In Search of P. D. Ouspensky
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In Search of P. D. Ouspensky by Gary Lachman
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.
Lachman, Gary: - Gary Lachman is the author of the Dedalus Book of the 1960s: Turn Off Your Mind, an 'occult history' of the 1960s, The Dedalus Book of the Occult: A Dark Muse, The Dedalus Occult Reader, The Dedalus Book of Literary Suicides: Dead Letters and In Search of P.D.Ouspensky: The Genius in the Shadow of Gurdjieff and, as Gary Valentine, New York Rocker: My Life in the Blank Generation with Blondie, Iggy Pop and Others 1974-1981, a memoir of his years as a musician in New York in the 1970s. A founding member of the rock group Blondie, he wrote some of the band's early hits. Before moving to London in 1996 and becoming a full time writer, Gary studied philosophy, taught English literature, was Science Writer for a major American university, and managed a metaphysical bookstore. He is a regular contributor to Fortean Times, and has written for TLS, Guardian, Independent on Sunday, Mojo, Bizarre, and other journals in the US and UK.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780835608480 |
| ISBN 10 | 0835608484 |
| Title | In Search of P. D. Ouspensky |
| Author | Gary Lachman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quest Books,U.S. |
| Year published | 2006-10-25 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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