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9 books of 370 · oldest first
The Fourth Way 9
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1912
Tertium Organum
Higher dimensions, consciousness and the grounds of mystical knowledge.
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1913
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1931
A New Model of the Universe
Connects cosmology, recurrence, psychology and esoteric traditions.
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1949, posthumous
In Search of the Miraculous
Probably the clearest systematic account of Gurdjieff's early teaching.
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1950, posthumous
Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson
A vast and deliberately difficult allegorical cosmology meant to interrupt habitual thought.
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1963, posthumous
Meetings with Remarkable Men
Semi-autobiographical narratives of his search for wisdom.
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posthumous, 1970s
Life Is Real Only Then, When 'I Am'
An unfinished third series concerned more directly with inner work.
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2021
Handbook of Islamic Sects and Movements
A multidisciplinary handbook on the histories, ideas and institutions of Islamic and related movements, including chapters on Sufism, René Guénon and Gurdjieff.
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2025
The Teachings and Legacy of G. I. Gurdjieff: Conference Anthology
Proceedings from a 2024 Harvard conference on Gurdjieff, the Work and their reception. The volume combines scholarship with reflections by practitioners and...