C4Chaos
August 2006 
Wyatt Earp, the blogosphere, shadows - a recap
Diederick
1. Ken Wilber vs. Albert Ellis and Annie McQuade vs. Frank Visser @ kenwilber.com/blog
2. Outraged comments on ~C4Chaos' Zaadz blog entry referring to (1), Annie McQuade responds
3. Wilber strikes again: "What We Are, That We See"
4. ~C4Chaos reports and lots of people 'spill their interior beans'
5. The blogosphere erupts: Matthew Dallman, Ebuddha (1, 2, 3), Michel Bauwens, Geoffrey Falk, Tuff Ghost, DASHH, and probably lots more.
7. And Wilber explains his intent: Recognizing the Shadow (1, 2, 3)
Then I read this comment over at Deep Surface, and it really hit me:
As a Wilber "minion," I'd like to suggest that perhaps this kind of dis-identification with his theories was exactly the kind of shadow element his provocation post was designed to bring out. He specifically asks in his follow-up,
"How many perspectives can you include? It's a simple challenge. A challenge to: what altitude are you, what are your own levels and lines, and most of all, what are your shadow elements? So, if I may respectfully suggest, look at your response to that first blog and ask yourself those questions."
Some of us may have shadow elements that include an unhealthy identification with Wilber and his work. Wouldn't this be a perfect example of Wilber's theory in action - using it to transcending and include Wilber and his own work?
I positively love this! I'm not going to go into all of it again, I learned my lesson in (2) and (4), but this quote really nails the potential of what Wilber's doing here. If you're up to the task, why don't you stop screaming and yelling in the blogosphere, simply stop for a moment, and 'take this opportunity to look within - look at your own angels and your own demons'.
You skillful bastard! I'm with you though, I get the message. I'm up to the challenge and I'll do my part. Thanks Earpy ;-)
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very cool aggregation ~D.
“why don't you stop screaming and yelling in the blogosphere, simply stop for a moment, and 'take this opportunity to look within - look at your own angels and your own demons'.”
maybe this is the reason why i haven't really blogged about my own reactions on this integral food fight, yet :)
~C (for Contemplating on what i'm going to have for lunch instead)
Great list of aggregation - also good -
GoogleBlog search reference for Part 1
GoogleBlog search reference for Part 2
And rommel - you've been co-opted man!! You knew all along, yet you PLAYED along. As long as you do a full disclosure about your relationship with zaadza, you can say what you want. You've done your bit for integrity.
But for this - you sly devil you! You are actively punking the rest of us!
I guess I can't look at any post from you seriously anymore - might be satire, might be playing along - who knows? WHO CAN I TRUST??
Now I know why you've adopted the C4Chaos moniker. Blowing up and creating chaos in the blogosphere.
(I'm 87% joking - with only 13% personal activation! But trust is no easy thing, my friend. How CAN I know, in the future now, when you are creating opinions straight, and when there is something unknown/hidden agenda? I know, I know, paranoia will destroy ya…)
um, ebuddha, i know nothing of the “grander” plan of the Wyatt Earpy posts. also, there are such things as confidentiality. i respect confidentiality when requested of me. so i think what i did was the most ethical thing to do.
as far as trust is concerned, you've read my blogs all these years. i've expressed my interiority more than a number of times. i think my trustworthiness speaks (and will speak) for itself.
i know that you were mostly kidding, but i'm replying seriously to the serious side of your question.
~C (for Confidentiality is not always bloggable)
I think that Wilber's SUPER-secret plan was to get people to stop reading him and to start reading other authors.
If that was his plan, it worked for me. Thanks, kw!