Enneagram Studies

by J.G. Bennett, Anthony Blake (Foreword)

Gurdjieff first introduced the enneagram to his pupils in 1916. It was presented as a universal symbol for understanding how a process in time could become organized to become an evolutionary event. Such a process is no longer "in" time but creates its own time and becomes relatively immortal as a living structure. Compiled from conversations that took place between John Bennett and his students at the International Academy for Continuous Education in England from 1971 to 1974, and with independent contributions from some of his pupils, Enneagram Studies is a unique collection of lucid explanations and applications of this universal symbol. From the transformation of the Biosphere to the setting up of a scientific experiment; from manufacturing to aesthetic development; from the preparation of a meal to "The Sermon on the Mount," the enneagram is shown to be a key to understanding the very structure of intelligence itself.

Genres: Nonfiction, Psychology, Philosophy

144 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1974

About the author

John Godolphin Bennett (8 June 1897 – 13 December 1974) was a British mathematician, scientist, technologist, industrial research director and author. He is perhaps best known for his many books on psychology and spirituality, particularly on the teachings of G. I. Gurdjieff. Bennett met Gurdjieff in Istanbul in October 1920 and later helped to co-ordinate the work of Gurdjieff in England after Gurdjieff's arrival in Paris. He also was active in starting the British section of the Subud movement, and co-founded its British headquarters.

Reviews

[Umang]

maybe bennett generalised too much. i really dont know. my mind is confused, yet my heart wants to relate.

[Valente Souza · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have known Gurdjieff since the 70´s, he did not aged well, it is building a theory over nothing really. I read it because a good friend asked me to read it, I read it in 1 hour. The Pythagorean star is very well known, The Divine Proportion by Luca Passioly is far more interesting and geometrically beautiful.
JG Bennet definitely does his homework as a diehard of Gurdjieff and Watts.
His teachings are very old hat.
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[Sergio · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un muy buen libro. A pesar de que su lectura no es muy "entretenida", da lo evalué muy bien porque aborda el eneagrama como un proceso aplicable a todo y no sólo como una caracterización a partir de personalidades. Es muy bueno para quienes buscan especular sobre ideas abstractas en el eneagrama

[Sabrina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Helps to have a teacher to guide you through this book and practicing the enneagram.