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June 2009 
Sexy Models - Videos!
Photizo
As I wrote in my last blog I lost all of my writing and blog material due to a computer failure followed by a service technician failure to transfer the data at a Frye's Electronic store. One of the many blogs I had started but l wanted to finish writing was on the many varied models and universalities that exist at the core of all complex systems and the idea that these can be communicated through a basic model of explanation of some kind.
These mental conceptions or theoretical descriptions are what I’m calling ‘Sexy Models’. The idea that universal principles that transcend and include all key principles of the Kosmos, whether they be the universe, man, consciousness, human social systems, or reality itself. Or what some refer to as the four domans of the Physiosphere, Biosphere, Noosphere and the Theosphere.
Anyone who has been on any journey of significance will know that these ‘Sexy Models’ act as maps or Mandala’s of the transcendent to guide us through unknown, hidden, or unconscious territory to bring understanding. Each having its own seductive quality they seek to act as a lens in giving perspective in unifying and objectifying certain truths. A microcosm if you will of the Universe, the psyche, social systems , reality from the human perspective, or a 2 dimensional representation of a 3 dimensional concept of a 4 dimensional reality. I like to call the those that produce such "Sexy Models" the "Map Makers" who throughout history have sought to manifest a scheme or representation of truth.
"Map Maker"
Ken Wilber
"This map is simply an invitation to explore the vast terrain of your own consciousness,
the almost unlimited potentials of your own being and becoming, the nearly infinite
expanse of your own primordial awareness, and thus arrive at that place which
you have never left: your own deepest nature and your own original face."
Sometimes they are in the form of a chart, a process, a progression, a pattern, a spiral, a ladder or hierarchy of some kind that represent everything from the kosmos metaphysically or symbolically, to human development and social systems . What I find fascinating is how these ‘Sexy Models’ contend with each other for greater significance in the play of time and ego.
In looking at these models it is important to appreciate that sometimes the details do not matter: certain aspects of complex systems or behaviors transcend the particularities of a given system, and ‘are to be anticipated in any system of a multitude of simultaneously interacting components.’ The key to most of these models is to open the doors of perception to the macro and micro realities that beg us to ask the universal questions?
Who am I?
What am I?
Where am I?
Why am I here?
How can this be?
Or as Joseph Campbell asks…
“What am I? Am I the bulb that carries the light or am I the light of which the bulb is a vehicle? This can be metaphorically understood as identifying with the Christ in you.”
So I thought I would gather and share with you some of the MANY different models that have been put forth with the idea of writing follow up blogs with a brief overview of a few of these. Some are well known, others may be new to you, while others are all the rage. With Theories of Everything there are those based on scientific speculations from the newest theories in Science (specifically physics and mathematics), while metaphysical Theories of Everything are based on speculations in, obviously, Metaphysics.
I’ll try to follow both with the principles of science and work from the simple to the more complex as a main tenet in science is the Principle of Simplicity or...
Occam's Razor -
"Essentia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem".
or
"entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity."
The theory deduces that all things being equal, the simplest solution tends to be the right one, thus the best theory must be founded on the most simple foundation of only one thing existing. Or as one great thinker of art and thought has said,
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
Leonardo da Vinci
Metaphysics is based on the idea of the Dynamic Unity of Reality - that the universe is a multiplicity of changing effects of but ONE unchanging cause that we experience as being human. Or as the German philosopher Gottfried Leibniz says,
Gottfried Leibniz
interconnection of all things with one another. ... I do not conceive of any
reality at all as without genuine unity. ... I maintain also that substances,
whether material or immaterial, cannot be conceived in their bare essence
without any activity, activity being of the essence of substance in general. "
So here we go with what you kind call a kind of gallery of ‘Sexy Models.’ - Enjoy!
Emptiness
“Form is emptiness. Emptiness is form.”
Miyamoto Musashi
Yin Yang
'The only constant is change'
Everything is not actually a duality, but a trinity.
Active, Passive and Reconciling or Neutral.
There is always the third aspect eg. neutral, warm, middle, balance.
