Georgi Ivanovitch GurdjieffJanuary 13, 1872 – October 29, 1949 Any prayer may be heard by the Higher Powersand a corresponding answer obtained only if uttered thrice: Firstly—for the welfare or the peace of the souls of one’s parents. Secondly—for the welfare of one’s neighbor. And only thirdly—for oneself personally. —Georgi Ivanovitch Gurdjieff
Tag: William Patrick Patterson
Labor Day Weekend Seminar
Labor Day Weekend Seminar with William Patrick Patterson Conscious Thrivingin The Age of Barbarism Friday 4 p.m., August 30th through Monday noon, September 2nd, 2019 St. Francis Retreat CenterSan Juan Bautista, California Through guided active-being meditation, Haida yoga, dialogue and private interviews, William Patrick Patterson explores the theme. Open to all levels of simplicity. No…
THE GURDJIEFF JOURNAL #77
The Gurdjieff Journal Issue – #77 Volume 20 Issue 1 The new issue of The Gurdjieff Journal, #77 is just out! Established in 1992, the Journal is the first and only publication devoted to Mr. Gurdjieff’s teaching of The Fourth Way. Its editor and founder is William Patrick Patterson, a leading international exponent and teacher of The Fourth Way. Timely,…
Fourth Way Seminar
Seminar with William Patrick Patterson Being in the Kali-Yuga Friday, May 25 – Monday, May 28, 2018 Santa Sabina Retreat Center San Rafael, California Through guided meditation, Haida yoga, dialogue and private interviews, William Patrick Patterson explores the theme. Open to all levels of simplicity. No previous experience necessary. Because space is limited and past…
The Gurdjieff Journal
The Gurdjieff Journal™ Current Issue #75 Vol 19 Issue 3 Contents of the current issue: Repairing the Past: Psychological Approaches & the Gurdjieff Work The Ideally–Unique–Subjective–Phenomenon: TIME The Fourth Way Is The First Way The Stranger by Don Hoyt Film Review: Bursting Bubbles: Phantom Thread by Paul Thomas Anderson Atis, the Bloodless Sacrifice Part I,…
Fourth Way Seminar–Labor Day Weekend
Seminar with William Patrick PattersonRepairing the Past— The Gurdjieff Approach Friday 4 p.m., September 1 through Monday noon, September 4, 2017 St. Francis Retreat Center San Juan Bautista, California Through guided meditation, Conscious Body-Breath Impressions™, dialogue and private interviews, William Patrick Patterson explores the theme. Open to all levels of simplicity. No previous experience necessary….
Fourth Way Seminar Labor Day
Labor Day Weekend Seminar with William Patrick Patterson Silence is Not Silent Space is Not Empty Time is Not Time Love is Not Love and You are Not You Friday, August 29th to Monday, September 1st, 2014 St. Francis Retreat Center San Juan Bautista, California Through guided active-being meditation, Conscious Body-Breath Impressions™, dialogue and private…
Fourth Way Seminar
Introduction to Gurdjieff’s Esoteric Teaching of The Fourth Way Friday, May 23 – Monday, May 26, 2014 Loyola Retreat House Morristown, New Jersey Through guided meditation, Conscious Body-Breath Impressions™, dialogue and private interviews, William Patrick Patterson explores the theme. Open to all levels of simplicity. No previous experience necessary. For more information visit The Gurdjieff…
REVIEW OF “GEORGI IVANOVITCH GURDJIEFF – THE MAN, THE TEACHING, HIS MISSION”
Georgi Ivanovitch Gurdjieff – The Man, The Teaching, His Mission William Patrick Patterson Arete Communications 2014 George Ivanovich Gurdjieff (January 13, 1866 – October 29, 1949) was an influential spiritual teacher of the early to mid-20th century who taught that most humans live their lives in a state of hypnotic “waking sleep”, but that it is…
REVIEW OF “GEORGI IVANOVITCH GURDJIEFF – THE MAN, THE TEACHING, HIS MISSION”
Georgi Ivanovitch Gurdjieff – The Man, The Teaching, His Mission William Patrick Patterson Arete Communications 2014 I have spent a lifetime studying the work of G.I. Gurdjieff and P.D. Ouspensky and while so many so called representatives of the tradition have modified it with new ageism or other religious systems, Patterson has always presented the tradition without…