A Teacher
Marc Gafni
Each person carries a ‘Unique Self,’ an irreplaceable perspective of the divine that the world needs them to live out.
The transmission
Marc Gafni is an American philosopher, writer, and former Orthodox rabbi who became a contemporary spiritual teacher drawing on modern Kabbalah and integral theory.
He developed the ‘Unique Self’ teaching and co-founded the Center for World Spirituality, later the Center for Integral Wisdom, in association with integral theorist Ken Wilber.
His work centers on eros, ‘Outrageous Love,’ and a project he calls World Spirituality. He is a controversial figure who has faced decades of sexual-misconduct allegations, which he denies, and his rabbinic standing was revoked.
What they gave
Unique Self: Articulated the teaching that each person carries an irreplaceable perspective of the divine the world needs them to live out.
- Kabbalah meets integral theory: Joined Jewish mystical thought to Ken Wilber’s integral framework.
- Outrageous Love and eros: Centered his project on eros and “Outrageous Love” as engines of spiritual life.
- World Spirituality: Co-founded the Center for World Spirituality (later the Center for Integral Wisdom) to develop the program.
The line they stand in
Taught by / Influenced by: Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism; Ken Wilber’s integral theory; the Jewish Renewal movement.
- Taught / Influenced: Integral spirituality circles; the Unique Self teaching community that formed around his framework.
Revelations they taught
Essential Works
- Your Unique Self: The Radical Path to Personal Enlightenment2012
- Soul Prints: Your Path to Fulfillment2001
- Radical Kabbalah2012