by The New Agora | Jun 28, 2025 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com The Thorn in the Whirlwind: Disaster Shamanism Addendum by Gary Z. McGee “The influence of a vital person vitalizes.” ~Joseph Campbell Order, comfort, and tranquility are...
by The New Agora | Jun 19, 2025 | Open Forum
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com The Ache of High Humor By Gary Z McGee “The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow; there is no humor in Heaven.” ~Mark Twain In the face of an absurd universe, we have the choice to balk, to fear,...
by The New Agora | Mar 27, 2025 | Open Forum
THE WILL TO PURPOSE: Activating our Inner Drive & Intentionality By Kingsley L. Dennis ‘A sincere reflection on human behavior is enough to convince us that the power of choice plays much less part in the life of man than we think.’ J.G. Bennett...
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 22, 2025 | Open Forum
The Power of Ideas And Why They Don’t Want You to Have Them Why don’t we ever have time to think? In one of the recent articles I crossposted, we explored the concept that psychedelics do not induce mere hallucinations but instead open the mind to...
