Roshana Ariel

Death to the Demagogues

  Are our politicians incapable of speaking in calm, measured terms?... T here comes a point where demagoguery is not simply inflammatory rhetoric. When people blow things out of proportion to a ridiculous point, I think it’s accurate to say that it’s lying.  That... Read More

How do *you* say "Integral"?

OK, I know it's rather minor in the whole scheme of things, but still, I think it's worth noting how the word "integral" is pronounced.... It's in*ti*grul, or, in*te*grul.... I don't have access to pronunciation symbols, but the difference between the "i" and the... Read More

Would love to hear your thoughts on this video about hyperinflation

A friend sent me a link to this movie: http://inflation.us/videos.html, called "Meltup," created by the National Inflation Association (which I'd never heard of).... It's about 55 minutes, in the style of the "Zeitgeist" movies, with "facts," or... Read More

Thanks for the Integral Glossary!

Yay! Thank you! Much appreciated!... Roshana...

Quadrants apply only to living beings?

I'm listening to Ken Wilber and Allan Combs, "Consciousness Explained Better," and just heard them say that quadrants refer only to living, conscious beings.... I had no idea. All this time, I was imagining quadrants applying to inanimate objects.... I thought of a computer as... Read More

The bugs are starting to appear

The bugs are starting to appear. I've killed about five ants and two or three baby flies so far.... Anybody got some Integral thoughts on killing bugs? What about when they bite me? or probably will bite me?... Roshana...

Thank you!

Thanks for the... Integral Life Time Machine! Yippie!...

Thank you for Best of 2009!

Thank you so much for the Best-of compilation!... Roshana...