Black board drawing, June 23, 2025, by Theodor

Below you can find the German version of a Eurythmy lecture by Theodor, drawn from Steiner's lecture Johanni Imagination. If someone wants to translate it, please do so and send it to us that we can upload it here.

Summary

This article explores Rudolf Steiner's "Johanni Imagination," which describes the spiritual experience of Midsummer. It moves beyond mere intellectual understanding, guiding the reader toward a felt, embodied experience through the art of eurythmy.

The text delves into the fundamental polarity of summer: the experience of "Light streaming upwards" and "Gravity weighing downwards." A key insight is that looking out into the vibrant life of nature during this time is, in reality, a deep "looking down" into the earth's depths. Here, one can encounter the cosmic will as a blue, silver-threaded quality, a stark contrast to the golden, light-filled cosmic intelligence experienced from the heights.

At the heart of this dynamic stands the archangel Uriel, the stern alchemist of summer. He gazes into the abyss of humanity's unresolved karma stored within the earth's layers. Yet, his purpose is not judgment but transformation. By perceiving and receiving the cosmic intelligence from the heights as light-filled, world-weaving thoughts, he undertakes his alchemical task: to transform the dense, reflective "silver" of the past into the radiant, self-luminous "gold" that will be woven into the future garment of Michael.

This spiritual process is made tangible through eurythmy, interpreting the sounds of Uriel's name (U-R-I-E-L) and the "I think the Speech" exercise as active participation in this cosmic event. Ultimately, the article is a call to take up our human responsibility: to consciously hold these powerful polarities in a breathing, dynamic balance and to open ourselves to Uriel's profound, transformative presence.