Events at Boulder Center for Integral Living

"The Natural Theology of Beauty, Truth, and Goodness" with Steve McIntosh

7-9 pm (not 6-8 pm as previously announced) @ Boulder Center for Integral Living

2819 Broadway (NW corner of Broadway & Balsam)
Boulder, CO 80304

This is an invitation to another wonderful event, sponsored by Boulder Center for Integral Living. It will be the second time that author Steve McIntosh returns to BCIL with his knowledge on matters of integral consciousness.  Also see below for information on a Spiral Dynamics workshop that will be taught by Ross Hostetter, and pictures from our recent event with Robert Masters and Diane Bardwell. 

To give you an idea, the presentation by Steve McIntosh describes how the values known as the beautiful, the true, and the good play a central role in the evolution of the universe, serving as attractors of evolutionary development that pull evolution forward from the inside through their influence on consciousness.  

As Steve says, "this ancient and venerable triad of values can be expansively understood as descriptions of the actual directions of evolution in nature, self, and culture.  Understanding where evolution is headed is, of course, a central inquiry for a philosophy that defines itself in evolutionary terms.  But questions about of the directions of evolution's unfolding are not just relevant to integral philosophers; properly understood, these questions relate to every situation in which the need for improvement can be recognized.  And as it now becomes increasingly necessary for humanity to participate in guiding cultural evolution toward a more positive future, knowledge of evolution's essential methods, techniques, and directions is of critical importance." 

So folks, we hope that you will be able to join us for this wonderful evening.  Bring friends!  This presentation (free) will also include Q&A. 

Spiral Dynamics: A Theory that Explains Human Values - A Presentation by Ross Hostetter

A series of 3 Mondays at the City Club in Boulder:

• November 12th: 6 - 8:30pm: The First Tier Value Systems
• December 17th: 6 - 8:30pm: The Integral Vision
• January 7th: 12:30 - 2pm: Lunch & Discussion Group with Ross, led by Patricia Albere

Note from Ross Hostetter

"Come join me for a few hours of fun, good food and intellectual stimulation as we experience an interactive multimedia presentation that sweeps through human history and introduces Spiral Dynamics, a theory that explains the development of human values.  Spiral Dynamics theory gives insights into the values that drive big systems: economies, cultures, religions, and warfare; and is also the most useful tool I've ever encountered in working with people.  It leads to an appreciation of the good in others who don't think as we do; predicts what they can do well, and provides a clear forewarning of their pathologies.

"The model is also one of the primary foundations of the emerging Integral movement.  It provides a language that Integralists use on a daily basis to describe the evolution of moral growth through stages of consciousness, and is an important tool used in their efforts to see and create the next waves of human evolution.  After these presentations you will start to see humanity in spiral colors, and will wonder how you ever got along without this kind of map.  I hope you can join us!" 

Evening presentations in the Grand Room of the beautiful City Club
885 Arapahoe Ave.  (NW corner Arapahoe and  9th in Boulder) 
$ 25.00 for members and guests.  Includes gorgeous appetizer buffet, bottomless beverages and wine
   
*Ross is a new member of the City Club who has recently relocated to Boulder with his family after a 27 year career as lawyer in Texas, where he was one of the prime movers behind the attorney-mediation movement.  During his legal career he was hired to help resolve over 3,000 lawsuits, developed a national consulting practice, and was co-founder of a training academy that introduced over a thousand lawyers to the art of mediation.  He came to Boulder to become the first General Counsel of the Integral Institute, and is currently a coordinator of the Boulder Center for Integral Living.  Ross has a level 2 certification in Spiral Dynamics from Don Beck. 

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