The Big Three
The Trinity of the Universe
The Good, the Beautiful and the True."
Enneagram
"Law of seven" and the "Law of three"
(the two fundamental universal laws)
Body- Mind – Spirit
Sigmund Freud's Model of the Unconscious Mind
"The ego is not master in its own house."
Sigmund Freud
Jung’s Quaternity of Functions
"As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human
existenceis tokindle a light in the darkness of mere being."
Carl Jung
Hierarchy of Needs
“If you plan on being anything less than you are capable ofbeing, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.”
Abraham Maslow
The Great Chain of Being
"Nearly universal view, [that] reality is a rich tapestry of interwoven levels,
reaching from matter to body to mind to soul to spirit."
Ken Wilbur
Holarchies
This concept has a long and respectable ancestry. So much so that defenders
of orthodoxy are inclined to dismiss it as "old hat" - and often in the same breath
to deny its validity. Yet I hope to show as we go along that this old hat, handled
with some affection, can produce lively rabbits.
Arthur Koestler
Holons
Arther Koestler coined the term "holon" to refer to an entity that is
itself a "whole" and simultaneously a "part" of some other whole. ...
For instance, a whole atom is part of a whole molecule, and the
whole molecule is part of a whole cell, and the whole cell is part
of a whole organism, and so on. Each of these entities is neither
a whole nor a part, but a whole/part, a holon.
Hypersphere
"The Universe and the creatures that inhabit it are toridial."
Arthur Young
The Reflexive Universe
"The earlier concept of a universe made up of physical particles interacting
according to fixed laws is no longer tenable. It is implicit in present findings
that action rather than matter is basic. . . This is good news, for it is no longer
appropriate to think of the universe as a gradually subsiding agitation of billiard
balls. The universe, far from being a desert of inert particles, is a theatre of
increasingly complex organization, a stage for development in which man has a
definite place, without any upper limit to his evolution."
Arthur M. Young
All things extend to all things, from all things, and through all things.
"The universe is a tonal one, a dimensionless universe of light."
Light is the universal language in which the Divine Concept is plainly written."
Walter Russell
Integral Spriral of Developmental Waves
Spiral Dynamics reveals the hidden complexity codes that shape human nature, create global diversities, and drive evolutionary change.These dynamic Spiral forces attract and repel individuals, form the webs and meshes that connect people within groups, communities and organizations, and forge the rise and fall of nations and cultures.
WHY people make decisions in different ways
WHY people respond to different motivators
WHY and HOW values arise and spread
The nature of CHANGE
Spiral Dynamics
to awaken to new ways of thinking. I believe it makes no sense to spend a
lot of time attacking the current realities. It is time to create the new models
that have in them the complexity that makes the older systems obsolete. And
to the extent that we can do that, and do that quickly, I think we can provide
whatwill be necessary for a major breakthrough for the future."
AQAL
All Quadrants, All Levels,
All Lines, All States, All types
Each holon, or unit of reality that is both a whole and a part of a larger whole,
has an interior and an exterior. It also exists as an individual and as a collective. Observing the holon from the outside constitutes an exterior perspective on that
holon. Observing it from the inside is the interior perspective, and so forth. If you
map these four perspectives into quadrants, you have four quadrants, or dimensions.
"AQAL is a map of samsara, a map of the prison, but if you gonna
make a prison brake,you need a good map. "(laughter)
Ken Wilber
Spiral Dynamics Integral
Evolutionary new way of perceiving human nature that lets us understand,
predict, and resolve even the most difficult conflicts. In his effort tomap the
genome of the mind, Dr. Beck has created a tool he calls the Spiral, which
charts the underlying reasons for virtually everything that human beings think,
believe, and do.Breaking down the 'complexity codes' that lie at the heart of a problem.
Integrated Enlightenment
"This map is simply an invitation to explore the vast terrain of your own consciousness,
the almost unlimited potentials of your own being and becoming, the nearly infinite
expanse of your own primordial awareness, and thus arrive at that place which you
have never left: your own deepest nature and your own original face."
