Walt Whitman's Vision for a New Person and a New Democracy

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EditorialExecutive Editor’s Introduction v – Sean Esbjörn-Hargens

ArticlesToward an Integral Realism, Part 1: An Overview of Transcendental Realist Ontology 1 – Paul Marshall

Ken Wilber on Critical Realism 35 – Paul Marshall

Considerations on “Ken Wilber on Critical Realism” 39 – Roy Bhaskar

In Defense of Integral Theory: A Response to Critical Realism 43 – Ken Wilber

The Birth of Integral Sports: Insight into Coaching Parents in Sports 53 – Nuno F. Matos, John Thompson, and Sean Wilkinson

Walt Whitman’s Vision for a New Person and a New Democracy 68 – Neil Richardson

Framing Integral Leadership in the Medical Cannabis Community 81 – Regina Nelson

Crafting a Cultural Latticework: Weaving Triadic Micro-Communities for Nurturing 96Tomorrow’s Leaders – Mikyö Clark

107Consciousness Conference” and “Integral Theory Conference” Research Communities – David M. Zeitler, Amanda L. Haboush, and Timothy R. Cox

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1 Toward an Integral Realism, Part 1: An Overview of Transcendental Realist Ontology – Paul Marshall

35 Ken Wilber on Critical Realism – Paul Marshall

39 Considerations on “Ken Wilber on Critical Realism” – Roy Bhaskar 43 In Defense of Integral Theory: A Response to Critical Realism – Ken Wilber 53 The Birth of Integral Sports: Insight into Coaching Parents in Sports – Nuno F. Matos, John Thompson, and Sean Wilkinson

68 Walt Whitman’s Vision for a New Person and a New Democracy – Neil Richardson

81 Framing Integral Leadership in the Medical Cannabis Community – Regina Nelson

96 Crafting a Cultural Latticework: Weaving Triadic Micro-Communities for Nurturing Tomorrow’s Leaders – Mikyö Clark

Conference” and “Integral Theory Conference” Research Communities – David M. Zeitler, Amanda L. Haboush, and Tim Cox

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The next four articles shift us away from integral philosophy and provide us with some very concrete ways in which the Integral framework is being applied. First we have “The Birth of Integral Sports: Insight into Coaching Parents in Sports,” by Nuno Matos, John Thompson, and Sean Wilkinson. This is an inspir-ing case study of how life coaching for parents can be integrated into a sports training academy for children. Imagine a tennis club where the kids get athletic coaching and their parents get life coaching to help them be fuller and freer parents in service of their children. Well, that is exactly what these individuals have created using their backgrounds in Integral Coaching and sports psychology. Second, we have Neil Richardson’s “Walt Whitman’s Vision for a New Person and a New Democracy.”

of new distinctions. For example, Richardson points out the role that Whitman’s meditation practice as well as other practices such as vocalization played in the development of his unique form of poetry. By recon-structing Whitman’s Integral Life Practice we gain insight and inspiration into the role that integral practices played in his life and contribution to American ideals. The next article is Regina Nelson’s “Framing Integral Leadership in the Medical Cannabis Commu-nity.” Nelson does a great job of providing an overview of the challenges medicinal cannabis users face in the current American medical system and in contemporary culture in general. She uses Integral Theory to frame the issues and identify how more effective forms of leadership can address these problems. Her insights have implications for public policy as well as for psychological perspectives related to the medicalization of can-nabis. This is a great article that shows the way an integral approach can tend to the individual and collective aspects of a complex contemporary issue.

-cro-Communities for Nurturing Tomorrow’s Leaders.” Like Nelson, Clark focuses on the leadership needs of our current moment. He introduces a social technology that he feels is well suited to facilitate the “develop-ment of tomorrow’s leaders.” Clark draws on four key themes that emerged from a research project he did to explore leadership design. One of the most notable aspects of Clark’s articles for me was his discussion of the various types of triads (e.g., horizontal, vertical, pyramidal, and shadow) he enacted to support his growth and development with peers, colleagues, mentors, and mentees. This kind of intersubjective practice feels essential for integral practitioners and complements the all-too-often “solo” style of Integral Life Practice. By creating multiple forms of triadic engagement we can accelerate our capacity to develop emotional, inter-personal, and inquiry skills essential to integral leadership.

