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The Hemisphere Hypothesis

Iain McGilchrist explains how our left hemispheres have gone rogue. The left hemisphere is meant to serve the right hemisphere, but it has usurped its master's position. This usurpation is the essence of modernity. It cripples society and each one of us individually because it disconnects people from full reality: only the right hemisphere connects to the Tao and the full spectrum of reality that it leads to. "[T]he god who got things done bore the name of Moloch." GKC

The Hemisphere Hypothesis and Existence Strikes Back: Summary with Audio

Modernity: Political religions and powerful elites allied in their exclusive reliance on the left hemisphere. Their intuitive goal: To kill the Tao and repress the right hemisphere altogether. But the right hemisphere and Tao intuitively keep fighting back.

In Praise and Condemnation of Dogma

Tao Teh Ching, Chapter 2

The Metaphor: Transcendence-Tao-RH-LH

Our connection to reality is kind of like our connection to the Internet. The Internet Metaphor is marked in white. Transcendence: Internet Tao: Modem Right Hemisphere: Router Left Hemisphere: Devices that Let Us Enjoy the Internet Note well: The diagram below is flawed when it shows "Words and Objects&

Community Gardens

This is an odd little piece. The author applauds gardening because it is a great example of Joseph Pieper's "active leisure." That's a great observation. But she puts it in the context of community gardens, which, the author says, lead people to sharing produce,

What are the Four Parts of Existence Strikes Back?

Preamble: Wisdom wants to know reality. A region of reality (“the Tao”) isn’t knowable. Wisdom respects reality’s unknowability while pursuing reality nonetheless. This unending pursuit reached its apex in the 13th century, then the pursuit started to decline. Modernity was the rejection of respect for the Tao. Postmodernity

Day Drinking

This NYT piece had great potential, none of it actualized. It was just the same palaver: empty stomach increases effect of alcohol, the sun further dehydrates you, yada and yads. I think the cue ("Why do we like to drink in the afternoon?") could've led to

Primer: Understanding the Hemisphere Hypothesis

Many smart people think Iain McGilchrist has effected a Copernican revolution in metaphysics. I tend to agree. Here's a summary of the revolution.

Why was the "Door" Concept Such a Big Thing in the 1960s?

Tao Teh Ching, Chapter 1

Tao Teh Ching: A Short Meditation on Its Title and Its Importance

Introduction to an 81-Part Series

35,000-Word Tribute to The Matter with Things

I typically read the essays I post or link to, but I haven't read this one: "Beyond the Scientific Revolution: Ian McGilchrist's The Matter with Things." But I might be forgiven. It clocks in at 35,000 words. And based on the first 2,