Sally Ross, Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: Millions of Americans walk around every day, as I did when I was in college, feeling heavy, depressed, stuck—and wondering, “Will I ever get out of this?” In issue 1759 of The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known is The Philosophy of Depression, a great lecture Eli Siegel… Read more

Steven Weiner, Computer Specialist and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: There is nothing Americans need more urgently to know than what is in “For Humanity to Be Truly Civilized.” It does—magnificently—two great things. It explains feelings in people that perturb and pain them. And it answers truly a question nothing else has answered, about certain horrible… Read more

Marion Fennell, singer with the Aesthetic Realism Theatre Company, writes: As a person who once worried about my lack of attention to things, I love what Aesthetic Realism explains about why so many people, including children, have trouble giving full attention. In her commentary in The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known issue 1339,… Read more

Devorah Tarrow, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: Praise: wives have looked for it, angled for it, relished it, and seen it as the measure of their spouse’s love! Why, though, even as the desired praise is gotten and seems so pleasing, does many a wife feel deeply unsure of herself, and feel something is still missing?… Read more

Nancy Huntting, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: What is mental health, really—for each of us? And what in a person works against it and stops it from being? In “Perfection, Imperfection, & Our Minds” you’ll read about that. And you’ll read Eli Siegel’s powerful discussion—so needed today—of the way of mind behind a mass shooting. There… Read more

Bruce Blaustein, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: Growing up on Long Island, I couldn’t understand why the devotion that people in my family showed one another could suddenly turn into heated, angry arguments and later, uncomfortable silences. I know that through Aesthetic Realism, the painful see-saw between devotion and anger in a family can really change!… Read more

Jeffrey Carduner, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: Parents, educators, and students across our nation are desperate for what’s told of in “The Teaching Method That Meets America’s Hope.” It’s about the method that reaches even the most discouraged of young people: the method that enables students to see meaning in their subjects, to learn successfully, with authentic excitement—and also to really… Read more

Barbara McClung, Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: As a new school year begins, it’s a great time to read Eli Siegel’s essay about “Books,” from his Children’s Guide to Parents and Other Matters. I’m a parent and a NYC elementary school teacher, and I love this essay! It’s been so useful to me in showing the… Read more

Devorah Tarrow, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: In kitchens, bedrooms, living rooms, spouses have complained, “Where are you?! You haven’t been listening to a word I’m saying!” Also, “You’d rather talk than listen!” Couples despair of this painful situation’s ever changing, and the resulting loneliness and resentment are with them daily. What will enable real listening… Read more

Steven Weiner, Computer Specialist and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: What can music, in all its sublimity and joy, teach us? Is music an escape—or is it a means of making sense of the world, the world in which we often go confusingly from laughing to having deep feelings we don’t understand? Can music even have… Read more