Author Archives: dataship

Man’s Use of Electricity

Posted on November 19, 2025 by dataship

For anyone with the time, patience and endurance there are few pursuits more likely to change your view of the world and it’s history than a deep examination of the writings of George Gurdjieff, or Mr. G or just G. … Continue reading →

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The Theft of Cosmic Essence

Posted on November 18, 2025 by dataship

An interactive analysis exploring G.I. Gurdjieff’s warning on electricity An interactive analysis exploring G.I. Gurdjieff’s warning on electricity, its parallel in the modern rise of Artificial Intelligence, and its reflection in Daoist cosmology. This report synthesizes a deep, multi-decade inquiry … Continue reading →

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Site Upgrade

Posted on November 29, 2024 by dataship

Jade Emperor has been upgraded! The latest version of WordPress and the underlying database server have both been installed and are now supporting faster loads and better indexing. Welcome to the new age. Fah Moh

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Further on the Chicago Retreat (24 months later)

Posted on March 9, 2022 by dataship

It’s now mid June, with an early summer solstice and a rare accompanying solar annular eclipse, unfortunately not visible from my current location. Nine months since the Chicago Wang Li Ping retreat. If you have not read Part 1 of … Continue reading →

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AutoEgoCrat vs TrogoAutoEgoCrat

Posted on November 2, 2021 by dataship

Serious students of George Gurdjieff understand the central nature of this issue. In his masterwork All and Everything, Gurdjieff or simply G. offers not only a detailed description of how the world (universe) was created and is maintained but why. … Continue reading →

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Pandemic Practice and the I Ching

Posted on October 24, 2021 by dataship

OK, so it’s now late October 2021, yes, 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic is waning, sort of, depending on where you are, if it’s not Russia or Ukraine. I’m where I’ve been since March 2020, aboard Santorini, 10 miles up the … Continue reading →

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The Tzu Ciao, Ziran and important initial steps in Opening the Heavenly Eye

Posted on April 29, 2020 by dataship

What if I told you that the most important ‘point’ in your Daoist body was not actually in (or even part) of your physical body, that it (this most important “point’) was almost unknown to the general public and that … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the Chicago Retreat, Part 1

Posted on April 25, 2020 by dataship

It’s already more than 6 months since the Chicago retreat with Master Wang Li Ping. I’m writing this during the COVID-19 pandemic, self-isolating aboard my live-aboard sailboat Santorini in Vancouver on Canada’s West Coast. The retreat was a huge event … Continue reading →

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Permission to Teach

Posted on August 31, 2018 by dataship

Master Wang Li Ping’s International Winter Solstice retreat, hosted by his translator Richard Liao was held in Dalian China in 2017. The venue that year was the old Hot Spring Hotel in Anbo Town, 2 hours north-east of Dalian in … Continue reading →

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Master Wang Li Ping Retreat at Bayshore Weston San Francisco CA December 20 – December 29, 2018

Posted on April 4, 2017 by dataship

December 20 – December 29, 2018 Master Wang Li Ping, 18th generational transmitter of Dragon Gate Daoism will teach a 10 day retreat intensive in San Francisco CA, USA December 20 – December 29 2018. This is a unique opportunity … Continue reading →

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