This world is a playground of Maya or illusion, where what seems real is not, and what is not real seems so. Or rather we live in a world of deceptions, some exisiting before us, others create dfor us and those that we create for ourselves. And it is these deceptions within us that we are exploring today. From the little lies we use to protect our egos to the grand narratives that shape our identities, deceptions are a constant part of our existence. These self-created illusions can offer comfort, they can also be something that keeps us from becoming what we really are.

Books
On Becoming a Person by Carl Rodgers
Radical Honesty by Brad Blenton
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts" by Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson
The Art of Thinking Clearly" by Rolf Dobelli
Strangers to Ourselves: Discovering the Adaptive Unconscious" by Timothy D. Wilson