The Cycle of the Seasons and the Seven Liberal Arts

The Cycle of the Seasons and the Seven Liberal Arts

“The arts have always been characterized by a strong element of community-building. We can deepen and strengthen this impulse today by establishing a connection between the various arts, the cycle of the seasons, and its festivals. In this way the arts will increasingly be able to unite human beings with their cosmic origin and contribute to the central tasks of Anthroposophy . . . The great ideal of the synthesis of science, art and religion, already prepared over the centuries in the true Rosicrucian communities, can then increasingly become a reality. As they work towards this ideal, human beings will prepare themselves consciously to cross the threshold to the spiritual world, not only as individual pupils of the spirit but as an entire community. In the course of time, a community or association will arise on the Earth that is in full harmony with the cosmic-spiritual forces and is able to draw its power directly from the cosmos, thus forming a cosmic gateway upon the Earth.”

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.