Tuesday 13 October 1987 Seamus: In the movements tonight Mr Adie, I found myself very, very tense. Mr. Adie: To begin with? Or at the end, or when? Seamus: I […]
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Category: Adie
The Art that Counts (Tuesday 13 October 1987) Mr Adie
Zara: About eight months ago I had a car accident and everything that was natural to me like talking, walking, etc, had to be relearned. I tried to remember that […]
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“The Winged Life” (Wednesday 19 July 1989, Pt 3)
The questions show how much people could gain. These are real experiences. One of the benefits of having teachers like the Adies was that they could help you discern what […]
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Pain and Work (Wednesday 19 July 1989)
The questions from Kerry and Daniel are among those where the observations stand by themselves as testimonies to the work taking place at Newport. Marius: You asked me about pride […]
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Wednesday 19 July 1989 (Part One) Uncommon Wisdom
What is wisdom? I cannot yet define it satisfactorily, but here it is. Gracie: On Sunday, I was lying on the table downstairs in the large studio placing the cutlery, […]
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Errata in the Third Edition of “George Adie: A Gurdjieff Pupil in Australia”
Apologies for the errors. If anyone spots more, please let me know. Page 20. 2nd paragraph, 2nd last line, 6th word. For “her” read “here” Page 21. 1st paragraph, last line, after 5th word. […]
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Negative 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 […]
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“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 […]
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Making an Inner Action: Saturday 15 November 1986, Pt V
This continues the meeting of the weekend work of Saturday 15 November 1986. Mr Adie has introduced the concept of “de-identifying.” Kevin: All I could manage was to notice that […]
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A 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 […]
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