Peter D. Ouspensky

Peter Demianovich Ouspensky was born in Moscow in 1878. He studied natural sciences and psychology at the University of Moscow. He engaged in mathematics and gained worldwide recognition with his first book, "Tertium Organum." However, he soon turned to journalism and collaborated with major Russian newspapers, which allowed him to travel extensively throughout Europe and Asia in search of higher knowledge. With the rise of the Bolsheviks, he left his homeland and eventually settled in London. In the meantime, his second book, "The Fourth Dimension," was published and translated into English, earning him international acclaim among intellectual circles. The significant turning point in his life, which marked his subsequent path, occurred in 1915 when he met the Greek spiritual teacher G. I. Gurdjieff and became his student. From then until the end of his life in 1947, he focused on writing and primarily on studying Gurdjieff's ideas and disseminating the teachings of the "Fourth Way," as they are known today, among the many students he himself acquired. Among his most well-known books are: "A New Model of the Universe," "The Strange Life of Ivan Osokin," "Talks with a Devil," and "In Search of the Miraculous," which is perhaps the most significant account of Gurdjieff's teachings to date.