by Robin Bloor | Feb 27, 2023 | Tales Study, The Lost Herald
Gurdjieff in pensive mood. In his excellent book, Heart Without Measure, Ravi Ravindra writes: “Madame de Salzmann told of an incident, late in Gurdjieff’s life, when she came upon him in a place in Switzerland. He was sitting, looking very sad and discouraged....
by Robin Bloor | Feb 27, 2023 | Reflections, The Lost Herald
Sketch of Jane Heap (from photo) The just-published book of Sayings From The Gurdjieff Work includes a chapter of maxims from Jane Heap, most of which were gathered from here notes. Jane had a memorable and often profound way of expressing herself. Here are twenty...
by Robin Bloor | Feb 27, 2023 | Readings, The Lost Herald
A Damascus Sword-maker It was not purity but impuritythat lent strength to these swords,ingots of iron with carbontraced in tungsten and vanadium. Folds upon folds ran through each blade,rivers of darkness and lightshimmering like moonbeams on water. Stronger and...
by Robin Bloor | Jan 29, 2023 | Issue, The Lost Herald
Subscribe Issue #19 January 2023 “The way of the real man is that of the warrior, the one who undertakes war on all levels, and, firstly, the war against himself.” ~Gurdjieff The False Version of The Tales For the sake of discouraging those who might actually try to...
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...