Flying Saucer: Gurdjieff Revisits Earth By: Brynhild Wooldridge Thring

Author: Brynhild Wooldridge Thring

Gloucestershire: Coombe Springs, 1979. First edition. The Flying Saucer here may refer to Ms. Thring’s mind. The book opens with a brief ‘fable’ about Gurdjieff returning to earth. From there it is mostly musings on various topics. There is a delightful section on visiting G.’s appartment and many memories about Gurdjieff, Ouspensky and Bennett. Also, a long section analyzing words from Beelzebub’s Tales which are almost completely unscientific but may be more insightful than they at first appear. A preliminary note cautions: “This is a crazy book!. It claims to be about communications from Gurdjieff since his death. They come from observation and following his Advice of Grandmother: ‘or do nothing, just go to school, or do something no one else does.’ But it feels as if many people and happenings contributed. There is more in the kitchen. Sorry, no bon ton literary finish.”

Includes a portrait of the author; Cover illustration is a photograph of a wood carving “The Craftsman’s Hands” by M.W. Thirng, the author’s brother.