Gurdjieff: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides)

This book has been very helpful to me, in understanding the work of G.I.Gurdjieff.I do find many flaws and inaccuracies, Not in this book, but rather in Gurdjieff's teachings.Read: Not In His Image, by John Lamb Lash 2021, to learn what is really going on in the world.

Thank goodness for some one like Sophia Wellbeloved and her efforts to bring about a cross reference for the difficult task of understanding the Armenian Mystic's message.

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This is an excellent, and perhaps only indexed overview of gurdjieff sources, very useful for finding just what G was reported to have said, cited to book and page. A must have fo those who have read the materials and are looking for a particular passage, since these sources were not designed for specifically ordered digestion (so searching is not cheating yourself out of the experience)

This work is a remarkable condensation, written with great clarity and comprehension, of the words and terms that appear in the writings by and about G.I. Gurdjieff. The entries devoted to Astrology, Enneagram, and Zodiac are particularly insightful and valuable. But those that explain meanings behind everyday words like Fear, Music, Time, etc., are worth reading and considering--not to mention such obscure and work-specific neologisms as Hasnamuss, Legomonism, and Solioonensius. In all, there are 300 explanatory entries arranged alphabetically. Paul Beekman Taylor contributes a fine Foreword, and Sophia Wellbeloved has added a 12-page bibliography, a 4-page index, and biographical entries on 30 or so of Gurdjieff's pupils, both major and minor. "Gurdjieff: The Key Concepts" is a key book.

This is a great companion to Gurdjieff's works, good for those just starting or well acquainted with his writings. Ms. Wellbeloved demystifies several subjects, not just to make it easier for us, but to prompt more questions from us.

I didn't find this particularly useful. It's a good means of navigating to sections of the other written material but seems more directed at scholars of the work rather than the lifelong student.