P. D. Ouspensky

In The Symbolism of the Tarot the great Russian mystic P.D. Ouspensky synthesizes ideas from the ancient sciences of Astrology, Kabbalah, Alchemy and Magic to create a profound guide to the symbolic nature of the Tarot. The Book focuses on the specialized faculty of mind that can be developed through the use of the cards. In these pages you will discover that the key to understanding the Tarot lies in the imagination because reading and interpreting the cards requires "a special cast of mind" and a developed power of creative thought. Ouspensky sees the Tarot first and foremost as a means of developing the higher sensitivity that allows us to see the symbolic language of esoteric traditions. P. D. Ouspensky also offers his own interpretive vision of each of the 22 cards of the Major Arcana revealing the hidden realities they represent. He asks us to remember that the meaning of authentic symbols is never fixed. The wisdom they contain is constantly shifting and moving and reading the cards is an art form. By practicing the art of the Tarot we can learn how to bring ourselves into direct contact with the secret worlds of inner wisdom that always lie beneath our ordinary perceptions of reality.

In The Symbolism of the Tarot the great Russian mystic P.D. Ouspensky synthesizes ideas from the ancient sciences of Astrology, Kabbalah, Alchemy and Magic to create a profound guide to the symbolic nature of the Tarot. The Book focuses on the specialized faculty of mind that can be developed through the use of the cards. In these pages you will discover that the key to understanding the Tarot lies in the imagination because reading and interpreting the cards requires "a special cast of mind" and a developed power of creative thought. Ouspensky sees the Tarot first and foremost as a means of developing the higher sensitivity that allows us to see the symbolic language of esoteric traditions. P. D. Ouspensky also offers his own interpretive vision of each of the 22 cards of the Major Arcana revealing the hidden realities they represent. He asks us to remember that the meaning of authentic symbols is never fixed. The wisdom they contain is constantly shifting and moving and reading the cards is an art form. By practicing the art of the Tarot we can learn how to bring ourselves into direct contact with the secret worlds of inner wisdom that always lie beneath our ordinary perceptions of reality.

The Fourth Way is one of the most authentic works on G. I. Gurdjieff teachings. It gives a lucid explanation of the practical side of the teaching and shows a way of inner development to be followed under the ordinary conditions of life. The Fourth Way is a guide for those who seek a true way of inner growth under conditions open to the men and women of today. The current revised edition includes updated high-definition tables and diagrams.

The Fourth Way is one of the most authentic works on G. I. Gurdjieff teachings. It gives a lucid explanation of the practical side of the teaching and shows a way of inner development to be followed under the ordinary conditions of life. The Fourth Way is a guide for those who seek a true way of inner growth under conditions open to the men and women of today. The current revised edition includes updated high-definition tables and diagrams.

Strange Life of Ivan Osokin is a novel by P. D. Ouspensky. In his classic novel, set in the last years of Tsarist Russia, Ouspensky imaginatively explores one of the chief themes in his philosophical work: the idea of "eternal recurrence." Here is the story of Ivan Osokin, a young man who has squandered every chance life has given him. A failure at school, ruined financially, and rejected by the woman he loves, he finds himself at a dead end. He wishes to live his life over again so he can avoid all his mistakes. Then he meets a magician who gives him that chance. Strange Life of Ivan Osokin is a gripping, cinematic story by the great Russian philosopher P.D. Ouspensky.

P. D. Ouspensky's unique series of five 'psychological lectures' describe not what Humanity is now, but what it may become. In these lectures, originally meant only for a select few, Ouspensky gives invaluable guidance for those starting out on this most important of all quests. P. D. Ouspensky describes how a man must work simultaneously on his knowledge and his being to find inner unity and why although his development depends on his own efforts, this is very difficult to achieve without guidance from a School.

Facsimile of 1951 Edition. In this book the author gives a clear and simple account of Gurdjieff's teaching on Man and his nature. Anyone who wishes to think for himself and is not afraid to face the truth about his own nature can find his starting point in this book. These lectures by Ouspensky were originally given from 1921 to 1947 and revised for publication by the author himself before his death in 1947. The lectures are indispensable to every serious student of normal and paranormal psychology. Furthermore, they can be studied by any person without scientific training or any prior knowledge of psychology. The lectures enable anyone to find for themselves the basis for self-study and self-development according to the ideas of Gurdjieff.

"A brilliant fantasy." -- Manchester Guardian. What would you do if you could re-live your life? In his only novel, occultist P. D. Ouspensky expands upon his concept of eternal recurrence, telling of a man who travels back in time and attempts to correct the mistakes of his schooldays and early manhood, including his romantic misadventures. Set in Moscow and Paris, the story served as an inspiration for the movie Groundhog Day.

