Integral Arts: The Assessment of Human Consciousness Development

I just came up with an idea: “Oh, I loved impressionist masterpieces (e.g. Monet, Renoir) when I was young, but now I love surrealisms (e.g. Dali).  What does this change mean for my psychological growth?”

As Wilber demonstrates in “Integral Psychology,” paintings reflect the level of the artists’ consciousness development.  I think the preference of a viewer also reflects his or her psychological development. 

For example, for me, when I loved impressionist masterpieces, my center of gravity was at the transitional stage between formal thinking and vision logic (Wilber, 2000, p.213).  On the other hand, I love surrealisms now, so this means that my center of gravity may be at the late stage of vision logic…

This is my assumption.

Reference

Integral Psychology: Consciousness, Spirit, Psychology, Therapy

Integral Consciousness And The Future of Evolution

I read this book for the next quarter’s paradigms of consciousness class.  I think the author is one of the few critics of Wilber.   Of course, the author admires Wilber’s achievement, but he added his unique view to integral philosophy.  That was interesting for me.