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The Dorian Succession

Dave — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 12:10:19 +0000

Some clarification was needed in endnote 63 of the 3rd Edition of The Way of Ages in which geographical influences on cultural stability and longevity are discussed. While the Dorian culture both supplanted and enslaved the Mycenaean culture in the Peloponnese, the Mycenaeans were succeeded by three main cultures: The Dorian culture represented by the Spartans, the Ionian culture represented by the Athenians and the Aeolean culture which occupied Aetolia, Locris, Corinth, Elis and Messenia. The Aeoleans of Thessaly fled the influx of Dorians to Lesbos and what then became Aeolis in Asia Minor.

These points were clarified in the 4th Edition of The Way of Ages.

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The Right Stuff

Dave — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 19:23:43 +0000

“There’s no such thing as a natural-born pilot. Generally, the person with the most experience is best.” — Chuck Yeager

On the one hand there’s The Wrong Stuff such as ignorance, hubris, fear and panic;
On the other hand there’s the education, training and experience we use to purge all of The Wrong Stuff and keep it out of our system.

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Sanjuro

Dave — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:01:28 +0000

Akira Kurosawa's cinematic masterpiece

The best cinematic illustration I’ve seen of the
Law of Opposites

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