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1933 book by G. I. Gurdjieff
The Herald of Coming Good. First Appeal to Contemporary Humanity
is the first book published by
G. I. Gurdjieff
.
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The book was privately published in Paris in 1933.
The book was published with the help of
Charles Stanley Nott
a student of Gurdjieff.
Structure
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In addition to the main body of the text, the book contains the following sections:
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- A message from The Author
- My First Practical Counsel
- Circular Letter
- A Supplementary Announcement
- A number of Registration Blanks
Contents
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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
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The book contains an outline of all his other writings,
All and Everything
, consisting of "ten books in three series".
References
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The Harmonious Circle, James Webb, G P Putnam's Sons, New York, 1980, pp 426-430
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The Herald of Coming Good: First Appeal to Contemporary Humanity, Paris - Angers: privately published 1933
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