
Fairy Worlds and Workers
A Natural History of Fairyland
Marjorie Spock(Author)
SteinerBooks, Inc (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 22. May 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
48 pages
978-1-62148-025-9 (ISBN)
Description
Throughout the ages, people have given the fairy kingdom various names. To some it was Paradise, to others Tír-nan-Og, Avalon, Country Underneath the Sea, Fairy Land, World of Immortal Youth, Land of Heart's Desire, Land of Life, or the Middle Kingdom. Fairy tales - the stories of this kingdom - are not only folk literature but also accounts of the subtler layers of fact clothed in poetic imagery.
Rudolf Steiner was a close observer of the fairy kingdom and gave many lectures that describe the work of its inhabitants, whom he called elementals. It was clear to Steiner that these elementals were of great importance to the Earth, charged not only with the maintenance of Nature's household, but also with her evolutionary plans. He also spoke of how vital it is that we get to know these fairy workers and honor the work they do, so that their efforts prosper to carry the Earth forward in its evolution.
Written and illustrated by two insightful women who experienced the fairy kingdom directly, this book offers a profound, yet simple introduction to fairy worlds and workers.
Includes Ingrid Gibb's color paintings of the four races of Little People: Undines (water spirits), Gnomes (earth spirits), Sylphs (air spirits), and Fire-Spirits.
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Edition
2nd ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Great Barrington, MA
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 224 mm
Width: 214 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
150 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-62148-025-9 (9781621480259)
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Marjorie Spock was born Sept. 8, 1904, in New Haven, Connecticut, the second child and first daughter of six children. The Spock family was prominent in New Haven; her father was a corporate lawyer, and her older brother, Dr. Benjamin Spock, became a renowned pediatrician. Marjorie became a student of Anthroposophy as a teenager in Dornach during the 1920s, and became a eurythmist, teacher, biodynamic gardener, and the author and translator of numerous books. In the 100th year of her life, she produced, directed, and choreographed a video about eurythmy, followed by two short training films when she was 101 and 102 years of age. Marjorie Spock died at her home in Maine, Jan. 23, 2008, at the age of 103.