Spirit Matters trustees and practitioners are committed bridge builders to and participate in many fields of activity from education, agriculture, enterprise, medicine, and the arts. We create connections that support mutual initiative taking. While we are not a granting or funding organization, we continue to support organizations in finding the resources they need to thrive.

We recognize that the future for anthroposophical endeavors resides in the hearts of the coming generations and those who deeply care about humanity. We understand that we may not yet know what that looks like, but tending to questions of destiny, as part of our “methodology,” is one way to recognize and surface initiatives arising from a healing impulse.

Rooted in Rudolf Steiner’s Threefold Commonwealth, a healing impulse for the future, we are constantly striving to practice the primary concepts of freedom in spiritual and culture life, equity and equality in the life of rights and agreements, and compassionate interdependence in economic life. Part of our mission is to cultivate this understanding and to recognize it in others’ initiatives even if their practices are not named as such.

One of the first questions we ask of a group is: What are your shared values and how are they practiced? We look for what ignites enthusiasm, recognizes capacities, and frees up leadership in any group—not out of a formula but out of observation and inquiry. Whether policies, organizational governance, approaches to management and working relationships, we ask if the dynamic interplay between the individuals and the collective purpose of the group is recognized, supported, and just.

How an individual or organization finds and effectively communicates its voice is essential to success in serving the world. We help sort through intentions and the impact of messaging assuring that what is most important does not get lost or diluted in staying true. Organizations that have a spiritual foundation often struggle the most with these issues and yet their message is critical to their wellbeing and the world at this time.

Our experience indicates that innovation in enterprise is not always aligned with innovative thinking and practices around finance, governance and management systems. If the goal is to free up inspiration and leadership, the relationship to money, compensation, and pricing all need to be rethought in order to bring coherence to the whole of the organization.

Knowing oneself is a critical step toward understanding and working with others. We help shape and sustain programs and social practices founded on self-knowledge and carried by community-supported leadership as a path of long-term social transformation. In particular, we support transforming the current market-based economic practices into a more human and relationship centered economy which gives voice to all participants.

In years of practice working with and within organizations, we have learned much about money and its social challenges. Creating a shared fundamental understanding of money and economic activity is a gateway to developing new agreements that reflect spiritual values and accountability beyond accounting.

Each of us is engaged with the world as a path of inquiry as a basis for becoming a learning organization sensitive to the needs of the time. Reflective processes are an essential and often overlooked tool for personal growth and organizational development. We practice such reflection in our meetings and encourage it in all our work with other individuals, groups, and organizations.