Robin Bloor

Gurdjieff and Kundabuffer: Food for the Moon by Robin Bloor is a groundbreaking new book that considers Gurdjieff's theory that Man serves as food for the Moon - specifically that at death, some of the substances that make up Man's psyche are released and make their way to the Moon, via the ionosphere. The book is a tour de force, skipping from depictions and explanations of The Ray of Creation to deep analyses of the text of Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson to consideration of the abnormal conditions of Man's existence which he developed himself and on to the consequences of the properties of the organ Kundbuffer. The book was written by one of few living specialists in objective science and in fathoming the gist of Gurdjieff's writings. It is full of unexpected insights. It looks at Kundabuffer and the nourishing of the Moon from every perspective. Read it if you want to know: - The astro-magnetic mechanism by which the sacred Askokin, produced by man, is transmitted to the Moon.- The meaning and nature of Anulios.- The meaning of the names of the angels, Sakaki, Looisos and Algamatant, and the meaning of their strange titles. - An account of the implanting of Kundabuffer.- A detailing and summary of the consequences of the properties of the organ.- An inventory of Man's faults which are due to the abnormal being-existence that he created for himself - irrespective of Kundabuffer.- What we can do to eradicate the consequences of the properties of the accursed organ Kundabuffer. Gurdjieff and Kundabuffer: Food for the Moon is a must-read for anyone interested in Gurdjieff's teachings. It is likely to become a classic in the canon of esoteric literature.

Quotations from the Gurdjieff Work is a thought-provoking collection of over 1200 unique quotations that offer deep insights into the teachings and philosophy commonly known as The Gurdjieff Work. Gurdjieff was a spiritual teacher who developed a complex system of ideas and practices aimed at helping individuals attain a greater level of self-awareness and a deeper understanding of the nature of existence. In this book, you'll find a wide range of quotations that cover a variety of topics, including self-knowledge, consciousness, how to approach The Work, aspects of Gurdjieff's objective science, and the meaning of man's existence. Each quotation has been carefully selected for its clarity, depth, and ability to inspire readers to reflect on their own lives and their personal work. Aside from Gurdjieff, there are chapters of aphorisms, sayings, and epigrams from A. R. Orage, C. S. Nott, P. D. Ouspensky, Jeanne de Salzmann, Maurice Nicoll, Jane Heap, and Rodney Collin, sourced either from their writings or from accounts of people who knew them. It also includes quotations (usually of Gurdjieff himself) from the writings of A. L. Staveley, Rina Hands, Katheryn Hume, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Bernard Metz, Fritz Peters, Loise March, Henri Tracol, Henriette Lannes, J G Bennet, and Michel Conge. It devotes a whole chapter that provides all the quotations from Mullah Nass Eddin - not just those that are to be found in Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson, but also those from The 1931 Manuscript and Meetings With Remarkable Men. Whether you're a longtime student of the Gurdjieff Work or simply interested in exploring new ideas and perspectives, this book is sure to stimulate your mind and encourage you to dive deeper into the mysteries of human consciousness and existence. It is destined to become a natural part of any spiritual library or collection.

Quotations from the Gurdjieff Work is a thought-provoking collection of over 1200 unique quotations that offer deep insights into the teachings and philosophy commonly known as The Gurdjieff Work. Gurdjieff was a spiritual teacher who developed a complex system of ideas and practices aimed at helping individuals attain a greater level of self-awareness and a deeper understanding of the nature of existence. In this book, you'll find a wide range of quotations that cover a variety of topics, including self-knowledge, consciousness, how to approach The Work, aspects of Gurdjieff's objective science, and the meaning of man's existence. Each quotation has been carefully selected for its clarity, depth, and ability to inspire readers to reflect on their own lives and their personal work. Aside from Gurdjieff, there are chapters of aphorisms, sayings and epigrams from A. R. Orage, C. S. Nott, P. D. Ouspensky, Jeanne de Salzmann, Maurice Nicoll, Jane Heap and Rodney Collin, sourced either from their writings or from accounts of people who knew them. It also includes quotations (usually of Gurdjieff himself) from the writings of A. L. Staveley, Rina Hands, Katheryn Hulme, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Bernard Metz, Fritz Peters, Loise March, Henri Tracol, Henriette Lannes, J G Bennet and Michel Conge. It devotes a whole chapter that provides all the quotations from Mullah Nassr Eddin - not just those that are to be found in Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson, but also those from The 1931 Manuscript and Meetings With Remarkable Men. Whether you're a longtime student of the Gurdjieff Work or simply interested in exploring new ideas and perspectives, this book is sure to stimulate your mind and encourage you to dive deeper into the mysteries of human consciousness and existence. It is destined to become a natural part of any spiritual library or collection.

