Terry Patten

#OccupyIntegral

  Share... Written by Terry Patten and Marco Morelli... Originally posted on Beams & Struts , February 20, 2012....   We post this manifesto in what feels like a moment of calm before the storm. It is March 2012, just a few weeks into a year rich with social, political, and... Read More

It’s Electric! Welcome to Integral "Scenius"

  Share... “Scenius”: A word coined by musician Brian Eno to describe "the intelligence and the intuition of a whole cultural scene. It is the communal form of the concept of genius."... Research is teaching us that the most important creative new ideas come... Read More

Be the Music: Something Worth Celebrating

  Share... This morning, I opened an email from a dear friend, sharing a wonderfully raw and revelatory anecdote about the spiritual nature of the creative impulse. Remarkably, it came from Alan Arkin, who will be joining us this New Year’s at ISE3. It comes from his new book,... Read More

Finding Your "Yes"

  I'm writing this in the spacious stillness of Thanksgiving weekend. My life has been moving at high speed, but over this holiday break an opening appeared. The phone barely rang, and a sense of deep peace naturally blossomed. My heart has been overflowing with spontaneous... Read More

Exploring Big Questions in the Integral World

  This, the first in my series of monthly newsletters, is written as an open letter from The Crossings, a retreat center near Austin, where the  Integral Leadership in Action  (ILiA) conference has just concluded. (To sign up to receive them regularly, just go to my ... Read More

Integral Life Practice is here!!

Available Now!... Integral Life Practice: A 21st-Century Blueprint for Physical Health, Emotional Balance, Mental Clarity, and Spiritual Awakening (Integral Books/Shambhala/Random House, Boston, September 2008)... Last weekend I traveled to Colorado for a reunion with my co-authors, and a... Read More