Zeitler, Amanda Haboush, and Tim Cox provide a robust analysis of the integral community in comparison to the consciousness community associated with the well-known Tucson conferences. A number of assumptions

the integral community is being examined as an object of critical inquiry and research. I believe such efforts

to become a healthy and mature collective. Also, this article makes me all the more excited for the upcoming Integral Theory Conference. Speaking of which, I hope to see you there!

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Awakening

Friendship

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TOWARD AN INTEGRAL REALISMPart 1: An Overview of Transcendental Realist Ontology

Paul Marshall

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ABSTRACT -‐

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KEY WORDS

Correspondence: E-‐mail

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P. MARSHALL

Journal of Critical Realism

Critical Realism/metaReality: A Broad Overview

A Real-ist Theory of Science

th

The Possibility

Journal of Integral Theory and Practice 3

INTEGRAL REALISM

of Naturalism

The Possibility of Naturalism

basicCritical Realism

dialectical critical realism Dialectic: The Pulse of Freedom Plato etc.

transcenden-tal dialectical critical realism

, -

taReality

Transcendental Realism: The Cornerstone of Critical Realism

categorial realism

realism


P. MARSHALL

Kant’s Transcendental Idealism

necessary contingent

a

conceive

is

11


INTEGRAL REALISM

Critical Realism’s Critique of Kant and its Transcendental Realist Alternative

-centric

involuted


P. MARSHALL

intransitive dimension transitive dimension


INTEGRAL REALISM

Vernunft Verstand -

dernity must integrate

The Emergence of Transcendental Realism

A Realist Theory of Science


P. MARSHALL

Realist Theory of Science

Logical Positivism


INTEGRAL REALISM

Vernunft

VernunftVerstand

Vernunft. Verstand


P. MARSHALL

th

is

Tractatus

Popper and the Demise of Logical Positivism

Logik der Forschung

Language, Truth and Logic Logik der Forschung

Tractatus-

terion distinguishing meaningful from meaningless statements


INTEGRAL REALISM

Further Critiques of Logical Positivism


P. MARSHALL

normal science

crisis

revolution


INTEGRAL REALISM

A Realist Theory of Science

auxiliary belt

hard core auxiliary belt


P. MARSHALL

Structure

-temic relativism

judgemental rationalism


INTEGRAL REALISM

transitive dimension


P. MARSHALL


INTEGRAL REALISM

necessity

Bhaskar’s Transcendental Analysis of Experimental Activity


P. MARSHALL


INTEGRAL REALISM

The Two Dimensions, Three Domains, and a Causal Criterion of Reality


P. MARSHALL

a

Causality, Transfactuality, and Natural Necessity

transfactually


INTEGRAL REALISM

Open and Closed Systems


P. MARSHALL

strata,


INTEGRAL REALISM

Conclusion

natural necessity transfactuality

emergence

domains of reality intransitive dimension

transitive

causal criterion


P. MARSHALL

NOTE S

1

Formation of Critical Real-ism

Dictionary of Critical Realism

A Brief Introduction to Critical Realism

critical realism


INTEGRAL REALISM

Transcendental identi-

Transcendental agencyTranscendental holism

Transcendental retreat or clearing

Bounds of SenseThe Bounds of Sense

11


P. MARSHALL

subsist


INTEGRAL REALISM

Jenseits

that I can also will that my maxim should become a universal law

dialectical concrete

dialectical


P. MARSHALL

these these these

the

monologi-cal reason dialogical reason

VernunftVerstand


INTEGRAL REALISM

material

P TT

thesis: antithesis: synthesis

transforms

Dialectical contradictionsdialectical connectionsdistinct


P. MARSHALL

over


INTEGRAL REALISM


P. MARSHALL


INTEGRAL REALISM

RE F ERENCE S

-

A realist theory of science

sciences.

