Tom Last's journal

What if your kindergartener was labeled as a future psychopath?

Submitted by Tom Last on Mon, 04/14/2008 - 5:42pm.
How would you like to find out that your kindergarten child has been identified as having a “biological predispositions to behavior problems” based upon low-seated ears...

POF Text Book Format

Submitted by Tom Last on Sun, 12/09/2007 - 12:08pm.

This is a moderated discussion of the work group writing a Philosophy of Freedom text book.

What is the Path of The Philosophy of Freedom?

Submitted by Tom Last on Wed, 11/21/2007 - 10:40am.


What is the path in The Philosophy of Freedom and how do you walk it?

POF Study Course

Submitted by Tom Last on Fri, 09/21/2007 - 10:03am.


POF researchers needed.

POF reference from Mysticism at the Dawn of the Modern Age

Submitted by Tom Last on Sun, 09/16/2007 - 11:48am.

Quote from
Mysticism at the Dawn of the Modern Age

Introduction

O'Neil chapter moods

Submitted by Tom Last on Fri, 09/14/2007 - 5:33pm.

I noticed that, like myself, O'Neil concluded that each POF chapter has a world-outlook-mood as described in Human and Cosmic Thought.

Common Life Memories

Submitted by Tom Last on Wed, 09/05/2007 - 7:16pm.

I found 12 aspects to community building in Awakening to Community, Lecture VI by Rudolf Steiner. They are listed below. This is part 3 of a 12 part series.

Common Language (Folk Spirit)

Submitted by Tom Last on Tue, 09/04/2007 - 10:55am.

I found 12 aspects to community building in Awakening to Community, Lecture VI by Rudolf Steiner. They are listed below. This is part 2 of a 12 part series.

Intellectual Division

Submitted by Tom Last on Sun, 09/02/2007 - 11:27am.

I found 12 aspects to community building in Awakening to Community lecture 6 by Rudolf Steiner. They are listed below. This is part 1 of a 12 part series.

What is an Anthroposophist? Traditional or Progressive?

Submitted by Tom Last on Thu, 08/23/2007 - 3:04pm.

Working with a broad definition of an anthroposophist I have found the Traditional anthroposophist who is more concerned with the traditions of the Anthroposophical Society as an institution and Progressive anthroposophists who are more concerned with anthroposophy today and how it relates to the present world.

Task as Peacemaker Among Variety Of World-Views

Submitted by Tom Last on Fri, 08/17/2007 - 5:05pm.

We have in common a pursuit of truth, not the suppression of disagreement through a superficial niceness or the need to invalidate every view but our own.

Skype conference call and skypecast

Submitted by Tom Last on Mon, 08/06/2007 - 10:23am.

We are looking at ways to organize live talk online discussion groups. Skype looks promising with their 10 person conference call and their 100 person skypecast.

Suppression of Doubt

Submitted by Tom Last on Tue, 07/17/2007 - 9:57pm.

By: Caryl Johnston, November, 1996

Test your computer and get microphone information at these links.

Submitted by Tom Last on Sat, 07/14/2007 - 5:22pm.

No program download is required. To speak you will need a low cost computer microphone. Just plug it into your computer.

Technical Troubleshooting

The American Founding Intuition

Submitted by Tom Last on Thu, 07/12/2007 - 6:34pm.

Tom, Louie, and Matt's Trip

Submitted by Tom Last on Thu, 06/28/2007 - 2:27pm.

Eurythmists and study of The Philosophy of Freedom

Submitted by Tom Last on Sat, 06/16/2007 - 1:59pm.

Eurythmy students have told me that the study of The Philosophy of Freedom was encouraged for eurythmists for some reason.

Request to eurythmy group

Submitted by Tom Last on Sat, 06/16/2007 - 12:16am.

Request about tone eurythmy research follows...

This entry was originally a test but the next but one posting is real!

This I Know..

Submitted by Tom Last on Sun, 06/03/2007 - 10:02am.

I have been looking to find a way to encourage people to share in a journal post what The Philosophy of Freedom has meant to them.

Attitude That Expresses The Ideal Of Human Dignity

Submitted by Tom Last on Sat, 05/19/2007 - 9:56am.
...the attitude of soul, through which a human being, aware of themselves among their fellows, most clearly expresses the ideal of human dignity.

Creationism Vs. Evolution

Submitted by Tom Last on Sun, 04/15/2007 - 2:18am.
Cartoons

Our Nagging Questions may be Calling us to Great Discovery's

Submitted by Tom Last on Thu, 04/12/2007 - 1:00pm.

Video: A 30 year nagging dissatisfaction lead Dr. Wolff to a scientific discovery.

Key To Study

Submitted by Tom Last on Thu, 03/22/2007 - 9:41pm.


SteinerBooks Guru and Book Sales Seminar

Submitted by Tom Last on Fri, 03/16/2007 - 10:18pm.

This year's seminar was once again a great success.

Spirit-Mind translation

Submitted by Tom Last on Sun, 02/18/2007 - 1:43pm.

There is a translation issue with the words "spirit" and "mind" from German to English.

The Phenomena Of Love

Submitted by Tom Last on Thu, 02/15/2007 - 4:38pm.
I was just composing a Match-up Quiz for Chapter 1 section 1-11. It is about "love of another", why we love some people and don't love others.

Thank-You For My Idea

Submitted by Tom Last on Thu, 02/08/2007 - 3:02pm.

This brings up the topic of transforming an idea given from the outside into one originating within yourself. It is commonly referred to as "making it your own".

The Twelve Freedoms

Submitted by Tom Last on Sun, 02/04/2007 - 8:49pm.

Chapter One describes several distinct perspectives of this freedom, aspects of a broader whole. Each of these freedoms may exist as real or as illusion.

Group test journal A

Submitted by Tom Last on Tue, 01/09/2007 - 8:35pm.

Group test journal A

The Power Within Thinking

Submitted by Tom Last on Sat, 01/06/2007 - 9:27am.