The Gurdjieff Conference in Cambridge as a modern-day Babylon became my overriding impression of the event. Granted, I was initially piqued that Cynthia Bourgeault and Joseph Azize were on the podium with top foundation members like Roger Lipsey and Alexandre de Salzmann. What I found, right from the initial reception Wednesday evening, was an openness … Read more
I’d like to say more on choice regarding my inner process of lining up a three-centered experience. A Choice Presented Several weeks ago, an old and dear friend expressed the desire for me to be with her in the hospital following an operation. Partly to defray the burden on her husband, but also because she … Read more
Here’s how I make a three centered choice, where everything falls into place. First, the Head First, I need to connect with my head. Choice may come as an idea I’ve generated, or perhaps from outside of myself. Either way, I’ll need to weigh and consider it. I have a friend who’s going into the … Read more
What I know about triads and energies is from observing myself. Last week I was feeling a call to action. My Aunt Rae, bless her 90-something year old soul, read my blog and commented, “You referenced triad a number of times. I’m not sensing the composition of a triad or where it exists for you. … Read more
Unlike last week, I’m feeling called to action. Michelle Obama’s speech at the DNC awakened it. A shift within the flow of Claymont’s 50th planning committee spoke of it. Where last week I felt confused, this week a clarity is emerging. Don’t get me wrong. The difference between charging ahead on my own and seeing … Read more
Jogging with Deer Flies buzzing around my head in New Hampshire the other day taught me something. What I already knew, was that I don’t like Deer Flies—they bite. Of course, there’s working with Like and Dislike—yes, that. Then there was the arrogance of thinking I didn’t need to apply bug repellent before setting out. … Read more
It’s all about right life. I’ve been listening to Bennett’s book, Long Pilgrimage, which introduces the Shivapuri Baba and his teaching. Bennett was able to meet with this extraordinary sage who, at a hundred and thirty-six years old, had a clear message. “Think only of God and strive to live a right life.” In Fourth … Read more
On the subject of death, I’m not done. The old ornamental cherry tree just beyond the deck is where I hang birdfeeders. I eat on the deck and sit in the twilight to watch the birds. They have given me great joy throughout the years. However, I was not happy to see a family of … Read more
I never considered the thinking center my strong suit. Yet it was the ideas as I first read about them in, In Search of the Miraculous, that caught my interest. Learning about worlds and laws, octaves and vocabulary, was right in line with where I was in life. My thinking center was being exercised and … Read more
