“This workshop is designed to help you to discover and bring out the very best in yourself and others. Through the balanced development of mind, body and spirit, we are capable of creating a life full of miracles. With a strong spirit and a well trained mind and body all things are possible.” – John Christian

Mind, Body and Spirit Integration Retreat

Dear Friends,

You are invited to attend the Mind, Body and Spirit Integration Retreat, hosted by our colleague, John Christian, this Summer, between the dates of the 8th to 13th August.

• Mind, Body and Spirit Integration Retreat in Croatia with John Christian

Croatia is a very economical place to go to, and this programme can provide you and your family with a very reasonably priced holiday and workshop experience.

Special features of this workshop include learning how to:

• Work with the laws of Attraction and Abundance
• Attract and create effective relationships
• Focus, concentrate and apply the creative forces of mind, body and spirit
• Receive creative guidance and inspiration from the higher mind
• Understand the laws of Grace and the laws of Karma
• How to live your life to the full, helping others along the way
• Exercises for mind, body and spirit
• How to put it all into action

John has just returned from leading his first trek in Croatia, and you can read his blog of that experience here via this link;

• Related Article: Why Getting Back to Nature is so Important for our Wellbeing

The event is taking place at our favourite ‘Harmony’ Retreat Village in Croatia, and some of the photography from John’s April trek in the region is stunning. If you would like to view some of these photos then please click on this link below;

• Image Gallery of John’s April 2010 Croatian Trek

The Harmony Resort Village website is at this link. To book a place or two on this retreat, please click here and book directly and make your arrangements through either the Croatian or Slovenian contacts.

Best wishes,

James Blacker,
Founder, Papillon Human Potential and
Whole Life Whole World Integral Wisdom Movement
enquiries@wholelifewholeworld.com
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“Yes, I know the title says ‘versus’, but it’s not really like that. I’m looking forward to the dialogue I’m going to have with my good friend Terry Patten, since this subject is one of those ones which keeps popping up. For a long time I’ve wanted to have this discussion, since I feel it could be so fruitful.” – Chris Parish, EnlightenNext

Evolutionary vs Integral

Dear Friends,

Our partners at EnlightenNext London are hosting a live discussion event this Sunday evening, with online audio also available, on the subject of considering together Evolutionary Enlightenment and Integral Theory.

• http://wholelifewholeworld.com/

Integral theory exponent, Terry Patten, will be in dialogue with EnlightenNext London’s Managing Director, Chris Parish, in order to pull apart a topic which many people feel, and have felt for a while, can be a very useful one in helping to more clearly define the way forward for and through the challeneges of life, both individually and globally.

“These days you keep hearing the words ‘evolutionary’ or ‘integral’ since these are two powerful emerging world views and spiritual paths. And the two are not identical although they definitely have a tremendous amount in common. Any approach to life which is integral would have to be evolutionary and, conversely, a truly evolutionary worldview would have to be integral.” – Chris Parish

As we’re fully committed to both, we’re understandably excited to see how this conversation pans out, and both Gary and I have already blogged on the event;

• Evolutionary V’s Integral (Sunday 30th May 2010) by Gary Hawke
• Evolutionary vs Integral This Sunday Evening (May 2010) by James Blacker

Whole Life Whole World was developed to combine a promotion of both these approaches, which is why it is called an ‘Integral Wisdom Movement’.

Integral Theory is about developing philosophies and maps of life and reality that “make sense of everything” and provide a “place for everything”. Evolutionary Enlightenment, as pioneered by EnlightenNext Founder, Andrew Cohen, is about the evolution of consciousness beyond ego – a proactive and passionate drive to actually create and achieve these deeper potentials of human consciousness, individually and collectively.

To give you an idea of both of these practices, I have embedded an introductory video for each, which you can see here, below.

If you would like to book a place on the event, or follow online, please click here;

• Click here to book a place for this event
• Click here to book to listen live via webcast

Best wishes and happy living,

James Blacker,
Founder, Papillon Human Potential and
Whole Life Whole World Integral Wisdom Movement
enquiries@wholelifewholeworld.com  
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Integral Theory Promotional Video

Click here to view the embedded video.

Evolutionary Enlightenment

Click here to view the embedded video.

Terry Patten Speaking

We’ve news of a great new virtual seminar event that is happening this weekend on Saturday the 15th of May. And as our friend at EnlightenNext, Faheem Nusrat, says, we really can reach more people far and wide and create a shockwave in culture…

• http://www.evolutionaryworldview.com/uk/

Registration is free to the online event which will be approaching the following questions;

• How does an evolutionary perspective change the way we think about the global challenges we face?
• How do we create a new spiritually inspired culture at the next level of human consciousness?
• How do we evolve who we are, as women and men? What’s an evolved view on social change?
• How can the evolution of our consciousness change our approach to the environmental crisis?

