Ken Wilber

context (Lutz 1992, Sandstrom 2010). This ‘awareness of awareness’ is driven by how one internally and externally understands themselves based on how well adjusted they are to the socially and culturally agreed upon understandings of consciousness structures at that given time and place, in this way, consciousness experience is both an internal and external. Additionally, as individuals cognitively develop, the potential for development of consciousness grows in tandem, however their relationship is not necessarily always intertwined (Wilbur 1996, Mangan 2007, Combs 2009). By consciousness development we are referring to the achievement of ‘higher’ levels of consciousness through various practices as discussed by many authors but namely, Ken Wilbur and Allan Combs. Does this definition have room for the idea of “development?” If not what is being developed in the model you are proposing? There are two potential ways in which an individual’s experiencing consciousness can and do develop. To begin, it is necessary for development of the brain cognitively in order to develop socially. The social development of individuals is absolutely essential, and allows for individuals to learn and eventually prescribe to socially agreed upon ways of behaving in their world (Whitehead, 2011). Development of the brain, is known as “cognitive” development (Mangan 2007, Combs 2009). Within our model we discuss Erik Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development as a reference to one of…

In Marge Piercy’s narrative poem, “Barbie Doll”, the story of a young girl is told from the viewpoint of an outside speaker watching her grow up around the norms of society and ultimately ends her life because of it. Throughout each stanza, a new important piece of information is expressed to the readers to contribute to both the theme and tone of the poem. Piercy is able to cultivate the idea that inward beauty is not valued in today’s society, and that artificial perfection can only be…

what is expected from them and the underlying rules that are now explicitly spelled out for them. Ken dolls are what people picture when imagining a rich white young man. Whenever Ken dolls are paired with a Barbie doll in a career package, they are the ones with the higher position. For example, in a the field of health, Ken is the doctor while Barbie is the nurse that is holding a baby. This exemplifies the glass escalator and the glass ceiling because if Ken was the nurse, he would be more…

also nostalgic for me personally. I never asked for anything else, every christmas, every birthday, the only thing on my list were those dolls. Every young kid has their favorite toy or doll. When I was younger, my favorite thing was Barbie. For almost every holiday and birthday, I got something that had to do with her. There was the Barbie dream-house, the mini bright pink VolksWagon car, I even had a Barbie scooter; not to mention the box of at least ten barbies, including Ken. I was born in…

Valeria Lukyanova could pass for a living Barbie doll; however, when you think about Barbie, Ken follows closely behind. Barbie and Ken may be the very first love story (between dolls, that is). Although there are several men who have gone under the knife to resemble this iconic doll, the most recognized human Ken doll is probably Justin Jedlica. THE NICKNAME ‘HUMAN KEN DOLL’ – COMPLIMENTS OF 20/20 During an interview for OWN’s series, Where Are They Now? Jedlica opens up about how he came to…

I strongly believe that giving back to my community/school in one or another way is the most important thing outside of my academics and this is why I want to become an RA. At the age of thirteen I started my own roller skating classes. Being the instructor of a roller skating class and running the class by my own taught me to be leader, grow from my failures and gave me the opportunity to give back to my community. When I first started learning how to skate in the state of Washington, the…

I In my current role at Stonewall, I have grown personally and professionally. As a key member of the Empowerment team and I continuously contribute creatively to the teams existing and pending projects. As the Alumni Relations Officer, I can develop the alumni’s relations strategy and have the right enthusiasm and passion for harnessing the alumni potential. Stonewall’s key behaviours have shaped how I behave at work and I bring these to life throughout my role. The invaluable skills I have…

Nurse Ratched epitomizes an authoritarian leader with her superiority, and inability to collaborate with the other members of the ward. In attempt to assert her control over McMurphy, Nurse Ratched reminds him that, “‘You're committed, you realize. You are... under the jurisdiction of me... the staff." She's holding up a fist, all those red-orange fingernails burning into her palm. "Under jurisdiction and control—" (125). When threatened by McMurphy, she forces him to “realize” that he is…

The Importance of Absurdity Our capacity to differentiate right from wrong in this world makes up a large part of who we are. Whenever we criticize the aspects of our lives, we assert ourselves, our ideas, and everything we have experienced and endured. Our ability to hold the world up to our standards lends us a feeling of power and control over our lives, giving us our pride and credibility as individuals, but when it is taken away from us, it renders us feeble, fearful, and helpless to…

In the late Spring and Fall of 1967, America got to be mindful of a developing development of youngsters, based mostly out of California, called the "hallucinogenic development." This development depended on medication use, odd music, and sight and sound encounters to rise above reality and convey a higher condition of cognizance to the individuals who took an interest. The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test is the chronicle of how this development started: with one individual, Ken Kesey, and his band…