by The New Agora | Dec 30, 2021 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com The Only Good President Is No President By Gary Z McGee “It is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it. Anyone who is capable of getting themselves...
by The New Agora | Dec 22, 2021 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com Nihilism by Disorientation and How to Overcome It By Gary Z McGee “What does nihilism mean? That the highest values devaluate themselves. The aim is lacking. “Why?” finds no answer.” ~Nietzsche Why does “Why?” find...
by The New Agora | Dec 19, 2021 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com Shadow Work: Transforming the Shadow into Sharpness By Gary Z McGee “Doctors study medicine. Teachers study education. Healers study darkness.” ~Mark Lundy Everyone has a dark side. Anyone who tells you...
by The New Agora | Dec 15, 2021 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com The Terrible Joy of Self-conquest By Gary Z McGee “Conquer yourself rather than the world.” ~Descartes In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth was an intricate and confusing maze-like structure built by Daedalus for King...
by The New Agora | Dec 12, 2021 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com Five Self-indulgent Psychological Traps and How to Avoid Them By Gary Z McGee “Art, like morality consists in drawing the line somewhere.” ~G.K. Chesterton Drawing the line somewhere is always easier said than done. When it...
by The New Agora | Dec 8, 2021 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com The Three-fold Metamorphosis of the Human Spirit By Gary Z McGee “Yes, a sacred Yes is needed, my brothers, a new beginning, a self-propelling wheel, a first motion, for the sport of creation: the spirit now wills...
by The New Agora | Dec 5, 2021 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com The Way of The Master: Life as Apprenticeship By Gary Z McGee “It is the height of selfishness to merely consume what others create and to retreat into a shell of limited goals and immediate pleasures. Alienating...
by The New Agora | Nov 21, 2021 | Featured, Gary Z McGee, The New Now
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com The Art of Deathproofing By Gary Z McGee “Just as a well-filled day brings blessed sleep, so a well-employed life brings blessed death.” ~Leonardo Da Vinci Death comes to us all. But life does not, necessarily....
by The New Agora | Nov 6, 2021 | Featured, Gary Z McGee, The New Now
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com The Power of High Humor By Gary Z McGee “The law of levity is allowed to supersede the law of gravity.” ~R.A. Lafferty A robust character hinges on the Seven Core Virtues (courage, moderation, wisdom, justice, creativity,...
