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Sub-Nature & Super-Nature: A Panel Discussion
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About This Panel
In preparation for our 2026 Conference, MysTech is convening a panel discussion on the concepts of sub-nature and super-nature — terms that will weave through the online conference, August 6–9. In this webinar, our panelists will explore how these forces apply to our modern world and why we need to become aware of them, as Rudolf Steiner described.
Questions We Will Explore
- What spiritual beings are involved in sub-nature and super-nature?
- How do the formative forces of super-nature bring about life in Nature?
- How does Nature respond to human activities? How do children?
- What is the equivalent force in sub-nature, if any?
- What is the relationship between the etheric and sub-nature?
- How might such forces be brought together in technologies that respond to moral impulses?
The Panel
Doug Smith, Donna LaPre, Ralf Tita, Aleodor Lazarescu, Robert McKay, and Andrew Linnell — six voices bringing together physics, cymatics, consciousness studies, the meditative path, and Anthroposophical research to examine forces at work above and below ordinary nature.
A Preview of MysTech 2026
This conversation lays the ground for Facing the Incarnation of Ahriman, our annual conference taking place online August 6–9, 2026. Joining us for this panel will deepen your engagement with the conference themes — and is open to anyone, whether or not you plan to attend the conference itself.
Speakers & Facilitators
Andrew Linnell
MysTech Co-Founder & President, Anthroposophical Society Boston
Andrew Linnell serves as president of the Boston branch of the Anthroposophical Society and is a member of its Natural Science Section. He is co-founder of MysTech, an organization seeking to realize Rudolf Steiner's indications on Mechanical Occultism. He retired from a 42-year career in the computer industry in 2013 wherein he had worked as CTO and VP for various companies. He is the father of three and the author of two children's books, three art history books, and nine MysTech study guidebooks.
Doug Smith, Ph.D.
Scientist & Lecturer
Doug Smith, Ph.D., is a scientist and lecturer whose work spans consciousness studies, light in living systems, resonance and spirituality, and the confrontation of Ahrimanic influences in modern science. He has presented across multiple MysTech conferences, exploring topics including Technology and Consciousness, Life, Resonance and Spirituality, Transhumanism's Challenge, and Light as a Driver in Living Systems.
Donna LaPre
MysTech Speaker & Researcher
Donna LaPre is a researcher and speaker on Anthroposophical themes who presented a MysTech webinar in January 2026. Full bio coming soon.
Ralf Tita, Ph.D.
Cymatics Researcher
Ralf Tita, Ph.D., is a researcher specializing in the fundamentals and applications of cymatics — the study of visible sound and vibration. His work approaches the living aspects of the world through sound visualization, contributing a unique experiential and scientific perspective to MysTech's exploration of formative forces.
Aleodor Lazarescu
Waldorf Educator, Trainer & Engineer
Aleodor Lazarescu lives in Bucharest, Romania, where he helps lead and teach the Waldorf Preschool Teacher Training Course. A former Waldorf student himself, he is a trainer specializing in Waldorf education, anthroposophy, anthropology, and technology, as well as an engineer and translator.
Robert McKay
Chair, Rudolf Steiner College Canada
Robert McKay is an anthroposophist and a student of Rudolf Steiner's. He is the chair of the board of the Rudolf Steiner College Canada, a member of the Toronto Branch of the Anthroposophical Society in Canada, and a member of the Class of the School of Spiritual Science as well as an active member of the Section for the Literary Arts and Humanities. Robert works as a healthcare consultant and lives in Toronto with his wife Linda Chapman.
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