Publisher's Synopsis
"My ballet is not a mystery, the purpose of it is to present an interesting and beautiful spectacle. Of course, under the visible forms a certain sense is hidden, but I did not aim at demonstrating or emphasizing it. The chief position in this ballet is occupied by certain dances... "During the period of my wanderings in the East, I often saw dances of this kind executed during the performances of sacred services in some of the ancient temples... Some of these dances are reproduced in The Struggle of the Magicians. "Further than this I may tell you that at the basis of The Struggle of the Magicians lie three thoughts, but as I have no hope that they will he understood by the public if I only give the ballet on the stage I call it simply a spectacle." -From Gurdjieff's Early Talks 1914-1931
