Correspondence with Edith Maryon 1912–1924

GA 263 — 14 August 1923, Hildesheim

Letter from Edith Maryon

Edith Maryon to Rudolf Steiner

Sculptor's studio, Goetheanum
Dornach near Basel, August 14, 1923

Dear and esteemed teacher,

Today you have a very busy day. Hopefully many audiences and successes for eurythmy.

Yesterday was very nice weather, I sat in the garden for a long time, reading, sewing, and also drawing [eurythmy] figures – but all in minimal doses! The lecture in Bingley made me think of American “quick lunches”, only of a spiritual kind. There have probably never been so many spiritual substances compressed and concentrated into such a short period of time. Were there so many aunts in the audience again, or were there also uncles?

Five days ago, a Wolfram Deventer arrived in Leipzig – I think he was a boy – but maybe you already know about it. I am pleased that you can use the eurythmy figures in a lecture as in Oxford – hopefully Baron Rosenkrantz will arrange them quite artistically for this purpose, I think he will be happy to do so.

Miss Bauer tells me that from the current discussions of Schl.'s disengagement, it is clear that both sides actually imagined the matter somewhat differently. She thought she could change some things in him and lift him up a little more, and then discovered that it was not possible at all. On his side, he thought she should only work as a housewife, which she didn't like. I think both are happy to have learned this before it was too late, at least that's what people say. Personally, I don't know.

Ehrsam is doing better again, he is going to Davos for three months in the near future.

It is terribly dry here, no rain, vegetables and fruit are drying out and falling off prematurely.

Will it be possible to celebrate a Michaelmas festival? Or is it still too early?

I hope everything goes well and send warmest regards

Edith Maryon