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("Special Ed") Steiner opposed interracial marriage, since "mixing of blood causes the force of clear vision to die" in the higher species of
humanity. (translated from German by Swedish researcher Fredrik Bendz, unreferenced)
Waldorf schools are coming under attack in the U.S., Holland and Germany for their racist and occultic orientation, as well as for deception
concerning their religious nature. (See "Are Waldorf Schools 'Non-Sectarian'?", _Free Inquiry_, Spring 1994) Waldorf schools are also
haunted by more than a little superstition: modern technology is so evil that pupils may not visit science museums, and computers are an
"incarnation of the evil spirit Ahriman". (David B. Black, _The Computer and the Incarnation of Ahriman_, p.35) This evil deity has its
origins in Zoroastrianism, an esoteric religion dating from the 6th c. BCE which is enjoying a comeback in NA circles. [One could make a
case for Steiner adopting more than just Ahriman from that ancient Persian religion; Zoroaster was also decidedly hostile to the G-d of the
Torah - see the Nazism section for details, and for the common ground between Theosophy and Nazism.]
Concerning the Jewish people in particular, Anthroposophists in Germany quote Steiner in singling out the Jews as the group most clearly
demonstrating the undesirable "Gruppenseelenhafte" or "Group Soul Qualities" (Steiner disciple Irene Diet in _Das Goetheanum_, Nr.20,
May 17, 1998) A broadcast by the German news program "Report Mainz" (Feb. 28, 2000) revealed that antisemitic and racist teachings are
widely promoted in today's Waldorf schools, to which the President of the Zentralrat (Central Council of Jews in Germany), Paul Spiegel,
replied: "I have been receiving [such reports] for the past one and a half years," and added that until now parents were afraid to identify
themselves. The information which left Spiegel "shocked" is currently being documented. ("Wortwechsel", Germany's Swedwestfernsehen,
Mar. 19, 2000)
A Waldorf school in Jerusalem also got some bad press when it briefly came under attack a few years ago. But judging from media reports,
the only issue investigated was whether it was a Christian mission, after which it was "cleared" to carry on its activities without interference.
A Waldorf kindergarten in Jerusalem, "Gan HaShemesh", also received mixed reviews in a _Jerusalem Post_ article on parenting (June 16,
1999), mainly for its "stress on the magical" and its diet of violent fairy tales, but no mention was made of the international controversy
raging over the Waldorf curriculum.
6f. Kibbutz Harduf: near Shfaram.
Another brainchild of Steiner was "biodynamic farming" (not to be confused with ecological techniques), which resembles farming methods
of Findhorn, the famous New Age mecca in northern Scotland. For biodynamic farmers, the earth is an organism which breathes twice a day
and has a spiritually alive soil. To nurture it, different homeopathic concoctions are applied to transfer the "astral forces" of the ingredients to
the crops. Or, if something more potent is preferred, Steiner advises old-fashioned witchcraft: "You catch a fairly young field mouse and flay
it... We take the skin, when Venus stands in the sign of Scorpio, and burn the skin... Now take the ash which results and sprinkle it out on the
fields." (translated by Bendz)
Israel is one of the few countries which hosts a community completely run by Steiner's philosophies. Kibbutz Harduf, producer of health
foods and host to Steiner seminars, has been a member of the United Kibbutz Movement since 1985. Members embrace Steiner's teachings
without reservation, and see themselves as offering "a better alternative to the hazara b'teshuva [return to Torah Judaism]
movement." (_Jerusalem Post_, Aug. 1, 1986) Accordingly, their vegetarian restaurant does double-duty, generating income and serving as a
front to "to spread the word" of Steiner's gospel. The _Jerusalem Post Magazine_ gave two positive (if perplexed) critiques of Harduf
("Community of Spirit", Aug. 1, 1986; "In Steiner's Footsteps", Nov. 19, 1999). Anthroposophy was presented as a legitimate alternate
Jewish lifestyle, referring to Steiner's teaching with a superficial rosiness that gave no real information.
6g. Scientology: Tel Aviv.
One of Steiner's early occultic colleagues, L. Ron Hubbard, started his own cult of "dianetics", which teaches that all human misery was
caused by the space-tyrant Xenu, who transported people to Earth 75 million years ago, dropped them into volcanoes and exploded hydrogen
bombs on them. Hubbard identified himself as the new Maitreya (competing with Theosophy's choice at that time, Krishnamurti), chosen by
the "ascended masters" to bring mankind the solution. [For a full treatment, see "Pseudo-Buddhism in the Form of Scientology", Dialog
Center International, Denmark.] This spiritual solution (which can set you back as much as $50,000 a year) developed into the "Church" of
Scientology, now a multi-million-dollar global enterprise known for ruthless exploitation and intimidation, especially by lawsuit. The
Church's "fair game law" targets any critics who becomes a threat as fair game, at which point every method, legal or otherwise, is used to
destroy them. _Time Magazine_ labeled Scientology "the cult of greed," and Cynthia Kisser, former Director of the Cult Awareness
Network (CAN), called it "the most ruthless, the most classically terroristic... lucrative cult the country [U.S.] has ever seen." Kisser should
know; she experienced their tactics first-hand when Scientology, through a string of bogus but financially draining lawsuits, forced CAN into
bankruptcy in 1996 -- and then in late 1997 bought the organization (rights to the name, logo, and case files, including those against
Scientology!). All CAN staff have been replaced with Scientology church members. (For the whole story, see the transcript of the "60
Minutes" production with Leslie Stahl, Dec.28, 1997) [It is not known how this affects the CAN office which is said to be located in Israel. I
have not been able to locate them.]
Reactions outside the U.S. to Scientology? The Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia, after hearing evidence against this group, had strong
words: "Scientology is evil; its techniques are evil; its practice is a serious threat to the community, medically, morally and socially." (Justice
Anderson) Germany's courts are currently examining several charges against Scientology involving human rights abuse and anti-democratic
activities (and Germany is also suffering from the church's "fair game law" - in a well-funded publicity blitz, Scientology has likened the
government's investigation to Hitler's persecution of the Jews). Some societies will never need to react to Hubbard's mega-church, like black
Africa and China, due to his opinion that Zulus belong in a "madhouse," and that "the trouble with China is, there are too many Chinks
there," and similar assessments on India, South Africa, Arabs, American blacks, and "yellow and brown people" in general.
What about Israel? Scientology is alive and well, free to run its "College of Dianetics" at 12 Shonzino St., Tel Aviv. Scientologists regularly
accost people in Israel's business district with literature in several languages, pressuring them to take their "personality test," the first step to
draw seekers into the long, expensive process of "recovering" from the ancient cosmic disaster.
6h. Transcendental Meditation: Hararit, central Galilee.
The Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founder of TM, is a charismatic guru who manages to convince initiates that he promotes a non-religious
"technique", despite the fact that the mantras are names of Hindu deities and the puja (initiation ceremony) is a hymn to at least 20 Hindu
gods. [See "The Steps of Initiation into Transcendental Meditation", a transcription of the standard puja, the exact wording of which must be
perfectly memorized by TM teachers. Then go to to the line, "Teacher performs puja" and check out the translation provided to see the list of
deities.] In 1977, U.S. courts finally caught on and ruled that TM was a religion, which removed from it the legal right to be taught in public
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