Reclaiming reality: A critical

-dom

Al-ienation and the actuality of enlightenment

meta-reality, Volume 1

Scandinavian Journal of Dis-ability Research 8

The formation of critical realism

climate change

science The Rout-

Critical realism: An introduction to

-

-


P. MARSHALL

Noam Chomsky’s Anarchism La

Journal of Critical Realism

ism in the social sciences


the soul of scienceDictionary of critical realism

A short history of ethics

-

Journal of Critical Realism 11

International Social Sci-ence Journal 4

del conocimiento

Dialectic and difference: Dialectical critical realism and the grounds of justice

-ery

Conjectures and refutations

Unended quest

Integral Review 4

The great

The marriage of sense and soul

A startling new

world

-

Paul Marshall

T

Core Criticisms



P. MARSHALL

ex-istingsubsisting -ality

intrinsic features themselves

ex-istssubsisted.


CRITICAL REALISM

ex-ist and subsist

Secondary Points1. Transcendence

2. Real Domain


P. MARSHALL

3. Causality

R E F ERENCE S

H

Wilber’s Core Criticisms of Critical Realism1. Being and Consciousness

enfolded consciousness actual achieved self-consciousness

actual achieved -sciousness

2. Existence and Subsistence

ex-ist subsist



R. BHASKAR

transitive dimensionintransitive dimension

is

ontological monovalence

3. The Role of Philosophy


CRITICAL REALISM

4. Panpsychism

Summary

Wilber’s Secondary Points on Critical Realism

1. Transcendence

2. Causality

3. The Domain of the Real


R. BHASKAR

RE F ERENCE S

The formation of critical realism

T

Integral Theory vs. Critical Realism

à

consciousness, rather, goes all the way down



K. WILBER

are

subsist

a

their own à

say


INTEGRAL THEORY

from the scientist’s

different worlds

tetra-created by the sentient holons at those levels,

methodologies

àhabits

from the start ca-


K. WILBER

-tant

deus ex machina

moreless can

literally


INTEGRAL THEORY

canby which

taken into


K. WILBER

Panpsychism

subsist

for each other


INTEGRAL THEORY

different worlds

subsistedex-ist

Integral Pluralism


K. WILBER

-logical distance methodological variety

in reality

exactly

Integral Psychology


INTEGRAL THEORY

real

that is a real real


K. WILBER

Postscript

real

RE F ERENCE S


S

th


ABSTRACT -‐

KEY WORDS

Correspondence E-‐mail


N.F. MATOS ET AL.

Parents in Sports and Bringing Parents Into Coaching

Literature ReviewIntegral Theory in Sports


INTEGRAL SPORTS

Figure 1

I N T E R I O R E X T E R I O R

phenomenology

hermeneutics

ethnomethodology

autopoiesis

socialautopoiesis

systems theory

(e.g., cognitivesciences)

CO

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Z o n e 2

Z o n e 1

Z o n e 4

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Z o n e 8

Z o n e 7


N.F. MATOS ET AL.

The Academic Perspective on Parents in Sport

Research Practice and Limitations in the Sports Science Community

training


INTEGRAL SPORTS

MethodsCase Study Overview


N.F. MATOS ET AL.

1

ICC Methodology

Data Analysis

Results


INTEGRAL SPORTS

Session One: Intake Conversation

Figure 2

Higher-orderthemesTheme Sub-themes

Struggles throughthe coaching

Areas of growth

Anxious/stressed mom

Competitive mom

Judgmental/crticial attitude towardson’s performances

Increasing her emotional awareness

More positive reactions to Richard’s tennis

Better understanding of other parents’perspectives

Getting Richard’s world

Better communication with her son

Impact over Richard’s tennis/performance

Process ofchange


N.F. MATOS ET AL.

Session Two: Responses to the Coaching

Session Three: Cycle of Development 1


INTEGRAL SPORTS

Session Four: Cycle of Development 2

Session Five: Cycle of Development 3


N.F. MATOS ET AL.

