Vertical attention is not the same as, and doesn't evolve from nor imply, hierarchy. We could say that hierarchy is associated with power, and vertical attention with longing for the Divine Feminine, for the Divine Masculine, for what the Sufis call 'wine.'
Robert BlyHierarchy, as in the Catholic Church, has to do with power, and vertical attention has to do with longing.
Robert BlyA lazy part of us is like a tumbleweed. It doesnโt move on its own. Sometimes it takes A lot of Depression to get tumbleweeds moving.
Robert Bly