Click here below to register or to find out more;

• http://www.evolutionaryworldview.com/uk/

Meetings without Masks – Men Wanted!

And we’ve also news of another date on the calendar this weekend, this time an in person event for singles this Sunday the 16th of May in Belgravia, London.

Relationships coach, Jan Day, is your host for this workshop, which is looking for single men to match the number of women already attending the event. So if you’re a single guy living in London this event might be for you…

“This exciting new event has been specifically designed and developed to provide a very different kind of experience for people who are looking for love and partnership.

“Do you want more heart and less head connection? Meetings Without Masks is an opportunity to create so much more.”

To find out more about this event you can go to;

• http://www.meetingswithoutmasks.com/

Book or get a brochure now by calling 020-8123 9831 or 01795-590163 or email: meetings@janday.com.

Best wishes and happy living,

James Blacker,
Founder, Papillon Human Potential and
Whole Life Whole World Integral Wisdom Movement
enquiries@wholelifewholeworld.com
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“The mind is truly infinite, and so are the perspectives available to you.” – Integral Life Practice

The Practice of Perspectives

Dear Friends,

As part of our programme to provide support websites and articles for an integral approach to transformative or life practice, Gary and I are pleased to tell you that we have recently completed the Mind website element of this.  Click here.

• Mind

This complements the Body and Shadow website support areas we have already developed, with a Spirit practice area which Gary is currently writing still to come.

…Mind, Body, Spirit and Shadow are the four ‘core’ modules of Integral Life Practice.

Integral Life Practice, developed by Ken Wilber, Terry Patten, Adam Leonard, Marco Morelli and others, is referred to as “The fastest practice you can do to wake up”, meaning transform, i.e. to your Authentic Self, and The Mind Module element of Integral Life Practice focusses primarily on the practice of proactively taking deeper and more sophisticated and accurate perspectives.

Through our own Mind Practice support website, Gary Hawke first leads us through an exercise in taking perspectives which involves a practice called ‘Turning Subject into Object’. You can click here for this.

• Turning Subject Into Object: An Exercise in Perspectives

In ILP, this practice of taking deeper and more nuanced perspectives is largely focussed around getting a feel for the AQAL Model of reality, as developed by American philosopher, Ken Wilber. AQAL stands for “All quadrants and all levels”, and is short for “All quadrants, levels, lines, states and types”, which are the five elements of the AQAL map of reality.

I have written up a brief introductory explanation of each of these on the website as follows, to help you get a feel for them, plus an overview page;

The AQAL Integral Model

According to the Mind Module element in ILP, your ability for personal transformation and awakening to your Authentic Self is enhanced and accelerated by developing and sharpening your ability to take perspectives and sharpening and deepening your understanding of reality, in all of it’s wondrous forms. Continue…

Quadrants

The 4 Quadrants provide the foundational basis of our experience of the world, from moment to moment, and are present in each and every moment of reality, and of life. They are derived by making two distinctions – between interior and exterior, and between individual and collective, and provide a basic ground-work grid as follows: Continue…

Levels

Levels of consciousness and complexity, sometimes also known as Stages, or Waves, are the second basic element of the AQAL Model. They deal with stage developments of growth, complexity, capacity and depth. Continue…

Lines

With regard to Levels or Stages of development it’s important to realise that these stages don’t just hang out there in the ether as detached platforms, they are achieved as part of the development of various, specific capacities, known as Lines, also known as Developmental Lines. A level of development is always a level in a specific line. Continue…

States

You may have heard of peak “states” of consciousness, or perhaps also the state a sportsman, say, is in when he is “in the zone” of his natural best and right on key.

The three most basic states are the waking state, the dreaming state, and the deep sleep state. At the moment, you are in a waking state of consciousness, and therefore awake to be able to read this email. Continue…

…and Types

The fifth and final element of the AQAL Model is Types. Types complement the other aspects of Quadrants, Levels, Lines and States, and they are about Horizontal differences – differences which have nothing whatever to do with things being on different levels.

The most obvious Type is that of male / female. Continue…

We will always be discussing more about integral personal practice on an ongoing basis, so this is something informative and fascinating that you can get your teeth into for now.

Integral means ‘all inclusive’, and so in an Integral approach to life practice, for example, we focus on and include all those elements that are deemed to have their true place, the principle being that the more truths you include and consider in an endeavour or solution, the greater your chances of success. This principle is true for all endeavours.

