holism

Holism

Traditional Definition:

1. The theory that living matter or reality is made up of organic or unified wholes that are greater than the simple sum of their parts.
2. A holistic investigation or system of treatment.

New World Definition:

Articles

Love And Compassion: The Ground Of Our Being? by Cathy Combs

" By defining love and compassion as "feminine," we cut ourselves off from the very ground of our being, and support a dualistic rather than holistic viewpoint. I believe it is integral to health and wholeness to define love and compassion as human qualities, rather than feminine qualities, so that the reality of holism can be reintegrated back into the consciousness of our worldview. I believe this reintegration will promote a spirit of cooperation, groundedness and peace that will promote a sense of well-being and generosity among us all."

Holistic Business Modeling Taking a Page from the Physicians Hippocratic Oath Step into the Future by Brenda Miller

"For four centuries, we've been steeped in the Newtonian and Industrial System. It wasn't until 1924 when Jon Smuts coined the term holism that a new way of thinking came into our social consciousness. For society and business to embrace holistic and systems thinking, they'd have to open themselves up to a new way of viewing the world, one that counters their old paradigm."

Interviews

Soulution -- The Holistic Manifesto Edge Life interview with William Bloom First of a two parts

"In Norway, for example, Holism has been given state recognition as a faith community. I can't speak for the United States, but in general I can speak for what's happening in Britain and a little bit for Norway and Scandinavia. In Britain there's a huge acceptance that there is this new form of spirituality and that it's important. In the British education system, unlike America, religion is part of the curriculum. There's recently been a policy ruling that spirituality in its widest sense needs to be integrated across the curriculum."

Soulution: The Holistic Manifesto The Edge Life interview with William Bloom Last of a two-part series by Tim Miejan

"They relate directly to Holism in two ways for me. One is that it's impossible to live in a holistic and harmonious way if you're being governed by emotions of which you have no awareness -- and people are..." "...I'm just being totally realistic.People's motivations -- how they are in relationship...to the plants in their backyard...with their children...with their children's schools...with the President of the United States, so often are driven by where they are emotionally. If they're governed by their emotions, people don't make clear decisions. People behave stupidly."