George Ivanovich Gurdjieff (c. 1867 [a] – 29 October 1949) was a philosopher, mystic, spiritual teacher, composer, and movements teacher. [b] Born in the Russian Empire, he briefly became a citizen of the First Republic of Armenia after its formation in 1918, but fled the impending Red Army invasion of Armenia in 1920, which rendered him ...

Jun 1, 2019 · Welcome to the Gurdjieff International Review—a source of informed essays and commentary on the life, writings, and teachings of George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff. Mr. Gurdjieff was an extraordinary man, a master in the truest sense. His teachings speak to our most essential questions: Who am I? Why am I here?

Jan 29, 2025 · George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff (born 1877?, Alexandropol, Armenia, Russian Empire—died Oct. 29, 1949, Neuilly, near Paris) was a Greco-Armenian mystic and philosopher who founded an influential quasi-religious movement.

George Ivanovich Gurdjieff startled the European intelligentsia with a comprehensive psychological, philosophical, and cosmological teaching of ancient origin. He seemed to be stepping into the 20th century from another era, bringing with him wisdom that had been all but lost in the floods of time.

In his epic work “Everything and Everything”, Gurdjieff gives wonderful myths about the creation and maintenance of the world, often full of poignant humour.

George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff (1872–1949) A seminal spiritual figure, introduced to the West an ancient yet unknown esoteric teaching of development and awakening, one that teaches how to creatively use the diverse impressions of ordinary life to come to real life .

Jul 9, 2023 · George Gurdjieff was a close friend of Karl Haushofer, the man who incorporated geopolitics into the Nazi ideology, and to whom Gurdjieff allegedly suggested the inverted swastika as an emblem of the German Nazi Party.

G.I. Gurdjieff. Gurdjieff was born in Armenia around 1870. His first tutor was a priest and he also received a scientific education in surroundings and a way of life that had changed little for centuries. To his questions: Who am I?

Nearly 60 years have passed since George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff, mystic, philosopher, composer and choreographer, left in the care of his students his remarkable teaching with clearly circumscribed principles, stimulating fresh ideas, as well as numerous forms of practice, developed by him for those people who are not satisfied with their quality ...

Gurdjieff was born in Armenia around 1870. Although his first tutor was a priest, he received a scientific education, but in surroundings and a way of life that had changed little for centuries. To his questions: Who am I?