So in Integral Life Practice, in your life you have both a mind and a body, and both a witnessing consciousness or observing quality, and – to one degree or another – elements of a subconscious (shadow).

…Hence, Mind, Body, Spirit and Shadow are the ‘core’ modules of Integral Life Practice.

An Invitation to Join Us in May

And if all that has whetted your appetite for an integral approach to practice – and if you happen to live near London, then there are still two places left on The London Integral Life Practice Group’s May All Day Practice event.

• Click here to sign up for the event through Meetup

Best wishes and happy living,

James Blacker,
Founder, Papillon Human Potential and
Whole Life Whole World Integral Wisdom Movement
enquiries@wholelifewholeworld.com
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“We intend to unfold an Integral consciousness beyond ego” – Edinburgh Integral

We’re delighted to announce a new collaboration with and subsequent new website area for our colleagues North of the border, Edinburgh Integral.

This includes a variety of pages about their activities, and some recommended reading, plus a blog on their recently hosted evening presentation by spiritual teacher, Andrew Cohen, up there in the Scottish capital.

• The New Edinburgh Intergal Website Area
• The Andrew Cohen in Edinburgh Event

Here’s an excerpt from the article;

“Talking to a crowd of over 120 people, Andrew led the evening into a deep philosophical exploration of ‘where we have come from’, ‘who we are at our deepest level’ and ‘where are we going’.

“He held the audience captivated for the two hours and time flew by as he took us on a journey from the birth of the Universe 14 billion years ago up until our current cultural and planetary predicament, placing the responsibility for this clearly into our own hands.”

If you live in or near the Edinburgh area then you’ll find that there’s much that you can get involved in, and for those elsewhere around the globe, there’s also plenty of interest to read.

We’re also delighted to be making new connections with Ross and Chris and the team up there, not least of all for our mutual intentions of working together to integrate the various integral commmunities and organisations within the UK.

The Future of Love

We’ve also had a post on the forum about a particularly inspiring series of free audios on the subject of the future and evolution of love. If you’d like to find out more about this, and how you can get your own copies of the downloads, please click here.

May All Day Practice, London 22nd May

And there is exactly one place left on the London Integral Life Practice Group’s All Day Practice on Saturday the 22nd of May next month.

If you wish to fill this place please click here for further details.

Further information on this day, including an audio on some of the benefits of practice can be read about by clicking here.

Best wishes and happy living,

James Blacker,
Founder, Papillon Human Potential and
Whole Life Whole World Integral Wisdom Movement
enquiries@wholelifewholeworld.com
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Dear Friends,

Rather coincidentally, Gary and I have both had articles published in this March’s edition of Integral Leadership Review in America.

It’s an online magazine, so you can read the articles yourself for free by following the links below.

Whilst it is titled as about The Model of Personal Development and Global Change, my article is really about what Papillon and Whole life Whole World is all about, and The Model is really a starting point for that. As I was writing it for another organisation, I had a chance to think about it from a perspective I hadn’t written for before, so if you want to read it it’s a great way to get a feel for what our community is really all about.

You can click here to read that;

• Article: Personal Development and Global Change

“The first principle is about freedom and self-acceptance of where and how one is in the moment, which simply amounts to not fighting against oneself and one’s true nature.”

Gary’s article is about his time last week at The Integral Incubator in Boulder, where he worked intensively on his own personal integral project, with a group of 21 others all doing likewise, and his experiences with the renowned Integral Philosopher, Ken Wilber. You may remember the quotes from last time. This article is also a great insight into how that workshop was run, and to the kind of thinking that goes on in such circles.

Click here to read that article;

• Article: Five Days in The Incubator

“And witness people did, with a depth and passion and joy. For a moment as each person offered their speech I was lit up as they lit up, I felt alive as they felt alive.

“What did 5 days in the Incubator reveal for me? I realised that I need to make connection. I need to have a strong community that keeps challenging me to offer my best, not because I want to be the best but because I want to help others to grow. I realised that the project I am working on is me.”

The other main links related to this are the main homepage for Integral Leadership Review website, and the main Contents Page for their March 2010 issue;

• Integral Leadership Review
• Integral Leadership Review: March 2010 Table of Contents Page

Strength for Life and Happiness Special Offer

And if you’re a bargain hunter, we’re currently offering a reduced price combination offer on two of our audio CD products. You can now get both together as a pair for £29.50 including postage and packing, reduced from £38.50.

This is a total of almost 3 hours of audio.

