In my last post on Nicoll I mentioned how his understanding of False Personality seemed promising. It is strange how things work out. I was not pursuing that idea, but […]
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For 29 October 2024: Extract from an Early Draft of ISM
This extract was not included in the final draft of In Search of the Miarculous. It was made available in The Institute Magazine. This was a Bennett-linked journal. I have no further […]
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Gurdjieff on Man’s Nothingness
I will freely avow that I had not realised the importance of what Gurdjieff said about our nothingness until quite recently. I will explain this in more detail later. For […]
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The Art that Counts (Tuesday 13 October 1987) Mr Adie
Zara: About eight months ago I had a car accident and everything that was natural to me like talking, walking, etc, had to be relearned. I tried to remember that […]
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An Evening in Commemoration of the Adies (27 July 2024)
The Gurdjieff Society of Newport is hosting an evening in commemoration of Mr and Mrs Adie, and with them, of the Great Work into which Gurdjieff had initiated them; that […]
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“The Winged Life” (Wednesday 19 July 1989, Pt 3)
The questions show how much people could gain. These are real experiences. One of the benefits of having teachers like the Adies was that they could help you discern what […]
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Wednesday 19 July 1989 (Part One) Uncommon Wisdom
What is wisdom? I cannot yet define it satisfactorily, but here it is. Gracie: On Sunday, I was lying on the table downstairs in the large studio placing the cutlery, […]
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What Can it Be, to “Unite Beelzebub’s Tribe”?
I think that the further one advances along the Gurdjieff work, the more one feels the desirability of uniting Beelzebub’s tribesmen, so to speak. There are many questions, for example, […]
Read moreGurdjieff: Mysticism, Contemplation, and Exercises
Someone has asked me whether my forthcoming book, Gurdjieff: Mysticism, Contemplation, and Exercises, is entirely new, or whether it is made up of my posts on this site. It is […]
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George Adie’s Last Answer in a Group (20 July 1989, Part IV)
The last question this evening of his last group was from Alec, who said: “I am stumbling over my preparation. I sometimes use a diary, to try and induce a […]
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