Leaves of Morya’s Garden by Master Morya and Helena Roerich

I was pointed in the direction of the Roerich’s and Agni Yoga and especially the double volume Leaves of Morya´s Garden the other day. What caught my initial interest was the similarities between the approach of Gurdjieff’s Fourth Way and Helena Roerich simultaneous developed Agni Yoga – also known as ‘Living Ethic’. I found some [...]

The Theory of Conscious Harmony – From the letters of Rodney Collin

Rodney Collin was closely associated with P.D. Ouspensky. In 1948 he moved to Mexico to carry on the study and practice of the ideas received from Ouspensky and Ouspensky’s teacher, Gurdjieff. During the next few years he corresponded with a large number of people, from many walks of life, all over the world, who sought [...]

A Record of Meetings & A Further Record by Ouspensky

A Record of Meetings & A Further Record are detailed and impressive collections of transcriptions from meetings Ouspensky held with various groups between 1928 and 1947. The talks, often formed as question and answer sessions or discussions, centers about the teachings Ouspensky recieved earlier by Gurdjieff. The texts give us a deeper understanding of concepts [...]

The Herald of Coming Good by G. I. Gurdjieff

The Herald of Coming Good was G. I. Gurdjieffs first book. He published it himself in Paris, 1933. From the intro: “I counsel all readers who have at any time met me upon the ground of my ideas to postpone reading this first appeal until they have, concentrating in their nature as well as in [...]

The Fourth Way by P. D. Ouspensky

When P. D. Ouspensky was asked if he intended to publish his lectures, he answered: ‘What is the use? The most important is not the lectures but the questions and answers.’ This book consists of verbatim extracts from talks and answers to questions given by Ouspensky between 1921 and 1946. Chapter I is a general [...]

Gurdjieff, Enneagram and the Fourth Way

This essay will survey Gurdjieff’s central ideas, locate his sources and delineate the main reasons for his “Work”; explain chief methods and evaluate his place in the history of ideas and in the contemporary visions of human condition. 31 pages, download here: Gurdjieff Enneagram and the Fourth Way You might also be interested in Ouspenskys [...]