Old New Method

A school for the study of oneself by approaching ancient teachings from a psychological perspective
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About this School

A hundred people worked together over the course of ten years. The group comprised adults of both sexes, all ages, and from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds. Their common ground was the premise that we as humans are incomplete; nature develops us only to a certain point and leaves us unfinished, just as it creates wheat but not bread, milk but not butter, grapes but not wine.

First Four Labors
We drew our instruction from teachings old and new, preserved in literature, monuments, and customs—all tested by the touchstone of verification. If the utility of a method could be verified, it was assimilated. If not, it was discarded. And so, as we applied these diverse methods to further our development, we were simultaneously synthesizing a new teaching.

Our Community

We stay in daily touch, meet online weekly, and periodically gather in physical destinations of relevance to our teaching.
ONM Zoom Workshop
Students in Venice

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Who Does This Work?

Who Does This Work?

Those who gather the courage to take the next step and join this work discover something unexpected: despite their differences, they forge the closest friendships. What brings them together runs deeper than age, culture, or circumstance, for it is rooted in the very...

Why Did You Choose this Life?

Why Did You Choose this Life?

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Beyond Automation

Beyond Automation

As the applause faded and our practitioners stepped away from their temporary roles, something remained with them—a verification that they could indeed exist beyond the boundaries of their habitual selves...Two weeks ago, 32 practitioners of the Old New Method...

Ending 2024

Ending 2024

In December, the farmer brings the year’s harvest to the table for the end-of-year feast, recalling the labors that made this moment possible. Looking back through the seasons at the many efforts invested, some always stand out in bold outline because they were...