In this age of mass entertainment many people look to the theatre as a means of self-forgetfulness. Yet tradition tell us that the Drama was originally conceived to re-awaken in Man the memory of the purpose for which he was created. It revealed to him in allegory his relationship with the gods and sought to arouse him from the sleep of the senses, so that he might set forth on the journey towards his divine destiny. In this book, Beryl Pogson shows that Shakespeare wrote in the true tradition of drama, using his art consciously with the aim of freeing Man from the illusions that hypnotize and distract him, so that he might have a clearer vision of the path of self- development to which all the great Religions direct him.

In the East My Pleasure Lies - An Esoteric Interpretation of Some Plays of Shakespeare

Literature & Fiction

Beryl Pogson

History & Criticism

Eureka Editions

Unforgotten Fragments (based on the teaching of G.I. Gurdjieff, P.D. Ouspensky and Maurice Nicoll)

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

<p>The image of a rogue elephant to symbolise the usually irresistible impulse that takes over the natural role of our emotions and plays havoc with our thinking. Mrs Pogson explains how unpleasant feelings govern the lives of us all. Any who imagine themselves free from the disruptive influence of negative emotions may well see new potentials in life when they read this selection of her talks on the psychological teaching introduced by George I.Gurdjieff, Peter D.Ouspensky and Maurice Nicoll. Her down-to-earth approach to esoteric techniques - readily applicable to everyday life - gives a fresh vitality to the practice of self-development. In this book she not only diagnoses humanity's chaotic emotional condition but shows clearly how to reconcile the contradictions between what we are and what we could and, readers may come to agree, should be. The focus is on a raising of consciousness, initially by stopping the leakage of energy through negativity.</p>

Rogue Elephant Transforming Negative Emotions

CENTENARY FRAGMENTS

<p>THE VERY NEXT THING We all imagine that when awake we are fully conscious of ourselves and the world around us. This book suggests that a flash of objective consciousness, or even of the less potent energy of self-consciousness, would fill us with wonder at the real nature of life. More practically, it shows how people who recognise the limitations of ordinary thinking and feeling can overcome this disadvantage and work to actualise the remarkable potential of human beings. To this end, this book presents the words of the leading teachers of the Fourth Way in our era, including George Gurdjieff, Peter Ouspensky, Maurice Nicoll, Rodney Collin and a number of their disciples. It reports especially the teaching of one of those disciples, Beryl Pogson, chiefly because of her skill at divining her students’ needs and setting them tasks in the Work, as the modern Fourth Way practice is known, that would enable them to expand their being. The book’s title relates to one such task, d o i n g t h e n e x t t h i n g, that is, the very next thing that needs attention, regardless of whether it promises to be pleasant or disagreeable. This simple yet effective discipline stimulates the key Work practices of self-observation and self-remembering. Together with other exercises, it can lead to a raised level of consciousness, a connection with real conscience, and the application of genuine will. Bob Hunter, who was a member of one of Mrs Pogson’s groups in England in the 1960s, is the author of a handful of books on the Fourth Way.</p>

The Very Next Thing; a Guide to Real Conscience

Bob Hunter

WORK TALKS IN BRIGHTON 1963 to 1966 New Edition

Psychological Commentaries on the Teaching of Gurdjieff & Ouspensky - Index (Single Volume)

MAURICE NICOLL

MEETINGS WITH BERYL POGSON - Vol.1, 2 and 3 Set of 3 Volumes

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