{"product_id":"in-search-of-the-miraculous-fragments-of-an-unknown-teaching-by-p-d-ouspensky","title":"'In Search of the Miraculous: Fragments of an Unknown Teaching' by P. D. Ouspensky","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a41ee64-ba8c-83ec-af6f-c73473cd84da-12\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-6a41ee64-ba8c-83ec-af6f-c73473cd84da-12\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a41ee64-ba8c-83ec-af6f-c73473cd84da-12\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-258\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\" class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"dc3621ee-9ed8-4ddc-87f6-63604d308e80\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"102\" data-end=\"747\"\u003eWritten by Russian philosopher and mathematician P. D. Ouspensky, it records his years studying with the enigmatic teacher G. I. Gurdjieff, presenting the so-called \"Fourth Way\".\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"102\" data-end=\"747\"\u003eThis, being a spiritual discipline pursued within ordinary life rather than through monastic withdrawal. Across discussions of consciousness, self-remembering, time, cosmology and human psychology, Ouspensky constructs one of the most systematic introductions to Gurdjieff's ideas, while remaining an absorbing philosophical narrative in its own right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"749\" data-end=\"1220\"\u003eThe book has attracted readers across remarkably different worlds—from Jungian psychology and comparative religion to cybernetics, systems theory and countercultural philosophy—because it asks an enduring question: what if ordinary consciousness is only a fraction of what human beings are capable of? Whether approached as metaphysics, psychology or intellectual history, \u003cem data-start=\"1122\" data-end=\"1151\"\u003eIn Search of the Miraculous\u003c\/em\u003e remains one of the foundational texts of modern Western esotericism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1247\" data-end=\"1415\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArkana\/Routledge paperback edition (1987). Good vintage condition with light creasing and edge wear to the covers, age toning to the pages, and a sound, square binding.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45804166643795,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Yourparagraphtext-2026-07-10T143359.693.png?v=1783658228","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/in-search-of-the-miraculous-fragments-of-an-unknown-teaching-by-p-d-ouspensky","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}