Membership The benefits and responsibilities of membership

You can join the General Anthroposophical Society through your local branch. Your application is then forwarded to the General Secretary of the Australian Society and then to the Goetheanum leadership for endorsement and recognition. 

According to the founding statute (Article 4) of the General Anthroposophical Society, ‘anyone without distinction of nation, class, religion, scientific or artistic conviction who sees something justified in the existence of such an institution as the Goetheanum in Dornach as a School of Spiritual Science may become a member.’

You become a member of a World Society through your country ( ASinA) and your branch.
Direct membership at the Goetheanum is not encouraged except in exceptional circumstances.

What are the benefits of membership of the ASinA?

  • Members benefit from receiving regular information about branch activities in your local area, from the country society (ASinA) and from the worldwide society.
  • The Spreading the News digital newsletter, published monthly, is available to members. 
  • Becoming a member of the ASinA means you become connected to the global community, based at the Goetheanum, in Dornach, Switzerland, and can receive Anthroposophy Worldwide, the Goetheanum online newsletter, in your inbox.
  • After two years of membership, members can apply to join the School of Spiritual Science in your local area.

What does my membership support?

The financial contributions of membership support the Society’s aim of nurturing the life of the soul in the individual through community on the basis of a true knowledge of the spiritual world.

Financial contributions go towards supporting the national branch, your local branch or group, Section work, the Arts Fund of the Anthroposophical Society in Australia and other such initiatives. Membership also provides financial  support towards seminars, exhibitions, performances, lectures, conferences and courses. Member contributions also contribute to the life and membership of the centre of the community, the Goetheanum.

Part of the annual membership contribution goes towards communications and networking between members and the ASinA, especially through its publications. The Society publishes announcements and reports about activities, meetings, conferences, workshops and performances for its members in the national newsletter or in local branch newsletters.

  • For more information about how to subscribe to Spreading the News mailout list, please contact the editor Mark Gallagher.
  • For more information about how to subscribe to the ASinA website, please contact the website editor, Fiona Campbell
  • For more information about how to subscribe to your local branch newsletter, please contact your local branch coordinator.

There may also be an Benefactor Membership Contribution option, depending on your branch, to support membership for those under financial hardship. Contact your local branch coordinator for more information about this. 

2022 Member’s Survey 

The 2022 Members Survey summary is available on request: please contact the General Secretary, Jane Bradshaw. 

How can I find out about membership?

If you would like to enquire about the process of joining the society, you can complete the form below. You will be contacted to provide you with introductory membership information and member contribution details.

If you would just like to talk to someone about membership, please contact the General Secretary, Jane Bradshaw.