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AQAL Glossary Matt Rentschler AQAL , Fall 2006, Vol. 1, No. 3 ©2004 INTEGRAL INSTITUTE AQAL Glossary Matt Rentschler Note To The Reader : The following is a glossary of some of the most frequently used terms in Integral Theory. Given the extensiveness of Integral Theory, each definition is one of several other valid definitions. These are representative, not exhaustive. Also, it should be noted that while Ken Wilber has reviewed the following document and made many suggestions of improvement, this is not to be seen as a Ken Wilber-written glossary. In spite of the possible limitations of such a glossary, the AQAL Journal Review Team felt it was worthwhile to compile this document as a means of providing more clarity for the growing list of key terms used in Integral discussions. I want to thank the Review Team for their guidance in completing what we feel will be a helpful resource for the Integral community. Agape One of the four main drives of an individual holon, along with Eros, agency, and communion. The vertical drive of the higher to embrace, enfold, or “love” the lower; self- immanence. Also refers to the involutionary force that pulls evolution from above. Its complementary opposite is Eros. Its pathological expression is Thanatos. agency One of the four main drives of an individual holon, along with communion, Eros, and Agape. The horizontal drive for self-preservation, autonomy, and wholeness. The drive to be a whole and not a part. Its complementary opposite is communion. Its pathological expression is alienation, repression, rigid autonomy, and hyperagency. AQAL Glossary Fall 2006, Vol. 1, No. 3 1 altered states Also known as “nonordinary” states of consciousness. There are at least two major types of altered states: exogenous or “externally created” (e.g., drug induced, or near-death experiences) and endogenous or “self-created” (including trained states such as meditative states). altitude A general degree of development (i.e., degree of consciousness or degree of complexity), applicable to any given line. anterior self One of the three major aspects of the overall self, along with the proximate and distal self. The anterior self is a person’s sense of the Witness, the pure Self, or “I-I,” shining through the proximate self at whatever stage of self-development. See I-I. AQAL Pronounced “ah-qwul.” Short for “all-quadrants, all-levels,” which itself is short for “all- quadrants, all-levels, all-lines, all-states, and all-types.” Developed by philosopher and author, Ken Wilber, AQAL appears to be the most comprehensive approach to reality to date. It is a supertheory or metatheory that attempts to explain how the most time-tested methodologies, and the experiences those methodologies bring forth, fit together in a coherent fashion. AQAL theory’s pragmatic correlate is a series of social practices called Integral Methodological Pluralism (IMP). The personal application of AQAL is called Integral Life Practice (ILP). “AQAL” is often used interchangeably with Integral Theory, the Integral approach, the Integral map, the Integral model, and Integral Operating System (IOS). AQAL Glossary Fall 2006, Vol. 1, No. 3 2 AQAL matrix The configuration of all quadrants, levels, lines, states, and types at any given time in any given occasion. artifact Any product made by an individual or social holon. A bird's nest, an anthill, an automobile, a house, a piece of clothing, an airplane, the internet—these are all artifacts. An artifact's defining pattern does not come from itself, but rather is imposed or imprinted on it by an individual or social holon. autopoiesis Proposed by biologist Humberto Maturana and cognitive scientist Francisco Varela, autopoiesis refers to the “self-production” or “self-making” of an organism. In Integral Theory, it is derived by looking at the biological phenomenology of an organism. A first- person approach to a third-person singular reality. The inside view of the exterior of an individual (i.e., the inside view of a holon in the Upper-Right quadrant). Exemplary of a zone-#5 methodology in Integral Methodological Pluralism, along with other approaches like cognitive science, etc. Basic Moral Intuition (BMI) A person’s intuition to protect and promote the greatest depth for the greatest span. Also summarized as the depth of “I,” extended to the span of “We,” embodied in an “It” objective state of affairs. AQAL Glossary Fall 2006, Vol. 1, No. 3 3 basic structures of consciousness 1. “Empty” levels of consciousness used as a general measure of vertical development. A measure of the degree or “altitude” of awareness in any particular stream. These altitudes are often described using the colors of the natural rainbow: Infrared, Magenta, Red, Amber, Orange, Green, Teal, Turquoise, Indigo, Violet, Ultraviolet, and Clear Light. 2. Enduring structures that are actually laid down along these markers of altitude and thus are roughly synonymous with basic levels of consciousness. These are the rungs in any developmental ladder. Cognitive development, for instance, is often used since it is necessary but not sufficient for development in other lines. boomeritis A dysfunction whose name originates from its first and most famous victim: the Boomer generation (those born roughly between 1940-1960). The pathological combination of Green and Red altitude in any of the self-related lines of development. Also known as the “Mean Green Meme” (MGM) when used in reference to the Spiral Dynamics model of value memes. causal body The mass-energy support (or “body”) for such states of consciousness as formless meditation, nirvikalpa samadhi, the chikhai bardo, and the deep, dreamless sleep state. The term “causal” technically refers only to this mass-energy but is sometimes broadly used to refer to states of consciousness supported by the causal body. See gross body and subtle body. AQAL Glossary Fall 2006, Vol. 1, No. 3 4 [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ] |
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