Sergei O. Prokofieff

Sergei O. Prokofieff (Russian: Сергей Олегович Прокофьев, also: Sergei Prokofiev Olegovich; * 1954 in Moscow ) is a Russian anthroposophist.

Life

Sergei O. Prokofieff is the son of the artist, sculptor and poet Oleg Sergeyevich Prokofiev and the literary Sofya Leonidovna and a grandson of the composer Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev. He holds a degree in painting and art history at the Art Academy in Moscow.

Prokofiev wrote his first book, Rudolf Steiner, and the foundation of the new Mysteries, while living in the Soviet Union; the book was published in Germany in 1982. It occurs as a lecturer and writer and works since 2001 as a board member on the Board of the General Anthroposophical Society at the Goetheanum in Dornach. This executive position he had to resign for health reasons recently.

Prokofiev written work consists primarily in the development of various Christological issues at the foundation of the research of Rudolf Steiner.

Works

For Rudolf Steiner

  • Rudolf Steiner and the foundation of the new mysteries. Free spiritual life, Stuttgart 1982; 3 ext. A. 2007
  • From the relationship to Rudolf Steiner. The mystery of the groundbreaking ceremony. Verlag am Goetheanum, Dornach 2006; 2 A. 2011
  • The initiatic path of Rudolf Steiner and the mystery of the self. A contribution to the Bologna lecture Rudolf Steiner. Verlag am Goetheanum, Dornach 2011
  • As we stand today before Rudolf Steiner? Publisher of the Ita Wegman Institute, Arlesheim 2012

From the history and nature of the Anthroposophical Society

  • People like to hear it. The mystery of the Christmas Conference. Free spiritual life, Stuttgart 2002
  • The esotericism of the Anthroposophical Society. Verlag am Goetheanum, Dornach 2012
  • The Foundation Stone Meditation. A key to the new Christian mysteries. Verlag am Goetheanum, Dornach 2003
  • The Anthroposophical Society and the essence of Anthroposophia. Verlag am Goetheanum, Dornach 1999
  • The esoteric meaning common in the humanities work, and the future of the Anthroposophical Society. Free spiritual life, Stuttgart 2008
  • The Pentecostal impulse and action of Christ in the social. Free spiritual life, Stuttgart 2009
  • The Karma research of Rudolf Steiner and the tasks of the Anthroposophical Society. Verlag am Goetheanum, Dornach 1996
  • Why become a member of the Anthroposophical Society? Verlag am Goetheanum, Dornach 2011
  • Why become a member of the School of Spiritual Science? Verlag am Goetheanum, Dornach 2010
  • (Ed.) The Foundation Stone Meditation as schooling. The Acts of the Christmas Conference in 80 years. Verlag am Goetheanum, Dornach 2002

Anthroposophy

  • The Heavenly Sophia and the nature of anthroposophy. Verlag am Goetheanum, Dornach 1995; 2 A. 1998 erg
  • The encounter with the evil and its overcoming in the humanities. Verlag am Goetheanum, Dornach 1999; 3 A. 2003
  • Anthroposophy and " The Philosophy of Freedom ". Anthroposophy and its realization method. The Christological and cosmic- menschheitliche dimension of the " Philosophy of Freedom ". Verlag am Goetheanum, Dornach 2006
  • The Guardian of the Threshold and " The Philosophy of Freedom ". About the relationship of the " Philosophy of Freedom " to the Fifth Gospel. Verlag am Goetheanum, Dornach 2007
  • The occult meaning of forgiveness. Free spiritual life, Stuttgart, 1991; 3 ext. A. 1995
  • The mystery of the human ego. An anthroposophic consideration. Verlag am Goetheanum, Dornach 2013
  • What is anthroposophy? Verlag am Goetheanum, Dornach 2004
  • The Twelve Holy Nights and the Spiritual Hierarchies. Verlag am Goetheanum, Dornach, 1986; 8 A. 2013
  • The annual cycle and the seven arts. Free spiritual life, Stuttgart 1994

