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1993 through 2020
William Patrick Patterson
(1/31/1937 – 7/7/2023)

William Patrick Patterson, Gurdjieff, Fourth Way seminars

FFirmly grounded in the Gurdjieff lineage, The Gurdjieff Legacy Foundation sponsors talks, workshops and seminars in the direction set by its founder William Patrick Patterson who actively studied and practiced the teaching of The Fourth Way for fifty-three years. He was a direct student of Lord John Pentland, the man Mr. Gurdjieff appointed to lead the Work in America.

His rich Fourth Way legacy includes authoring ten books, and seven films, including the first documentary trilogy, The Life & Significance of G. I. Gurdjieff, as well as Introduction to Gurdjieff's Fourth Way Parts 1, 2, 3 and Spiritual Pilgrimage: Mr. Gurdjieff's Father's Grave.

Mr. Patterson gave his first talk at Open Secret Bookstore, San Rafael, California, February, 1993, on Eating The "I". The first seminar was at Marconi Center, Marshall, California December 1993. The following represents a listing of the many events he made available in his conscious and intentional efforts to ensure that Mr. Gurdjieff's last wish—to spread the Teaching as fully as possible—be fulfilled.


    2020

  • March 6th– March 12th
       Seminar & Deep Diving

       I am. I am not. I Am.
           Tucson, AZ
  • 2019

  • August 30th– September 5th
       Seminar & Deep Diving

       Conscious Thriving
       in The Age of Barbarism
           San Juan Bautista, CA
  • April 18th
       Talk & Book Signing

       with Ron and Claire Levitan
       Speaking on their new book,
       Growing A Soul on the Planet Earth:
       The Fourth Way & Esoteric Christianity Techniques & Practices
          Laurel, MD
  • March 1st– 7th
       Seminar & Deep Diving

       Exploring The I Am & I Am Not
           Tucson, AZ

  • 2018

  • November 17th
       Talk & Book Signing

       with Ron and Claire Levitan
       Speaking on their new book,
       Growing A Soul on the Planet Earth:
       The Fourth Way & Esoteric Christianity Techniques & Practices
          Yellow Springs, OH
  • August 31st– September 6th
       Seminar & Deep Diving

       Exploring
       The Energy Body
           San Juan Bautista, CA
  • May 25th – 28th
       Seminar

       Exploring
       Being in the Kali-Yuga
           San Rafael, CA
  • March 2nd– 9th
       Seminar & Deep Diving

       Exploring
       The Knowledge-of-Being
           Tucson, AZ

  • 2017

  • September 1st– 7th
       Seminar & Deep Diving

       Repairing the Past—
       The Gurdjieff Approach
           San Juan Bautista, CA
  • May 26th – 29th
       Seminar

       Silence is Not Silent,
       Space is Not Empty,
       Time is Not Time,
       Love is Not Love,
           San Rafael, CA
  • March 3rd – 9th
       Seminar & Deep Diving

       Exploring The Art
       of Real Listening
          Tucson, AZ

  • 2016

  • December 2nd – 5th
       Seminar

       What are Humans For?
          Santa Barbara, CA
  • September 2nd – 8th
       Seminar & Deep Diving

       Exploring Self-Will & Real Will
          San Juan Bautista, CA
  • May 27th – 30th
       Seminar

       Eating Many "I"s—
       Discovering The Real I
          San Rafael, CA
  • May 15th
       Probe & Dialogue

       with William Patrick Patterson
       Present at The Creation
          Fairfax, CA
  • March 11th – 17th
       Seminar & Deep Diving

       Exploring
       The Immediate, &... The Beyond
          Tucson, AZ
  • January 13th
       Recital of Music by G. I. Gurdjieff

       Harmony of East & West
       with pianist Michael Dale
          Baltimore, MD

  • 2015

  • December 18th – 21st
       Seminar

       Introduction to Gurdjieff's
       Fourth Way
          San Juan Bautista, CA
  • September 4th – 7th
       Seminar & Deep Diving

