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Opinions on Gurdjieff's writings and activities are divided. Sympathizers regard him as a charismatic master who brought new knowledge into Western culture, a psychology and cosmology that enable insights beyond those provided by established science.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> [[Rajneesh|Osho]] described Gurdjieff as one of the most significant spiritual masters of this age.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Osho |title=Gurdjieff – Depth – Significance? — OSHO Online Library |url=https://www.osho.com/osho-online-library/osho-talks/gurdjieff-depth-significance-f1889d51-b08?p=d87f5fa803dcf89c365e0bf44058abcd |website=www.shop.osho.com}}</ref> At the other end of the spectrum, some critics assert he was a [[charlatan]] with a large ego and a constant need for self-glorification.<ref>Michael Waldberg (1990). ''Gurdjieff – An Approach to his Ideas'', Chapter 1</ref>
Gurdjieff had significant influence on some artists, writers, and thinkers, including [[Walter Inglis Anderson]], [[Peter Brook]], [[Kate Bush]], [[Darby Crash]], [[Muriel Draper]], [[Robert Fripp]], [[Keith Jarrett]], [[Timothy Leary]], [[Katherine Mansfield]], [[Dennis Lewis]], [[James Moore (Cornish author)|James Moore]], [[A. R. Orage]], [[P. D. Ouspensky]], [[Maurice Nicoll]], [[Louis Pauwels]], [[Robert S de Ropp]], [[René Barjavel]], [[Rene Daumal]], [[George Russell (composer)|George Russell]], [[David Sylvian]], [[Jean Toomer]], [[Jeremy Lane (writer)|Jeremy Lane]], [[Therion (band)|Therion]], [[P. L. Travers]], [[Alan Watts]], [[Minor White]], [[Colin Wilson]], [[Robert Anton Wilson]], [[Frank Lloyd Wright]], [[John Zorn]], and<ref>Friedland and Zellman, ''The Fellowship'', pp. 33–135</ref> [[Franco Battiato
Gurdjieff's notable personal students include [[P. D. Ouspensky]], [[Olga de Hartmann]], [[Thomas de Hartmann]], [[Jane Heap]], [[Jeanne de Salzmann]], Willem Nyland, [[Henry John Sinclair, 2nd Baron Pentland|Lord Pentland (Henry John Sinclair)]], [[John G. Bennett]], [[Alfred Richard Orage]], [[Maurice Nicoll]], and [[Rene Daumal]].
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