I have taken this short exchange from mid-way through the meeting of Thursday 17 November 1988. I will transcribe Mr Adie’s reply, then make some brief comments. A rather intense […]
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George Adie on Impressions (11 October 1983, Part IV)
The final exchange was, I believe, a significant one. The Exchange The question was from Alice, a very shy woman, who said: “I have as my current aim to try and […]
Read moreGeorge Adie on Talking (Tuesday 11 October 1983, Part III)
This continues the report of the meeting of Tuesday 11 October1983. The next question was from Molly, a lady who had long been struggling with unnecessary talking. She said of […]
Read moreGeorge Adie on Buffers (Tuesday 11 October 1983, Part II)
The next question was from Mario. He said that he wanted to see his buffers. This is a very important topic, and Mr Adie’s answer was rather full, so this […]
Read moreGeorge Adie: Distinguishing an Aim from a Plan (Tuesday 11 October 1983, Pt I)
This was another very strong meeting. It is hard to express the almost psychic way that Mr Adie could deal with questions in groups. That is one feature of this […]
Read moreJ.H. Newman, Rise and Progress of Universities (Part II)
Chapter VII of Newman’s Rise and Progress of Universities is titled “Athenian Schools: Influence.” This entire post is devoted to it, because Newman makes the invaluable point that we need virtue […]
Read moreNotes on Thought and Thinking
Mr Adie said once that Gurdjieff’s method was “the method of construction of thought”, or words to that effect. It was one of the Wednesday night combined meetings, and I […]
Read moreUnderstanding and Agreement
There is one aspect of Gurdjieff’s intellectual system which I have never at all understood, and that, ironically, is what he says about understanding and agreement. It is, I now […]
Read moreA Draft Index to “G.I. Gurdjieff, Paris Meetings, 1943”
This is only the first draft. I would be grateful for suggestions. I think you may need to download the PDF from the link. Just in case, I copy and […]
Read moreGeorge Adie: “You Are Dangerously Lacking in an Example” (1 November 1979, IV)
This completes the transcript of the meeting of 1 November 1979 with Mr Adie. Walter said that his line of work was to see the things he tells himself. “Directly […]
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