       The Only Way to Combat
       The Rise of The Robots
       (and it's not what you're thinking)
          San Juan Bautista, CA
  • August 27th
       New Film Screening

       Spiritual Pilgrimage
       Mr. Gurdjieff's Father's Grave

       by William Patrick Patterson
          Sacramento, CA
  • August 20th
       New Film Screening

       Spiritual Pilgrimage
       Mr. Gurdjieff's Father's Grave

       by William Patrick Patterson
          Berkeley, CA
  • May 22nd – 25th
       Seminar

       Introduction to
       Gurdjieff's Esoteric Teaching
       of The Fourth Way
          San Rafael, CA
  • May 8th
       Piano Concert with Michael Dale performing

       Spiritual Pilgrimage to Mr. Gurdjieff's Father's Grave
          Berkeley, CA
  • April 13th, 20th, 27th, May 4th
       Fourth Way Meditation Workshop

       Exploring self-development through meditation
          Towson, MD
  • March 20th – 26th
       Seminar & Deep Diving

       Exploring
       The Method
       (before it's too late)
          Tucson, AZ
  • January 15th
       Talk

       Georgi Ivanovitch Gurdjieff: The Man, The Teaching, His Mission
          Towson, MD

  • 2014

  • December 5th – 8th
       Seminar

       If The World Is Going to Hell,
       Where Are You Going?
       How To Make A Kesdjan-Body
          Santa Barbara, CA
  • August 29th – September 4th
       Seminar & Deep Diving

       Silence is Not Silent,
       Space is Not Empty,
       Time is Not Time,
       Love is Not Love,
                  and
       You are Not You
          San Juan Bautista, CA
  • July 30th
       Talk

       Who Am I? Why Am I Here? — Self-Transformation in Ordinary Life
          Towson, MD
  • May 23rd – 26th
       Seminar

       Introduction to Gurdjieff's Esoteric Teaching of The Fourth Way
          Morristown, NJ
  • March 21st – 24th
       Seminar

       Deep Exploration of Self
       Remembered & Not
          Tucson, AZ
  • January 18th
       Workshop

       The Secrets of How to Use Technology & Not Be Abused by It—Part II
          Baltimore, MD
  • January 17th
       Talk

       Georgi Ivanovitch Gurdjieff: The Man, The Teaching, His Mission
          Towson, MD

  • January 16th
       Talk

       Georgi Ivanovitch Gurdjieff: The Man, The Teaching, His Mission
          New York, NY


2013

  • December 6th – 9th
       Seminar

       The Meaning of Human Life
          Santa Barbara, CA
  • November 21st
       Talk

       Glimpses of Gurdjieff's Fourth Way
          Yellow Springs, OH

  • August 30th – September 5th
       Seminar & Deep Diving

       Silence is Not Silent,
       Space is Not Empty,
       Time is Not Time,
       Love is Not Love,
       You are Not You
          San Juan Bautista, CA
  • May 24th – 27th
       Seminar

       Introduction to Gurdjieff’s Fourth Way
          Morristown, NJ
  • March 22nd – 28th
       Seminar & Deep Diving

       Unity & Disunity Real & Imagined
          Tucson, AZ
  • March 12th
       Talk

       Introduction to Gurdjieff’s Fourth Way
          Sacramento, CA
  • March 9th
       Recital

       Harmony of East & West
          Sacramento, CA
  • January 19th
       Workshop

       The Conscious Body—Missing Link in Self-Development
          Baltimore, MD
  • January 18th
       Recital

       Harmony of East & West
          Baltimore, MD
  • January 17th
       Talk

       From the Selves to The Self—Gurdjieff’s Fourth Way Teaching of Self-Development
          Towson, MD


2012

  • November 30th – December 3rd
       Seminar

       The Movement: From Sex to Love
          Santa Barbara, CA
  • November 3rd
       Recital

       Harmony of East & West
          San Rafael, CA
  • August 31st – September 6th
       Seminar & Deep Diving

