I certainly do identify with virtually all the bullet points above, but something about the term strikes me as post-modern flat. It implies, or I infer, that, if we all just agreed with these points, all would be well. Where's the natural hierarchy to add depth here. Is this nothing more than a progressive left agenda?
I've been wrong before and, if progressive left is as good as we can do now, then I'm all for it.
Cultural Creatives represent 33% of the total population across U.S., Europe, and Japan. As such, this movement isn't necessarily "Integral," since "Integral" refers strictly to the top 3 to 4% of the total population. The primary difference between postmodern green and integral teal being the recognition of levels or hierarchy which does not occur until the irruption of a teal consciousness.
Cultural Creative is essentially a postmodern green movement although I would say that it appears to be a mature form of postmodernism composed also of second-tier consciousnesses and beyond. Were it aware of hierarchy, then it would be Integral as well. Thus, while being Integral necessarily implies that one is a Cultural Creative, it is not necessarily the case that a Cultural Creative is necessarily Integral.
Nonetheless, in spite of its overall lack of depth or hierarchy, the Cultural Creative movement is an important movement and a shift toward an integrated consciousness. It should be recognized as such and not simply dismissed merely as a form of boomeritis, flatland, or progressive left agenda.
I am personally glad to see something positive being said of postmodern green in the Integral community.
The cultural creatives are the force that implements the thoughts and ideas of the early cultural creatives of the sixties and seventies. Reading through the "are you a cultural creative" list, gave me a sense of familiarity that goes back 30 years at least. The urgency I see being manifested now by the today's cultural creators.... I remember that same sense of feeling, that urgency, but with a great deal of loneliness and wonder why no body else understood things, the way I did. We were the true Cultural Creatives, that laid the groove. There was no infrastructure in place yet, we made our own micro infrastructures, which became a way of living for the few of us, much disapproved and yet wondered about, by the masses. First the thinkers, then the force and only then the infrastructure will appear. It's the Force, call it Boomeritis, flatland, whatever, it is the Force that will build toward that tipping point, through a solid infra-structure, where it will flip into integral. Boomeritis is going through a shake-up right now. Understanding the absolutely massive change that is about to happen, I haven't been at all surprised about all the events of the recent months in the economy. It is going through a shift and will balance itself. What concerns me more then anything is the crisis in human health, that is happening.
Healthcare needs to go integral to be effective for this huge wave that is coming. It needs to incorporate not just the health of the physical body, but as much the emotional body and energetic body. But awareness of the energetic body has been mostly ignored. The way health care works now, a top down, band-aid type of structure, that is forever 2 steps behind the cure. Health care needs to be a bottom up, scan the energy for potential dis-ease, 2 steps ahead of the game.
Watching this new culture evolve however, I am deeply grateful how powerful this force is at the moment. Things are collapsing around us, but they are also re-building with more force and speed then ever before. The infra-structure is changing by the minute... There is so much hope.
To answer the 3 questions at the bottom, 1) I am a cultural creative. 2) My views on climate change hasn't evolved much, but my concern been growing the whole time. 3) I do think an integral approach will help address the complexity of our ecological and economic systems. It's the only approach that has a chance, since each vmeme has it's own value system and language.
I have recently started selling solar hot water systemes and photovoltaic systems in Hawaii. I am targeting the 2nd tier and green vmeme by approaching meditation groups and offering a generous donation for every system sold. I tell them I'm custodian of the Earth. When I get to traditional Christian churches, I will incorporate a much more blue message. But I may not get to them in a while, since my strategy is to catalyze the leading edge of thinkers to shift from thinking green to being green. These systems prevent the production of CO2 and with proper financing, won't have an impact on your cost of living.
The green revolution (not green vmeme, but ecological green) is just starting, but we don't have the benefit of a spokesperson like Martin Luther King to catalyze the revolution. So let's all do our part to make that shift a reality!
