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 […]
Read morePride 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 […]
Read moreGeorge Adie: “Revalue all Values” (Wednesday 9 October 1985, Pt III)
Part 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 moreGeorge Adie: “A Little Sleep, a Little Slumber”, (Wednesday 9 October 1985, Pt II)
Part 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 […]
Read moreGeorge Adie on the Importance of ‘Flashes’ (Wednesday 9 October 1985, Pt I)
This is the first two of the reports from the meeting of Wednesday 9 October 1985. Liza said that she noticed that her negative emotions would become so powerful that […]
Read moreGeorge Adie on Inner Fears (Thursday 29 August 1985, Pt I)
This was the first question from the evening of Thursday 29 August 1985. I have set it out in full with no editing whatsoever. It is not so much what […]
Read moreMaurice Nicoll, “The New Man” – Violence and Truth
One of the odd things about the Shambhala edition of this book is that, so far as I could find, it does not mention that it was first published in […]
Read moreGeorge Adie: Preparation is the First Gift of Life (Wednesday 2 November 1988, Pt V)
The next question was from Gary, who said that his immediate difficulty seemed to be in the morning preparation, and starting the day in the right way. He seems to […]
Read moreGeorge Adie on the Gift of Life (Wednesday 2 November 1988, Pt IV)
The next question was from Baker. He said: “I have tried to bring the idea of life as a gift into my appointments and preparation, but I can’t come to […]
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