www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com The Archetype of the Trickster Sage By Gary Z McGee “The sage battles his own ego; the fool battles everyone else’s.” ~Sufi Proverb The trickster sage battles both his ego AND everyone else’s. He’s a double-edged...
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com The Will to Humor Vs. The Will to Power By Gary Z McGee “Life is a matter of oscillation. Life is vibration. The question is: how are you going to interpret that. Is it tremble, tremble, tremble; or is it laugh, laugh,...
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com Beyond Independence: Embracing Interdependence By Gary Z McGee “If you don’t become the ocean, you’ll be seasick every day.” ~Leonard Cohen In a world filled with “seasick” people living in an...
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com Direct Democracy: Everyone is a Chief By Gary Z McGee “We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy as civilized society to remain ever under the regime of their barbarous ancestors.”...