The depth is evident in the relationships between the values conveyed in the bullet points and gradations within the values (by assigning "slightly agree" or "disagree"). The depth is there structurally because CC values go deeper than the consumer-driven values of the modern meme majority and eons deeper than traditional values of antiquity. I think the subtle issue of hierarchy is in how research is conducted. It takes some study to understand the process of test-retest reliability, item-validity, etc. Even if the surveys measure what they are designed to measure, namely, whether or not an individual holds green values, it doesn't necessarily imply that someone is actually operating from that perspective . It just means that on the whole, people who are classified as CC's agree with the aforementioned bullets. Or on a person's best day, or if provided certain means and ways of satisfying primary needs in their immediate life, they would say to be living by these CC values. All research depends to some degree on demographics like education and income and regrettably it has layers of context, such as response biases, even if Ray's group says the CC's are primarily demographic independent. The caveat, as was said above, is how do we know culture doesn't end there and is it just another way of describing the ideology of the "progressive left"?
The answer, I believe, is that there has not been any equally extensive research into subcultures beyond/within/emerging from the CC group. I think part of the reason is that they are not well enough defined culturally, and what those pockets look like researchers don't quite know yet. Cultures are interpedently joined organisms that continue to mold, squirm, and shift until newer/deeper/more complex ideologies and ways of being gain strength and take shape. Think of it like an underground rock band...slowly by word of mouth ipod sales go from zip to a few hundred thousand. But this website provides a clue, no? The so-called "integral" wave is the next cultural movement represents somewhere around 2-7% of the U.S. pop according to D. Beck and co. The community, however, is vivid, real, and tangible. We all know that. It doesn't matter what you call each group, you can call it the integral wave, the 'altruistic constructivists', 'the brilliants', or the 'flying Dutch gurus' it just helps to use a term that points to something that most can quickly associate with the actual content of the group's values.
So, the 'progressive liberal' is okay, but not a good comparison to be honest. This label is mostly used to describe a green-valued, group-inclusive sub-population of CC's, but progressive-liberal is more a socio-political categorization rather than a value only categorization. The whole progressive vs. liberal can get sticky too. Furthermore, on the whole, a liberal is one who doesn't tend to hold the same deep concern for inner spiritual and psychological growth that a CC demonstrates to show -- as we all know and love Bill Maher. Group categories are generalizations that help to show obvious trends and differences in culture, in the case of the CC's, its a solid/real/palpable shift in content away from modern values by creating novel approaches to old problems and a deep concern for authenticity, psycho-spiritual growth, and environment.
Overall, I think the main thing about the bullet points and the key to CCs self-diagnosis is that if your life is actually shaped and created consciously by the majority of the questionnaire points then you can probably categorize yourself as a CC. And if you have identified with those values for many years and you life has surfed that wave in work, family, and socializing for many years and you now read them with a heart felt smile as if you're feeling into something wonderful yet slightly rudimentary, then you are most likely riding the crest of a newer subcultural wave where there are fewer experienced surfers to help you learn to stand on your freshly waxed board. Live your values deeply, connect, thrive, grow and watch all arise and fall in the clarity of your own Self whether with birds, babes, or sages. Then hold infinity while making Love.
Although neither the Greeks nor the Romans had a word that directly corresponded to the word "creativity," their art, architecture, music, inventions and discoveries provide numerous examples of what today would be described as creative works. The Greek scientist of Syracuse, Archimedes experienced the creative moment in his Eureka experience, finding the answer to a problem he had been wrestling with for a long time. At the time, the concept of "genius" probably came closest to describing the creative talents that brought forth such works.I have a very creative class fellow in my college where I was a student of 70-553 A fundamental change came in the Christian period: "creatio" came to designate God's act of "creation from nothing". "Creatio" thus took on a different meaning than "facere" ("to make") and ceased to apply to human functions. The ancient view that art is not a domain of creativity persisted in this period.I think it's best to pass 70-551 exam at first attempt.A shift occurred in modern times. Renaissance men had a sense of their own independence, freedom and creativity, and sought to give voice to this sense. The first to actually apply the word "creativity" was the Polish poet Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, JN0-201 who applied it exclusively to poetry. For over a century and a half, the idea of human creativity met with resistance,due to the fact that the term "creation" was reserved for creation "from nothing." Baltasar Gracián (1601–58) would only venture to write: "Art is the completion of nature, as if it were a second Creator..."
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Being a cultural creative
Posted November 30th, 2011 by Kurt JohnsonBeing a cultural creative, it is a 4 way test for me. That you are doing things for the benefit of others.
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