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(1910) and Point and Line to Plane (1926) echoed this basic Theosophical tenet.‖
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandinsky
ii http://www.agniyoga.org/ay_booklist.html
iii For the sake of economy and if you wish to avoid the bizarre writings of Gurdjieff himself, I refer the
reader to three critical sources that describe Gurdjieff and his teachings.: Madame Blavatsky‘s Baboon
by Peter Washington (1993), The Harmonious Circle by James Webb (1987), and In Search of P.D.
Ouspensky: The Genius in the Shadow of Gurdjieff by Gary Lachman (2004).
iv The most complete, sympathetic biography is the fine book by Jacqueline Decter (1989) Nicholas
Roerich: The Life &Art of a Russian Master, but Decter does report on the controversies as well. The
Roerich‘s counted Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace and many wealthy Americans as their
disciples. For a well-researched history of the controversy surrounding Roerich read The Tournament
of Shadows: The Great Game and the race for empire in central Asia by Karl Meyer and Shareen B.
Brysac (1999), Chapters 18 &19. For an extensive history of Roerich‘s influence on Henry Wallace and
the U.S. government, read chapter 8 of American Dreamer by John Culver and John Hyde (2000). R.
C. Williams (1980) Russian Art and American Money is not sympathetic, but has useful information in
a chapter on Roerich.
References
Besant, Annie and Leadbeater, Charles C. W. 1980 (1906 first edition). Thought Forms.
Adyar, Madras, India: Quest Book.
Dissanayake, Ellen. 1999 (1992 first edition). Homo Aestheticus: Where art comes from and
why. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press.
Conway, Flo and Siegelman, Jim. 1995 (1978 first edition). Snapping: America‘s Epidemic of
Sudden Personality Change. New York, NY: Stillpoint Press.
Feuerstein, Georg. 1992. Holy Madness: The shock tactics and radical teachings of crazy-
wise adepts, holy fools, and rascal gurus. New York, NY: Arkana Publishing.
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. 1973. Theory of Colors. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The
M.I.T. Press.
Heline, Corrine. 1974. Color and Music in the New Age. La Canada, CA: New Age Press, Inc.
Johnson, K. Paul. 1994. The Masters Revealed: Madam Blavatsky and the Myth of the Great
White Lodge. New York, NY: State University of New York Press.
Kandinsky, Wassily. 1977 (1914 first edition). Concerning the Spiritual in Art. New York, NY:
Dover Publications.
Lachman, Gary. 2004. In Search of P.D. Ouspensky: The Genius in the Shadow of Gurdjieff.
Quest Books.
Lewis, I. M. 1989. Ecstatic Religion: A Study of Shamanism and Spirit Possession (second
edition). New York, NY: Routledge.
McLuhan, Marshall and Fiore, Quentin. 1967. The Medium is the Massage. New York, NY:
Bantam.
Stasulane, Anita. 2005. Theosophy and Culture: Nicholas Roerich. Interreligious and
Intercultural Investigations Series, Volume 8, 2005. Roma, Italia. Gregorian Research
Centre on Cultures and Religions.
Tuchman, Maurice, organizer and Weisberger, Edward, editor, 1986. The Spiritual in Art:
Abstract painting, 1890-1985. Los Angeles, California: Los Angeles County Museum of
Art with New York, NY: Abbeville Press, Inc.
Washington, Peter. 1993. Madame Blavatsky‘s Baboon: Theosophy and the Emergence of
the Western Guru. London, Great Britain: Secker &Warburg, Lt.
Webb, James. 1987. The Harmonious Circle: The Lives and Work of G. I. Gurdjieff, P. D.
Ouspensky, and Their Followers. Boston, Massachusetts: Shambhala Publications, Inc.
Williams, Robert C. 1980 Russian Art and American Money. Boston, MA: Harvard University
Press.
(1910) and Point and Line to Plane (1926) echoed this basic Theosophical tenet.‖
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandinsky
ii http://www.agniyoga.org/ay_booklist.html
iii For the sake of economy and if you wish to avoid the bizarre writings of Gurdjieff himself, I refer the
reader to three critical sources that describe Gurdjieff and his teachings.: Madame Blavatsky‘s Baboon
by Peter Washington (1993), The Harmonious Circle by James Webb (1987), and In Search of P.D.
Ouspensky: The Genius in the Shadow of Gurdjieff by Gary Lachman (2004).
iv The most complete, sympathetic biography is the fine book by Jacqueline Decter (1989) Nicholas
Roerich: The Life &Art of a Russian Master, but Decter does report on the controversies as well. The
Roerich‘s counted Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace and many wealthy Americans as their
disciples. For a well-researched history of the controversy surrounding Roerich read The Tournament
of Shadows: The Great Game and the race for empire in central Asia by Karl Meyer and Shareen B.
Brysac (1999), Chapters 18 &19. For an extensive history of Roerich‘s influence on Henry Wallace and
the U.S. government, read chapter 8 of American Dreamer by John Culver and John Hyde (2000). R.
C. Williams (1980) Russian Art and American Money is not sympathetic, but has useful information in
a chapter on Roerich.
References
Besant, Annie and Leadbeater, Charles C. W. 1980 (1906 first edition). Thought Forms.
Adyar, Madras, India: Quest Book.
Dissanayake, Ellen. 1999 (1992 first edition). Homo Aestheticus: Where art comes from and
why. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press.
Conway, Flo and Siegelman, Jim. 1995 (1978 first edition). Snapping: America‘s Epidemic of
Sudden Personality Change. New York, NY: Stillpoint Press.
Feuerstein, Georg. 1992. Holy Madness: The shock tactics and radical teachings of crazy-
wise adepts, holy fools, and rascal gurus. New York, NY: Arkana Publishing.
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. 1973. Theory of Colors. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The
M.I.T. Press.
Heline, Corrine. 1974. Color and Music in the New Age. La Canada, CA: New Age Press, Inc.
Johnson, K. Paul. 1994. The Masters Revealed: Madam Blavatsky and the Myth of the Great
White Lodge. New York, NY: State University of New York Press.
Kandinsky, Wassily. 1977 (1914 first edition). Concerning the Spiritual in Art. New York, NY:
Dover Publications.
Lachman, Gary. 2004. In Search of P.D. Ouspensky: The Genius in the Shadow of Gurdjieff.
Quest Books.
Lewis, I. M. 1989. Ecstatic Religion: A Study of Shamanism and Spirit Possession (second
edition). New York, NY: Routledge.
McLuhan, Marshall and Fiore, Quentin. 1967. The Medium is the Massage. New York, NY:
Bantam.
Stasulane, Anita. 2005. Theosophy and Culture: Nicholas Roerich. Interreligious and
Intercultural Investigations Series, Volume 8, 2005. Roma, Italia. Gregorian Research
Centre on Cultures and Religions.
Tuchman, Maurice, organizer and Weisberger, Edward, editor, 1986. The Spiritual in Art:
Abstract painting, 1890-1985. Los Angeles, California: Los Angeles County Museum of
Art with New York, NY: Abbeville Press, Inc.
Washington, Peter. 1993. Madame Blavatsky‘s Baboon: Theosophy and the Emergence of
the Western Guru. London, Great Britain: Secker &Warburg, Lt.
Webb, James. 1987. The Harmonious Circle: The Lives and Work of G. I. Gurdjieff, P. D.
Ouspensky, and Their Followers. Boston, Massachusetts: Shambhala Publications, Inc.
Williams, Robert C. 1980 Russian Art and American Money. Boston, MA: Harvard University
Press.
