The Nature of Translation: Stop and Live

Here Ken talks about the distinction between two very important concepts: vertical transformation and horizontal translation. For every major transformation we experience (such as from magic to mythic to rational to post-modern to integral), we must then translate the world according to the views from each of those levels. While it is certainly a good idea to deeply engage in transformative practices that help us move vertically through the stages of consciousness, at some point we also need to simply stop and live, to be happy and healthy at whatever level we find ourselves....
http://in.integralinstitute.org/live/view_integralspirituality.aspx