The Eye of Spirit : An Integral Vision for a World Gone Slightly Mad

In this groundbreaking book, Ken Wilber uses his widely acknowledged "spectrum of consciousness" model to completely rewrite our approach to such important fields as psychology, spirituality, anthropology, cultural studies, art and literary theory, ecology, feminism, and planetary transformation. What would each of those fields look like if we wholeheartedly accepted the existence of not just body and mind but also soul and spirit? In a stunning display of integrative embrace, Wilber weaves these various fragments together into a coherent and compelling vision for the modern and postmodern world. "This intellectually demanding yet engagingly written collection of essays explores a number of timely and important issues, such as the relationship between psychological and spiritual growth and the political implications of where we locate Spirit (God? Gaia?). Along the way, the author revisits his earlier books, revealing how his thought has developed and, in the process, introducing his central ideas to the first time reader."—Keith Thompson, San Francisco Chronicle Ken Wilber is the author of over twenty books. He is the founder of Integral Institute, a think-tank for studying integral theory and practice, with outreach through local and online communities such as Integral Education Network, Integral Training, and Integral Spiritual Center.

in This Groundbreaking Book, Ken Wilber Uses His Widely Acknowledged Spectrum Of Consciousness Model To Completely Rewrite Our Approach To Such Important Fields As Psychology, Spirituality, Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Art And Literary Theory, Ecology, Feminism, And Planetary Transformation. What Would Each Of Those Fields Look Like If We Wholeheartedly Accepted The Existence Of Not Just Body And Mind But Also Soul And Spirit?

in A Stunning Display Of Integrative Embrace, Wilber Weaves These Various Fragments Together Into A Coherent And Compelling Vision For The Modern And Postmodern World.

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wilber (sex, Ecology, Spirituality, Shambhala, 1995) Takes On A Tremendous Task: Attempting To Derive From The Tenets Of The World's Wisdom Traditions, Both Religious And Nonreligious, And From Many Academic Fields One Unifying Vision Of The Modern And Postmodern World. He Calls His Approach The Spectrum Of Consciousness, I.e., Reducing Aphorisms From Various Sources Until They Agree With Each Other, And Using These As Building Blocks For His Conclusions. Unfortunately, The Long And Difficult Road Wilber Takes Us Along Leads To No Grand Religious Or Philosophical Epiphany. The Conclusions Are A Wash Of Poetic Statements About An Ever-present Awareness Or A Pure And Simple Witness, Beliefs That Are Popular With New Age Philosophies That Require Little Of The Deep Discussions That Preceded. Of Interest Mainly To Theology Students.-glenn Masuchika, Chaminade Univ. Lib., Honolulu

One of the most influential American philosophers of our time presents his vision for a fully integrated world—a world that includes body, mind, soul, and spirit In this groundbreaking book, Ken Wilber uses his widely acknowledged “spectrum of consciousness” model to completely rewrite our approach to such important fields as psychology, spirituality, anthropology, cultural studies, art and literary theory, ecology, feminism, and planetary transformation. What would each of those fields look like if we wholeheartedly accepted the existence of not just body and mind but also soul and spirit?In a stunning display of integrative embrace, Wilber weaves these various fragments together into a coherent and compelling vision for the modern and postmodern world. One of the most influential American philosophers of our time presents his vision for a fully integrated worlda world that includes body, mind, soul, and spirit In this groundbreaking book, Ken Wilber uses his widely acknowledged spectrum of consciousness model to completely rewrite our approach to such important fields as psychology, spirituality, anthropology, cultural studies, art and literary theory, ecology, feminism, and planetary transformation. What would each of those fields look like if we wholeheartedly accepted the existence of not just body and mind but also soul and spirit? In a stunning display of integrative embrace, Wilber weaves these various fragments together into a coherent and compelling vision for the modern and postmodern world. What would a truly integral culture look like, a culture that included body, mind, soul, and spirit? In this new and groundbreaking book, Ken Wilber uses his widely acknowledged "spectrum of consciousness" model to completely rewrite our approach to such important fields as psychology, spirituality, anthropology, cultural studies, art and literary theory, ecology, feminism, and planetary transformation. What would each of those fields look like if we wholeheartedly accepted the existence of not just body and mind but also soul and spirit? Wilber weaves these various fragments together into a coherent and compelling vision for the modern and postmodern world Ken Wilber's widely acknowledged "spectrum of consciousness" model is used as a broad framework capable of integrating numerous different and important fields, from art and literary theory to cultural studies, from anthropology to philosophy, from developmental psychology to spirituality. But Wilber does not simply add these fields together in a loose eclecticism. Rather, using the spectrum approach, he shows exactly how the essentials of these various fields can be brought together in a coherent, comprehensive, and compelling fashion, thus providing a genuinely "integrative vision" for the modern and postmodern world.