THE TRAVELS OF GUDJIEFF

Some writers on Gurdjieff have expressed the notion that many of the travels and experiences of Gurdjieff are 'imaginary',that is, contrived and constructed to give an elaborate, unverifiable history of himself, his ideas, his 'system', and so forth. These writers often rely on the sensational aspects of all his life, especially as reported in various newspapers and by those who are critics or hostile detractors. In much the same way the travels of Madame Blavatsky have also been treated or considered,depending on the writers and what they have said, of course. We could also include in this 'THE TRAVELS OF JESUS',since some theories, all of which are fascinating to be sure, but again based on somewhat conjecture, stretched points, and incomplete, intangible evidence. Indeed, the Travels of Marco Polo and a few others have also fallen into this area of not being credible or believble,but these are all for other discussions. We do know that Gurdjieff did travel in Russia and around his home area and also to Europe, namely Germany,France, and England and then to the US. He is buried in France. I shall examine his writings and other things to try and bring some sense to his travels,which,to me seem,without serious doubt, to have taken him to certain areas that only now are we coming to know, as the present wars and strife in them have brought us there for many reasons.