by Robin Bloor | Sep 1, 2023 | Reflections, The Lost Herald
The Monk and The Angel Our emotions play a key role in our understanding of the truth of a situation. When we are negative, our emotions distort our perception of reality and make it difficult for us to see things clearly. They inject a kind of prejudice in our...
by Robin Bloor | Aug 3, 2023 | Reflections, The Lost Herald
The Struggle of Essence In exploring Essence and Personality, we encounter the first great mystery about Man: the duality of his existence. Man is composed of two parts. You are born Essence, a pure and innocent being, and Personality accumulates as life unfolds....
by Robin Bloor | Jun 26, 2023 | Reflections, The Lost Herald
Ruben Carter After His Release From Prison [The Less Told Story of The Hurricane] Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, the former champion boxer spent almost 20 years in prison and came close to being executed for a crime he didn’t commit. You may be familiar with the song about...
by Robin Bloor | May 27, 2023 | Reflections, The Lost Herald
The Six Dimensions of The Living Universe There is little agreement between modern science and the Work. If you cannot agree about the nature of something as fundamental as time, then it is no surprise that there is disagreement about lesser things. Modern science...
by Robin Bloor | Apr 27, 2023 | Reflections, The Lost Herald
The inevitable paradox of creation. It begins with the simple childhood question: If God is good why does he let bad things happen? This valid query is usually brushed aside by priests and preachers, but it is not so easy to brush aside. From the perspective of The...
by Robin Bloor | Mar 23, 2023 | Reflections, The Lost Herald
The Mar Saba Monastery – A Place of Contemplation Mysticism, Contemplation, and Exercises I’m very rarely moved to review a book on The Work, but I have spent time recently taking a long look at Joseph Azize’s Gurdjieff: Mysticism, Contemplation, and...