You can order these from The Papillon Store, and if you would like to sample some of the audio tracks from both presentations there are a few available on the Strength for Life site;

• Removing the Artifical Barriers
• Aging Truths
• Hearing the Body
• Optimising Function

• The Model of Self
• Personal Fulfillment
• Living in the Moment
• An Inner Knowledge of Potential

You can click here to order the pair directly.

Best wishes and happy living,

James Blacker,
Founder, Papillon Human Potential and
Whole Life Whole World
Integral Wisdom Movement
enquiries@wholelifewholeworld.com
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Dear Friends,

One area in which spiritual wisdom and life coaching often clash – and needlessly in my view – is around money.

So what’s the psychologically healthy, authentic, spiritual wisdom based approach to money?

Well, here’s a story, presented by philosopher, Ken Wilber, which I think makes perfect sense and also covers all bases.

It’s also completely in line with our notion of wisdom generally, as the wisdoms for each of the subject areas of life are merely applications of that same principle of freedom and non-attachment from identification with things, complemented with a full helping of common sense and whatever practical applications happen to be relevant.

Wilber relates the account of a student of the teacher, Suzuki Roshi, who was about to get married into a very wealthy family, and was concerned as to how that wealth might affect, or even counter, his spiritual truth.

“To be attached to wealth is a terrible thing”, begins Roshi, and the student exclaims his agreement and understanding.

“And to be attached to poverty is also a terrible thing”, Roshi continues.

“Ah! Okay, I understand”, replied the student.

Roshi finished with the conclusion;

“Good. Now that you understand that, it’s better to be wealthy than poor.”

So the question I believe this prompts one to ask oneself is; are you attached to poverty?, and/or are you attached to wealth?

You can click here to read the rest of the page on this subject.

London ILP Group May All Day Practice, 22nd May 2010

We also have another London date for you, Saturday the 22nd of May.

Gary and our London Integral Life Practice Group are having an all day Practice Day in May. This combines the four ILP elements of Mind, Body, Spirit and Shadow in one outstanding medley approach.

The day is a closed group, which means there’s only room for 12 places, and I believe six of them have already gone, so if you would like to go you might want to shout now…

You can find out more via the current main feature on the Whole Life homepage;

> http://wholelifewholeworld.com/

Or via this link on the London ILP site, which also includes an audio of Gary, and a presentation video related to integral practice and theory;

http://ilp-london.wholelifewholeworld.com/2010/03/25/may-all-day-practice-2010/

Best wishes and much success to you,

James Blacker,
Founder, Papillon Human Potential and
Whole Life Whole World Integral Wisdom Movement
enquiries@papillongroup.org
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“As Michael Jackson sang; “I’m starting with the man in the mirror”. If we want to see and experience change we must start by changing ourselves! The one thing that we have absolute freedom over in any given moment is our choice of response and attitude.” – John Christian

Dear Friends,

We have some great news for you today in that we now have a weekly Audio Podcast given by John Christian which is now going out every Friday.

The first 28 of these, which are a series of short audio clips on Self Knowledge, are already recorded, and the first two are already up, live, and you can track them via the Whole Life Whole World homepage, and also directly through John’s own website area at http://www.johnchristianseminars.com.

• Self Knowledge Part 1 of 28: Change and Become Free (Audio)
• Self Knowledge Part 2 of 28: About Moor The Boat (Audio)

John already has a series of 22 short video coaching clips available through his website, dedicated to life skills training, plus a number of other articles, television interview videos and other pages of interest, so if you’re new to his work there’s plenty there for you to hear, read and watch.

The third of John’s Podcasts will be available from this Friday morning, and that one is entitled ‘Relationships and Ego’.

Dr Don Beck in London, March 22nd

And we have another date for you, for your London calendar, if you live in the area.

Our colleagues at The Centre for Human Emergence (UK) are hosting a presentation by Dr Don Beck on Spiral Dynamics: Codes of Cultures at Alternatives at St. James’s Church in Piccadilly next Monday, the 22nd March, 7.00pm to 8:30pm.

Don Beck has been the leading advocate of spiral dynamics for more than three decades, and has used this approach to remarkable effect, working with leaders of South Africa – including Nelson Mandela, Iceland and Great Britain, and for peace with the Israel-Palestine conflict. Our colleague, Gary Hawke, is also trained in Don’s SDi model.

“Spiral dynamics is a transformational way of exploring and describing the core intelligences and deep values that flow beneath what we believe and do. Tonight is an exploration of how spiral dynamics is a model of hope for individuals, groups and nations alike.”

You can click here to go to our page about this event, including a short video of Don speaking, and click here for the event’s official information page.

