The Appearance of Christ in the Etheric

The Appearance of Christ in the Etheric: Spiritual-Scientific Aspects of the Second Coming

Dedicated to the centenary of Rudolf Steiner’s first proclamation of Christ’s appearance in the etheric realm of the Earth, this book discusses various aspects of that event that had not previously been addressed adequately. Sergei Prokofieff points to three themes of primary importance, all of which are connected directly with the tasks of the Society that Rudolf Steiner founded:

• The preparation of humankind for the Second Coming
• Working with Christ as the Lord of Karma
• Recognizing in Anthroposophy the spiritual language through which questions can be posed to the etheric Christ today

Prokofieff describes these and other critical undertakings, such as forging a strong relationship with Michael and the importance of recognizing the adversarial forces attempting to falsify Christ’s Second Coming.

The Appearance of Christ in the Etheric is of relevance to every individual who wishes to take an active role in fulfilling the needs of our time.

C O N T E N T S:

Introduction: A Brief Historical Survey

1. The Cosmic Dimension of Christ’s Second Coming in the Etheric
2. The Appearance of Christ in the Etheric and the Being Anthroposophia
3. The Destiny of the Ego in the Age of the Etheric Christ
4. Memory and Conscience in the Light of the Second Coming
5. The Etheric Christ and the Michael Spirit Who Serves Him
6. The Second Coming and the Occult Powers that Oppose it
7. The Supersensible Mystery of Golgotha and Rudolf Steiner’s Initiation

Conclusion: The Second Coming and the Tasks of the Anthroposophical Society

Appendix: The Relationship to Christ Today

About the Author

Sergei O. Prokofieff (1954-2014) was born in Moscow, where he studied fine arts and painting at the Moscow School of Art. At an early age he encountered the work of Rudolf Steiner and quickly realized that his life would 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 English in 1994. After the fall of Communism, he helped establish the Anthroposophical Society in Russia. In 2001, he became a member of the Executive Council of the General Anthroposophical Society at the Goetheanum in Switzerland. More than 30 of his books have been translated into English. Sergei Prokofieff passed away in Dornach, Switzerland.

Simon Blaxland de Lange has for many years worked as an educator for people with special needs. He is also a prolific writer and translator and an amateur musician and gardener. Blaxland de Lange helped establish Pericles Translations and Research, Pericles Training and Work (for adults with special needs), and the Pericles Theatre Company. Together with Dr Vivian Law, he cofounded the Humanities Research Group in 1997 and the British group of the Humanities Section of the School of Spiritual Science in 1998. He met Owen Barfield in 1979, and has been a student of his work for the past thirty years.