It would be great to see this published in book form, perhaps together with the original version of The Struggle of the Magicians. The document following is found in “Reel 4 […]
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Author: Joseph Azize
Nicoll on False Personality as Vanity and Self-Conceit
In my last post on Nicoll I mentioned how his understanding of False Personality seemed promising. It is strange how things work out. I was not pursuing that idea, but […]
Read moreJon Woodson: “The Emblematic Novel” (Part 1)
The Emblematic Novel, Jon Woodson, Wild Pineapple Press, Providence RI, 2023 I have already noted the value of Jon Woodson’s research: http://www.josephazize.com/2024/04/26/review-yuval-taylor-zora-and-langston/ This volume, The Emblematic Novel: Esoteric Realism in […]
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For 29 October 2024: Extract from an Early Draft of ISM
This extract was not included in the final draft of In Search of the Miarculous. It was made available in The Institute Magazine. This was a Bennett-linked journal. I have no further […]
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Maurice Nicoll – The Sun Octave and the Miracle of Life
Since I wrote my review of Lachman’s unfortunate biography of Maurice Nicoll, I have completed re-reading Informal Work Talks. The depth of insight there is even greater than I had […]
Read moreIntentional Transformative Experiences
I have already mentioned the contribution which Steven Sutcliffe and I made to the volume Intentional Transformative Experiences, edited by Sarah Perez, Bastiaan van Rijn, and Jens Schlieter: https://www.josephazize.com/2024/10/06/only-this-will-bring-results/ I will now […]
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“Only This Will Bring Results”
Steven J. Sutcliffe and I have collaborated on an article: “Only this will bring results: Practising Gurdjieff’s Exercises in a Search Culture.” It is now published in Intentional Transformative Experiences: […]
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Harvard Conference
You may now register for the Harvard Divinity School Conference of 4 and 5 December 2024. But you will need to hurry as places are limited. If you cannot access […]
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“Maurice Nicoll: Forgotten Teacher of the Fourth Way,” Gary Lachman
I am unable to recommend this book. My understanding is that Lachman was invited to write this book by a Swedenborg organisation, but that at some point their relations were […]
Read moreThe Meeting of Tuesday 19 January 1943
I have only just noticed that the Dolmen Meadows Edition of the 1943 Paris Groups has a meeting, 19 January 1943, which is missing from the later 2020 French language […]
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