The Quaternion Polarities Road Map The Experience First Position Second Position Third Position...

The Quaternion

Polarities

Road Map

The Experience

First Position

Second Position

Third Position

Fourth Position

Fifth Position

Paradox

Five Stages of Resolution

Author: Kenan Doyle Branam 2010 [email protected]

Gestalt Pillow TalkGestalt Pillow Talk

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WelcomeWelcome

Courage and clarity

in the face of complexity,

agility for continuous change and growth,

peaceful mind to sustain paradox,

and a vision of all things connected.

A presentation byA presentation byKenan Doyle Branam ~ Kenan Doyle Branam ~ [email protected]@branam.com

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The QuaternionThe Quaternion

The Gestalt Pillow Talk —an exercise guide for personal transformation, is from The Gestalt Adventure, copyrighted in 1978 by Leland Johnson, Ph.D. and Mary Ann Merksamer, M.A.

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"One becomes two, two becomes three, and out of the third comes the oneas the fourth." - alchemist Maria Prophetissa

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Ken Wilber’s AQAL: all quadrants, all Levels

I, We, It, Its

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Polarities - DialoguePolarities - Dialogue

"Yes," Yellow Robe agreed, "This is part of the

teaching. One half of you loves, and the other half of

you, at times, hates. This is the Forked Medicine Pole of

Man. The clever thing the Medicine has taught us here

is this. One Half of you must understand the Other Half

or you will tear yourself apart... But remember, Both

Halves must try to understand. Even within yourself it

is hard to know which of the Forks is which." - From

Seven Arrows by Hyemeyohsts Storm

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Polarities - DialoguePolarities - Dialogue

Therefore having and not having arise together.

Difficult and easy complement each other

Long and short contrast each other

High and low rest upon each other

Voice and sound harmonize each other

Front and back follow one another.

- Tao Te Ching by Gia-fu Feng and Jane English

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Road Map to Polarities Road Map to Polarities

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Experience - Pillow TalkExperience - Pillow Talk

Paul Reps recalls in "Square Sun, Square Moon" a school in the Orient which teaches a game called "Pillow Talk" to groups of children ten to twelve years old.

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First Position - Placing YourselfFirst Position - Placing Yourself

A. NOW—sense, think, feel... (e.g., hard, flat, happy . ..)

B. TRAITS—unique qualities (e.g., dependent, loving,...)

C. UNFINISHED—I will/won't let go of my ____)

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Second Position: The Opposite Second Position: The Opposite Pole Pole

A. NOW—sense, think, feel... (e.g., soft, round, sad ...)

B. TRAITS—what you see in you... (e.g., independent, angry ...)

C. UNFINISHED— I won't/will.." (e.g., let go of my ___."

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The DialogueThe Dialogue

"What one says is wrong, the other says is right; and what one

says is right, the other says is wrong. If the one is right while

the other is wrong, and the other is right while the one is

wrong, then the best thing to do is to look beyond the right and

wrong."

"Chuang Tsu", translated by Gia-Fu Feng and Jane English

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ACCUSATION

INDENTIFICATION

CLARIFICATION

NEGOTIATION

CLOSURE

Let loose and let yourself feel.

You're afraid to feel.

You want to be a vegetable.

Now you're beginning to feel.

That's better than no feeling.

Go on, feel.

I'm glad you're feeling hopeful.

I want something from you.

I want you to practice feeling frequently, beginning now

Great!

Will you give any effort to being with people?

I will give you that.

I don’t feel anything.

I'm not afraid. I just don't want to put out the effort.

No—1 don't want to be like that.

Yes—1 feel resentful toward you.

You're right. I feel now.

I feel hopeful.

O.K. Ask.

Right now. I feel silly.

I will do what you're asking and I'm not minding the effort.

Yes, I'll make the effort to give more openly and freely of my loving and caring as long as you stay off my back when I need to be quiet and indifferent.

Whew. I feel lighter.

LOVING INDIFFERENT

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Third Position: Third Position: Merging of One and TwoMerging of One and Two

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A. ARBITRATE frustrated, hopeless, tired, relieved, compromise...

B. JUDGEtop dog/underdog

C. WATCHLET YOURSELF ALONE

no self help, no resolutions, no intervention, no buildup, no tear down.

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"No. my son, there is no such thing as good and bad. This is only used

by the white men to create fear among themselves... the answer to

this conflict is the Give-Away. Whenever one gives from his heart, he

also receives." From Seven Arrows by Hyemeyohsts Storm

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Fourth Position: TranscendenceFourth Position: Transcendence

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Fourth Position: Fourth Position: TranscendenceTranscendence

A. REMEMBER

your calm center

B. SYMBOLIZEsign, word, sound...

C. RECOGNIZE

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Transcendence is a place of the heart, a place of peace much like the heart chakra.

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"...the sage does not bother with these distinctions but seeks enlightenment from heaven. So he sees "this", but "this" is also "that", and "that" is also "this". "That" has elements of right and wrong, and "this" has elements of right and wrong. Does he still distinguish between "this" and "that", or doesn't he? When there is no more separation between "this" and "that", it is called the still-point of Tao. At the still-point in the center of the circle one can see the infinite in all things.""Chuang Tsu" Translation by Gia-Fu Feng and Jane English

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"That is why it is said in Islam, 'Die before you die.' We have to learn to die to each moment; and as we die in love so we are reformed in love.“

"It needs great courage to die each moment. But until you can truly surrender you are not yet a salik, a traveler on the way. A salik is one who has found himself. And when he knows himself he knows the truth, and knows what needs to be done."Hamid in "The last Barrier“ by Reshad Field

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Fifth Position: IntegrationFifth Position: Integration

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Fifth Position: IntegrationFifth Position: Integration

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The Paradox of Being: The Paradox of Being: In and Out of Your SelvesIn and Out of Your Selves

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The Five Stages The Five Stages of Resolving Paradoxical Dualityof Resolving Paradoxical Duality

NEITHER HERE NOR THERE

DENY Who, me impatient? No, I'm always loving.

SHUTTLE I can be loving at work and impatient at home.

SIMULTANEOUS I can be both. Like a game.

BOTH HERE AND THERE

I am both just loving and just impatience.

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The Five Stages of Resolving The Five Stages of Resolving Paradoxical DualityParadoxical Duality

"Having transcended all life, he began to achieve the clear vision of dawn. Having achieved the clear vision of dawn, he began to see the One. Having seen the One, he began to transcend the distinction of past and present, he began to enter the land where there is no life or death, where killing does not take away life and giving birth does not add to it. He would reject nothing, welcomed all things, negated all things, and affirmed all things. This is called tranquillity in struggle, meaning perfection is the result of struggle." - "Chuang Tsu" Translation by Gia-Fu Feng and Jane English

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Sharing TimeSharing Time

Courage and clarity

in the face of complexity,

agility for continuous change and growth,

peaceful mind to sustain paradox,

and a vision of all things connected.

A presentation byA presentation byKenan Doyle Branam ~ Kenan Doyle Branam ~ [email protected]@branam.com

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