Gurdjieff and Traditionalism

Joseph Azize (pictured) has just published an article in which he discusses the relationship between Gurdjieff and Gudjieffians and Guénon and Traditionalists, covering much of the ground that was covered in an earlier discussion on this blog, available here. Short conclusion: “Some in Gurdjieff groups are also avowed devotees of Traditionalist writers,” while “Gurdjieff’s system was traditional in its aim (being a system of practical mysticism), but innovatory in its methods.” The article is Joseph Azize, “Gurdjieff and the Traditionalist/Perennialist Schools,” Literature & Aesthetics 35:2 (2025), pp. 30–43, available open access here.