The Force Of Gurdjieff, vol 1: A. R. Orage's group talks as recollected by B. B. Grant and L. S. Morris (Volume 1)

The volumes of “The Force of Gurdjieff” Magisteria publishing collection reunite various rare, important and sometimes unknown texts written by people who were influenced by the remarkable force of the Gurdjieff’s teaching. This book contains explanations of Gurdjieff exercises. Notes taken by Blanche B. Grant - 1 - October 7, 1929 - 6 - The study of relations. The Method of Objective Judgment. The five manners of behavior (posture, gesture, tone of voice, facial expressions, movement). Introspection vs. self-observation. October 14, 1929 - 14 - Self-knowledge. Studying ourselves vs. studying others. Change and motive. The colors of a gesture. October 21, 1929 - 21 - States of consciousness. The three centers. Forms of sleep. The catalytic center. Possibilities of experience. Collecting impressions. October 28, 1929 - 31 - The human structure according to the octave. Duality. Thought and memory. Connection between centers. Event vs. experience. November 4, 1929 - 39 - The totality of one's self. Religion, prayer and wish. The science of being. Pure self-observation. November 11, 1929 - 46 - Human types. Time. The history of an object. Consciousness, individuality, will. November 18, 1929 - 54 - The three screens. Judgment. Different ages of a person. Fate. The three winds. The three Yogas. Self-observation and impressions. November 25, 1929 - 65 - Understanding. States. Negative emotions. The "I". Three orders of impressions. December 2, 1929 - 78 - Responsibility. Ideals. Abilities. Human types. The wish to live. Notes taken by L. S. Morris - 85 - March 24, 1931 - 86 - The two portraits. Deductions. The diagram of time. Self-observation. Double perceptions. Self-consciousness. April 7, 1931 - 99 - The three foods. Digestion and assimilation. Aspiration and inspiration. The brain as a stomach. The three forces. April 14, 1931 - 108 - Development and effort. Intellectual vs. practical. The three types of possible future. Wish vs. will. Scale. Actual and potential. May 5, 1931 - 125 - The two directions of time. Positive emotions. The two states of pleasure. Types of images in the brain. How to constellate. Vibrations. Types of relations. Emanations and radiations. Assimilation of air. The magnetic line. Seasons of development. May 12, 1931 - 146 - The three orders of experience. Growth vs. experience. Human types. The three forces inside us. How to recognize a criteria. The cunning man. May 19, 1931 - 162 - The science of being. The diagram of the octave. Knowledge vs. opinion. Individuality vs. personality. The balanced man. The state of normality. The central idea of these meetings. May 26, 1931 - 176 - How to develop impartiality. How to create a wish. The realization of death. Self-observation, participation and experiment. Formulations and mantras. The vow to one's self.