Gurdjieff clearly wanted his pupils to try to understand Objective Science. He left two accounts of it. One adorns the pages of InSearch of the Miraculous; the other merges itself into the text of Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson. He described its study as a necessity-one of five obligolnian strivings. And yet, most books about The Work steer clear of the topic. This book moves in the opposite direction. It grasps the nettle-exploring the principles of Objective Science and explaining why it cannot be reconciled with Modern Science in its current form. It then proceeds to provide a clear description of the fundamentals of Objective Science: What are its methods? What does the Ray of Creation signify or imply? What are the Hydrogens and how are they derived? What are the implications of the Trogoautoegocrat? How are the elements formed? How does evolution happen? What is plasma and what is its role in the life of the whole cosmos? How do new planets form? Is the Moon really growing? Is the Earth itself growing? What is Man's place in the cosmos and how can we use the Step Diagram (see the front cover) to understand that? Is humanity really food for the Moon? If so, how? The author accompanies you on a journey of revelation. It's an intellectual adventure and a wild conceptual ride.

The third book in this four-book series offers practical and illuminating insights into how to fathom the gist of Gurdjieff's masterpiece. The intention is that it will serve the serious reader to delve deeper into Gurdjieff's remarkable book. In the previous books in this series teh author described and explained how to approach The Tales. In this volume he demonstrates teh techniques he advocates. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the first half of The Arousing of Thought, the first chapter of Beelzebub's Tales. - Why does The Tales have two titles?- Why is the "ALL" on the original cover of the book capitalized?- Who were the Ancient Toulousites?- Exactly what is that crazy lame goat, - or the midwife's lozenge of cocaine for that matter. The suggested answers that this book provides are intriguing. But perhaps of greater value to the reader is the author's explanation of Gurdjieff's grammar of associations--the grammar he employed to write the book in his "ignorance" of the "bon ton literary language of the intelligentsia."

----- Table of Contents ----- Foreword, Conference Program, Opening RemarksSeminar Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson, "Purgatory,"Objective Conscience in Beelzebub and the Impulses of Faith, Hope, and Love Lee van LaerThe Philology of The Tales - Gurdjieff's Choice of Words in ALL and Everything Robin BloorAn Inquiry into the Peculiarities of 'Omnipresent-Active-Element-Okidanokh, ' Part One: The First Peculiarity ToddySmythSeminar Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson, "Purgatory," continuedSeminar Meetings with Remarkable Men, "Bogachevsky," chapter ivAiessirittoorassnian-contemplation Joseph AzizeRole of Contradiction in the Work Irv GivotGurdjieff on Hypnotism: Superstition, Magic, Religion, Hysteria, Prayer and Hypnosis in Work on Oneself John AmaralSeminars Life Is Real Only Then, When "I Am," PrologueRemembering Gurdjieff Stephen GrantExploring the Third State of Consciousness, or Conscious Laborand Voluntary Suffering Ocke de BoerBeelzebub's Tales and the Grace from Above Will MesaHow We Block the First and Second Conscious Shocks Russell SchreiberSeminar Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson, "Purgatory," continuedSeminar Meetings with Remarkable Men, "Professor Skridlov," chapter ivGurdjieff, Ashiata and the Zoroastrian Connection John MacphersonThe Aim of Group Work in the Gurdjieff Tradition: Applied Obligolnian Strivings Jan JarvisWhere do we go from here? Drawings Kimberly Sheridan ----- Foreword ----- ForewordThe Planning Committee would like to take this opportunity of thanking all the Presenters for their help in producing these Proceedings. We hope that this publication will lead to further creative interactions between those in the Work in the future. The 21st International Humanities Conference - ALL and Everything 2016 convened on Wednesday, April 20th to Sunday, April 24th, 2016 at the Hawthorne Hotel, Salem, Massachusetts. The conference was attended by over 100 participants travelling from Argentina, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States. From the Conference's inception, its members have worked toward making this "gathering of the Companions of the Book" to become more and more just that - a gathering of people from all over the world who come together for the purpose of "fathoming the gist" of Gurdjieff's writings, of sharing our insights and experiences, our questions, and our efforts to understand and grow into becoming remarkable men and women. The final session of the conference on Sunday morning, traditionally entitled "Where do we go from here?," provided an opportunity to discuss the achievements of the conference and the challenges facing its future editions.