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In addition, Jan Cox wasn't a philosopher of any seriousness with academic respect; but, Jan Cox was a petty criminal and cult leader.

Perhaps there is a section for cult leaders who've achieved minor notoriety, or for those with pretensions to superiority.

Jan Cox might qualify for such an infamous category.

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 ==Introduction== 

Jan Cox was most widely known from his books, including the now-classic Dialogues of Gurdjieff. Framed as an allegory about “G” in post-war Paris, it was actually a present day call-to-arms for those interested in the reality of personal evolution, and a frontal assault on all routine assumptions about the basis of Sufism, Zen Buddhism, the Fourth Way, and other such "mystical" traditions. Jan’s own system was based on a singular mapping of the human nervous system and its relation to life and consciousness, expanded through a hands-on practical approach to overcoming mechanical thought and behavior in everyday life. Never cloistered, he was a proponent of finding maps in the mundane and meditating in the midst of chaos. His later works included a mapping of “the city,” and his public commentaries were often described as topical, verbal jazz riffs on everything from “politics to physics to fashion.” Jan’s Daily News, a column where he shared humorous and sometimes startling musings, predated blogs on the Internet. His relentless approach to living a fully conscious life was reflected in the public activities of his groups and in his own biography. An allegory (from Greek αλλος, allos, other, and αγορευειν, agoreuein, to speak in public) is a figurative mode of representation conveying a meaning other than (and in addition to) the literal. ... Part of the Paris skyline with from left to right: Montparnasse Tower, Eiffel Tower, and in the background, towers of neighboring La Défense. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A woodblock print by Yoshitoshi, (Japan, 1887) depicting Bodhidharma the founder of Chinese Zen. ... The Fourth Way is the title of the posthumously published 1957 book by P. D. Ouspensky that describes the teachings of G. I. Gurdjieff. ... The nervous system of an animal coordinates the activity of the muscles, monitors the organs, constructs and also stops input from the senses, and initiates actions. ...

Biography

Jan M. Cox, who lived most of his life in “the foothills” of Stone Mountain, Georgia, died November 5, 2005. An archive of his work as well as new unpublished work will continue to be made available on his website: http://www.jancox.com Jan was a keyboard player active in the Atlanta music scene in the 1950s and 60s, playing blues with artists such as Muddy Waters. Music remained a primary love for the rest of his life. He taught and practiced law in Atlanta, Georgia, in the 1970s and 80s, and was dean of the Columbia Southern School of Law, which was later integrated into Atlanta Law School. He was also active in Georgia politics. His very unconventional campaign for governor, in 1970, drew much attention, including the attention of the candidate who won that year--Jimmy Carter, who wrote the forward to Jan’s first book, Magnus Machina. Stone Mountain is a city located in DeKalb County, Georgia. ...

Jan devoted most of his time to teaching his own philosophical system, to writing, talking and working with groups in Atlanta as well as in New York City, Miami, Los Angeles, Eugene and Portland OR, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, and other cities in the United States, Canada and Europe.

In addition to Magnus Machina: The Great Machine, he wrote And Kyroot Said: Contemporary Commentaries of a Sanguinary Cosmic Sage, The Dialogues of Gurdjieff: An Allegorical Work Adventure, and The Death of Gurdjieff in the Foothills of Georgia: Private Papers of an American Work Group. Two compilations of his early teachings were also privately published: Orientations: The Gates of Man (transcripts of lectures covering the time period 1981-1984) and Storming the Gates (essays written by his students). Jan was the impetus behind Evotek Theater in the Buckhead entertainment district of Atlanta from 1986 to 1990. The OK-Alright Theater and Project 426 in Decatur, Georgia, were later incarnations, also instigated by his Atlanta group. Many of their shows were taped for public access TV and a “best of” compilation called “You Can’t Get There From Here” was produced. Jan Cox and friends produced the longest running show on Atlanta Public Access TV, “New Intelligence with Jan Cox,” which was syndicated to 40 stations across the country and is still available in some cities, including Atlanta, Georgia. In addition to the lectures that were taped for television, many of Jan’s private talks were audio or videotaped. A video collection of excerpts from talks, “Stuff You’re Not Supposed to Know,” was made in 1990. Beginning in 2000, Jan maintained a website, http://www.jancox.com. Every day, he posted Jan’s Daily News, and at the time of his death left an archive of unpublished News items which is still being posted daily by his friends. Jan also specified that this website would be his continuing memorial and the primary public source of his writings and taped lectures.

