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NOTE: You are welcome to link to this article, but do not copy or repost it. If you would like a PDF copy to use in your class or work, please contact me. Nineteenth century German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel is known primarily for being an idealist: he believed that we do not live […]

NOTE: You’re welcome to link to this article, but please don’t copy or repost it. If you would like a free PDF copy to use in your class or work, please contact me. The Boundary of our Underdstanding In The Epic of Gilgamesh (c. 2100 BCE), King Gilgamesh is devastated by the death of his […]

ON COPYING: You are welcome to quote or link to my articles, but please do not copy or repost them. If you would like a PDF copy to use for your classroom or work, contact me. Ironically, when most of us think of the Hero’s Journey, we think not of Joseph Campbell’s iconic monomyth, but […]

The chambered nautilus, both in its structure and its behavior, illustrates how we should navigate the… Read More Don’t demean your dreams by relegating them to a “bucket list.” Read More We in the industry must help this amazing generation develop their confidence, patience and social skills… Read More Often our Hero’s Journey is a […]

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The number one fear was a fear of nullification…that they would go to their graves and no one would notice…They had a deep hunger to have mattered, to have made a difference. ~Richard Leider~ Richard Leider: Living a Life that Matters I recently rediscovered New Dimensions radio. I first heard of New Dimensions in the […]

by Reg Harris Hermeneutics is the art or theory of interpreting text and other communication. Its origins lie with the ancient Greeks for whom hermeneutics was not a systematic theory, but only a tool to aid with the interpretation of religious and mythological texts. During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, hermeneutics developed into a formal […]

NOTE: You are welcome to link to this article, but do not copy or repost it.. “This Might be of Help” In 1975 I was hired by St. Helena High School (St. Helena, CA) to replace a teacher who had to leave just one month into the school year. When I walked into her classroom […]

NOTE: You are welcome to link to this article, but do not copy or repost it. If you would like a PDF copy to use in your class or work, please contact me. Polar opposites express cosmic harmony The taijitu or yin-yang symbolizes the complementary, mutually-defining nature of opposite poles. When I was teaching, I […]

NOTE: You are welcome to link to this article, but do not copy or repost it. If you would like a PDF copy to use in your class or work, please contact me. We Must Make Experience Conscious Human life needs knowledge, reflection, and thought to make itself knowable to itself, including its complex and […]

NOTE: You are welcome to link to this article, but do not copy or repost it. If you would like a PDF copy to use in your class or work, please contact me. Hsiang Sheng: Polarity in the Hero’s Journey by Reg Harris Forty-five years ago, when I began studying Eastern philosophy, I became intrigued […]