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Newsletter Nr. 193
Amsterdam, May 6, 2007

WILBER WATCH BLOG: "Integral Idols"
http://wilberwatch.blogspot.com/

Hugh Martin, author of an essay on "Wilber's Famous Tables", sent me a second essay, a 
further exploration of the dimension of human growth:

THE HUMAN GROWTH CONTINUUM : THE EIGHT DIMENSIONS OF PERSONAL GROWTH - Hugh & Kaye Martin

The world is made up of two kinds of people – the few who grow, and the many who don’t.  
Those who grow are called Cultural Creatives[1] -- or self-actualizers, or Translucents, 
or enlightened beings.  Those who don’t are called Droids, or Zombies, or Stepford Wives, 
or Couch Potatoes, or flatlanders, or meatheads (at least by the Creatives!).  The Cultural 
Creatives seek various forms of growth -- enlightenment, enlivenment, maturity, individuality, 
fulfillment, out-of-the-box thinking, the cutting edge, or realizing their human potential.  
The Droids generally seek stasis – in the form of comfort, security, stability, conformity, 
herd mentality, status quo, and fitting into the most convenient niche.  The Creatives 
often see life as a journey or a quest.  The Droids rarely contemplate life at all.[2]

Cultural Creatives are often involved in radical politics (at both ends of the spectrum), 
environmental issues, the human potential movement, Eastern religions, the arts.  They need 
not be in the vanguard.  They need not be of a particular political or religious persuasion.  
But they are all involved in, committed to, and passionate about personal growth, radical 
self-expression, spiritual evolution, transformation of consciousness, and other forms of 
improvement and enlightenment.  

Why is growth important?  What difference does it make?  Why make the effort? – especially 
since it seems so much easier to just stay the same.  Growth offers several significant benefits

Read more:
http://www.integralworld.net/martin02.html

See Martin's earlier essay:
ARRAYS OF LIGHT: WILBER'S TABLES OF CORRESPONDENCE http://www.integralworld.net/martin.html

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