Ken and Paul have joined together in what, to me, is the most important conversation of our time; leadership that has direct experience, direct knowledge flowing out of their experience, and Integral theory borne out of years of study and pursuit to synthesize truth and clarity from all disciplines todate. The pure joy listening to these humble men speak of deeper love, and the flow of that love transmitting out to the many, is itself divine revelation. Many moments in this... Read More
WARNING! This post contains mature subject matter and is not suitable for all audiences.... Q4 - Ken Wilber tells us that in order for us to begin making an impact in the real world we will need to learn to gather together into communities and influence education. Green has already done these things and the main result has been a horrible increase in unhealthy narcissism. My personal perceptions, based on my years of interacting in our community here, is that our unhealthy... Read More
Hi All, I am not a Christian but I do have a favorite pope. He was known as John Paul the first. If you're not familiar with this person here's a refresher; his time in office was very short only 33 days. My sense of the man is that he was a very modest person, by evidence he didn't seem to have a ‘political bone in his body’; and probably never even conceived of the idea of being Pope. It's difficult to know what goes on in the enclave of the College of... Read More
Hypothetical T-shirt slogans (aphorisms) can provide us with a playful look at the “basic proto-moves” which undergird the varieties of Integral Consciousness. Consider the following ridiculous options:... ... He who believes ‘everyone is right’ -- is more right than they are. Get used to it.... The above provocative slogan is sure to tempt a few integral hearts or at least tickle their (red) self-assertion circuits. Here we find a... Read More
Please visit my ebay auction! ... 10-day Retreat Meditation Trophy Bowl w/ spiritually infused earth-toned ribbon This auction offers you the chance to own a genuine, nature-green "I attended a 10-day meditation retreat!" Meditation Trophy Bowl, personally blessed by the Guru, complete with spiritually-infused earth-toned ribbon, sacred geometric patterns, and a script by which you can tell a plausible and... Read More
... White people are targets in a new billboard campaign. H ere is a video . I think the video is worth sharing, even though the views expressed in it do not necessarily reflect my own. If you take the time to watch, thanks.... ...
A recent post I made to the Eric Kim Street Photography blog to his posting titled: What’s Important in Street Photography: Style, Technique, Or Something Else?... Excellent article, Eric.... Bruce Gilden may have said "Shoot who you are," but actually you can't do anything else. If you're influenced by some fad or affectation and go looking to recreate it, then that's who you are at that moment. Even Michelangelo at times copied certain stylistic elements... Read More
Today, while reading some of David Platt's book, Radical , I think I figured out something. Earlier in Platt's book I was "turned on" by his emphasis of the need for the modern Christian church to de-couple from the "American Dream" (and all its materialistic values and worldly ways which have krept into the Christian culture). But I was totally turned off by his resorting to good old (actually "bad" old) sin theology as being part of his... Read More
The Big Bang Theory is a sitcom featuring a group of geeks who careen through the normal panorama of human interpersonal escapades.... Amazing that it took so long for a "geek-centric" situation comedy to appear on American TV primetime.... The writing is very fresh and witty and... well, I give it 2 AQAL Holons ...... Recommended though. The clash between High Cognitive Complexity manifested through Right Hand Quadrant perspectives and... Left Hand Quadrant contexts... Read More
I am putting this post up from a previous post on natural gas fracking and how our current social systems have a fundamental misunderstanding of collective and individual domains. Past Post From this past post in which Schalk played the devils advocate and projected an orientation I did not have and he wanted a more explicit expression of a social system that I have envisioned. Even though I gave links to it, it seems that what works better is to express all of it on the... Read More
Layman Pascal's ... Spirit'd Mini-Books... DROWNING IN THE SEA OF EXISTENCE... This present text is the extended remix of a recent harangue (entitled “The Ship of Fools”). Despite being pleased with the style & tone of that article, I have come to believe that its main moral point eluded the conscious appreciation of many readers. So the following words are perhaps a little less artistic, and not nearly as succinct, but I think they will make the... Read More
I re-watched Wim Wenders Wings of Desire the other night. It had been a few years, but again...amazing. If you haven't seen it, watch it, please. The movie is about an angel who forsakes immortality and descends to earth to be able to feel the weight of gravity, taste a cup of coffee, feel real palpable experiences, and have the love of a woman he was observing. ... There's so much that I love about this film...choosing to engage rather than observe, finding the beauty in... Read More
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