The Quest

Sir Percival on His Quest The Quest You can distill existence down to just three fundamental questions: What resides within my inner world? What comprises this immense universe, of which I am but an infinitesimal speck? And ultimately, what am I? There are two...

Recollections of School

The Schoolboy Dostoyevsky Dostoyevsky Dreams of School That night I had the most hideous dreams. No wonder; all the evening I had been oppressed by memories of my miserable days at school, and I could not shake them off. I was sent to the school by distant relations,...

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...