Gurdjieff/deHartmann Music
Elan Sicroff interview with Reijo Oksanen

 

Special Events

2020 – All meetings are virtual until further notice.

A Virtual Gathering—Existential Questions in Times of Crisis

Explore the opportunities within uncertainty

Are you looking to make a different kind of connection at this time?

Camp Caravan offers six weekly online gatherings beginning April 22, 7:30 p.m. EDT

Working with the teachings of G.I. Gurdjieff and John G. Bennett

There are occasions in our lives when we can receive a "jolt" that unseats us from our otherwise "normal" lives. It is as if a door opens, inviting us to explore larger questions about our existence on the earth.

We invite you and your friends to join in a series of virtual gatherings, for newcomers and old friends alike.

Explore fundamental ideas and methods of Fourth Way teachings through the lens of today's conditions.

The first gathering of the weekly series takes place on Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. EDT.

We may continue with that time slot on a weekly basis. However, scheduling is flexible and can be adjusted to accommodate participants' needs.

Supported by the Work community at Camp Caravan, John Richardson, Gerry Szal and Stefan Maier facilitate.

For information, questions, and to receive your Zoom link, please contact Gerry and share your email at registrar@campcaravan.org.

 

Camp Caravan Book Club

Join us for evening meetings to discuss writings related to the Fourth Way Over the years we've studied J.G. Bennett's Dramatic Universe, the Bhagavad Gita, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Reflections on Gurdjieff’s Whim, by Keith Buzzell and more.
Conditions permitting, we can participate in person or remotely via Zoom.

Please contact John Richardson in advance of the meeting to be set up for distance participation.


Readings for spring of 2020

The Camp Caravan Book Group is meeting more frequently. Join us! The next meeting is this Thursday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m. EST
We continue to focus on Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson, by G.I. Gurdjieff, reading and discussing about ten pages at a time.
For Thursday prepare pages (in hardcover) 777-786 (paperback: 369-378). John Richardson will send out the invite with the Zoom link the day before.
Come any time—no previous session participation required.


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Skills for Life

Sessions are not yet scheduled for the upcoming year. If you are interested, contact Stefan Maier (email sms@trackerorgans.com)

At www.skills-for-life.org, young adults 18+ are invited to explore a practical approach for balancing the inner and outer to create a more meaningful life.

 

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Past Events

Monday, February 29, 2016

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM  Admission Free

W.E.B. Du Bois Library, 26th floor 154 Hicks Way University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003-9275

Talk and Discussion with George & Ana Bennett and Stefan Maier

Skills for Life

 Open to students, faculty and staff and the general public

The Skills-for-Life program brings together psychological and and homesteading skills to address the needs of the inner and outer aspects of the whole human being

Find out more about the opportunity to learn and practice at Camp Caravan in Royalston, MA in August, 2016

View details http://www.skills-for-life.org/

View PDF poster


Friday March 4, 2016 7:30 p.m.

Lecture Recital at the Warwick Town Hall, Warwick, MA

Presented by Elan Sicroff, pianist

Thomas de Hartmann, Composer (1885-1956)

AN UNTOLD STORY

Meet violinist Katharina Naomi Paul, and Elan Sicroff on their U.S. lecture tour from Germany

Katharina Naomi Paul

Talk on deHartmann’s life, ideas, and music

Solo piano performance

Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 51, performed by Katharina Naomi Paul and Elan Sicroff

Preview photographs and sound files from the seven-CD set due for release in May, 2016

The Thomas de Hartmann Project: Music for Piano, Voice, and Chamber Ensemble

Donation $10

 

July 13 Public Demonstration of the Gurdjieff Movements

A performance of sacred dances by the Movements Project at the thirtieth anniversary of a Dzogchen Community in Western Massachusetts

Sunday, July 13, 2014 7:00 p.m.
Mohawk Regional High School, Rt 112
Shelburne Falls, MA (near Buckland)
Free and open to the public

You are cordially invited

Read full details

Event and Project Summary

An auspicious occasion:

The Gurdjieff Movements, a form of sacred dance rarely performed in public, will be presented and demonstrated July 13, 2014, in Buckland MA, in collaboration between the European instructor Margit Martinu, and MREC, a Gurdjieff "Work" group, based in Royalston, MA. This will take place as part of a three-day celebration called Tsegyalgar 30. The Dzogchen Community in America (Tsegyalgar), located in Conway, and Buckland, MA is organizing the three-day event.

The purpose of the overall event is the inauguration of the Mandala Hall, a unique structure recently constructed on Tsegyalgar's retreat land in Buckland, MA, which houses a large colorful Mandala for the practice of sacred Vajra Dance. In addition, the event celebrates the thirty+ year presence and history of Tsegyalgar, the North American center established by the Tibetan Dzogchen Master, Chogyal Namkhai Norbu.
 



Dramatic Universe Book Group

Once a month, people gather near Camp Caravan, usually on the first Monday evening of the month, at 7:30 p.m. to discuss The Dramatic Universe, by J.G. Bennett. Everyone is welcome. For more information, and for location details, contact Patrizia at p_delibero@hotmail.com.

