all under the impression of the events that have befallen Europe while we were still fully occupied with our building.
This is the thought of - it need not be misunderstood, but it may be expressed and can be understood - the present physical weakness of what can be done for the spirit. To put it before our minds, let us think of a contrast that may weigh dreadfully on our hearts at this time: let us think that we have three principles, and that the first of these principles must be to cultivate in ourselves a spirit of brotherhood that transcends all nations.
The more harmony we can muster in our hearts, the more these forms and means of expression, which our building has in itself, will be imbued with them. If we really understand this, then it may be possible for us to imbue ourselves with the attitude that is the ideal of our spiritual striving.
252. The History of the Johannesbau and Goetheanum Associations: On the Eve of the First Anniversary of the Laying of the Foundation Stone of the Johannesbau 19 Sep 1914, Dornach

There is no doubt that the lectures given at that time on the nature of the folk souls were understood by our dear friends in an objective way; but it is also equally certain that many other people in the world who are outside our society could have understood these lectures in an objective way at that time.
If it becomes a force in our soul, then we can find our way, we can find the possibility to understand ourselves when these things hold their earnest countenance towards us, we can find the possibility to understand them as far as we have to understand them through the power and consciousness of our soul.
I say this without arrogance, because it strives under the motto: “Wisdom is only in truth.” My dear friends, a peace movement spread across the various countries.
252. The History of the Johannesbau and Goetheanum Associations: The First Anniversary of the Laying of the Foundation Stone of the Johannesbau 20 Sep 1914, Dornach

For the way in which people of the present time seek to understand Christ on the basis of what external cultural life of the present still knows, has indeed more and more of the unpleasantly.
We see the yearnings everywhere, we see them also in the soil from which the unfortunate Christ drama, of which I have spoken, sprang. We also see the yearning for an understanding of this Christ impulse, but we also see, so to speak, the lack of understanding that is shown towards this true yearning for true understanding.
But those others who speak of the longing for a correct understanding of Christ have also been able to report a strange understanding that has been shown to them.
252. The History of the Johannesbau and Goetheanum Associations: Discussion During the Second Annual General Assembly of the Johannesbau Association 31 Dec 1914, Dornach

— But that is not desirable, rather there is only an interlocking of responsibilities so that there is no centralization; otherwise it easily leads to one-sidedness. Is that understandable? Alfred Gysi is still not quite able to grasp it. Rudolf Steiner: The association exists to build the Johannesbau.
252. The History of the Johannesbau and Goetheanum Associations: Discussion During the Third Annual General Assembly of the Johannesbau Association 27 Dec 1915, Dornach

And then it will be said that the work of the Johannesbau Association should only be a purely spiritual one, an inspiring one. It should in no way undertake anything in the outside world without the mediation of the colony, which will represent all matters to the world.
252. The History of the Johannesbau and Goetheanum Associations: Handwritten Corrections in the Draft of the Statutes for the Dornach Colony Association 31 Dec 1915, Dornach

Articles of association of the association “Anthroposophical Colony Dornach“ (”Johannesbau-Colonie Dornach") §1. Under the name “Anthroposophen-(J. B.-)Kolonie-Dornach” there exists in Dornach (Canton Solothurn, Switzerland) an association in the sense of Art. 60ff. of the Swiss Civil Code.
d) Finally, the buyers of land or buildings from the Anthroposophical Colony of Dornach must undertake to rent buildings only to members of the association, subject to a conventional penalty of 10,000 francs.
Beneficiaries within the meaning of §5 shall be treated the same as owners with regard to all rights and obligations under §6. §7. Membership can be terminated by resignation, which is possible at any time, by loss of membership of the Anthroposophical Society (by death), and by expulsion.
252. The History of the Johannesbau and Goetheanum Associations: Discussion During the Fourth Annual General Assembly of the Johannesbau Association 24 Sep 1916, Dornach

But what they want to do in order to do that, which then under certain circumstances causes greater damage, [that should] be prevented if you yourself figure out what needs to be done.
252. The History of the Johannesbau and Goetheanum Associations: Discussion During the Fifth Annual General Meeting of the Johannesbau Association 21 Oct 1917, Dornach

“The German marks in the account are a reserve for us for a later date under the current circumstances.” Are they not usable for the present, and can they not be redeemed at all?
And that is: in our movement, we do not understand how to be grateful enough for achievements; we do not understand enough how to recognize the achievements of others.
Under the present circumstances, only the members of neutral countries and the Entente powers could vote today; the German members would, of course, be excluded.

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