Abstract
This paper presents a section on the fundamentals of the Waldorf school’s methodology, which is quite different compared to other schools. The artistic procedures used in teaching practice appear here in an analysis of the use of fairy tales and mythologies. We describe a psychological anthropological partner path that allows respect for the gender issue including it as a way of spiritualization beyond formal education, highlighting the possibility of education for life that this pedagogy brings. This description uses as reference authors like Rudolf Steiner, C. G. Jung and the theoretical bases that can elucidate the thought of both, dialoguing with their proposals of individuation and spirituality.
Zusammenfassung
Dieser Artikel stellt die Grundlagen der Methodik in der Waldorfschule dar, die sich von jener der anderen Schulen deutlich unterscheiden. Die künstlerischen Verfahren des Unterrichtsgeschehens werden anhand der Verwendung von Märchen und Mythologien analysiert. Es wird ein psychologisch-anthropologischer Ansatz beschrieben, der die Achtung des Geschlechterproblems sowie Wege der Spiritualisierung über die formale Bildung hinaus ermöglicht. Damit werden Möglichkeiten dieser Pädagogik aufgezeigt, um für das Leben zu lernen. Die Grundlagen dieses Ansatzes, der Individuation und Spiritualität mit einbezieht, basieren auf Rudolf Steiner und C. G. Jung.
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Notes
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The original edition in German of the book Animus und anima, by Emma Jung, was published in 1967.
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Here, an allusion is made to the title of the author’s book used as part of the theoretical references.
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Initiation is used here in the esoteric sense of the word, since Steiner (passim) considers that human life and the cognitive development that occurs during it is an initiation in the direction of spiritual development.
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We will not go into the question of gender involving other minorities here, as this gives rise to another wider discussion that would not fit into this space.
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CAMPBELL, Joseph. As Transformações do Mito através dos Tempos. São Paulo, Ed. Cultrix:1990.
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The Neolithic period extends from 9000 BC to 4000 BC, considering the Early Neotlithic from 4000 BC to 3000 BC, the Mid Neolithic and the Late Neolithic.
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The Middle Palaeolithic Era extends from 100000 BC to 35000 BC (homo sapiens – Neanderthal man) and the Upper Palaeolithic Era extends from 35000 BC to 9000 BC (homo sapiens sapiens – physical traits as we know them today). (BADINTER, op. cit. p.300).
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See Campebell, Joseph. O Herói de Mil Faces. São Paulo: Ed. Cultrix/Pensamento, 1995.
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I am citing Emma Jung again because this is a comment from the point of view of this author, a woman and wife of Jung.
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Complex is a set of representations and aspirations around an idea.
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This word originates from the Greek psychopompós, formed by joining the words psyché (soul) and pompós (guide). It designates an entity the function of which is to guide or lead the perception of a human being with regard to two or more significant events. The psychopomp is an inner guide, the nature of which can be human, (Ariadne), animal (the rabbit in Alice in Wonderland) or spiritual (Hermes, Daemon). It is an archetype found in the majority of mythological records, dreams, films and folk tales. It appears spontaneously and takes on the task of revealing a guiding symbol or sense, needed for the continuity of the individual trajectory of the person who finds it. The “Critical Dictionary of Jungian Analysis” (Samuels, 1986) defines it as: “The figure that guides the soul on occasions of initiation and transition: a function traditionally attributed to Hermes in Greek mythology, since besides being the messenger of the gods, he was the god who accompanied the souls of the dead and was able to move between polarities (not just life and death, but also night and day, heaven and earth)".
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The foreword to Gerhard Wehr’s book, written by the Jungian psychologist Robert Sardello, points to him being not only an anthroposophist but also an important biographer of Jung.
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Marcelo da Veiga Greuel is a Doctor of Philosophy with research into Steiner and other thinkers of German phenomenology. He is currently Chancellor of Alanus Hochschule in Germany.
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Romanelli, R.A. (2021). Education, Gender and Spirituality. In: Stoltz, T., Wiehl, A. (eds) Education – Spirituality – Creativity. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-32968-6_19
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