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| gurdjieff exercises: Gurdjieff Joseph Azize, 2020 This is the first analysis of all of Gurdjieff's published internal exercises, together with those taught by his students, George and Helen Adie. It includes a fresh biographical study of Gurdjieff, with ground-breaking observations on his relationships with P.D. Ouspensky and A.R. Orage (especially, why he wanted to collaborate with them, and why that broke down). It shows that Gurdjieff was, fundamentally, a mystic, and that his contemplation-like methods were probably drawn from Mt Athos and its hesychast tradition. It shows the continuity in Gurdjieff's teaching, but also development and change. His original contribution to Western Esotericism lay in his use of tasks, disciplines, and contemplation-like exercises to bring his pupils to a sense of their own presence which could, to some extent, be maintained in daily life in the social domain, and not only in the secluded conditions typical of meditation. It contends that he had initially intended not to use contemplation-like exercises, as he perceived dangers to be associated with these monastic methods, and the religious tradition to be in tension with the secular guise in which he first couched his teaching. As Gurdjieff adapted the teaching he had found in Eastern monasteries to Western urban and post-religious culture, he found it necessary to introduce contemplation. His development of the methods is demonstrated, and the importance of the three exercises in the Third Series, Life Is Real only then, when 'I Am', is shown, together with their almost certain borrowing from the exercises of the Philokalia. G.I. Gurdjieff P.D. Ouspensky A.R. Orage George Adie Mysticism Meditation Contemplation Fourth Way Hesychasm Western Esotericism-- |
| gurdjieff exercises: The Gurdjieff Movements Wim van Dullemen, 2018-05-17 Scores of books exist about the life and teachings of the Russian spiritual visionary G.I. Gurdjieff (~1866-1949), yet few devote significant coverage to “the Gurdjieff Movements.” These several-hundred precise and mostly asymmetrical gestures, arranged into detailed choreographies for groups of practitioners, were designed by Gurdjieff himself. This new book reconsiders the eminent role of the Movements, revealing them as a vital yet often-neglected component in the transmission of Gurdjieff’s legacy. Van Dullemen, whose first Movements’ teacher received her instruction from Gurdjieff himself, is in a unique position to offer background, theory and first-hand experience about this subject. He is a professional musician and a long-time practitioner of the Gurdjieff work who trained in these Movements and served as a master accompanist for the practice for over thirty years. “No book can teach the Movements,” the author clearly asserts. And, he makes no such attempt here. Far from an instruction manual, The Gurdjieff Movements, A Communication of Ancient Wisdom, offers invaluable insight into and greater understanding of the whys and wherefores of this fourth arm of the vast teaching that comprises Gurdjieff’s complete communication: his books, his oral teachings, his music and finally his Movements. Along with fascinating stories of his own journey of discovery, van Dullemen has skillfully integrated: – autobiographical descriptions of the master Gurdjieff – interviews with direct pupils of Gurdjieff – diligent research within a wide range of firsthand sources – descriptions of the scientific, cultural and social climate during Gurdjieff’s time, and – the relationship between these and his teaching. The book is also a rare accomplishment. While highly authoritative, it is nonetheless written in a direct style with clear language, making it accessible to the public at large who may have interest, but little background, in this esoteric science and practice. |
| gurdjieff exercises: The Force of Gurdjieff, Vol. 6 Alexandru Cristea, George Gurdjieff, 2015-09-14 The Force of Gurdjieff collection reunites various rare, important and sometimes unknown texts written by people who were influenced by the remarkable force of the Gurdjieff's teaching.After more twenty years of searching through different ways and types of exercises and more than ten years in one of the groups from the Gurdjieff Institute, the author brings you a book which contain most of the exercises practiced in the Gurdjieff teaching along with new insights.A must have for any true seeker of truth. Table of contents:Preface - 5 -The atmosphere - 6 -The I am exercise - 13 -Sitting - 19 -The centers - 26 -The last hour of life - 28 -Numbering - 31 -Eating - 34 -Breathing - 37 -Talking to oneself - 40 -Object details - 45 -Visualization of an object - 47 -One thing at a time - 49 -Influences - 51 -Self-observation & Self-remembering - 60 -Interference, participation, experiment - 67 -States of consciousness - 71 -Human types - 74 -Voluntary suffering and conscious labor - 76 -The nightly review - 83 -Alarm Clocks - 86 -Movements - 87 - |
| gurdjieff exercises: Mystical Courage Cynthia Bourgeault, 2021-03-22 When the global pandemic struck in the spring of 2020, spiritual teacher Cynthia Bourgeault sensed an invitation to go deeper than a continuous round of Zoom calls. She turned to Joseph Azize's newly published collection of spiritual exercises from the Gurdjieff teaching, exercises that for decades had been kept apart from the general public. She invited members of her Wisdom School Community to join her in a rigorous practice with six of these exercises. What emerged over a six-week collective journey was a remarkable series of revelations and reflections encompassing not only the Gurdjieff tradition but her own deep insights into the Christian mystical and wisdom traditions, together with sagacious tips on practice and a prophetic vision of a post-pandemic future. The fruit of that alchemy-presented here-is a profoundly renewed vision of Mystical Courage, a hope and strength emerging from beyond our own making that is available right now to guide our way. |
