"In my experience, emotions are completely misunderstood nowadays. It seems like people just don't know what they are anymore, let alone how and why they work. Unfortunately, I have also found this state of things among a great deal of those studying Gurdjieff's teaching, who even if are maybe the only ones left having an accurate knowledge about consciousness and how to achieve it, seem to have lost the path to conscience along the way." Adrian Mirel Petrariu, Ph.D Table of Contents: Introduction to the English Edition - 10 -Emotions - 11 -Introduction - 12 -Group Exercise - 13 -Methodology - 19 -Types of Emotions - 24 -Types of Civilizations - 28 -Levels of Reality - 31 -The Three Poisons - 35 -Religion - 39 -Lack of Energy - 41 -Sins - 45 -Boredom- Contradiction- Self-calming - 51 -Sentiments - 53 -Men versus Women - 63 -The Need for Meaning - 67 -Obedience - 70 -Questions and Answers - 74 -Success, happiness and the mystery of mediocrity - 83 -The Affective Dimension of Social Systems - 91 -The functional synthesis of the social system: the affective dimension of the social systems - 92 -Annexes - 109 -A.R. Orage Lecture: The Three Brains - 110 -

"The Force of Gurdjieff" collection reunites various rare, important and sometimes unknown texts written by people who were influenced by the remarkable force of the Gurdjieff's teaching.After more twenty years of searching through different "ways" and types of exercises and more than ten years in one of the groups from the Gurdjieff Institute, the author brings you a book which contain most of the exercises practiced in the Gurdjieff teaching along with new insights.A must have for any true seeker of truth. Table of contents:Preface - 5 -The atmosphere - 6 -The "I am" exercise - 13 -Sitting - 19 -The centers - 26 -The last hour of life - 28 -Numbering - 31 -Eating - 34 -Breathing - 37 -Talking to oneself - 40 -Object details - 45 -Visualization of an object - 47 -One thing at a time - 49 -Influences - 51 -Self-observation & Self-remembering - 60 -Interference, participation, experiment - 67 -States of consciousness - 71 -Human types - 74 -Voluntary suffering and conscious labor - 76 -The nightly review - 83 -Alarm Clocks - 86 -Movements - 87 -

Since there is a great confusion about the different components of the spiritual anatomy of man, Alexandru Eugen Cristea has made his mission to clarify the various concepts found in the works of Gurdjieff, Ouspensky, Orage and their followers, explaining terminology such as: parts, centers, sub-centers, bodies, etc.Practical exercises are given for the development of each center and body, some of them available to the public for the first time ever.Preface - 1 -The Structure of the Universe - 2 -Myth vs. Reality - 2 -The Ray of Creation - 4 -The Universal Octave - 7 -From macrocosm to microcosm - 11 -From metals to humans - 13 -Man's Place in the Universe - 15 -The laws of the worlds - 18 -The 3 main parts - 20 -Practical exercise - 21 -The Centers - 23 -The three lower centers - 25 -Man no. 1 - 30 -Man no. 2 - 34 -Man no. 3 - 35 -The ancient art of Tarot - 37 -The accumulators - 44 -The Formatory Apparatus - 46 -The three higher centers - 48 -Immolation - 50 -Differences between centers - 52 -Survival Triads - 53 -Circularity inside each center - 57 -Kundabuffer - 58 -The Three Foods and the Centers - 60 -About the Enneagram - 60 -From Ouspensky with love - 64 -The Oragean Version - 67 -States of consciousness - 68 -Practical exercise - Self Observation - 72 -Effects of Self-Observation - 79 -The three storied factory - 81 -The balance of the centers - 84 -As above, so bellow - 88 -The Human Types revisited - 90 -The Human Bodies - 93 -Ouspensky and his four bodies - 93 -Some characteristics of the bodies - 94 -Orage and his three bodies - 96 -Psychological evolution within the bodies - 98 -Concepts reevaluated - 99 -Practical exercise for the 2nd body - 102 -Other practical exercises for the 2nd body - 104 -Practical exercise for the 3rd body - 108 -The Way of the Food Assimilation - 120 -The short version - 131 -Conclusion - 136 -

The volumes of "The Force of Gurdjieff" Magisteria publishing collection reunite various rare, important and sometimes unknown texts written by people who were influenced by the remarkable force of the Gurdjieff's teaching.

Since there is a great confusion about the different components of the spiritual anatomy of man, Alexandru Eugen Cristea has made his mission to clarify the various concepts found in the works of Gurdjieff, Ouspensky, Orage and their followers, explaining terminology such as: parts, centers, sub-centers, bodies, etc. Practical exercises are given for the development of each center and body, some of them available to the public for the first time ever. Preface - 1 - The Structure of the Universe - 2 - Myth vs. Reality - 2 - The Ray of Creation - 4 - The Universal Octave - 7 - From macrocosm to microcosm - 11 - From metals to humans - 13 - Man's Place in the Universe - 15 - The laws of the worlds - 18 - The 3 main parts - 20 - Practical exercise - 21 - The Centers - 23 - The three lower centers - 25 - Man no. 1 - 30 - Man no. 2 - 34 - Man no. 3 - 35 - The ancient art of Tarot - 37 - The accumulators - 44 - The Formatory Apparatus - 46 - The three higher centers - 48 - Immolation - 50 - Differences between centers - 52 - Survival Triads - 53 - Circularity inside each center - 57 - Kundabuffer - 58 - The Three Foods and the Centers - 60 - About the Enneagram - 60 - From Ouspensky with love - 64 - The Oragean Version - 67 - States of consciousness - 68 - Practical exercise - Self Observation - 72 - Effects of Self-Observation - 79 - The three storied factory - 81 - The balance of the centers - 84 - As above, so bellow - 88 - The Human Types revisited - 90 - The Human Bodies - 93 - Ouspensky and his four bodies - 93 - Some characteristics of the bodies - 94 - Orage and his three bodies - 96 - Psychological evolution within the bodies - 98 - Concepts reevaluated - 99 - Practical exercise for the 2nd body - 102 - Other practical exercises for the 2nd body - 104 - Practical exercise for the 3rd body - 108 - The Way of the Food Assimilation - 120 - The short version - 131 - Conclusion - 136 -

