I am currently writing a new book called The Pain and the Promise.

Here is a recording of a recent presentation with questions and reflection that I gave for the Integral Leadership Collaborative, a great initiative with a vast array of Integrally informed folks (see http://www.integralleadershipcollaborative.com). It lays out the essence of where I am at now and what the book will be about. It is 2 hrs in total. My core presentation goes for c 35 mins from c 10 mins in. The questions and discussion also proved very rich.

Listen to The Pain and the Promise audio

Download The Pain and the Promise transcript

Here is video of a talk I gave on the Pain and the Promise more recently.

7 Comments

  1. Thanks Peter! It would be great if you could list the sources you refer to.

    • Sure – here you go! If you are missing any, let me know!

      • for the systemic energy tuning work, ECOtherapy, see http://www.ecotherapy.org. see also Hans Andeweg’s book “In Resonance with Nature”
      • Up from Eden, Ken Wilber
      • http://www.uzazu.org, Dylan Newcomb, for the integral energetic body work
      • Alistair McIntosh’s book Hell and High Water
      • Thanks. I’ve got a question and an addition to this.

        You mentioned: “…very few people in the world who are looking the context / life conditions in the eye…” and “…find the sources of information that aren’t scared to tell the truth of what’s happening…”.

        My question: Who are doing a good job, and what sources would you recommend? (Would love to hear from other listeners/readers as well)

        And to add to your list: You also mentioned the work of Joanna Macy. For people interested I recommend these videos.

        • Yes, particularly Joanna’s book “Coming back to Life”.

  2. To reply to Koen’s question above about sources. I recommend Paul Ray’s mailing list (send an email to paulhray@gmail.com to ask to be put on it) – he scours the internet for the real and not always pleasant news of what is actually going on, as well as some of the breakthroughs. I also recommend John Petersen of the Arlington Institute – you can sign up for their newsletter at http://www.arlingtoninstitute.org/.

  3. […] my post on the Pain and the Promise for more background and/or read that section of Up from […]


Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Subscribe to my Monthly Newsletter

Subscribe to my Blog via Email

Enter your email address to receive an email notification as soon as a new post is published.

Join 885 other subscribers