Dale Laurin, architect and Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: When I first read “The Aesthetic Method in Self-Conflict,” I was amazed; I felt understood, less confused, more hopeful than ever before. In this chapter from his major work Self and World, Eli Siegel explains the central, underlying question every person is unknowingly trying to make sense… Read more

Nancy Huntting, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: The new TRO is a mighty combination of depth and humor—something we’re yearning for! It’s titled “Imagination—about Hopes, Mistakes, & More.” The examples of writing discussed in this issue—and the comment on them—are a great experience in what imagination is, and what it can do! So we proudly invite… Read more

Jeffrey Carduner, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: Recent issues of TRO have been enabling people to meet Aesthetic Realism’s thrilling comprehension of imagination—new in history. In the latest issue, we’ll meet Eli Siegel’s magnificent understanding of Dickens’ Pickwick Papers, through a discussion that can truly have one relish life! And this issue is about ourselves and how we hope to use… Read more

Lauren Phillips, NYC middle school teacher, writes: Everyone is looking for love. Yet, as I know personally, there is much confusion and tumult on the subject. As two people look into each other’s eyes, they need to know what makes love grow and thrive—or fail. What Eli Siegel writes in “Love and Reality” has the… Read more

Steve Weiner, computer specialist and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: In this new issue of TRO, you’ll have the pleasure of learning about a subject that Aesthetic Realism understands in all its richness and depth: Imagination! And you’ll learn something hugely important and new: there are two very different kinds of imagination. What is the basis… Read more

Nancy Huntting, Aesthetic Realism consultant, writes: Today, all of us used our imagination in some way. But do we really know what imagination is? And, do we know how to use ours in the best and wisest way? You’ll be thrilled by the comprehension in the current issue of TRO as you learn what Aesthetic… 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

Steve Weiner, computer specialist and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes: This first issue of TRO for 2025 is about a subject that people every­where need desperately to understand—a subject that Aesthetic Realism shows to be the most beautiful, exciting subject that exists: what justice is! This TRO asks—and answers—the question Does all poetry, the real thing, arise from a just way… Read more

Barbara Buehler, NYC planner and Aesthetic Realism associate, writes about Ruth Oron’s important article “What I Learned about Kindness: Looking at a Painting by Vermeer”: Most people would say they want to be kind, and yet too often we feel we’re not. I thought I was kind in remembering friends’ birthdays and writing thank-you notes… Read more