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Looking at Environmental Consciousness through the Lenses of Morphic Fields and Systems Theory
Get PDFThis paper is an exploration of a space in which questions of self-determination and planetary crises can co-exist. It swims in uncomfortable seas of accepting that environmental consciousness is as innate as our existence, and at the same time not aligned to healthy ecosystems. In this paper, I will first explore environmental consciousness from an ecosystem perspective and present some self-organizing principles of our systems; then I will look into our perceptions, awareness, and sensing of them and finally propose an understanding of how the morphic fields in ecosystems and the creative flow of the life force co-exist in our environmental consciousness. The question driving this quest is why—if humans are co-creators of their system and there is an unfoldment of life—are we still destroying our ecosystems? Which enabling conditions are missing for our environmental consciousness to align with the vital impetus of life? I surmise that patterns, frequencies, and rhythms can support the alignment of our environmental consciousness with l’élan vital. The concluding section offers some concrete examples of programs, places, and novel ideas proposing different enabling environments
No Solace in Quantum: Indeterminacy and Collapse of the Wave Function Do Not Explain Consciousness
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Is Diversity Possible in an Integrative Psychology? Transpersonal as a Whole Person / All Person Approach
Get PDFCentaur Mind: A Glimpse into an Integrative Structure of Consciousness
Get PDFJean Gebser’s theory of consciousness suggests that we are experiencing a new era in the history of consciousness. Human consciousness moves like a pendulum. The current Integral Structure of Consciousness is not unprecedented, yet we are experiencing it in a multi-layered, deeper, and vaster way. Centaurs are imaginal creatures that first appeared within the Mythical Structure of Consciousness, making a bridge between the unity of the Magical and the duality of Mental structures. In this paper, I view the centaurs through the lenses of mythology and archetypal depth psychology and discuss the critical role of this mythic figure in the integration between the civil and the primitive aspects of human consciousness. Centaurs have always been about integration with our animalistic side, but are they bringing a specifically necessary gift to our time of integral consciousness? Are centaurs returning to human consciousness? If so, should we and can we create a more integrated centaur myth
An Exploration of Linguistic Relativity Theory for Consideration of Terence McKenna’s “Stoned Ape Theory” on the Origins of Consciousness and Language: Implications for Language Pedagogy
Get PDFThe “linguistic turn” from the early 20th century created a shift in the ontological underpinnings of various disciplines within the social sciences. Several key figures asserted that much of what we think of as reality is constructed based on a system of social institution that we call language. Language shifted to becoming a fundamental aspect of the ontological realities within a given discipline in the social sciences. Most significant to my understanding of the relationship between language, its origins, and the emergence of higher forms of human consciousness is Terence McKenna’s Stoned Ape Theory. In this article, an exploration of McKenna’s theory will be addressed as it relates to the emergence of human language and consciousness while including a brief introduction to linguistic relativity in order to demonstrate how many great thinkers and scholars reasoned that language has indeed shaped our worldview. Finally, a reflection on the implications of McKenna’s theory for research in language pedagogy will be given as it relates to the current state of my research inquiry. Furthermore, it is my contention that McKenna’s theory be deemed worthy of in-depth consideration within the field of Consciousness Studies as it seems to offer a valuable lens to the current discourse on consciousness
