The Origin and Development of Eurythmy 1918–1920

GA 277b — 20 September 1918, Dornach

2. New Details for the “Twelve Moods”

Rudolf Steiner had given the poem “Twelve Moods” at the Apollonian Course in 1915 (see GA 277a, S. 299-311) and had it performed immediately. The poem was not shown again until 1917 and was taken up again in 1918. If one follows the notes in the performance diary, colored veils were probably used for the first time in the performance on September 20, 1918. Rudolf Steiner also gave new indications for the distribution of the soul forces of thinking, feeling and willing on the zodiac. The following notes were probably made in preparation for this revival.

Thinking / Libra / Willing / Aries
Saturn Jupiter Mars Sun Venus Mercury Moon

Thinking / Willing
Aries red / orange / yellow / green / indigo / blue / violet-blue Libra / dark blue-violet / darker light violet-purple / violet-purple peach-blossom / lighter violet-purple / reddish nuances
Willing Saturn blue / Feeling Jupiter green orange / Mars red / Thinking Sun white / Venus orange green / Feeling Mercury yellow / Willing drive Moon violet Jupiter green orange / Venus green indigo orange yellow green / Mars red / violet-blue / Sun / Saturn blue / Mercury yellow

green thinking / indigo thinking / blue thinking / blue-violet feeling / dark purple feeling / dark purple willing / purple peach blossom willing / reddish-light purple willing / reddish willing / red feeling / orange feeling / yellow thinking
willing to feel thinking in the circle

The following note, written by an unknown hand for Mieta Waller, is probably related to the above documentation. It shows the assignment of sounds to the signs of the zodiac given by Rudolf Steiner in 1918. On the back, colors were assigned to the individual sounds; some of the gaps were filled in by Rudolf Steiner; the additions in his handwriting have been set in bold in the following transcription, which is otherwise in italics.

The planets have the following sounds and colors:

W u-a blue
V o-e orange
U i-i red
Q i-au white
T e-o green
S a-u yellow
R i-ei violet

Im Tierkreis macht sodann am Platz jeder seinen Laut + zwar wie folgt:

A w rot / B A orange / C H gelb / D V grün / E T blau / F B indigo / G c violett / H z violett / I g violett in Absyufung bis zum J / J L Pfirschblüt / K M Pfirschblüt / L N Pfirschblüt / abgestuft bis zum A

a blue
b indigo
c violet
d light blue V
e orange
f green
g violet
h yellow
i violet
j
k dark violet
l peach blossom
m peach blossom
n peach
o green
p darker than B.
q like K darker
r red
s lilac
t blue
u yellow
v green
w red
x
y broader violet
z violet