Resources
The content of the ConneXions Workshop is drawn from many resources. This page contains links to many articles and videos that have helped. The list will be continuously updated as I learn more.Archetypes
- Archetypes (Wikipedia)
- Archetypes:What They Are and How THey Help Us Grow
- Jung’s Archetypes
- List of Jungian Archetypes + short explanations
- Four Masculine Archetypes
- The Four Archetypes of the Mature Masculine
- The 12 Archetypes by J.J. Jonas
- The 12 Common Archetypes by Carl Golden
- Archetype Casting The 12 Master Archetypes
Awakening
- Awakening (Religious Experience) (Wikipedia)
- Videos by Spiritual Teachers (on Steve Leascock)
- Wake Up, Grow Up, Clean Up, Show Up Excerpt from The Coming Waves by Dustin Diperna
- Wake Up, Grow Up and Show Up from Huffington Post
- From You to Infinity in 3 Pages by Ken Wilber
- Dualism (Wikipedia)
- Nondualism (Wikipedia)
- What is Non-Duality? (Interview with Jeff Foster)
- What is Nonduality?
- What is Enlightenment? (Wikipedia)
- What is Spiritual Enlightenment or Spiritual Awakening?
- What is the difference between Awakened and Enlightened? Quora Question
- Spiritual Awakening Explained
- Spiritual Awakening Process
- Story About One Person’s Spiritual Awakening
- A Journey of Spiritual Awakening
- Life After a Spiritual Awakening
- 11 Signs of a Spiritual Awakening You May Be Experiencing
- 21 Symptoms of Spiritual Awakening by Laura Marie
- A Criminal Investigation – How to Save the World
Beginner’s Mind
- Beginner’s Mind (Shoshin) (Wikipedia)
- Do or Do Not. There Is No Try (Short Video)
- Wax On, Wax Off(Video)
- Mindfulness – Beginner’s Mind
- How to adopt a beginner’s mindset
- Beginner’s Mind by Kenneth Cohen
- Beginner’s Mindset (video) with Bernie Roth
Behaviors
- I Just Kept My Mouth Shut by Christian Pedersen
- 8 Situations When You Should Keep Your Mouth Shut
- The Power of Vulnerability and Authentic Connection
- Empathy vs. Sympathy: What’s The Difference by Theresa Edwards
- I-Statements: I-statements are clean and clear forms of communication that take ownership of what we say.
- Behaviors that Strengthen or Weaken Connection
- Behavior Modification Worksheet
Belief Systems
- Belief (Wikipedia)
- Worlds Apart (short video)
- Belief Systems
- Values and Belief Systems
- Personal Beliefs and Values
- What is Truth (video)
- Beliefs and Forgiveness
- Blind Men and the Elephant (Video)
- Absolute Truth
- A List of All Religions and Belief Systems
Bloom’s Taxonomy
- Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning Domains
- Bloom’s taxonomy (Wikipedia)
- Bloom’s Taxonomy by Patricia Armstrong
- Bloom’s Taxonomy PDF
Body Awareness
- The Wisdom of Body Awareness
- FRUSTRATED WITH YOUR BODY AWARENESS?
- Body Awareness Meditation
- Curious study reveals how our body reacts to emotions
Brain Science
- The Two Systems of Cognitive Process
- Kahneman’s Mind-Clarifying Strangers: System 1 and System 2
- Brain Rule Rundown
- System 1 vs System 2 Decision Making
- Dual process theory (Wikipedia)
- The Two Systems of Cognitive Processes by DELANCEYPLACE
- Kahneman’s Mind-Clarifying Strangers: System 1 and System 2 by Jag Bhalla
Buddhism & Yoga
- Buddhism (Wikipedia)
- Yoga (Wikipedia)
- Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Wikipedia)
- The Eight-Fold Path of Buddhism
- 8 Limbs of Yoga
- Where Buddhism & Yoga Meet
- Yoga and Buddhism: How are they Different?
- Yoga and Buddhism: Similarities and Differences
- The Three Evolutionary Turnings of Buddhism – Part 1 by Ken Wilber
Changing
- Paradoxial Theory of Change by Arnold Beisser, M.D.
- Gestalt’s Paradoxical Theory of Change by Reg Harris
- Cycle of Change
Connecting
- Communication Skills for Healthy Relationships – simple, clean, clear and profound.
- Growing Up in Westboro Baptist Church TED talk by Megan Phelps-Roper
- 10 Ways to Have a Great Conversation TED talk by Celeste Headlee
- Why Authentic Connection With Others Happens From the Inside Out by Jim Hjort, LCSW
- Symptoms of Codependency by Darlene Lancer, JD, MFT
- Top Ten Indicators that You Suffer from Codependency
- It’s Not About The Nail (Short Video)
Consciousness
- Consciousness (Wikipedia)
- What is Consciousness?
