Where's Wilber At?: Ken Wilber's Integral Vision in the New Millennium [Paperback]

Brad Reynolds (Author)

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Publication Date: May 9, 2006

"The most profound and satisfying book to date about the cutting edge of Ken Wilber’s integral vision. Reynolds leads us with clarity step by step through the most complex and subtle aspects of Wilber’s thinking about post modernity, post-metaphysical theory, the perennial philosophy, the Combs/Wilber matrix, and much more. Highly recommended for those who want to keep up with one of the great intellectual path-finders of our generation.” —Allan Combs, Ph.D., University of North Carolina. author of The Radiance of Being: Understanding the Grand Integral Vision; Living the Integral Life "Ken Wilber continues to push the boundaries of knowledge to ever more profound and encompassing reaches, and Brad Reynolds continues to follow him and provide lucid, compelling commentaries. I am impressed by how thoroughly Reynolds has mastered Wilber's work.” —Roger Walsh, M.D., Ph.D., University of California, author of Essential Spirituality: The Seven Central Practices "Brad Reynolds has written an eloquent, passionate, beautiful book about my ideas. I believe it will help many people come to an appreciation of a more inclusive, more comprehensive, more integral way to think and feel about the world, and to find a happy, realized, awakened place in it.” —Ken Wilber, author of A Theory of Everything Incorporating a vast range of disciplines and research, Wilber’s “Integral Vision” is currently defined as being an A-Q-A-L or “all-quadrant, all-level” approach to integral studies (the integration of body, mind, soul, and spirit with self, culture, and nature), therefore the reader will be introduced to Wilber’s new integral language and his underlying organizing framework, including his most recent “Phase-5.” With this book the reader will learn the basic essentials needed to follow Wilber’s continual theoretical expansion (including his forthcoming books) and their pragmatic application, as well as reviewing his current public outreach, such as with the Integral Institute, Integral University, and his growing presence on the worldwide web. By simplifying the details of his complex metatheory, or “where Wilber’s coming from,” the reader discovers how this integral approach is capable of uniting the knowledge of modern science with the depth and meanings of ancient mysticism, thus transforming the Great Chain of Being into a comprehensive post-metaphysical AQAL Matrix of Spirit-in-action. This evolutionary model also includes a cross-cultural integral psychology that seamlessly integrates East and West, thus clarifying today’s confusing spectrum of collective worldviews and the universal stages of individual growth, as well as much, much more. Indeed, the unprecedented integrative power of Wilber’s vision and its expanded influence in the first decade of the new millennium is laying the positive foundations for an “integral revolution,” or better, a natural evolution to a higher-order worldwide consciousness to which we are all invited, and with which this book will be a helpful user-friendly guide on this exciting adventure.>

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About the Author

Brad Reynolds did graduate work at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) before leaving to study under Ken Wilber for the past ten years. Born in 1955 he has been a scholar of integral studies and the perennial philosophy for most of his life. He is currently an independent writer and graphic artist living in the San Francisco Bay Area where he also works in the computer arts industry. Brad Reynolds is also author of Embracing Reality: The Integral Vision of Ken Wilber. >

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Paragon House (May 9, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557788464
• ISBN-13: 978-1557788467
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,404,586 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best One Volume Over-view of Wilber Available, April 15, 2007

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Paul Lonely "Paul Lonely" (Kentucky, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Where's Wilber At?: Ken Wilber's Integral Vision in the New Millennium (Paperback)

Mr. Reynolds book is perfect for both readers approaching Wilbers work for the first time and for those more familiar with integral theory who are looking for a masterful, concise one volume review.

I, too, thought about buying Wilber's "A Brief History of Everything" for my friends unfamiliar with Wilber's work. However, after reading Reynolds' "Where's Wilber At?" I decided to go with it due to the fact that it included an abundance of information on Wilber's "Phase V" period. "A Brief History" is 'old news' in the integral world (A Phase IV work). Plus Reynolds' book supplies a lot of valuable information (i.e. internet resources,info on Wilber's think tank Integral Institute, etc.) that is perfectly designed for aiding a new reader in the beginnings of their integral journey.

In short, I greatly enjoyed Mr. Reynolds' book and look forward to reading more of his work in the future.

8 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Ug...needs an editor, March 16, 2007

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Audrey (Bayside, ny United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Where's Wilber At?: Ken Wilber's Integral Vision in the New Millennium (Paperback)

I don't dislike it, and wouldn't recommend against reading it. The information is good, but it absolutly needed major re-editing. My problem with the book is, if I didn't already read a Brief History of Everything, this book would have been unreadable. If you are totally unfamiliar with Ken Wilber's work, get that. If you sort of know what it is, or want to read more, then this is OK.

11 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended reading for students of New Age Spirituality and metaphysical philosophy, August 6, 2006

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Where's Wilber At?: Ken Wilber's Integral Vision in the New Millennium (Paperback)

The "Wilber" in question is Ken Wilber, a philosopher and metaphysical theorist whose "Theory of Everything" incorporates a vast range of disciplines and research and whose "Integral Vision" is defined as being an "all-quadrant, all-level" approach to studying the integration of the body, mind, soul, and spirit wit self, culture and nature. Where's Wilber At?: Ken Wilber's Integral Vision In The New Millennium by Brad Reynolds lays out the basic essentials philosophy students and non-specialist general readers will need to follow Wilber's continual theoretical expansion and their pragmatic application, Wilber's current public outreach, his complex metatheory, and how this integral approach is capable of uniting modern science with ancient mysticism. Where's Wilber At? is especially recommended reading for students of New Age Spirituality and metaphysical philosophy.