On a Spaceship with Beelzebub: By a Grandson of Gurdjieff

An award-winning author’s uncompromising and brutally honest inside story of the powerful Gurdjieff Work of self-transformation. Acclaimed author David Kherdian tells us the inside story of the powerful Gurdjieff Work of self-transformation. He describes his interaction with the hierarchy of various groups involved in the Work and tells the inspiring story of his own awakening that will resonate deeply with anyone involved in disciplined spiritual practice. Drawing on his own decades of intense study and application of Gurdjieff’s philosophy, Kherdian offers us a stirring account of spiritual transformation, as well as a warning of the real dangers inherent in being a member of any spiritual group.

Reviews and Endorsements

“Kherdians story should be required reading for serious students of Gurdjieff.” — Charles Tart, author of Waking Up and Altered States of Consciousness

“Lively, personal and intense . . . a thoughtful book . . . honest and penetrating.” — Gnosis

“A brave attempt to express the inexpressible.” — The New York Times

“One of the very best accounts I’ve read of actually being a member of a Gurdjieff group.” — Colin Wilson, author of The Outsider and From Atlantis to the Sphinx

“Simple, direct, uncompromising, bluntly even brutally honest. Anyone who has ever been in the Work will be fascinated by this book… a genuinely original book.” – John Anthony West, author of Serpent in the Sky