Here’s a sneak peek from the new issue of EnlightenNext — our definition of a term that every evolutionary should know:
EROS n.
The creative energy and intelligence that drives the evolutionary process at all levels of existence.
In the mythical pantheon of ancient Greek gods, Eros was commonly portrayed as a young winged archer whose golden [...]
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Over the past few weeks, I’ve been thumbing through old back issues of the magazine in an effort to touch up on my EnlightenNext history. Deepening my understanding of how the magazine’s inquiry has evolved over the past seventeen years always helps inform the projects and perspectives I’m actively working with today. While each and [...]
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This morning I opened my inbox and found the latest Quote of the Week from EnlightenNext founder (and editor in chief and spiritual teacher) Andrew Cohen, titled “Aspire to Be Great.” But before I quote it here, I want to mention what I’d been reading right before I saw it, which was a message that [...]
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I really am living in a new world. And it’s one I’ve been striving extremely hard to give birth to for over twenty years. I became a teacher of enlightenment at the ripe old age of thirty. Ever since then, it seemed obvious to me that unless the uncontainable positivity and inexpressible glory revealed when [...]
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In this sneak preview of the “Guru and Pandit” dialogue from the upcoming issue of EnlightenNext, spiritual teacher Andrew Cohen and integral philosopher Ken Wilber discuss one of the most significant spiritual challenges of our time: staying connected to a higher perspective even when humanity’s survival hangs in the balance.
WILBER: At times like these, our [...]
Tags:Andrew Cohen·Guru and Pandit·Ken Wilber·Survival vs. Evolution
In case you haven’t seen it yet, Ode magazine just did a great short piece on Earth’s foremost integral authority, Ken Wilber, giving a nice overview of the philosopher and his philosophy. Here’s a taste:
Wilber’s apartment reflects the integral approach that is the theme of his books. Modern technology and sleekly designed furniture seamlessly blend [...]
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Charting a new future demands a new vocabulary. Over the years, we’ve adopted many terms into our EnlightenNext lexicon that we’ve found illuminating, clarifying, and useful in the quest to define the contours of a new evolutionary worldview. Here’s one of them:
Kos·mic adj.
1. Of or relating to the Kosmos—the multidimensional evolving Totality of existence, encompassing [...]
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Andrew Cohen, Editor in Chief
Carter Phipps, Executive Editor
Elizabeth Debold, Senior Editor
Ross Robertson, Senior Editor
Tom Huston, Senior Assoc. Editor
Joel Pitney, Associate Editor