Facsimile of 1951 Edition. In this book the author gives a clear and simple account of Gurdjieff's teaching on Man and his nature. Anyone who wishes to think for himself and is not afraid to face the truth about his own nature can find his starting point in this book. These lectures by Ouspensky were originally given from 1921 to 1947 and revised for publication by the author himself before his death in 1947. The lectures are indispensable to every serious student of normal and paranormal psychology. Furthermore, they can be studied by any person without scientific training or any prior knowledge of psychology. The lectures enable anyone to find for themselves the basis for self-study and self-development according to the ideas of Gurdjieff.

Facsimile of 1949 Edition. The book recounts P. D. Ouspensky's first meeting and subsequent association with George Gurdjieff. It is widely regarded as perhaps the most comprehensive account of Gurdjieff's system of thought available. Many followers regard it as a "fundamental textbook" of Gurdjieff's teachings and it is often used as a means of introducing new students to Gurdjieff's system of self-development.The book is basically the author's recollection of his first meeting with Gurdjieff and the teaching that Gurdjieff imparted to him; a teaching which still exists today in various forms and which Ouspensky would himself teach to various groups from 1921-1947. Throughout the book, Ouspensky never refers to Gurdjieff directly, only using the single initial "G.", but it is common knowledge that this "G." was Gurdjieff, who taught Ouspensky an ancient esoteric system of self-development commonly known as the Fourth Way.

The Symbolism of the Tarot - P. D. Ouspensky -- Real Color Illustrated Edition] - Artemis Press 2019.Although represented as a pack of cards, the Tarot really is something quite different. It can be "read" in a variety of ways. As one instance, I shall give a metaphysical interpretation of the general meaning or of the general content of the book of Tarot, that is to say, its metaphysical title, which will plainly show that this work could not have been invented by illiterate gypsies of the fourteenth century.The Tarot falls into three divisions: The first part has twenty-one numbered cards; the second part has one card 0; the third part has fifty-six cards, i. e., the four suits of fourteen cards. Moreover, the second part appears to be a link between the first and third parts, since all the fifty-six cards of the third part together are equal to the card 0. Now, if we imagine twenty-one cards disposed in the shape of a triangle, seven cards on each side, a point in the centre of the triangle represented by the zero card, and a square round the triangle (the square consisting of fifty-six cards, fourteen on each side), we shall have a representation of the relation between God, Man and the Universe, or the relation between the world of ideas, the consciousness of man and the physical world.The triangle is God (the Trinity) or the world of ideas, or the noumenal world. The point is man's soul. The square is the visible, physical or phenomenal world. Potentially, the point is equal to the square, which means that all the visible world is contained in man's consciousness, is created in man's soul. And the soul itself is a point having no dimension in the world of the spirit, symbolized by the triangle. It is clear that such an idea could not have originated with ignorant people and clear also that the Tarot is something more than a pack of playing or fortune-telling cards.- P. D. Ouspensky

P.D. Ouspensky's "Symbolism of the Tarot" is popular not only among seers and fortunetellers. It more than that ist a magnificent specimen of mystic philosophy, of vertical thinking and of words, that bring the unfathomable into graphic imagination, by using metaphors and spiritual pictures. The unthinkable becomes thinkable, by magic words of a great visionary.

Das Buch enth lt 21 BilderP.D. Ouspensky's "Symbolismus des Tarot" ist nicht nur bei Sehern und Wahrsagern beliebt. Dieser Text ist vielmehr eine mystische Philosophie. Durch "vertikales Denken", durch Metaphern und intuitive Bilder, wird das Unfassbare anschaulich gemacht. Das Undenkbare wird vorstellbar, durch die magischen Worte eines gro en Vision rs.

"I have called this system of higher logic Tertium Organum because for us it is the third canon-third instrument-of thought after those of Aristotle and Bacon. The first was Organon, the second, Novum Organum. But the third existed earlier than the first." TERTIUM ORGANUM

Die Psychologie, die Ouspensky in diesen Einführungs-Vorträgen erläutert, existiert in der einen oder anderen Form bereits seit Tausenden von Jahren. Im Gegensatz zur moderneren Psychologie betrachtet sie den Menschen von dem Gesichtspunkt aus, was er werden kann. Sobald ein Mensch einmal erkennt, wie wenig Kontrolle er über seine Reaktionen auf äußere Umstände und innere Reize besitzt, mag der Wunsch in ihm erwachen, einen Weg zu finden, sich von dieser mechanischen Lebensweise zu befreien. Ouspensky beschreibt, wie ein Mensch gleichzeitig an seinem Wissen und Sein arbeiten muß, um innere Einheit zu erlangen, und warum es sehr schwierig ist, sie ohne die Hilfe einer ?Schule? zu erreichen, auch wenn die Entwicklung von den eigenen Anstrengungen abhängt. Dies ist ein Quellenwerk ersten Ranges, ein Einführung zum ?Vierten Weg? aus erster Hand.