Waldorf School Cosmetics
Rudolf Steiner, the founder of the Waldorf School educational philosophy, also authored a a deeply eccentric school of early 20th-century European philosophy known as anthroposophy. Anthroposophy, a "spiritual science," posits the existence of a spiritual world that can be accessed by the human intellect.
Anthosophy also posits that growing plants in accordance with its philosophy will result in an extremely successful line of herbal Hollywood-beloved cosmetics. Or something.
At any rate, today's Times has an article about Dr. Hauschka cosmetics, a company that was started by a devotee of Steiner's. The new-agey, hippie-dippie California philosophy of the growers is a stitch.
Some of Steiner's critics have called him a cult leader. Literary nugget: Nobel Prize-winning novelist Saul Bellow was said to be a devotee of Steiner's. I've also heard that Waldorf schools eschew plastics, which is very trendy right now. Again.
Anthosophy also posits that growing plants in accordance with its philosophy will result in an extremely successful line of herbal Hollywood-beloved cosmetics. Or something.
At any rate, today's Times has an article about Dr. Hauschka cosmetics, a company that was started by a devotee of Steiner's. The new-agey, hippie-dippie California philosophy of the growers is a stitch.
Some of Steiner's critics have called him a cult leader. Literary nugget: Nobel Prize-winning novelist Saul Bellow was said to be a devotee of Steiner's. I've also heard that Waldorf schools eschew plastics, which is very trendy right now. Again.
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posted by meredith at 10:10 AM
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I think the greatest scandal of the Steiner/ Waldorf/biodynamic/anthroposophy network, is that they are decidedly economical with the truth when it comes to admitting anthroposophy, the pseudo religion,spiritual occult science which informs all its education, biodynamic agriculture and anthroposophical medicine. The literature promoting the schools, rarely even mentions anthroposophy, or the biodynamic websites- who just imply it is a better version of organic( research has found that it is no better)
The other rather sinister thing, is that anthroposophists are denying freedom to discuss negative experiences people have had, by babysitting the internet- (wikepedia is a prime example) stalking people who post on public forums, comparing notes with other parents, and threatening the forums with legal action; the forums then delete messages, and gag the discussion, whether or not there is any grounds for it. This has happened frequently.
They also post endless links to anthroposophical promotional sites, (which come up early in a google search) and do not give a rounded picture of this cult-like belief system and it's leading role in the schools and other anthroposophical organisations.
Dr Hauschka has no meaningful explanation of their biodynamic methods, and don't answer when asked either.
I'm sure I read somewhere that Weleda had biodynamic experiments in nazi concentration camps.
It certainly warrants scrutiny.
Thankyou very much for this post.
(This is a good site too)
http://waldorf-problems.com/home
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