Posted on Feb 18th, 2009
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Balder
Recently, through an essay by Ron Purser (a professor at San Francisco State University and a writer on TSK, Gebser, and related topics), I was introduced to the fascinating virtual art of Char Davies. In... More »
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Posted on Dec 6th, 2008
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Balder
Recently, Hokai posted a blog on stages and states of time awareness that invites us to take an integral perspective on what we mean by "the power of Now." Here is what he says: You... More »
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Posted on Nov 14th, 2008
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Balder
In presenting various holistic ideas and models to students, I find that many particularly resonate with the Native American medicine wheel -- an ancient symbol that traces back 10,000 years in the Americas. Among... More »
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Posted on Aug 9th, 2008
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Balder
ENACTIVISM, INTEGRAL THEORY, AND 21st CENTURY SPIRITUALITY Starting next week, seven regular Gaia bloggers, including myself, will be participating in the fourth Zaadz/Gaia symposium. The event will run for seven days, from August 13 to... More »
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Posted on Jun 19th, 2008
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Balder
In the latest phase of Wilber's work, a significant shift has taken place with the development of the Wilber-Combs Lattice. Although not much has been written about this that I've seen, one would expect... More »
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Posted on Mar 1st, 2008
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Balder
Following C4Chaos' suggestion on how to create dynamic, thriving "pods," and inspired by recent discussions in the blogosphere, I am using my blog to announce the creation of a new Gaia group: Integral Post-metaphysical Spirituality... More »
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Posted on Dec 23rd, 2007
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Balder
Raimon Panikkar vs. the New Atheists Recently, reflecting on the discussions about the New Atheists I've been involved in over the past week or two (with Julian and with Hokai ), and thinking back also... More »
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Posted on May 18th, 2007
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Balder
Roots of Deep Dialogue In the recent Zaadz Symposium on Integrative Spirituality, and in a related discussion , several of us have been discussing the challenges of responding to the largely ethnocentric religious movements... More »
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Posted on May 2nd, 2007
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Balder
Reportedly, when Gandhi was assassinated, several people in India approached Krishnamurti and asked him who he thought was responsible for that terrible act. "You are," he said. Understandably, his response was not well received. Recently,... More »
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Posted on Mar 9th, 2007
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Balder
SPIRAL DYNAMICS INTEGRAL Before closing, I would like to briefly comment on the contributions that Spiral Dynamics (SD) theory of v-Memetic development may also make to this field, particularly in its integral formulation... More »
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