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Between Two Worlds
My Fifty Years in the Gurdjieff Work
James Opie
Preface by Jeff Zaleski, editor/publisher of Parabola 2007-2025
“Reaching a plateau from which he could view his life as a whole,
Jim Opie shares the joys and sorrows, luminous encounters
and instructive errors that have been his lot for a half-century.
This is the record of a multi-colored life, well-woven.”
— Roger Lipsey, Gurdjieff Reconsidered
James Opie’s memoir recalls many experiences with major leaders of the Work that other literature has not reported, including remarks from John Pentland, Jane Heap (quoted by A. L. Staveley and Michael Currer-Briggs), Paul Reynard, and Jeanne de Salzmann. In relating to Madame de Salzmann, Jim began an encounter with her in Afghanistan unsure of his ability to formulate a “real question.”
Her response revealed that his question was real enough, and even life-changing for him.
