Occult vs. Wilber (part 1)

There seems to be not only disagreement, but some strong dislike between occult, magick followers and Ken Wilber’s tight knit group.  Wilber is constantly using the strongest words possible to distance himself from the “What the Bleep” “theSecret.tv” “create your own reality” crowd, but he also sends some strong oppinions in the direction of the occult/magick groups. 

The “create your own reality” groups are not bothered by Ken Wilber because most of them have no idea who he is, because many of them are new to subtle energies, spirituality and the like.  But this is not so for the occult/magick folks.  They seem very well informed and some even very well read.  They know exactly who Ken Wilber is and they shoot back.

I’ve decided not to participate in the “hurt ego” crying game between Wilber and the Visser/Occult folks but if your interested, you’ll find them somewhere in here and here.

I don’t share the hate and disdain of either group (Intergral Spiritual or Occult groups) because it does not serve me.  Instead, I am a fan and reader of both.  I believe that there is some truth in the most sincere parts of religions and esoteric groups.  I sift through all the cruft, dirt and silt like a 49er panning for gold.  If there is a nugget to be found in a river, I don’t care how filthy the water is from egos making waves.

I believe that occultist/esoteric teachings have an very important bit of truth and I would not call it entirely pre-rational as Ken does putting them on par with a belief in Santa Claus or the tooth fair.  And Ken is of course on to something that could change the world in a good way.