Rudolf Steiner and the Founding of the New Mysteries

In this revised and expanded edition of his classic debut, Sergei O. Prokofieff investigates the deepest mysteries of Rudolf Steiner's life and individuality, from "the years of apprenticeship" and "the great Sun period" to "the path of the Teacher of Humanity" and "the birth of the New Mysteries." He discusses the earthly and suprasensory aspects of the first Goetheanum, the implications of the Christmas Conference of 1923-1924, and the Foundation Stone meditation that Steiner left as a legacy to members of the Anthroposophical Society.

In his very personal Introduction, in moving detail Prokofieff describes events in his life that led to his discovery of Anthroposophy while living in Communist Russia, and how he eventually came to write this extraordinary study of Rudolf Steiner. The resulting volume (secondary anthroposophic literature of unprecedented depth and significance) was first published in Germany in 1982, meeting with equal amounts of acclaim, astonishment, and controversy. It is published in this paperback edition to mark the thirty-fifth anniversary of the original publication.

In aceasta editie revizuita si extinsa a debutului sau clasic, Sergei O. Prokofieff investigheaza cele mai profunde mistere ale vietii si individualitatii lui Rudolf Steiner, de la „anii uceniciei” si „marea perioada a Soarelui” la „calea Invatatorului Umanitatii” si „nasterea noilor mistere”. El discuta aspectele pamantesti si suprasenzoriale ale primului Goetheanum, implicatiile Conferintei de Craciun din 1923-1924 si meditatia de piatra de fundatie pe care Steiner a lasat-o ca mostenire membrilor Societatii antroposofice. Prokofieff descrie evenimente din viata sa care au condus la descoperirea antroposofiei in timp ce traia in Rusia comunista si cum a ajuns in cele din urma sa scrie acest studiu extraordinar despre Rudolf Steiner.