In preparing these exchanges, I have been reminded of how often Mr Adie made very short comments, doing little more than acknowledging the significance of the observation. In continuing the exchanges at […]
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Author: Joseph Azize
George Adie on “Normality” (Saturday 12 November 1988, Pt I)
This is from the weekend work of Saturday 12 November 1988. Dennis, the person responsible for it, failed to record the morning address that day. The first exchange was a […]
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George Adie: My State Is my Choice (19 October 1986, Part V)
This continues the exchanges from the workday of 19 October 1986. Tessie said that a part of her doesn’t like taking responsibility, and so she lets other people guide her. […]
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George Adie on the “Flickering” of Life (19 October 1986, Part IV)
The next observation came from Bob, who had contributed to the Egypt exhibition, which Mr Adie had mentioned earlier. Bob said that when Mr Adie had spoken about the drawings, […]
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Pondering the Inner Experience of Time
One of the hardest parts of the contemplation-like exercises which Gurdjieff taught has always been, for me, sitting quietly in a free-from thought state, as a discipline. By that I […]
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George Adie on the External Reminding Factor (19 October 1986, Part III)
This is the third extract from the Saturday work of 19 October 1986. At the end of it, we find what Mr Adie says about the external reminding factor. It […]
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George Adie on Reversing Illogical Processes (19 October 1986, Part II)
We now come to the exchanges on Sunday 19 October 1986. The first question at lunch was from Merv, and it is of great interest. I set it out, and […]
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The Book of Revelation
The Book of Revelation (“the Apocalypse”) is itself so astounding, almost miraculous a book, that one could fairly evoke it as a itself confirming us in the rationality of our […]
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George Adie on the Value of Practical Work (Sunday 19 October 1986, Part I)
This is Mr Adie’s morning address of Sunday 19 October 1986. Part One: Mr Adie’s Address In the work here, on Saturdays and Sundays, it is essential, really, that we […]
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George Adie on Aim and on Leonardo
Many years ago, we of Mr Adie’s group published for ourselves a small pamphlet titled From Meetings with Mr Adie. I was perusing it the other day, and I found that […]
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