Ken Wilber doesn’t seem to be able to “get out of his head”!
This “integral” system is akin to giving someone a computer with a blank hard drive, a concise programming manual, and telling them all of the ways that this computer will make their lives better - as soon as they program (create) their “operating system”. As valuable as this “operating system” may be, it’s hardly very approachable or (initially) practical.
If you can enjoy - or tolerate - the challenge of doing things such as reading psychology or philosophy text books, then any of Wilber’s works may be helpful. If, like me, those kinds of things make your eyes roll back into your head, then leave Wilber on the shelf.
I have found some of Wilber’s writing interesting. However, I think he has been sucked into Marketingitis. The packaging looks really nice though so nice I gave it to someone as a present. In the last few years Wilber has gone from Wilber 1 - Philosopher to Wilber 2 - “The Brand”. Not really that much depth after all.
It’s sometimes hard to understand Ken Wilburs’ vision.( for me anyways) Now he has put together an “integrated” package using the metaphor of ‘techspeak” to present an Integral Operating System for living. The users guide is short and to the point, outlining the theory and practice, while providing a step by step practice complete with a foldout poster for easy visulaization of the four quadrants. There are four dvds with additional media and converstaions with Ken Wilber explaining the four quadrants of the Integral Operating System. The packaging and presentation of the the message and the media is clean, direct and easy on the eye. The computer techspeak can be taken with a little wink of the eye, but his vision and plan comes across clearly. I have been reading various books by Wilber over the last year and this collection makes his vision a lot more understandable and easier to grasp at with a day by day action plan for implementation. You wonder if there will be an upgrade fee for version 2.0.
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