W hat happens when we push others away as we bow at the altar of our own mind? How does worshipping our own insightfulness, our own ego, lead to cynicism and isolation?

Fyodor Dostoevsky's Notes From the Underground explores these questions and more. As we become acquainted with the misanthropic Underground Man, we learn that suffering stems not only from external circumstances, but from the tendency to idolize that suffering. We see firsthand how living in one's own mind can become pathology rather than introspection.

If you’ve ever overanalyzed yourself into paralysis, struggled with uncertainty, or mistaken cynicism for depth, join us by the fire.