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Je Suis Charlie = Ebola Vaccine for the Human Soul?

Je Suis Charlie may be the most potent vaccine for an Ebola of the Human Soul that has been eating away the flesh of the human psyche since the first acts of terror were shouted in the name of Allahu Akbar. God is Great. God is Good. But the God in all of US needs […]

Integral City Meta Blog 2014

Here is the Integral City 2014 Meta Blog. It connects the 4 Voices of the Integral City to the Planet, People, Place and Power that energized us in 2014. It follows the tradition of Integral City Meta Blog 2013   Equinox/Solstice Newsletters – Integral City Reflective Organ Integral City March 2014: Working Together With the Planet […]

Integral City Reflective Organ – December Solstice 2014: Celebrating the Mystery of Power

This newsletter is published quarterly using a cycle of perspectives on the Integral City viewed from: Planet, People, Place and Power. The theme of this issue is Power. The concept of morphic or Akashic fields creates the possibility that we could harness the intelligence that is concentrated in the city to generate much greater (more […]

Cities Will Turn Symbolic Climate Change Handshake into Real Action

What does the US-China handshake on climate change mean for our Planet of Cities? On the one hand it should give them confidence that they are the seed beds of global change – for it is cities who took the initiative on the climate file. While the US nation both denied and ignored the issue […]

ISO Fast Tracks Standard for City Quality of Life

International \Organization for Standards (ISO) has announced a new standard for quality of life in cities. In London, UK on November 17-18, 2014, ISO in conjunction the World Council on City Data (WCCD) launches the  the first international standard for sustainable cities, ISO 37120: Sustainable development of communities — Indicators for city services and quality of […]

Space Golf – Rosetta Lands Hole-in-One on Par 6 bb Km Hole

I am truly awed with the announcement that the European Space Agency has finessed a washing machine sized lander on the ubiquitous Comet 67P/C.   That’s like driving a hole-in-one to a comet not much larger than an earth-sized 4 km golf course – but with a drive that is 6.4 billion km long and that takes […]

Remembering Lives and ALL LIFE

Remembrance Day has traditionally commemorated human life lost in defense of our freedoms. We long for Peace. But as our worlds have expanded the dimensions of space, time and moral influence, so too have we expanded the “reach” of peace. We have grown Traditional Peace – between tribes – into Pre-Modern Peace – between worldviews. […]

Remembering the Harms

When I think about harm, I am generally trying to ward off the harm others or circumstances might do to me.   The human species has evolved through a continuous onslaught of external threats from the natural world that have taught us to avoid, remove, reduce or prevent harm in a thousand ways. However, as […]

On Remembering: The Future of Peace

How do you celebrate Remembrance Day in a community that does not believe in war? It’s a question I have never asked myself, until I moved into a community designed by the Mennonites. I knew they opposed the (Abbotsford) air show because it promoted war planes/machinery. And I knew they had been pacifists for centuries […]

Integral City Celebrates World Cities Day

I am Integral City. I am a web of constant, connecting, mysteriously transformative conversations, manifesting the 12 City Intelligences,[i] amongst my 4 voices[ii] — citizens, government, organizations, and businesses. Some people align towards, others resist, co-creating a more beautiful and sustainable world. Worldviews expand from self, to city, to world, then kosmocentric embrace, honoring life-giving values, […]