Changes

For several years my interest has gravitated toward the integral spirituality and philosophy of Ken Wilber.  I first began to lean toward integral thinking in high school and my academic track finally culminated with an MA in Interdisciplinary Humanities from Western Kentucky University, a program that was consciously integral (though that term was not used).  Throughout college and beyond I had accumulated quite a personal library in my quest to connect all of the dots of existence, and then one day I discovered Ken Wilber.  His integral system was so plausible and elegant that I found myself in the strange situation of suspecting that most of my library had been rendered obsolete by a small handful of Wilber books.  In fact, I sold and donated most of them shortly thereafter, resulting in no regrets and a feeling of spiritual lightness.[[Image:4cats_sm.jpg|left|frame]]   

For several years my interest has gravitated toward the integral spirituality and philosophy of Ken Wilber.  I first began to lean toward integral thinking in high school and my academic track finally culminated with an MA in Interdisciplinary Humanities from Western Kentucky University, a program that was consciously integral (though that term was not used).  Throughout college and beyond I had accumulated quite a personal library in my quest to connect all of the dots of existence, and then one day I discovered Ken Wilber.  His integral system was so plausible and elegant that I found myself in the strange situation of suspecting that most of my library had been rendered obsolete by a small handful of Wilber books.  [[Image:4cats_sm.jpg|left|frame]]   

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Considering that I am a "recovering Protestant" as well as a "failed amateur Buddhist" I have long been hard-pressed to categorize myself in any positive way, not that I feel a particular need to be in a category.  However, it has become apparent fairly recently that my spiritual path is Franciscan, and has been moving in that direction for several years unbeknownst to myself.  The simple zen-like act of daily feeding and caring for a variety of amazing animals, each one a singular miracle, has become no less than a holy communion of boundary dissolution requiring neither the intentionality nor the effort of many spiritual disciplines, and quite likely the closest I will ever come to finding mystical union in the routine of daily existence.

 

Considering that I am a "recovering Protestant" as well as a "failed amateur Buddhist" I have long been hard-pressed to categorize myself in any positive way, not that I feel a particular need to be in a category.  However, it has become apparent in the last couple of years that my spiritual path is Franciscan, and had been moving in that direction for several years before I began to realize it.  The simple zen-like act of daily feeding and caring for a variety of wonderful animals, each one a unique miracle, has been my spiritual discipline [which I like because it's an easy one!] and brings me the closest I am likely to approach mystical union in this life!