The second paper concerns data reported by Dr. B.W. Richardson some time prior to 1878. This paper explored whether or not air contains a vitalizing substance necessary for life. While the results are provocative, they cannot be taken as definitive since one cannot rule out … Continue reading Creation and It’s Energies (48)

If this substance is a counterpart of the physical body, has the same bulk, occupies the same dimensions in space, then it is a very much lighter substance than the atmosphere surrounding our earth which weighs about one and one-fourth ounces per cubic foot. This … Continue reading Creation and It’s Energies (47)

My second patient was a man moribund from tuberculosis. He was on the bed about four hours and fifteen minutes under observation before death. The first four hours he lost weight at the rate of three-fourths of an ounce per hour. He had much slower … Continue reading Creation and It’s Energies (46)

I am searching for the remaining figures and they will be posted on freedomexercises.org.  My humble apologies. On the Nature of Accumulation of the Vital Energies Although not discussed as such, many of the work exercises given to the student for development of a soul … Continue reading Creation and It’s Energies (45)

Gurdjieff taught that each of the lower centers was connected to and fed by a series of energy accumulators. Specifically he said, "a very important role in the human machine is played by a certain kind of accumulator. There are two small accumulators near each … Continue reading Creation and It’s Energies (44)

We take a short break from our book serials to address a significant problem in spiritual development.  A problem each faces as he or she progresses inwardly to the celestial worlds. This problem arises frequently after the news media publishes an article or produces a … Continue reading A Necessary Interlude on Needless Pity

CHAPTER 8: ACCUMULATING ENERGY FOR WORK On The Nature of Accumulators In the previous Chapters, I discussed several different kinds of energies and their transformation. In this Chapter, I discuss how a man’s centers accumulate specific energies needed for maintenance of function and transformation. It … Continue reading Creations and it’s Energies (43)

Another related characteristic of the ordinary waking state that is a useless energy leak and an obstacle to the development of higher states of consciousness is unnecessary talking. We spend our lives talking, either outwardly or inwardly. Idle talk is mechanical, involves imagination and lying, … Continue reading Creation and It’s Energies (42)

Brother N. N.: I think it is important for our younger brothers and sisters to understand the significance of your last statement. During the practice of some of our exercises, especially visualization, we stress how important it is for you to stop thinking about your … Continue reading Creation and It’s Energies (41)

Solator: The fourth state of consciousness, the note Sol, consists of ordinary sleep. Ideally, one should not spend time in this state since sleep should be entirely passive, without ordinary dreams. Sleep is designed to be a time when the mental, emotional, instinctive and moving … Continue reading Creation and It’s Energies (40)