09/07/2025
i have always been a fan of (most of) nietzsche’s work, especially as a teenager. his words offered me a lot of solace during a time when i felt misunderstood. growing out of that place, lately i started reading his ideas on morality alongside those of james baldwin, which is what this lesson is about.
while nietzsche makes the observation that inherited morality can limit individual growth, baldwin asks the question: beyond the individual, what violences are done by moral purities that are cultivated in “innocent” ignorance? what does moral insulation do to our shared histories? how do we build & continue to reinforce oppressive systems in our day to day commitment to “being good”?
the program this year is full of discussions, exercises, and texts like this that will slowly chip away at your convictions, all the programming that has kept you small, and the dogma designed to harvest your spirit bit by bit.
bc like the war in gaza, the spiritual war is not a war, it’s a genocidal attack against your spirit: i.e. your mind, your critical reasoning and compassion, your capacity to gently hold the nuances of life with curiosity as you parse things out, looking for solutions. powers compete with each other over your attention, time, and money, and it is up to us today, individually & together, to guard our life force, and hone and harness it towards creating a fairer, more just world.
the whole program is geared towards this weaving of work, going inward and outward, opening you up little by little, bringing you back to confidence, compassion, and grounded, connected authenticity.
earlybird enrollment is open for the next 5 days & spots are almost gone (i told the email people before you, so if you wanna know about fun things first in the future, make sure you subscribe to my website mailing list).
AND you can use the code EARLYWORM for an extra discount (because why shouldn’t the early worm also get something?).
there’s a lot more info on the course landing page (link in bio) and a couple longer videos there you can watch breaking it all down, so check that out if you’re interested ✨
hope you had a beautiful weekend 🫶🏼