| gurdjieff exercises: Awakening Exercises Miguel Angel Sosa, 2007 This is to introduce the first series of Awakening Exercises as interpreted from the writings of G.I. Gurdjieff and P.D. Ouspensky. These exercises have been used for many years by the Fourth Way group, meeting in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico: The Institute for the Harmonious Development of The Human Being |
| gurdjieff exercises: Gurdjieff Joseph Azize, 2019-12-10 The Armenian-born mystic, philosopher, and spiritual teacher G. I. Gurdjieff (c.1866-1949) is an enigmatic figure, the subject of a great deal of interest and speculation, but not easily fitting into any of the common categories of esoteric, occult, or New Age. Scholars have for the most part passed over in silence the contemplative exercises presented in Gurdjieff's writings. Although Gurdjieff had intended them to be confidential, some of the most important exercises were published posthumously in 1950 and in 1975. Arguing that an understanding of these exercises is necessary to fully appreciate Gurdjieff's contribution to modern esotericism, Joseph Azize offers the first complete study of the exercises and their theoretical foundation. It shows the continuity in Gurdjieff's teaching, but also the development and change. His original contribution to Western Esotericism lay in his use of tasks, disciplines, and contemplation-like exercises to bring his pupils to a sense of their own presence which could to some extent be maintained in daily life in the social domain, and not only in the secluded conditions typical of meditation. Azize contends that Gurdjieff had initially intended not to use contemplation-like exercises, as he perceived dangers to be associated with these monastic methods, and the religious tradition to be in tension with the secular and supra-denominational guise in which he first couched his teaching. As Gurdjieff adapted the teaching he had found in Eastern monasteries to Western urban and post-religious culture, however, he found it necessary to introduce contemplation. |
| gurdjieff exercises: The Reality of Being Jeanne de Salzmann, 2011-12-06 An important book on liberating ourselves from the state of “waking sleep” in which we live our lives, as taught by one of the most influential spiritual teachers of the 20th century As the closest pupil of the charismatic spiritual master G. I. Gurdjieff (1866–1949), Jeanne de Salzmann was charged with carrying on his teachings of spiritual transformation. Known as the Fourth Way or “The Work,” Gurdjieff’s system was based on teachings of the East that he adapted for modern life in the West. Now, some twenty years after de Salzmann's death, the notebooks that she filled with her insights over a forty-year period (and intended to publish) have been translated and edited by a small group of her family and followers. The result is this long-awaited guide to Gurdjieff's teaching, describing the routes to be traveled and the landmarks encountered along the way. Organized according to themes, the chapters touch on all the important concepts and practices of the Work, including: • Awakening from the sleep of identification with the ordinary level of being • Self-observation and self-remembering • Conscious effort and voluntary suffering • Understanding symbolic concepts like the Enneagram • The Gurdjieff Movements, bodily exercises that provide training in Presence and the awareness of subtle energies • The necessity of a school, meaning the collective practice of the teaching in a group Madame de Salzmann brings to the Work her own strong, direct language and personal journey in learning to live that knowledge of a higher level of being, which, she insists, “you have to see for yourself” on a level beyond theory and concept. De Salzmann consistently refused to discuss the teaching in terms of ideas, for this Fourth Way is to be experienced, not simply thought or believed. |
| gurdjieff exercises: Gurdjieff Movements Alexandru Cristea, 2017-01-13 For the first time ever, the Gurdjieff Movements are presented to the general public. Powered by Magisteria Publishing House and The Force of Gurdjieff Collection, Alexandru Eugen Cristea has made a tour de force in describing in minute details the various movements, dances and exercises brought by Gurdjieff. The introductory part about the Gurdjieff teaching and movements concepts is identical in all the volumes. This third volume of the series contains Gurdjieff movements such as: N21 Remorse, N39 Prayer, Le 24 Americain, Noel Russe and others.Table of contents - 5 -Preface - 1 -The Gurdjieff Teaching - 2 -About Gurdjieff - 3 -The Ideas - 4 -The Music - 5 -The Movements - 6 -States of Consciousness - 7 -The Centers - 10 -The Enneagram - 13 -The Sitting Exercise - 18 -The Nightly Review - 25 -Basic Concepts of the Movements - 28 -Body Parts - 29 -Sayings - 30 -Sensing - 31 -Lines and Turning - 32 -Tableau - 33 -Canon - 34 -Multiplication - 35 -Rules for Practice - 36 -Le 24 Americain - 37 -Introduction - 38 -The basic rhythm - 38 -The legs - 39 -The arms - 44 -The head - 48 -The saying - 48 -The sensing - 51 -N21 Remorse - 52 -Introduction - 53 -The basic rhythm - 53 -The legs - 54 -The arms - 57 -The body - 57 -The feeling - 60 -Savoir, sentir... - 61 -Introduction - 62 -The basic rhythm - 62 -The legs - 63 -The arms - 68 -The saying - 70 -26 Juin - 71 -Introduction - 72 -The basic rhythm - 72 -The legs - 73 -The arms - 77 -The head - 81 -Noel Russe - 84 -Introduction - 85 -The basic rhythm - 85 -The legs - 86 -The arms - 91 -The head - 95 -40 Attitudes - 99 -Introduction - 100 -The basic rhythm - 100 -The movement - 102 -Canon - 109 -N39 Prayer - 112 -Introduction - 113 -The basic rhythm - 113 -The saying and sensing - 116 -Conclusion - 117 - |
