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Anonymous. By Richard Challoner.In this edition sig. A2 is under 'h' of 'together', and the headpiece is an unframed angel with lute.

[Dublin?] : Printed in the year, 1752. 60p. ; 12° ... Read more

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Four in-depth lectures on the essence of the Fourth Way ideas, their practical application for psychological and spiritual development, and their relationship to Christianity. An extensive glossary is also included. The Fourth Way was developed by G.I. Gurdjieff, P.D. Ouspensky, and Maurice Nicoll. ... Read more

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The central illusion is that we "know self."People think that they possess capacities which in reality they do not.Primary illusions concern the faculties of consciousness, the unity of I, the possession of will (the capacity to do) and the existence of the soul.The fourth way psychology begins with a study of humans as they are under the conditions of mechanical life and describes the psychology of man's possible evolution.Humans can awaken, experience higher states of consciousness, achieve a unity of "I" and will, and attain the soul.If we understand our illusions, then there is a chance of escape, of awakening and evolution.According to Beelzebub, the central character in G.'s Tales, the three-brained beings on planet Earth are microcosmoses or "similitudes of the Whole."As such, they have the possibility of not only serving local cosmic purposes, feeding the earth and moon as part of organic life on earth, butof experiencing sacred being-impulses, attaininglevels of objective reason and individuality and even of "blending again with the infinite." (1950)A human being can potentially coat higher being-bodies for the life of the soul, instinctually sense cosmic truths and phenomena, and maintain existence within the subtle realms of being after death-achieving different levels of immortality.Unfortunately, humankind came to exist only in waking sleep states of automated consciousness, perceiving reality topsy-turvy, conditioned by pleasure and self love, and wasteful of their sacred sexual substances.Human beings no longer realize their deeper cosmic purposes and possibilities, or attain real "I."Psychological Illusions explores the psychology, metaphysics and cosmology of the fourth way teaching.This includes material on the Ray of Creation, the fundamental cosmic laws, the alchemical crystallization of higher being-bodiesand the miraculous possibilities existing for the evolution of the individual human being. ... Read more

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Surveys present knowledge of and research into the sun's galaxy, covering such aspects and components as observational data, neighboring stars, clusters, galactic motion, the nucleus, interstellar gas, nebulae, and galactic structure and change. ... Read more

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Still the best detailed introduction to our Galaxy for the real science enthusiast
If you are a scientifically informed layperson, or a real science enthusiast, or a mid-level amateur astronomer... with a serious interest in galaxies; yet you perhaps feel that your knowledge of the "details" of galaxies is fuzzy, go out and buy a nice cheap copy of the 5th (NOT the 4th) edition of this book from an online book retailer; because this is the first book that you should read!
For the persistent layperson or for the intermediate-level amateur astronomer, this still remains the best Seriously Detailed introduction to the Milky Way and galaxies, because nothing else generates such a sense of insight and knowledge. This book is quite technical, in parts, so some people have called it a "study book"; but really, these sorts of people just want to look at galaxies without thinking about what they are looking at. This is a REAL science book, and not a watered down and highly simplified popularization; so if you want real detail about our own Galaxy, Bok's wonderful prose is the best entree to humankind's knowledge of our majestic Milky Way galaxy.
The late Bart Bok was a superb writer who wrote with that passion and extreme clarity, which, these days, has become an unusual distinction for a professional astronomer; indeed, most of today's professional scientists do not have the time to develop a fine prose style and to keep working on their books till they reach this level of gem-like perfection.
This 5th Edition Bok & Bok is a good place to start a personal journey towards detailed knowledge of the galaxies.
Q. Is the 5th edition still up-to-date??
A. In Bart Bok's day, not much was known about the centre of our own Galaxy, and studies of its outer halo component were in their infancy; but this book has not become dated - because it focused on what was securely known at the time it was written.

