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Michael McDonald
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The videos here are a bit of a mix. Most of them take place in the Sierras, and will eventually go into a "Vision Quest" series. The series documents a 125 mile hike I took through the Central Sierra mountains at age 68 in a somewhat eccentric attempt to honor my wife, Anne. In our 40 years of marriage, she had always been my backpacking companion in the Sierras, and when she died in 2011, she requested that her ashes be spread in her favorite Sierra Meadow, Grouse Meadow. I did spread her ashes in 2012, as requested, in Grouse Meadows. This trip takes place in 2015, which was my first opportunity to revisit the site. I wanted to have a ceremony and honor Anne by spreading the dried leaves of our wedding lei's at the tree where her ashes were left. The real purpose of this 22 day backpacking trip was a Vision Quest. I was trying to deal with the grief. But I've also had requests for my comedy improv videos, and I Ching teaching videos, so they're here too.
Recovering My Drone
I was flying my drone over a rift zone in the San Andreas Fault, and the wind blew it into the walls of the canyon. It was quite an adventure to get it back. Had to use rope and search around to find all the parts of the broken drone.
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Ramon Mendoza: The Lone Eagle
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Here is the memorial service for Ramon Mendoza, the Lone Eagle, showing his family and friends gathered together and his many pathways in life.
Psychotherapy and the I Ching: An Interview
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In this video, Dr. Michael McDonald interviews psychotherapist Dr. Shari Reville, and the two engage in a perceptive and wide-ranging discussion about the relationship between the Chinese Book of Changes, or I Ching, and modern psychotherapy practice.
The Archetypes of Number
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This is a class session taught by Dr. Michael McDonald that presents the "Archetypes of Number" as part of an overall explanation of I Ching symbolism. The class was given at the Center for Spiritual Living in Palm Springs, California in the fall of 2018, and emphasizes the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6. Dr. McDonald presents a metaphor in which Being is compared to a Light and the various number a...
Meet the Author: Dr. McDonald
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In this video, Tuesday May Thomas - the host of 4D Trinity - continues her discussion with Dr. Michael McDonald about the Chinese Book of Changes and its use in modern life. Dr. McDonald, the author of I Ching Self-Change, points out how greatly oracles were respected in the ancient world and explains how oracles answer questions. He quotes many treasures of Chinese wisdom and poetry from the I...
4D Trinity Interview with Dr. McDonald
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In this video, the host of 4D Trinity, Tuesday May Thomas, interviews Dr. Michael McDonald. Dr. McDonald has just written a new book, called I Ching Self-Change, and in this wide-ranging discussion, many aspects of the Chinese philosophy of Change are explained. The conversation quickly opens up a new view of what oracles are, and how they apply to daily life. The Book of Changes is explained a...
I Ching Year Review: Anthony Hall and Dr. Michael McDonald
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In this important video, Dr. McDonald and Anthony Hall review an I Ching yearly reading. A year previously, Anthony had asked the I Ching for guidance for the year of 2019 and at that time, he received hexagram 3 with moving line 6. The traditional I Ching has a negative symbol at line 6 of hexagram 3 - and yet Dr. McDonald refused to make a negative forecast. This video is very instructive abo...
Anthony Hall I Ching Yearly Consultation
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This video demonstrates the consultation procedure when using the coin toss method of consulting the I Ching. The viewer can witness the process step by step, in real time, as an actual I Ching consultation is made. This is "an important" consultation, because Anthony is asking the I Ching for a personal forecast of what he will encounter in the upcoming year of 2020.
The Archetypes of Number
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This video shows Dr. Michael McDonald giving a class on the topic of Archetypes of Number. All of the material applies to I Ching and some is specific to I Ching. However, this is a good basic introduction to number symbolism in general
Stuck foot Meditation
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Dr. McD has a close call as he does a meditation while ascending a narrow gorge in the Valley of Fire.
Earth Meditation
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Dr. McD presents a meditation on the beauty of earth from a power spot in the Valley of Fire - with a photo slide show. The main theme of the meditation is to celebrate the great power and glory of nature.
