Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) wrote the striking novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937). I am perhaps even more impressed by her autobiography, Dust Tracks on a Road (1942). She strikes me […]
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Veni Sancte Spiritus and Ancient Knowledge
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 […]
Read moreNegative Imagination (20 September 1988)
Gurdjieff often spoke of the dangers of uncontrolled imagination. So far as I can see, it was Ouspensky who formulated the concept of “negative imagination.” In this first exploration of […]
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 more“The Triad of Man,” “Work before you Eat,” 16 March 1988
At the combined meeting of Wednesday 16 March 1988, Mr Adie read the following notes he had made. Man, as he is as he is born, is only an […]
Read moreA Striking, rather Poignant Thought
I was listening today to a recording of one of the meetings from Newport. Once more, at the start of the tape, one could hear the sound of Mr Adie’s […]
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 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 moreJane Heap Looking for Gurdjieff: 20 November 1986
from the meeting of Thursday 20 November 1986 at Newport. Alexander: The exercise I tried with counting was very successful in the time that I tried it for three days. […]
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, […]
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