Conceptual paper explores self-authoring and its reliance on temporal and somatic dimensions in adults, suggesting implications for development.
Identifies the body's relationship to time as the deepest 'subject' in Kegan's constructive-developmental theory and the somatic-temporal floor beneath every order of mind. Argues that self-authoring requires a present long enough to write in, and points beyond order 5 toward Coral (Kegan 5.5). Paper IV in the series.
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