G. I. Gurdjieff

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G. I. Gurdjieff was an influential early 20th-century mystic, spiritual teacher, and philosopher known for developing the "Fourth Way," a path of self-awareness and inner transformation integrating mind, body, and emotions.

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instanceOf esotericist
human
mystic
philosopher
spiritual teacher
activePeriod early 20th century
associatedWith Gurdjieff Foundation NERFINISHED
Gurdjieff Society NERFINISHED
birthDate 1866-01-13
1872-01-13
1877-01-13
birthDateNote Exact birth year uncertain; various sources give 1866, 1872, or 1877
birthName Georgi Ivanovich Gurdzhiev NERFINISHED
birthPlace Alexandropol NERFINISHED
Kars Oblast NERFINISHED
birthPlaceNowIn Gyumri, Armenia NERFINISHED
burialPlace Avon Cemetery, Avon, France NERFINISHED
citizenship Russian Empire
collaboratedWith Thomas de Hartmann NERFINISHED
composed Gurdjieff–de Hartmann music NERFINISHED
deathDate 1949-10-29
deathPlace Neuilly-sur-Seine, France NERFINISHED
ethnicOrigin Armenian
Greek
fieldOfWork esotericism
philosophy
psychology of consciousness
spiritual development
founded Gurdjieff movements (sacred dances) tradition NERFINISHED
Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man NERFINISHED
Prieuré des Basses Loges at Fontainebleau-Avon NERFINISHED
influenced Colin Wilson NERFINISHED
J. G. Bennett NERFINISHED
Jacob Needleman NERFINISHED
Jeanne de Salzmann NERFINISHED
John G. Bennett NERFINISHED
Maurice Nicoll NERFINISHED
P. D. Ouspensky NERFINISHED
Peter Brook NERFINISHED
Robert Fripp NERFINISHED
influencedTradition contemporary spiritual psychology
human potential movement NERFINISHED
modern esoteric schools
knownFor Fourth Way NERFINISHED
ideas on human mechanicalness
integration of body, mind, and emotions in spiritual work
teaching of self-remembering
languageOfWork Armenian
English
French
Russian
movement Fourth Way NERFINISHED
name George Ivanovich Gurdjieff NERFINISHED
notableWork Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson NERFINISHED
Life Is Real Only Then, When 'I Am' NERFINISHED
Meetings with Remarkable Men NERFINISHED
occupation choreographer of sacred dances
composer
teacher
writer
religiousBackground Eastern Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED
student A. R. Orage NERFINISHED
J. G. Bennett NERFINISHED
Jeanne de Salzmann NERFINISHED
Maurice Nicoll NERFINISHED
P. D. Ouspensky NERFINISHED
Thomas de Hartmann NERFINISHED
subjectOf film 'Meetings with Remarkable Men' (1979) NERFINISHED
taughtConcept Fourth Way as path in ordinary life
awakening from sleep of ordinary life
conscious labor and intentional suffering
harmonious development of man
man as a machine
self-remembering
three centers: intellectual, emotional, moving-instinctive
travelledIn Central Asia NERFINISHED
Europe NERFINISHED
Middle East NERFINISHED
North Africa NERFINISHED

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