Binding: Paperback
Description: P. D. Ouspensky's classic work In Search of the Miraculous was the first to disseminate the ideas of G. I. Gurdjieff the mysterious master of esoteric thought in the early twentieth century who still commands a following today. Gurdjieff's mystique has long eclipsed Ouspensky once described by Gurdjieff as "nice to drink vodka with but a weak man." Yet Ouspensky was a brilliant accomplished philosopher in his own right and some consider his meeting with the charismatic " Mr. G." the catastrophe of his life. Indeed in subsequent years Ouspensky tried hard with limited success to break away. This book moves Ouspensky's own story center stage against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution the dervishes of Constantinople and a cosmopolitan Europe entre deux guerres. The archetypal encounter it describes echoes that of Don Juan and Castaneda or perhaps Mephistopheles and Faust. One of the great mystical adventures of our time it will fascinate everyone interested in the farthest reaches of what it means to be human. The paperback edition includes a new chapter on Gary Lachman's own former work in Gurdjieff's psychology.
Title: In Search Of P. D. Ouspensky The Genius In The Shadow Of Gurdjieff
Author(s): Lachman Gary (Gary Lachman)
Publisher: Quest Books U. S.
Barcode: 9780835608480
Pages: 352 Pages
Publication Date: 10/25/2006
Category: Psychotherapy