Impressions by Theme
Attention
14 Posts
The focused quality of presence that transforms awareness into a doorway to conscious participation in reality.
Beatitudes
12 Posts
Jesus' profound teachings on the nature of spiritual blessedness and the qualities of those who inherit the Kingdom
Being
34 Posts
Being has to do with Goodness. With Good in your Being, you will be able to understand and live the Wisdom Teachings and not merely know them.
Benedictions & Intentions
16 Posts
Gentle invitations to rest in the deeper truths that sustain the soul's journey toward conscious awakening.
Conscience
7 Posts
The deep inner knowing that guides authentic spiritual development. Conscience is Feeling all together; Consciousness is Knowing all together.
Consciousness
23 Posts
The teachings contain many insights into awakened awareness and the journey from mechanical to conscious living. .
Cynthia Bourgeault
113 Posts
Key teachings from this modern mystic on contemplative practice, the Wisdom tradition, and non-dual awareness.
Essence
8 Posts
Essence is inner, Personality is outer. Essence is eternal, Personality is temporal. This is key in the Gurdjieff Work.
Eye of the Heart
8 Posts
The spiritual organ of perception that allows direct knowing beyond ordinary thought.
Georges Ivanovich Gurdjieff
6 Posts
Core concepts from this influential mystic on awakening from sleep into conscious evolution.
Good
13 Posts
Reflections on the nature of goodness as an active force rather than a moral abstraction.
Gospel of Mary Magdalene
9 Posts
Wisdom from this gnostic text revealing Mary's profound spiritual understanding.
Gospel of Thomas
149 Posts
Sayings of the Gospel of Thomas. Jesus's direct teachings on recognizing the divine within.
Imaginal Realm
17 Posts
Explorations of the intermediate world between material and spiritual reality, where transformation occurs. Also referred to as World 24, or the Kingdom of Heaven.
Intentional Suffering
8 Posts
Intentional Suffering belongs to the spectrum of practices worldwide that cluster around letting be, letting go, deferring, releasing, bearing.
Jacob Boehme
4 Posts
A 17th-century German cobbler who became one of Christianity's most profound mystics. He saw how struggle is the very means through which Divine Love manifests.
Kingdom of Heaven
17 Posts
The Kingdom of Heaven is not a physical place but a state of inner transformation: teachings on the divine reality accessible here and now through transformed perception.
Law of Seven
1 Posts
The Law of Seven, or Law of Octaves, or the Law of Order of Manifestation: Gurdjieff's teaching on the octave principle that governs all processes of creation and change.
Law of Three
5 Posts
States that every phenomenon, event, or process is the result of the interaction of three forces: the Active Force, the Passive Force, and the Neutralizing or Reconciling Force.
Maurice Nicoll
99 Posts
Essential teachings from Maurice Nicoll, whose wartime talks in England became the Wisdom classic, Psychological Commentaries of Gurdjieff.
Meditations on the Tarot
46 Posts
Masterfully weaves together Christian mysticism, Hermetic philosophy, and esoteric Wisdom traditions to illuminate the path of spiritual development.
Non-Identifying
17 Posts
The practice of inner freedom from emotional reactions and mechanical patterns of thought.
Parables
21 Posts
Jesus's teaching stories, interpreted as maps for inner development and transformed perception.
Reciprocal Feeding
14 Posts
The Gurdjieffian cosmic principle of mutual nourishment between different levels of reality.
Second Force
1 Posts
Understanding the necessary role of resistance and opposition in spiritual transformation. Without Second Force there can be no spiritual work.
Self-Observation
10 Posts
The essential practice of witnessing our thoughts, emotions, and sensations with impartial attention.
Self-Remembering
4 Posts
The transformative practice of bringing divided attention together in present moment awareness and returning to your true self.
Wisdom Teachings
23 Posts
Core principles of the perennial wisdom tradition across cultures and times.