The Milky Way
I cannot add much to the previous review except to emphasize that this is one of the better books in astronomy available at this level.I learned a great deal reading the 4th edition when I was in high school and its organization makes reading it a pleasure.It is an excellent introduction to the structure of our galaxy and stellar astronomy.The only caveat is its age and sadly theBoks are no longer around to update it.It is better than most of the textbooks I have read on its subject.I would also recommend Berendzen, Hart, and Seeley's_Man Discovers the Galaxies_.

Starry, starry night...
'The Milky Way' by Bart J. Bok and Priscilla F. Bok is a book a long time and two careers in the making.Bart Bok was a Dutch-American astronomer who taught at Harvard, then the Australia National University, and finishing his careere at the University of Arizona; he and his wife collaborated on this book in various editions, the first of which was in 1941.The last edition, the fifth, was published a generation later, in 1981 -- it was a standard text for stellar and local galactic study for undergraduate astronomy students, as well as a great text for general interest readers.The degree of information contained in the text is high, but it is presupposes no particular study beforehand; the mathematics and physics presented assume very elementary understanding, but not a high degree of familiarity.

Much of astronomy consists of observations of phenomena in our own galaxies; even with our most advanced observational tools, it is difficult to get much detail out of distant galaxies.As most galaxies fall into particular patterns of overall construction, by understanding what makes up our own galaxy, we are better able to understand what happens throughout the universe.

The Boks start by setting the stage with definitions, terminology, and general overviews, including nice composite photographs of the Milky Way, our home galaxy.Discussion of observational equipment and methods is also discussed here, so as to make it clear how we know what we know.Even so, this is an ever-changing field.

The chapters are well-organised.Chapters include data analysis and how to recognise differences in starlight; types of stars, nearby neighbours and the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram of stars; stellar clusters, pulsars and globular clusters; overall galactic motion through rotation and other stellar movements; the nature of the nucleus of the galaxy; instellar gas and matter; unique features of a spiral galaxy like our own; and finally, galactic changes and evolution, including stellar growth and decay.

This is more properly an astronomy text than an astrophysics text -- it certainly does not ignore astrophysical issues, but concentrates more on the structures and observable/observation issues -- dynamics and kinematics are not the focus here, but they are not ignored, either.The interested student will find this a good grounding from which to proceed to these more advanced topics.

In 1974, at the conclusion of the fourth edition, the Boks assumed they'd likely not need to do another edition for 15 years.This estimate turned out to be very wrong, as the pace of astronomical knowledge has increased, well, astronomically.This should be a caveat to those reading the text -- if the years from 1974 to 1981 were significant enough to warrant a new edition, there are doubtless other advances between 1981 and the present.Even so, this book remains a solid introduction to many of the basic structures and concepts, presented in a very readable and user-friendly format.

It is touching to read the dedication; Priscilla Bok passed away in 1975, and Bart Bok dedicates this book to her, with the inscription 'To Priscilla, with my love: This is the first time I have revised the book without her...'As it turned out, it would be the last revision, as Bok himself died a few years after this final edition.It remains a significant work that has influenced generations of astronomers;there are heavenly objects known by the Bok name -- spherical dark nebulae are known as Bok globules, after he first called attention to them during the 1940s. ... Read more

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This is to introduce the first series of Awakening Exercises as interpreted from the writings of G.I. Gurdjieff and P.D. Ouspensky.These exercises have been used for many years by the Fourth Way group, meeting in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico: The Institute for the Harmonious Development of The Human Being ... Read more

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A most probable way to ruin one's possibility of Awakening
If you really care about protecting your possibility of Awakening; please take the time to read the information given by Gurdjieff and Ouspensky in their books.You will soon realize that there is no thorough description or mention of the actual exercises that took place within the Gurdjieff School.What should become clear to you if you take the time to read the foundations of The Way from Gurdjieff and Ouspensky is that "if" Miguel Angel Sosa had ever had any real connection with a directly successive School of the Fourth Way and had truly learned anything from It; he would know the harm that he is doing to anyone reading his book. He would not have published such a book.

