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Gurdjieff’s Fourth Way to Spiritual Development

with Stephen Aronson
MEETING DATE
3rd Monday of each month
TIME
11:00AM - 12:00PM ET
LOCATION
Zoom - Non-Recorded
FEES
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Non-Members $7
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About This Group

This group will explore the approach to spiritual development brought to the West in the early 20th century by the mystic G. I. Gurdjieff. The format will be a dialogue shaped by participants’ questions and reflections, alongside the leader’s forty years immersion in Jungian analysis and the practical study of Gurdjieff’s teachings about the purpose of human existence and our role on the Earth and in the larger cosmos.
The Enneagram as used by Gurdjieff has a very different focus from the Enneagram of Personality, though the two likely share a common origin. Gurdjieff recognized Personality as an unconsciously formed set of conditioned response patterns taught and modeled for us in childhood … and inevitably mistaken for “self.” His aim was to make Personality “passive” so that Essence—often stunted in early life—could begin to grow.
Together we will explore whether and how this perspective might be reflected in the broader aims of the Enneagram of Personality. The nature of Mind and the mystery of Consciousness will remain an ongoing focus.

What You’ll Experience

An open and reflective dialogue designed to explore and apply Gurdjieff’s methods through shared experience. Participants are encouraged to engage honestly, examine their conditioning, and develop deeper self-awareness through practical insight and meaningful conversation.
  • Engage in meaningful conversations where participants bring personal insights and experiences to deepen understanding.
  • Discover how these teachings can be applied in everyday life through real examples rather than abstract theory.
  • Conversations are relaxed, approachable, and often lighthearted, making the learning process engaging and natural.
  • Explore the patterns and habits that keep us unaware of our deeper nature and limit authentic self-understanding.
  • Develop the courage to notice blind spots, contradictions, and behaviors that may be clear to others but hidden from ourselves.
  • This experience is intended for those who genuinely seek self-understanding and are willing to move beyond resistance to grow.
"I have a body but I am not my body. I have emotions but I am not my emotions. I have thoughts but I am not my thoughts. Who … or what … am I?”
— Stephen Aronson

What You'll Gain

A deeper understanding
of how your psychology actually works.
Greater Freedom
from automatic reactions as you learn how to recognize and move beyond conditioned responses.
Practical Tools
to observe the relationship between outer events and the patterns shaping your inner life.

Who Should Join!

Coaches
overwhelmed by habitual patterns in themselves or clients
Enneagram coaches
seeking to deepen self-awareness and teaching practice
Entrepreneurs
looking to bring clarity and presence to decision-making
Practitioners
ready to expand their capacity for objective observation and insight
Anyone
committed to confronting unconscious conditioning and cultivating personal growth

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Non-Members: $7

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Meet Your Facilitator

Stephen Aronson, Ph.D.
Author and Retired Psychotherapist

Stephen Aronson is a psychotherapist and clinical psychologist whose eclectic training ranges from cognitive-behavioral therapy to the alchemical approach of Carl Jung. His work bridges science and spirituality, rooted in a lifelong search to reconcile Universal Intelligence with rational understanding.

Over more than four decades, he has studied and practiced transformational psychology, including the system introduced to the West by G. I. Gurdjieff, and completed over a dozen years of Jungian analysis. His goal is to translate these profound and complex ideas into clear, relatable language grounded in shared human experience.

His approach emphasizes direct experience: he believes true understanding comes from personal engagement rather than intellectual knowledge alone. He retired in 2013 after 43 years in psychotherapy, education, and training, and now lives in rural Maine.
Email: stephenraronson@gmail.com
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This group offers a confidential, peer-to-peer forum for reflective practice. It is designed for collaborative learning and shared insight—not as a substitute for clinical supervision, consultation, or continuing education.
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