Liz, I think the language filters a fine. And I also fully appreciate the genius idea of the Seventh Circle.
But as for language filter, I think we need to take wider perspective here. This is finally the real deal as far as I-I goes. There is a real reason (or many on many levels, including some shocking ones on the Subtle) why language needs to be tempered.
This is the emerging culture of Integral and this is a Google-able forum. It perfectly reasonable to try and control to some, at least minimum, extent that the content people will find here IS coming from the Higher or Highest Self possible.
I will offer my own perspective. I was a "lurker" at Integral Naked for some time before I finally posted. And a large part of the reason for that was the initial impression I took from the content. I also had a bad experience with the Shambhala KW forums, which as far as I am concerned is nothing but a bunch of supreme weirdos and idiots who, all I can figure, read Ken becasue they are kooks, not becasue they have any profound understanding that can help anyone with anything except the road to Hell.
Seeing **** in place of *** or *** is fine. The mind fills in the blank but the heart appreciates the attempt to make things half way decent -in, sure, blue ways- but blue, remember, is the foundational structure for everything and anything higher.
I am more that happy witht he language filters.
(Last statement for the lurking people at I-I.)
Tim
PS, NOW what we really need is a SPELL CHECK! (for the correct spelling-ly or typing-ly challenged like yours truly.)
What you see is what you get, What you get is what you see,
Don't see it? Don't get it. Don't get it? Don't see it.
What you see is what you get.