How Does the Field Meet the World?

A Larger Stage

As I start to write this essay, it is less than twenty-four hours since Anne and I had our conversation with Layman Pascal, exploring The Space Between Us and the emergence of the field that underlies it, and already new ideas are springing up. Layman is a generous soul, full of heartfelt curiosity. His questions opened a rich and searching dialogue, and we realised that the alchemical chamber in which our group usually meets had opened a window of exchange with the wider world. Our walls feel porous now, as if others are beginning to lean in and listen.

The book seems to have been the key that unlocked a door to a larger realm—one in which the realisations and insights of our small circle can ripple outward into a broader conversation.

My initial fear of becoming lost in the conceptual language of integral theory or metamodernism was quickly dispelled by Layman’s almost puppy-like enthusiasm and his playful yet penetrating questioning. The meeting stayed close to Anne and my lived experience: to the experience of the field and to the distinct qualities of those who participate in its generation. Although it didn’t follow quite the same form as our own gatherings, it carried a familiar tone—a conversation at the edge of the known.

The Liminal Web: