There is one aspect of Gurdjieff’s intellectual system which I have never at all understood, and that, ironically, is what he says about understanding and agreement. It is, I now […]
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Author: Joseph Azize
A Draft Index to “G.I. Gurdjieff, Paris Meetings, 1943”
This is only the first draft. I would be grateful for suggestions. I think you may need to download the PDF from the link. Just in case, I copy and […]
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George Adie: “You Are Dangerously Lacking in an Example” (1 November 1979, IV)
This completes the transcript of the meeting of 1 November 1979 with Mr Adie. Walter said that his line of work was to see the things he tells himself. “Directly […]
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Nina Simone: “God, God, God”
Nina Simone (1933-2003) was not an ordinary person. She was not. I wish I had time to do justice to her achievement, but she was talented to an extraordinary degree. […]
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George Adie: “Really Good, Sleek Conceit” (1 November 1979 III)
In this exchange, Patrick said to Mr Adie that he was working on using the criticisms he makes of others to remind him to be present. It has had a […]
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George Adie: “You Will Be Able to Handle More” (1 November 1979 II)
This continues the meeting of Thursday 1 November 1979. Gary said that at work he speaks to his supervisor in different ways depending on how he sees his position. When […]
Read moreKate Bush: “Cloudbusting”, Childhood and Compromise
This is a strange, moving song: the music is powerful, but the song as a whole does not share in the power, at least not as it should. I think […]
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J.H. Newman, Rise and Progress of Universities (Part I)
In 2001, Gracewing and Notre Dame jointly published Rise and Progress of Universities and Benedictine Essays, being vol. III in the Birmingham Oratory Millennium Edition of the Works of Cardinal John Henry […]
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Thursday 1 November 1979: An Exchange with George Adie
The first question was from Marvin. One of the interesting aspects of this exchange was the extent to which it was a back-and-forth. Marvin said that he was obsessed with […]
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What Is Mysticism?
Introduction Before I came across Gurdjieff, and I was very young at the time, only eighteen, I was attracted by the idea of a mystic union with God. I had […]
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