"You cannot understand what is wrong with rationalism until you are capable of being rational. You cannot go beyond rationality until after you can use it reliably. You cannot become meta to systems you do not appreciate and do not understand how to deploy."
- #DavidChapman
https://meaningness.com/metablog/stem-fluidity-bridge
Or as #KenWilbur might have put it, you can't transcend a stage until you can include it.