Interesting how throughout time, cultures and people have intuited McGilchrist's findings. Look forward to your further articles on this, especially the pragmatic aspects of "how to..."
Indeed - we have intuited this internal dynamic for centuries and millennia to sometimes an astonishing level of detail. Fewer have posited a detailed remedy though, apart from warnings of the excesses. A part of the challenge of shortening Dante's fuller argument is that the process of reading his poem is in itself transformative - it gradually changes your brain so you can understand his argument better and better. A bit like learning a new language, it takes time.
But in some sense, McGilchrist has articulated the "Inferno" of the left hemisphere excesses extremely well - so we can start on the beach of Purgatory island. Having a new attitude of an open mind, getting grounded in virtues like discernment and courage, and realizing that the process of learning might seem like a never ending mountain up into the skies. It takes effort, and it will have resistance. But once started, it gets easier and easier, and even self-motivating. The fruits are evident quite quickly.
Interesting how throughout time, cultures and people have intuited McGilchrist's findings. Look forward to your further articles on this, especially the pragmatic aspects of "how to..."
Indeed - we have intuited this internal dynamic for centuries and millennia to sometimes an astonishing level of detail. Fewer have posited a detailed remedy though, apart from warnings of the excesses. A part of the challenge of shortening Dante's fuller argument is that the process of reading his poem is in itself transformative - it gradually changes your brain so you can understand his argument better and better. A bit like learning a new language, it takes time.
But in some sense, McGilchrist has articulated the "Inferno" of the left hemisphere excesses extremely well - so we can start on the beach of Purgatory island. Having a new attitude of an open mind, getting grounded in virtues like discernment and courage, and realizing that the process of learning might seem like a never ending mountain up into the skies. It takes effort, and it will have resistance. But once started, it gets easier and easier, and even self-motivating. The fruits are evident quite quickly.