Session Six: Cycle of Development 4 A

.


INTEGRAL SPORTS

Session Seven: Completion Conversation


N.F. MATOS ET AL.

Characteristics of Other Cases with Tennis Parents

underinvolvement

Future Plans


INTEGRAL SPORTS

Conclusion

NOTE S

1


R E F ERENCE S

16

Professional Psychology,

and controversies-


N.F. MATOS ET AL.

wards an integral understanding of the multifac-eted nature of consciousness

4

Jour-nal of Integral Theory and Practice 4

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Frames of mind: The theory of mul-

The

the

Journal of Integral Theory and

Practice 4In over our heads: The demands of

modern life

International Journal of

Naturalistic inquiry

ScienceCounsel-

ling and Values, 51

-

Strength to awaken, an integral -

Re-

Overtraining athletes: Personal journeys in


INTEGRAL SPORTS

®

Inter-

6The elite young athlete

.Case study research: Design and meth-

ods

W1


ABSTRACT

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KEY WORDS



WALT WHITMAN

Historical Context

The New Person: “From this Hour, Freedom”


N. RICHARDSON

Leaves of Grass

Leaves of Grass

The Practice: “Lighting the Very Light”

self-teaching

Leaves of Grass


WALT WHITMAN

all


N. RICHARDSON

Leaves of Grass

breath breath

Leaves of Grass


WALT WHITMAN

Leaves of Grass

active visioning

Leaves of Grass Leaves of Grass chants

songs


N. RICHARDSON

bel canto bel canto

Leaves of Grass

November Boughs

Leaves of GrassLeaves of Grass


WALT WHITMAN

Leaves of Grass


N. RICHARDSON

Leaves of Grass

is

Leaves of Grass

Leaves of Grass

he said he wrote,

th


WALT WHITMAN

th

Good Grey Poet

Leaves of Grass

Leaves of Grass,

Integral Instincts


N. RICHARDSON

Leaves of Grass

Conclusion

Figure 1


CO

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EC

TI

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IN

DI

VI

DU

AL

External religious/spiritual

Vocalism: articulating complex interior ideas verbally

Political

Free verse: Innovative writing technique to create a new literature outside of the conventional literary structure

Internal religious/spiritual

Meditation: a confirmed meditation practice

Civic/civil

Visioning: Intersubjective vision for communal values

I IT

ITSWE


WALT WHITMAN

NOTE S

1

universe

American Renaissance:

RE F ERENCE S

The creation of a book

Cosmic consciousness

vistas: The original edition in facsimile

-tual democracy and the world soul


N. RICHARDSON

Janus

new American religion

American renaissance: Art -

manNo man is an island

The world’s religions

-den

Leaves of grass

Grace and grit -

of evolutionThe marriage of sense and soul In-

tegrating science and religion

A theory of everything: An integral -

ity

T1


ABSTRACT

-‐

-‐

KEY WORDS



R. NELSON

exit drug

The AQAL Model


MEDICAL CANNABIS

whole


R. NELSON


MEDICAL CANNABIS

Public Policy and the Need for Integral Leadership

all

cause care cure

community


R. NELSON


MEDICAL CANNABIS

and

every

access


R. NELSON

cannabis healthcare centers


MEDICAL CANNABIS


R. NELSON

Figure 1


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IN

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Self-reflection

Understanding one’s own story

Empowerment

Compassion

Improved coping with illness and stigmatization

Be positively influenced by sense of community

Leadership opportunities

Learn/share diversity principles

Initiate changes within Western medical practices, including improved experiences between medical provider and patient

Ability to affect the course of physical illness through “whole” patient practices achieving physical health and well-being

Medical provider training that highlights the patient experience

Improved familial relationships

Reassess cultural values and norms/achieve cultural acceptance

Safe and legal access to safe cannabis products

Share perspectives about the taboos, myths, rituals, and shared meanings associated with marijuana use



Develop a greater sense of community

Patient support groups

Community gardens

Community outreach and educational programs



Expansion with other affinity groups: cancer support, industrial hemp, etc.