Please understand: you have no way of verifying the validity of anything Sosa has written; and you have no way of knowing the detrimental outcome that may arise from your attempt to Awaken by performing the exercises Sosa is asking his readers to perform. Lastly, do not trust his reassuring words of support or direct advice, for he is clearly NOT a teacher of The Way; for if he were, he would not write such a book.

Consider this excerpt from Ouspensky's own writing in "The Psychology of Man's Possible Evolution"; most specifically when he states: "AND THESE METHODS CANNOT BE DESCRIBED IN BOOKS OR TAUGHT IN ORDINARY SCHOOLS FOR THE VERY SIMPLE REASON THAT THEY ARE DIFFERENT FOR DIFFERENT PEOPLE, AND THERE IS NO UNIVERSAL METHOD EQUALLY APPLICABLE TO ALL."

"This brings us to the question of schools, because methods for the development of self-consciousness, unity, permanent 'I' and will, can be given only by special schools. That must be clearly understood. Men on the level of relative consciousness cannot find these methods by themselves; AND THESE METHODS CANNOT BE DESCRIBED IN BOOKS OR TAUGHT IN ORDINARY SCHOOLS FOR THE VERY SIMPLE REASON THAT THEY ARE DIFFERENT FOR DIFFERENT PEOPLE, AND THERE IS NO UNIVERSAL METHOD EQUALLY APPLICABLE TO ALL. In other words, this means that men who want to change their state of consciousness need a school. But first, they must realize their need. As long as they think they can do something by themselves they will not be able to make any use of a school, even if they find it. Schools exist only for those who need them, and who know that they need them. The idea of schools--the study of the kinds of schools that may exist, the study of school principles and school methods-- occupies a very important place in the study of that psychology which is connected with the idea of evolution; because without a school there can be no evolution. One cannot even start, because one does not know how to start: still less can one continue or attain anything. This means that having got rid of the first illusion, that one already has everything one can have, one must get rid of the second illusion that one can get anything by oneself; because by oneself one can get nothing. These lectures are not a school--not even the beginning of a school. A school requires a much higher pressure of work. But in these lectures I can give to those who wish to listen, some ideas as to how schools work and how they can be found."

Not genuine
These exercises do not come from Gurdjieff or his students. They are invented by the people from an equally self invented study group without any connection to Gurdjieff or his students. They purport to be based on Gurdjieff aphorisms, but these aphorisms seem to be misunderstood or not taken in the right way. While these exercises may not be terribly harmful, they are certainly not the Gurdjieff Work.

Very Practical
This isn't just a book of philosophy, it's a guide to the daily practice and application of the principles of George Gurdjieff's Fourth Way. If you have any interest in the work of George Gurdjieff and you would like a taste of what it's like to practice his method and way, this book is for you. I refer to this book daily and I find the practices to be both relevant and effective. ... Read more

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Excelent...
For those of us that follows the fourth way, very often we think that all that could be said about the "System" was already said, mainly by those great man, Mr Gurdjieff and Mr Ouspensky. Well, when I began reading Mr Haven book I confess I did not expect much, but to my surprise I was very wrong indeed. His style of writing is precise, choosing words with such mathematical objectivity that one cannot help but fell deep the meaning the author wants to convey. And this is another important point to comment about this book: The fact that (as was said by other reviewers) Mr Haven gives an impression of someone who speaks from his being, i.e., someone who has become the words. For that reason alone, I strongly recommend this book for anyone who follows the fourth way.

A practical guide on how to create your soul
Creating a Soul by Girard Haven is about the practical work of the Fourth Way. "Practical" in this context means something more than physical or mental exercises that the reader can attempt in the privacy of his or her own study. In these pages, Mr. Haven speaks about the difficult, day-to-day work to awaken from the sleep in which we are all immersed. "Practical", then, means both beginning to see things as they are and attempting to act from what one sees. "Practical" also means distinguishing between the efforts that one is capable of making by oneself and the line beyond which one cannot pass without outside assistance.

