The prolific Ken Wilber applies in this book his spectrum of consciousness model to psychology, art and literary theory, ecology, and feminism. He wants to integrate the latest scientific insights with the values and visions of the world's wisdom traditions. Wilber's ambitious mapping of reality in our time includes special considerations of the four faces of truth, the need for a neoperennial philosophy, the effects of meditation, the stages of spiritual unfolding, and the significance of the eye of contemplation. The most powerful tool in the transformation of consciousness, according to the author, is "the eye of Spirit." The best adventure of our time is to nurture an "ever present awareness" and to embrace kosmos so she will reveal her secrets. Wilber's integral vision is a postmodern philosophy that speaks to body, mind, soul, and spirit.