The spiritual life story of Ethel Merston based on her diaries and recollections is an important historical work, as well as a keen insight into many of the seminal teachers of her times. Merston was one of Gurdjieff’s first English pupils and lived at the Prieuré from 1922 until 1927. Her seriousness and organizational abilities…
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Used Esoteric Books
There is a new site UsedEsoteric.com which offers a large selection of used books on diverse esoteric subjects. Selections include books by or on Gurdjieff and The Fourth Way, as well as books on Christianity, Advaita Vedanta, Ancient Egypt, and Western and Eastern spirituality.
Fourth Way Seminar
There is an upcoming seminar in Maryland August 29th through September 1st. The theme is “Sex, Money & Conscience.” It includes guided meditation, Conscious Body-Breath Impressions, dialogue and private interviews with William Patrick Patterson. It’s open, as it says, to all levels of simplicity. See you there! The details are located on Gurdjieff Legacy
Review of “The Life & Teachings of Carlos Castaneda”
I had read a number of Carlos books a long time ago and my interest was captivated by Carlos finding a teacher and a path to self knowledge. I felt as if I was on the journey with him, a true journey. Yet, his books became a bit strange around the 4th or 5th one…
Gurdjieff’s Mission
Gurdjieff came to give the western world a shock in the hope to advert the destruction of the world. What is different is the stress on man’s individual development within group work. Quite different than our belief and hope in salvation through mass movements of religion, politics and philosophy. The full video for this trailer…
Drawings…
I have been in my drawing class for a few months now and it is enjoyable and a challenge. The drawing here is a tie in a knot I did a few weeks ago. My instructor is Salvatore Victor. What is interesting is he teaches to see what you are drawing, whereas we usually draw…
Origin of Esoteric Knowledge
I just saw a very interesting trailer on YouTube.com. It is a video of Mr. Gurdjieff’s search and discovery of the origin of esoteric knowledge as he said before the birth of Christ. Incredibly, it is to be found in prehistoric Egypt. The video comes from Gurdjieff Legacy. There is more information at Gurdjieff in…
Talk on The Life & Teachings of Carlos Castaneda
There is a talk on The Life & Teachings of Carlos Castaneda this coming Wednesday February 20th, in Sacramento at East West Books. Starts at 7:00 PM. Also, in San Rafael the following evening Thursday, February 21st, at the Open Secret Bookstore starting at 7:30 PM. Both look to be great talks on the influence…
Si 12 or Sex
Here is an interesting article exploring reactions to sex in the context of how the Western world and the Islamic world treat it. Even though both are decidedly opposite reactions, one flaunting it, the other forcibly repressing it, both are the same: they are both reactions. Given the perspective in this Fourth Way article it…
The Life & Teachings of Carlos Castaneda
An interesting book has just been released and published. It is about Carlos Castaneda’s life and teachings. I had read a number of his books a long time ago and while the first few books were very interesting and inspiring because they were about sorceric Knowledge in Mexico, but it started to become a bit…