       The Courage To Be: What Is & What Isn't
          San Juan Bautista, CA
  • May 25th – 29th
       Seminar

       Faith of Consciousness
          Morristown, NJ
  • March 16th – 22nd
       Seminar & Deep Diving

       Healing Broken Dreams: Life's Meaning & The Fourth Way
          Tucson, AZ
  • January 31st
       Talk

       Spritual Realization or Delusion? Exploring the Life of Adi Da Samraj
          Fairfax, CA
  • January 21st
       Workshop

       Healing Broken Dreams: Life's Meaning & The Fourth Way
          Baltimore, MD
  • January 20th
       Recital

       Exploring Gurdjieff's Music
          Baltimore, MD
  • January 19th
       Talk

       Spritual Realization or Delusion? Exploring the Life of Adi Da Samraj
          Baltimore, MD
  • January 16th
       Talk

       Spritual Realization or Delusion? Exploring the Life of Adi Da Samraj
          New York City, NY


2011

  • December 2nd – 5th
       Seminar

       From Many Selves, to Conscious Self, to Individual Self, to The Self
          Santa Barbara, CA
  • September 2nd – 8th
       Seminar & Deep Diving

       Introduction to The Gurdjieff Work: The Teaching for Our Time
          San Juan Bautista, CA
  • June 15th
       Reading

       Introductory Reading from the works of G. I. Gurdjieff
          Baltimore, MD
  • May 27th – 30th
       Seminar

       The Secret of Living in Turbulent Times
          Morristown, NJ
  • May 18th
       Reading

       Introductory Reading from the works of G. I. Gurdjieff
          Baltimore, MD
  • April 27th
       Reading

       Introductory Reading from the works of G. I. Gurdjieff
          Baltimore, MD
  • March 11th – 17th
       Seminar & Deep Diving

       Self-Knowledge & Being In the Technological World-Time Part II
          Tucson, AZ
  • January 22nd
       Workshop

       Working With Energies
          Baltimore, MD
  • January 21st
       Recital

       Exploring Gurdjieff's Music
          Baltimore, MD
  • January 19th
       Talk

       The Fourth Way: Why It Is The Teaching for Our Time
          Baltimore, MD


2010

  • December 3rd – 6th
       Seminar

       Self-Knowledge & Being In the Technological World-Time
          Santa Barbara, CA
  • September 3rd – 9th
       Seminar & Deep Diving

       The Primordial: Actualization & Exploration
          San Juan Bautista, CA
  • May 28th – 31st
       Seminar

       I Am, I Am Not, I Am
          Morristown, NJ
  • May 13th
       Talk

       A Woman's Work
          Washington, DC
  • April 29th
       Talk

       A Woman's Work
          Baltimore, MD
  • March 26th – April 1st
       Seminar & Deep Diving

       Will, Consciousness & Individuality: Time to Get Real
          Tucson, AZ
  • March 6th
       Recital

       Prayers & Music of G. I. Gurdjieff
          Sacramento, CA
  • March 5th
       Recital

       Prayers & Music of G. I. Gurdjieff
          San Rafael, CA
  • March 4th
       Recital

       Prayers & Music of G. I. Gurdjieff
          Berkeley, CA
  • January 19th
       Workshop

       How to Overcome Uncertainty-Fear-Suffering
          Baltimore, MD
  • January 14th
       Talk

       God, Machine & Me
          Baltimore, MD
  • January 13th
       Talk

       God, Machine & Me
          Washington, DC


2009

  • December 18th – 21st
       Seminar

       Awakening to One's Real Self: Time to Get Real
          Orlando, FL
  • October 8th
       Recital

       Prayers & Music of G. I. Gurdjieff
          Baltimore, MD
  • September 4th – 10th
       Seminar & Deep Diving

       Integrating Body, Senses & Mind
          San Juan Bautista, CA
  • August 27th
       Talk

