The Ken Show Archives – Integral Life

Transforming Self, Society, and the Spaces Between Us

Ken Wilber — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 21:56:15 +0000

In this enlightening episode of The Ken Show, hosts Ken Wilber and Corey deVos embark on a profound journey through the multifaceted realms of systems theory, communication, and social evolution. They dissect the nuanced perspectives of "inside" and "outside" views in systems, delve into the transformative power of communication paradigms throughout history, and critically examine the influence of social media on the overall emergence of integral consciousness.

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Putting the “Art” in Artificial Intelligence

Ken Wilber — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 02:02:52 +0000

What is art, at its most fundamental level? This is one of those perennial questions that we have been asking and re-asking at every stage of the human journey, from the first cave drawings all the way to the emergence of sophisticated artificial intelligence algorithms like MidJourney that are once again blurring the lines between art, beauty, and perspective and forcing us to find new ways to answer this timeless question. Watch as Ken and Corey take a fun and fascinating look at the intersection between art, semiotics, and technology.

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The Momentous Leap to Integral Consciousness

Ken Wilber — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 20:24:13 +0000

Ken Wilber and Corey deVos explore some of the unique challenges that come with the transition to Integral stages of development — “the momentous leap” as it is often called. Watch as Ken and Corey try to bring a little bit more light to this particular path of transformation, and maybe leave a few signposts for fellow travelers along the way.

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No Boundary: Ken Wilber Goes Back to High School

Ken Wilber — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 19:53:51 +0000

Ken speaks with high school students to discuss his 1979 classic, No Boundary. What follows is a lively and deeply insightful exploration of integral spirituality, Ken’s personal practice, and the path of awakening that leads us to nondual realization.

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In Pursuit of Wholeness: Making Room for Everything

Corey deVos — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 20:01:32 +0000

This notion of holons — the idea that the universe is fundamentally made of whole/parts within whole/parts within whole/parts, turtles all the way up and turtles all the way down — this isn’t just important in a theoretical or philosophical sense. Understanding holons also helps us make better sense of the world that we live in, and our inner worlds as well. And it helps guide our own growing up, waking up, and cleaning up process.

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Integral Critical Theory: The 8 Zones of Racism

Ken Wilber — Mon, 16 May 2022 22:32:32 +0000

Ken and Corey continue their discussion of the 8 critical zones of integral metatheory, and apply them to the ongoing cultural conversation taking place around race, racism, and other kinds of bigotry that we continue to see in the world. This discussion is a great opportunity to not only learn more about these 8 primordial perspectives that are available to us, but also to see how they can be applied to social and cultural challenges and “wicked problems” such as these.

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From the Big Bang to the Eight Primordial Perspectives

Ken Wilber — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 19:45:51 +0000

Ken Wilber offers a stunning introduction to the major components of Integral theory and practice — a guided tour that takes us from the very first forms to emerge in the universe, all the way to the eight primordial perspectives that all of our knowledge is constructed from.

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Integrating Power

Ken Wilber — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 20:35:43 +0000

Ken and Corey take an in-depth look at the multiple kinds of power we find in all four quadrants — interior and exterior power, individual and collective power — as they are expressed up and down the spiral of development.

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The Science of Subtle Energy

Ken Wilber — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 08:00:00 +0000

In this episode of The Ken Show we take a look at Ken's "Comprehensive Theory of Subtle Energy”, which offers an elegant summary of how these energies might be accounted for by integral metatheory and integrated with our scientific understanding of the universe.

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Ken Wilber Goes to High School: Sex, Ecology, Spirituality

Ken Wilber — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 18:30:17 +0000

In this very special episode of The Ken Show we are joined by Aissatou Diallo, Zoe Tray, and Noah Delorme, students at Choate Rosemary Hall who have been studying Ken Wilber’s seminal book, Sex, Ecology, Spirituality for their senior year project. Watch as Ken, Aissatou, Zoe, and Noah unpack many of the core insights of SES and discuss the unique value Integral work holds for a new generation of thinkers, leaders, artists, and scholars.

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