INTEGRAL WORLD MAILING LIST http://www.integralworld.net Newsletter Nr. 578 Amsterdam, July 9th, 2015 BEYOND KEN WILBER'S INTEGRAL PSYCHOLOGY - L. RON GARDNER My “vision” of psychology (the study of the soul, or psyche) is an integral one, but it differs markedly from New Age thinker Ken Wilber's. Whereas Wilber, in his book Integral Psychology, attempts to integrate various schools of psychology into various matrices and an overarching hierarchical schema, my “integral” approach will be to consider the psyche (or soul) in the contexts of the three primary planes of existence—spiritual, physical, and psychical (or mental). Because I haven't devoted myself to formulating or constructing a comprehensive, in-depth “Integral Psychology” per se, my “vision” will not be totally clear or intricately organized. In fact, it would probably take my writing a book on the subject for me to fully develop it. Nonetheless, I believe my embryonic “vision” will provide positive direction and useful insights for anyone interested in the field of integral psychology. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/gardner1.html THE SPIRITUAL POLITICS OF JESUS - Versus the "Integral" Politics of Ken Wilber - L. RON GARDNER If Jesus were alive today, would he be political or apolitical? That's a good question, and no one knows for sure. Arguments can be made for either possibility. One could argue that he would be apolitical because his focus was not on this world, but on heaven. As Jesus himself put it: “My kingdom is not of this world.” And as the “Prince of Peace,” some of his actions seem to imply surrender to government authority. For example, when confronted with the question of whether it was lawful for Jews to pay taxes to Caesar, his response, “Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's” (Matthew 22:21), can be construed as an enjoinder to submit to secular law. But I'm going to argue that Jesus would be very political if he were alive today. In fact, the more I've contemplated the question of Jesus' politics, the more convinced I've become that he would be outspokenly political if he were spreading his Gospel now. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/gardner2.html