At the meeting of 26 September 1979, Mrs Adie asked people what had brought them to the work. Most of these had joined only two years ago. In the event, […]
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The Three Forces (Sunday 19 November 1944, Paris Groups, Pt XLIV)
Sunday 19 November 1944 previously unpublished Gurdjieff: “Lord have mercy on me.” When you say “Lord,” what do you represent to yourselves? Exercise, or forces without a face? God is […]
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Working sensibly, (Thursday 23 November 1944, Paris Groups, Pt XLIII)
Thursday 23 November 1944 previously unpublished (Reading: Solovieff) Gurdjieff: What time is it? Mme T. Half past nine. Gurdjieff: Who has important questions? Not subjective questions. Questions which interest everyone. […]
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Gurdjieff and Crowley
My article on Gurdjieff and Crowley has been published in Correspondences, “Esotericism, Occultism, and Magic: The Case of Gurdjieff and Crowley,” Correspondences, 8 (no. 2), 2020, 157-217. This edition of […]
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The Exercises, (Thursday 20 July 1944, Paris Groups, Pt XLII)
Dr Aboulker: In this exercise one can ask one’s father: “Help me to remember myself.” How can this be compatible with what Mr Gurdjieff says? Gurdjieff: It is only an […]
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“When one Hurries …”, (Thursday 20 July 1944, Paris Groups, Pt XLI)
Thursday 20 July 1944, pp.202 previously unpublished A.D. I have not dared to do this exercise of the reversed cross because I have not yet felt myself worthy to do […]
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Thoughts on Studying Negative Emotions (Part One)
Introduction Why study negative emotions at all? Any answer better than “curiosity” must depend upon my aim. Without a good conscious aim, even the desire to become free of […]
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Displacing Instinctive Associations (Paris Groups, 15 June 1944, second and final part) Pt XL
This is the second and final part of this group meeting. A.E. I was thinking that it was not necessary to do it alone. [The question seems to have been […]
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Returning to the Network Exercise (Paris Groups, Thursday 15 June 1944) Pt XXXIX
This meeting was previously unpublished (Mr Gurdjieff enters and greets Mme de Salzmann) Gurdjieff: First of all, it would interest me to know how it is going with this network […]
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Associations and Sincerity (Paris Groups, 8 June 1944, final, Part XXXVIII)
This is the second and final extract from the meeting of 8 June 1944. B. Since the exercise of seven breaths and choosing an ideal, I have thought of my […]
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