Joe Perez 
If you are trying to decide between abstinence and moderation, you are not confused or weak. You are thinking seriously about your life. Many people arrive at recovery already exhausted by being pushed in one direction or another. Some are told that total abstinence is the only responsible choice. Others are encouraged to “find balance” … Read more
Many people arrive at recovery carrying a quiet but heavy belief:“If I were stronger, more disciplined, or more serious, I could fix this.” They may have tried setting rules. Making promises. Drawing lines. They may have succeeded for days, weeks, or even months, only to find themselves back where they started. Each return can feel … Read more
Many people come to recovery spaces with the same quiet question:“Is this really a problem… or am I overreacting?” They may be drinking, using, spending, scrolling, eating, gambling, or chasing relationships in ways that feel uncomfortable but not catastrophic. They may still be functioning. They may know people who seem “worse.” And they may have … Read more
Integral Theorists Say It’s So, But Not Everyone Agrees The topic of cultural development is one of the most important and controversial in integral theory, and one of the easiest to misuse. What’s more, miscommunications about sociocultural evolution can easily create defensive reactions, harmed human relations, and invite rejection of all aspects of integrative philosophy. … Read more
What Role Do Spirits Have in Spiritual Growth? It is becoming increasingly common to hear the name of Hiroshi Motoyama mentioned alongside of Ken Wilber and Sri Aurobindo as a progenitor of Integrative Spirituality, and to regard his independently developed work as on par with the intellectual edifices of Wilber, Aurobindo, Morin, and Bhaskar. This … Read more
The 36,000-Foot View of Modern Psychology In Integral Psychology (2000), Ken Wilber develops a concept of the self as a “self system” with multiple related waves, streams, or structures. Into this notion he enfolds the separate systems from various psychological disciplines including behaviorism, psychoanalysis, ego psychology, psychology of morality, life stage psychology, and more. The … Read more
My Election 2022 Message The television ads say that democracy in the USA is on the ballot on Tuesday. But what they don’t say is that these ads are futile because about 40% of Americans don’t vote based on civil or moral issues. Let’s take a minute to think about the implications. Four in ten … Read more
and: Why Do I Wear Minister’s Robes? Who is the Audience for my Ministry?, Part 1 To whom should I address this article, one of the first published on my new Integral Ministry blog and the recently overhauled The Integralist Newsletter? There are three different audiences I want to speak to over time: The Post-Progressive … Read more
A Look at “Sacred Economics” by Charles Eisenstein An economics based on Integral Theory is distant, says Christian Arnsperger in “Integral Economics: A Manifesto” (2007), neither being resonant with the materialistic dogma of unlimited economic growth nor sounding sufficiently like “science”, which to economists is a thoroughly positivistic and reductionistic affair. If modern economics is stripped … Read more
Plenty Integral (That Is, If We’re Not Talking About Stages), and Here’s Why Joe Biden is not a scholar or a deep philosophical thinker. He is not the son of scientists or doctors or executives. He is a father and grandfather from humble blue-collar roots who has survived tragic losses. He is a professional politician … Read more