Matthew Flowers

Regarding a Certificate Of Integral Studies from JFK University

I searched briefly on their website but couldn't find any information regarding scholarships.  Does anyone familiar with this institution have information regarding financial aid, or would be able to put me in contact with someone who does? ... Thanks...

An invitation to donate! =)

Hello everyone, I hope today finds you well.  I come to you with the proverbial hat in hand except the hat isn't mine but rather a friends.  I have a friend and lover in the Peace Corp doing health care work in Senegal.  She is attempting to raise enough money to supply... Read More

Resisting the temptation

I have been struggling with something for quite some time now and am curious if anyone else experiences it and if so how you deal with it.  The "phenomenon" I am referring to is my tendency to rest in the silent observer, the temptation of constantly being a nonjudgmental... Read More

As I am refraining from editting as I write, this might be a different experience for me.

Reframing the weeks discussions:... It might be inherent to my nature to try to reframe the weekly posts and comments I've been reading into a new perspective.  Perhaps this perspective is localized to me, perhaps.  The problem I see arising is the difficulty in clarifying the... Read More

Process discipline or Discipline process

I find myself wondering about the creative process and how individually it can be and whether there are deep structures for everyone.  Also, why one becomes attached/identified with their own process instead of associated .  All tools are named for their action, and we are... Read More

Leap-froging the Integral life?

I really appreciated the distinctions that Rob was making about looking "AT" and "AS".  So much of the Integral theory seems to be observing what occurs in an Integral Consciousness. When we become obsessed with trying to define it we objectify it and cease... Read More

The Relationship between Quadrant 1 and 2

Between the inside (Interiority/Subjectivity) of an individual and the outside (Physicality/Objectivity) there exists a curious correlation.  While the intention/comprehension was becoming more complex the UR holarchy (through the human brain) was also simultaneously becoming more... Read More