by The New Agora | Dec 30, 2023 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com 7 Reasons Why Doubt Is the Origin of Wisdom by Gary Z. McGee “Doubt is the origin of wisdom.” ~Rene Descartes 1.) Doubt transforms answers into questions: “Doubt is essential. It is the...
by The New Agora | Dec 13, 2023 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com The 4 Scariest (but secretly wonderful) Steps Toward Enlightenment by Gary Z. McGee “Make no mistake about it – enlightenment is a destructive process. It has nothing to do with becoming better or being...
by The New Agora | Dec 8, 2023 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com Stop Pretending to Be Asleep by Gary Z. McGee “Perhaps the whole root of our trouble, the human trouble, is that we will sacrifice all the beauty of our lives, will imprison ourselves in totems, taboos, crosses,...
by The New Agora | Dec 3, 2023 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com How to Stop Bleeding at The Roots By Gary Z. McGee “We are bleeding at the roots, because we are cut off from the earth and sun and stars, and love is a grinning mockery, because, poor blossom, we...
by The New Agora | Nov 28, 2023 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com From Shadow Work to Soul Craft By Gary Z. McGee “In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order.” ~Jung Shadow work is soul work. Anyone who says otherwise is selling...
by The New Agora | Nov 24, 2023 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com 4 Ways to Rejoice in The Folly of It All by Gary Z. McGee “Often I tried the frightening way of “reality.” Where things that count are profession, law, fashion, finance. But disillusioned and...
by The New Agora | Nov 21, 2023 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com Madness and Mastery by Gary Z. McGee “Madness is not to be despised and not to be feared, but instead you should give it life…If you want to find paths, you should also not spurn madness, since it...
by The New Agora | Nov 15, 2023 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com Heyoka as Archetype: The Art of Infinite Mask Wearing “God is a comedian playing to an audience who is too afraid to laugh.” ~Voltaire Archetypes are vital. They are important mechanisms for...
by 4Freedom | Nov 7, 2023 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com Philosophy Should Be Dangerous by Gary Z. McGee “I believe the first duty of philosophy is making you understand what deep shit you are in.” ~Slavoj Žižek Philosophy should open old wounds,...
