The Force of Gurdjieff, Vol. 5: A. R. Orage's group talks as recollected by Sherman Manchester

by G.I. Gurdjieff, Orage R. Alfred, MAGISTERIA (Compiler)

While being the only disciple acknowledged by Gurdjieff in his own writings, referring to him as "my inner world essence friend", Orage, besides having an important contribution to Gurdjieff's teaching through his help with the first translation of Gurdjieff's books in English language and through his own writings and lectures, was a crucial self standing spiritual figure through his own work and ideas. This book contains explanations of Gurdjieff exercises. January 23rd, 1923 Self-remembering. Centers. March 25th, 1923 Human work. Freedom. Aim. Jiu-jitsu. January 1st, 1924. Politeness. Choice. Cosmic man. Self-knowledge. The memory film. Immoral act. Absorbing experience. Notes and intervals. Appetite vs. wish. Shocks. The chairs exercise. The etheric body. Forces. Chief feature. January 17th, 1926. To think in form. Reasonable. March 29th, 1926. Forms of reason. Negative states. Fears. April 12th, 1926. Intervals. Drugs. Magnetism. January 10th, 1927 Consciousness. Laughter. Energy. Decision. January 18th, 1927. Distinguish "I" from "it". January 25th, 1927. Normal reaction. Observing moods. The three steps. Awareness. January 31st, 1927. Morality. Duty. February 7th, 1927. The value of the body. Seven features of one's face. February 14th, 1927. The five "qualities". Self observation. The seed. February 21st, 1927. Review the past. Self perfection. Life span. The regulator. The magnetic tie. Objective time. March 7th, 1927. Children. The natural realm. Nature of man. Light. The three forces. Emanations. Reason. The three bodies. March 14th, 1927. Understanding the world. The brains. Sight. Reason and bodies. March 18th, 1927. The objective conscience of the of the animal kingdom. March 21st, 1927. Conscious effort. Conscious suffering. May 9th, 1927. The springs. Experience. Circumstances. May 16th, 1927. Impressions. Art. Remembering. May 17th, 1927 Essence and personality. Education. Development. Movements. May 23rd, 1927 Drama. Roles. Human types. Mistery schools. Manifestations. April 3rd, 1928. Language and communication. Energy. Assimilation of food. Physical, emotional and intellectual waste. April 15th, 1928. Formal thought. Modes of speech. Chief feature. Questions. April 23rd, 1928. Electricity. December 4th, 1928 Seed. Consciousness. Becoming absorbed. January 14th, 1929. Mechanical man. The three bridges. Impressions. Love.

80 pages, Paperback

First published February 13, 2015

About the author

Georges Ivanovich Gurdjieff (Armenian: Գեորգի Իվանովիչ Գյուրջիև, Georgian: გიორგი გურჯიევი, Greek: Γεώργιος Γεωργιάδης, Russian: Гео́ргий Ива́нович Гюрджи́ев, Georgiy Ivanovich Gyurdzhiev, or Gurdjiev) was an influential Greek-Armenian mystic, spiritual teacher of the early to mid-20th century, and a self-professed 'teacher of dancing'.

He taught that the vast majority of humanity lives their entire lives in a state of hypnotic "waking sleep," but that it was possible to transcend to a higher state of consciousness and achieve full human potential. Gurdjieff developed a method for doing so, calling his discipline "The Work" (connoting "work on oneself") or "the Method." According to his principles and instructions, Gurdjieff's method for awakening one's consciousness is different from that of the fakir, monk or yogi, so his discipline is also called (originally) the "Fourth Way." At one point he described his teaching as being "esoteric Christianity."

At different times in his life, Gurdjieff formed and closed various schools around the world to teach the work. He claimed that the teachings he brought to the West from his own experiences and early travels expressed the truth found in ancient religions and wisdom teachings relating to self-awareness in people's daily lives and humanity's place in the universe. The title of his third series of writings, Life Is Real Only Then, When 'I Am', expresses the essence of his teachings. His complete series of books is entitled All and Everything.