| The
Fourth Way, by P. D. Ouspensky. [select
author, then title]
In this book, the
author suggests a new way of living, translating into practical
terms the methods suggested by Gurdjieff. The "fourth
way" of inner development is distinct from the three
traditional ways of the fakir, monk and yogi, all of which call
for retirement from the world. |
| In
Search of the Miraculous,
by P. D. Ouspensky.
[select author, then title]
This book describes the early meetings between Ouspensky
and Gurdjieff; Gurdjieff's teachings about symbolism, sexuality
and self-transcendence, the law of octaves, "cosmic
consciousness" and
the "fourth
way"; and their sad
but inevitable separation. |
| Letters
From Russia 1919, by P.
D. Ouspensky.
[select author, then title]
Written in conditions of great hardship just after the Russian
Revolution, these letters offer a classic eyewitness account of
those turbulent times and a deeply prophetic understanding of
the roots of modern Russia. |
| A
New Model of the Universe,
by P. D. Ouspensky. [select
author, then title]
Encyclopedic
in its character, this book covers a vast range of subjects with
the common theme of the nature and meaning of man's existence.
Topics include dreams, experimental mysticism, new physics,
time, the New Testament, and yoga. |
| The
Psychology of Man's Possible Evolution, by P. D. Ouspensky.
[select author, then title]
In this series of lectures, Ouspensky
describes how a man must work simultaneously on his knowledge
and his being to find inner unity and why although his
development depends on his own efforts, this is very difficult
to achieve without guidance from a "School." |
| The
Symbolism of the Tarot,
by P. D. Ouspensky.
[select author, then title]
This important work presents a general introduction and
Ouspensky's insights on the 22 cards of the Greater Arcana. The
cards are presented in pairs, each completing the sense of
another. Twenty-two cards from the Waite set have been
reproduced in full color. |
| Talks
With A Devil, by P. D. Ouspensky. [select
author, then title]
This book
comprises two stories - "The Inventor" and "The
Benevolent Devil" - which deal with two issues that
concerned Ouspensky deeply. The
first is that of conscious evil and the second the price one
pays for "good" behavior. Both tales follow the
Slavic tradition of demons and devils. |
| Tertium
Organum, by P. D. Ouspensky. [select
author, then title]
The
first major work to re-examine the ancient and still largely
unresolved philosophical problem of the nature of consciousness
- our relation to the true causes of our sensations - in the
light of the Theory of Relativity and the New Mathematics. |
| See
also: Rodney
Collin, G. I.
Gurdjieff
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