David Sunfellow

"Life is not random or chaotic. There is a directionality, a thrust to life... Life emerges in the simplest form and evolves through evermore complex, evermore conscious forms which are evermore godlike in their capabilities and knowledge. In short, there is a divine intelligence behind evolution and the drive in all life is toward God-realization..." -- John White

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Jesus Is Coming To Sedona

Posted March 18th, 2009

For those integral fans out there who are also fans of Jesus, I thought you might like to know that Dr. Stephen J. Patterson, a well-known expert on modern Jesus scholarship, is coming to Sedona to talk about current Jesus research.... What does all of this have to do with integral?...... Read More

Climate Wars

Posted February 5th, 2009

Here's an outstanding 3-part, 3-hour CBC Radio series that describes the complicated and extremely dangerous dynamics of climate change. It is one of the best, most current and comprehensive reports on climate change I have come across. Along with including interviews with experts from... Read More

The Near-Death Of A Child

Posted September 5th, 2008 | 2 Comments

This is a companion piece to an earlier post of mine called, "The 2nd-Person God As An Active Force In Our Lives" . This particular story was originally written, at my request, by a long time reader/support of NHNE , which is the non-profit I shepherd. I am publishing it here... Read More

The 2nd-Person God As An Active Force In Our Lives

Posted September 2nd, 2008 | 18 Comments

I have two questions related to what Ken Wilber describes as the 2nd-person of Spirit.... The first question concerns the idea that there is a 2nd-person aspect of God that tends to be greatly overlooked -- both in "new paradigm spiritual movements" (as Wilber refers to them),... Read More

Integral Strength Training: Any Suggestions?

Posted August 25th, 2008 | 4 Comments

We just started our first "Integral Strength Training" small group in Sedona (one of several small groups that are beginning to emerge now). We're using suggestions from Shawn Phillips and Rob McNamara's Focus Intensity Training Program (there are four videos on Integral Naked... Read More

What Is Integral?

Posted August 20th, 2008

We've been blessed with an especially vibrant integral community in Sedona . One of the affects of having a group like this is that we often have people show up at our meetings who have never heard of Ken Wilber (and other integral pioneers); nor do these folks have any idea what is meant... Read More

The Integral Relationship Preamble

Posted August 20th, 2008

The Integral Relationship Preamble grew out of a desire to understand the core qualities of  integral relationships. We had been discussing this topic for many weeks in Sedona, trying to figure out how to introduce our local community to this all-important topic. After four members... Read More