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Tertium Organum Paperback – March 12, 1982

by P. D. Ouspensky (Author)

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Series: Tertium Organum (Book 168)
Paperback: 298 pages
Publisher: Vintage; 1st edition (March 12, 1982)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 039475168X
ISBN-13: 978-0394751689
Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 5.2 x 8 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,790,102 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #4295 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Philosophy > Consciousness & Thought
- #4828 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > New Age & Spirituality > Mysticism
- #7620 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Philosophy > Modern

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52 of 57 people found the following review helpful

Our time is really motion through extradimensional space

By OAKSHAMAN VINE VOICE on August 29, 2003

Format: Hardcover

This is one of those great Books that has suffered because of a lack of readership capable of comprehending it. If one has the left brain traits necessary to grasp the transfinite logic and mathematics, then the mystical implications are ungraspable. And if you have the right brain intuition to understand the mystical implications, then you often struggle with the logic and mathematics. This book requires a reader with not only a first rate mind, but also a balanced one.
To briefly abstract the primary thesis: time is really motion in extra dimensional space. This is profound, for Ouspensky was the first to actually point towards where an actual, physical fourth dimension can be found. Our brains confuse this dimension with time. It can be split off from time with an adjustment, or evolution, of consciousness. You see, this represents the next huge leap in understanding the nature of the universe and reality. Just as Newton's undefined quantity of "gravity" was shown to actually be curved space, so does Ouspensky show Einstein's undefined quantity of "time" to be motion through higher physical dimensions.
If you want a book that will challenge you, this is it. One day these ideas are going to shake the very foundations of mainstream science, of mankind's collective view of "reality"....

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful

A Sublime Tour-de-force

By Maurice Blair on November 15, 2001

Format: Paperback

Ouspensky brings together many of the most extraordinary facets of Relativity Theory, Kantian philosophy, Eastern mysticism, Western spiritual traditions, ways of looking at the symbolism of art and ordinary life, and powerful revelations from mathematics. In this book, he is a master of using images, metaphors, and analogies to help free the mind, opening the intuition to amazing areas of wonder. The suggestive power of many of the ideas in Tertium Organum are at a breath-taking level. I especially recommend this book to anyone who has an abiding love of Philosophy, Religion, Science, and Art.

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful

Excellent reading for higher dimensional truths

By Tyler Child on May 23, 2002

Format: Paperback

P.D. Ouspensky lucidly and along definite philosophical reasonings guides the reader from our 3-dimensional world to higher dimensional realities. As humans we perceive the "World" not as it is, but rather as our perceptive faculties communicate it to us. Therein lies the difficulty of comprehending higher orders (our own hard wiring). Ouspensky's greatness is his ability to elucidate higher truths by straightforward analogy and reasoning. The author marries the ideas and teachings of many great thinkers into one multifaceted format. Mystical teachings are explained from a scientific slant and revolutionary scientific Ideas lead to a mystical end. The ultimate aim is to lead the reader to the ultimate truth of "THOU ART THAT" or "I AM".

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful

Absolutely Fantastic Brain Software

By Lawrence Fife on December 10, 2001

Format: Paperback

This book is amazing. It will help you see everything in the fourth dimension. The text might seem a little thick at first, but it soon becomes pleasantly hypnotic, and all of the sudden the program is run and there you stand in a fourth-dimensional world. You won't be able to put it down.

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful

An Excellent Read!

By Yogini on August 25, 2005

Format: Paperback

This book takes concentration to read - So do most books concerning logic and mathematics. However, it is well worth the effort and time. Anyone trying to understand the nature of the universe and cosmic consiousness will find this book to be most insightful and helpful.

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22 of 27 people found the following review helpful

Arguable philosophy, but interesting historically

By Robert Pratte on December 2, 2004

Format: Paperback

Ouspensky's philosophy may seem dated to some, but is interesting within its historical context. At the early part of the century, physics, psychology, technologies and arts such as cinema, etc. were coming into the public consciousness. Through the mediums of the phonograph, the photograph, and the film, time and space were fractured - one didn't need to be somewhere to experience something. Our understanding of the nature of the universe had been undermined by physicists and mathematicians such as Planck and Einstein. Moreover, theosophy had a large audience (a result of these factors, to an extent). Within this mileau Ouspensky penned his work describing, to a large degree, how our perception played into things. There is a fantastic section in the book where he describes (a very film-reel-like) rotating circle and how it would be perceived by someone in a one-, two-, three-, and four-dimensional world. Then he explains that these perceptions could exist side-by-side, that it isn't the physical world that changed, but merely the perception. Given how the world seemed to be changing radically due to an increasing understanding of it (or at least our models of it), such a conclusion, while elegant and genius in its own right, seems plausible.

Ouspensky's interesting background helps explain his insight - he is an early "out-of-the-box" thinker. He was a mathematician (logic, models, etc.) who was influenced by/a follower of Gurdjieff the mystic (a bit of the opposite of math, I'm afraid). Moreover, Gurdjieff, or at least interest in him and his teachings, have a lot to do with Ouspensky sticking around to the extent he has. People have explored him via their interest in Gurdjieff or later followers.Read more ›

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful

Masterful!

By Girl Mystic on September 4, 2005

Format: Paperback

Ouspensky's book impresses upon the reader with remarkable scope and sophistication just how vast and strange our universe really is. Exhaustive, penetrating and wholly satisfying.

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Thoughtful

Haven't yet finished it but it's somewhat difficult to read.

Published 1 month ago by Larry R Carr

Teach

Thought provoking ....

Published 6 months ago by Sky

One Star

Can't review because I gave it as a gift.

Published 7 months ago by Richard

This particular Kindle edition highly recommended

This is a very good Kindle edition of Tertium Organum. Formatting is excellent, and it contains the incredibly helpful Introduction to the English Translation. An easy five stars.

Published 15 months ago by Adam

mind provoking

Read it !
One of the most intriguing books ever written.
Can get complicated so grab a cup of joe :)

Published 16 months ago by Haku

a bridge to a new world

exploration of another dimension that we walk in but cannot see is a truth. I believe this is the mystery of the Bible. Read more

Published 23 months ago by Allen E. Hall

Smart stuff

You will love old wisdom.
I read this when I was 15 and had some great experiences.
Especially interesting is his idea of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th dimensional... Read more

Published on May 28, 2013 by VAN

Losely Understood

As much as I want to rave about Tertium Organum, I can't. The early chapters of Tertium Organum build such a grand beginning with expectations that a deeper understanding would be... Read more

Published on October 11, 2012 by Rolf Anthony

From the text:

Translated from the Russian by Nicholas Bessaraboff and Claude Bragdon with an introduction by Claude Bragdon.

Published on November 16, 2009 by LemonspredBooks

This is indeed pseudo-science

I agree with the previous review. The math is faulty, the philosophy the same. Ouspensky is a hack. This book is a mere curiosity, nothing more! Read more

Published on January 23, 2007 by Silviu Margarit