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The Self-Government Project

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Introducing The Self-Government Project

A new project focused on self discipline and personal development Welcome, readers, to The Self-Government Project. Given the understandable association, especially in the Western world, of the term self-government with collective politics, I believe it will be helpful to start with a description of what this space is not. It…

Self Government

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Introducing The Self-Government Project
Introducing The Self-Government Project
Self Government

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The Occult Corner

·Apr 6

Pan

In the depths of a woodland green Far from the haunts of men obscene Rests in the lap of an elder oak Scion of a hoary folk

Pan

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Pan
Pan
Pan

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Rooms Of Light

·Mar 21

The Scent of Spring

Oh, piquant perfume! The scent of spring —  Heralding the coming bloom Born of Persephone’s return

Spring

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The Scent of Spring
The Scent of Spring
Spring

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Rooms Of Light

·Feb 23

Upon Reading Homer’s Iliad

The euphony Of battles old Music  To the intrepid soul

The Iliad

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Upon Reading Homer’s Iliad
Upon Reading Homer’s Iliad
The Iliad

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The Self-Government Project

·Feb 20

Revisiting Washington’s “Rules of Civility”

While today is popularly referred to as Presidents’ Day here in the U.S. the official federal holiday (starting in 1879) is in recognition of George Washington’s birthday, which after the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar by Britain and its colonies (including the soon to be United States) in 1752, switched…

Presidents Day

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Revisiting Washington’s “Rules of Civility”
Revisiting Washington’s “Rules of Civility”
Presidents Day

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Rooms Of Light

·Feb 9

The Critic

The Critic  Complains Imposes Dismisses With prejudice

Crític

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The Critic
The Critic
Crític

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Published in

Rooms Of Light

·Jan 22

A Winter Scene

Fields Clothed in white Restore to mind A pastoral sight

Winter

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A Winter Scene
A Winter Scene
Winter

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Published in

Rooms Of Light

·Jan 6

Epiphany

Epiphany —

Epiphany

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Epiphany
Epiphany
Epiphany

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Rooms Of Light

·Jan 3

Embers of the Passing Year

A New Year’s poem, inspired by the following verses from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam:

New Year

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Embers of the Passing Year
Embers of the Passing Year
New Year

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Published in

The Self-Government Project

·Dec 24, 2022

Merry Christmas from the Self-Government Project!

Season’s Greetings from the Self — Government Project! We have a lot more in store for the coming year with both original content and explorations of classic inspirational and self — help literature. …

Christmas

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Merry Christmas from the Self-Government Project!
Merry Christmas from the Self-Government Project!
Christmas

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Conor MacCormack

Conor MacCormack

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Husband, Father, Seeker, Poet, Author. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cmaccormack

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