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Gurdjieff - Sacred dances
Identifier
003651
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
Gurdjieff used three sorts of sacred dance:
- One was whirling and swirling like the Sufi dance
- Another used a form of quaking and shaking
- And a third used extremely repetitive movements in which you chanted.
This observation is from the film Meetings With Remarkable Men
A description of the experience
The source of the experience
Gurdjieff, George IvanovichConcepts, symbols and science items
Concepts
Symbols
Science Items
Activities and commonsteps
Activities
Suppressions
DancingExercising and keeping fit
Listening to beating sounds
Listening to music
Suppression of learning
Commonsteps
Chanting, mantra and prayerQuestioning and doubting all existing beliefs
Safe House
Tedious repetitive tasks