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Looking at the Ideal State of Plato

Plato’s principles of the ideal state apply to our inner world as well. Are we able to form a deputy steward to govern the city? To recognize the true ruler, to enable higher states to visit us?

by William Page

Octaves and Intervals

How does the study of octaves and intervals help us understand our own efforts to be more present, more awake? The Natural Law of Octaves and Intervals The Law of Seven can be observed everywhere in the natural world and in everything we do internally and externally. If we understood the law of octaves, we […]

by Benjamin B

The Purpose of a School

Schools of awakening exist because they are needed. By school we mean an entity devoted to the evolution of its students. At the head of a real school stands a conscious teacher. At the same time, a real school is directly monitored and nurtured by C Influence—Gods, or angels[1]. In order to define what a […]

by Dhruvi Chavda

Creating a Conscious School

Schools are the outcome of consciousness. When the state of consciousness is materialised, a school is built. Later may come a series of things, form, culture, community, discipline, etc. But the very source of school is the wish to share consciousness. Creating a school is a process of giving and gaining for a conscious being. […]

by Walther Sell

What is a Conscious School?

Most people live their lives oblivious to the fact that they are machines. Some reach a point where they begin to feel uncomfortable with their life. They may wonder what it is all for, perhaps realizing that they are asleep. Some may even join a group where ideas about awakening are taught. One of the […]

by Grazia M

Perseverance and Endurance

“Eternity requires perseverance and endurance.” – Bernard of Clairvaux Once I heard a story regarding a teacher at the beginning of his school. He was asking students what they thought was needed to build a school. Students gave several answers, like making efforts, having aims, etc. The teacher listened to all of these answers, and at […]

by Natassa Cavalli

Embroidering the Canvas of Our ‘Being’

I remember, in my preschool years, a child in the neighborhood who had crafted a boomerang and threw it high. The boomerang, spinning on itself, traced an elliptical trajectory in the air and returned to its operator. The child would stretch high or gather low to successfully catch it again, and I wondered what forces brought about this […]

by Ruth Atkins

Quotations on Schools and School Work

“‘Know thyself.’ These words, ascribed to Socrates, actually lie at the basis of many systems and schools far more ancient than the Socratic.” – George I. Gurdjieff “Schools have the privilege of making the effort in the right place. They create space for the deity within, one’s own presence.” – Robert Burton “When I met this […]

by Walter Scott

A School for the 21st Century

What are key elements of a school of awakening? A real school provides a doorway to an objective method of awakening. Methods for achieving higher conscious have lasted in forms compatible with each age for all of recorded human history. One challenge of a real school is to develop a contemporary approach to its presentation. This can vary, […]

by Stanley Fligner

Invitation

… Come, come, Come swirling like snowflakes Into rain-darkened hills. Set your pristine footprints In Time’s well-trodden stream. Let your eyes be filled with white. Come where the singers who yearn to, With eyes skyward focused, Become the singers of light. – – Hurl, hurl, Hurl all you think is you Into crackling bonfires. Let […]

by Charles Robertson

Verification as a Foundation

One of the foundational pillars for work in the Fourth Way is verification. You are not to accept or reject anything until you can verify it for yourself. This is part of what makes the Fourth Way a journey to self-knowledge and conscious life. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the 18th century statesman, poet, and scientist, […]

by Benjamin B

Trust and Verifications—the Idea of a Play

Religions of all kinds inform us that there are celestial beings. There are men and women that became immortal, who may be called gods or angels. In the Fourth Way, this is C Influence, an influence connected with a conscious source. Spiritual aspirants may be sufficiently lucky to be in touch with C Influence. It […]