- What is Consciousness? (Video) from The Economist
- Carl Jung on Consciousness
- What is Consciousness – Neurosciences may have the answer.
- What Does It Mean to “Be Conscious”? by Bill Harris
- Consciousness vs. Awareness: What’s the Difference?
- 14 Reasons to Become More Conscious by Steve Pablina
- The 4 Qualities Of A Conscious Relationship by Shelly Bullard
- 10 Ways to Become More Conscious by Steve Pavlina
- Facing Up To The Problem of Consciousness by David J. Chalmers
- Spiritual Enlightenment – Truths, Distortions, And Paths
- The Mistake Most of us Make on the Spiritual Path
- Interview with Daniel Brown, author of “The Great Way”
- 10 Ways to Become More Conscious
- Eleven Spiritual Mistakes Most People Make
- Is the Universe Conscious?
Defense Mechanisms
- Defense Mechanisms
- The Essential Guide to Defense Mechanisms
- 15 Common Defense Mechanisms
- 31 Psychological Defense Mechanisms Explained
- It’s Not About The Nail (Short Video)
Drama Triangle
- The Three Faces of Victim by Lynne Forrest: A long but excellent read on the Victim Triangle. I highly recommend this article. It is the best I have come across about the triangle.
- The New Drama Triangles by Stephen B. Karpman: Karpman was the originator of the Drama Triangle in the early 1970’s. This paper explores some of the many variations on the Drama Triangle that have emerged over the years.
- The Drama and Empowerment Triangles by Bart Lee: The Empowerment Triangle is one of the variations on the Drama Triangle. This variation provides a growth path for the players.
- The Empowerment Triangle
- Making The Shift From Drama To Empowerment
Emotional Maturity
- Emotional Intelligence (Wikipedia)
- Emotional Intelligence (Short Video)
- What Is Emotional Intelligence? (Short Video)
- Inside OUt – Emotional Intelligence (Short Video)
- 7 Signs You Have High Emotional Intelligence: How Many Do You Have? (Short Video)
- Emotional Maturity
- Emotional Maturity – A list of the characteristics of emotional maturity
- Are You Growing Up Or Just Getting Older? by Jerome Murray, Ph.D.
- Emotional Intelligence vs. Emotional Maturity
- The Difference Between Emotional Maturity and Immaturity by George Bielay. This is a clear and simple list of the characteristics of emotional immaturity vs. emotional maturity and some simple practices to deepen your emotion maturity.
- Emotional Intelligence and Emotional Maturity by Peter Vajda – Explanation of why having emotional intelligence does not one has emotional maturity.
- What is the Difference between Emotional Intelligence and Emotional Maturity by M. BEARD on MARCH 2, 2012
- How to Know Thyself
- Growing Into an Emotionally Mature Adult by Paul Elmore
- Six Levels of Emotional Maturity: A clear description of the stages of emotional maturity development.
- Nine Signs of Emotional Maturity by Megan Bruneau: a description of nine signs of emotionally mature behavior.
- 12 Signs of Emotional Maturity by Carthage Buckley: a slightly different list of the characteristics of emotional development.
- How to Become Emotionally Mature by Roger Allen: a nice list of immature vs. mature behavior patterns.
- Nine Practices for Achieving Emotional Maturity by Sherrie Campbell: a list of practices that will help you become more emotionally mature.
- 10 Habits to Achieve Emotional Maturity by Johnny Pharr: a series of steps you can take to deepen your emotional maturity.
- Emotional Intelligence Test – an excellent test of your current emotional intelligence level. Get the PDF – the whole thing costs only $11.90.
- Emotional Maturity Self-Assessment Worksheets
- Emotional Intelligence Test (Global Leadership Foundation)
- Emotional Intelligence Test (Psychtests)
- Emotional Intelligence Test (Good Therapy.org)
Enneagram
- Enneagram of Personality (Wikipedia)
- The Wisdom of the Enneagram
- Tour the Nine Types
- How the Enneagram System Works
- Personality Types with Wings
- Enneagram Type 1 – The Performer
- Enneagram Type 2 – The Helper
- Enneagram Type 3 – The Achiever
- Enneagram Type 4 – The Individualist
- Enneagram Type 5 – The Investigator
- Enneagram Type 6 – The Loyalist
- Enneagram Type 7 – The Enthusiast
- Enneagram Type 8 – The Challenger
- Enneagram Type 9 – The Peacemaker
- Riso-Hudson QUEST (Assessment)
- Riso-Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator (RHETI) SAMPLE (Assessment)
- Quick Enneagram Sorting Test (Assessment)
- Enneagram Test (Assessment)
Feelings
- The Difference Between Guilt and Shame by Joseph Burgo Ph.D.
