Eurythmy is an art form that makes sounds visible. By incorporating zodiac gestures into their art, as indicated by Rudolf Steiner, eurythmists can draw on a deep connection between the earth and the cosmos.
The zodiac, as representative of the whole cosmos, is a vital part of human spirituality, acting as the backdrop to human life. But it can be hard to fathom the zodiac's secrets, even through meditation. Barfod draws a parallel between meditative exercises and eurythmy practice, and shows how zodiac gestures in eurythmy can reveal cosmic insights.
This is a book for eurythmy teachers and practitioners who want to deepen their art and spiritual work.
By:
Werner Barfod
Foreword by:
Virginia Sease
Translated by:
Sally Lake-Edwards
Imprint: Floris Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 310g
ISBN: 9781782505679
ISBN 10: 1782505679
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 18 April 2019
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Foreword by Virginia Sease Preface Out of the Creative Chaos 1. The Zodiac in Eurythmy The cosmic human being in the zodiac The gestures of the day and night colours The origin of the archetypal colour gestures The artistic elements and the colour zodiac gestures Archetypal straight line and spiral tendencies in the zodiac Forming the zodiac gestures out of colour, the part of the body and the spiral or linear force The eurythmic characteristics of the zodiac 2. The Consonants in the Zodiac The consonants as an echo of the cosmic formative forces The six single and the six double sounds The essence of the sound as a complete entity Aries and the sound V Taurus and the sound R Gemini and the sound H Cancer and the sound F Leo and the sound T Virgo and sounds B and P Libra and the sounds C (Ts) and Ch Scorpio and the sound S Sagittarius and the sounds G and K Capricorn and the sound L Aquarius and the sound M Pisces and the sound N 3. The Composition of the Totality of the Zodiac The three crosses of the zodiac The six axes and their polarities The trines of the four elements in the zodiac The post-Atlantean sequence of cultural epochs The threefold human being within the zodiac 4. Forces of Order in the Sounds of the Zodiac The sequence of consonants The evolutionary sequence in the zodiac The eurythmy figures The spatial experience of form in the sounds of speech 5. Rudolf Steiners Twelve Moods The twelve zodiac verses The three verbal moods Special features of a eurythmy performance The sequence of planets within the zodiac verse 6. The Zodiac as the Source of All Created Things Insights into the zodiac given by Rudolf Steiner The effects of the zodiac on the forming of human beings The twelve senses in the zodiac 7. Work-Based Movement and Sound in the Zodiac Introduction to the next three chapters Traditional work-based movements and sounds Work and movement music and speech The human being in movement and eurythmy Human work in relation to the course of the year 8. The Zodiac and Technology Twelve styles of technology The one-sidedness of the zodiac animals as formative forces 9. Conversational Gestures and the Zodiac The six speech gestures Conversational gestures as an imitation of the speech gestures The conversational gestures in the zodiac The speech gestures and the colours Dynamic variety in connection with the speech gestures Overview and concluding remarks 10. The Connection of Artistic Practice and Training Introduction Meditation exercises and the zodiac in eurythmy The path of knowledge and the zodiac in eurythmy The shaping of gestures and the path of practice 11. Artistic Elements in Eurythmy and Their Twelve Metamorphoses 12. The Task of the Earthly and the Cosmic Human Being Wonder, empathy and conscience and the meditations IAO and TAO Notes Bibliography Index
Werner Barfod was born in Kiel, Germany in 1936. He studied eurythmy at the Goetheanum in Switzerland with Lea von der Pals, and from 1969 to 2000 was the Director of the Eurythmy Academy in the Hague, and of the Netherlands Eurythmy Ensemble, after which he was the leader of the Performing Arts section of the Goetheanum for seven years. He is the author of The Zodiac Gestures in Eurythmy and The Planetary Gestures in Eurythmy. Sally Lake-Edwards is a Steiner-Waldorf teacher at St Michael Steiner School, UK. Dr Virginia Sease was born in Pennsylvania and earned her doctorate in German from the University of Southern California. She taught in a university and a Waldorf school in Los Angeles and served as a member of the Executive Council of the Anthroposophical Society at the Goetheanum from 1984 until her retirement in 2015.
Reviews for The Zodiac Gestures in Eurythmy
'An absolute treasure-trove of information on the Zodiac... I would thoroughly recommend this book to anyone and consider it an absolute must-have for any eurythmist.' -- Saraphir Qaa-Rishi, Eurythmist
