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The Philosopher King. Courage, Vulnerability and The Dragon.

An article by David Alexander inspired by the meet-up on Marcus Aurelius and heroic vulnerability by Juan Perez (of The Agora @ TheWalledGarden.com and Estoicismo Practico Podcast).

Seneca: The Sage and The Shadow

I have once again been inspired by one of the Walled Garden meet-ups and had some thoughts regarding Simon Drew’s Ode to Seneca from June 30th, 2022. Is Seneca a Sage? How can we make sense of the life of an artist and the wisdom of their work?

"I'll play it first and tell you what it is later."

"There's a rhythm in my heart... Incredible."

"The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts."

"To heed is to have faith in one’s own ability to be transformed."

"Things are not all as graspable and sayable as we are led to believe."

"To the distant hills we go, with philosophy as our guide."

"If I had not been admitted to these studies it would not have been worth while to have been born."

"The Logos hath risen."

"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."

"The key is offered to all, and yet not all have opened the door to peer within."

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