٠ ‘one becomes what one is by overcoming the wish to be that which one is not’ ٠

© Coke Wisdom O’Neal, Jessica Sue Layton, from the series The Box (Manhattan), 2005

© Coke Wisdom O’Neal, Chris and Mike O’Neal, from the series The Box (Manhattan), 2005

SARTRE’S MAP OF AUTHENTICITY

BAD FAITH
GOOD FAITH
OPPRESSION
CITY OF ENDS
HARMONIOUS GROUP
SELF-AWARENESS
REFLECTIVE LIFE
SPONTANEOUS LIFE
TRANSCENDENT EGO
INTENTIONALITY
SELF-ORIGINATING
SELF-DETERMINING
INTROSPECTION
ONE’S INNER SELF
EGOS, EMOTIONS AND IMAGINATIONS
REFLECTING CONSCIOUSNESS
REFLECTED CONSCIOUSNESS
NON-EGOLOGICAL THEORY
PASSIONLESS AUTHENTICITY
CONVERSION TO AUTHENTICITY
SELF-RECOVERY OF BEING
PRIMARY RELATIONSHIP
SOCIAL AUTHENTICITY
BROTHERHOOD
MORALITY
DIGNITY
TRANSPARENCY
PASSIONLESS AUTHENTICITY
CONTINGENCY
NOTHINGNESS
MEANINGLESSNESS
EVERYDAYNESS
SELF-IDENTICAL
SELF-CAUSED
FACTICITY
HUMAN REALITY
INHERENT AUTHORITY
BEING-FOR-AND-IN-ITSELF
LUCIDITY
ACTIVITY
SPONTANEITY
ORIGINALITY
REFLECTIVENESS
SELF-SUFFICIENCY
SELF-IMPORTANT PEOPLE
ACTIONS GENERATING ME
SPIRIT OF SERIOUSNESS
EXISTENTIAL PSYCHOANALYSIS
GIFT
FREEDOM
CREATIVITY
GENEROSITY
RECIPROCITY
GRATUITOUSNESS
UNSELFISH LOVE
SITUATED FREEDOM

© Coke Wisdom O’Neal, Tina, from the series The Box (Cleveland), 2010

© Coke Wisdom O’Neal, Harold and Kathleen, from the series The Box (Cleveland), 2010