“An integral approach is merely an attempt to categorize, in conceptual terms,
some of this glory as it manifests itself. But it is no more than that. Every one of
my books has at least one sentence, usually buried, that says the following (this
is the version found in The Atman Project): “There follows, then, the story of the
Atman project. It is a sharing of what I have seen; it is a small offering of what I have
remembered; it is also the Zen dust you should shake from your sandals; and it is
finally a lie in the face of that Mystery which only alone is.”
In other words, all of my books are lies. They are simply maps of a territory, shadows
of a reality, gray symbols dragging their bellies across the dead page, suffocated
signs full of muffled sound and faded glory, signifying absolutely nothing. And it
is the nothing, the Mystery, the Emptiness alone that needs to be realized: not known
but felt, not thought but breathed, not an object but an atmosphere, not a lesson but a life. ”
Ken Wilber
Thus all of these SEXY MODELS
Can be reduced to
ONE
Emptiness
"Be Still and know that I am God"
or
"No Self...
No Problem."
DEO
Access: Public
A lot alot alotta info – yet all boiling down to the same. Nicely presented and with a nice catch photo too. Zmiles.
Thanks and blessings, David
You always inspire me. Amazing information. Those spirals. Have to go back and read that again. It is possible to see the small writing? I enjoyed the Ken Wilber video. Jen
Great blog!!! Have no idea what it's about as I never got past the picture of the bikini clad “Sexy Models.” I noticed some color pictures and word type stuff below them but…
those girls are so HOT!!!
Cool. I just noticed a Ken Wilber video on your blog too. Is he talking about those girls? I bet he is… I'd like a map to those models!
Again, awesome blog. ; ) Seriously…
p.s. Love seeing Walter Russell get in there, my personal favorite.
Nothing like a good tease right? LOL
First phase of a fun experiment I'm trying to learn and play with. Just taking some advice from David. LOL . Loved your statement on Purpose.
To experience and learn. Period. Oh…
except we’re supposed to laugh a lot too.
At basically everything.
Thanks for the ZSmiles David. :)
Funny you should mention those spirals Jenny. I've been wanting to blog on that reality as well, the vortices of life, how everything can be represented as such. I like how Arthur Young just says it plainly,
“The Universe and the creatures that inhabit it are toridial.”
If you want Jenny, I can send you pictures or their links so you can read them, just tell me which ones you want. In the meantime, I have have to go make some noodles. LOL :)
Rod, your humor always brings a big smile, whether it's your shout out wall or comments, thanks for the smiles!
And I'm with you on Walter Russell. I have all his books, this man was simply amazing! Do you have his work entitled, “The Universal One” with all the charts?
Thanks again good people. It's great to be back and seeing all of you light up the world everytime your icons turn bright!
DEO
the integral spiral of developmental waves. That one. I love noodles. I had some last night with shrimp zuchinni and tomatoes and of course garlic. I could use some noodles right now.
jen
Thanks D.
Yep, I have the Universal One and many others. And I've collected a lot of his scientific art, charts and paintings in digital form. I print and post them in my office, over the toilet, any where I can take a moment to just stare in hopes of “getting it ” deeply and profoundly, just like a mandala.
The Russell chart you've posted is the first in a series of three on String Theory. I had the second chart posted over my toilet for a year and half before we painted… String theory? He was talking about it and illustrating it long before any other scientist or academic that I'm aware of.
I'm gonna print and post those models too! I'm interested in String Bikini Theory as well. Yeeeoooow!
Hey Jenni, try these links
Spiral Dynamics - The Eight Stage Spiral of Development
or
Integral Spiral Dynamics
or
Spiral Dynamics - The Evolution of Culture and Consciousness
Hey Rod,
I know exactly how you feel. Some of Russell's charts are so intense and overwhelming. Yet here is a guy way ahead of his time, all because he understood Universal principals of man, nature and God.
I really enjoyed reading of his experiences as a child. His perspectives at an early age wre so genuine and so profound.
Looking forward to you posting those charts!
“All things are universal. Nothing is which is not universal.
Nothing is of itself alone.
