Issue #42

Subscribe Issue #42 May/June 2025 “All excuses are lies.” ~Jane Heap Dear ALL Among the pages of this newsletter you will find the poem, On Being Woven, by Jalal Uddin Rumi. It is published here in memory of Robert Davis a friend and companion in The Work,...

Genuine Being Duty

Temple Duties (Text taken from the Toomer Version of The Tales. For PDF copies of this document, contact Gurdjieff Heritage Society.)  Glancing up at his grandfather somewhat sadly, Hassein replied thoughtfully, “My dear grandfather, your talk about ships has given...

On Being Woven

A Woven Image In Memoriam: Robert John Davis 26th April 1978 – 25th April 2025 A friend and a colleague in the Work.   On Being Woven The way is full of genuine sacrifice. The thickets blocking the path are anything that keeps you from that, any fear that...

The Work of Transformation

The Transformation of Sound The Work of Transformation Ouspensky once suggested that the Work could be called “Psycho-transformism.” It’s a logical suggestion. “Transformation” means one thing changing into another. Chemistry shows...

Climate Change?

Climate Change Scenario Take a look at the graph. It shows temperature spikes over the last 400,000 years, based on data drawn from ice cores gathered in Antarctica. Quite clearly major spikes occur about every 100,000 years.   It appears that the universe, or at...

Issue #41

Subscribe Issue #41 Apr 2025 “Man learns in three ways: Competition, Example and Magnetism.” ~Jane Heap In The Tales (on page 919), writing about America, Gurdjieff says: “On the other hand, with the trades and ‘professions’ indispensable...

The Riddle

Pondering The Riddle The Riddle I am each and all of these;A king of liars, a prince of thieves,A weary soldier seeking peace,A jealous soul, a righteous priest,A clown, a fool, an artisan,Midnight cowboy, mystic man. A joyrider that journeys far,I ride the...

Evolutionary Synchronicity?

The Sword-Billed Hummingbird The Sword-billed Hummingbird is a native of the Andes. You find it in Peru, Colombia, Venezuala and Equador. Hummingbirds are remarkable among bird species – being able to fly backwards, possessing a heart that can beat 1200 times per...

Inner Silence

The Paradox of Silence On Inner Silence The Work advocates “Inner Silence.” It means ignoring inner chatter: the stream of automatic, often negative, internal commentary. This naturally leads to suppressing outer chatter, particularly gossip and...

The Tales: The Toomer Version

Jean Toomer at his Desk A very old version of The Tales, or better put, a partial draft version of The Tales has emerged. It is an edited version of parts of The Tales that Jean Toomer worked on back in the 1920s. It was rescued from waste-bin or fire and personally...