Axioms and Adages https://axiomsandadages.com/ Stoicism, Reasoning, and Logic - Wander with Wonder Sat, 29 Apr 2023 21:48:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5 https://i0.wp.com/axiomsandadages.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/White-logo-no-background.png?fit=24%2C32&ssl=1 Axioms and Adages https://axiomsandadages.com/ 32 32 210276059 Why Mediocrity is a Mental Illness https://axiomsandadages.com/why-mediocrity-is-a-mental-illness/ https://axiomsandadages.com/why-mediocrity-is-a-mental-illness/#respond Sat, 29 Apr 2023 21:48:26 +0000 https://axiomsandadages.com/?p=700 You must log in to access this video. Username Password Remember Me     Forgot Password

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]]> https://axiomsandadages.com/why-mediocrity-is-a-mental-illness/feed/ 0 700 Why Mediocrity is a Mental Illness https://axiomsandadages.com/why-mediocrity-is-a-mental-illness/ https://axiomsandadages.com/why-mediocrity-is-a-mental-illness/#respond Sat, 29 Apr 2023 21:48:26 +0000 https://axiomsandadages.com/?p=699 In this video we explain why mediocrity is a mental illness, and explore how it can be cured.

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]]> https://axiomsandadages.com/why-mediocrity-is-a-mental-illness/feed/ 0 699 Face Your Dark Side, Transform Your Life – Carl Jung and the Shadow https://axiomsandadages.com/face-your-dark-side-transform-your-life-carl-jung-and-the-shadow/ https://axiomsandadages.com/face-your-dark-side-transform-your-life-carl-jung-and-the-shadow/#respond Sat, 15 Apr 2023 19:46:39 +0000 https://axiomsandadages.com/?p=697 “Like plants, so men also grow, some in the light, others in the shadows. There are many who need the shadows and not the light.” Carl Jung, The Red Book None of us are as good as we like to think. We possess animalistic drives for sex and power. We have a cruel and aggressive […]

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]]> https://axiomsandadages.com/face-your-dark-side-transform-your-life-carl-jung-and-the-shadow/feed/ 0 697 Can Decentralization Save Humanity? – Why Smaller is Better in Politics https://axiomsandadages.com/can-decentralization-save-humanity-why-smaller-is-better-in-politics/ https://axiomsandadages.com/can-decentralization-save-humanity-why-smaller-is-better-in-politics/#respond Wed, 29 Mar 2023 18:26:14 +0000 https://axiomsandadages.com/?p=695 “…the world would be most happily governed if it consisted not of a few aggregations…with their accompaniments of despotism and tyrannic rule, but of a society of small States.”   Saint Augustine, The Political Aspects of Saint Augustine’s City of God Should the states and provinces of nations separate and become politically autonomous? Should counties, cities, […]

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]]> https://axiomsandadages.com/can-decentralization-save-humanity-why-smaller-is-better-in-politics/feed/ 0 695 How Nonconformity Cures a Sick Self and a Sick Society – The Wisdom of Ralph Waldo Emerson https://axiomsandadages.com/how-nonconformity-cures-a-sick-self-and-a-sick-society-the-wisdom-of-ralph-waldo-emerson-2/ https://axiomsandadages.com/how-nonconformity-cures-a-sick-self-and-a-sick-society-the-wisdom-of-ralph-waldo-emerson-2/#respond Tue, 28 Mar 2023 18:59:40 +0000 https://axiomsandadages.com/?p=693 In this video we explore the dangers of conformity, why we must be a nonconformist to flourish, and how the nonconformist acts as a force of good in a society gone mad.

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]]> https://axiomsandadages.com/how-nonconformity-cures-a-sick-self-and-a-sick-society-the-wisdom-of-ralph-waldo-emerson/feed/ 0 691 Disconnected from Reality: How Smartphones and Social Media Promote a Schizophrenic-Like Condition https://axiomsandadages.com/disconnected-from-reality-how-smartphones-and-social-media-promote-a-schizophrenic-like-condition/ https://axiomsandadages.com/disconnected-from-reality-how-smartphones-and-social-media-promote-a-schizophrenic-like-condition/#respond Thu, 02 Mar 2023 18:26:58 +0000 https://axiomsandadages.com/?p=689 In this video we explore how excessive use of screen-based technologies disconnects us from our body and pushes us toward a schizophrenic-like manner of experiencing the world.

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]]> https://axiomsandadages.com/disconnected-from-reality-how-smartphones-and-social-media-promote-a-schizophrenic-like-condition/feed/ 0 689 The Uncensored Truth about Inflation – How Inflation Enriches Politicians and the 1% https://axiomsandadages.com/the-uncensored-truth-about-inflation-how-inflation-enriches-politicians-and-the-1/ https://axiomsandadages.com/the-uncensored-truth-about-inflation-how-inflation-enriches-politicians-and-the-1/#respond Tue, 28 Feb 2023 18:38:02 +0000 https://axiomsandadages.com/?p=687 Central banks have spent decades flooding the global economy with newly created money. We are told this policy, or what is called a monetary inflation, is needed to stimulate economic growth and to keep unemployment low, but like so many of the justifications that politicians and bureaucrats offer for their actions, this one is a […]

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]]> https://axiomsandadages.com/the-uncensored-truth-about-inflation-how-inflation-enriches-politicians-and-the-1/feed/ 0 687 Why are People Sheeplike in their Obedience to Authority? https://axiomsandadages.com/why-are-people-sheeplike-in-their-obedience-to-authority/ https://axiomsandadages.com/why-are-people-sheeplike-in-their-obedience-to-authority/#respond Tue, 21 Feb 2023 15:51:01 +0000 https://axiomsandadages.com/?p=685 In this video we explore some of the reasons why people are sheeplike in their obedience to authority.

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]]> https://axiomsandadages.com/why-are-people-sheeplike-in-their-obedience-to-authority/feed/ 0 685 The Life and Times of John Locke https://axiomsandadages.com/the-life-and-times-of-john-locke/ https://axiomsandadages.com/the-life-and-times-of-john-locke/#respond Sun, 01 Jan 2023 01:27:56 +0000 https://axiomsandadages.com/?p=675 John Locke was an English philosopher and physician who is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of modern Western political thought. Born in 1632 in Wrington, a small village in the county of Somerset, Locke was the oldest of three children. His father was a country lawyer and his […]

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