Man and Mind all all creating things are universal.”
Walter Russell - “The Universal One” 1927
wow…
interesting stuff.
Hey C.C.
Interesting stuff indeed!
What do you think of David R. Hawkins' Map of Consciousness based in Kinesiology?
Funny you should mention that ROD. I just read that a couple months ago, at least his “Power vs. Force” The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior.
I think he is on to something here, at least from an assessment point of view. The Map of Consciousness on Page 68 is a nice overview with the following chapters giving some interpretations and the social distributions of the consciousness levels.
What is really fascinating to me, is the simplicity of it all. 500 seems to be a pivotal point of awakening in his model, the altruistic, compassionate being begins to unfold.
And I think he is right on point when he speaks of the higher energy frequencies as being an attractor vs. the lower levels of fear and anger requiring force..
Your take?
DEO
My take? Well, I've had enormous success in physical health using kinesiology with a my nutritionist-health provider. So I'm sold from that end.
I've had success and plenty of failure using the Doc's methods for verifying truth. However, I'm still very interested in his work. His later books are fascinating in his descriptions of higher consciousness. I see a lot of parallels with Integral Theory and Spiral Dynamics although I suspect all three camps might eschew each other for various “intellectual” and “rational” reasons. They've each got books to sell.
I use the Doc's methods with my six year old to test if she telling the truth or not or to find a lost toy and it's worked just about every time. It's a joke between us now. I'll say, “stick out your arm and will test this,” and she'll smile and demure giving up the truth or screams no I don't want to do that…giving up the truth anyway. LOL!
I love the idea of an all encompassing field that responds only to truth, that which is life engendering, or real and that which isn't responsive or false simply isn't real. Similar to what practically every sage teaches… It's also right up Russell's alley too.
I could go on and on… that's enough for now… fun stuff, though
Checking back in after a week away… hee heee “string bikini theory”
And how has Walter Russell not been on my reading list radar before… hmmmm.
Added.
I think this blog entry is fluffy!
Blessings, David
HeyOK,
thanks for the link, funny little story on Fluffy and it's origin. Keeping it fun and real at the same time is what it's all about.
Rod, you have this one figured out, great spirit, always fun alwasy light, always warm.
HeyOK, try getting Russell's “The Universal One, ” AMAZING book!
DEO
photizo have you gone through http://www.walter-russell.de/en/Diagramme.php
? a nice set of diagrams from walter russell.
also http://www.philosophy.org/index.php?option=com_zoom&Itemid=37&catid=3
might be of interes tto you, page 2 also.. they are of a lower resolution, and i believe most of them are from “in the wave lies the secret of creation” by tim binder, utilizing some unreleased diagrams that russell drew in the 1960s.
btw, there are now 3 small intros to walter russell on googlevideo/youtube, and one video that has been rescued from the university archives.. hopefully more incoming.
btw, have you checked what various zaadzters have been doing on zaadzquotes?
http://quotes.zaadz.com/walter_russell
Photizo,
Is it ok to fall in love with a blog tittled “Sexy Models”?
hahaha. I really love the teaser. And I must say, I'm jealous because I've always wanted to create this kind of a blog showing different yet similar maps.
We can also start creating historical maps and diagrams on various specific topics from art history to technology. That would be interesting.
Sure it's ok….hahaha.. The teaser was for fun and a little experiement to prove the obvious.
Of course there are so many other maps available to choose from but I tried to stay withthe simplest and most commonly used ones of late.
Love the idea of the art and technology maps Lucidity….that would be cool.
DEO
Beautifully put together Darren…inspiring, sexy, well-thought out. Jon xx PS just watched yr video and posted a longer response there.
The Inspiring Lives of Walter and Lao Russell.
reckon you'll get a kick out of this one :)
Hey man , where did you find that pic?I could really do with knowing.(Why I could do with knowing is a long story.)
Hey I know all of those models! Including the two on top! :)
Great page.
xo,amber mekush
Ahhh… I'm glad Ambers comment led me back to revisit this great offering.
The blessings and insights continue!
David