Trickster-Hero: The Art of Having Nothing to Lose
Gary Z McGee – When a person dons the mask of the trickster they become the personification of a trickster God in training.
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How Art Changes Consciousness
Jacob Devany – You might be surprised at what scientific research says about how art effects the brain.
The Ultimate Conspiracy Revealed
Caitlin Johnstone – What is the greatest conspiracy of them all?
‘Good Guys’ and ‘Bad Guys’ are a Hollywood Illusion
Caitlin Johnstone – In reality, there are no heroes and villains, only subjective right and wrong.
7 Books that Will Jumpstart Your Cosmic Awakening
Gary ‘Z’ McGee – Must read books for those pushing the envelope of personal transformation.
The Art of Living & Dying
Gary ‘Z’ McGee – This is Philosophy’s Double-edged Sword…
10 Great Quotes from the Book Bruce Lee was Writing When He Died
Dylan Charles
– Published after his death, Bruce Lee’s wisdom is available to all who seek.
New Awareness for a New Earth: Paradigms and Culture Minds
Brendan D. Murphy – New paradigms are in the making—culture is being civilized (transformed) in a way that few generations on this Earth have ever had the opportunity to witness.
Zen and the Art of Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Gary ‘Z’ McGee – With a mind full of questions and a teacher in my soul, I submit to you, you who are proactive and willing to take up the arduously Hurculean task of being the change you wish to see in the world
18 Life Changing Lessons to Learn from Socrates
Luminita Saviuc – “I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.”
Self-inflicted Philosophy: The Power of Discovering Your Own Path
Gary ‘Z’ McGee, Staff Writer Waking Times “If the path before you is clear, you’re probably on someone else’s.” –Joseph Campbell All of us were raised with a particular worldview. Some of us may have even been conditioned and/or brainwashed into believing a certain way. Either way, none of us had control of our preconditioning. We …
Fear of Death Means a Partially-lived Life
OSHO Waking Times Often the fear of death comes up, intense and strong, and the fear of having to leave all this beauty, this friendship and love. How is it possible to relax in this certainty of death? First, it is possible to relax only when death is a certainty. Relaxing is difficult when things …
And We Call Ourselves Civilized
Isabelle Gravenstein, Guest Waking Times Human beings have got the most amazing capacity to fool themselves, whilst appearing to exercise great intelligence and achievements. It is none more obvious then when we call ourselves civilised. Firstly, what benchmark do we use to know that we are civilised and that that bunch of people over there is not? …
What is Freedom?
Konstantin Eriksen, Guest Writer Waking Times Today I’d like to talk about a subject that I’ve been thinking about for many years and to share my current thinking on the topic: What is freedom? The reality is that no matter how much I thought about the meaning of freedom and how much I read about it, …
The Power of Three
David James Lees, Guest Writer Waking Times In my last Wu Wei Wisdom workshop at Peak House Practice I shared with my students the concept of the ‘power of three’, which is the most fundamental Taoist teaching I received from my Master in China and which is as relevant today in the West as it was in …