Spiritual Intelligence: The Ultimate Intelligence

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Bloomsbury Publishing, Jan 22, 2001 - Body, Mind & Spirit - 336 pages
At the beginning of the twentieth century psychologists discovered ways and means to measure intelligence that developed into an obsession with IQ. In the mid 1990's, Daniel Goleman popularised research into emotional intelligence, EQ, pointing out that EQ is a basic requirement for the appropriate use of IQ. In this century, there is enough collective evidence from psychology, neurology, anthropology and cognitive science to show us that there is a third ‘Q', ‘SQ' or Spiritual Intelligence. SQ is uniquely human and, the authors argue, the most fundamental intelligence. SQ is what we use to develop our longing and capacity for meaning, vision and value. It allows us to dream and to strive. It underlies the things we believe in, and the role our beliefs and values play in the actions that we take and the way we shape our lives.

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Danah Zohar is a physicist and philosopher and management educator who lectures globally to large corporations, foundations and educational organizations. Ian Marshall, her husband, is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist. Their books include The Quantum Self, Rewiring the Corporate Brain, and SQ: The Ultimate Intelligence. Ian Marshall is an author and artist from County Fife, Scotland. A member of the American Society of Marine Artists, his paintings of ships have been shown throughout the world. In the United States, he has exhibited at the U.S. Navy Museum in Washington, D.C., The U.S. Naval Academy and the Marine Maritime Museum. Marshall is the author of three books of ship paintings, "Passage East," "Armored Ships," and "Ironclads and Paddlers." Ian Marshall received his education in architecture from the University of Cape Town and the University of Pennsylvania. He has practiced architecture mainly in East and Central Africa. He has also served as a consultant to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization.