I have, from time to time, been attempting to research John G. Bennett’s use of Islam. In particular, his adoption of a scheme of four worlds. I am yet to […]
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I have, from time to time, been attempting to research John G. Bennett’s use of Islam. In particular, his adoption of a scheme of four worlds. I am yet to […]
Read moreI failed to spot some errors and lapses in the drafts of J.G. Bennett: Witness to Death and Resurrection. First, the reference to Moore (2005) was omitted from the bibliography. It […]
Read moreI am pleased to report that Book Studio has reissued The Struggle of the Magicians: Scenario of the Ballet (see below for details). I have written a fair amount on the scenario’s […]
Read moreThe second edition of Maronite meditations is now available on Youtube and Spotify (see the link below). As with the first podcast, I offer some preliminary thoughts, and then after about […]
Read moreLast night the Gurdjieff Society of Newport met for the 13th. We began with Movements, culminating in “I Wish to Have Being” with Mrs Adie’s almost sublime music. The music […]
Read moreMy first podcast is up on Spotify, Youtube, and Apple Podcasts. I have posted many of the ideas on this page, but the new thing is that I shall, each […]
Read moreMarty Makary, Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets it Wrong and what it Means for our Health, Bloomsbury, NY, 2024 (265 pp.) The thesis of this book is that the practice of […]
Read morePerhaps the one absolutely critical document for Hesychasm is “In Defence of those who Devoutly Practise a Life of Stillness,” found in vol. 4 of The Philokalia (Faber, 1995). It […]
Read moreContinuing from my post on St Mark the Ascetic’s “Letter to Nicolas the Solitary,” I shall turn to “A Selection from the Holy Fathers on Prayer and Attentiveness,” in volume […]
Read moreIn the first volume of The Philokalia is St Mark the Ascetic’s “Letter to Nicolas the Solitary.” It is only about 14 pages long, but it has extraordinary depth. To obtain […]
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