As part of the ongoing project of transcribing the tapes of the meetings with Mr Adie, I typed up this. It is the beginning of the morning address of Sunday 11 […]
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Author: Joseph Azize
Orage’s Commentary on Beelzebub (Pt 3)
It might be interesting to look at some of what Orage said about Gurdjieff himself, as reported in these commentaries. Some of these remarks need a little context. The first […]
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Orage’s Commentary on Beelzebub (Pt 2)
Before commencing this post, I will note, for the benefit of those who are interested, that Oxford University Press has indicated that they are working towards having my book Gurdjieff: Mysticism, Contemplation, […]
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Orage’s Commentary on Beelzebub
I have now completed reading every word of Orage’s Commentary on Gurdjieff’s ‘Beelzebub’s Tales to his Grandson’. I am almost in awe of the man’s mind and his understanding. I am […]
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Don’t just Repress without Non-Identification (28 June 1983, Pt I)
This is the first selection from the meeting of Tuesday 28 June 1983 with Mrs Helen Adie. Jack spoke first: “Mrs Adie, today I was able to observe myself in […]
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A Newly Published Gurdjieff Anecdote (Wednesday 9 October 1985, Pt V)
Part One As we saw in Pt IV of this meeting, Mr Adie gave sustained and careful attention to a question from Jill. When, after quite some exchange, he saw […]
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Pride Goes Before the Fall (Wednesday 9 October 1985, Pt IV)
Part One The next question was from Gary, who said that he forms some sort of intention in the morning, and during the day he has a moment of possibility […]
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George Adie: “Revalue all Values” (Wednesday 9 October 1985, Pt III)
Part One This question from Hans continues the meeting of 9 October. “Mr Adie,” he said: “for some weeks I’ve been trying to observe my behaviour in relation to other […]
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George Adie: “A Little Sleep, a Little Slumber”, (Wednesday 9 October 1985, Pt II)
Part One Mr Adie put a great deal of effort into this question, and spent as much time on it as he would on two or three questions. The question […]
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George Adie on the Importance of ‘Flashes’ (Wednesday 9 October 1985, Pt I)
This is the first two of the reports from the meeting of Wednesday 9 October 1985. Liza said that she noticed that her negative emotions would become so powerful that […]
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