| gurdjieff exercises: Intentional Transformative Experiences Sarah Perez, Bastiaan van Rijn, Jens Schlieter, 2024-09-23 This book offers new theoretical insights into religious, esoteric, and philosophical practices and narratives that deal with intentional transformative experiences. Exceptional life-changing experiences are often believed to be beyond the individual's control—they are thought to simply happen. However, many individuals actively and self-reflectively search for transformative experiences. Intentional Transformative Experiences provides analyses of such intentionally sought experiences in different spiritual, religious, and esoteric milieus. Case studies range from South and Central Asian traditions to Western esoteric practices, compare autobiographical narratives of self-cultivation, and explore attempts to systematize intentional transformative experiences. Next to applying established theoretical frameworks, such as the cognitive science of religion and philosophy, this volume also includes considerations on subsets of transformative experiences such as the dichotomy of intentionality and unintentionality, risk and failure, as well as the transformation of others instead of one's own self. The result is an important contribution for researchers who deal with narratives or practices that include transformative experiences. |
| gurdjieff exercises: It's Up to Ourselves Jessmin Howarth, Dushka Howarth, 1998 |
| gurdjieff exercises: Gurdjieff's America Paul Beekman Taylor, 2004 Offers information and stories about Gurdjieff, setting him within the cultural and social contexts of America between 1924 and 1935. |
| gurdjieff exercises: The Sixth Sense of the Avant-Garde Irina Sirotkina, Roger Smith, 2017-04-20 The touch and movement senses have a large place in the modern arts. This is widely discussed and celebrated, often enough as if it represents a breakthrough in a primarily visual age. This book turns to history to show just how significant movement and the sense of movement were to pioneers of modernism at the turn of the 20th century. It makes this history vivid through a picture of movement in the lives of an extraordinary generation of Russian artists, writers, theatre people and dancers bridging the last years of the tsars and the Revolution. Readers will gain a new perspective on the relation between art and life in the period 1890-1920 in great innovators like the poets Mayakovsky and Andrei Bely, the theatre director Meyerhold, the dancer Isadora Duncan and the young men and women in Russia inspired by her lead, and esoteric figures like Gurdjieff. Movement, and the turn to the body as a source of natural knowledge, was at the centre of idealistic creativity and hopes for a new age, for a 'new man', and this was true both for those who looked forward to the technology of the future and those who looked back to the harmony of Ancient Greece. The book weaves history and analysis into a colourful, thoughtful affirmation of movement in the expressive life. |
| gurdjieff exercises: The A to Z of New Age Movements Michael York, 2009 The decline of institutionalized religion in the increasingly secularized West has been offset by the contemporary spiritual development understood in the form of emerging New Age movements. This reference presents the potpourri of spiritual and psycho-physical therapeutic practices associated with this affirmation of the individual's spiritual freedom, the expectation of a future golden age, the emphasis on self-development, and the holistic pluralism that sets the dominant pulse for innovative spirituality in the twenty-first century. The A to Z of New Age Movements furnishes profiles and explanations of New Age spokespeople and leaders, of a range of human potential and self-help practices, of countercultural spiritual developments, and of different groups and organizations that identify as New Age. The dictionary consists of over 240 individual entries along with an introduction that describes the historical foundations of the New Age orientation and its relation with contemporary Western paganism. It also presents the sociological dimension of New Age expression, as well as the kinds of criticism with which the New Age identity must contend. There is both a New Age Chronology and a bibliography also included. |
| gurdjieff exercises: Handbook of New Religions and Cultural Production , 2012-03-28 The cultural products of new religions and spiritualities are frequently ignored or dismissed within academia, often stemming from a hesitation to acknowledge these movements as genuine. This volume explores the impact of new religions upon cultural production, exemplifying the theological and spiritual principles of particular movements and demonstrating their substantial impact on wider society. Contributions explore the realms of music, architecture, food, art, books, films, video games, and more. This scholarship will be of interest to those who wish to explore the gamut of modern religious expression, and those who wish to broaden their knowledge of the spiritual origins of human culture. |
| gurdjieff exercises: Sexuality and New Religious Movements J. Lewis, 2016-01-12 Issues relating to sexuality, eroticism and gender are often connected to religious beliefs and practices, but also to prejudices against and fear of religious groups that adopt alternative approaches to sexuality. This is especially apparent in connection with new religious movements, which many times find themselves accused by the media and anti-cultists of promoting illicit and controversial views on sexuality. This anthology aims to critically investigate the role of sexuality in a number of new religious movements, including Mormon fundamentalist communities, the Branch Davidians, the Osho movement, the Raël movement, contemporary Wicca and Satanism, in addition to the teachings of Adidam and Gurdjieff on sexuality. |
