I have been part of a discussion group on Spiral Dynamics Integral for a while. In July, a sub group held an event exploring collective consciousness -- what it is and how it is experienced -- in Open Space. That half-day first taste has led them to want to go deeper, and it looks like that will be on October 15th in Toronto -- with others who want to come. I have been reading Ken Wilber's latest piece, "What is Integral Spirituality?", June 2005. It can be found at http://www.integralspiritualcenter.org/Integral%20Spirituality.pdf He moves quickly through his integral world view to applying it to spiritual approaches. One early line really caught my attention: "Consciousness is not anything itself, just the degree of openness or emptiness, the clearing in which the phenomena of the various lines (of development) appear (but it is not the phenomena - it is the space in which phenomena arise)" When Peggy's friend tried to discount OST, I agree he was missing the boat (or the space). I do think OST using purple (tribal) and green (circle) technology for the meeting itself. But the "space" it creates enables individuals and collectives to expand their "now" (as Harrison says). It is best prepared for and done by someone who does see the value of the whole continuum of development and can intentionally open a space that creates the possibility that new phenomena and perspectives can arise for the individuals and the collectives there for the experience. (That happened in Halifax.) Larry Larry Peterson Associates in Transformation Toronto, ON, Canada 416.653.4829 [email protected] www.spiritedorg.com
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