# “The Teachings and Legacy of G.I. Gurdjieff” Conference Papers ## “The Teachings and Legacy of G.I. Gurdjieff” Conference Papers Conference Anthology, 2024-2025 ![G.I. Gurdjieff](/sites/g/files/omnuum4346/files/styles/hwp_21_9__1920x825/public/2024-12/GI%20Gurdjieff.jpg?itok=nBx7GiVJ) We are delighted to present the proceedings from our December 2024 conference, “The Teachings and Legacy of G.I. Gurdjieff," making these papers accessible to a wider audience. Rather than a formal academic publication, the anthology serves as a compilation of reflections by scholars, practitioners, and scholar-practitioners who participated in the conference. Some contributors’ reflections are grounded in evaluative academic studies, others in personal experiences and commitments, and still others span these two perspectives. Contributors have expanded their conference talks: elaborating key concepts, offering complementary perspectives, and building upon prior discussions. Formats, styles, and voices vary across chapters due to the diverse topics, approaches, and speakers. Papers have been edited for clarity, style, grammar, and consistency in citation, but they are intended to faithfully preserve the perspectives and arguments of different authors. The conference and this publication are animated by a commitment to spirited dialogue between academics and members of the Gurdjieff traditions. We hope this collection fosters discussion, continued engagement, and exploration beyond the landmark 2024 event. ## Introductory Articles [### Foreword ](/publications/gurdjieff/forward-stang)Charles M. Stang ![Charles Stang](/sites/g/files/omnuum4346/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-02/ProfessorStang2_web.jpg?h=c33e29ff&itok=DKH-N9bO) [### Introduction ](https://cswr.hds.harvard.edu/publications/gurdjieff/introduction-sklodowska)Gosia E. Sklodowska ![Gosia Sklodowska](/sites/g/files/omnuum4346/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-03/06122023-gosiasklodowska-004.jpg?itok=g_tr_JDF) [### G. I. Gurdjieff, the Work, and the Academic Study of Religion and Esotericism ](/publications/gurdjieff/gurdjieff-work-cusack)Carole M. Cusack ![Carole M.Cusack](/sites/g/files/omnuum4346/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-03/Carole%20Cusack_photo.resize_1.jpg?h=387a4cfa&itok=2oqhgEWq) [### Gurdjieff, the New Age Movement, and the Guru Field: Making Sense of Multiple Entanglements ](/publications/gurdjieff/multiple-entanglements-sutcliffe)Steven Sutcliffe ![Steven Sutcliffe](/sites/g/files/omnuum4346/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-02/Sutcliffe_square.png?itok=EPOy2Feu) ### Spiritual and Scientific Influences That Shaped Gurdjieff and His Teachings [### Modern Science and Gurdjieff’s Teaching ](/publications/gurdjieff/modern-science-gurdjieff-langmuir)Charles Langmuir ![Charles Langmuir](/sites/g/files/omnuum4346/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-02/Charles%20Langmuir.jpg?h=4feda574&itok=eItii0GF) [### Transformation in Translation: G. I. Gurdjieff as Cosmopolitan of the early Twentieth Century ](/publications/gurdjieff/transformation-translation-pittman)Michael Pittman ![Michael Pittman](/sites/g/files/omnuum4346/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-02/Michael%20Pittman.png?h=d8684edf&itok=JgiQ3EjW) [### Understanding of the East ](/publications/gurdjieff/understanding-east-ravindra)Ravi Ravindra ![Ravi Ravindra](/sites/g/files/omnuum4346/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-02/Ravindra_square.png?h=a4f7ee85&itok=5qi1_mA9) ### Embodied Wisdom [### The Question Remains of the Body ](/publications/gurdjieff/question-remains-body-appelbaum)David Appelbaum ![David Applebaum](/sites/g/files/omnuum4346/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-02/Applebaum_square.png?h=3d6d9f5d&itok=yr3UD-p2) [### Gurdjieff: Alchemy, The Emerald Tablet, Contemplation, and Movements ](/publications/gurdjieff/gurdjieff-alchemy-emerald-azize)Joseph Azize ![Joseph Azize](/sites/g/files/omnuum4346/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-02/Azize_square.png?h=67a4ed50&itok=P1NutDE-) [### “She Sees the Is beyond the Seems”: Gurdjieff, Phenomenology, and Embodied Wisdom ](/publications/gurdjieff/she-sees-beyond-seamon)David Seamon ![David Seamon](/sites/g/files/omnuum4346/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-02/Seamon_square.png?h=7a2daa94&itok=IhwRcoDt) [### The Gurdjieff Movements: A Personal Journey ](/publications/gurdjieff/personal-journey-morrocco)Laurie Morrocco ![Laurie Morrocco](/sites/g/files/omnuum4346/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-02/Morrocco_square.png?h=5f8235a4&itok=FjQaqAoj) ### The Values and Value of the Gurdjieff Teaching [### Mr. Gurdjieff’s Original Approach to Life ](https://cswr.hds.harvard.edu/mr-gurdjieffs-original-approach-life)Alexandre de Salzmann ![Alexandre de Salzmann](/sites/g/files/omnuum4346/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-03/deSalzman_square%20%281%29.png?h=2ce53c33&itok=rKP92eim) [### Gurdjieffian Scholarship as Third Force ](/publications/gurdjieff/transmission-integrity-bourgeault)Cynthia Bourgeault ![Cynthia Bourgeault](/sites/g/files/omnuum4346/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-02/Bourgeault_square.png?h=e270336e&itok=DFD-XP8d) [### The Eighteenth Commandment: What are the Values of the Gurdjieff Teaching? ](/publications/gurdjieff/eighteenth-commandment-lipsey)Roger Lipsey ![Roger Lipsey](/sites/g/files/omnuum4346/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-02/Lipsey_square.png?h=0f7d4e40&itok=YA9qDS66) ### Cultural Productions [### The (Hidden) Fourth Way of Jerzy Grotowski ](/publications/gurdjieff/hidden-fourth-way-dada)Catharine Dada ![Catharine Dada](/sites/g/files/omnuum4346/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-02/Dada_square.png?h=e9316ec3&itok=nKy2ACC0) [### Icons Are Cosmic Diagrams ](/publications/gurdjieff/icons-cosmic-diagram-temple)Richard Temple ![Richard Temple](/sites/g/files/omnuum4346/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-02/Temple_square.png?h=59e1314a&itok=LA2p203b) [### Thornton Wilder’s Our Town as a Summation of the Gurdjieff Work ](/publications/gurdjieff/thornton-wilder-woodson)Jon Woodson ![Jon Woodson](/sites/g/files/omnuum4346/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-02/Woodson_square.png?h=6b359e41&itok=5qs2ACNf) *Teachings and Legacy of G.I. 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