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Integral Politics Also published at Integralworld.net See also my follow-up essay – Panarchy: The Integral Social Matrix Twelve years into the new millennium we bear witness to the ever more violent death throes of the current political and economic order. What will rise from the ashes will be the defining question of our time and will determine whether humanity will suffer through another century of war, death, destruction, and tyranny; or if the people will find it in themselves to transcend this emerging “New World Order,” to overcome it and institute something else in it’s place. Something that honors the inherent rights of all men and women to live their lives in peace and freedom, and to reach their fullest potential.

Judea Pearl Judea Pearl (born 1936) is an Israeli-born American computer scientist and philosopher, best known for championing the probabilistic approach to artificial intelligence and the development of Bayesian networks (see the article on belief propagation). He is also credited for developing a theory of causal and counterfactual inference based on structural models (see article on causality). He is the 2011 winner of the ACM Turing Award, the highest distinction in computer science, "for fundamental contributions to artificial intelligence through the development of a calculus for probabilistic and causal reasoning".[1][2][3][4] Judea Pearl is the father of journalist Daniel Pearl, who was kidnapped and murdered by militants in Pakistan connected with Al-Qaeda and the International Islamic Front in 2002 for his American and Jewish heritage.[5][6]

Holon (philosophy) A holon (Greek: ὅλον, holon neuter form of ὅλος, holos "whole") is something that is simultaneously a whole and a part. The word was coined by Arthur Koestler in his book The Ghost in the Machine (1967, p. 48). Koestler was compelled by two observations in proposing the notion of the holon. The first observation was influenced by Nobel Prize winner Herbert A. VISION SANS TETE ET MOUVEMENT INTEGRAL : OU SITUER LA VISION SANS TETE DANS L'EVOLUTION DES MENTALITES ? EPISODE 1. "Open to the source thoughtfully captures Harding's methodes and philosophy, which he named the "headless Way" after his initial life-altering insight. It also showcases his flair for creative wordsmithery as, page after page, he marvels at the depths of that consciousness beyond time and space with unusual warmth, novelty and precision. Yet the spiritual shine that glimmers through Harding's meditation starts losing some its luster as he applies it to the complex questions and challenges of life in the world of time and space. For example : "It is unnecessary...,"he writes,"to worry about what to say or do, or think or feel : the fitting expression of First Personhood occurs as a matter of course, spontaneously....

An All-Inclusive Framework for the 21st Century "The word integral means comprehensive, inclusive, non-marginalizing, embracing. Integral approaches to any field attempt to be exactly that: to include as many perspectives, styles, and methodologies as possible within a coherent view of the topic. In a certain sense, integral approaches are “meta-paradigms,” or ways to draw together an already existing number of separate paradigms into an interrelated network of approaches that are mutually enriching."1 – Ken Wilber The world has never been so complex as it is right now—it is mind boggling and at times emotionally overwhelming. Integral Coaching: A Closer Look Written by Corey W. deVos Sitting at the very core of the Integral Vision lies a startlingly simple realization: adult development is possible. Sure, the actual nature and mechanics of development are somewhat complex—so complex that Ken Wilber has devoted dozens of books and hundreds of hours of discussion over the past several decades to this topic, resulting in the most comprehensive and inclusive map of human growth and potential ever devised. And though this map truly represents a "simplicity on the other side of complexity", it can be somewhat daunting for people unfamiliar with the intricacies and nuances of the integral approach, and may remain frustrating for those of us who don't quite understand how to apply this map to the territory of our everyday lives in a meaningful way.

Ken Wilber Kenneth Earl "Ken" Wilber II (born January 31, 1949, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American writer and public speaker. He has written and lectured about mysticism, philosophy, ecology, and developmental psychology. His work formulates what he calls Integral Theory.[1] In 1998 he founded the Integral Institute.[2] Biography[edit] Wilber was born in 1949 in Oklahoma City. In 1967 he enrolled as a pre-med student at Duke University.[3] He became inspired, like many of his generation, by Eastern literature, particularly the Tao Te Ching.

Spiral Dynamics Two ways to look at your emotional identity are from the individual perspective—your personal values, and from the collective perspective—your cultural and societal values. Values help define your identity through what you feel. Core personal values are the things you can’t live without.