In Search of the Miraculous

they eat, what they breathe, the medium they live in. Man's possibilities of

changing his food. "Diagram of Everything Living."

G. leaves Petersburg for the last time. An interesting event—

"transfiguration" or "plastics"? A Journalist's impressions of G. The downfall of Nicholas II. "The end of Russian history." Plans for leaving Russia, A

communication from G. Continuation of work in Moscow. Further study of

diagrams and of the idea of cosmoses. Development of the idea "time is

breath" in relation to man, the earth and the sun; to large and small cells.

Construction of a "Table of Time in Different Cosmoses. " Three cosmoses taken together include in themselves all the laws of the universe. Application of

the idea of cosmoses to the inner processes of the human organism. The life

of molecules and electrons. Time dimensions of different cosmoses.

Application of the Minkovski formula. Relation of different times to centers of

the human body. Relation to higher centers. "Cosmic calculations of time" in Gnostic and Indian literature.

"If you want to rest, come here to me." A visit to G. at Alexandropol. G.'s relationship with his family. Talk about the impossibility of doing anything in

the midst of mass madness. "Events are not against us at all." How to

strengthen the feeling of "I"? Brief return to Petersburg and Moscow. A

message to the groups there. Return to Piatygorsk. A group of twelve

foregathers at Essentuki.

CHAPTER XVII

August 1917. The six weeks at Essentuki. G. unfolds the plan of the whole

work. "Schools are imperative." "Super-efforts." The unison of the centers is the chief difficulty in work on oneself. Man the slave of his body. Wastages of

energy from unnessary muscular tension. G. shows exercises for muscular

control and relaxation. The "stop" exercise. The demands of "stop." G. relates a case of "stop" in Central Asia. The influence of "stop" at Essentuki. Thehabit of talking An experiment in fasting. What sin is. G. shows exercises in

attention. An experiment in breathing. Realization of the difficulties of the Way

Indispensability of great knowledge, efforts, and help. "Is there no way outside the 'ways'?" The "ways" as help given to people according to type. The

"subjective" and "objective" ways. The obyvatel. What does "to be serious"

mean? Only one thing is serious. How to attain real freedom? The hard way

of slavery and obedience. What is one prepared to sacrifice. The fairy tale of

the wolf and the sheep. Astrology and types. A demonstration. G. announces