The Spiritual Origins of Eastern Europe
and the Future Mysteries of the Holy Grail
Sergei O. Prokofieff
Translated by Simon Blaxland de Lange

Although Eastern Europe has been part of Christian humanity for over a thousand years, its task and spiritual identity continue to remain a riddle — an answer to which can only be found if attention is paid not merely to outward historical events, but also to the spiritual or meta-historical dimension which stands behind them. This momentous work, breathtaking in its scope and detail, represents a penetrating, esoteric study of Eastern Europe in the light of Rudolf Steiner's spiritual research.

Prokofieff shows how, from earliest times, the future 'conscience of humanity' flowed from hidden mystery centres in Hibernia to the East-Slavic peoples. As a result, qualities of 'compassion, patience and willingness for sacrifice' developed in their souls, creating a truly Christian 'Grail mood'. Despite incalculable suffering — from the persecutions by the Mongol hordes in the 13th century to the Bolshevik experiment of our times — this quality has become an unconquerable force in the depths of their being.

In illuminating the maya of outward history, Prokofieff reveals the forces which have been working to hinder the progress of humanity, and their intentions for the future. These adversary forces have created a 'karma of materialism' which the East-Slavic people have taken upon themselves out of their exhalted willingness for sacrifice.

Will we be able to make use of the present opportunity that has been granted to us by this sacrifice, to fulfil the main tasks of the current cultural epoch? Serious study of this book — intended for students of spiritual science — can lead to a profound awakening to the challenges that face humanity.

Temple Lodge Publishing
551pp; hardback
ISBN: 0 904693 55 4

Other books by the author:

• The Case of Valentin Tomberg - Anthroposophy or Jesuitism?
• The Cycle of the Seasons and the Seven Liberal Arts
• The Cycle of the Year as a Path of Initiation Leading to an Experience of the Christ Being
• The East in the Light of the West - Two Eastern Streams of the Twentieth Century in the Light of Christian Esotericism
• The Encounter with Evil - and its Overcoming through Spiritual Science
• Eternal Individuality - Towards a Karmic Biography of Novalis
• The Heavenly Sophia and the Being Anthroposophia
• May Human Beings Hear It!
• The Occult Significance of Forgiveness
• Prophecy of the Russian Epic: 'How the Holy Mountains Released the Mighty Russian Heroes from their Rocky Caves'
• Rudolf Steiner and the Founding of the New Mysteries
• Rudolf Steiner's Research into Karma and the Mission of the Anthroposophical Society
• The Twelve Holy Nights and the Spiritual Hierarchies

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