Esoteric-Professional Circle of the Section for Inclusive Social Development
We, as the Section’s leadership team, are constantly seeking new forms of collaboration, including for the inner aspects of professional practice in the field of supportive education and inclusive social development. An essential part of this is the work with the class lessons, which form a common esoteric point of reference for all sections of the School of Spiritual Science, and their resonance with the directions for inner development arising from the Supportive Education Course and other inner impulses specific to the development of our field of work.
We brought together these various strands into a 'Esoteric-Professional Circle' - a circle of people who are collaborating on the basis of their commitment as members of the First Class of the School of Spiritual Science, who are active in supportive education and inclusive social development, and who want to cultivate the esoteric aspects of professionalism in our field and make this work available to the Section. This circle is not intended to be a structural or decision-making body of the Section, but rather to form an inner space from which impulses flow into the work through individual initiative.
An initial meeting took place during the 2026 Autumn Conference. On Sunday, October 4, 2026, from 2:45 to 3:45 p.m. we initiated this Circle with a modest ritual.
Bart Vanmechelen will coordinate the initiative, together with a core group that consists of Ulrike Panhorst, Katharina Urbild, Jan Göschel and Bart. One of our activities is the organization of a retreat at the Goetheanum in from 2–5 March 2028.
We invite anyone who is class member, who is active in our working field and has a sincere commitment to engaging with this esoteric content.
We are happy to support those who would like to participate in the ongoing work but are not yet class members as they pursue membership.
If you are interested in participating, please feel free to contact Bart Vanmechelen.
We would be delighted if this new initiative resonates and if we can build a lasting collaboration that will bear fruit for our professional activities in all aspects of the Section's work.