Dropping into Another World with Words Question in an Integral public forum: How is an integrally intelligent being supposed to interact with lower spectrum cultures without becoming persecuted, and yet still communicating integral knowledge? My response: I like what’s already been said, especially Layman’s comment and Tom’s response which read: “We need to better articulate … Read more
How to Build an Authentic Pride Based on a Spiritual Foundation How do you reconcile diverse points of view about LGBT Pride found in psychology, religion, and spirituality? What about differences in point-of-view between traditional, modern, postmodern, and metamodern (a.k.a. Integral) philosophies? The following two reflections on Pride come from distinct periods in my own … Read more
or: Is Integral Politics Merely a Privileged Fantasy? To my friend who thinks Integral Politics is fantasy and privileged… Okay, got it. You think integral politics is privileged and fantasy. Let’s say, hypothetically that you had a green politics. Doesn’t mean that that’s your center of gravity (COG), just that your politics are green. You’ve … Read more
Lots of People Are Already Swimming in an Integral Sea. Are You One of Them? When spirituality is based on an “Integral” spirit, it opens the door wide for expanding human potential for rich inner development, cultural progress, artistic creativity, and spiritual renewal. In fact, you might have an “Integral” spiritual sensibility or tendency without … Read more
L-O-V-E Spelled Backwards is E-V-O-L-ution Is evolution evil? Goodness forbid! Forgive me if you just spit a little coffee back into your mug. Are you ready for a sobering thought experiment? If it were true that evolution were evil, then that would make Evolutionary Spirituality a sort of practice of evil or evil-worship, wouldn’t it, … Read more
Three Ways of Looking at Appreciation and Criticism Here are three ways of looking at appreciation including my latest understanding of appreciation as “the unifying force of mature integral interiority”. The first comes from the late, great Dick Bolles and the others are both mine, at different points in my writing career. Dick Bolles: “There’s … Read more
The Fight Over Wedding Cakes Is a Political and Spiritual Distraction Today’s 7-2 decision by the US Supreme Court concerning religious liberty and gay wedding cakes preserves the framework of anti-gay discrimination laws and really doesn’t bother me. I understand the bakers had a nuanced argument (the gay couple also had a nuanced argument too, … Read more
JP, Stop the Self-Loathing and Give Yourself Credit for Being a Good Critic Today I stumbled across a video in my social media feed on Higher Education from spiritual comic JP Sears. I don’t have much to say about the topic of whether higher education is a waste of time, although I must say that … Read more
Dylan Newcomb Brings Integral Theory to Embodied Arts If you’re an Integralist, you ought to be aware of the UZAZU embodiment practice. Developed by Dylan Newcomb, it’s basically a new, integrated bodymind practice (like yoga or tai chi) informed by Integral theory. Dylan, Mind-body Master Coach and Trainer and graduate of the renowned The Juilliard … Read more
or: Is It Necessary to Still Use the Term “Integral”? In a conversation at Integral Global, Tom Amarque of Lateral Conversations said: think of it that way: Wilber’s true word is ‘integral’ — he dreamt it, like Einstein dreamt theory of relativity. It is powerful, and in the case of Wilber, we can assume that … Read more