Poet and Aesthetic Realism consultant Karen Van Outryve recommends “Dear Birds, Tell This to Mothers,” by Eli Siegel. She says: I loved this poem before I became a mother, because it is so musical and true. As a mother, it means even more to me: it is always a deep comfort and beautiful guide, encouraging… Read more

Jeffrey Carduner, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: Americans are asking: How can the injustice among people be truly ended?  Here—in “Respect for What Is Real”—are urgently important, thrilling answers for our country! The people of America can have at last the authentic desire to comprehend one another, and the means to do so—through study of the knowledge… Read more

John Stern, Aesthetic Realism consultant and former Tri-State urban and regional planner, writes: When I began to study Aesthetic Realism, one of the most important things I learned is that I had a way of seeing the world or reality that affected everything I did. I worked for the Tri-State Regional Planning Commission and was… Read more

Steven Weiner, Computer Specialist and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: As I was growing up in Brooklyn, I was eager to impress people. I used praise that came to me early from my family and teachers to feel I was a special being. But the praise I got didn’t make me happy; in fact, by the… Read more

Steven Weiner, Computer Specialist and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: What is ethics? Is it something remote and abstract—or does it have to do centrally with every moment of our lives, every object and happening in the world? Is it academic, forbidding, dull—or exciting, beautiful, as well as urgent? (It’s the latter.) You’ll gain new, invaluable knowledge about yourself… Read more

Barbara S. McClung, Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: As a science educator, I very much respect this thrilling article by my colleague Sally Ross, “Through the Study of Viruses, Prejudice Is Opposed!” In it she describes two powerful things: how the study of viruses—a subject that, at this time of the coronavirus pandemic, is associated with… Read more

Jeffrey Carduner, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: The journal The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known has been magnificently, honestly explaining, making sense of, what’s occurring in our nation, in ourselves, in love, in economics.  Now, the final issue of 2020 shows what ethics truly is—and that it has to do with every part of our lives, every… Read more

Steven Weiner, Computer Specialist and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: “The Most Needed Thing in the World” is about the thing we must have for our lives to fare well, including for love to succeed! In this issue, a man tells how he learned from Aesthetic Realism about what in himself interfered with love—and how, as a result, he… Read more

Nancy Huntting, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: What is truth? Is this mainly a question for philosophers, or does how we see truth determine the happiness and real success of our lives? Why does lying have such a wide appeal? And what does truth have to do with beauty—including the beauty of an oak tree, or… Read more

Jeffrey Carduner, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: The Right of Aesthetic Realism to Be Known has always pointed the way to the greatest good sense about ourselves and about our nation. In thrilling, clear, passionate sentences, this issue is about: What’s the relation in our mind between what’s true and what’s attractive or beautiful?  Do we see… Read more