This is the final report of the meeting of Tuesday 28 June 1983 with Helen Adie. Audrey said: “Things that I use to put importance on and still do to […]
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Author: Joseph Azize
Helen Adie: “What Type of Considering?” (28 June 1983, Pt III)
The next question came from Annabelle, who became very emotional as she told her story of how she had had a “tradition” of working at the preparation each morning, but […]
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Helen Adie: Your General Work Will Help You (28 June 1983 Pt II)
This continues the meeting of Tuesday 28 June 1983. The next exchange, with Hymie, was marked by Hymie’s lengthy ramblings, and continued interruption of Mrs Adie. I shall, therefore, try […]
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George Adie on “All and Everything” (Sunday 11 October 1987)
As part of the ongoing project of transcribing the tapes of the meetings with Mr Adie, I typed up this. It is the beginning of the morning address of Sunday 11 […]
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Orage’s Commentary on Beelzebub (Pt 3)
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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Orage’s Commentary on Beelzebub (Pt 2)
Before 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, […]
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Orage’s Commentary on Beelzebub
I 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 […]
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Don’t just Repress without Non-Identification (28 June 1983, Pt I)
This 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 […]
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A Newly Published Gurdjieff Anecdote (Wednesday 9 October 1985, Pt V)
Part 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 […]
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Pride Goes Before the Fall (Wednesday 9 October 1985, Pt IV)
Part 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 […]
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