A summary of Friedrich Glasl's 9-stage conflict escalation model
Glasl's conflict escalation model: overview table
New: An adaptation of Glasl's conflict escalation model
Review of Glasl's book "Konfliktmanagement"
Elements of conflict consciousness (table)
Love and
unconditional communication
Some comments on the difference between unconditional
listening and free exchange of love. (Transpsych list, May 1996)
The mythic-rational
mind
The mental-egoic
mind
The existential
mind
A series of descriptions of three structures of consciousness.
(Transpsych list, May 1996)
On Kegan's Subject-Object
interview
A brief presentation of Robert Kegan's Subject-Object
interview, an instrument for assessing stage of consciousness. (Wilberlist,
March 1997)
On the human condition
by Cesare Pella
Summaries of two worthwhile posts by Cesare Pella, on
the human condition. (Wilberlist, November 1997)
Catching the ego
1
Catching the ego
2
Catching the ego
3
Catching the ego
4
Catching the ego
5
Catching the ego
6
A series of six posts on how conflicts can be used as
instruments to spot how one's own ego functions. These posts were subsequently
worked into the revised "Conflicts
as yoga". (Wilberlist, April/May 1998)
A dialogue
This is an example of a frustrated and angry Thomas,
trying to get a point across by talking to himself. UL and LL are wilberese
acronyms, and refers to the Upper Left quadrant (the interior/subjective
individual dimension) and to the Lower Left quadrant (the interior/subjective
cultural dimension). (Wilberlist, June 1997)
Self-sense and
cognitive skills
Some questions about the relationship between transcendence
of the separate-self sense and cognitive development. (Wilberlist, May/June
1998)
On the Centauric
self
A brief summary of some of the main characteristics of
the "Centaur."(Wilberlist, September 1998)
On communication
A brief post about the different levels of meaning in
our communication. (Wilberlist, December 1998)
Mythic-rational
logic
Another post on the meaning of mythic-rational consciousness.
(Wilberlist, January 1999)
Ego-transcendence
and cognitive development
A first try to formulate my thoughts on the relationship
between ego-transcendence and cognitive development. Slightly edited to
exclude personal information. (Letter to Don Salmon, January 1999)
Ego-transcendence
and cognitive development, another version
(Wilberlist, January 1999)
Ego-transcendence
and cognitive development, cont.
(Wilberlist, January 1999)
A science of
the transcendental?
This post summarizes John Heron's critique of Ken Wilber's
argument on the similarities between spiritual inquiry in Zen Buddhism
and the Western scientific method. See also the subsequent dialogue with
Joe Voros below. (Wilberlist, January 1999)
Dialogue with Joe Voros
on scientific method and spirituality
Posted with Joe's permission. (Wilberlist, January 1999)
Noosphere and
theosphere
Yet more musings about the relationship of cognitive
development and transcendence. (Wilberlist, January 1999)
What is vision-logic?
A quite long post discussing three different aspects
of vision-logic, and how these aspects may not always develop together.
Draws on Ken Wilber, Kaisa Puhakka, Michael Commons & Francis Richards.
(Wilberlist, January, 1999)
Comment (sort
of) by Ken Wilber
This is an excerpt from a new book by Ken Wilber, which
he sent as a comment to the post above on vision-logic. My
comment to his comment. (Only posted here, March, 1999)
Politics
A comment on the ongoing consciousness shift in the political
sphere. (Wilberlist, April, 1999)
The relationship
between self-transcendence and cognitive development - A sketch
I continue to try to formulate some more coherent frame
for understanding the relationship between spiritual and cognitive development.
Here is a further sketch, in the form of a table and some explanatory notes.
(Only posted here, April 1999)
The Modern Maccabbees in Seattle
This is a comment on an article by Michael Lerner, rabbi
and author of "Politics and Meaning," on the meaning of the WTO controversy.
I argue that Lerner reinforces adversarial attitudes by framing the protests
at the WTO Seattle meeting in mythic terms, and make som proposals on how
to do politics. (Politics-of-meaning list, December 1999)
Comments on Greg Wilpert's
"Dimensions of Integral Politics"
This text is a comment on a brief essay
by Wilpert on Frank Visser's Ken Wilber website. Wilpert discusses
how Ken Wilber's framework can be applied in contemporary politics. My
comment is also posted at Visser's website.