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All the best,
Ralf
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Monday, January 4, 2010
Change the World
Hi all
Happy New Year!
Our first meeting for the year is coming up, and what I'd like to explore is
A few questions to contemplate:
And some links to get you thinking
http://www.edge.org/questioncenter.html
http://attherootoftheclimatecrisis.ning.com/
http://www.arlingtoninstitute.org/wbp
What other links would you add to this list?
I'm looking forward to seeing you this Thursday, the 7th of January, at 7pm, at the Quaker Meeting House.
Quaker Meeting House
10 Hampson St
Kelvin Grove Q 4059
Australia
http://tinyurl.com/co5nfl
I hope you can make it.
Regards,
Ralf
Happy New Year!
Our first meeting for the year is coming up, and what I'd like to explore is
How are you planning to change the world this year?
A few questions to contemplate:
- What intent are you holding for this year?
- What causes are you passionate about?
- What objective change can you make in yourself in line with that?
- How can you affect the communities or cultures you're part of to effect that change?
- Are there systems, structures, processes you're planning on creating to help?
- What physical, intellectual, spiritual, emotional improvements do you need to make for yourself to manifest your intent?
- How can we help you/each other within our Integral Community?
And some links to get you thinking
http://www.edge.org/questioncenter.html
http://attherootoftheclimatecrisis.ning.com/
http://www.arlingtoninstitute.org/wbp
What other links would you add to this list?
I'm looking forward to seeing you this Thursday, the 7th of January, at 7pm, at the Quaker Meeting House.
Quaker Meeting House
10 Hampson St
Kelvin Grove Q 4059
Australia
http://tinyurl.com/co5nfl
I hope you can make it.
Regards,
Ralf
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
the challenge of charging for acquired knowledge
We have an integral meeting this Thursday, the 3rd of December, at 7pm, at the Quaker Meeting House. The address is
Quaker Meeting House
10 Hampson St
Kelvin Grove Q 4059
Australia
http://tinyurl.com/co5nfl
Something that is coming up for me in a couple of arenas, and Tim from Sydney Integral brought it more to the forefront of my attention in an email conversation we had, is the issue of how we monetize our knowledge of integral.
I think Integral thought, and the various frameworks and models, are very useful in their way. The way in which Integral Institute pitches Integral thought though, leaves me feeling very disenfranchised at times. If you're on the right mailing lists, presumably to do with having paid for Integral content at some stage, you may have recently gotten an email with the From field saying Ken Wilber, and the Subject field saying "Think You Understand Integral?" The email is selling a new program of teaching, mentoring, accreditation, access to knowledge, etc called Core Integral.
I wonder how that question makes you feel:
To me, it sounds somewhat challenging, with an unexpressed assumption that the answer would be a self-questioning
and the follow up response would be
And thus it raises the ongoing issue around whether the understanding of Integral thought by, well, basically anyone other than Ken really, is sufficient to allow the use of the name Integral.
A look at the Integral Movement Wikipedia entry indicates that there are indeed many more viewpoints on integral thought than Ken's, and many people who use the term with their work.
My questions for discussion on Thursday are:
I really like the Integral community for their openness to multiple simultaneous perspectives, particularly some not their own. The identification of this community with the Integral Commercialisation Machine makes me feel a little uncomfortable at times. This leads me to some related questions:
Looking forward to seeing you on Thursday, or to reading your thoughts on these questions in the comments, if you're drawn to respond.
Ralf
Quaker Meeting House
10 Hampson St
Kelvin Grove Q 4059
Australia
http://tinyurl.com/co5nfl
Something that is coming up for me in a couple of arenas, and Tim from Sydney Integral brought it more to the forefront of my attention in an email conversation we had, is the issue of how we monetize our knowledge of integral.
I think Integral thought, and the various frameworks and models, are very useful in their way. The way in which Integral Institute pitches Integral thought though, leaves me feeling very disenfranchised at times. If you're on the right mailing lists, presumably to do with having paid for Integral content at some stage, you may have recently gotten an email with the From field saying Ken Wilber, and the Subject field saying "Think You Understand Integral?" The email is selling a new program of teaching, mentoring, accreditation, access to knowledge, etc called Core Integral.
I wonder how that question makes you feel:
Think you know integral?
To me, it sounds somewhat challenging, with an unexpressed assumption that the answer would be a self-questioning
Yes?
and the follow up response would be
Well, let us set you straight.
And thus it raises the ongoing issue around whether the understanding of Integral thought by, well, basically anyone other than Ken really, is sufficient to allow the use of the name Integral.
A look at the Integral Movement Wikipedia entry indicates that there are indeed many more viewpoints on integral thought than Ken's, and many people who use the term with their work.
My questions for discussion on Thursday are:
- Do you think you know Integral enough to use the term when doing something you charge for?
- Do you think that if you did that, you should have a piece of paper from Ken accrediting you?