For the first time ever, the Gurdjieff Movements are presented to the general public. Powered by Magisteria Publishing House and The Force of Gurdjieff Collection, Alexandru Eugen Cristea has made a tour de force in describing in minute details the various movements, dances and exercises brought by Gurdjieff. The introductory part about the Gurdjieff teaching and movements concepts is identical in all the volumes. This third volume of the series contains Gurdjieff movements such as: N21 Remorse, N39 Prayer, Le 24 Americain, Noel Russe and others.Table of contents - 5 -Preface - 1 -The Gurdjieff Teaching - 2 -About Gurdjieff - 3 -The Ideas - 4 -The Music - 5 -The Movements - 6 -States of Consciousness - 7 -The Centers - 10 -The Enneagram - 13 -The Sitting Exercise - 18 -The Nightly Review - 25 -Basic Concepts of the Movements - 28 -Body Parts - 29 -Sayings - 30 -Sensing - 31 -Lines and Turning - 32 -Tableau - 33 -Canon - 34 -Multiplication - 35 -Rules for Practice - 36 -Le 24 Americain - 37 -Introduction - 38 -The basic rhythm - 38 -The legs - 39 -The arms - 44 -The head - 48 -The saying - 48 -The sensing - 51 -N21 Remorse - 52 -Introduction - 53 -The basic rhythm - 53 -The legs - 54 -The arms - 57 -The body - 57 -The feeling - 60 -Savoir, sentir... - 61 -Introduction - 62 -The basic rhythm - 62 -The legs - 63 -The arms - 68 -The saying - 70 -26 Juin - 71 -Introduction - 72 -The basic rhythm - 72 -The legs - 73 -The arms - 77 -The head - 81 -Noel Russe - 84 -Introduction - 85 -The basic rhythm - 85 -The legs - 86 -The arms - 91 -The head - 95 -40 Attitudes - 99 -Introduction - 100 -The basic rhythm - 100 -The movement - 102 -Canon - 109 -N39 Prayer - 112 -Introduction - 113 -The basic rhythm - 113 -The saying and sensing - 116 -Conclusion - 117 -

For the first time ever, the Gurdjieff Movements are presented to the general public. Powered by Magisteria Publishing House and The Force of Gurdjieff collection, Alexandru Eugen Cristea has made a tour de force in describing in minute details the various movements, dances and exercises brought by Gurdjieff. The introductory part about the Gurdjieff teaching and the movements concepts is identical in all the volumes. This first volume includes, among others, the Raising Arms, Canon of Six, Prayer, March and the famous First Obligatory. A must have for all the people with a strong interest in the legacy of Gurdjieff. Table of contents - 5 -Preface - 1 -The Gurdjieff Teaching - 2 -About Gurdjieff - 3 -The Ideas - 4 -The Music - 5 -The Movements - 6 -States of Consciousness - 7 -The Centers - 10 -The Enneagram - 13 -The Sitting Exercise - 18 -The Nightly Review - 25 -Basic Concepts of the Movements - 28 -Body Parts - 29 -Sayings - 30 -Sensing - 31 -Lines and Turning - 32 -Tableau - 33 -Canon - 34 -Multiplication - 35 -Rules for Practice - 36 -Raising Arms - 37 -The Procedure - 38 -Variation 1 - 40 -Variation 2 - 40 -Canon of Six - 41 -The Procedure - 42 -Variation 1 - 45 -Variation 2 - 46 -Vertical Energy - 47 -The Procedure - 48 -Variation 1 - 50 -Variation 2 - 51 -Variation 3 - 51 -Variation 4 - 52 -Variation 5 - 52 -Variation 6 - 53 -Variation 7 - 53 -Prayer in Four - 54 -Introduction - 55 -The Legs - 56 -The Arms - 58 -The Head - 60 -Variation 1 - 62 -Variation 2 - 62 -Variation 3 - 63 -Variation 4 - 63 -Variation 5 - 65 -March in Four - 66 -Introduction - 67 -The Legs - 68 -The Arms - 72 -The Head - 74 -The Music - 76 -Variation 1 - 76 -Variation 2 - 77 -Variation 3 - 77 -Canon in Four - 78 -The Legs - 79 -The Arms - 83 -The Head - 85 -Variation 1 - 87 -Variation 2 - 87 -First Obligatory - 88 -Introduction - 89 -The Legs - 90 -The Arms - 96 -The Head - 102 -The Practice - 108 -Conclusion - 119 -