Serena had asked a rather involved question. After Mr Adie had answered it, she said: “There was something else, too. Whenever I think of the death of someone I felt close […]
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Month: July 2025
Review: Empire’s Son, Empire’s Orphan
Nile Green, Empire’s Son, Empire’s Orphan: The Fantastical Lives of Ikbal and Idries Shah, W.W. Norton, New York, 2024, 369 pp. This is a good book: the content is interesting and […]
Read more“What Happened In Between: A Doctor’s Story,” William J. Welch
Dr Welch was Gurdjieff’s final physician. This autobiography was published in 1972, some years before he died. Its 208 pages are chiefly devoted to his life and especially his medical […]
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Idries Shah- Genuine Fraud
I have only just become aware that last year a most interesting book was published; Empire’s Son, Empire’s Orphan: The Fantastical Lives of Ikbal and Idries Shah by Nile Green. I have […]
Read moreThe Promptings of Feeling (Mr Adie, 14 December 1985)
Daniel: We were speaking, Nobby, you and me, this morning about the running of a cable, the discussion covered some ground. At one stage, we were talking about doing some […]
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