Marie Griesbach (after 1920 Hundt) (26 November 1896, #Dresden – 13 March 1984, #Ohlenstedt) was a German revolutionary, #anthroposophist and writer. She was named Red Marie by #HeinrichVogeler. During the #GermanRevolution of November 1919 she joined the #InternationalCommunistsOfGermany.

Eleanor Merry

Eleanor Merry

The #Anthroposophist Eleanor Merry coming close to Hegel: “The #Cosmic #Spirit continually finds Itself renewed through what It learns of Its own earthly image; while Man, finding that he himself is image of the Cosmos, becomes ripe to recognize his responsibilities as an Ego-being".

In tomorrow's session, I explore Tolkien's mythology through the work of his great friend, the #Anthroposophist & theorist of language, Owen Barfield. For Barfield, myths are more than idle tales for the fireside. They constitute startling windows into the history of human consciousness.

Cover of Poetic Diction: A Study in Meaning. Illustrated with abstract colours and lines.

Cover of History in English Words, with a Foreword by W.H. Auden

As a leading #anthroposophist in the English-speaking world, Barfield was especially interested in the evolution of human consciousness, exploring its development through the history of language. /2