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Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution
by Steve McIntosh
from Continuum International Publishing Group

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• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• A wonderful refinement of the integralist theory
  Mr. McIntosh does a superb job in refining what the integralists had previously written concerning the spiral integral. His prose is easy to read and his points are made very clearly. If you have ever been frustrated or confused with Cowan and Beck's explanations in Spiral Dynamics then please read this book. It explains and refines their model in a lucid and succinct style. If you have ever felt that Wilber's explanations for his AQAL model left you wanting then read this book as McIntosh lays it out and... more info

• Informative
  Steve McIntosh's "Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution" brings a new perspective to integral philosophy. McIntosh breaks new ground beyond Ken Wilber.
  In describing the passage from traditional consciousness to modern, McIntosh (page 53) writes: "Science eventually came to `colonize' and dominate other spheres of knowing, often going so far as to deny their validity. In many significant areas science developed into scientism, the pathological form of modernist consciousness we noted... more info

• For those who can't finish a Ken Wilber book . . .
  
  McIntosh begins his book with some ambitious promises. Published in December 2007, Integral Consciousness is his first book and, in it, he spends 342 pages - in three parts - helping readers `wire up their brains' to adopt the `new' worldview of integral consciousness. He says that this worldview - or `higher state of consciousness' - creates a larger and more complex experiential awareness that means the reader will see things they didn't see before. And, that's not all: "more energy for life, more... more info

• Wow! from a Christian pastor
  My response to this book is WOW! As the long-time pastor of a church in Kansss City, MO I have that found that Ken Wilber and Integral Philosphy moved me to a new level of understanding and practice of my Christian faith. I have been looking for a credible critique of Wilber from someone who appreciates the model and teaching of Jesus and who can take Integral even further. I have found that in McIntosh's Integral Consciousness. He gives the best summary of Integral Philosphy I have seen and paves the way... more info

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