With this series of Nicoll’s recollections of what Gurdjieff had said to him, bear in mind that I am only providing the minimum to express Gurdjieff’s own thought. The use […]
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Gurdjieff in Nicoll’s “Commentaries,” Part II
9. The next Gurdjieff quote comes from vol.I of the Psychological Commentaries on the Teaching of Gurdjieff and Ouspensky: “We see others through our attitudes and buffers. In general we do […]
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Gurdjieff in Nicoll’s volume 1 of “Psychological Commentaries”
I am undertaking a study of the achievement of Maurice Nicoll (1884-1953), which, I hope, shall result in one or two books. In the course of this study, I have […]
Read moreArnold Keyserling and Gurdjieff
Neither Hermann von Keyserling nor his son Arnold are particularly famous in the English-speaking world. But there is an interest in these notes, taken from a translation of selections from […]
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Gurdjieff and Contemporary Science
I am pleased to say that my article “Gurdjieff and Contemporary Physics and Chemistry” has now been published in the Alternative Spirituality and Religion Review, 16:1, pp.70-84. This is the […]
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Gurdjieff’s Movements: The Significance of the Numbering
In a recent telephone conversation (22 April 2025), Anthony Blake suggested that Gurdjieff may have intended that his Movements be studied in a particular order. The question should, he said, […]
Read moreEaster Monday, 21 April 2025
7. Bennett on the Cosmic Changes In the second of this series (Easter Saturday), I set out a quote from volume 4 of The Dramatic Universe: The (Christ) Event was beyond […]
Read moreEaster Sunday, 20 April 2025
5. Beryl Pogson on Death as a Release of Energy On 14 February 1961, Beryl Pogson said: “Have we spoken in this group about creating energy through dying to something in […]
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Easter Saturday, 19 April 2025
3. Judas as “the Scapegoat” The Judaic tradition of the scapegoats, which has analogues to Middle Eastern rites, is intrinsic to the Passion and Crucifixion of Christ. Two goats would […]
Read moreGood Friday, 20 April 2025
This article is the first of a series. 1. Bennett on “The Time of Christ” I have already summarised what Bennett wrote about the mysterious action of Christ, and especially, […]
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