Category Archives: The Mind

Metanoia

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Ron Pavellas

I was resting in bed around 10:30 AM. I had arisen at 06:30, ate breakfast and performed a few communication and organization chores using my personal computer. As happens more often in the last few years, I need to take … Continue reading →

Posted in Consciousness, Philosophy & Psychology, The Mind, The Self | Tagged balance, G.I. Gurdjieff, individuation, memory, Metanoia, Pol Marzougoug, rational faculties | 3 Comments

Blanking out for Thirty Minutes, as Gurdjieff’s “Robot” Takes Over

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Ron Pavellas

Two days ago I experienced an episode of transient global amnesia (TGA). It is a most curious syndrome. A part of the brain is disabled so that one’s immediate memory is permanently lost during a limited period of time. Yet, … Continue reading →

Posted in Consciousness, Science & the Sciences, The Mind | Tagged Colin Wilson, Death Comes to the Archbishop, G.I. Gurdjieff: The War Against Sleep, migraine auras without headache, TGA, transient global amnesia, transient hippocampal insufficiency, transient ischemic attack. TIA, Willa Cather | 4 Comments

Category Archives: The Mind

Metanoia

Blanking out for Thirty Minutes, as Gurdjieff’s “Robot” Takes Over

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