Where do we Begin ?

-Desire first of all-

"Pre-Concieved Notions"- I didn't start building a ocean going sailboat named "Pre-Concieved Notions, just for shits and grins,I very much had a reason, and that is - The need to be aware of them,and overcome them - (I spelled "Pre-Concieved " as I did by intent,even the computer wants to always change the spelling to "Conceived", yet to me "Eved", suited the meaning "New Thought"

"Pre-Concieved Notions"


Cognitive dissonance might be the best thing to understand,prior to beginning any studies,a good open-minded understanding what it is,how it applies to everyday life.


My goal,objective, etc. has always been to create a formula for teaching, not just a Theory, but actual way of teaching young people to grow,evolve to be as creative,open-minded, in essense " Self Actualize ", after writing " T.V set " and then beginning to build my little ship "Pre-Concieved Notions", and had been studying Albert Einstein's " Ideas and Opinions " since mid 90's,in which his " Liberation from Self " caught my attention, at that time I was un-aware of "Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs",yet the two ideas very similar. However The Allegory of the Cave, or Plato's Cave, was presented by the Greek philosopher Plato in his work Republic to compare "the effect of education and the lack of it on our nature". It is written as a dialogue between Plato's brother Glaucon and his mentor Socrates, narrated by the latter. The allegory is presented after the analogy of the sun and the analogy of the divided line. All three are characterized in relation to dialectic at the end of Books VII and VIII.

I see one must begin with Understanding the Concept of "Allegory of the Cave", in order to even Teach.

       So we must teacher how to teach with the "Whole person" in mind,not just how to add two numbers,etc.

             We as Individuals must understand that each and everyone of us is to some degree a prisoner of the Allegory of                  the Cave, held there by " Pre-Concieved Notions"

             Once the is Understood,,we need to understand a Desire needs to form. Like the Alaska Gold Rush,once gold                      was discovered, A great desire was formed to seek it !

              As a Carpenter/Artist for a lifetime, I know one has to first create a "Plan" in one's own mind, a "Concept of what is to be                     Done", and to create something completely new, it can hold wisdom,knowledge of past learned ideas,yet not simply imitate                 in away that has been done .Yet one can't get so fragmented/lost,nothing gets Done.

When Rush released this song in 1977, I had to go get the " Cassette "


And the men who hold high places  - as Plato stated long ago ,
Must be the ones who start
To mold a new reality
Closer to the heart
Closer to the heart

The blacksmith and the artist
Reflect it in their art
They forge their creativity
Closer to the heart
Yes closer to the heart

Philosophers and plowmen
Each must know his part
To sow a new mentality
Closer to the heart
Yes closer to the heart, yeah, oh

Whoa whoa
You can be the captain
And I will draw the chart
Sailing into destiny
Closer to the heart
Closer to the heart
Well closer to the heart, yeah
Closer to the heart

I said closer to the heart
Well closer to the heart, yeah
Closer to your heart
Closer to your heart, whoa

If one Wants to know the true importance of "Art",many,many have talked of it,,two I have studied  Susanne Langer and James Baldwin, would most agree in saying " The Artist is the Vanguard of any Great Society- Rush's song, though simple, defines this idea


  So a Big 1 st. step, is Developing "Interest", overcoming Apathy. 

     " A Desire for -----change"-----



 I think our whole educational system, has to change for the better, even though one "Generation " maybe lost to the fragmentation of past methods, doesn't mean we keep doing the same thing,over and over.

----------------------Remember, "Insanity is Doing the Same thing Over and Over, and expecting different Results "-----------------------------


♥   Balanced Brain

I being Androgynous,(identify with  Hermaphroditus), very much related to the brain being split into 2 hemispheres for many reasons.

   One is seeing world in big picture perspective (or at least great desire to).

   Another aspect for myself, and from early youth desiring the "Feminine " aspect both "Psychologically" and " Physically"

   Another is always having a great need to sketch,draw etc.


I came across Ben Franklin's 13 virtues 8/17/2018


Thirteen Virtues



  13. "Humility. Imitate Jesus and Socrates."





But what happens if you can't resolve the two?






    --------------------------------------------------As a Society,we must demand our "Leaders" be self-actualized people---------------------------------

       From my view point,if looking at our current Leaders, from Federal government down to the teachers at the local high school, few if any are Self-Actualized!