The Fourth Way is a teaching of spiritual development brought to the West in the early part of this century by George Gurdjieff and Peter Ouspensky. It can be said that the Fourth Way, more than any other system of knowledge known to us in modern times, stresses the importance of work on being. It is not enough to know the words, one must strive to be the words.

Important New Fourth Way Book
This book is an invaluable addition to the existing canon of Fourth Way literature. Whilst remaining true to the origins of the Gurdjieff-Ouspensky System and the basic principles of self-remembering and the non-expression of negative emotions, Mr.Haven talks about how to work with these ideas on a practical, everyday basis - and the Fourth Way is designed to take place in life, not monastic retreats. He talks about how to deal with ever-pressing daily issues and how to transform them into something higher, presumably, as the title would suggest, the creation of a soul. For many this book will represent a bridge between Ouspensky's brilliant, but somewhat intellectual presentation of the Fourth Way, and an understanding of how practical spiritual work on oneself can actually take place.

Practical and Interesting Philosophical read
I picked up this book from a table somewhere and found it a truely interesting read! Written in a simple essay style, Mr. Haven outlines his own personal philosophy and that of his fourth way school in essays written over 20 years. I recommend this book to those interested on Fourth Way ideas or internal work on their souls!

Girard Haven understanding of the 4th Way is remarkable
Girard Haven clearly has a very deep understanding of the 4th Way teachings. He seems objective about his observations and also has an extremely positive attitude. I recommend this book because Girard Haven has apparently gone beyond just talking about Gurdjieff's ideas and has become them. He seems to have really separated his sense of Self from his 'machine'. If you want to know what the results are of one man's practical work on himself over many years then this book gives a very clear account of that. His understanding reminds me of Ouspensky himself. ... Read more

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Jiddu Krishnamurti was one of the few philosophers who deeply influenced human consciousness. Enlightened by a new vision of life, he broke away from religions and ideologies and traversed a lonely path talking to people more like a friend than a guru. This book contains extracts from Krishna Murti s talks juxtaposed with extracts from P.P. Ouspensky and Gurudjieff; and a commentary on the subject. The latter two are considered sources of Krishnamurti s teachings. ... Read more

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Krishnamurti and the Fourth Way
It tends to unite the two major spiritual groups borned in the last century even if it is uncertain than one origines in the other. ... Read more

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Chapters: Enneagram, Fourth Way, Enneagram of Personality, Arica School, Centers, Ray of Creation, Fourth Way Enneagram, Earth Level. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 61. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: In his early lectures G.I. Gurdjieff described his approach to self-development as a Fourth Way. In contrast to the three eastern teachings that emphasize the development of the body, mind, or the emotions separately, Gurdjieff's exercises worked on all three at the same time to promote comprehensive and balanced inner development. Today, Gurdjieff's teachings are also sometimes referred to as "The Work", "The Gurdjieff Work", "Work on oneself" or simply "Work". Though Gurdjieff never put major significance on the term "Fourth Way" and never used the term in his writings, his pupil P.D. Ouspensky made the term and its use central to his own teaching of the Gurdjieff Ideas. After Ouspensky's death, his students published a book with that name, based on his lectures. Gurdjieff's teaching mainly addresses the question of people's place in the Universe and their possibilities for inner development. He also emphasized that people live their lives in a state referred to as "waking sleep," but that higher levels of consciousness, higher bodies, and various inner abilities are possible. Gurdjieff taught people how to increase and focus their attention and energy in various ways, and to minimize daydreaming and absentmindedness. According to his teaching, this inner development in oneself is the beginning of a possible further process of change, whose aim is to transform a man into what Gurdjieff taught he ought to be. Some of those who had contact with Gurdjieff saw him as a spiritual Master someone who possessed what Gurdjieff himself called objective consciousness - in other words a huma...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=215350 ... Read more