by The New Agora | Oct 21, 2022 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com The Good Joker By Gary Z McGee “Everything is a mask that is not death.” ~Emil Cioran The Good Joker might seem like a bit of a misnomer. There’s so much evil inherent in the fictional name...
by The New Agora | Sep 4, 2022 | Gary Z McGee, The New Agora
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com Why Trickster Must Trick Itself By Gary Z McGee “One cannot individuate as long as one is playing a role to oneself; the convictions one has about oneself are the most subtle form of persona...
by The New Agora | Mar 2, 2022 | Gary Z McGee
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...
by The New Agora | Oct 6, 2021 | Featured, Gary Z McGee, The New Now
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com Heyoka As Archetype: Counting Coup on Culture By Gary Z McGee “When gods die, they always die many kinds of death. Away with such a god. Better no god, better to produce destiny on one’s own account, better to be a...
by The New Agora | Sep 20, 2021 | Featured, Gary Z McGee, The New Now
www.self-inflictedphilosophy.com Trickster Metaphysics: Transforming Anxiety into Artistry By Gary Z McGee “The trickster is not a trickster by nature. He is a trickster by necessity.” ~Malcom Gladwell Trickster is hunting...
