by The New Agora | May 19, 2025 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
Live Immediately: Pursue Pain Not Comfort “Those who cling to life die, and those who defy death live.” ~Kenshin In a world of abundance, in which the pursuit of pleasure and comfort is crippling minds, weakening bodies, and making people highly...
by NewNow | May 3, 2025 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
The Middle Way to Wholeness “Anyone who perceives his shadow and his light simultaneously sees himself from two sides and thus gets in the middle.” ~Jung Why is it vital to “get in the middle,” as Jung states? Because otherwise, we are behind the...
by NewNow | May 3, 2025 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
Defining the Soul “I am the poet of the Body and I am the poet of the Soul. The pleasures of heaven are with me and the pains of hell are with me.” ~Walt Whitman The concept of the soul has been a cornerstone of philosophical and psychological...
by NewNow | Mar 30, 2025 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
Aesthetico: Future’s Philosophy “All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.” ~Baruch Spinoza Aesthetico is a fresh artistic philosophy for the future of humanity with a framework that shakes up conventional thinking, tackles the...
by The New Agora | Mar 22, 2025 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
Masks and Mayhem “The philosopher is not a person who wears no mask, but one who knows how to play with a number of masks, skillfully shifting from wearing one to wearing another, as circumstances demand.” ~Raymond Geuss The self is not a monolith...
by NewNow | Mar 16, 2025 | Forever Free, Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
The Parable of Blue Elk and Fool’s Feet “With great power comes great responsibility.” ~Stan Lee As long as there is poverty, “being rich” is an illusion. Why is this? Because richness loses its legitimacy when it’s built on, or indifferent to, the...
by The New Agora | Mar 9, 2025 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
Zen and Anarchy “Zen is the practice of anarchy in the strictest and most super-orthodox sense.” ~Max Cafard Let’s unpack the concept of “Zen and Anarchy” by exploring its proposed seven components: authentic rebellion, direct action...
by The New Agora | Mar 2, 2025 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
Humorous Fallibilism “I’m not trying to be wise, that would be foolish.” ~Mary Oliver Humorous fallibilism, what a delightful little paradox to chew on. It tastes like one might imagine an Everlasting Gobstopper tasting. Fruity with a hint of...
by The New Agora | Feb 19, 2025 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
How to Think Like a Man of Action and Act Like a Man of Thought “Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought.” ~Henri Bergson In a world where people believe more than they think and think they know more than they believe,...
