Abstract
This study examines the way forms are perceived in Steiner education and the characteristics of their recognition, using form drawings as a clue. In form drawing, forms are captured dynamically in the phase of generation before they are fixed. However, the way forms are recognized is often described in special anthroposophical terms. This study reconsiders this from the viewpoint of Steinerʼs understanding of Goetheʼs natural science research and considers its contemporary significance based on Steinerʼs theory of the 12 senses. As a result, it is understood that the form drawing activity cultivates the foundation of active cognition, which encompasses the cognition of nature and artistic creative activities, by allowing the subject to experience form as a formative movement and to vividly perceive the forces and rhythms working within the form based on a sense of body (or will).
