Week 36
“Vortakt” (before movement)
I , II, and III– s m l s m l …
IV, V, and VI— i o u i o u …
In the depths of my Being speaks
Toward revelation yearning
Mysteriously the Cosmic Word:
Imbue the goals of your work
With the light of my spirit
To sacrifice yourself through me.
For this week’s verse, the movements for the lines of the verse are as follows for the forms above:
Line 1: Eurythmists I, II and III move to points A, B, C Eurythmists IV, V, VI “stand eurythmically”
Line 2: I, II, III go back to their initial positions IV, V, VI circling half the way on their forms
Line 3: I, II, III go back to A, B, C IV, V, VI continue to move the 2nd half of the path
Line 4: I, II, III go back to original positions IV, V, VI go into the opposite direction for half the path
Line 5: I, II, III move in opposite direction back to A, B, C IV, V, VI continue to finish their loop
Line 6: I, II, III back to original positions in reverse direction IV, V, VI move in original direction for half the path
The Nachtakt (after movement)
I , II, and III– l m s l m s…
IV, V, and VI— u o i u o i …
Eurythmy Forms given by Rudolf Steiner for the weekly verse.