File Ref: 1924-OTT

In the Ottawa Region

Since 1955, continuing transmission and study of G.I. Gurdjieff's teachings

No one can escape from prison without the help of those who have escaped before. Only they can say in what way escape is possible or can send tools, files, or whatever may be necessary. But one prisoner alone cannot find these people or get into touch with them. An organization is necessary. Nothing can be achieved without an organization.

P.D. Ouspensky, In Search of the Miraculous, p. 40
In the Ottawa Region

A barn for movements

Core Ideas of the Work

REF: CORE-01

The Fourth Way

Aiming to awaken human consciousness from its ordinary state of 'waking sleep' through the development of physical, emotional, and intellectual centres.

REF: CORE-02

The Idea of Non-Identification

Examining the psychological processes that bind attention to external stimuli, preventing the formation of a permanent 'I'.

REF: CORE-03

Law of Three and Seven

Seeking understanding of the fundamental universal laws as presented in the Gurdjieff teachings and their application to our lives.

Inquiry into the Science of Being

Volume IV Index
Sacred Movements
Dossier: Psychology

Sacred Movements

Complex, rhythmic dances accompanied by live music cultivate a particular state of presence, demanding a quality of internal attention and coordination that transcends habitual patterns of behaviour.

Music
Dossier: Practice

Music

The music composed by M. Gurdjieff and Thomas de Hartmann transcends the intellect and speaks directly to the listener's innermost self.

Work on One's Self and with Others
Dossier: Practical

Work on One's Self and with Others

Exchange as a means of studying disciplines and other tasks adopted by serious students of the Fourth Way.

About the Ottawa Gurdjieff Study Group (OGSG)

Since 1955, the group has maintained the transmission and study of G.I. Gurdjieff's teachings.

Contact Us

Regular in-person meetings - Exchanges, Inner Work, Movements, Music and Practical Work together - in Ottawa and surrounding region

Virtual online meetings with other members of the Canadian Groups

We participate with other Gurdjieff groups in Canada and abroad

Reference to the written expressions of Gurdjieff's teachings

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