The World Goetheanum Association (WGA) is a global network of economic, social and cultural organizations working for a just, sustainable and spiritually conscious society – a society in which all persons can fulfil their potentials and where the earth can thrive and bring forth its wonders. While our charter unites us internally, the vision and mission presented here give us the focus for our collective action externally in the world.
The focus of our mission is the commitment to the implementation and promotion of a tripartite social order: a spiritual-cultural life in freedom, a juridical life in equality, and an economic life in solidarity, oriented towards the common good. These three areas are different in nature and independent in their action, but are nevertheless interdependent, and guarantee a unity. We recognize the profound influence of cosmic and spiritual forces on human life and on the earth, and try to integrate them into our work.
The Goetheanum as a cosmopolitan world school is the inspiring force for the WGA, as well as its short denomination. One of the WGA's tasks is to raise the awareness of, and promote, the anthroposophical world movement and its contributions to the challenges of our time.
Following its common goals, the WGA brings together enterprises, organizations and initiatives with similar aspirations. The association was founded in 2016 as a unifying body of the anthroposophical world movement and its activities promote partnerships worldwide.
We have a vision of a society that …
... develops an order structured and balanced according to three principles, achieving spiritual-cultural, juridical and economic aspects in harmony with nature. – Threefold social order.
... works together associatively and responsibly along the value chain from producer to consumer, in order to implement fair prices and margins based on true costs. – Economy.
... assumes responsibility for a unified development of the earth. – Ecology.
... encourages and enables people to develop and unfold their potential and awareness. – Human development.
... experiences diversity of people, and promotes collective life and work in dignity, mutual respect, social justice and devotion to the interest of others. – Social relations.
... encompasses the material and spiritual world and enables humanity to be aware of cosmic and earthly forces, and to actively develop them. – Spirituality
What we do
Threefold social order
We implement the idea of threefolding through research, model development, the creation of case studies and impulses for execution.
Economy
We promote a new economy through research, models, education, and awareness-raising for a circular economy.
We include all participants in a value chain based on equal and associative principles, so that a transparent, common and integrative cooperation process is made possible, and fair prices and incomes can be created.
We promote new models for financing, ownership and legal systems for companies.
Ecology
We promote an understanding of the regeneration and development of ecosystems and the earth as an organism.
We explore concepts such as shared natural resources, renewable urban development, "true-cost" methods and ecosystem services.
We concentrate on biodynamic farming methods and their promotion.
Intellectual-cultural development
We promote lifelong learning and the development of individual potentials.
We combine natural sciences and spiritual sciences in holistic research and science.
We promote artistic co-creation and art as a source for human development.
We promote integrative and non-profit financed healthcare concepts.
Social relationships
We are committed to a social transformation of society.
We assume diversity, and further an interest in others.
We develop models for organizational development that are adequate to the needs of individual human states of consciousness.
Spirituality
We offer a contribution to a contemporary spirituality
April 2025
