What Jordan Peterson (and His Fans and Foes) Can Learn from Integral Theory – PART 1
Mar 23, 2018
Public intellectuals don’t get any hotter than Jordan Peterson. Virtually unknown 18 months ago, he has today amassed over a million subscribers to his YouTube channels and countless millions of views. His new book “12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos” is an...
Can Globalists Be Nationalists? An interview with Steve McIntosh…
Mar 20, 2017
In this podcast I ask Integral philosopher Steve McIntosh a question on the mind of many integral practitioners: how do we relate to the nationalist passions that are arising in many developed countries around the globe?
Nationalism is often expressed as “love it or leave it” nativism, or in the case of the election of Donald Trump as a promise to take America back to an era of perceived past greatness.
On the other hand many Green-stage postmodernists reject patriotism entirely. As Steve says, “it is like nails on a chalkboard for people of postmodern consciousness to contemplate the good that America has done in its history.”
Integral Liftoff – Listeners Share the View from Second Tier
Apr 5, 2018
The Integral stage of human development reveals a thrilling new view of reality. It starts at the Teal altitude where we are able to see and map the movement of evolution in history and in our own lives. We develop the ability to hold paradox and appreciate the beauty...
The War Among Progressives
Apr 11, 2018
Today Jeff and Corey take a close look at an fascinating new article by Valerie Tarico, published on Alternet with the title “Here’s Why Some Progressives Are Tearing Each Other Apart”. In the article Tarico argues that today’s political left is largely split into two...
A spiritual vision with evolution at its core:
Jan 26, 2018
Imagine a world that is lit up with the loving intelligence of the Divine. Where spiritual practitioners realize their identity as evolving beings in an evolving kosmos, a kosmos that is teeming with life including all sorts of of celestial beings, angels, seraphim,...
Growing Beyond Green
Jan 10, 2018
A conversation with Doshin Michael Nelson, founder of Integral Zen. The upside of the Green postmodern stage of development is astonishing. After countless centuries of brutality, culminating in the horrors of World War II, this new leading edge of consciousness...
The #MeToo Reckoning
Jan 18, 2018
Today Jeff welcomes his friend Diane Musho Hamilton to discuss the latest turnings in the #MeToo movement and the cultural education we’re all receiving regarding sex and power. Diane and Jeff look at the upside of the movement, as well as its inevitable overreach....
Pre-Truth, Post-Truth and Beyond
Feb 2, 2017
Inaugurated with bogus crowd claims and tales of voter fraud, the post-truth presidency of Donald Trump is upon us. Trump lives in a Red "warrior" worldspace alive with apparitions, rumors, conspiracies, and above all, scheming enemies. Placed in the context of...
The Evolution of Humanity – and Each Human – in One Chart
Jan 1, 2018
A key tenant of integral theory is that human consciousness evolves through observable stages of development. This chart lays out the basic sequence, using Ken Wilber’s brilliant AQAL model. It applies to both collective human development (culture) and to each...
Donald Trump Has A Very Small Amygdala
Oct 2, 2017
In this episode I attempt once again to plumb the shallows of Donald Trump’s mind.
I was spurred by an article in The Atlantic magazine about children who have been diagnosed with “callous and unempathetic traits.” In many ways Trump fits the profile of these children, who to a surprising degree do not respond to disapproval or punishments, but do respond to praise and rewards. The article reports on interesting new treatments that are helping these kids grow into better adults.
Unfortunately, at age 71 Trump may be a lost cause. In the last part of the podcast I look at some of the ramifications of his psychological profile, specifically as it relates to North Korea.
