Van: "Integral World" Aan: Onderwerp: Wilber's Blind Spot Datum: donderdag 30 januari 2014 13:25 INTEGRAL WORLD MAILING LIST =========================== http://www.integralworld.net Newsletter Nr. 488 Amsterdam, January 30th, 2014 KEN WILBER'S BLIND SPOT - A Giant deluded in his Seeing, Dazed by The Simple Feeling of Being - Martin Erdmann The Simple Feeling of Being, Embracing Your True Nature, presents, so the foreword, Wilber's “mystical core that permeates both his life and work.” The essay will delve into the Wilberian core to have it disclosed as two strangely contradictory ego-theories. In one of the theories Ken Wilber presents himself as a Nice Guy who, so the preface again, “gently takes our hand and walks us into the vastness that is our own true Self.” In the other ego-theory Ken Wilber acts as a strikingly Rough Neck, here displayed in a singular spelling to befit Ken Wilber's singular enterprise. It is a fantastic undertaking, which has been contrived to support the ego-crushing design of Rude Boy Andrew, who slaps his devotees in the face. This, so Rough Neck, will show them their Original face, which is their own true Self. What we find here is a mystifying ego-fog clouding the reader's vision, which the ensuing exposition wishes to unveil. As the fog lifts, a truly uniting core begins to reveal itself beyond ego. Wilberians look up to Ken Wilber as a Giant, who is the world's greatest integral pioneer. A so-called Giant Wilber may BE, but, so concludes the essay: He is a Giant who does not SEE. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/erdmann8.html EVOLUTIONARY TRANSPHOBIA - Reality Sandwich, Dani Katz & Transformational Culture - Be Scofield On January 18th, Reality Sandwich, a progressive web site that addresses the “social, spiritual, and ecological crises of our time,” published a highly offensive and transphobic front page story that repeats long-standing stereotypes about transgender people and ridicules and mocks the realities of gender dysphoria. In her piece “Gender Reassignment: It Sure Ain’t Simple,” writer Dani Katz claims among other things that transgender people are “freakish and scary” looking and are made up of a “seemingly mangled humanity.” The main point of the article is to question the validity of what Katz calls the “gender reassignment industry.” Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/scofield7.html To SUBSCRIBE to this Integral World Newsletter or change your email address, click here: http://www.integralworld.net/pommo/user/subscribe.php To UNSUBSCRIBE, update your account by logging in. For explanation, see: http://www.integralworld.net/nl_faq.html