A Study of G.I.

Gurdjieffs Enneagram of Foods

A Visual Interpretation of Gurdjieffs Enneagram of Foods Combined with the Inverse-Square-Law-Based Music/Color Wheel
Music/Color Wheel
The music/color wheel (with the proportions shown here) was developed by Reginald Brooks. * The divisions of the notes of the c-scale are based on a circle divided into 16 sections. The positions of the notes and the colors are based on the relationships of their frequencies to each other, using the Inverse Square Law, which states that the intensity of an effect such as illumination or gravitational force changes in inverse proportion to the square of the distance from the source. The 16 divisions of the circle which form the basis for the Music/Color Wheel are indicated by the radiating dark grey dotted lines: 1

Beginning of Food Octave

Note: The food taken in by the body is the basic source of fuel for all functions of the

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in by man, each of them is the beginning of its own octave (1st, 2nd, and 3rd Do). ~Gurdjieff, Enneagram Lecture

body and the mind. For the working of this diet***, which uses ketone bodies for the Consider that ketone bodies have a basic

cycle, it is essential to take in food which can production of energy instead of sugars, pro-

optimally serve the organism. The ketogenic duces an optimal source of fuel for the body. chemical structure which relects the positions on the triangle of of the 3 Dos of the Enneagram, including the position of the irst shock between mi and fa:

Enneagram
This particular enneagram is taken from G.I. Gurdjieffs illustrations as shown in the book In Search of the divided into 9 parts. The parts are numbered Miraculous by P.D. Ouspensky. It is based on a circle clockwise from 1-9, with 9 sitting in the top position. The 9 divisions of the circle which form the basis for the enneagram are indicated by the radiating red dotted lines: The enneagram is mathematically based on the fractions shown to the right. Each decimal except the last contains the numbers of the enneagram except for 3, 6, and 9 - the triad of Dos. 1/7=0.142857 2/7=0.285714 3/7=0.428571 4/7=0.571428 5/7=0.714285 6/7=0.857142 7/7=0.999999

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Densities
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Alchemical Symbols
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...Man takes in three kinds of food. Each one of them is the beginning of a new octave. The second octave, that is, the air octave, joins up with the irst, that is, the octave of food and

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drink, at the point where the irst octave comes to a stop in its development at the note mi. ~Gurdjieff, In Search of the Miraculous, p. 292 Note: Gurdjieff states that breathing aids in the digestive process of food on the lowest octave, as well as combining with that octave to allow the organism to approach taking iri Eolas Breathing Program **, in which the in-out rightly, and in accordance with natural laws. Consider the count follows the numbers 3, 6, and 9 (the 3 Dos). The with the gut (i.e. octave 3 with octave 1).

And the third octave joins up with the second at the point where the second octave comes to a stop in its development at the note mi. ~Gurdjieff, In Search of the Miraculous, p. 292 Note: It seems that Gurdjieff, by Impressions, refers to energy given off by and taken in by the organism. Perhaps a general interpretation of Impressions could be knowledge of any kind. Impressions, as with knowledge, must be ine and true in order to assist the organism. Aside from higher Impressions emanating through the Rays of Creation, in this world it may strong emphasis on objectivity. refer to cultivating the mind and spirit through study and relection with a

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in iner substances. However this breathing must be done

iri Eolas program also stimulates the Vagus nerve, which regulates the functions of the body and connects the brain

Legend
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* brooksdesign-ps.net/Reginald_Brooks/Code/Html/Gomas/gomas09.htm ** eiriu-eolas.org *** en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketogenic_diet **** lawofone.info ***** cassiopaea.org ****** glossary.cassiopaea.com/glossary.php?id=32

Enneagram Outer Rings

Represents the irst step, the Octave of Earthly Food & Drink Represents the second step, the Octave of Air, or Breathing Represents the third step, the Octave of Impressions, or Finer Substances

Music/Color Wheel
Tonic Dominant Complement
The root note of the current octave. The perfect ifth of the Tonic.

Alchemical Symbols
Matter Mind Spirit

Sub-Dominant Complement The major fourth of the Tonic.

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circle in 16 parts, lining up with the notes on the musical staff. The metals and symbols

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Beginning of Air Octave