Ken Wilber's Philosophy, and some critical appraisals

Gurus/Spiritual Masters Ken Wilber current suggested assesment back to alphabetical listing
Tradition	Transpersonal Psychology, but since established his own tradition (Wilberian Integral)
Guru	Adi Da
Category	Dogmatist/Nondual
Psychology	Generous Narcissist/Shadow Projection
Inspiration	Intermediate zone?
Important Students	Allan Combs, Stuart Davis, Mark Edwards, Sean Hargens, Brad Reynolds, Frank Visser was ad hominem attacked by Wilber because he hosts a peer-review criticism website, and is now an important critic.
Criticism	See Critics section, also A Spectrum of Critics.
Abuses	Sexual - Mild Financial - Mild ( I-I / IU as merchandising) Emotional - Mild Thought - High (Suppression of discusssion, 3 Cards Trick) Antagonism - Moderate Control info - Mild ( Integral Institute lack of openness) External - None Cultism - Moderate - Organisation, update, My essay part 2d, Neuro-Linguistic manipulation)
Assesment	Highly charismatic New Age theorist who seems to get his amazing enthusiasm from the intermediate zone; Generous to those who praise him, antagonistic to those who criticise him

Ken Wilber - an overview of sorts (including material compiled from elsewhere). Also see My take on Ken Wilber for a more opinionated look.

Ken Wilber's Five Stages:

Phase 1 - The "Romantic" Period

Phase 2 - The Pre-Trans Cycle

The Atman Fiasco - a detailed critique of the Atman Project, by Arvan Harvat

Phase 3 - Multiple Development - Holographic Mind

Phase 4 - All Quadrants All Levels

A Glance at Ken Wilber's "A Brief History of Everything" - review by Arvan Harvat

A Critique of Ken Wilber's "AQAL" Philosophy - Phases 4 and 5

Historical Parallels - Pico della Mirandola, and H.P. Blavatsky - especially Phases 4 and 5

Phase 5: Post-Metaphysical

Ken Wilber's Methodology

Ken Wilber, like myself, is a Hedgehog who is trying to formulate a Theory of Everything. Unfortunately, Wilber attacks rather than incorporates the evidence of physical biological evolution, so his evolutionary paradigm cannot be as complete or as reliable as those, like say Erich Jantsch, who are not fazed by the implications of Darwinism.

Miscellaneous Critiques:

Ken Wilber's "Two Truths" Monism

Ken Wilber's interpretation of Sri Aurobindo

Ken Wilber's anti-darwinism

Ken Wilber's Methodology - a critique

The Cult of Ken Wilber by Michel Bauwens

Meeting Wilber by anon.

Towards a Larger Definition of the Integral - An Aurobindonian vision and a critique of the Wilberian paradigm my essay in four parts - part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, on Integral World

Integral Esotericism my essay in eight parts - part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7, and part 8, on Integral World

See also the thoughtful reply (from a quasi-wilberian? perspective) to part 1 of the above essay at Indistinct Union (Chris Dierkes); esoteric integralism pt1, esoteric integralism pt2

Redefining the Integral short essay, at Integral Praxis

Recent meltdowns...

Wilber's rant, and responses

The Cult of Ken Wilber revisited by Michel Bauwens

On Wilber's latest meltdown (Open Integral)