To Look on Earth with More than Mortal Eyes

To Look on Earth with More than Mortal Eyes

The book serves as a concise and accessible introduction to the spiritual philosophy of Anthroposophy (founded by Rudolf Steiner). Rather than being a dense academic text, it focuses on the practical and experiential side of this spiritual path.

• Core Subject: The book guides the reader on how to develop “new eyes” or higher faculties of perception. It argues that the material world is an expression of spiritual realities and that human beings can train themselves to perceive these deeper truths.

• Goethean Observation: Drawing on the scientific methodology of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (a major influence on Steiner), Spock likely details methods of observing nature—plants, landscapes, and the elements—not just as physical objects, but as living, evolving processes.

• Spiritual Development: The text outlines the path of inner development required to achieve this “more than mortal” sight, emphasizing moral discipline, meditation, and a heightened sensitivity to the natural world.

About the Author

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.