The SpiritWiki as Boundary Object
This article argues that the SpiritWiki Knowledge Ecosystem functions as a boundary-object infrastructure capable of supporting planetary-scale transformation. Drawing on Star and Griesemer’s (1989) concept of boundary objects—objects plastic enough to adapt to local needs yet robust enough to maintain identity across social worlds—the authors demonstrate how the SpiritWiki enables coherence without consensus among heterogeneous actors. The system operates through four boundary-object functions: as a repository (an ordered, indexed collection that users access at varying depths); as an ideal type (abstracted concepts such as Spiritual Ego and Eupsychia that allow scientific, spiritual, psychological, and activist communities to project distinct meanings onto shared constructs); as a coincident boundary (shared outer frames like “planetary healing” within which different groups pursue radically different internal agendas); and as a standardized form (common templates and protocols that structure communication while permitting local adaptation). By cultivating such boundary objects, the SpiritWiki avoids the “funnelling” problem of imperialistic homogenization, allowing diverse communities to coordinate developmental goals without demanding metaphysical consensus, and thereby constituting a strategic epistemic intervention necessary for addressing the contemporary polycrisis.