| gurdjieff exercises: Katherine Mansfield and Bliss and Other Stories Enda Duffy, 2020-08-18 This book celebrates the centennial of Bliss's publication by offering new readings of some of Mansfield's most well-known stories. |
| gurdjieff exercises: Rethinking Religion in the Theatre of Grotowski Catharine Christof, 2017-03-27 This book opens a new interdisciplinary frontier between religion and theatre studies to illuminate what has been seen as the religious, or spiritual, nature of Polish theatre director Jerzy Grotowski’s work. It corrects the lacunae in both theatre studies and religious studies by examining the interaction between the two fields in his artistic output. The central argument of the text is that through an embodied and materialist approach to religion, developed in the work of Michel Foucault and religious studies scholar Manuel Vasquez, as well as a critical reading of the concepts of the New Age, a new understanding of Grotowski and religion can be developed. It is possible to show how Grotowski’s work articulated spiritual experience within the body; achieving a removal of spirituality from ecclesial authorities and relocating spiritual experience within the body of the performer. This is a unique analysis of one of the 20th Century’s most famous theatrical figures. As such, it is a vital reference for academics in both Religion and Theatre Studies that have an interest in the spiritual aspects of Grotowski’s work. |
| gurdjieff exercises: Magick for Beginners J. H. Brennan, 1998 Designed to make Magick accessible to the novice, this guide introduces the many aspects of magic and the occult, and explains in detail several experiments that the reader can try, including producing money and becoming invisible. |
| gurdjieff exercises: The Enneagram Workbook Klaus Vollmar, 2021-07-13 A comprehensive guide to the wisdom of the Enneagram… The Enneagram, a nine-pointed star in a circle, is an ancient cosmic symbol whose origin has been shrouded in mystery. Almost 100 ago, internationally acclaimed wisdom teacher George Gurdjieff introduced it to the West, and in recent years it has soared in popularity as a way of gaining self-understanding. This book not only provides exciting new ways to look at the nine types of Enneagrams, but also shows how to use the Enneagram to find out what to expect in any life situation. |
| gurdjieff exercises: A Questing Life Charles Campbell, 2006-11 Charles Campbell was born in Sheridan, Wyoming in 1923. He studied engineering in Caltech and Purdue and earned a degree in Architecture in Columbia University in 1975. He shares his insights into some of the major developments and issues of the 20th century: the atomic bomb and peacetime control of atomic energy, national concern over the biological effects of atomic radiation, and efforts to penetrate Soviet nuclear development. He was involved in international cooperation on storage and retrieval of scientific information, and biomedical research in Rockefeller University and the New York Heart Association. His quest led to psychiatry, the Gurdjieff Work, Sufism, energetic healing, Shamanism and astrology. He gives vignettes of 35 Nobel Laureates, he earned a degree, he has known and tells about his avocations-architecture, telescope-making, printing, calligraphy and typography, and computers. He became a Dervish in Iran in 1968. After retirement, he opened a bookstore in New York specializing in Islam and the Middle East. In 2006 he graduated from the Fire and Wind Institute of Energetic Science and Heart Centered Healing and is a certified Energetic Healer and Shaman. He lives in Tappan, NY, with his wife, Vivian Davis Campbell, whose memoir, Love Hoped For was published by iUniverse. |
| gurdjieff exercises: The Dervishes of the North Merin Shobhana Xavier, 2023-04-28 The thirteenth-century Muslim mystic and poet Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207–1273) is a popular spiritual icon. His legacy is sustained within the mystical and religious practice of Sufism, particularly through renditions of his poetry, music, and the meditation practice of whirling. In Canada, practices associated with Rumi have become ubiquitous in public spaces, such as museums, art galleries, and theatre halls, just as they continue to inform sacred ritual among Sufi communities. The Dervishes of the North explores what practices associated with Rumi in public and private spaces tell us about Sufism and spirituality, including sacred, cultural, and artistic expressions in the Canadian context. Using Rumi and contemporary expressions of poetry and whirling associated with him, the book captures the lived reality of Sufism through an ethnographic study of communities in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Drawing from conversations with Sufi leaders, whirling dervishes, and poets, Merin Shobhana Xavier explores how Sufism is constructed in Canada, particularly at the nexus of Islamic mysticism, Muslim diaspora, spiritual commodity, popular culture, and universal spirituality. Inviting readers with an interest in religion and spirituality, The Dervishes of the North illuminates how non-European Christian traditions, like Islam and Sufism, have informed the religious and spiritual terrain of Canada. |
| gurdjieff exercises: The Lives of Jean Toomer Cynthia Earl Kerman, Richard Eldridge, 1989-03-01 ? |
