Eleanor Merry (17 December 1873 in

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, UK – 16 June 1956 in

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, Essex, UK), was an English poet, artist, musician and anthroposophist interested in esotericism. She studied in Vienna and met

Rudolf Steiner Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner (; 27 or 25 February 1861 – 30 March 1925) was an Austrian occultist, social reformer, architect, esotericist, and claimed clairvoyant. Steiner gained initial recognition at the end of the nineteenth century ...

in 1922 after becoming interested in his teachings. She later organized Summer Schools at which Steiner gave lectures, and was secretary for the World Conference on Spiritual Science in London in 1928.

Biography

Early years and marriage

Her father was a classical scholar and professor of Ancient Greek, Herbert Snow aka Kynaston. She began to attend school at the age of 13. She married a surgeon, Merry, and they had a son and daughter. In 1922 her husband died of pneumonia. She was present at the founding of the new General

Anthroposophical Society The General Anthroposophical Society is an "association of people whose will it is to nurture the life of the soul, both in the individual and in human society, on the basis of a true knowledge of the spiritual world." As an organization, it is ...

at the

Goetheanum The Goetheanum, located in Dornach, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, is the world center for the Anthroposophy, anthroposophical movement. The term refers to two structures, the first was in use 1919 to 1922 and destroyed by fire; the sec ...

Dornach : ''Dornach is also a quarter of the French city of Mulhouse and the Scots name for Dornoch in the Scottish Highlands, and Dòrnach is the Gaelic name for Dornoch in the Scottish Highlands.'' Dornach (Swiss German: ''Dornech'') is a municipalit ...

, Switzerland around New Year 1923/24. It is likely that the theme of the ensuing Summer School at Torquay in 1924, "True and False Paths in Spiritual Investigation" (GA 243). stemmed from a conversation she had with Rudolf Steiner on this occasion.''Rudolf Steiner in Britain'' by Crispian Villeneuve. Temple Lodge Press 2009

Later years

In Britain after Rudolf Steiner's death she acted as secretary of the anthroposophical World Conference in London of 1928. She died on 16. June 1956 in Frinton-on-Sea, Essex.

Published work

* ''Pure Colour'' by Maria Schindler and Eleanor C. Merry. New Culture Publications, 1946. ASIN B0060DEF66 * ''The Flaming Door: The Mission of the Celtic Folk-soul'' Floris Books (20 Mar 2008) * ''The Ascent of Man'' Floris Books; 3rd Revised edition (20 Mar 2008) * ''Easter: The Legends and the Facts'' Floris Books; 2nd Revised edition (20 Mar 2008) * ''Art: Its Occult Basis and Healing Value'' New Knowledge Books (1961) ASIN B0000CL9L9 * ''Remembered Gods and Other Poems'' Rudolf Steiner Press (Dec 1954) * ''A Man a Maiden and a Tree, A Christmas Mystery-Play Founded on the Medieval English Mystery-Cycles'' Eleanor Merry with Isabel Wyatt. The Michael Press; First Edition (1986) ASIN B0055IA3WM * ''Spiritual Knowledge'' New Knowledge Books (Dec 1988) * ''The Ascent of Man'' New Knowledge Books (1963) ASIN B0000CM9AB * ''Spiritual knowledge: The reality and its shadow'' New Knowledge 1st ed. (1966) ASIN B0000CO9WG * ''I Am: the Ascent of Mankind'' Rider & Co.; 1st edition (1944) ASIN B0014UW70G * ''The Dream Song of Olaf Asteson'' New Knowledge Books; First Edition (1961) ASIN B0032Q4CJO * ''The Year and its Festivals, from the standpoint of natural human thought and experience'' Anthroposophical Publishing Co (1952) ASIN B0000CIAEV * ''Odrun: The Rune of the Depths: Given in Dramatic Pictures'' The Orient-Occident Publishing Co.; First edition (1928) ASIN B0057FKSS2

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Merry, Eleanor Charlotte 1873 births 1956 deaths Anthroposophists English women poets 20th-century English painters