Teachings

Jan Cox was a man compelled by Life to reveal Life, and Life is not what you think it is. His own life was spent in detailing myriad paths of escape from routine mechanical, structural, reactionary thinking. Every day was a new map; a new metaphor for escape. Where some writers became famous for dedication to a particular path, Jan would create three wonderful belief systems before noon and crush them by midnight. A map was something you chewed up, digested the palatable and the unpalatable parts and then discarded. Pretend for a moment that Life is alive, an organism much larger than we; this organism has eyes and ears by the trillions, but if Life is to learn about itself, understand itself, it will need memory, words and structure for meaning to exist. You're it: You are the structure and, only possibly, the meaning. You believe you are an I, a me, a person with free will and captain of your fate. Yet a simple examination of your accidental life will show that free will had little or nothing to do with any of it. At what point did you decide to be you? Can you tell what you are about to say next? To follow one path, one idea, is to be trapped by that idea. Just say no. See Life for what it is, not what you think it is. To this end, Jan made sure that all of his writings and talks were recorded or videotaped. No middleman, no interpreter, you can see for yourself: http://www.jancox.com.

Bibliography

Books

• And Kyroot Said: Contemporary Commentaries of a Sanguinary Cosmic Sage. The solo debut of "Kyroot," a cosmic performer in the heuristic tradition of spiritual comedians and psychological assassins. He sings, he dances, he makes with the dangerous jokes. Long an observer of man, he has seen the rise and fall of civilizations, the mighty and maniacal, and has made a peculiar study of man's idea of "awakening."
• The Death of Gurdjieff in the Foothills of Georgia: Private Papers of an American Work Group. An unprecedented, inside view of a living American group. There are chapters with the allegorical figure of "G" raging through postwar Paris and the psyche of contemporary man. A tour de force, true to its time and place, not a rehashing of ancient truths.
• The Dialogues of Gurdjieff: An Allegorical Work Adventure. A revised and enlarged edition of this contemporary masterpiece of objective/fiction. An astounding romp with the figure of "G" in post-war Paris as he leads a young American on adventures that redefine the concepts of reality, consciousness and human knowledge. This edition includes a glimpse into the everyday inner workings of one particular group.
• Magnus Machina: The Great Machine. Jan's original mapping of man's inner terrain: a travelogue to the dangerous edge of objective instability with side excursions to the humorous corners of mortal ignorance and human frustration.
• Transcript Archive. Transcripts of lectures and glossary of terms. On the web at http://www.jancox.com

Supplemental Texts

• Orientations: The Gates of Man. Privately published summary of Jan's early talks, as recorded by members of his original group.
• Storming the Gates. Participants in Jan's groups expand on his early descriptions and maps of Life and Man's unique place within it.

Video and audiotapes of Jan M. Cox:

• Stuff You’re Not Supposed to Know. A collection of video excerpts from Jan's talks during 1990, with an emphasis on the topical and humorous. A multi-faceted, metaphorical view of modern life.
• New Intelligence Catalog Lecture Series. Titles include: “The Working Brain,” “Beansprouts, Handball and Rejuvenation,” “Hearing Genetics Speak,” “To Never See What is Possible is to be Forever Captive,” “Warrior Consciousness and The Warrior Mentality,” “Shut Up!!” “Mystical Brain Mapping,” “Consciousness without Comment,” The Hidden History,” “Two in Three = Reality,” “The Automatic You-Pool,” and “Stop Thought.”
• Private Tapes Series. Recorded in the fall of 1996, this series features Jan talking informally to his Atlanta group. During these gatherings, which were not videotaped, he spoke intimately regarding the unique experience of enlightenment.
• New Intelligence with Jan Cox. Public television series.

External links

• Official site