Barbara Buehler, NYC planner and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes about Marcia Rackow’s important article on Beatrix Potter: As a child, I read Beatrix Potter’s The Tale of Peter Rabbit over and over. I loved the way these rabbits took on human qualities, and dressed and acted as people did. I now know these delightful creatures… Read more

Devorah Tarrow, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: “The Drama in Marriage about Secrecy & Being Known” will be the subject of the Understanding Marriage! class on Saturday, January 11, 2020, 11:00 AM-12:30 PM. Barbara Allen, Meryl Nietsch-Cooperman, and other Aesthetic Realism consultants conduct this class. Its basis the following statement by Eli Siegel, founder of Aesthetic… Read more

Steven Weiner, Computer Specialist and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: As this new year and new decade begin, it’s urgent to ask: What does it mean to value rightly—to see things, people, happenings as they deserve, not as one’s ego chooses to see them? “To See with Justice” answers this question magnificently. It also explains the opposition in a person… Read more

Devorah Tarrow, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: “What Music Says about Our Lives—a Celebration!” is the title of an exciting public seminar that will take place on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, at 6:30 PM. At this event, music—from Mahler to the Righteous Brothers, from Brahms to a Broadway hit—will be talked of with new exciting comprehension.… Read more

Nancy Huntting, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: A huge matter that hasn’t been understood is: What is the relation of art and science? Also: What do both art and science say about what a thing is and how we should see it­?—and the word thing includes every fact, every human being. Answers to these questions—answers urgent for us and our… Read more

Karen Van Outryve is a poet and Aesthetic Realism consultant. Together with Margot Carpenter, she teaches “Poetry & Liking the World,” a class for children based on the Aesthetic Realism understanding of poetry. About Eli Siegel’s poem “Spark,” she says: Every time I read this poem I feel hopeful, and I’ve seen hope in the… Read more

Jeffrey Carduner, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: What are our senses for—both physically and in terms of justice to the world?  Does our ability for sensation—for taste, touch, smell, sight, sound—have an ethical meaning, a meaning we need to see and honor in order to like ourselves?  Humor, science, and magnificent poetry meet in “The Senses Are Ethical,”… Read more

Devorah Tarrow, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: Many a couple has married hoping—sometimes consciously, sometimes not—that somehow they could encourage each other to be better people. Yet many a wife has found herself not encouraging but managing: chidingly correcting her loved one’s speech; pointing out how that person ought to behave or dress; even acting docile… Read more

Leila Rosen, Aesthetic Realism associate, writes about this upcoming Public Seminar: As we’re at home or at work, as we’re walking along the street, watching the news, or out on a date—how are other people in our minds? Are we proud of how we see them? And what might get in the way of our… Read more

Steven Weiner, Computer Specialist and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: What is the purpose of our senses—touch, taste, hearing, sight, smell? And what is the purpose of love, that tremendously sought-after thing? Do these have the same purpose? Also, what is the big mistake people make about love for another person? Read “There Are Sensation, Love, & Poetry,” the wonderful… Read more