I think of art as based on crafted perceptions. There are perceptions we can have that are moving and inspiring, such as that of a sunset or birdsong or the face of a beloved, but it is when we attribute perceptions to human artifice that
On the Being of Art A central part of this topic is related to the world of Being1, how we engage with this realm and how we can be aware of it, or relate to it, in different ways in our experience and understanding. It can
Much of Gurdjieff’s life, his ways and his methods are still a mystery but Joseph Azize’s latest book reminds the reader that Gurdjieff was closer to mystic spirituality than anything else. That is if he was to be compared with any teacher or way as
In the teachings of Gurdjieff and the Fourth Way, it is expressed that significant collective events in the life of mankind are the direct results of influences from a higher level of existence. Actions and events in a higher world, or larger Cosmos, are expressed
In the teachings of Gurdjieff and The Fourth Way, Man is regarded as taking part in a Universal process of exchange and development. In Gurdjieff’s epic, Beelzebub’s Tales To His Grandson, the Universe itself is considered as being created so as to provide a means of
I thought it would be a good idea to begin this article with a definition of how the term Anima Mundi or World Soul is seen in the eyes of objective science. Here I use the term objective science to represent a long ago ancient science