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Esotericism

Esotericism (XLII): Observer and observation

By Νικόδημος

in Esotericism

24 March 2018

1. The observer has several names: seer, watchman, witness; but he is also smeller, taster, sensor through touch and hearer. I shall use the term “observer” to cover ...

Esotericism (XLI): The “system” (3)

By Νικόδημος

in Esotericism

22 March 2018

1. Today I shall continue with the inconsistencies or discordances in the teaching of Gurdjieff and Ouspensky with the reminder that G preferred to call his “fragments” while ...

Esotericism (XL): The “system” (2)

By Νικόδημος

in Esotericism

16 March 2018

1. Whatever was said in the previous paper of the cosmoses in Ouspensky applies just as much to Gurdjieff’s teaching of the same subject. The same holds for ...

Esotericism (XXXIX): The “system”

By Νικόδημος

in Esotericism

14 March 2018

1. I should return now to Ouspensky and his work in England. This subject will take several more papers. So, before turning to that, I shall examine some ...

Esotericism (XXXVIII): Gurdjieff’s mission (4)

By Νικόδημος

in Esotericism

10 March 2018

1. Undoubtedly Gurdgieff’s knowledge was greater than that suggested by the rather defective system he taught due to a clumsy and inadequate terminology. However, even G’s knowledge had ...

Esotericism (XXXVII): Gurdjieff’s “mission” (3)

By Νικόδημος

in Esotericism

8 March 2018

1. After stopping in August 1924 the activities at the Prieuré that constituted the teaching of the Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man, after his terrible car-accident ...

Esotericism (XXXVI): Gurdjieff’s “mission” (2)

By Νικόδημος

in Esotericism

2 March 2018

1. I dealt in an earlier paper Esotericism (XXXI): Gurdjieff’s successors (2): JG Bennett with G’s mission, as seen at least by John Bennett, who was initially appointed ...

Esotericism (XXXV): Gurdjieff’s sources (3): Fragments & Whole

By Νικόδημος

in Esotericism

28 February 2018

1. Let me today examine some more affinities between G’s teaching and the Vedic Tradition in India. The Vedic Tradition starts with the sūktas ‘hymns’ of the Ṛgveda ...

Esotericism (XXXIV): Gurdjieff’s Sources (2)

By Νικόδημος

in Esotericism

24 February 2018

1. Let me repeat again that we have no means of ascertaining the immediate sources of G’s teaching and that it is very probable that he had direct ...

Esotericism (XXXIII): Gurdjieff’s sources

By Νικόδημος

in Esotericism

22 February 2018

1. In this paper I focus on G’s sources – and John Bennett’s blinding blunders. G mentions in his own writings the community of Sarmoun (Sarmān o Sarmoung) ...

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Esotericism

Esotericism (XLII): Observer and observation

Esotericism (XLI): The “system” (3)

Esotericism (XL): The “system” (2)

Esotericism (XXXIX): The “system”

Esotericism (XXXVIII): Gurdjieff’s mission (4)

Esotericism (XXXVII): Gurdjieff’s “mission” (3)

Esotericism (XXXVI): Gurdjieff’s “mission” (2)

Esotericism (XXXV): Gurdjieff’s sources (3): Fragments & Whole

Esotericism (XXXIV): Gurdjieff’s Sources (2)

Esotericism (XXXIII): Gurdjieff’s sources

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