Ken Wilber, Joseph Campbell, & The Meaning of Life — Volume 2: Foundations of ‘The Human Odyssey’ (The Human Odyssey Series)

FROM THE BOOK’S COVER… FOUNDATIONS OF THE HUMAN ODYSSEY — Origins in the work of Ken Wilber & Joseph Campbell **THE HUMAN ODYSSEY** In their landmark study, authors Hugh and Kaye Martin presented a unique, new model of human development called The Human Odyssey. The Human Odyssey manifests itself in two forms: 1) THE ADAPT MODEL. A conceptual version – originating in the work of Ken Wilber, and 2) THE LIFE JOURNEY ARCHETYPE. A symbolic version — originating in the work of Joseph Campbell. Now, in this companion volume, the authors explore the details of Wilber and Campbell — showing how the work of these two great men is reflected in the authors’ own conception of The Human Odyssey. In three parts: **KEN WILBER APPENDICES** How the ADAPT Model derives from, illuminates, and extends the Integral Theory work of philos-opher & systems theorist Ken Wilber – including: * Beyond Ken Wilber: How AQAL Became ADAPT. How ADAPT Model of human development, was derived from the AQAL/IOS Models of Ken Wilber, and other sources. * Ken Wilber’s ADAPT. Quotes from Wilber’s own work — showing that Wilber’s AQAL/IOS Model is actually a very extensive (though incomplete) version of ADAPT itself. * The Tyranny of AQAL. How Wilber’s great AQAL Model now diverts and inhibits open inquiry into the nature of human development. * Toward a New AQAL. The evolution of Wilber’s AQAL and IOS Models. Why ADAPT is the ap-propriate next step in that evolution. * ADAPT and Wilber Compared. The 87 major ways ADAPT differs from and improves on Wil-ber. * The Progressions of Human Development. Full sets of developmental sequences for three arenas: Life Passages, Psyche, and Spirit. * The Processes of Ken Wilber & Anodea Judith. Integral Life Practice: Wilber’s program for Actualization Growth. Along with Wilber’s and Anodea Judith’s programs for Restoration Growth. * Circle Diagrams. The entire ADAPT Model displayed as one grand, multi-colored diagram. Along with comparable diagrams for Wilber’s AQAL and Integral Operating System (IOS). **JOSEPH CAMPBELL APPENDICES** How the Life Journey Archetype derives from, illuminates, and extends the Hero’s Journey ‘monomyth’ of scholar and mythologist Joseph Campbell: * The Hero’s Journey. Eight ways Campbell’s Hero’s Journey manifests itself in myth, literature, the media, and our own personal growth. * Beyond Joseph Campbell: How the Hero’s Journey Became the Life Journey. How the Life Journey Archetype was derived from the Hero’s Journey of Joseph Campbell, and other sources. * Parallels to Homer’s The Odyssey. The many parallels between the ADAPT Model and that greatest and most complete of all mythic Life Journeys, The Odyssey by Homer. **WILBER & CAMPBELL COMBINED** How ADAPT (from Wilber) and the Life Journey Archetype (from Campbell) combine to form a complete conception of human development: * Glossary. All the terms and concepts of ADAPT and the Life Journey in one convenient place. * Study Programs. Detailed Lesson Plans to help you study each of the eight Systems of Growth. * Resources for Personal Evolution. The best books and resources to aid your own Life Journey. * Quick-Reference Guides. Outlines and thumbnail descriptions of every Domain and Sector of the ADAPT Model and the Life Journey Archetype.