The Esoteric Nature of the Anthroposophical Society

In 2012, two books by Sergei O. Prokofieff, Why Become a Member of the Anthroposophical Society, and Why Become a Member of the School of Spiritual Science, were published by Temple Lodge Publishing.
The Esoteric Nature of the Anthroposophical Society is the third and final book in this series, now published by Wynstones Press.

“With regard to the question of the esoteric nature of the Anthroposophical Society, the answer most often follows that this esotericism is primarily connected with the Independent School for Spiritual Science. It is less often taken into consideration, however, that at the Christmas Conference Rudolf Steiner ascribed to the Anthroposophical Society itself a decidedly esoteric character, which since then was to permeate all of its activities. Only when this is achieved can the Society fulfil its central task in our time: ‘to unite the greatest conceivable openness with genuine, true esotericism’ (Rudolf Steiner).

The Esoteric Nature of the Anthroposophical Society attempts to answer the question as to what the unique nature of this esotericism consists in, and how it can be brought concretely to realisation.”

From the Contents page:

Preface
1. The Christmas Conference of 1923/24 and Rudolf Steiner’s Sacrifice
2. Christ and the Karma of Humanity
3. Christian Rosenkreutz and Rudolf Steiner
4. The ‘Fundamental Problem’ of the Anthroposophical Society
5. The Esoteric Nature of the Anthroposophical Society: A Practical Path towards Its Realisation
6. The Fundamental Danger on the Path towards Realising the Esoteric Nature of the Anthroposophical Society
7. The Foundation Stone of the Christmas Conference
8. The Anthroposophical Society and the Principle of ‘Creation out of Nothingness’
9. Rudolf Steiner and the Karma of the Anthroposophical Society
10. The Spiritual Archetype of the Path of Responsibility and Service
11. Anthroposophy and the New Epoch of Christianity
12. The Spiritual Sources of the Connection between the Esoteric and Public Nature of the Anthroposophical Society
13. ‘Bringing Our Karma into Order’ – A Task for the Anthroposophical Society
14. How Does One Become an Esoteric Pupil of Rudolf Steiner?
Notes
Bibliography

168 pages.
210 x 150 mm. 8 x 6 inches.
Paperback.