In this episode, I chat with writer and philosopher Layman Pascal about his book, Gurdjieff for a Time Between Worlds, and how it can be practiced in the wild.

G.I. Gurdjieff was a Greek-Armenian philosopher and mystic active in the late 19th/early 20th centuries. Often referred to as a crazy wisdom teacher, his Fourth Way teachings have been influential in many of today's leading thinkers in transformative culture.

We explore what it looks like to practice Gurdjieff-style teachings for deeper grounding and connection to the animate, more-than-human world.

We also explore Gurdjieff's model of suffering as a way to make sense how transformative states come after suffering (and why Spartan races and ultramarathons are so popular).

You can get a copy of Laymans book Gurdjieff for a Time Between Worlds here. I also recommend Layman's Labyrinth LLM if you're looking for a study guide to better understand these ideas.

Other links mentioned in this conversation

• Three Dangerous Magi — P.T. Mistlberger, for an overview and understanding of crazy wisdom teachers and the left-hand path.
• The Soul's Code: In Search of Character and Calling — James Hillman, for understanding the concept of the daemon and tapping into deeper purpose.
• In Search of the Miraculous — P.D. Ouspensky, for the fullest written account of Gurdjieff's Fourth Way system

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