Martfotai
A living path of presence and integration
Practical methods and teachings for inner unity and a life of conscious freedom based upon Fourth Way teachings.
New Podcast Season Available
Weekly teachings on presence, self-observation, and conscious development.
Series 02 – “Purgatory” – EPISODE 1 NOW AVAILABLE
34 episodes of systematic purification after recognition has occurred. When you can see your patterns clearly but cannot yet stop them, when reactions continue despite presence, the real work begins. This series moves through conscious friction rather than illumination, exposing the intellectual, emotional, and instinctive machinery that prevents integration. Each episode removes one obstruction through disciplined attention and voluntary suffering. No transcendence is promised. The work is precise, grounded, and designed for ordinary life.
Based on the forthcoming book Ending the Inner War.
The Echoing Practice - Free Open Class
The Echoing Practice – Open Session
On Sunday 15th February, an open class introduced the Echoing Practice: a structured method for exact listening and displacement of internal narration. The written method now forms part of the Martfotai archive.
You can only have one spoken voice in your head at a time. Either it runs mechanically, or it is consciously directed.
- Exact listening
- Displacement of internal narration
- Space between stimulus and response
- Stability under conversational pressure
Continue the Work
The complete Echoing Practice Manual is included within Path 1 Foundation membership (free), with full class recordings and the complete practice archive available in Premium levels.
What Martfotai Is
The Work of Conscious Development
Martfotai teaches practical methods for developing presence, self-observation, and inner unity. These methods are based on principles from G.I. Gurdjieff’s Fourth Way teaching, adapted for contemporary life.
The work focuses on three areas:
Observing mechanical patterns – Most human behaviour runs automatically. Self-observation reveals these patterns. Understanding them creates possibility for change.
Developing attention – Scattered attention produces scattered results. Practices for gathering and directing attention create capacity for conscious action.
Connecting with higher consciousness – Humans possess capacities beyond ordinary mechanical functioning. Systematic work creates conditions for accessing these capacities.
Everything can be verified through direct experience. No belief required.
Membership Paths
Choose your rhythm of practice. Available now.
Path 1 – Foundation (Free)
- Live classes every 8 weeks
- Basic class practice packs
- Basic tool access (40 trait Judgement Mirror)
- Weekly newsletter teachings
- Standard-rate consultations (limited availability)
Path 2 – Practice (£19/month)
- Monthly classes
- Path 1 & Path 2 Class Recordings & Transcripts
- Premium Judgement Mirror Tool (120 traits)
- Memory Work Tool
- Complete podcast transcript library
- Premium podcast content
- Martfotai Reflections essays
- Living Time audiobook (coming soon)
- Premium practice packs
- Discounted consultations
Path 3 – Mastery (£34/month)
- Everything in Path 2
- Twice-monthly classes
- Path 3 Class Recordings & Transcripts
- Premium Judgement Mirror Tool (320 traits)
- The Inner Thread Tool (Launching Q1 2026)
- Master practice exercises
- Priority discounted consultations