Integral Psychology: Consciousness, Spirit, Psychology, Therapy

311 Pages·2000·5.28 MB·English

by  Ken Wilbur

INTEGRAL PSYCHOLOGY
INTEGRAL
PSYCHOLOGY
ConscioSupsinreists,,
PsychoTlhoeBrY,a py
KeWni lber
SHAMBHALA
Bost&.o.Ln o ndon
2000
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Contents
Notteot hRee adAe rD:la iytgV hiew
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ParOtne
GROUNDT:H EF OUNDIAOTN I
The BLaesvieoclrW s a ves 5
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2.T heD evelopLmiennoetrSsa t lr eams 28
3.T he Self
4.T heS elf-RSetlraetaemds
ParTwto
57
PATHF:R OMP REMODETRONM ODERN
5.W haItsM odernity? 59
6.T oI ntegPrraetmeo daenrMdno dern 66
7.S omIem porMtoadnetPr ino neers 74
ParTth ree
87
FRUITIAONNI :N TEGLRM AODEL
8.T heA rcheoolfSo pgiyr it 89
9.S omIem porDteavnetl opSmternetaamls 115
10S.p iritSutaalgoierNts oy t:? 192
IsT herCeh ial dShpoiordli ittuya? 139
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1.2S ociocuElvtoulruatli on 134
13F.r oMmo derntioPt oys tmodernity 158
14T.h e1 --23o fC onscioSutsundeisess 147
1.5T hIen teEgmrbarla ce 188
Charts
Notes
Index
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A DAYLIGHTV IEW
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withtihhneu masno uls patin.rd i
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least seveBreaElw, h meirialtel l meonsnti am aelawtnahtyae sn imating
forces pioirrnti htbe o doyrm atervieahliSc olmee.t iinsm iex teenth­
centGuerrym apnsyy,c whasec oupwlietdlh o gowso-rodr s tudy-to
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Whoa ctufiarlsultsy e tdhw eo rpds ylcohgioyss tdielbla tseodms;ea y
Melanchstohmosena ,y Frseoimgseia uys ,G oclMeanribrugusB. u otf
by1 370i wta s buesieindng a mmooedrresn e nbsyWe o lifnfG ermany,
HartilneE yn glaBnodn,ni enFt r ance-yaeentvd e tnh epns ychology
stmielaln atst, hN ee wP irnceRteiovenow f1 88d8efi niet"d,t he science
oft hpes ycohrse o ul."
Io nce sttaakrnitonetgd e sah ifsotroo fpr syy choalnopdgh yi losophy
thaIwt a s plaonnwn riintgIih nagdd.e citdoe dd boe csaoiu nsl eo,o k­
ing moastot f t haev ailhaibsltoeof pr syy chotleoxgtyb oIwo akss ,
strubcyak s traanngcdeu rifoauctsth ,at th eyt oaltldhls e t orpys yo­f
chologyt-hpaesn ydc hei-ifaat brs u pctalmyie n tboe ianrgo u1n78d9
inl aab oriantt ohUreny i veorfsL ietiyph zeiagd,be yWd i lheWlumn dt,
whoi ndeweadst hfea tohefar c erttayiponefp sychoalnocghyoi rne d
introspaencsdtt irournca tluiSstmi.l tlh,pe s dyicdh ej uijstutsm iepnl tfo
existienn8 7c9?e
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vonH elmhoalntdpz a,r tictuhlceao rmlmya ndfiignugro efG ustav
FechAnseo rn.te e xtbboroeka thplueitst "s,Ol nty h meo rnionfOg c to­
be2r2 1,8 05-ainm pordtaatinentt h hei stoofpr syy clhoogy-Fechner
haadn i nsightth leta howaf tt h ceo nnecbteitownem einna dn db ody
cabne f ounidn sat ateomfeq nutat nitarteilvaebt eitownem eenn tal
sensaatnimdoa nt esrtiiamlu Fleucsh.n"le arwa',sis wt a ss ooknn own,
iss taatseS d K loIg( tmheen tsaeln savtairoainset shl eo garoift hm
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thmea tersitiamlsu )Al.nu other texitt isem xppolrat"iaInntnech ede:
earplayro tft hcee ntIumrmya,n Kuaenlht a pdr editchtapetsd y chology
counledv beerc oams ec iebneccea,iu wtso eu lbdei mpostsoie bxlpee ri­
mentamlelays uprsey cholporgoicceaBsles ceasou.fsF ee chnweorr'ks,
for fitrhsteti msec ienctoiusmltedsa sutrhmeei nbdy;t hmei d-nine­
teenctehn ttuhrmeye thoodfss c iewnecrbeee ianpgp ltiome edn tpahle ­
nomenWai.l heWlumn dwto ultda kteh eosrei giannadcl r eative
achieveamneodnr tgsa nainzidne t egtrhaeitmne t 'of oau nodfip nsgy'­
chology."
