The Holy Planet Purgatory and its Denizens

I was asked some months ago to make some commentaries on Gurdjieff’s well-known and complex chapter in Beelzebub’s Tales to his Grandson, The Holy Planet Purgatory. 

The chapter is a fascinating excursion into many ancient ideas, including understandings drawn from the yogic and Christian traditions,about the nature of our inner organization. But I’d lik…