The Secrets of The Self – Asking

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...

The Blood of the Universe

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...

Gurdjieff’s Birthday

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....

What Exactly Is Gravity?

The Defiance of Gravity Einstein theorized that gravity was not a force, but a property of space. This sounds bizarre, and, in my view, it is both bizarre and incorrect. Nevertheless Einstein’s theory of gravitation can be intellectually supported using the...

Gurdjieff on Hypnosis

Hypnotic Trance The following is a record of a lecture on hypnosis given by Gurdjieff in Tiflis “In Europe, hypnotism is much spoken about and much used in medical treatment. However the knowledge of it is very superficial which explains the frequently...

Like This

Like This, Like This. Like This If anyone asks you how the perfect satisfactionof all our sexual wanting will look,lift your face and say,“Like this.” When someone mentions the gracefulness of the night sky,climb up on the roofand dance and say,“Like this.” If anyone...