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In order for various worldwide students of the work to be able to effectively communicate, a common work language becomes necessary. Fortunately, for us all, the Fourth Way Discipline as outlined by Gurdjieff followed closely by Ouspensky, Nicoll, Bennett, deRopp, K. Walker etc. already had the requisite language. Because of my inability to get what I already knew about being asleep, I had to devise another adjective for sleep. Because formatory mind remains unable to see and hear various aspects of sleep coupled with the fact that formatory mind does not get past the literal (lateral) interpretation of sleep. Once I was able to add the term, psycho/spiritual sleep, many new avenues of exploration became obvious. Psycho/Spiritual refers to two separate aspects of sleep. The cross, as a form, illustrates one element essential to the correct interpretation of his term.
The Cross, as a form, is comprised of both a horizontal line intersected at right angles by a vertical line. Each individual contains within themselves both of these psychic aspects/spiritual potentials. In addition, the cross also illustrates the four corners of psychic influences that act upon man.
Therefore,
when I use the term psycho/spiritual, I am always referring to the
innate totally of human psychic capacities. |