       Spiritual Survival in a Radically Changing World-Time
          Fairfax, CA
  • August 20th
       Talk

       Spiritual Survival in a Radically Changing World-Time
          West Hollywood, CA
  • August 19th
       Talk

       Spiritual Survival in a Radically Changing World-Time
          Carmel, CA
  • May 22nd – 25th
       Seminar

       Working With Emotions: How to Use Them So They Don't Use You
          Sharpsbury, MD
  • May 21st
       Recital

       Hymns & Prayers of G. I. Gurdjieff
          Washington, DC
  • May 20th
       Talk

       Spiritual Survival in a Radically Changing World-Time
          Washington, DC
  • March 13th – 19th
       Seminar & Deep Diving

       Spiritual Survival in a Radically Changing World-Time
          Tucson, AZ
  • March 11th
       Talk

       Spiritual Survival in a Radically Changing World-Time
          Tempe, AZ
  • March 8th
       Talk

       Spiritual Survival in a Radically Changing World-Time
          Santa Monica, CA
  • March 5th
       Talk

       Spiritual Survival in a Radically Changing World-Time
          Petaluma, CA
  • February 26th
       Talk

       Spiritual Survival in a Radically Changing World-Time
          Sacramento, CA
  • February 11th
       Talk

       Spiritual Survival in a Radically Changing World-Time
          Mountain View, CA
  • January 29th
       Talk

       Spiritual Survival in a Radically Changing World-Time
          San Rafael, CA
  • January 17th
       Workshop

       Discovering the Light In Darkness
          Baltimore, MD
  • January 15th
       Talk

       Spiritual Survival in a Radically Changing World-Time
          Baltimore, MD
  • January 14th
       Talk

       Spiritual Survival in a Radically Changing World-Time
          Alexandria, VA
  • January 11th
       Talk

       A Woman's Work
          New York City, NY
  • January 11th
       Talk

       Spiritual Survival in a Radically Changing World-Time
          New York City, NY
  • January 7th
       Talk

       A Woman's Work
          San Rafael, CA


2008

  • December 12th – 15th
       Seminar

       The Knowing Awareness of Presence
          Orlando, FL
  • December 11th
       Talk

       A Woman's Work
          Orlando, FL
  • November 8th
       Talk

       A Woman's Work
          State College, PA
  • October 12th
       Talk

       A Woman's Work
          Chapel Hill, NC
  • October 10th
       Talk

       A Woman's Work
          Asheville, NC
  • October 9th
       Talk

       A Woman's Work
          Dayton, OH
  • October 8th
       Talk

       A Woman's Work
          Pittsburgh, PA
  • September 18th
       Talk

       A Woman's Work
          Philadelphia, PA
  • September 17th
       Talk

       A Woman's Work
          Alexandria, VA
  • September 11th
       Talk

       A Woman's Work
          Baltimore, MD
  • August 29th – September 1st
       Seminar

       Sex, Money & Conscience
          Marriottsville, MD
  • August 20th
       Talk

       A Woman's Work
          Portland, ME
  • August 16th
       Talk

       A Woman's Work
          Providence, RI
  • May 23rd – 26th
       Seminar

       How to Have Life Work With You & Not Against You
          Cincinnati, OH
  • May 21st
       Talk

       How to Have Life Work With You & Not Against You
          Cincinnati, OH
  • March 21st – 24th
       Seminar

       ????
          San Juan Bautista, CA
  • February 21st
       Talk

       The Life & Teachings of Carlos Castanda
          San Rafael, CA
  • February 20th
       Talk

       The Life & Teachings of Carlos Castanda
          Sacramento, CA
  • January 19th
       Talk

       Exploring Inner Intent & Inner Silence
          Baltimore, MD
  • January 18th
       Talk

       The Life & Teachings of Carlos Castanda
          Baltimore, MD
  • January 16th
       Talk

       The Life & Teachings of Carlos Castanda
          Baltimore, MD


1993 – 2007

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  • Seminars, Workshops, Talks