| gurdjieff exercises: René Daumal Kathleen Ferrick Rosenblatt, 1999-02-25 Based on twenty years of research and personal interviews, Kathleen Rosenblatt's book is the first to comprehensively cover all aspects of the life and work of René Daumal, seminal writer of the metaphysical avant garde. As an individual, Daumal was seen by those who knew him as a modern proto-saint with a blazing intellect and wit; as a writer, he was the first to forge a mystical link between classical Hindu poetics and the revolutionary views of Gurdjieff, synthesized in surrealist style. Originally published in French, this revised English edition shows why many feel that Daumal's literary group, Le Grand Jeu was a brief, but more authentic voice of the French avant-garde circa 1930 than the more established Surrealist movement. While still in his teens, he placed himself at the crossroads of powerful converging influences: Hinduism, Surrealism, Marxism, Freudianism, and parapsychology, but the strongest influence was the fiery internal cauldron of his own lifelong spiritual struggle. At sixteen, Daumal began to teach himself Sanskrit and to decipher the essence of Hindu philosophy and poetics, but it was the teaching of Gurdjieff that truly changed his life, giving him an intimate knowledge of the inner workings of the human being and of the entire cosmos. Rosenblatt traces all these influences and experiences as they reveal the depths of Daumal's being, and as they surface in his poetry, Le Contre-ciel, and in his two short novels, A Night of Serious Drinking and Mount Analogue. Today, Daumal's personal vision of the Infinite and the story of his quest are more timely and essential than ever. |
| gurdjieff exercises: Western Sufism Mark Sedgwick, 2016-10-18 Western Sufism is sometimes dismissed as a relatively recent new age phenomenon, but in this book Mark Sedgwick argues that it has deep roots, both in the Muslim world and in the West. In fact, although the first significant Western Sufi organization was not established until 1915, the first Western discussion of Sufism was printed in 1480, and Western interest in Sufi thought goes back to the thirteenth century. Sedgwick starts with the earliest origins of Western Sufism in late antique Neoplatonism and early Arab philosophy, and traces later origins in repeated intercultural transfers from the Muslim world to the West, in the thought of the European Renaissance and Enlightenment, and in the intellectual and religious ferment of the nineteenth century. He then follows the development of organized Sufism in the West from 1915 until 1968, the year in which the first Western Sufi order based on purely Islamic models was founded. Western Sufism shows the influence of these origins, of thought both familiar and less familiar: Neoplatonic emanationism, perennialism, pantheism, universalism, and esotericism. Western Sufism is the product not of the new age but of Islam, the ancient world, and centuries of Western religious and intellectual history. Using sources from antiquity to the internet, Sedgwick demonstrates that the phenomenon of Western Sufism draws on centuries of intercultural transfers and is part of a long-established relationship between Western thought and Islam. |
| gurdjieff exercises: Going Beyond Words Lois Huey-Heck, Contemplation, meditation, and prayer are some of the ways we practice our spirituality. Like learning new music on an instrument or drawing in a sketch book, we mature as spiritual beings as we practice being present to the Presence. By slowing ourselves down (even for just a few minutes a day) and bringing our focus to that-which-is-bigger-than-us, we are transformed. This book offers spiritual practices that have their roots in ancient tradition and have been adapted and refined to be relevant and accessible to anyone interested in spiritual unfolding. Utilizing word, image, sound, and silence to engage our cognitive, emotional, and physical intelligences, the practices encourage and celebrate the ongoing process of spiritual transformation. They are designed to expand our repertoire of ways to be present to ourselves, to each other, to the cosmos, and to the Holy - in other words, ways to do our part in serving the Great Work. This practical book is illustrated with black and white images by the author. It is small enough to carry around in a shoulder bag or jacket pocket, and comes with an audio CD containing background music for the practices, timed intervals for meditation/contemplation/prayer, and verbal instructions. You will find it easy to begin the practice of engaging your whole self in your spiritual journey. This book will appeal to people who already have a spiritual practice and are looking for ways to deepen or enliven it. Easy to do and understand, the practices are equally useful for individual and group settings, for everyday and for retreat settings. |
| gurdjieff exercises: The Secret of Sabarimala Temple and Kundalini Narayan Sirdesai, 2019-06-26 What is the reason women of menstruation age are not allowed at Sabarimala? Do the customs and traditions set by rishis of ancient India have a scientific basis? Why did ancient rishis and saints start the practice of not allowing menstruating women to meet saints and visit temples during their cycles? The book discusses the following questions -What is the Kundalini Shakti? How does this spiritual evolutionary power aid the evolution of mankind? What are siddhis, Self Realisation and Enlightenment? Was Shiva an Alien ? What is the role of the coming Kalki avatar? . The astral and causal bodies of man. The limits of logic. This book provides a first-person perspective into what the Kundalini Shakti is and how it manifests in each individual. While modern scientists experiment with matter, ancient rishis were also considered scientists whose area of expertise was the human mind and soul. The knowledge they divined was compiled into various texts namely the Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas and Epics. In this book the author brings a fresh perspective to the Vedas, Upanishads and Puranas along with his unique views and opinions about how ancient rishis had written down valuable information in the texts for the benefit of mankind. It talks about the severe efforts taken by various contemporary philosophers and spiritual gurus to unravel the multitude of mysteries contained in these texts. This book also reveals the existence of deities or Devas and Devis on divine planes of higher vibratory levels, the rituals and customs in various Shakti cults and temples and thoughts on esoteric Hinduism. |