- Do you have other examples of where you have learnt something that you take further, which you feel is "owned" by those who first developed it?
- How would you like the Wilber style Integral Thought headquarters to engage with those who take their approach to Integral further?
I really like the Integral community for their openness to multiple simultaneous perspectives, particularly some not their own. The identification of this community with the Integral Commercialisation Machine makes me feel a little uncomfortable at times. This leads me to some related questions:
- How would you like the Wilber style Integral Thought headquarters to engage with salons and other communities like ours, who come together in an Integral perspective.
- What other communities do you associate with where this multi-perspective joining happens?
Looking forward to seeing you on Thursday, or to reading your thoughts on these questions in the comments, if you're drawn to respond.
Ralf
Monday, October 5, 2009
Gratification
Hi all
Our next meeting is tomorrow night at 7pm (for 7:15 start) at the Quaker Centre. Last time we looked further at the Shadow, and how we explore, transform, engage with it. It was a really great night, and I was particularly touched by the sharing of how our shadows are such a deep part of how we have become who we are.
I've got a very different question that I'd like to explore this week (and as nobody else is jumping in to suggest stuff, I get to shape the discussions for now ;-) )
How would you train Deferred, or Delayed, Gratification?
If you have broadband, have a look at this TED video. It shows research into children delaying short term gratification for future gain, which longitudinal studies have linked to success (in various measures, such as positivity, self-motivation, etc as well as academically.) There's a long New Yorker article about it which is worth reading.
One key technique used successfully is distraction -- think of something else, taking your mind off the pain. Another technique is to imagine the marshmallow as being a picture, not a real object, thus fooling yourself that the gratification isn't really there at the moment.
I'd be interested in exploring this from an Integral perspective.
You might want to participate in some research to find out more about yourself on the first point...
Hope to see you Thursday,
Ralf
Our next meeting is tomorrow night at 7pm (for 7:15 start) at the Quaker Centre. Last time we looked further at the Shadow, and how we explore, transform, engage with it. It was a really great night, and I was particularly touched by the sharing of how our shadows are such a deep part of how we have become who we are.
I've got a very different question that I'd like to explore this week (and as nobody else is jumping in to suggest stuff, I get to shape the discussions for now ;-) )
How would you train Deferred, or Delayed, Gratification?
If you have broadband, have a look at this TED video. It shows research into children delaying short term gratification for future gain, which longitudinal studies have linked to success (in various measures, such as positivity, self-motivation, etc as well as academically.) There's a long New Yorker article about it which is worth reading.
One key technique used successfully is distraction -- think of something else, taking your mind off the pain. Another technique is to imagine the marshmallow as being a picture, not a real object, thus fooling yourself that the gratification isn't really there at the moment.
I'd be interested in exploring this from an Integral perspective.
- How do you deal with delayed gratification, do you think?
- What strategies do you use?
- How would you teach this to someone -- either child, or adult?
- How might different Integral Life Practices help with this?
- Which modules (e.g. Body, Mind, Spirit, Shadow) might be most relevant?
- Which areas of Integral Theory do you think would apply to this? (Quadrants, Levels, Altitudes, etc)
You might want to participate in some research to find out more about yourself on the first point...
Hope to see you Thursday,
Ralf
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
actually more on Shadow
Hi all
Our next meeting is Thursday at 7pm (for 7:15 start) at the Quaker Centre. Last time we agreed to look further at the Shadow, and how we explore, transform, engage with it. We ended up talking a bit more about spirituality and some other issues, so this is really worth revisiting I think.
Questions to think about before hand would be:
- How have you found Shadow coming up unexpectedly, but in such a way that you recognised that it was Shadow?
- What do you think helped you get to the point where you were recognising Shadow arising?
- What practices would you recommend to work with someone else who wants help exploring Shadow issues?
- How would you teach someone a practice for exploring Shadow by themselves?
An exercise for the evening, that you might want to practice during the day if you get the chance to be with other people, is how you can be aware of your shadow arising and engage with that with the other people, without losing the thread of what else is going on, and without blame/etc. A few of us went to the Big Mind workshop on Saturday, and something along these lines was facilitated very well by Phil who was running it.
The Wikipedia article on Defence Mechanisms, and the different levels of these that they've been categorised into is worth a read.
In terms of the Integral Altitudes, Spiral Dynamic levels, etc different forms of shadow also come up for the different places we're at. There is some audio commentary by different people at the Integral Life site, related to chapter 6 of Integral Spirituality, which deals with the Shadow:
I also saw that there is an article at iEvolve on the Teal Shadow which is a nice one to read about, and another one on the 3-2-1 process.
Stephen (L.), do you have some nice diagrams in your Integral Diagram collection that have to do with Shadow that you can easily lay your hands on? (I recommend you have a look at the collection, if you haven't had the pleasure of browsing through it!)
