by The New Agora | Aug 13, 2021 | Featured, Gary Z McGee, The New Now
Freedom Fighter Versus Crimefighter By Gary Z McGee www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com “A happy life is impossible, the highest thing that man can aspire to is a heroic life; such as a man lives, who is always fighting against unequal odds...
by The New Agora | Aug 11, 2021 | Featured, Gary Z McGee, The New Now
The Paradoxical Power of the Four Thunderbirds By Gary Z McGee www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com “For the Plains Indians, thunder and lightning symbolized the vast, uncontrollable energy of nature. It’s not surprising, then, that the...
by The New Agora | Aug 7, 2021 | Featured, Gary Z McGee, The New Now
Philosophy in Action: From Interpretation to Transformation By Gary Z McGee www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com “Philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the world in various ways; the point, however, is to change it.” ~Karl...
by The New Agora | Aug 3, 2021 | Featured, Gary Z McGee, The New Now
Self-inflicted Alchemy By Gary Z McGee www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com “Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero: seize the day, put no trust in tomorrow.” ~Horace Alchemy is the art of transformation. Self-inflicted alchemy is the art...
by The New Agora | Jul 30, 2021 | Featured, Gary Z McGee, The New Now
Supranational: Going Beyond the Zeitgeist By Gary Z McGee www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com “It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” ~Krishnamurti How do we know that our society is profoundly...
by The New Agora | Jul 26, 2021 | Featured, Gary Z McGee, The New Now
How To Be Happy Despite Happiness By Gary Z McGee www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com “Those only are happy who have their minds fixed on some object other than their own happiness. Aiming thus at something else, they find...
by The New Agora | Jul 21, 2021 | Featured, Gary Z McGee, The New Now
Monkeyshines And the Tilting of the Wheel By Gary Z McGee www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com “I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can’t see from the...
by The New Agora | Jul 15, 2021 | Featured, Gary Z McGee, The New Now
Fuck Fear! Transform it into Fuel Instead www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com “We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause.” ~William James Fuck fear! Fuck angst! Fuck...
by The New Agora | Jul 7, 2021 | Featured, Gary Z McGee, The New Now
Trickster Therapy: The healing properties of inverted humor By Gary Z McGee www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com “Those who cling to life die, and those who defy death live.” ~Kenshin Trickster is a psychosocial symbol for the chaotic and...