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Man, the Sculptor

Man, the Sculptor

“I overcame myself, the sufferer; I carried my own ashes to the mountains; I invented a brighter flame for myself.” – Nietzsche, Thus Spoke Zarathustra Man is the sculptor and the sculpted. Just as Prometheus fashions Man out of clay, like a sculptor would, and...
Manifest Destiny

Manifest Destiny

The hour is striking so close above me, so clear and sharp, that all my senses ring with it. I feel it now: there is a power in me to grasp and give shape to my world. I know that nothing has ever been real without my beholding it. All my becoming has needed me. My...
Prometheus, The Great Comedy

Prometheus, The Great Comedy

Prometheus is depicted almost exclusively as tragic. Or even worse, hubristic. This (deliberate) misrepresentation partly explains why he is not erected in every town square or every harbor entrance as he should be. This inversion betrays a non-native victimhood...
Love and Strife

Love and Strife

The Great Divide All of animal nature is divided in two – those who are naturally herd animals and those who are loners, sheep and cows, or hawks and wolves. This divide physically and psychologically runs through humankind as well. Some choose the fearful and...