MISSION STATEMENT
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- “Aim for the brightest star to know who you truly are!” My mission statement is an extension of the Apollonian dictum to ‘Know Thyself’. It reminds one to avail of the whole spectrum of virtues in order to attain a greater good. In light of and to the degree that wisdom is revealed and the capacity to discern is refined, one can steady their aim in order to reach the goal of their contemplation. To illuminate the mind with ideas that can assist all sentient beings for the good of the whole is one the highest ideals of the visionary but to intelligently cognize these ideas into a form that is simple, clear and easy to understand is the task of a true philosopher. Through the dichotomy of language there is always a better way to ask a question and in this dialectical interplay with others & ourselves, we align our desires and intentions so as to harmonize and draw closer to that most brilliant star; the source of existence and the intelligence by which to realize who we truly are.
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Author Archives: Philosopher Muse
My 85 Hour Fast
“This is the road by which one mounts to the stars: the road of frugality, the road of self-control, the road of courage.” – Sextius Those of us born with mars in its domicile are said to be spirited in … Continue reading
Posted in Self Improvement
Tagged Diet, fasting, Frugality, Self-Control, temperance, Weight Loss
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We’re Drinking & We’re Dancing
“How can I have any tolerance for people, when I don’t have any for alcohol?” You find yourself in the bowels of a very large ship at sea that happens to be sinking. All the Gov officials and the well … Continue reading
Winter Recreation — Let the Good Times Roll
“Just as you are a complementary part of a social system, so too your every action should complement a life of social principle. If any action of yours, then, does not have direct or indirect relation to the social end, … Continue reading
Posted in Recreation, Social
Tagged Cross Country Skiing, Dog Walking, Fun, Healthy Lifestyle, Hiking, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Marcus Aurelius, Newfoundland, Pippy Park, prudence, Recreation, Seneca, Skidooing, Snowmobiling, Snowshoeing, Social, St. John's, Stoicism, Winter Activities, Winter Biking
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Virtue Empowers All
“Principles should not be stored away but readily at hand. We need to be frequently thinking about and dwelling on all such beneficial reminders so that we not only know them but also have them available.” – Seneca, Letter 94.26 … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy
Tagged Cardinal Virtues, Letters on Ethics, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Nero, Seneca, Stoicism, Virtue
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The Wind Cries Mary
“How do you know when a philosopher is hard at work? When he has to duct tape the arm of his chair.” The picture above was taken last summer at my campsite in the woods. Unseen in this image are … Continue reading
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Tagged Camping, Dogs, Forest, Instincts, Mayer Andy Wells, Moose, Pippy Park, Senses, Sleeping
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As Night & Day Are One
“Constantly observe all that comes about through change, and habituate yourself to the thought that the nature of the whole loves nothing so much as to change one form of existence into another, similar but new.” – Marcus Aurelius We … Continue reading
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Tagged Clarity, Heraclitus, Lucidity, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, lunacy, Muses, Plato, platonism, Stoicism, stream consciousness, theatrical splendour
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Back in Black
“Experience cannot be accounted for by simply confining it to a conceptual category. Its ultimate ambiguity is that it is simultaneously knowable and unknowable.” – Stephen Batchelor My short lived fiesta has brought me fresh realization. The more we venture … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged America, Anarchy, Folk, Philosopher Muse, Rebellion, Rock and roll, Song, Stephen Batchelor
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The Great Gig in the Sky
Jordan Peterson, Elon Musk and Justin Trudeau walk into a holodeck bar on the dark side of the moon. They each order a shot of sobriety and drink it down at once. Then they decide to make alterations to the … Continue reading
Posted in Political Satire
Tagged Aeon, Artificial Intelligence, Elon Musk, Jordan Peterson, Justin Trudeau
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On the True Good
“All those who put pleasure in the highest position judge the good to be an object of the sense. We, on the other hand, who assign the good to the mind, take it to be an object of the understanding.” … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy
Tagged Bona Mens, Excellence of Mind, Intrinsic Value, Letters on Ethics, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Stoicism, The good
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