By almost every measure, this is a year of profound change. The pace of technological transformation alone would mark that out, but the shifts run much deeper — in how we work, how we relate to one another, and how we understand our place in a warring and sadly automatized world.

Although the round number is probably coincidental, it seems somehow appropriate that this year of change should coincide with the USA’s 250th birthday – a birthday that is proving to be more surreal than real. Anniversaries, like all recurrences, provoke us to reflect on whether anything has genuinely changed. If so, it is currently descending rather than ascending.

Gurdjieff taught that external upheaval, rightly used, can serve the Work: the friction of a changing world is an opportunity rather than a curse. And he himself lived through times as bewildering as these.

In case you missed the announcement in the last newsletter, there will be a Summer Week of Work in Germany at the beginning of August. If you are interested in attending or just curious to know the details click here.
All time is precious.

Regards
RB