1. Session 6 The Whole Person & The Life Systems

2. Interlude: The Questing Self and the Four Horizons
Transcendental
Horizon
Transcendental
Humanism
Transcendental
Technocracy
The Questing Self
Humanistic Horizon
Technological
Horizon
Naturalistic
Horizon
Naturalistic
Humanism
Naturalistic
Technocracy

3. Who Am I? Towards a Polymorphic Identity
Why I am an Ancient & Contemporary, Eastern & Western, Classical & Romantic, Existential & Pragmatic, Ironic & Paradoxical, Embodied & Mindful, Soulful & Spirited, Questing & Unfinished, Spiritual-But-Not-Religious, Natural-But-Not- Reductive, Biologically Determined Yet Existentially Free…Child of the Cosmos, Sojourner on Earth, Traveler through Time, Moving through Space, Encompassed by Mystery

4. Persons as Determined by Physiology: Health, Looks, IQ
The Meaning of Persons Physical-Social Determinism and Existential-Spiritual Freedom
Persons as Determined by Physiology: Health, Looks, IQ
Persons as Determined by Gender & Sexual Orientation
Persons as Determined by Ethnicity, Family, Clan & Tribe
Persons as Determined by Class, Status, Wealth & Power
Persons as Determined by Geography, Culture & Nationality
Persons as Determined by Generation: Youth, Adult & Aging
Persons as Unique, Imaginative, Creative & Free Individuals

5. Session 6A Eight Dimensions of the Whole Person
Health/Wellness/Vitality
Excess/Neglect/Defect
1. INTUITIVE>Spiritual Horizon
2. ETHICAL
3. VOLITIONAL
4. RATIONAL
5. IMAGINATIVE
6. SOCIAL
7. EMOTIONAL
8. PHYSICAL>Natural Horizon

6. Caring for the Whole Person
Which of the eight dimensions of the whole person receive the most and least care and attention in today’s Modern Western society?
Why do some people fixate on one or two of these dimensions while either neglecting or rejecting other dimension?
Caring for the Whole Person

7. The Whole Brain & the Integral Self
Left Hemisphere Brain Orientation
Right Hemisphere Brain Orientation
Splitting
Logical
Either-Or: Differences
Win-Lose: Conflict
Analytical: Judging
Quantity: Objective
Impersonal Measurement
Competition
Detachment
Empirical
Merging
Paradoxical
Both-and: Unity
Win-Win: Collaboration
Synthesis: Perceptive
Quality: Subjective
Personal Meaning
Communion
Participation
Imaginative

8. Western Mind & Eastern Mind: Dualist and Non-Dualist Perspectives
Left Hemisphere Brain Orientation
Right Hemisphere Brain Orientation
Western Mind: Activist
Dualistic: Either-Or
Struggle: Overcome Evil
Confrontation: Outward
Light Vs. Darkness
Ethical Decision
Love & Justice
History & Eschatology
The Narrow Way: Salvation
Logos & Agape: Revelation
Eastern Mind: Contemplative
Non-Dualist: Both-And
Ecstasy: Unite Opposites
Contemplation: Inward
Light & Darkness
Psychological Integration
Wisdom & Compassion
Wonder & Beauty
The Middle Way: Enlightenment
Sophia & Eros: Illumination

9. Right and Left Brain Hemispheres
How would you describe the left brain as a way of life?
How would you describe the right brain as a way of life?

10. Session 6B The Life Systems in Healthy Balance
Superstitious
Balance
Excess Neglect Defect
Spirit
Relations
Society
Nature
Culture
Self
Clinging
Narcissistic
Work
Leisure
Driven
Indulgent
Savage
Flitting
Effete

11. Nurturing the Life Systems During Our Changing Life-Stages
Q. How does our relationship to the various life systems change during the different seasons or stages of our lives, including childhood, youth, early adulthood, mid-life, and the senior years?
Q. Which life systems are of greatest importance to you during this season or stage of you life? Why? How do you nurture them?