Evetreyx tbookt oas egertmeheeaGd tu stFaevc hwnaesr oofnt eh e
major breafikgtuhrirentos hu fego hu ndoifmn ogd eprsny choalnodg y,
texatf tteersx at ntgh e porfat ihmseae nws h ofi guroeudatw ayt oa pply
quatnitativee nmtteot a hsmeui rntedhm,ufi sn arlelnyd ering psychology
"scienEtvieWfinic l.h"e Wlumn dwta se mpha"tIiwtci :ln le vbeerf or­
gottehnea, n"n oun"ctehdFa,et c hwnaestr h fier sti nttor oedxuaccet
metohdsex,a pcrti ncoifmp elaessu reamneednx tp erimoebnstearlv ation
fotrh ien vestiogfpa styicophnhi ecn omaenndtah ,e rteobo yp etnh e
prospoefac p ts ycholsocgiieicnnatc lhe e, ssternoisfcte th w eo rTdh.e
chimeefro ifFt e chnmeert'hsio tsdh itsh:ai htta nso thtioan pgp rehend
frotmh vei cissoifpt huidleoss ospyhsitcMeaomlds e.pr sny chohlaosg y
indeaesds uamr eeda slcliye ncthiatfirecaar cn,md a yk eeapl oforfoa ml l
metaphycsoinctarlo. v"Te!hr isDsyr F.e cehrnI,p resumed, had saved
psychoflroogmy contabmysi onualt ioorn shpaihdra iptpr,ie l­ayn d
ductehdme i ntdom easureambplierd iocoadlat dhsu,s usihnte hrei ng
eroaft ruslcyi enptsiyficochg oyl.
Thaitas lIhl e aorfGd u stFaevc hnuenrts,ie lv eyreaallra st wehre,In
wasr ummaging tshtrofiorluelgw ehid tw hao dnerfoullpdlh yi losophy
bookasn,td h ere,s ohrcanktgihlewyra, sa b oowki tahs tritkiitnlge ­
Lfiea tfeDre ath-wriint1 t38e5na, n db yn onoet htehra Gnu stav
FechnIethr a.dt hmeo satr resotpienngli inng"e Msa:nl ivoenes a rth
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nootn cbeu,tt h rteiem tehsfie:r sstt aogfe lhiiifscse o ntisnlueatelhp e;
secosnlde,e apniwdna gk ibnytg u rtnhste;h ird, fwoarkeivnegr ."
Ands op rocetehdtiersde atiwsaek ifnoognr e"vIetnrh .fie r st stage
manl ivients h dea rakl,o innet ;hs ee cohneld i,v aesss ocwiiattyhee,dt
separfartoehmdi,f s e llowi-nam l eing,rh etf lefcrtotemhd e suorff ace
thinignts h;te h ihridls,i ifnet,e rwwoivt.eh..n u nivesrpsi.arl.ii t.as
highleirf e.
"Itnh fier sstt ahgiebs o ydd eveliotpsfser loifmt g se rwmo,r kionugt
orgafnotsrh e seicnto hned ;s setcaohgniedms i ndde veliotpsfser lofm
its gweorrmk,io nuogtr gafnotsrh teh iirntd h;te h itrhdde i vgienrem
develiotpswseh lifcl,hi h eisd dienen v ehruym amni nd.
"Thaec otfl eavtihnfiegr sstt afgoetr h see cownecd a Blilr tthhao;tf
leavtihnsege cofnotdrh teh iDreda,tO hu.rw ayf rotmh see cotnod the
thiirsnd o dta rktehrao nu wra yf rotmh fier stt htseoe coonnde: way
leaudss ftoosr ettehh weo roludt wartdholety h;te or ,is iten ew ardly."
Frobmo dtyom intdos pitrhiteth ,r setea goefts hg er owotfch o n­
sciousanniedits os sn ;la ysm ena nwdo men tdoti hseee pasreatlthfea t
theayw akteont heex pansiovfue nnievsesSr psiarTlih te.wr aes F ech­
nerr'espa hli losooflp ihmfyie n,sd o,u aln,cd o nscioaunswdnh eyds isd;
thtee xtbnooobtko st hteotr e ulstl h aTth?a tw'hseI nd eciIdw eadn ted
tow riath ei stoofpr syy chosliomgpbyle,yc a"uSsoem ebhoadgsyo t to
te"l l.
