Notes on the Origin of Eurythmy

GA 277a/1912-08-31/p010 ·1912-08-31 · English HighHigh alignmentThis translation's paragraph count matches the German original — the locus maps cleanly to the same paragraph in DE.
The speaker of this passage is not asserted. This passage speaks ABOUT Rudolf Steiner in the third person, so it is most likely a report, minutes, or an editorial summary rather than his own words. Verbatim, but confirm the speaker before attributing anything here to him.
Record: listeners' notes. This text is a newspaper's or a listener's report of the lecture, not a transcript. The wording is the reporter's: do not quote it as Steiner's own words. Evidence: «Lory Maier-Smits, from: “The First Seeds of Eurythmy”». The unit's own header line in the edition served.

That evening, Dr. Steiner gave the first concrete details for the three characteristic vowels, i, a, and o: "Stand upright and try to feel a column whose base is the balls of your feet and whose top is your own head, your forehead. And learn to feel this column, this upright, as...“ While I was still trying, he interrupted again, emphasizing strongly: ”The weight rests on the balls of your feet, not on your whole feet!" Then it worked better and led to a very strong experience, especially in contrast to the first, unsuccessful attempt.

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