| gurdjieff exercises: Fifty Shades of Crimson Pete Tomsett, 2021-09-15 A detailed, behind-the-scenes look at the 50-year history of Robert Fripp and King Crimson, one of the most influential rock ’n’ roll bands of all time. |
| gurdjieff exercises: Gurdjieff Practice Book Bruno Martin, 2022-07-05 This unique practice book elaborates in depth the Gurdjieff method and ways for a creative and harmonious training of body, soul, and spirit. This book informs intelligible about all aspects of the method. This can help to train one's perception and insight. An introduction to the teachings of Gurdjieff, his sacred dances also called movements, and the famous symbol of the Enneagram complete the book. The exercises shown are build up modular, so that the development of consciousness can unfold harmonically. The experiences won by this process can contribute to a creative way of life for oneself and to the well-being of all other human beings. |
| gurdjieff exercises: How to Develop Peace in the World Simon Monbaron, 2003 Normal trade discount apply |
| gurdjieff exercises: Historical Dictionary of New Religious Movements George D. Chryssides, 2012 New religious movements--commonly known as cults--are defined as organizations that have arisen within the last 200 years. Most treatments of these movements have typically resorted to sensationalism rather than objectivity, and New religious movements tend to receive negative media publicity. Despite their unfavorable portrayal in popular culture, however, new religious movements are a global phenomenon and much remains to be studied about these movements. In this newly updated second edition of the Historical Dictionary of New Religious Movements, George D. Chryssides traces the rise and development of new religious movements throughout the world. An updated introduction summarizes the phenomenon of new religious movements and lays out the changes to the dictionary since the 2001 edition, while the main body of the dictionary consists of close to 600 cross-referenced entries on key figures, ideas, themes, and places related to various new religious movements. An index organizes the information in the dictionary, and a comprehensive bibliography leads the researcher to further sources. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about new religious movements. |
| gurdjieff exercises: Mr. B Jennifer Homans, 2023-11-07 PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • “A fascinating read about a true genius and his unrelenting thirst for beauty in art and in life.”—MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV Winner of the Plutarch Award for Best Biography and the Marfield Prize for Arts Writing • Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award, the Kirkus Prize, and the Baillie Gifford Prize Based on a decade of unprecedented research, the first major biography of George Balanchine, a broad-canvas portrait set against the backdrop of the tumultuous century that shaped the man The New York Times called “the Shakespeare of dancing”—from the bestselling author of Apollo’s Angels New York Times Editors’ Choice • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, NPR, Oprah Daily Arguably the greatest choreographer who ever lived, George Balanchine was one of the cultural titans of the twentieth century—The New York Times called him “the Shakespeare of dancing.” His radical approach to choreography—and life—reinvented the art of ballet and made him a legend. Written with enormous style and artistry, and based on more than one hundred interviews and research in archives across Russia, Europe, and the Americas, Mr. B carries us through Balanchine’s tumultuous and high-pitched life story and into the making of his extraordinary dances. Balanchine’s life intersected with some of the biggest historical events of his century. Born in Russia under the last czar, Balanchine experienced the upheavals of World War I, the Russian Revolution, exile, World War II, and the Cold War. A co-founder of the New York City Ballet, he pressed ballet in America to the forefront of modernism and made it a popular art. None of this was easy, and we see his loneliness and failures, his five marriages—all to dancers—and many loves. We follow his bouts of ill health and spiritual crises, and learn of his profound musical skills and sensibility and his immense determination to make some of the most glorious, strange, and beautiful dances ever to grace the modern stage. With full access to Balanchine’s papers and many of his dancers, Jennifer Homans, the dance critic for The New Yorker and a former dancer herself, has spent more than a decade researching Balanchine’s life and times to write a vast history of the twentieth century through the lens of one of its greatest artists: the definitive biography of the man his dancers called Mr. B. |
