Bruce Freedman’s paintings show an self-exploration of his mind, feeling and instincts. I’ll let his Statement do the talking: My current paintings are composed of ovals, squares and lines. The shapes are purposely handmade in form so as to differentiate the human touch from the technological. A loose grid is used as the painting’s framework….
The Gurdjieff Journal Issue #55 Volume 14 Issue 3
The new issue of The Gurdjieff Journal is available. Here is a listing of articles pertinent to our times. Working with the Seven Deadly Sins—2011 AD J. G. Bennett & the Inner Barrier Part II Sri Aurobindo—The Man & His Teachings Part II In Search of the Soul Part XIII: Sikhism The Art of Love…
Mayan End of World Prediction Explored in Film
Museum of Natural Science in Houston explores the Mayan endate. Sumners says the end of Maya time periods generally were regarded the same way we look at such things as the start of a new century or a new millennium. “It seems to be a cause of celebration. There does not seem to be any…
The Gurdjieff Journal Issue #54 Volume 14 Issue 2
The new issue of The Gurdjieff Journal is available. Here is a listing of articles pertinent to our times. Gurdjieff & the New Age: Sri Aurobindo—The Man & His Teaching Part I In Search of the Soul Part XII: Confucianism The Art of Love by Margaret Anderson J. G. Bennett & the Inner Barrier Part…
Santa Barbara Fourth Way Seminar
Winter Seminar with William Patrick Patterson Gurdjieff’s Complete Teaching of The Fourth Way Part 1 FROM MANY SELVES, TO CONSCIOUS SELF, TO INDIVIDUAL SELF, TO THE SELF Friday, December 2 to Monday, December 5, 2011 La Casa de Maria Retreat Center Santa Barbara, California Through guided meditation, Conscious Body-Breath Impressions™, dialogue and private interviews, William…
San Juan Bautista Fourth Way Seminar
Labor Day Weekend Seminar with William Patrick Patterson Fourth Way Theme Friday, September 2 to Monday, September 5, 2011 St. Francis Retreat Center San Juan Bautista, California Through guided meditation, Conscious Body-Breath Impressions™, dialogue and private interviews, William Patrick Patterson explores the theme. Open to all levels of simplicity. No previous experience necessary. Deep Diving…
Morristown New Jersey Fourth Way Seminar
Fourth Way Seminar with William Patrick Patterson Friday, May 27 to Monday, May 30, 2011 Loyola Retreat House Morristown, New Jersey Through guided meditation, Conscious Body-Breath Impressions™, dialogue and private interviews, William Patrick Patterson explores the theme. Open to all levels of simplicity. No previous experience necessary. For more information see Gurdjieff Legacy.
Mayan Pyramids Reflect Quetzal Chirps
The piramids in Mesoamerica reflect the chirp of the quetzal birds. Clap your hands in front of the Temple of Kukulcan in Chichen Itza and the echo comes back as a chirp. The builders intentionally built the temples to do this. This spans several sites including Uxmal, Chichen Itza, and Teotihuacan to name a few….
Ancient Maya Temples Acoustics
As anyone who has visited the ancient Mayan and Aztec sites in Mexico might have noticed, in most of the places the architecture of the buildings produce the effect of amplifying someones voice if they speak above a certain volume. It has been built into the buildings and walls and other structures. Recently researchers have looked into this phenomenon…
The Gurdjieff Journal Issue #53 Volume 14 Issue 1
The new issue of The Gurdjieff Journal is available. Here is a listing of articles pertinent to our times. In Search of The Soul Part XI: Taoism Has esoteric Taoism devolved into the pseudo-esoteric. Is there a soul in Taoism? The Devil’s Interval Banned by the Catholic Church, the “Devil’s Interval,” the tritone, has been embraced…