welcome to

Integral Vision

Those of you who have been following this site for any period of time will know that I am a fan of Ken Wilber. This new book, subtitled, “a very short introduction to the revolutionary integral approach to life, god, the universe, and everything”, offers just what it says on the cover.

If you are intrigued by the concept of integral and have heard of Ken Wilber but haven’t yet jumped into the heady waters of his books, then this might be just the push that you need. It is a small format book of some 230 pages with big writing and lots of pictures and diagrams that often say far more than the text. The book introduces all of the elements of the AQAL Model – All Quadrants (the Interior and the Exterior of the Individual and the Social), All Levels (the concept of developmental change introduced primarily, though not exclusively, through the work of Clare Graves and Spiral Dynamics), All Lines (a summary of the work started by Howard Gardner), All States (of consciousness), and All Types (sticking primarily to masculine and feminine).

There is also a chapter on the difference between Religion and Spirituality and a practical one on how to develop your own Integral Life Practice. Although there is a lot here for everyone, those who have been following Ken’s work for a few years will not find anything new here as it is very clearly the introduction that lots of us have been asking for an easier way to introduce friends and colleagues to the Integral Model. Those wanting to explore where Ken is now need look no further than to grapple with “Integral Spirituality”.