I wonder if the Latin sequence, Veni Sancte Spiritus may not be from ancient knowledge. It is a traditional Catholic hymn in a rhyming metre, which was numbered among the […]
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Taking an Interest in the Washing Up
Why do we not take more interest in the washing-up? It is a regular daily activity, and occupies some time. Purely from a pragmatic perspective, it would be of benefit […]
Read moreThinking Long Thoughts
One work weekend, Mr Adie gave us a theme which he had first learnt from Ouspensky: to think long thoughts. He said that it was one of “those mysterious things […]
Read moreGurdjieff, Ouspensky, and the Evidence of “Tertium Organum”
The Alternative Spirituality and Religion Review has published my article “P. D. Ouspensky’s First Revision of Tertium Organum.” It is in the 2023 edition, volume 14 (1) 47-67. I think it is a […]
Read moreHis Justice Is Perfected in His Mercy
His Justice Is Perfected in His Mercy In the ancient Syriac conception, there is no contradiction whatever between the justice of God and His mercy. Rather, they are both aspects […]
Read moreCaring for a Clarinet: 13 January 2024
On 9 December 1930, Gurdjieff said: “… an aspirant to learn to be a pianist, can never learn except little by little. If you wish to play melodies at first […]
Read moreGurdjieff: Some References to Love
Some 25 years ago now, the Journal of Contemporary Religion published an interesting article by Sophia Wellbeloved, titled: “G. I. Gurdjieff: Some References to Love” (Vol. 13, No. 3, 1998, […]
Read moreFirst Reflection on Self-Love
It seems to me, now, that when one comes to the question of self-love, one has come to a fundamental matter in the spiritual life. Of course, one can come […]
Read moreWhat Would Bennett Say to His Endlessness?
You know the scene from the end of the Beelzebub narrative, that is, the end of chapter 47, the final mention of Beelzebub and his grandson. Hassein asks his grandfather how […]
Read moreIn Practical Terms, What Is Self-Remembering?
At the end of a lecture delivered on 14 February 1974 lecture, Bennett was asked whether he could speak of self-remembering in relation to the theory he had unfolded of […]
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