Integral Theory 101 - Refresher on AQAL using Money & Economy
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Hey Integralistas -
We have a number of new folks who don't know much about Integral Theory and a number of old folks (myself included) who can use a refresher on the topic. The name of the "model" is AQAL (short for All Quadrants, All Levels, All Lines, All States, All Types).
I'll bring along our spiral dynamics and four quadrants charts to lead a conversation through Ken Wilber's Integral Operating System. We'll introduce the 5 core elements to Integral Theory and use our recent conversations on the economy and the nature of money to illustrate how Integral Theory deals with these sorts of problem spaces.
My goal is to introduce the 5 elements using one of our on-going threads in our Integral Philly Community - namely the topic of money - and issues of wealth, economy and social justice. I hope to help translate some of the heady Integral terms into common language while having fun with our own understanding of money.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT INTEGRAL IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING - PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW OR CONTACT ME. I'll do my best to cover it.
If you want to scan over the 24 page "Introduction to Integral Theory", you'll be that much more prepared. It was written by the brilliant teacher who ran the JFKU Integral program, Sean Esbjorn-Hargens. You can download the paper here:
http://files.meetup.com/331085/Intro%20to%20Integral%20Theory%20Sean.pdf
I'll also try to organize some follow-up resources you can pursue to deepen your understanding of this material. Please RSVP if you can attend. I hope you can make it!
We'll collect donations to sustain the group and our hosting organizations, but no one will be turned away for financial reasons.
With gratitude to all of you and to Meetup for making this possible!
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