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In Gurdjieff in Egypt, we see how all knowledge of the time was encoded in the temple—in its plan, in sculpture, in the bas-reliefs on the walls, and in the placement of hieroglyphic texts. Where the human head would be the Egyptians located the most sacred part of the Temple, the Naos, or Holy of Holies. Plan of the Temple of Man
Plan of the Temple of Man
Human skeleton superimposed on the Temple of Man
Human skeleton superimposed on the Temple of Man
Source: René Schwaller de Lubicz, Temple of Man
Winter solstice at the Temple of Karnak
The Temple of Man was built to represent the human body
What is objective art?
Gurdjieff in Egypt

The Origin of Esoteric Knowledge

 
Who is G.I. Gurdjieff?
What is pre-sand Egypt?
Where did Gurdjieff travel?
How can we understand Egyptian monuments?
Was there a Christianity before Christ?
What is the source of Egyptian knowledge?
What did Gurdjieff find?
Credits

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