Rescript the dominant narrative regarding what it means to be a medical marijuana patient

Increased cannabis research/clinical trials

Develop model cannabis programs for states/ federal/international communities

Actively participate in public policy

Address economic, insurance, and social delivery system issues




MEDICAL CANNABIS

access


R. NELSON

Conclusion


MEDICAL CANNABIS

NOTE S

1 marijuana medical marijuana medical cannabis cannabis cannabis

marijuana medical marijuana

RE F ERENCE S

The Lancet Neurology

Outsiders: Studies in the sociology of deviance

ABC News Online


R. NELSON

Journal of Organizational Change 18

Journal of Inte-gral Theory and Practice

forbidden medicine

Deviant Behavior

Criminology and Criminal Justice 11

cannabis

4The abundant commu-

-borhoods

O’Shaughnessy’s,

Journal of Cannabis 1

In-tegral Review 1

Journal 6

1

Substance Abuse, Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 1

The New York Times


MEDICAL CANNABIS

of evolutionA theory of everything: An integral

-ity

-sion for a world gone slightly mad

Integral medicine: A noetic reader

The integral vision

C. Otto Scharmer 1

th


ABSTRACT -‐-‐

-‐-‐

-‐

KEY WORDS



TRIADIC MICRO-COMMUNITIES


M. CLARK



Growing CEED: The Basics

11

chiseling


M. CLARK

Thematic Perspectives on the Nature of Social Systems

Data Theme 1



Data Theme 2

artifact


M. CLARK

Data Theme 3

Data Theme 4



Discussion

Conclusion

Acknowledgments


M. CLARK

NOTE S

1

Blessed Unrest

11



RE F ERENCE S

--

ence

11

Inte-

the natural world



In over our heads: The mental de-mands of modern life

Immunity to change, -

self and your organization

Trib-

a thriving organization

-gram: Nine faces of the soul


M. CLARK

traditions and modern nutrition

-


Action inquiry: The secret of timely

The myth of freedom: And the way of meditation

-ism

of evolution

world

I integral community


ABSTRACT

consciousness research community integral com-‐munity

-‐-‐

-‐-‐

KEY WORDS



D.M. ZEITLER ET AL.

integral

Journal of Con-sciousness Studies

inter trans


TWO INTEGRAL COMMUNITIES

-

Jour-

nal of Consciousness Studies

Current Study

1.

2.

3.

MethodsParticipants


D.M. ZEITLER ET AL.

Procedures

1

Measurements

Results



Age

Gender Male FemaleEducation No University Education Some University Education B.A. or Equivalent M.A. or Equivalent Doctorate

Religion Agnosticism Atheism Deism Panentheism Pantheism Mysticism Polytheism

Disciplinary Affiliation Arts & Humanities Business Coaching Health Natural sciences Philosophy Psychotherapy Social Sciences Student Sustainability/ecology

StatementsI have not really carefully examined my fundamental beliefs about reality.I am aware of my fundamental beliefs about reality but have not found it necessary to examine them. I feel I have carefully examined my fundamental beliefs about reality.

n

147146

148

132

138

146

%

54.845.2

2.76.8

18.247.325

12.133

27.34.5

43.26.8

18.814.53.62.22.98.7

18.815.99.45.1

3.4

6.2

90.4

Mean

46.3

SD

12.38

Table 1


D.M. ZEITLER ET AL.

scale

between

within

Table 2 Note:

Antiphysicalism Religiosity Meaning Extraordinary Experiences Extraordinary Beliefs Inner Growth Global Scale

141141138141138138129

0.510.430.440.740.670.470.80

212212212212212212212

0.800.810.770.890.890.860.95

ITC Tucson II

n alpha n alpha



should

P

materialism–transcendentalism

thinking engenders

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I think about the ultimate meaning of life.

My ideas about life have changed dramatically in the past.

My spiritual beliefs determine my approach to life.

I have had experiences which science would have difficulty explaining.

I feel a need to find a real meaning or purpose in life.

