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 …
The Intersubjective Mystery
Higher consciousness becomes especially real to us when we experience it in relation to another person. Whereas we ordinarily experience each other in terms of our limitations, neuroses, and other "stuff," when we spontaneously witness the mystery of each other's existence, it …
Integral Ethics (full length)
Ethics is an essential dimension of Integral practice—and for many good reasons. We act ethically in order to live in a society where everyone is encouraged to obey some important common rules. Ethics is an expression of enlightened self-interest—we act ethically in order to …