All PH-L7s involve Willingness-RL7
Colour-coding in this Topic: Orange refers to THEE terminology. refers to THEE-names for specific cells or frameworks. Maroon refers to the Root Level phenomena and pressures which are presumed to be intrinsic to their function.
Proposition
The function of every PH•Level-7 element has as an intrinsic necessary, but often implicit, feature.
As proposed in the Review, each entity is therefore subject to a selflessness pressure.
What about the other Root Levels? 
Note: The elements examined below are not equally well understood.
In Willingness-PH7
| Element | Function: Provisional Formulation |
|---|---|
| To allow dependency without any guarantee of benefit or safety. |
is about a readiness to put yourself at the mercy of a person, group or situation without knowing what the consequences will be. It is the deepest and highest expression of .
Example: Distrust of strangers appears to be biologically rooted. In order to thrive when moving to a different culture, it is necessary to overcome this reaction, and activate a willing trust in people generally. This can be fostered by advice and goes along with maintaining awareness and taking normal precautions.
In Purpose-PH6
| Element | Function: Current Formulation |
|---|---|
| To enable a universally accepted and eternally pursued state of being. |
cannot be forced, and you do rather little with them other than experience them and allow that experience to have effects on yourself and others. As the vehicle of ineffable goodness, they can only come alive if allowed, and this depends on willingness.
Example: When faced with a person who has committed horrific crimes, it is easy to condemn and reject. To exercise compassion and feel an underlying equality requires a willingness. Without that, you cannot possess the necessary empathy.
In Communication-PH5
| Element | Function: Current Formulation |
|---|---|
| To activate an experiential state that contains the potential for a meaningful communicative interaction. |
involves willingness in that it is based in a determined readiness to continuously take in and understand what others say and mean (even if unpleasant), and also to express yourself in a genuine non-defensive and sometimes unpremeditated way.
Example: Even though you may have an ideological position and have undergone relevant personal experiences, you can still be prepared to listen to others who think differently and so develop an appreciation of their values and perspectives and how they relate to yours.
In Experience-PH4
| Element | Function: Provisional Formulation |
|---|---|
| To open the mind to an indefinite variety of possible experiences including those beyond any current conception of what is real or practical. |
involves willingness because it entails tolerating a move outside the personal zone of safety and comfort as provided by logic, practicality, custom and habit. As Einstein said: Logic takes you from A-B, imagination takes you everywhere. Imagination may generate counter-intuitive conclusions or unwished for suggestions. Unexpected images and thoughts will not be entertained in consciousness without a readiness to hold them there.
Example: A person running a corner convenience shop may use imagination to add services and get more customers e.g. post-office, meeting house, coffee-bar, book-lending, internet access, dating service, money transfer, luggage deposit etc etc. Many of these will not go any further due to regulations, practicalities, or personal wishes, but a willingness to let the ideas flow is the primary requirement.
In Change-PH3
| Element | Function: Provisional Formulation |
|---|---|
| To expose a state to the potential for a change in structure and functioning i.e. its identity. |
is a difficult notion because identity is intensely and automatically resistant to any change. This deep resistance can only be overcome in the presence of .
Example: Revolutions occur when ordinary reform is blocked and feelings build up to a boiling point. The attempt to transform a current state utterly and set up a new stable condition encounters intense opposition. So the any revolution is primarily dependent on the willingness of those involved, as well as their capabilities.
In Inquiry-PH2
| Element | Function: Provisional Formulation |
|---|---|
| To focus the spirit of curiosity, both in terms of questions and answers, but without providing any controls on what might emerge. |
involves being willing because the effect might be to generate possibilities that disrupt current paradigms and interfere with social adaptation or immediate success. The danger is embodied in proverbs like curiosity killed the cat.
Example: When you come across something out of the ordinary, there is no obvious line of inquiry. Rushing in is unwise. The sensible and natural initial stage is simply to wonder about the phenomenon and how it might be investigated.
In Action-PH1
| Element | Function: Provisional Formulation |
|---|---|
| To release a flow of action that stems genuinely from your inner self as sensed by others and beyond your own conscious control. |
involves because you have to let yourself act in a way which accords with your nature without quite knowing what will eventuate. A person may have unconscious neurotic inhibitions that block spontaneity; or it may be consciously inhibited on formal occasions where protocol is demanded. deserves to be inhibited if you have an embittered envious or arrogant nature.
Example: Those engaged in a group activity not only follow its particular purposes, but also interact in an informal way with other. Each person may act in accord with their own political agenda and in a polite conventional way, but they can also interact spontaneously if they allow themselves. This spontaneity can lead to unexpected and surprising actions and consequences.
The complete system has now been investigated.
- Take an overview and explore some implications.
Initially posted: 2-Aug-2013
