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This Matter Of Maps
David Jon
(For pretext look here .... and then here ....) Have you heard that the 'map is not the territory ,' that the 'menu is not the meal ?' The finger pointing to the moon is... More »
A Map For The Lost Among Us?
David Jon
(continued from here ....) Are our lives torn apart? Are they in need of some remedial form of relatedness; such as where we connect body to mind and mind to soul and soul to spirit? Has life---er,... More »
We Have Integral Cognition People
David Jon
I am going to take a bit of a turn here and refrain from speaking about the family and child-rearing issues I have in the previous few entries collected here on this blog. I want to... More »
2,500 Years Of Spirituality For The Self-Obsessed
David Jon
Is it the once-upon-a-time emphasis on avoding sexuality--as if that were indicative of a greater spiritual truth? Is it the dismissal of the householder as vital, and the glorification of the mystic, the prophet, the... More »
Is It Independence Day... Or IN Dependence Day?
David Jon
Why do we look outside of ourselves for meaning, for purpose, for signifigance... for guidance even? Are we that empty? Are we that devoid of a sense of direction? Are we that crippled after 10,000... More »
Polylogic: Bringing An End To The Monological Rule Of Law
David Jon
Someone writes a book, that book becomes 'gospel.' That 'gospel' becomes catechism, dogma, doctrine. That dogma and doctrine ends up being handed down through generations. That's the Monological Rule Of Law: One way; One Truth;... More »
Group Dynamics & The Organizational Shaman
David Jon
Let me ask you a question: Do you think that the 'principles' of a group--or a collective, if you prefer that term--somehow alter the intrinsic dynamics that seem to coalesce and form in any and... More »
Looking To Your Shadow For The Source (Of Light)
David Jon
The feeling is still with me this morning. I have to go a little--or a lot!--further into this whole 'positive projection' business. One of the reasons is because the consensus seems to be that the... More »
The Kosmic Weight Of Carrying Way Too Many Projections
David Jon
It's not just Ken Wilber. The same could be said to apply to each and everyone of us to greater and lesser degrees. We carry projections around, like so many crosses we are burdened to... More »
Staring Down The Integral Rabbit-hole Part Deux
David Jon
Criticism is part of life. From early age we are receiving a constant stream of 'feedback' from the world on our actions, our attitudes, our creations, our movements, speech, words, gestures. The list goes... More »
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December 2007