# Being Who You Really Are

## Practicing the Sevenfold Work

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Whether you are a beginner seeking a practical spiritual discipline or a person experienced in one or more spiritual disciplines, this manual provides an unusual in-the-round map of personal spiritual techniques. It is based on the understanding that inner development easily becomes stalled through the imbalance of culturally determined ways that concentrate on some aspects and consequently neglect other aspects. Humans need a holistic way corresponding to their real potential.

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Publication Date\
Apr 19, 2023
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The author has compiled this integral view from many decades of study of the three lines of work of Gurdjieff, its development to the seven lines of JG Bennett and further influences of practical teachings from Sufi, Yogic and Taoist traditions. It is more than a list since it is based around a powerful integration informed by the enneagram and a deep appreciation of systems science.

Rather than detailing the considerable background to the content, the book sticks to the practicalities of working with the mind, the feelings and the will together in self transformation. Although there are many resonances to existing cultural and religious traditions, the practices in the manual are universal and non-sectarian.

## Two Essential Reads for Holistic Understanding

Being Who You Really Are together with An Introduction to Cosmic Ecology: Searching for a Meaningful Universe make a complementary pair. Cosmic ecology, opens the space for search into a cosmically viable and flourishing life.

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**An Introduction to Cosmic Ecology: Searching for a Meaningful Universe**

[About Cosmic Ecology](https://www.h3uni.org/publications-and-media/books/an-introduction-to-cosmic-ecology)

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## Anthony Hodgson, Ph.D.

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Is currently a trustee and research director of H3Uni – A University for the Third Horizon, a research fellow at the University of Dundee, director of Decision Integrity Limited and a founding member of the International Futures Forum. He has a PhD in systems science from the University of Hull, Centre for Systems Studies. He has over thirty years of experience as a consultant facilitator in strategy and foresight.

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## The Outline

* Introduction
* The Journey of Realization
* The Work of Self-liberation
* Work on Oneself
* Structuring Work On Ourselves
* The Foundational Triad
* The Seven Lines of Work
  * \[1] Assimilation
  * \[2] Practice
  * \[3] Service
  * \[5] Receptivity
  * \[6] Submission
  * \[7] Grace
* Manifestation and Conscious Evolution
* \[4] Manifestation
* The Inner Lines
  * 1 – 4 Application \[assimilation –> service]
  * 4 – 2 Persistence \[service –> struggle]
  * 2 – 8 Offering \[struggle –> grace]
  * 8 – 5 Opening \[grace –> receptivity]
  * 5 – 7 Conversion \[receptivity –> submission]
  * 7 – 1 Questioning \[submission –> assimilation]
* Attunement exercises
* A Week of Inner Work
* Keeping the Aim in Mind – The Dharma Within
* A Personal Reflection
* Glossary
* Bibliography
* About the Author

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***Three Horizons: the Patterning of Hope*** by Bill Sharpe, published by Triarchy Press
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***Ready for Anything: Designing Resilience for a Transforming World*** by Anthony Hodgson published by Triarchy Press

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***Systems Thinking for a Turbulent World: A Search for New Perspectives*** by Anthony Hodgson published by Routledge
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***Designing Regenerative Cultures*** by Daniel Wahl published by Triarchy Press

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***Dancing at the Edge: Competence, Culture and Organization in the 21***<sup>***st***</sup>***&#x20;Century*** by Maureen O’Hara and Graham Leicester published by Triarchy Press
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***Change for the Audacious: a doer’s guid**e* by Steve Waddell Network action Publishin

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