Archetypal Plant - Rudolf Steiner's Watercolour Painting (Lord Angela)(Paperback)

Rudolf Steiner painted his "Archetypal Plant" watercolor in 1924, when contemporary scientific methodologies were emerging and nature was being examined under the microscope. In contrast to the dissecting, analytical tendencies of natural science, however, Steiner's painting depicts the living, dynamic potential behind the plant--lifting us out of the specific genus and providing an image of the growing, formative forces inherent within each individual plant.Researching Steiner's painting of the archetypal plant can help reconnect our outer sense perceptions with the inner realm of imaginative cognition, aiding our release from the spell of matter. To support and enliven such research work and processes, Angela Lord surveys her subject from various aspects, including the historical, evolutionary relationships we share with plants; representations of plants in art and
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