- Brene’ Brown on Vulnerability – Funny, deep and powerful. If you haven’t seen this video, please take the 20 minutes to watch it. You won’t regret it!
- Brene’ Brown on Shame
- The Definitive Guide to Guilt by Susan Krauss Whitbourne
- Guilt_(emotion) Behavioral_responses (Wikipedia)
- 5 Tips for Dealing with Guilt by John M. Grohol
- Men and Emotions
- Grief and Praise Part 1 by Martine Prechtel
- Grief and Praise Part 2 by Martine Prechtel
- Here are some posts in various stages of completion that discuss common feelings:
- Empathy vs. Sympathy Sympathy is feeling compassion, sorrow or pity for the hardships of another while empathy is putting yourself in the shoes of another. Although compassion is often welcome, sorrow and pity do not enhance connection. All ...
- Guilt Guilt is a healthy emotion that informs you that you have made a mistake. Guilt is healthy because it confirms that you have a moral compass. The only people who cannot feel guilt are psychopaths, ...
- Let’s Talk About Fear… Let’s talk about “Fear.” How can Fear help? Here’s how: Facing Fear is the key, if only for today, of moving forward. We need to face up to Fear. So, first, let’s talk about Fear. Our Fear could ...
- On Vulnerability and Safety I have been creating, leading and participating in men’s circles for over a dozen years now and learned the hard way that the single most important ingredient of an effective circle is psychic or emotional safety. ...
- Shame and Guilt I have staffed over 40 Mankind Project New Warrior Training Adventure weekends and helped initiate over 1,000 men into mature manhood. The theme that I see over and over is some variation on, “I am ...
- Vulnerability Do you believe that if you are vulnerable, others will think you are weak and they will take advantage of you? Every time I sit in circle with other men and women, this toxic belief ...
Hero’s Journey
- The Hero’s Journey by Christopher Vogler
- The Heroic Journey – a Jungian Perspective by Frith Luton
- Archetypes in The Hero’s Journey by Melinda Goodin
- Archetypes for Literary Analysis
- Know Your Archetypes: The Trickster
- Know Your Archetypes: The Mentor
- Know Your Archetypes: The Herald
- Know Your Archetypes: The Fool
- Know Your Archetypes: The Threshold Guardian
- Know Your Archetypes: The Shapeshifter
- Know Your Archetypes: The Hero
- 9 Tips For Creating A Great Antagonist
- What’s Your Archetype (Assessment)
- What is your psychological archetype (Assessment)
- KWML Inventory (Assessment)
Integral
- Find Your Stage of Consciousness by John Lamy: This is the best article I have read on Integral and Second Tier
- Integral theory (Ken Wilber) (Wikipedia)
- What is Integral?
- The Integral Framework
- Levels, States and Types of Development
- The Wilberian Integral Approach by Sue L.T. McGregor PhD Professor
- What Is the Integral Approach?
- Why Isn’t Integral More Popular? by Jason Digges
- Integral Psychology
Integral Lines of Development
- Theory of multiple intelligences (Wikipedia)
- 9 Types Of Intelligence (Infographic)
- Multiple Intelligences
- The Components of MI
- The Integral Map: Lines of Development
- Lines or “Streams” of Development
- Cognitive Development (Wikipedia)
- Piaget’s theory of cognitive development (Wikipedia)
- Blazing the Trail from Infancy to Enlightenment Part I
- Blazing the Trail from Infancy to Enlightenment Part II
- Blazing the Trail from Infancy to Enlightenment Part III
- Multiple Intelligences Self-Assessment
- Find Your Strengths (Multiple Intelligences) (Assessment)
- Interpersonal Skills Self-Assessment
- Interpersonal Communication Skills Test – Abridged (10 Question Self-Assessment)
- Culture Fair & Classical Intelligence Tests (123test.com – Assessment)
- Free IQ Test (Free-IQTest.net – Assessment)
- Free IQ Test (FunEducation – Assessment)
- Free IQ Test (Brain Matrix – Assessment)
Integral Stages of Development
- Find Your Stage of Consciousness by John Lamy: This is the best article I have read on Integral and Second Tier
- An Overview of Developmental Stages of Consciousness Compiled by Barrett C. Brown, Integral Institute April 3, 2006
- Stages of Consciousness and Culture By Deborah Ooten and Beth O’Hara – August 2010
- Levels of Consciousness and the Enneagram
Integral States
- The Integral Map: States and Stages of Consciousness
- Allergies and Addictions: States of Consciousness
- An Alternative View on States by Mark Edwards
- States and Stages of Consciousness – Ken Wilber (Video)
Listening
- It’s Not About The Nail (Short Video)
Love Languages
- Five Love Languages (Wikipedia)
- Love Language Profile For Couples (Assessment)
