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 […]
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The Career of Ikbal Shah: “Empire’s Son”
Part 2 of a review of Nile Green, Empire’s Son, Empire’s Orphan: The Fantastical Lives of Ikbal and Idries Shah, W.W. Norton, New York, 2024, 369 pp. The first part appears […]
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My Plan Must Be Important to me: Thursday 10 November 1983 (Final)
Blackie: Mr Adie, firstly, I have to say that my efforts have been unclear and weak. I did have an observation on Monday, which I thought perhaps in a […]
Read moreRemembering the Past, 11 December 1985 (Part One)
Two of the first three questions in this meeting related to how we remember the past. This is the first one, and is valuable as much for how Mr Adie […]
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What Is Music? The Gurdjieff Ensemble, 20 September 2025
On 20 September 2025, I had the great fortune to be present at a concert by the Gurdjieff Ensemble (formerly the Gurdjieff Folk Instruments Ensemble) in the historic Black Fortress, […]
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Enlightenment in Life, Thursday 10 November 1983 (Part 4)
I see this as critical: read what the lady says of her experience. Is this not a moment of real enlightenment in the midst of life? Miriam: Yesterday, I went […]
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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For 29 July 2025: “If they can enter my mind …”
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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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 […]
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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 […]
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