Rodney Collin

Gurdjieff International Review

Christopher Fremantle

1906–1978

The tall, soft-spoken Christopher Fremantle first met P. D. Ouspensky in 1935. Later he was introduced to Gurdjieff in Paris and worked with him until G’s death. In 1951, he started groups in Mexico and worked with them for the next 30 years. He also led groups in the U.S.

Christopher Fremantle - An Introduction by Lillian Firestone

“Of the many pupils who gathered around G. I. Gurdjieff, Christopher Fremantle was among those who continued to work for a lifetime. Tall, patrician, and soft spoken, he personified the gentleman and was able by his efforts and perhaps also by his nature to embody the ideas he transmitted.”

On Attention

“By conscious attention the impressions are assimilated. Gurdjieff looked on conscious attention as a catalyst. Automatic attention provides man with security; but conscious attention is the key to evolution.”