Earth Meditation1
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Here, Dr. McD finds a power spot close to his campsite in the Valley of Fire. From there, he shares a close experience of the beautiful energy of earth.
Beautiful Earth Meditation
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In the Valley of Fire, take a walk-along meditation with Dr. McD. It is like being on the trail and being in the classroom and being in an outdoors meditation hall, all at once!
Muir the Mystic
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I made this video to go with my presentation at the Osher Institute, "John Muir: the Man and His Legacy." I presented the many sides of John Muir, such as "the Inventive Genius," the "Tough Mountaineer," and "Founder of Our National Parks" with Powerpoint slides and a script reading - but "Muir the Poet" and "Muir the Mystic" I presented with this little slideshow. Many of the photo and video i...
Plato's Allegory of the Cave: the Matrix Interpretation
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This video is part of a series of videos that interpret Plato's Allegory of the Cave in terms of the modern world. Dr. Michael McDonald has studied Plato for forty years and reads Plato in the original Greek. The Allegory series was first presented at the Osher Institute in Palm Desert California, and the Matrix Interpretation explains the Allegory in terms of the popular movie, the Matrix.
Plato's Allegory of the Cave: the Media Interpretation
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Plato's Allegory of the Cave: the Media Interpretation
Plato's Allegory of the Cave: the Shamanistic Interpretation
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Plato's Allegory of the Cave: the Shamanistic Interpretation
Plato's Allegory of the Cave: the Propaganda Interpretation
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Plato's Allegory of the Cave: the Propaganda Interpretation
The Allegory of the Cave - Plato's Philosophy
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The Allegory of the Cave - Plato's Philosophy
Plato's Allegory of the Cave - The "Education Interpretation"
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Plato's Allegory of the Cave - The "Education Interpretation"
Plato's Allego of the Cave - The Buddhist Interpretation
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Plato's Allego of the Cave - The Buddhist Interpretation
Excellent. Thank you. What is the Marxist interpretation then? 🙂
Four years ago, no single comment. My guru Late Sri Annapareddy Venkateswarareddy garu (Misimi Magazine Editor) first introduced me on this Plato's thought.
I read Plato's Allegory of the Cave when I was 12 years old. Arthur C Clarke used Plato's Allegory of the Cave to explain reality viewed by infrared instead of visible light. Science is more important than philosophy but philosophers make things unnecessarily complicated. It is not a space ship. It does not go into space. It is a sophisticated hovercraft. Why was Neo the 6th version? Because God rested on the 7th day. LOL
Science is a form of philosophy.
@@adubzzz What kind of instruments and measurements does philosophy use?
Excellent work.
Thank you Dr! We are studying this movie to write an essay on it and your video basically sums up everything in 15 mins. Going to recommend this to my friends. Have subscribed and liked!
An astonishingly clear voice and only 3100 views are somehow a common tandem in the strange days we live in. Thanks you Dr. McDonald. Subscribed.
Thanks for this amasing video
I've liked you Doctor hence a subscription 🙏🙏🙏
Good summary at the end. Thank you!
This represents the awakening state once you pass the realm of demons during meditation and journey enlightenment
UJ landed me here
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thank you so much this video was really helpful for my assignment
You from Wits? 😂
I love this Plato theory it literally stopped me suffering trying to help others x
this video helped me so much with my essay thank you .
Thank you for this! To make a long story short, I am doing a project for a humanities course to find the similarities between two cultural artifacts. The two I chose were Plato's Allegory of the Cave and Albrecht Durer's Four Horsemen of the Apocolypse. This video helped me find the link between these works, that link being propaganda and its effects on individuals' minds.
I'd love to read your paper!
Thank you for this video.
Thank you for uploading this video it really helps me a lot in answering my homework. 😊😊
Thanks for your interest in Plato!
Was it for English 1 A
I find this discussion very informative and helpful Dr. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Glad it was helpful!