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transcendent or mystical experience.

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or meditation.

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out-of-body experience.

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There is no reality other than the physical universe.

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profound meanings than most people think.

The existence of human consciousness is evidence of a spiritual

dimension within each person.

Religion has much to offer about our understanding of consciousness.

Introspection is a necessary element in the investigation of consciousness.

Statements about human cognition are meaningless without reference to particular states of consciousness.

Reincarnation actually does occur.

The concept of limits does not apply to consciousness.

In order to fully understand human consciousness, a process of psychological change is necessary which may be achieved through

meditation or a spiritual way of life.

The accepted methods of science are the only proper way in which to investigate consciousness.

The reason the universe is the way it is, is to support human life.

Physical reality is an extension of mental reality.

Consciousness gives meaning to reality.

Consciousness is more real than physical reality.

Human consciousness would not exist without the brain.

There is an absolute truth which is not context-dependent.

Culture can be viewed as a basic conspiracy against self-knowledge and awakening in which we collude together to reinforce one another's defenses and insanity.

There are modes of understanding latent within a person which are superior to rational thought.

It is possible for there to be consciousness in which there is awareness but no object of awareness.

Human consciousness is an emergent property of complex neural activity.

Consciousness is the key to personal growth.

There are some truths concerning reality which, in principle, are not amenable to scientific investigation.

Even though we are not yet able to explain mental events in terms of physical processes, an explanation is, in principle, possible.

The harmony of nature reflects the existence of an original creator.

Consciousness transcends time.

Knowledge of people achieved through literature is more profound than any knowledge of people that can be achieved using the scientific method.

Personal consciousness continues after physical death.

There is a universal consciousness of which individual consciousness is but a part.

A process of psychological change is necessary in order to fully experience human consciousness.

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11. The inner experiential world is vaster, richer and contains more profound meanings than most people think.12. The existence of human consciousness is evidence of a spiritual dimension within each person.14. Introspection is a necessary element in the investigation of consciousness.22. Consciousness gives meaning to reality.31. There are some truths concerning reality which, in principle, are not amenable to scientific investigation.37. There is a universal consciousness of which individual consciousness is but a part.17. The concept of limits does not apply to consciousness.34. Consciousness transcends time.18. In order to fully understand human consciousness, a process of psychological change is necessary which may be achieved through meditation or a spiritual way of life.

6. I have had an experience which could best be described as a transcendent or mystical experience4. I have had experiences which science would have difficulty explaining.8. I have had an experience which could best be described as an out-of-body experience.3. My spiritual beliefs determine my approach to life.7. It is important to me to spend periods of time in contemplation or meditation.16. Reincarnation actually does occur.9. There is no reality other than the physical universe.28. It is possible for there to be consciousness in which there is awareness but not object of awareness.

21. Physical reality is an extension of mental reality.23. Consciousness is more real than physical reality.26. Culture can be viewed as a basic conspiracy against self-knowledge and awakening in which we collude together to reinforce one another's defenses and insanity.27. There are modes of understanding latent within a person which are superior to rational thought.33. The harmony of nature reflects the existence of an original creator.36. Personal consciousness continues after physical death.20. The reason the universe is the way it is, is to support human life.

24. Human consciousness would not exist without the brain.29. Human consciousness is an emergent property of complex neural activity.32. Even though we are not yet able to explain mental events in terms of physical processes, an explanation is, in principle, possible.

1. I think about the ultimate meaning of life.2. My ideas about life have changed dramatically in the past.25. There is an absolute truth which is not context-dependant.5. I feel a need to find a real meaning or purpose in my life.13. Religion has much to offer about our understanding of consciousness.38. A process of psychological change is necessary in order to fully experience human consciousness.

15. Statements about human cognition are meaningless without reference to particular states of consciousness.35. Knowledge of people achieved through literature is more profound than any knowledge of people that can be achieved using the scientific method.10. Extrasensory perception is possible.30. Consciousness is the key to personal growth.19. The accepted methods of science are the only proper way in which to investigate consciousness.

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