Anthroposophical Christology

  • The annual cycle as a path of initiation to experience the Christ Being. Free spiritual life, Stuttgart, 1986; 3 ext. A. 1996
  • The mystery of the Resurrection in the light of anthroposophy. Free spiritual life, Stuttgart 2008
  • The appearance of Christ in the etheric. Humanities aspects of the essential return. Verlag am Goetheanum, Dornach 2010
  • And the earth is to the sun. For mystery resurrection. Publisher of the Ita Wegman Institute, Arlesheim 2012
  • The sculpture group of Rudolf Steiner. A revelation of the spiritual goal of humanity and the earth. Verlag am Goetheanum, Dornach 2011
  • The Gemeimnis the two John - forms. John the Baptist and John the Evangelist. An esoteric consideration. Verlag am Goetheanum, Dornach, 2nd ed 2004
  • The Mysteries of the shepherds and the kings in the light of anthroposophy. Verlag am Goetheanum, Dornach 1998
  • Lectures on anthroposophical Christology ( with Peter Selg ), publisher of the Ita Wegman Institute: Volume 1: The Second Coming of Christ in the etheric. To the Fifth Gospel. arlesheim 2009
  • Volume 2: The first Goetheanum and its Christological bases. arlesheim 2009
  • Volume 3: The Christology of the book "The Secret Science in outline ." arlesheim 2010
  • Volume 4: The Christmas Conference and the creation of new mysteries. arlesheim 2011

For the intellectual history and culture of Central Europe in the light of anthroposophy

  • The intellectual tasks central and eastern Europe. Verlag am Goetheanum, Dornach 1993; 2 ext. A.: Publisher of the Ita Wegman Institute, Arlesheim 2014
  • Eternal individuality. For karmic Novalis biography. Verlag am Goetheanum, Dornach, 1987; 2 A. 2008 erg
  • Novalis and Goethe in the intellectual history of the West. Verlag am Goetheanum, Dornach 2002
  • Friedrich Schiller and the future of freedom. Verlag am Goetheanum, Dornach 2007

For Russian culture and history in the light of anthroposophy

  • The intellectual sources of Eastern Europe and the future mysteries of the Holy Grail. Verlag am Goetheanum, Dornach, 1989; 2 verb. A. 1995
  • The mystery of Demetrius. Verlag am Goetheanum, Dornach, 1992; 2 ext. A. 2014
  • The Prophetic byline. As the holy mountains from their rocky caves dismissed the powerful Russian heroes. Verlag am Goetheanum, Dornach 1992
  • Maximilian Voloshin. Man - poet - anthroposophist. Verlag am Goetheanum, Dornach 2006

Critical writings

  • The East in the light of the West, 3 vols. Verlag am Goetheanum, Dornach, 1992 - 1997: Part I: The Teaching of Agni Yoga from the perspective of Christian esotericism, 1992; 2nd completely revised. A. 1997
  • Part II: The teachings of Alice Bailey from the perspective of Christian esotericism, 1997
  • Part III: The Birth of Christian esotericism in the 20th century and their reluctant occult powers, 1997

Discussion

In addition to recognizing some of the members of the General Anthroposophical Society, for his loyalty to Sergei O. Prokofieff Rudolf Steiner also encounters resistance to his positions.

Sergei O. Prokofieff assessment for literary works of the stigmatized, Judith von Halle is increasingly faced with criticism. Some authors have also put forward arguments against the methodical approach Prokofiev in his published works. Other authors have observed the solidity of his work.

Critical Literature

  • Irene Diet: Captivity of mind emptiness. Ignis -Verlag, Dübendorf 2003, ISBN 3-906482-03-0.
  • Irina Gordienko J.: The foundation of the new Mysteries by Sergei O. Prokofieff. Moscow -Basel -Verlag, Basel 1998, ISBN 3-906712-14-1.
  • Herbert Wimbauer: The Case of Prokofiev. Self Publishing Herbert Wimbauer, United Malchau 1995.
  • Judith von Halle: Anna Katharina Emmerich. A rehabilitation. Publisher of anthroposophy, Dornach, 2013, ISBN 978-3-03769-043-7.
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