360: Three Degrees of Glory & Joseph's World View

Series Title: Dialogue Foundation Gospel Study: A Novel Approach to D&C 76 [II of IV]

Join Val and Nathan as they offer a very novel take on D&C 76 as guest instructors for the Dialogue Foundation's Gospel Study Program. In this episode they dive into the difference between "waking up" (a one-time peak spiritual experience) and "growing up" (the slow and steady move through stages of psychological development & consciousness awakening) and contend that "waking up" experiences MUST be looked at through the lens of one's own (and one's culture's) stage of consciousness development.  

This framing sheds a whole new light on prevalent interpretations of the Mormon version of heaven (cishet, transactional, patriarchal, etc.) and might help you understand how this revelation both shares some aspects of the perennial tradition but also veers quite dramatically away from it.  Episodes three and four will illustrate this principle in detail.  

00:00 Introduction and Welcome

00:34 Discussing Integral Theory

06:08 Stages of Faith and Community

11:28 Exploring Transcend and Include

14:59 Doctrine and Covenants Section 76

17:31 Waking Up vs. Growing Up

36:21 Conclusion and Reflections

Books Referenced: 

The Different Drum: Community Making & Peace (New Hope for Humankind) - M. Scott Peck, M.D.

Finding Radical Wholeness: The Integral Path to Unity, Growth, & Delight - Ken Wilber