Jan
21
2012
Abstract
This essay outlines connections between the Elemental Cycle as an archetype of transformation, transdisciplinarity, and cybernetics. A number of questions are addressed: the nature and importance of connecting these fields, an examination of resources and the dominant disciplinary discourses for the associated fields, and a critical examination of my assumptions, beliefs, and position.
Introduction
How often...
Jan
28
2009
Earth --> Day-waking (i.e. 'normal' adult) consciousness
Water --> Imaginative consciousness
Air ----> Inspirational consciousness
Fire ---> Intuitive consciousness
Earth --> Thinking 'about' - object-oriented
Water --> Thinking 'with' - process oriented
Air ----> Thinking 'between' - polarity-oriented, (Brad exemplifies this very well)
Fire ----> Thinking 'as' - whole-oriented
Further, considering that all thinking...