• Dr Don Beck presents Spiral Dynamics: Codes of Cultures

Best wishes and happy living,

James Blacker,
Founder, Papillon Human Potential and
Whole Life Whole World Integral Wisdom Movement
enquiries@papillongroup.org
http://wholelifewholeworld.com/

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Dear Friends,

Our colleague, Gary Hawke, has been in Boulder, Colorado this week as part of a week-long ‘Integral Incubator’ for developing integral projects, and as part of that seminar he got to spend the day with Ken Wilber, who is widely considered as perhaps the greatest integral philosopher living today. Those are Gary’s words above on having met Ken at his home yesterday.

Gary is blogging his way through his activities this week, and if you wish you can follow his blogs online through the website and add your own messages to them via the forums. They are providing some rather unique insights and words to think about – here’s just a taste;

“There is calm about the place as if all the education, meditation, therapy and self-assurance has paid off.”

Weekend in Boulder Prior to The Integral Incubator | Discussion Forum Post

“What and how do you practice a new life, with a new outcome and a new view, which is overwhelming and at the same time just like being at home.”

Day One and Faced with the Ultimate Question | Discussion Forum Post

“So I am not working on a project I am working on projecting my AQAL intention as a way of bringing people together, offering a space in which they can explore their self identity and through a self assured positive awareness see the other as an unique “I” so that as they grow and learn to love who they are they are able to recognise the love for the other. As this love grows and manifests, fear falls way and there is just supportive love.”

Day Two: What is your Elevator Speech? | Discussion Forum Post

“He spun, twisted, dived, jumped and landed each argument, each point of view, and each perspective, with a power and intention that I knew I was witnessing spirit in action.”

Day Three: Do You Realise That You Have The Most Beautiful Face? | Forum Post

Andrew Cohen in the UK During March 2010

A close friend of Ken’s, EnlightenNext Founder, Andrew Cohen, is coming to London this month, and our colleagues at EnlightenNext London have asked us to pass this invitation on to you. You may remember, also, that our colleague, John Christian’s recent seminar on Relationships and The Art of Self Confidence, was also held at EnlightenNext London.

Andrew is hosting a One Day Intensive on Saturday 27th March on The Next Step: Cultivating New Spiritual Values for our Culture. He’s also giving an evening speach in Edinburgh on the 25th of March.

A feature for this event, and a video of Andrew speaking are currently on our main homepage – http://wholelifewholeworld.com/ – and there’s a permanent link that you can also click on to find out more information about the day here below. This page also includes a video taster;

• Day Intensive with Andrew Cohen in London 27th March

Best wishes and I hope you have a great weekend!

James Blacker,
Founder, Papillon Human Potential and
Whole Life Whole World Integral Wisdom Movement
enquiries@papillongroup.org
http://wholelifewholeworld.com/

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Would you like to be part of an online community of positive, supportive people?

We have now finished building The Whole Life Whole World Discussion Forums to help you be and do just that. It’s all free, and you can post comments on other people’s topics, and write your own articles, questions or requests.  You can;

• Click here to Register for Free
• Click here for The Forums Homepage

You can also create your own Personal Profile which will be linked to from all of your comments and posts so that the people you’re chatting with can see yours, and you theirs.  On this you can state your interests, location, favourite quote and other notes, and the focus of your goals or projects, maybe to help you focus in on them.

As part of this, and because it’s potentially relevant to anything we might wish to do, from weight management to global change, The Personal Profile also includes fields for you to track your own Integral Life Practice activities, if any, providing fields for Mind, Body, Shadow and Spirit practice which can be updated, added or edited at any time as you see fit.

To give you an idea, you can see my Personal Pofile here.

You can also change your password to one you like on the Edit page, once logged in.

The Forum is also organised into what we call ‘Boards’, so if you’re interested in ILP you can engage in those Boards.  If you’ve attended one of John Christian’s seminars you might like to chat about those experiences on the JCS Board.  You can also go on other Boards, of course, you’re free and welcome to go and post wherever you want!

• The John Christian Seminars Discussion Board
• The London Integral Life Practice Group Discussion Board

So, who’s going to make the first footprints in the snow?!

In anticipation of creating a wonderful environment on the forums of positive focus, fun, and no little measure of achievement through our expanded horizons.

Do listen in to the audio between Gary and I on Living Life in the Flow.  It’s very well worth a listen to, that one. And of course you can always comment on it!

‘Til next time…

Best wishes and happy living,

James Blacker,
Founder, Papillon Human Potential and
Whole Life Whole World Integral Wisdom Movement
enquiries@papillongroup.org
http://wholelifewholeworld.com/

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