Monthly Zikr Practice

"There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled.
         There is a void in your soul, ready to be filled.
         You feel it, don't you?" - Rumi


We continue with our monthly Zikr practice and invite you to join us at Camp Caravan. These special events come out of the Zikr practice sessions led by Jose Reyes at the 2013 Camp Caravan Summer Seminar. Jose encouraged the group to continue practicing together, using the recorded sessions.

We would like to share a pot luck meal afterward. Feel free to bring something to share if you wish. Your friends are also invited. Please note that anyone attending for the first time should sit outside the circle, and speak with us at cheryllister44@yahoo.com beforehand.

Gurdjieff/Ouspensky Talks Dr. Rosemary Christoph offers a series of talks, drawing on the ideas of Gurdjieff and Ouspensky, as taught by Dr. Maurice Nicoll, J. G. Bennett, and Madame De Salzmann.

Attend the talks on a one-time basis or as a series. The suggested sliding-scale contribution is $5-$15.

Dr. Christoph offers the talks on the first Sunday of the month in Greenfield. Or attend the series on Sundays beginning at 5 p.m.

Please note that this is a change from the previous schedule.

Green River Yoga Center
158 Main Street
Greenfield, MA

Contact Rosemary Christoph at 413- 625- 0275 especially in case of bad weather.

Jan 5 Exploring Essence and Personality

Directions for Greenfield Talks
From the Rotary at I 91 and Mohawk Trail (Rt.2) proceed east about 3/4 mile to central Greenfield. The Green River Yoga Center is next to World Eye Books, a few doors east of the Greenfield Market, on the north side of Main St., (Mohawk Trail) Rt. 2.

Seminar-The Heart of Presence

Apr 23-27, 2014 Seminar at Claymont, Charles Town, West Virginia

Awakening Being and Developing Compassion

THE HEART OF PRESENCE
Awakening Being - Turning Inward
April 23rd - 27th, 2014
with Jerry Toporovsky and Walter Goodwin
Claymont Court, West Virginia

Join a five-day retreat, mostly in silence, working with morning exercise, mindfulness meditation and movements. This is a time to go inward, reconnect with our inner-life and become immersed in the Work.

Participate in Vipassanna (insight) meditation with two Movement classes a day, in an environment of ease and silence. We work seriously on an Attention beyond the duality of sleep and wakefulness. Contact Bonnie at bonnie_kutch@verizon.net for more.

Cost: The price of room and board at Claymont - $336 inclusive


Dramatic Universe Book Group

Once a month, people gather near Camp Caravan, usually on the last Monday evening of the month, to discuss The Dramatic Universe, by J.G. Bennett.  Everyone is welcome. For more information, and for location details,  contact Patrizia



Robert Fripp and the Orchestra of Crafty Guitarists

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sufmXGDd224

What is The Orchestra of Crafty Guitarists?

One possible answer is a lot of people making a lot of noise with guitars. Sometimes they perform in public, as in Spain, Italy, Argentina, and in the USA, in places like Hadley, Boston, Seattle and New York City.

Another possible answer is a specialized study in the self-organizing properties of complex wholes. How does Intelligence act in and through many individuals, coming together as one? You are invited to attend the East Coast tour. View more at the links below.

Friday May 24, Cambridge, MA:

Saturday May 25, Hadley, MA:

Sunday May 26, New York, NY:



Gurdjieff/Ouspensky Talks

Dr. Rosemary Christoph offers a series of talks, drawing on the ideas of Gurdjieff and Ouspensky, as taught by Dr. Maurice Nicoll, J. G. Bennett, and Madame De Salzmann.
Attend the talks on a one-time basis or as a series. The suggested sliding-scale contribution is $5-$15.
Dr. Christoph offers the talks on the first Sunday of the month in Greenfield. 
Or attend the series on Sundays beginning at 6 p.m.
Green River Yoga Center
158 Main Street
Greenfield, MA

Contact Rosemary Christoph at 413- 625- 0275 especially in case of bad weather

Mar 3   Living from Essence
Apr  7  Consciousness and Conscience
May 5 The Law of Three, The Law of Seven
Jun  2  Developing the Witness & the Deputy Steward  
Jul   7  Preparing the Vessel
Aug  4  Self Remembrance

Directions for Greenfield Talks
From the Rotary at I 91 and Mohawk Trail (Rt.2), proceed east about 3/4 mile to central Greenfield.  The Green River Yoga Center is next to World Eye Books, a few doors east of the Greenfield Market, on the north side of Main St., (Mohawk Trail) Rt. 2. 



Weekly Movements and Group Meeting in Woodstock, New York

Jason Stern and Amara Projansky offer an open Movements class each Thursday 7-9 pm with piano by Adam Markowitz.

Contact marfotai@gmail.com or 845-527-6205 to confirm

Open Weekly Movements Classes on Thursday evenings, 7 p.m.
Kleinert Gallery
34 Tinker Street
Woodstock, NY 12498

Also... Gurdjieff Expansion series group meetings offered on Mondays at 7:30 p.m.

Sage Center
6 Deming Street
Woodstock, NY