by Stephen Aronson | Jul 10, 2024 | Reflections, The Lost Herald
Parts: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9], Downloadable PDF Shocks One aspect of Gurdjieff’s methods that can be problematic when imitated by his followers, was his approach to introducing “shocks”, individually or collectively, what he called “stepping on corns”,...
by Stephen Aronson | Jul 10, 2024 | Reflections, The Lost Herald
Parts: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9], Downloadable PDF Rise of the Technician Unfortunately, given time, more often than not, leadership of most movements is eventually taken over by technician-specialists who may actually exile true initiates whose presence...
by Stephen Aronson | Jul 10, 2024 | Reflections, The Lost Herald
Parts: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9], Downloadable PDF Conclusion We have been exploring the interaction of three basic factors: The Work, the group leader, and the pupil. At any given moment, each may carry any of the three fundamental forces in relationship...
by Robin Bloor | May 10, 2024 | Reflections, The Lost Herald
by Robin Bloor | Feb 9, 2024 | Reflections, The Lost Herald
The Many Many “I”s We are creatures of the Fourth Way. Gurdjieff taught us about three focused ways: The Fakir’s Way, which seeks to exert will to gain mastery over the body, The Monk’s Way, which works with the emotional side of man; and The...
by Robin Bloor | Dec 20, 2023 | Reflections, The Lost Herald
The Many “I”s The categorizing of personality under a group of different headings is commonly tried. There are a multitude of such schemes: 1. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI): Based on Carl Jung’s work, the MBTI identifies 16 different...