Voices in the Dark: Esoteric, Occult & Secular Voices in Nazi-Occupied Paris, 1940-44 by Patterson, William Patrick - 2001

Arete Communications. Used - Acceptable.

Arete Communications, January 2001. Trade Paperback. Used - VeryGood. Gently used trade paperback copy in very good condition. Cover has light thumbing at the corners. Pages are clean and intact, with no notes, highlights, or underlines. From many sides, Voices in the Dark explores what it is like to live under such oppression. It lets the voices of those who experienced this period of radical upheaval be heard- ordinary citizens, soldiers, statesmen, both French and German, seekers of truth. Using this panoramic approach, the author brings crucial questions to life that still resonate with meaning.

Arete, 2001. Paperback in very good condition.. Signed by the author; 342 pages. Voices in the Dark chronicles the rarely seen meeting notes of Gurdjieff's meetings during the 1940 to 1944 Nazi occupation of Paris. The notes were assembled by Solita Solano, who was then Gurdjieff's secretary in Paris and placed them with the Library of Congress in the US in Washinton, DC. The notes are question and answer transcripts of the wartime meetings Gurdjieff held with his followers at his Paris apartment.The book's epilogue carries a quote by Gurdjieff that highlights his uniqueness: "I not interested in who wins war. Not have patriotism or big ideals about peace. Americans, with ideals, kill millions of Germans, German kill--with own ideals--English, French , Russian, Belgian--all have ideals, all have peaceful purpose, all kill." By contrast, the extensive transcripts, 32 in all, depicts a world ruled by reason, as Gurdjieff's followers struggle toward self knowledge under his guidance; surely a living… Read More

Arete Communications, 2001. Paperback. Discreet owner's blind-stamp and inked date inside, else as new, clean, tight and bright condition. 360pp. First paperback edition. Autographed Copy.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Fairfax, California, U.S.A.: Arete Communications, 2001. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). Tight copy. 342pp..