

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Identification: The Root of Our Sleep (Fourth Way Public Exchange)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 15 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 15 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Why can we so easily lose ourselves in anger at a driver who cuts us off, in worry about a conversation that hasn't happened yet, or in the opinions we defend as though our life depends on them?

Gurdjieff called this loss of self identification—the involuntary fusion of our attention with whatever captures it. When identified, we become what we observe. In this state, we have a limited perspective and a reduced ability to control our actions.  

Identification isn't occasional: it is our default state and the primary mechanism that keeps us asleep.

This exchange explores how identification operates in everyday life. What becomes possible when we begin to notice that we are identified? Can we find a different relationship to our thoughts and feelings—not by suppressing them, but by developing the capacity to observe without merging? 

Together we will investigate this core concept of the Work and why Gurdjieff taught that struggle against identification was essential. No previous experience with these ideas is necessary—only a willingness to question who and where you are.
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- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Asheville
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Asheville Movement Center
- **lat**: 35.57749
- **long**: -82.58026
- **full address**: Asheville Movement Center, 4 Richmond Ave, Asheville, NC 28806-4124, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Gurdjieff Foundation of Western North Carolina (https://allevents.in/org/gurdjieff-foundation-of-western-north-carolina/21237136)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 15 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Asheville Movement Center, 4 Richmond Ave, Asheville, NC 28806-4124, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Gurdjieff Foundation of Western North Carolina
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Identification: The Root of Our Sleep (Fourth Way Public Exchange) ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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