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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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 moreSecond Maronite Meditations Podcast: Mysticism
The second edition of Maronite meditations is now available on Youtube and Spotify (see the link below). As with the first podcast, I offer some preliminary thoughts, and then after about […]
Read moreMaronite Meditations
My first podcast is up on Spotify, Youtube, and Apple Podcasts. I have posted many of the ideas on this page, but the new thing is that I shall, each […]
Read moreUnite the Tribes, 28 December 2024
Last year, the Gurdjieff Society of Newport hosted a Zoom meeting, wherein all of Beelzebub’s tribe could be part of one international virtual-gathering. Here is the post which related to […]
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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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John G. Bennett, Witness to Death and Resurrection
John G. Bennett, Witness to Death and Resurrection, my study of John G. Bennett’s mystical experiences, and the practical results he harvested from them, is now available for ordering, from […]
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The Movements: Gurdjieff Society of Newport
The Gurdjieff Society of Newport presently has a regular Movements group in Sydney. It is planning to expand that group and, if possible, to commence one on the Central Coast. […]
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Online Reading-Ideas Group
Commencing Thursday 5 September, the Gurdjieff Society of Newport will be holding fortnightly ideas meetings on Zoom. After a short contemplative preparation, there will be a reading from All and Everything, followed by […]
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An Evening in Commemoration of the Adies (27 July 2024)
The Gurdjieff Society of Newport is hosting an evening in commemoration of Mr and Mrs Adie, and with them, of the Great Work into which Gurdjieff had initiated them; that […]
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