Sergei O. Prokofieff
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Sergei
O. Prokofieff was born in Moscow in
1954, where he studied fine arts and painting at the Moscow School
of Art. At an early age he came across the work of Rudolf Steiner
and soon realized that his life was to be dedicated to the Christian
path of esoteric knowledge. He wrote his first book, Rudolf Steiner
and the Founding of the New Mysteries while living in Soviet Russia,
and it was published in Germany in 1982. After the fall of Communism,
he became a co-founder of the Anthroposophical Society in Russia.
He currently works for the Society in Russia and as a writer and
lecturer worldwide.
In recent years, much has been written about the significance
of Sophia from spiritual, social, and political perspectives.
But what is the reality behind all the words and theories? Who,
or what, is Sophia? And does she bear any relation to Mary of
the Church?
This publication is the culmination of twenty-five years of working
with Rudolf Steiner’s spiritual impulse. It is based on the Prokoffief’s
experience of a living, suprasensory being who works in the higher
worlds for the good of earthly evolution. This being, Anthroposophia,
is not meant to be merely a poetic image or an abstract concept,
but an actual spiritual entity that brings to twentieth-century
human beings the new revelation of the heavenly Sophia — “divine
wisdom.”
This book represents measured and mature research and the fruit
of intense spiritual efforts. Anyone who shares a close relationship
to Steiner’s anthroposophy will treasure it as an invaluable resource
of study and inner work for many years to come.
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“It is
up to human beings whether they merely conceive of anthroposophy
or whether they experience it.”
-Rudolf Steiner
During Christmastime of 1923–1924, Rudolf Steiner reestablished
the Anthroposophical Society at its headquarters in Dornach, Switzerland.
This important event—the so-called Christmas Conference—can be
studied on many levels, and its mysteries have for many years
been central to Prokofieff’s anthroposophic research. He begins
with the enduring question: What did Rudolf Steiner mean when
he called the Christmas Conference the “start of a world turning
point of time”? In this far-reaching work, the author, working
from several perspectives, guides the reader toward an answer.
The book suggests that the impulse of the Christmas Conference
can be reenlivened today only through individual conscious efforts
to experience its spiritual essence. Instead of dogmatic conclusions,
he offers paths for approaching this goal by illuminating various
aspects of the Conference and its essence, the Foundation Stone
and its meditation. In particular, Prokofieff explores three key
perspectives: the connection between the Christmas Conference
with human evolution; the inner relationship between each anthroposophist
and the Christmas Conference; and the significance of that conference
for Rudolf Steiner.
Although this is a major work of some length, its chapters form
complete and independent studies. This is an important contribution
to our understanding of the Christmas Conference and its significance
for modern humanity.
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