Our Manifesto
“Art is not a diversion or a side issue. It is the most educational of all human activities and a place in which the nature of all morality can be seen.” – Iris Murdoch
Beauty connects us to our vital energies and desires. It moulds our perception of what is Just and True: who we want to be and how we aspire to live.
Our sense of right and wrong is grounded in our feelings, not ideologies or religious creeds. These feelings also tell us that we are part of nature, with its complex ecosystems that sustain life.
JustBeauty is a search for common values. We ask you to help us grow a garden of fresh ideas and open-minded people. You can add your comments to any of the posts. You can also use the CONTACT US button if you have an article of up to 500 words which fits our Blogsite, linking the Arts, Morality and Self-Awareness.
Navigating the Site
Our three main sections are identified by images from the pagan world of ancient Athens. This is to remind us of the wisdom of many indigenous cultures that endured for centuries. We also use the eastern image of the Buddha to represent Awareness.
Please explore our articles: you may find some of them boring but hopefully there will also be several that speak to you. We treasure the discoveries of science. But we believe there are other kinds of truth that can help to guide us through life.
These truths are found in stories, myths, metaphors, rituals and imagination.
Just Art
Art begins in
the ancient
myths
Just Politics
Why politicians
still need a moral
compass
Just Aware
Know Thyself
- command of the
Delphic Oracle
Why Link Art and Justice?
The arts are naturally democratic, treating each human being as worthy of attention and gifted with understanding. The arts celebrate the diversity of life and human types, and the value and basic rights of all. They reflect the different levels of the body and spirit, which are inseparable.
This site explores a third way, between religion and science, to describe the emergent phenomenon of human consciousness. We investigate its many dimensions, its innate aims and the astonishing inner transformations that can happen as we interact with the world.
We all want to live in peace. This means we need brave and generous hearts to find a true peace in ourselves. We seek emotional truth, not material facts. We seek empathy based on genuine imaginative sympathy – and not a self-centred projection of our own state.
This is the sphere of art all over the world.