Our hero today is Pyotr Demyanovich Uspensky. His biography will be discussed in detail below. We are talking about a Russian writer, journalist, philosopher, theosophist, esotericist, occultist and tarologist. He is a mathematician by education. He is the author of The New Model of the Universe and Tertium Organum. Companion of Gurdjieff. He showed interest in the cosmological metaphysical ideas of the fourth dimension. He used a logical-analytical approach in the study of mysticism. Among the first voiced the idea of fruitfulness from the synthesis of esotericism and psychology.
Biography
Assumption Peter Demjanovich comes from a family of raznochintsy. Our hero was born in March 1878 in Moscow. He graduated from high school. Received a mathematical education. Pyotr Demyanovich Ouspensky became interested in Theosophy while working as a journalist in the team of the Moscow newspaper Utro. From that moment, he collaborated with many "left" publications. He gave lectures in St. Petersburg and Moscow.
Activities
Petr Demyanovich Uspensky in 1908 made a journalistic trip. So he got to the East. There he sought mystical revelations and visions. In India, visited the yogis. After this, he concluded that occult wisdom lies in activity, not contemplation. As a result, Assumption Peter Demyanovich became interested in the ideology of Islamic sects. Our hero again went to India. He lived there at the headquarters of the Theosophical Society, which was located in Adyar. The future writer met German Hermann Keserling, the German mystic. Our hero decided to join forces with this person and together create a new association. It was supposed to focus on mysticism. However, the First World War prevented the implementation of these plans. In 1915, the journalist met with G. Gurdjieff. Soon he became an assistant and student of this man. In 1916, our hero was drafted into the army. After the revolution, the writer sided with the union of Gurdjieff. Together they went to Essentuki. Our hero after the arrival of the red troops remained in this city. He worked as a librarian. Soon came the army of Denikin. After that, our hero took over as adviser to Major Pinder, who was the head of the British Economic Delegation. Retreating along with the white troops, our hero in 1920 came to Constantinople. Gurdjieff's group soon arrived there. In 1921, the writer went to the UK. He lived in London. Our hero ceased to cooperate with Gurdjieff. The reason was the rejection of a tough relationship between teacher and student. He was influenced by Steiner ideas that spread throughout Europe. As a result, he began developing his own system in the field of education. According to her, esoteric knowledge cannot be acquired without familiarization with the pedagogical tradition. In 1938, he was the creator of the London Historical and Psychological Society, an institute that studied the esoteric development of people. In 1941, he foresaw the spread of war throughout Europe and went to the United States. Settled in New York. From 1941 to 1947 he carried out esoteric group work in the USA, France and England. Among the visitors to his lectures were even famous writers such as
Thomas Eliot and Aldous Huxley.
Teaching
Assumption Peter Demyanovich had his own very original views. They were appreciated by the intellectual elite of pre-revolutionary Russia. Moreover, in history our hero remained only as an associate of Gurdjieff and co-author of his doctrine of self-development. It should be noted that the writer played an invaluable role in The Fourth Way, one of the most notable movements in the esotericism of the 20th century. The doctrine of "Gurdjieff - Uspensky" is often considered the work of the first. However, not only its basic version is implemented. The original version that has not survived did not fully satisfy our hero. He was one of the main devotees of the 4th Way. After many years of active participation in this work, our hero believed that Gurdjieff was hiding or did not know some key aspects of the teaching. The writer had reason for such conclusions. He accepted and realized the need for a "secret" that extended to the uninitiated. However, he considered this permissible only until such time as this approach contributes to the correct development of the adherent.
Books
Above, we have already told you what path the Assumption Peter Demyanovich has traveled. His books will be presented later. The following works belong to our hero’s pen: “The Fourth Dimension”, “The Strange Life of Ivan Osokin”, Tertium Organum, “Symbols of Tarot”, “New Model of the Universe”, “In Search of the Wonderful”, “Conversations with the Devil”.
Other
Ouspensky Petr Demyanovich published articles on the pages of the Isis journalist occult magazine. He published a collection of lectures “Psychology of the possible evolution of man” (continuation of this work speaks of cosmology). A number of posthumous publications were published: Further Records, The Fourth Way, Letters from Russia in 1919, Conscience. Search for the truth. ".