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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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 […]
Read moreBefore 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, […]
Read moreI 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 […]
Read moreThis 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 […]
Read moreWho was St Maroun (St Maron)? Maronite history is controversial. This controversy is partly possible because there are so few sources for Maronite history for the period from its beginning […]
Read morePart 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 […]
Read morePart 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 […]
Read morePart 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 […]
Read morePart 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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