See you Thursday,
Ralf
PS The Big Mind workshop on Saturday was excellent, and I look forward to sharing my experiences with you on that too if anyone's interested. R
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
more on shadow
Hi all
Our next meeting is Thursday at 7pm (for 7:15 start) at the Quaker Centre. Last time we agreed to look further at the Shadow, and how we explore, transform, engage with it.
Questions to think about before hand would be:
An exercise for the evening, that you might want to practice during the day if you get the chance to be with other people, is how you can be aware of your shadow arising and engage with that with the other people, without losing the thread of what else is going on, and without blame/etc. A few of us went to the Big Mind workshop on Saturday, and something along these lines was facilitated very well by Phil who was running it.
The Wikipedia article on Defence Mechanisms, and the different levels of these that they've been categorised into is worth a read.
In terms of the Integral Altitudes, Spiral Dynamic levels, etc different forms of shadow also come up for the different places we're at. There is some audio commentary by different people at the Integral Life site, related to chapter 6 of Integral Spirituality, which deals with the Shadow:
I also saw that there is an article at iEvolve on the Teal Shadow which is a nice one to read about, and another one on the 3-2-1 process.
Stephen (L.), do you have some nice diagrams in your Integral Diagram collection that have to do with Shadow that you can easily lay your hands on? (I recommend you have a look at the collection, if you haven't had the pleasure of browsing through it!)
See you Thursday,
Ralf
Our next meeting is Thursday at 7pm (for 7:15 start) at the Quaker Centre. Last time we agreed to look further at the Shadow, and how we explore, transform, engage with it.
Questions to think about before hand would be:
- How have you found Shadow coming up unexpectedly, but in such a way that you recognised that it was Shadow?
- What do you think helped you get to the point where you were recognising Shadow arising?
- What practices would you recommend to work with someone else who wants help exploring Shadow issues?
- How would you teach someone a practice for exploring Shadow by themselves?
An exercise for the evening, that you might want to practice during the day if you get the chance to be with other people, is how you can be aware of your shadow arising and engage with that with the other people, without losing the thread of what else is going on, and without blame/etc. A few of us went to the Big Mind workshop on Saturday, and something along these lines was facilitated very well by Phil who was running it.
The Wikipedia article on Defence Mechanisms, and the different levels of these that they've been categorised into is worth a read.
In terms of the Integral Altitudes, Spiral Dynamic levels, etc different forms of shadow also come up for the different places we're at. There is some audio commentary by different people at the Integral Life site, related to chapter 6 of Integral Spirituality, which deals with the Shadow:
I also saw that there is an article at iEvolve on the Teal Shadow which is a nice one to read about, and another one on the 3-2-1 process.
Stephen (L.), do you have some nice diagrams in your Integral Diagram collection that have to do with Shadow that you can easily lay your hands on? (I recommend you have a look at the collection, if you haven't had the pleasure of browsing through it!)
See you Thursday,
Ralf
Friday, May 1, 2009
May meeting
Hi all
A quick update and reminder of next week's meeting:
Thursday 7th May from 7pm
Quaker Meeting House
10 Hampson St
Kelvin Grove Q 4059
http://tinyurl.com/co5nfl
In other news...
== Spiral Dynamics
There is a level 1 Spiral Dynamics training course on at the Worldview Centre in a few weeks. See http://tinyurl.com/ca26y8 for more, small extract:
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SDi Level 1 training at The Worldview Centre, Maleny QLD, 12-14 May 2009
Early bird price $1999 incl GST, pay by 30 April ($2250 after 30 April)
This is a residential course; price includes all meals & 2 nights accommodation!
Accommodation is also available for the night of 11 May, if required.
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and information on the course is at http://tinyurl.com/db768q
== Big Mind
Even more exciting for me is that on the 27th of June there will be a Big Mind session in Brisbane by Australia's only authorised facilitator. See http://www.integralalchemy.com/ for information.
See you soon,
Ralf
A quick update and reminder of next week's meeting:
Thursday 7th May from 7pm
Quaker Meeting House
10 Hampson St
Kelvin Grove Q 4059
http://tinyurl.com/co5nfl
In other news...
== Spiral Dynamics
There is a level 1 Spiral Dynamics training course on at the Worldview Centre in a few weeks. See http://tinyurl.com/ca26y8 for more, small extract:
----------
SDi Level 1 training at The Worldview Centre, Maleny QLD, 12-14 May 2009
Early bird price $1999 incl GST, pay by 30 April ($2250 after 30 April)
This is a residential course; price includes all meals & 2 nights accommodation!
Accommodation is also available for the night of 11 May, if required.
----------
and information on the course is at http://tinyurl.com/db768q
== Big Mind
Even more exciting for me is that on the 27th of June there will be a Big Mind session in Brisbane by Australia's only authorised facilitator. See http://www.integralalchemy.com/ for information.
See you soon,
Ralf
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