| gurdjieff exercises: Moving Bodies Debra Hawhee, 2022-03-23 A sophisticated study of how bodies and language move and are moved by each other Kenneth Burke may be best known for his theories of dramatism and of language as symbolic action, but few know him as one of the twentieth century's foremost theorists of the relationship between language and bodies. In Moving Bodies, Debra Hawhee focuses on Burke's studies from the 1930s, 40s, and 50s while illustrating that his interest in reading the body as a central force of communication began early in his career. By exploring Burke's extensive writings on the subject alongside revealing considerations of his life and his scholarship, Hawhee maps his recurring invocation of a variety of disciplinary perspectives in order to theorize bodies and communication, working across and even beyond the arts, humanities, and sciences. Burke's sustained analysis of the body drew on approaches representing a range of specialties and interests, including music, mysticism, endocrinology, evolution, speech-gesture theory, and speech-act theory, as well as his personal experiences with pain and illness. Hawhee shows that Burke's goal was to advance understanding of the body's relationship to identity, to the creation of meaning, and to the circulation of language. Her study brings to the fore one of Burke's most important and understudied contributions to language theory, and she establishes Burke as a pioneer in a field where investigations into affect, movement, and sense perception broaden understanding of physical ways of knowing. |
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| gurdjieff exercises: God the Therapist Husain Sam-Tio Chung, 2011-07-07 An inspiring real-life story of a man who searches for and finds the ultimate guiding and healing force. Chung courageously follows this opening road, which connects him with his souls true work of spiritual psychology through his unique practice of psychodrama. Chungs work was among the most powerful and effectively transformational of the Human Potential movement for unraveling the chains that prevent people from experiencing and becoming their true authentic self for which they were destined. Harris Smart, television producer for the Australian Broadcast Company, author of Stella, a Journey of Recovery from Abuse I have rarely encountered a therapist with the broad gifts that Chung displayed as he solved difficult problems with the people with whom he worked. He is a unique explorer of the psyche, and a Sherlock Holmes in his solving of problems. Richmond Shepard PhD, editor and critic for Performing Arts Insider Husain is at heart a most compassionate helper to us all...take this medicine for your soul, slowly or all at once, but do take it and let God be your witness. Sulaiman Dufford PhD, Lecturer at University of Maylasia. |
| gurdjieff exercises: Handbook of Islamic Sects and Movements , 2021-07-15 The Handbook of Islamic Sects and Movements offers a multinational study of Islam, its variants, influences, and neighbouring movements, from a multidisciplinary range of scholars. These chapters highlight the diversity of Islam, especially in its contemporary manifestations, as a religion of many communities, theologies, and ideologies. Over five sections—on Sunni, Shia, Sufi, fundamentalist, and fringe Islamic movements—the authors provide historical overviews, analyses, and in-depth studies of large and small Islamic and related groups from all around the world. The contents of this volume will be of interest to both newcomers to the study of Islam and established scholars of religion who wish to engage with the dynamic label of Islam and the many impactful movements of the Islamic world. |
| gurdjieff exercises: Nijinsky's Feeling Mind Nicole Svobodny, 2023-07-03 The first in-depth study of Vaslav Nijinsky's life-writing, this book combines textual analysis and literary theory with intellectual biography to elucidate the dancer's riffs on Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Nietzsche. This interdisciplinary study explores the modernist contexts from which the dancer-writer emerged at the end of World War I. |
| gurdjieff exercises: Introducing the Occult Colin Stanley, 2022-12-09 'An essential collection of some of his lesser known writings, all of which display his remarkable gifts as a writer and thinker.' Steve Taylor PhD, author of 'The Leap' and 'Spiritual Science' The late Colin Wilson wrote a staggering 180 introductions, forewords, prefaces and afterwords to other authors' books. Soon after his now classic study The Occult appeared in 1971, he was constantly sought out by writers and publishers to endorse their work. He rarely refused. And, as this volume reveals, these were not hurriedly written paragraphs, relying largely on his name as an endorsement, but often significant and substantial essays. Introducing the Occult brings together 17 of his best published introductions chosen by his bibliographer Colin Stanley. Within these covers you can read Colin Wilson on magic, witchcraft, exorcism, ghosts, poltergeists, the Loch Ness Monster, the afterlife, dowsing and much more. |
| gurdjieff exercises: Attack of the Enemy Tautz, Johannes, 2014-10-07 The time of Nazi dictatorship in Germany (1933-45) consistently stimulates more interest than any other period of human history, as witnessed by the countless books and other media on Adolf Hitler and his leading henchmen. What is the basis for this enduring fascination? And, does the abundance of available material help us truly to understand the phenomenon? In this clear-sighted study, Tautz concludes that there is an existential need for the human psyche to come to terms with the forces of destruction that broke out during the era of National Socialism. In an attempt to get to the essence of the phenomenon, he employs the method of ‘historical symtomatology’, as developed by the philosopher and scientist Rudolf Steiner. Through these means, ‘... the historical process is perceived as the physiognomic expression of spiritual forces’. By viewing events as symptoms, the outer facts become transparent to the hidden influences that lie behind them, and occult aspects are revealed. Tautz focuses on the degenerate elements that inspired National Socialism – their meaning, nature and methods – and examines their manifestation in earthly events. He reveals the spiritual context in which these adversary, opposing forces erupted and attacked humanity – at a time when human consciousness had stepped over a new threshold. The Nazi functionaries and their spectral leader, whom he refers to as ‘the Medium’, willingly served these powers, whilst the bedazzled masses were largely passive. If we are serious about developing an egalitarian society today that corresponds to the present level of human evolution, he argues, we need to understand this period of tyranny in Germany at the deepest levels. In addition to Tautz’s classic text, a new Appendix by Andreas Bracher brings the reader up to date with a survey of relevant literature on the theme as well as an insightful review of the Nazis’ attitude to Rudolf Steiner and the anthroposophical movement he founded. Contemporary extracts from the Völkische Beobachter (the Nazi’s house journal) indicate the viciousness and hatred directed towards Steiner and anthroposophy by the National Socialists. |
