George Ivanovich Gurdjieff (; January 13 1866 – October 29 1949) also commonly referred to as Georges Ivanovich Gurdjieff and G. I. Gurdjieff was an influential spiritual teacher of the early to mid-20th century who taught that most humans live their lives in a state of hypnotic waking sleep but that it is possible to transcend to a higher state of consciousness and achieve full human potential.
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birth date
1866-01-13
birth place
Russian Empire, Gyumri, Armenia
death date
1949-10-29
death place
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
individualised GND number
185695272
influenced
Frank Lloyd Wright, Robert Anton Wilson, Robert Fripp, Alfred Richard Orage, Moshé Feldenkrais, James Moore (Cornish author), E. J. Gold, Colin Wilson, Katherine Mansfield, René Daumal, Jeremy Lane (writer), Olgivanna Lloyd Wright, Jeanne de Salzmann, John G. Bennett, Keith Jarrett, Maurice Nicoll, P. D. Ouspensky, P. L. Travers, Peter Brook, Rajneesh, Thomas de Hartmann, Henry Sinclair 2nd Baron Pentland, Jane Heap, Oscar Ichazo, Philip Mairet, Jean Toomer
influenced by
Nasreddin, Meetings with Remarkable Men
main interest
Psychology, Science, Philosophy
notableIdea
Centers (Fourth Way), Fourth Way enneagram, Ray of Creation, Fourth Way, P. D. Ouspensky
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