by Robin Bloor | Jan 29, 2023 | Reflections, The Lost Herald
A Contest of Two Spirits The following is a record of a lecture, entitled Two Spirits, given by Gurdjieff It is said in some ancient teachings that on the day God created man he also created for each man two spirits — the spirit of good and the spirit of evil,...
by Robin Bloor | Jan 29, 2023 | Tales Study, The Lost Herald
A Masquerade of a Kind The book, To Fathom The Gist, Vol 2 – The Arch Absurd devotes about 20 pages to analysis of and discussion of the awful revised version of The Tales, pointing out the many ways in which it damages Gurdjieff’s masterpiece. I was recently...
by Robin Bloor | Jan 28, 2023 | Readings, The Lost Herald
The Self in Hiding The Self is weakened by asking. O thou who hast gathered taxes from lions,Thy need hath caused thee to become a fox in disposition.Thy maladies are the result of indigence:This disease is the source of thy pain.It is robbing thine high thoughts of...
by Robin Bloor | Jan 22, 2023 | Objective Science, The Lost Herald
Electricity/Plasma Flow as the Blood of The Universe The fact that many people in The Work give credence to the theories of modern science, particularly the ridiculous theories of astrophysics, is sad. Did they not read Beelzebub? Anyway, it has caused me to provide a...
by Robin Bloor | Dec 28, 2022 | Tales Study, The Lost Herald
Gurdjieff’s International Passport Issued by The German Consulate in New York The passport above gives his Gurdjieff’s birth date as the 28th December 1877 — the year 1877 is one of the three birth years about which Gurdjieff’s biographers debate....