| gurdjieff exercises: Llewellyn's Complete Book of Meditation Shai Tubali, 2023-01-08 Free Your Awareness and Awaken Your Energies with 35 Worldwide Meditation Techniques Enjoy a healthier and happier life with reduced stress, decreased pain, improved sleep, lengthened attention span, and fewer age-related memory problems. The key to these and other benefits? Meditation. Appropriate for practitioners of all skill levels, this new addition to Llewellyn's Complete Book Series features thirty-five fundamental meditation techniques from traditions around the globe, including one unique method of author Shai Tubali's own creation. These include: • Zazen (Classical Zen Meditation) • Qigong Standing Meditation • Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Body Scan • Taoist Inner Smile • Osho’s Mystic Rose • Japanese Forest Bathing • Sufi Whirling • Gurdjieff ’s “I Am” Meditation • Christian Prayer of the Heart • Islamic Dhikr • Hindu Aum Meditation • Sikh Kirtan Kriya • Jewish Hitbodedut • Ramana Maharshi’s Self-Inquiry • Tantric Hindu Kriya Yoga • Tibetan Buddhist Dzogchen Shai presents each technique with its historical background, cultural context, potential benefits, and clear instructions for practicing it at home in a non-appropriative way. You will explore the fifteen purposes of meditation and the role of chakras. You will also learn how to align your mind and body, open your heart to love and compassion, use the hidden powers of sound, and more. This comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide introduces the magic of meditation in a way that is experiential, practical, and deeply researched. Every page encourages you to take your journey into the world of meditation further than ever before. |
George Gurdjieff - Wikipedia
George Ivanovich Gurdjieff (c. 1866–1877 – 29 October 1949) was a philosopher, mystic, spiritual teacher, composer, and movements teacher.
George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff | Mystic, Philosopher, Teacher ...
George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff (born 1877?, Alexandropol, Armenia, Russian Empire—died Oct. 29, 1949, Neuilly, near Paris) was a Greco-Armenian mystic and philosopher who founded an …
George Gurdjieff | Seeker of Truth
George Ivanovich Gurdjieff startled the European intelligentsia with a comprehensive psychological, philosophical, and cosmological teaching of ancient origin. He seemed to be …
The Gurdjieff Legacy Foundation: George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff ...
George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff (1872–1949) A seminal spiritual figure, introduced to the West an ancient yet unknown esoteric teaching of development and awakening, one that teaches how …
Gurdjieff International Review
Jun 1, 2019 · Welcome to the Gurdjieff International Review—a source of informed essays and commentary on the life, writings, and teachings of George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff. Mr. Gurdjieff …
G.I.Gurdjieff - Gurdjieff Circles
Gurdjieff is a philosopher in the old sense, in the way that Plato and Pythagoras were. He gave substance to a multitude of great ideas, creating a philosophical approach to life that seems to …
G.I. Gurdjieff – The Gurdjieff Society
G.I. Gurdjieff. Gurdjieff was born in Armenia around 1870. His first tutor was a priest and he also received a scientific education in surroundings and a way of life that had changed little for …
George Gurdjieff - Wikipedia
George Ivanovich Gurdjieff (c. 1866–1877 – 29 October 1949) was a philosopher, mystic, spiritual teacher, composer, and movements teacher.
George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff | Mystic, Philosopher, Teacher ...
George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff (born 1877?, Alexandropol, Armenia, Russian Empire—died Oct. 29, 1949, Neuilly, near Paris) was a Greco-Armenian mystic and philosopher who founded an …
George Gurdjieff | Seeker of Truth
George Ivanovich Gurdjieff startled the European intelligentsia with a comprehensive psychological, philosophical, and cosmological teaching of ancient origin. He seemed to be stepping into the …
The Gurdjieff Legacy Foundation: George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff ...
George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff (1872–1949) A seminal spiritual figure, introduced to the West an ancient yet unknown esoteric teaching of development and awakening, one that teaches how to …
Gurdjieff International Review
Jun 1, 2019 · Welcome to the Gurdjieff International Review—a source of informed essays and commentary on the life, writings, and teachings of George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff. Mr. Gurdjieff was …
G.I.Gurdjieff - Gurdjieff Circles
Gurdjieff is a philosopher in the old sense, in the way that Plato and Pythagoras were. He gave substance to a multitude of great ideas, creating a philosophical approach to life that seems to …
G.I. Gurdjieff – The Gurdjieff Society
G.I. Gurdjieff. Gurdjieff was born in Armenia around 1870. His first tutor was a priest and he also received a scientific education in surroundings and a way of life that had changed little for …