(eTltlh atthn eo tiooftn h uen conswcaismo audse pobpyu lvaorn
HartmaPnhni'ls osooftp hhUeyn conswchiiocwuhas s, published in
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editiino nytsee anar nsvd,o Hna rtmwaansn expSrcehsospienngh auer's
phiolpohswyh,i cShc hopenhhiamuseeerxl pfl isctiatthleeydd e reidv
mostlyE afsrtomemyr snt iBcuidsdmh,ai nstdmh Uep anisihnpa adrst ic­
ulaurn:d etrhi en dividual cloinaesc sco isomcuioscnn secsiso usness,
whicfhom ro spte opils"e u nconscbiuwothu isc,ch"a b ne a wakened
anfdu lrleya liaznedtdh ,im sa kicnogn scoifto huuesn conswcaiso us
mena nwdo meng'rse agtoeosTdth. a Ftr eduidr etcotoltkyh c eo ncept
oft hiedf roGme orGgr oddeTchekB 'oso okft hIetw ,h icwha sb ased
ont heex istoefan c coes mTiaoc oorr gaunniicv esrpsiaTrlhi at..t. .
welilit,as l onsgt oarlyl,w hoifpc ohw erfruelmliuyn sdt sh atthr eo ots
ofm odeprsny cholliioeng ys pitrriatduiaptlri eocnisbs,ee claytu hsee
psycihtesi espl lfu gignetsdop irsiotuuraIclne t shd.ee epreescte osfs es
thpes ycohnefie,n dnso itn stibnuSctpt isr,i tt-hsaetn du dpys yocfh ol­
ogoyu gihdte atlobl ety h set uodfya lolft habto,dt yom intdos oul,
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tof ulalwya ke.)
Fechdnieidrn demeadk eex traordinaryt oce omnptirriibcuatli ons
and measpusryacbhloheli oEsgel ym;es no tfP syocphhyisjsis uctsrl ey­
gardaestd h fier sgtr etaetxo tfp sychomaentidrt i cfsdu,el sleyra vlels
thaec colpasdyecsh olfoormg iWsutnosdn tw agradvi etS .t itlhwleh, o le
poionft Fecphsnyecrh'osp whaytssh isacptsi rit andi mnasetptae­r were
rabtlweos, i doefos n e grleiaattyn h,dri easat temtpomt esa sausrpee cts
oft hmei nwde rmee atnotp oionuttt h iinss epialrinatobyt, reduce spirit
or stoomu alt eroibeajclta sn,dc ertanionttlo dy e nsyp iarnidst o ul
altogwehtihcseher e,tm ohs avneo nethelietfssas it nebt heheea nn odfs
lessesn sirteisveea rchers.
Fechmnaeirn taaison neesd c,h osluamrm ariitz",et dht ahtwe h ole
univiesr ssep icrhiatcrutaaetlrh p,eih ne nomweonraollfdp hysbiecisn g
meretlheyex temrannaeilsf taotfti hosinps i rrietlauiaAtlty o.m asr e only
thsei mpelleesmte innat s sp irhiiteuraallr ecahdyi ntgoG oudEp.a ch
levoeftl h hiise rairncchlyau ldtelhs o lseev beelnse iatts,hot haGto d
contatihtneos t aolfsi ptiyr Ciotnss.c ioiusas nne esssse nfteiaatlu re of
altlh eaxti .s.tT.sh .ee v ideonfc esasor tuehl se y stecmoahteircae nndc e
confortmoli atewyx hibiintt hebede havoifo ro rganiFce cwhhnoelre s.
regartdheeead r 'tohum,ro thearss, u'ca hno rganic wbheosl"oe2u. led
Fechhniemrs eexlpfl atihna"etado s u bro dibeesl otnotg h ger eater
andh ighienrd ivbiodduoyaft l h eea rsthoo, u srp irbietlsot notg h e
greaatnehdri ghienrd ivsipdiuoraftil ht ee a rwthhi,cc ohm prailstleh se
spiorifet asr tchrleya tvuerreys ,am sut chehea rth-cboomdpyrt ihseeisr
bodiAetts h.se a mtei mteh eea rth-spiar imtea rsiess e monbfol tya ll
thsep iroiftt hsee a rtbhuat,h ighienrd,i vicdounaslcluiyno iuoosnf
themA.n"dt heea rtihr-istp-Fewcahsgn ievria np gr ecise outline of
Gaia-iss iipmtlpsyae roltfft hdei vinea-nspd"it rhiet ,d ivine-spirit is
oneo,m niscainetdnr tua llyl -conis.cheio.ol,ud sai,lnt lgh c eo nscious­
nesosft huen ivearntsdhe u cso mpriesaicinhng d ivciodnusacli ousness
..i.nah ighaenrtd h hei ghceosntn ection."3
Butth diose nsom te atnh oeb liteorfia ntdiiovlnii dotunya,li ytc so m­
pletainoidnn cluisnsi oomne tehvienlnga rg"eOru.r ionwdni viduality
andin depenwdheincachren e,a turbaulotlf ay r elacthiavtreea arcr,e
noitm paibruectdo nditbiyot nheiudsn i.o"An nds oi tc ontinues up
thnee stheide raorfic nhcyr eianscilnugs ivetnheeeas rsft:ah fr,"r Aosm
separoautbrio ndgi fersot mh uen ivecrosnen,ea cntds incorporates us
witthh uen ivesrots hese,p iorfit the ea rtfhar, fsreopma raotuirn g
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spirfirtotsmh dei visnpei froirtm,as hiignhedri vciodnunaelc otfi on
every earthtlhyse p sipritirhtuie nt oi fvw "eir4ts he .
