nice set of namechecks. Stafford Beer was also a very early yogi, having picked it up along with a lot of other orientalism in India - must ask his surviving partner if she knows if he was into buddhism too!
-
-
Replying to @antlerboy @Meaningness
I had no idea! Interesting thread, thank you.
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @_awbery_ @Meaningness
Later I know for sure he like the enneagram (which I s'pose is a link to adult development via gurdjieff a la Torbert) and umm Molecules of Emotion.
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @antlerboy @_awbery_
Whoa what is there a gurdjieff/torbert connection??
2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @Meaningness @_awbery_
whole last chapter of Action Inquiry (again, IIRC) that, and the whole - ahem - 'guru' behaviour ;-)
2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
and umm it's on his CV http://www.williamrtorbert.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/WRT-CV-v2.pdf … The Gurdjieff Work, 1964-1989 plus: Innumerable Tavistock Group Relations, Esalen, Shambhala, Integral, SoL, OBTC, Bath U. Emergent Approaches to Inquiry. Intense 3-Day to Week-Long 2-loop & 3-loop Learning Experiences... yada yada
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @antlerboy @_awbery_
I hate having to be the boring sensible reality-based person in the field :( (Thanks, I had no idea!)
2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness @_awbery_
do we know if/what Kegan's 'esoteric influences' are?
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @antlerboy @_awbery_
Mmm would have to go through his books and third-party sources to find things. One thing is I’ve always sort of thought of him as a secular rabbi; the influence of Judaism is not overt but seems significant at the level of attitude rather than content
3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @Meaningness @antlerboy
That’s interesting. What sort of attitude/s?
1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
My near-total ignorance of Judaism and Jewish culture makes it difficult for me to be specific. I have some vague feeling of it from my slight exposure. He’s an avuncular mensch, though, an exceptionally menschy mensch, which is sort of what a rabbi I supposed to be I think
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.