Nina Simone (1933-2003) was not an ordinary person. She was not. I wish I had time to do justice to her achievement, but she was talented to an extraordinary degree. […]
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Author: Joseph Azize
George Adie: “Really Good, Sleek Conceit” (1 November 1979 III)
In this exchange, Patrick said to Mr Adie that he was working on using the criticisms he makes of others to remind him to be present. It has had a […]
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George Adie: “You Will Be Able to Handle More” (1 November 1979 II)
This continues the meeting of Thursday 1 November 1979. Gary said that at work he speaks to his supervisor in different ways depending on how he sees his position. When […]
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Kate Bush: “Cloudbusting”, Childhood and Compromise
This is a strange, moving song: the music is powerful, but the song as a whole does not share in the power, at least not as it should. I think […]
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J.H. Newman, Rise and Progress of Universities (Part I)
In 2001, Gracewing and Notre Dame jointly published Rise and Progress of Universities and Benedictine Essays, being vol. III in the Birmingham Oratory Millennium Edition of the Works of Cardinal John Henry […]
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Thursday 1 November 1979: An Exchange with George Adie
The first question was from Marvin. One of the interesting aspects of this exchange was the extent to which it was a back-and-forth. Marvin said that he was obsessed with […]
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What Is Mysticism?
Introduction Before I came across Gurdjieff, and I was very young at the time, only eighteen, I was attracted by the idea of a mystic union with God. I had […]
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George Adie on Speaking, and on Using Sex (2 August 1978 II)
This completes the report of the Combined Meeting of 2 August 1978. Gertrude asked Mr Adie: “I have a question about the right way to think about things around me in […]
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George Adie on Speaking within the Group (2 August 1978 I)
(This is from the Combined Meeting, of all groups, on 2 August 1978. Mr Adie opened with a preparation, then Mrs Adie played some music. After that, Mr Adie addressed […]
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Humanity and its Cultures
God is divine, we are human, animals are sentient, plants are organic, and minerals are matter. This is the hierarchy or sacred order of existence, and so the peak of the […]
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