It’s come to my attention that an announcement from Ken Wilber on the Marc Gafni controversy is COMING SOON, but its exact timing is unclear. It could be just a matter of days, but I’m not certain. Marc Gafni’s latest blogosphere attackers have been calling for him to speak (Bill Harryman, in fact, has insisted [...]

This is just a note to say I’m continuing to spend hours talking to people and reading through stacks of material on the controversy related to Marc Gafni in the blogosphere. It’s a time consuming process which I’m juggling with all my other affairs, and I’ll post when I can. Although my focus is trying [...]

I can’t imagine a secular Western government today saying, “We have the right to appoint the time and place of the next pope” not to mention, “We have the right to dictate when the Second Coming of Jesus Christ will happen and who it will be.” Therefore I have to stretch out of my non-Chinese [...]

Earlier this year, while writing a lengthy poem, I was doing research into the Salem Witch Trials and the Middle Ages, especially the wars between Christians and Muslims, and it hit me more clearly than ever before: most of the supposed “evils” of religion are actually the fault of well-intentioned people who thought they knew [...]

As an expression of my desire to build bridges between an often insular Integral community and mainstream discourse, I’ve contributed nearly a dozen articles to the OpEdNews.com progressive website over the past three years. If you want to express your support for this effort to bring Integral perspectives into wider circulation, visit my author page and become [...]

I love to see bloggers go through their process of internal growth very publicly, showing their vulnerability and modelling for the world the sort of humility it takes to create lasting and meaningful change. On “Beyond Critique,” blogger Duff McDuffee describes his own development over the past two years: What has happened in the past [...]

The pundits say President Barack Obama’s political brand is that of a “post-partisan uniter,” in the mold of George W. Bush’s compassionate conservativism and Bill Clinton’s triangulation. Broadly speaking, I think that’s right. I just call Obama’s political brand “integral.” Broadly speaking, that is. I don’t think anyone really knows the political philosophers who have [...]

I know people on the Integral blogs have been chatting a lot about sexual abuse allegations, and I’ve been watching the flow of discourse and contemplating when and how to best wade into the discussion. But I’d rather talk about a movie just now. Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion is the most compelling and intelligent film I’ve [...]

A new Seattle startup is designed to bring fresh, healthy foods to an urban neighborhood where the nearest grocery store is 45 minutes away. Stockbox might think they are bringing food, but they are also bringing consciousness. Stockbox is one of the latest efforts by entrepreneurs to provide a for-profit and socially conscious response to [...]

I’ve taken a few weeks off from blogging this month in order to focus on other areas of my life. At the same time, I’ve been reflecting on how to best integrate blogging with my work in career services and the full gamut of my creativity. Now, thanks to soap, I’m returning with greater clarity [...]