When our thinking unmoors itself from the body ... we come to feel and believe that we are superior to the world and distinct from it and that the fate of humanity is somehow sealed and independent from that of life on Earth.” This emphasis on superiority—rather than inclusivity—is fundamental to the cultural story that most of us have been fed. At its root is the patriarchal obsession with mastery, which shows up everywhere we look.

We see it in the single-minded focus of the unconscious capitalist—who seeks to accumulate at the expense of all else. On his endless quest for more, he perpetually confuses fragmentation with self-actualization. We also see it in the cultural fixation with perfection, a ridiculous notion that compels those who seek it to over-develop one aspect, while neglecting all others. And we even see it in the spiritual movement, where a vast cadre of pseudo non-dualists seeks to master a unified field of consciousness while bypassing the very stuff of their humanness—their memories, unresolved emotional issues, personal identifications, egos, stories, the body itself. Although they would appear to have a growthful intention, these spiritual seekers are, in fact, no less fragmented and dangerous than the unconscious capitalists. The latter turn us into head-tripping accumulators, entirely unaware of the relational field and the earth that houses us. And the former turn us into self-avoidant automatons, bereft of feeling. Too much unhealthy ego, or no ego at all—both leave us oblivious to what really matters. And oblivious won’t get us anywhere good. It’s integration that we need. Not rarefied, but realified—available to and within all. The holy wholly. This is the place Philip brings us to: that critical point of integration. From there, a new vista opens before and within us. Radical wholeness. - JEFF BROWN on Radical Wholeness by Philip Shepherd

The journey toward wholeness is yours to make. - Philip Shepherd