Part One I have so far written five posts on the volume, the first of which dealt mainly with A.G.E. Blake’s concise introduction, can be found here: http://www.josephazize.com/2017/12/23/bennett-on-the-relationship-between-sex-and-spiritual-development/ Before proceeding […]
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George Adie on Inner Fears (Thursday 29 August 1985, Pt I)
This was the first question from the evening of Thursday 29 August 1985. I have set it out in full with no editing whatsoever. It is not so much what […]
Read moreMaurice Nicoll, “The New Man” – Violence and Truth
One of the odd things about the Shambhala edition of this book is that, so far as I could find, it does not mention that it was first published in […]
Read moreMore on Gurdjieff and the Moon
Note of 4 March 2022 When I wrote this piece in March 2019, I thought that the piece on the Moon and consciousness of sensation, had probably been written by […]
Read moreAnthony Storr on Gurdjieff
I recently found a second-hand copy of Anthony Storr’s Feet of Clay: A Study of Gurus. I always like to consider a different perspective. In this case, it is not just a […]
Read moreGeorge Adie: Preparation is the First Gift of Life (Wednesday 2 November 1988, Pt V)
The next question was from Gary, who said that his immediate difficulty seemed to be in the morning preparation, and starting the day in the right way. He seems to […]
Read moreSelf – Human Life – Organic Life
There is a mystery about our selves, about other people, about human life on earth. The human world we live in possesses tremendous powers of both attraction and repulsions for […]
Read moreGeorge Adie on the Gift of Life (Wednesday 2 November 1988, Pt IV)
The next question was from Baker. He said: “I have tried to bring the idea of life as a gift into my appointments and preparation, but I can’t come to […]
Read moreGeorge Adie on Prophecy (Wednesday 2 November 1988, Pt III)
Part One This continues the previous post of this meeting. After a silence, Mr Adie asked: “Who has got some work to talk about? Let us not sit silent and […]
Read moreOn the Canonisation of John Henry Newman
At every Maronite Mass I have celebrated, I add the names of St John and (Blessed) John Henry Newman, after that of St Maroun in the remembrance of the saints. […]
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