Dick van Romunde’s book About Formative Forces in the Plant World is the culmination of decades of ‘inner observation’ of many members of the plant world in the manner of what has come to be known to as Goethean observation, after it’s principle founder and exponent, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The book guides the reader through the different stages of Goethean examination and contemplation of several plants and includes for each plant, delicately rendered colour drawings by artist, Elly van Hardeveld.