A recent donation[i] has added, to our WMC library, a twelve volume English edition of the epic poem The Mahabharata, attributed to Vyassa, from the ancient culture of India. The work is well known as a source for many stories retold by  the sages and through many plays still popular as...

Often, WMC uses readings from sources that were not originally in English. The question then arises as to how reliable those translations are? In the end, even those readings that are originally in English may have archaic expressions and unfamiliar words that are not immediately comprehensible....

Ian Haxton's ashes were laid to rest at Strathean on 13th January 2019. This was attended by Ron Ward, Salima (Marie Love), Yvonne Norfolk, Peter Wilkinson, Larry Purchas, David Weekley, Mavis Boyd, Terry and Loo Connor, Wendy Wilks, Chris Paice The following readings were read: A...

Introduction An article in the Dominion newspaper recently appeared to have some relevance to our Study Group.  It read:  “Clubs face aging and declining memberships, dwindling volunteers and competition from Internet Meetup groups.”  Is this us?  Yes...

Please follow this link to the text of a talk that Ron Ward gave at the mid-winter feast on Sunday, 17 June 2018: The Poem is often referred to these days as “The Divine Comedy” but was designated by Dante simply as, “Comedia”; a title that really only indicated it was...

Introduction Fifty years ago this year a group calling themselves the School of Philosophy bought a property near Otaki and called it Strathean.  There were over one hundred of them. They were young, and they were exploring themselves and the world around them.  Many years later...