1. My Two Scientology Stories Before I come to this book, let me tell my two Scientology stories. First, I was a university student, walking near Central station with a […]
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Two New Gurdjieff Studies
First of all, I thank all those who have written to me concerning Gurdjieff’s Emissary in New York (the back cover is shown here). No, it is not yet available, […]
Read moreJohn Fogerty, Fortunate Son
John Fogerty is one of the few geniuses of modern music. I am not alone in that opinion. I would place him in the company of Dylan, Elton John, Springsteen, […]
Read moreDylan, Nobel Prizes and a Vatican Newspaper
So Giuseppe Fiorentino of L’Osservatore Romano feels that some of Bob Dylan’s lyrics are beautiful with an intensity of which only “true artists” are capable: “di un’intensità di cui solo […]
Read moreThe Beatles: Eight Days A Week (A Review)
The Importance of Probing (The Beatles: Eight Days A Week) I saw the movie: the first I have seen in about two years. And it was worth it. In fact, […]
Read moreGurdjieff’s Emissary in New York (forthcoming)
Gurdjieff’s Emissary in New York: Talks and Lectures with A.R. Orage 1924-1931, Book Studio, (London?), 2017 (forthcoming) The cover depicts Gurdjieff and Orage in earnest conversation outside The Sunwise Turn […]
Read moreElizabeth Bennett: My Life, J.G.Bennett and G.I. Gurdjieff
My Life, J.G. Bennett and G.I. Gurdjieff: The Memoirs of Elizabeth Bennett, J.G. Bennett Foundation, Petersham MA, 2016 This interesting book, really a collection of chapters, is welcome, not least […]
Read moreWhy I Won’t be Reading Harry Potter and the Pitiless Sequels
I won’t be reading the new Harry Potter book for one simple but sufficient reason: the silliness has long outweighed any sympathy I had for Rowling’s characters. The silliness was […]
Read morePre-publication Review – “A Child of the Sun” by Pierce Butler
A Child of the Sun, Pierce Butler, Beech Hill, Mount Desert ME, 2016 (I have been given a pre-publication of this book: it is not slated for release until […]
Read moreGurdjieff and the Women of the Rope
Gurdjieff and the Women of the Rope: Notes of Meetings in Paris and New York, 1935-1939 and 1948-1949, Book Studio, London, 2012 271pp. comprising a chronology from 1865 to […]
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