''The Herald of Coming Good. First Appeal to Contemporary Humanity'' is the first book published by
G. I. Gurdjieff.
The book was privately published in Paris in 1933.
The book was published with the help of
Charles Stanley Nott Charles Stanley Nott (1887–1978) was an author, publisher, translator and a student of G. I. Gurdjieff. He first met Gurdjieff and A. R. Orage in New York in 1923. He spent time at the Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man and became a ...
a student of Gurdjieff.
Structure
In addition to the main body of the text, the book contains the following sections:
[
The Herald of Coming Good: First Appeal to Contemporary Humanity, Paris - Angers: privately published 1933]
* A message from The Author
* My First Practical Counsel
* Circular Letter
* A Supplementary Announcement
* A number of Registration Blanks
Contents
Gurdjieff refers to ''The Herald of Coming Good'' Book as "... this first of my writings
intended to head the list of my publications ...". It is a programmatic essay, describing the author's anthropological world view and his ethical concept of a full realization of mankind with reference to the activities of his organization, the ''
Institute For Man's Harmonious Development''.
The book contains an outline of all his other writings, ''
All and Everything
George Ivanovich Gurdjieff (; rus, Гео́ргий Ива́нович Гурджи́ев, r=Geórgy Ivánovich Gurdzhíev, p=ɡʲɪˈorɡʲɪj ɪˈvanəvʲɪd͡ʑ ɡʊrd͡ʐˈʐɨ(j)ɪf; hy, Գեորգի Իվանովիչ Գյուրջիև; c. 1 ...
'', consisting of "ten books in three series".
References
External links
Gurdjieff BibliographiesGurdjieff - A Reading GuideFacebook page
1933 books
Books by George Gurdjieff
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