George Ivanovich Gurdjieff

Former Russian secret agent, and high-ranking official of the Tibetan government. Guardian of the Dalai Lama. Great knowledge of Tibetan wisdom that is adapted to the west, Suzifma (magic motion). He developed a unique magic system of anagrams. Gurdjieff is a seminal spiritual figure, introduced to the West a unique and powerful esoteric teaching of self-transformation.

Here is what Gurdjieff thought about fate, astrology and planetary influences .....

"The fate really exists, but not for everyone. Most people are separated from their fate and live under the influence of accident. Fate is the result of planetary influences that are appropriate in relation to the type of man. will talk about that later. In the meantime, you must understand one thing . A man may have a fate that is appropriate for its type, but in reality, he never has. This is due to the fact that the destiny of man refers to only one part of it, that is its essence (True Self). "

.... Some of us asked him to look at astrology, and had I known in astrological of territory of something more or less valuable. "Yes, " said Gurdjieff, "it all depends on how it is understood. They may have value, but they can and they do not. Astrology deals only partly human, its type, its essence - does not deal with personalities and acquired qualities. If understand this, you will also understand what is valid in astrology. "In our groups and spoke earlier about the types and it seemed to us that learning about the types of the most difficult thing in studying humans, since we Gurdjieff gave very little material that is demanded of us to observe ourselves and others. We continued walking and Gurdjieff continued to talk, trying to explain what a human being may depend on the planetary influences, and what is not. When we got out of the park, Gurdjieff was silent and walked a few steps ahead of us. We went and talked to him. While he visited the tree he dropped the stick - of ebony with a silver handle Caucasian - who was wearing a one of us saga, lifted the rod and that to him. Gurdjieff went a few steps, and then we turned around and said:

"This was astrology. Do you understand? All you saw that I dropped the stick. Why is it one you built? Let everyone say for yourself."

The first was told that there is a video that Gurdjieff dropped the stick, because he looked the other way. Others said that he noticed that Gurdjieff rod is dropped accidentally, like when you stick something gets stuck, but that is intentionally loose arm and let housing fall. It has awakened his curiosity and waited for what will be on. A third said he saw the Gurdjieff dropped the stick, but it was very preoccupied with thinking about astrology, especially trying to remember what a Gurdjieff said earlier, and that stick is not given enough attention. The fourth is a video that dropped the stick and thought that it raises, but he raised his stick is the fifth and added it Gurdjieff.

Gurdjieff fixed little smile listening to us.

"This is astrology, " he said. "In the same situation a man seen on about one thing, the second - the second, third - the third, and so on. And everyone acted according to its type. observe themselves and others in this way, then we might talk about a different kind of astrology. "