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of an objective magic apart from the experience
of subjective mysticism. His major work,
Tertium
Organum,
appeared in 1912. Here, Ouspensky
argued that habitual patterns of thought, espe-
cially those created by materialistic science, had
impaired thought itself, and that the essential
requirement was for the individual to evolve
psychologically into a new state of higher con-
sciousness. Ouspensky lectured widely on the
subject and eventually met Gurdjieff, with
whom he would be associated during the next
decade. From 1915 to 1924, he served as the
“Master's” apostle, propounding his ideas and
methods, lending a veneer of intellectual legiti-
macy to a man many considered a charlatan. In
1921 Ouspensky settled in England, where he
developed a large and devoted following, espe-
cially after his break with Gurdjieff and the
appearance of
Tertium Organum
in English trans-
lation. He spent the World War II years in the
United States but returned to Surrey in England,
where he died on October 2, 1947.
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