Seeing Through the World

"Seeing Through the World" serves as an introduction to the work of Jean Gebser, a German-Swiss philosopher, poet, and intellectual mystic, born in 1905 and active until 1973. Gebser wrote during a time of significant cultural change and crisis in Europe, foreseeing several major shifts in human consciousness. The most recent of these shifts is the "integral" structure, characterized by the concept of time-freedom. His work in the phenomenology of human consciousness has significantly contributed to the fields of integral philosophy and consciousness studies, inspiring individuals like American historian William Irwin Thompson and philosopher Ken Wilber. Furthermore, Gebser’s integral structure aligns with Sri Aurobindo’s "integral yoga" and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s evolutionary mysticism. Gebser's insights into consciousness are considered as impactful as Carl Jung's ideas on the psyche. However, his works have not been widely accessible in the English-speaking world until recently. Jeremy Johnson, the International Jean Gebser Society president, has dedicated a decade to integral studies and authored this introductory volume on Gebser's life and thoughts. This book acts as both a companion to Gebser's seminal work, "The Ever-Present Origin," and as an exploration of integral futurism. It navigates through the complex structures of consciousness and suggests a foresight into future ecological and ontological changes. This volume marks the beginning of the NuraLogicals series, created in collaboration with Nura Learning.