Fechnaeprp'rso taopc shy chowlaostg hyua s tyopfie tn egarpa­l
proahcewh i:s hteoud s eem piraincsdac li enmteiafiscu renmoettno t ,
densyo ul anbdu ttso hp eilrepil tu,c idat"eTo r tehgeatmrh.de whole
materuinailv earsis new aradlliyav nedc onsciisot uots a kweh at
Fechcnaelrtl hededa yglhviti eTwor. e gairatds i nemratt tlearc,ki inn g
antye leolsoigginciafilic sta ont caekw,eh ahte c altlhenedgi htv iew.
Fechanredre natdlvyo ctahtdeea dy lviigehawtn hdo petdh atc oiutl d
bes uppoirntcdetudi vbeyml eya nosf phsiysc hopehxypseirciamle nts."5
Welli,at p petahratsth ne i gvhiteh wa ssi npcree vayielsBe?udt t,h ere
wasap eriroodu,g dhulryit nhtgei moefF ech(n8e10r1 1-88t7oW) i l­
liaJma me(8s1 4-219)1 0Jtaom eMsa rBka ldw(8i1n61 -3149)w,h en
thnee wleym ergsicnigeo nfpc sey chowlaossg tyio lns lp eaktienrgm s
witthh aen ciweinstd oofmt haeg es-wtihtpehe renpnhiiallo sophy,
witthh Ger eNaets otfB einwgi,tt hh Ied easlyissttea mnswd,i tthh e
simpflaeco tfcs o nscioausas lnmeoessvste p reyr skonno wtsh ecmo:n ­
sciouisrsne eatslhsi,e n waorbsde rvsienlgrf e atilhss,e o uilrs e al, how­
evemru cwhe midgehbta tthede etaainldts h;u tsh etsreu glrye at
foundpisnygc hsotlso-gewinth heriersa tlo rairteeos l d-hmauvcteho
teaucsha bouti natne vgireaawlv , i etwh at atttoie nmcplttushd ee
truothfbs od ym,i nsdo,u aln,sd p iarnindto ,t redutcome a ttehreima l
displdaiygsib,ti atelsm ,p irpircoacle osros bejse,c styisvt(eesa mi sm por­
tanats atlhlo msooefs c te rtaairneTl)hy.e psieo neemroidnepgrs ny ­
chologistst ob meba ontafhgu elsdlc yi entiffiucls lpayin rdi tual, and
thefyo unnodtt h sel igchotnetsrta doirdc itfifiocinun tl htagyte nerous
embrace.
Thiisasb ooakb ojuutss utc ahni ntepgsryaclohg oyWl.h ialtet empt­
intgoi ncltuhdbeee sotfm odesrcni enrteisfiecoa nrp cshy chocloong­y,
sciousannedts hse,r, ia tpa ylstoa kietsis n spirfartotimho aintn tegral
perioofpd s ychoolwongg ye'nse( smiasr bkyes du cahsF echJnaemr,e s,
anBda wlidna,l ong mwainotyth h ewrew si lslo omne etT)h.i s volume
begtahnad tai ynt hweo ndeorlfdu-lb sotookar netd,h seh ocrkeecdo g­
nittihoaFnte chnterrus'ets oh rayrd a relyt oblede,mn y sa unbds netq ue
historreisceaaTlrh cerh e.sw ualast vleornytg e xtbionto wkov olumes,
whicihn claud diessc uosfsa iroonut nwdoh undtrheedo rEiassattns d,
Westa,n ciaenndmt o dernw,o rakliilnn tg h,e oiwrn wtaoyw,a ar d
morien tevgireaawln; id ct o ntcahiansrsut msm arairzoiunongnd he u n­
dreodft hessyesm tse.F6ov ra rious readseocnitsdo pe uIdb lhiiatsv he
firsitna vecroyn denasneded d itfeodr mt-his pbroeoske-natl ong