From the monthly archives:

September 2009

Defining Spirit and Soul

September 25, 2009
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Soul is one of those words with many different meanings. Everyone has his own interpretation of that word. Another one of those words is spirit, which is often used where someone else might use soul.
And others might not use those words at all, because there is no actual ‘thing’ that can be measured.
The way I [...]

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Basic Concepts

September 23, 2009
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With my latest model of combining Integral theory and the Zodiac, the model is turned. Now it is the same as in Integral theory (LL is indeed lower left) and now the Zodiac is upside down.
I use the words ‘inside’ and ‘outside’ instead of ’subjective’ and ‘objective’. And instead of ‘impersonal’ I now use the [...]

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More than One Spirit

September 8, 2009
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Although spirit and soul are words that have all kinds of different meanings, I just have to use them here because I have no other way of describing the way I see the human development.
So in the zodiac I use them for the fire signs (spirit) and the water signs (soul).
In the post Ego development [...]

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Three Levels of the Mind

September 7, 2009
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The individual mind of the previous post Ignorance and Projection is different from the primordial and the universal mind.
In the zodiac there are three basic levels.
These levels are seen everywhere and in everything, but here it is used for the individual human development of the mind.
‘Primordial’  is used for the pre-individual phase and ‘universal’  is [...]

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Ignorance and Projection

September 3, 2009
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Instead of going through the whole human development in a chronological way, I much more like to describe whatever comes into my mind. And at the moment it is REFLECTION.
The word reflection that is used here for the astological sign libra, is the essence of that sign midway between ignorance and projection.
It is above the [...]

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What versus How

September 3, 2009
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Until now I have mainly been writing about my other blogs for the aboutpage. And re-posting some posts from those blogs to get things started on this blog. The reason is not that I don’t know what I want to write about. The reason is that I don’t know HOW to write it.
Do I take [...]

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Human Development

September 3, 2009
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Okay, so the words that I want to use in the context of this blog are clear now, defined on the page Basics. The next step is to describe my understanding of development.
Development as a growth in complexity that can be seen everywhere around us and which is perfectly reflected in the cycle of the [...]

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Ego Development

September 2, 2009
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(Model is turned, see the post Basic Concepts)
What I like most about the zodiac is that it shows a development in a development. Every sign can be seen at every level. And I think life, as it is an ongoing proces, goes through al stages all the time. But that does not mean that all [...]

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Development in the Zodiac

September 2, 2009
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1. Impulsion (aries)
Activity that is self-motivated, unaffected by others. New beginnings, the start of new cycles, birth, vitality. Aggressive, willful, assertive. Focused in short bursts, unlikely to sustain interest in the long term. Adventurous, pioneering, warrior-type energy, impatient, works best alone. Unconcerned with approval or acceptance. Lacks persistence and stamina. Honest and forthright.
2. Manifestation (taurus)
Grounding, [...]

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