Spirit can be experienced in at least 3 fundamental ways, which correspond to the 3 perspectives inherent in natural language: as a 1st-person "I," as a 2nd-person "Thou," or as a 3rd-person "It." Each perspective on and of Spirit reveals a distinct, and equally true, good, …
Archives for October 2007
The 3 Faces of Evolving Spirit
Spirit manifests through multiple perspectives: as the 1st-person I AM of pure awareness; as the 2nd-person Great Other and Beloved; and as the 3rd-person evolutionary play of the objective Kosmos. AND... Spirit is beyond any perspective or mental conception. It's also beyond any …
The Spiritual Fulfillment of Modernity (Transrational Spirituality)
Nowhere does the modern world coexist peacefully with the traditional world. Whether it's "culture wars" in Western nations or all-out jihad in the Middle East, the traditions and modernity have not found a way to get along. But what if modernity has not fully developed yet, and …
Be Free To Do What You Must
In traditional spiritual lineages, practitioners could count on a teacher to hold them accountable to their vows and commitments. However, in post-postmodern culture, a spiritual teacher is not always available or advisable. So how do we attain a high level of intensity in our …
Studying the Map and the Territory
The AQAL Map is powerful way of catalyzing our developmental process. It gives us a way to pinpoint virtually any conscious occasion in a multi-dimensional "grid," encompassing both inner and outer experience, at multiple levels of being. However, we misuse the map if we fail to …
Serving the Integral Enterprise
There are countless ways to serve the emergence of Integral consciousness in the world. While some may work to bring more people into 2nd-tier (teal and turquoise) levels of awareness, others will focus on preserving a "wisdom stream" of 3rd-tier awareness, which can beneficially …
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