- Languages of Love: Which One Do You Speak? (Assessment)
- Love Languages Personal Profile for Couples (Assessmment)
- The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts (Book) by Gary Chapman
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
- Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (Wikipedia)
- Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs by By Saul McLeod 2007, updated 2016
Meditation
- Meditation (Wikipedia)
- What is Meditation – And How To Start
- Types Of Meditation – An Overview Of 23 Meditation Techniques
- How to Do Mahamudra Meditation
- Stages of Meditation by Ken Wilber
- Five Universal Stages of Meditation by Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati
- Zen Ox Herding Story
- Meditation Basics
- What is Meditation and How It Affects Our Brains
- 7 Ways Meditation Can Actually Change The Brain
Myers-Briggs
- Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (Wikipedia)
- History of the MBTI Assessment
- Carl Jung
- Personality Type Explained
- MBTI Basics
- Exploring the MBTI and Myers Briggs Personality Types and applications | Personality Pathways
- 16 MTBI Types
- Jung Typology Test (Assessment)
- Jung Personality Test (Assessment)
- Myers Briggs Test * What is your Myers-Briggs Personality Type? (Assessment)
- Descriptive Names and Mottoes for the 16 Types
Purpose
- The Law of Attraction(short video)
- The Fastest Way to Build Confidence(short video)
- TMeet the Robinsons – You Failed!(short video)
- What you need to know about purpose in 3 models
- What Kind of Person Do You Want to Be? by Steven Stosny: What creates value in your life?
- Who Do You Want to Be? by Barrie Davenport: simple exercises to clarify who you want to become.
- How to live with Purpose: A Huffington Post article describing how to identify core values and put them into action.
- Life on Purpose by Steve Pavlina
- Living Your Life Purpose by Steve Pavlina
- Life Purpose and Values by Steve Pavlina
- How to Discover Your Life Purpose in About 20 Minutes by Steve Pavlina
- Life On Purpose: Six Passages to an Inspired Life
- My Definition of Success and My Driving Needs: my personal definitions that originated in 1991 at a Context workshop.
Religions
Shadow
- Wikipedia definition of Shadow
- What is the “Shadow”?
- Carl Jung on the Shadow
- Jung on Shadow
- Carl Jung – Shadow Projection
- About the Shadow
- A Complete Guide to Shadow Work by Scott Jeffrey
- Addictive Behavior and the Connection Shadow by Marianne Hill
- Meeting Our Inner Predator by Marianne Hill
- Shame, Shadows and Spirituality The Sacredness of Addiction by Sally Bartolameolli
- Some Differences Between Shadow Work And Anti-Racism Work, Part I by Alyce Barry
- The Warrior and Anger by Jeannie Daly-Gunter
- Are you aware of your shadow self? (Assessment)
- Jungian Archetype Test
Spiral Dynamics
- Don Edward Beck (Wikipedia)
- A Brief History of Spiral Dynamics
- Summary of Spiral Dynamics by Don Beck and Christopher Cowan
- Spiral Dynamics – A Way of Understanding Human Nature
- Stages of Social Development by Don Beck
- An Overview of Developmental Stages of Consciousness
Spiritual Bypassing
- Spiritual Bypass (Wikipedia)
- Spiritual Bypassing by Robert Agustus Masters, PhD
- 3 Powerful Tips to Avoid Spiritual Bypassing by Vanessa Petronelli
- Beware of Spiritual Bypass by Ingrid Mathieu, PhD
- How to Know if You’re Spiritually Bypassing by Jonathan Toniolo
- Eleven Spiritual Mistakes Most People Make
Sympathetic vs. Parasympathetic Nervous Systems
Theories of Personality
- Personality Psychology Wikipedia
- Theories of Personality by Saul McLeod
Values and Virtues
- What Are Your Values?: A happiness-based approach to determining your values.
- Living Your Values, Part 1 by Steve Pavlina
- Living Your Values, Part 2 by Steve Pavlina
- Values List: A list of values with values that are also virtues highlighted.
- Difference Between Value and Virtue by Hasa: The best description I have found yet on the differences between values and virtues.
- Values, Views or Virtues? by Kevin Ryan: a well reasoned argument for a virtues based approach to life.
- Are “Values” the Same as Virtues? by Iain T. Benson, B.A.
- How To Define Principles, Values and Virtues by Stephen Walton: parenting advice from the Positive Parenting Centre.
- Virtue: an outstanding and very comprehensive look at the concept of virtue from the perspective of various religions, cultures and philosophers.
- Practicing Virtues: some simple practices that can help one live a more virtuous life.
- Virtues List: A list of virtues with brief descriptions of each.