Nathaniel Williams, PhD, grew up in the Southeastern United States, and studied painting, puppetry and anthroposophy in Switzerland and political theory at the University at Albany. He has worked as an artist and educator and developed programs for young people interested in exploring anthroposophy. Currently he is the leader of the “Section for the Spiritual Striving of the Youth” at the Goetheanum in Switzerland, an independent college dedicated to contemplative approaches to knowledge.