Struggle of the Magicians: Why Uspenskii Left Gurdjieff : Exploring the Teacher-Student Relationship [Paperback]

William Patrick Patterson (Author), Barbara C. Allen (Editor)

Product Details

• Paperback: 249 pages
• Publisher: Arete Communications (September 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 187951480X
• ISBN-13: 978-1879514805
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,596,882 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A insightful look into the history of the Gurdjieff movement, March 30, 1998

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This review is from: Struggle of the Magicians: Why Uspenskii Left Gurdjieff : Exploring the Teacher-Student Relationship (Paperback)

The book let the reader feel as if he is riding the current of history along with the individuals who worked with Gurdjieff in the early years of the 20th century to establish Mr. Gurdjieff's teching in the west. It also provides a historical context that portrays events against a backdrop of political and social events and upheavals. A GREAT read.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most Insightful Work, July 17, 2003

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This review is from: Struggle of the Magicians: Why Uspenskii Left Gurdjieff : Exploring the Teacher-Student Relationship (Paperback)

Recommend this book to anyone interested in the history of the Fourth Way and its students. Also gives the view that Gurdjieff was and is the Teacher and not Ouspensky---something that so many have gotten confused. Must read.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Serious Work for Serious Fourth Way Students, April 24, 2003

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Roberto Cazares (Paris, France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Struggle of the Magicians: Why Uspenskii Left Gurdjieff : Exploring the Teacher-Student Relationship (Paperback)

Highly recommended reading for anyone who sincerely works on themselves with a genuine teacher. Patterson has clearly done in-depth research and study of the facts as they appear in library archives and personal papers. This is a *first* as no other recent author has previously done so. The book gives much needed insights into the lives of Gurdjieff and his significant students. One is left with a genuine sense that those who followed Gurdjieff were sincere and great seekers. Any serious student will hear and see themselves in the book---hear the resistances and openings---in their own teacher-student relationship.