A visual unfolding of
A Symbol of the Cosmos and Its Laws
the creation…
By ordering worlds into higher and lower levels of unfolding, and by connecting these worlds in such a way as to make the entirety of Creation an interdependent one or whole, Gurdjieff united the seemingly disparate manifestations of humanity with higher world laws. The Law of Three Principles/Forces provides the relational scaffold for this unification.
A note from Dr. Keith A. Buzzell
The earliest possibility of seeing something very profound in the structure of the Universe occurred after reading J. G. Bennett’s The Dramatic Universe and his understanding of the triad and the Laws, following a thorough reading of Ouspensky’s In Search of the Miraculous. I began with a question. How to unfold, in a logical manner, the triadic structure of universal law based on Gurdjieff’s Ray of Creation, as spoken about in In Search? I began with a triad with emphases on: the center point, the point at each apex, and a circle bounded by the three points? The first unfolding, could thus occur in the following manner. Read More…
Yes, what a wonderful tribute for the late Keith Buzzell’s understanding of the ideas of G.I. Gurdjieff and his pupils.
All our best wishes, Jim & Janice Hill
Dear Jim and Janice,
Apologies for late response and Thank you for your kind words.
Keith was intimately involved in the production of the animation of A Symbol of the Cosmos and it’s Laws. He was actively making suggestions and changes up to it’s near completion.
It is our wish for people to share this beautiful creation as widely as possible!
Warmest wishes,
Marlena Buzzell
Superior intelligence and superior emotion , resonath!
It helps me to wake up from my sleep !
Thank you .
Thank you for sharing this most interesting experiment
It has been a long time since I read Gurdjeiff, so the following comments may be inaccurate on my part. They refer to the “Animation-Notes_KB_6.pdf” that accompanies the animation. I assume that there is more written by Dr. Buzzell which may perhaps clarify the points made. Matching up the elements of the Standard Model (photons, gamma waves, four ‘fundamental’ forces etc.) to the System ideas may not be a good idea. Even the physicists reckon the Model is incomplete. Also, they pay no attention to the law of seven or three. The expectation, perhaps, is that such laws should arise… Read more »
This is one dimensional. It seems more likely that it is growing in dimensions after the initial octave on the plane. It would start with a triangle then pyramid, etc. More like a geodesic dome. This is certainly more pleasing to the eye, which to me is of paramount importance on all dimensions.
I see what you are doing. However, if you could do this in a 3 dimensional image, it is felt that it would be more accurate. The rest seems fine.
Thank you for that visual unfolding!
Dr. Buzzell’s remarkable ability to use the beauty of Geometry to simplify some of Gurdjieff’s most complicated cosmological ideas, is amply served by this unique animated video, which enhances Keith Buzzells’s uncanny talent, as if it urges the viewer to participate into the very process of Creation
The “visual unfolding” is remarkably intelligent and meditative as well as artistic and sensible. Honours flow to the team and the team-work that evolved it. The colours are memorable on their own, as are the narrator’s pace and voice. The piano accompaniment could not be more appropriate. I would like to say I will watch the video — a moving mandala, actually — until I understand every one of its ins and outs, but that would be rash of me because it would take many years or in my instance many lifetimes! One detail intrigued me and that is the… Read more »
I am one of the people you are reaching. I have viewed it a few times and intend to refer to it often Thanks
Amazing and beautiful. I was in the Work for 13 (younger) years, but I never understood that we have the same possibilities and limitations in our inner world as
our Creator has in our outer world.
Thank you for your work,
Mary Ballantine
Wonderful.
I love this movie. The idea of superior emotions is new to me. Thanks so much for this view into Keith’s work. It is a vast as Gurdjieff and offers a deep vision into who, what and why we are here. The six fundamental triads are also a special contribution to understanding the six laws or World 6 as they function in everyday life. Learning to see how the six laws work together enneagramatically during an event of transformation is a significant step toward understanding the forces (Law of Three) and this Work.
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