Integral Spiral of Developmental Levels |
The Never-Ending Upward Quest |
Second Tier - Transpersonal - Being |
Second Tier "Being" values |
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Turquoise - Holistic Self - no specific age Collective Individualism - starting 30 years ago Experience the wholeness of existence through mind and spirit Quest: peace in an incomprehensible world Method: deeper receptivity of multidimensional trans-rational perceptions... Pitfalls: pathologies of the soul... |
Turquoise - Holistic - starting 30 years ago Basic theme: Experience the wholeness of existence through mind and spirit The world is a single, dynamic organism with its own collective mind Self is both distinct and a blended part of a larger, compassionate whole Everything connects to everything else in ecological alignments Energy and information permeate the Earth's total environment Holistic, intuitive thinking and cooperative actions are to be expected |
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Yellow - Integral Self - no specific age Worldcentric - starting 50 years ago Live fully and responsibly as what you are and learn to become Quest: integral synthesis Method: awaken maximum number of streams of evolution, integrate diversity with discernment... Pitfalls: aborted self-actualization, existential angst, bad faith, etc |
Yellow - Integrative - starting 50 years ago Basic Theme: Live fully and responsibly as what you are and learn to become Life is a kaleidoscope of natural heirarchies, systems, and forms The magnificence of existence is valued over material possessions Flexibility, spontaneity, and functionality have the highest priority Differences can be integrated into interdependent, natural flows Understands that chaos and change are natural |
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What I am proposing is that the psychology of the mature human being
is an unfolding, emergent, oscillating, spiraling process, marked by
progressive subordination of older, lower-order behavior systems to
newer, higher-order systems Don Beck |
First Tier - Personal - Subsistence |
First Tier "Subsistence" values |
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Green - Sensitive Self - age 15–21 years Social Democracies, informational - starting 150 years ago Seek peace within the inner self and explore, the caring dimensions of community Quest: affectionate relations Method: appreciate diverse views, listen well, go for consensus, emphasize group needs... Pitfalls: inauthenticity, deadening, excessive relativism, lack of discernment, interminable attempts at consensus... |
Green - Communitarian/Egalitarian - starting 150 years ago Basic theme - Seek peace within the inner self and explore, with others, the caring dimensions of community The human spirit must be freed from greed, dogma, and divisiveness Feelings, sensitivity, and caring supersede cold rationality Spreads the Earth's resources and opportunities equally among all Reaches decisions through reconciliation and consensus processes Refreshes spirituality, brings harmony, and enriches human development |
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Orange - Achiever Self - age 9–14 years Capitalistic Democracies - starting 300 years ago Act in your own self-interest by playing the game to win Quest: material pleasure Method: learn to excel, set goals, achieve, measure success... Pitfalls: identity crisis, role confusions, consumerism, ecological crisis, workaholism, goal-fixation, over-attachment to successful methods... |
Orange - Achievist/Stategic - starting 300 years ago Basic theme: Act in your own self-interest by playing the game to win Change and advancement are inherent within the scheme of things Progresses by learning nature's secrets and seeking out best solutions Manipulates Earth's resources to create and spread the abundant good life Optimistic, risk-taking, and self-reliant people deserve success Societies prosper through strategy, technology, and competitiveness |
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Blue - Rule/Role Self - age 7–8 years. Later Mythic Nation States, Authoritarian - starting 5,000 years ago Life has meaning, direction, and purpose with predetermined outcomes Quest: ultimate peace Method: follow the given rules, don't exceed your role... Pitfalls: archetypal role identification, script pathology, fundamentalism, fascism, etc. |
Blue - Purposeful/Authoritarian - starting 5,000 years ago Life has meaning, direction, and purpose with predetermined outcomes One sacrifices self to the transcendent Cause, Truth, or righteous Pathway The Order enforces a code of conduct beased on eternal, absolute principles Righteous living produces stability now and guarantees future reward Impulsivity is controlled through guilt; everybody has their proper place Laws, regulations, and discipline build character and moral fiber |
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Red - Impulsive Self - age 3–6 years. Early Mythic Feudal & Exploitive Empire - starting 10,000 years ago Be what you are and do what you want, regardless Quest: heroic status, power, glory Method: align with power, take what you need... Pitfalls: anxiety, depression, phobias, excessive guilt, cannot build stable nations |
Red - Impulsive /Egocentric - starting 10,000 years ago Basic theme: Be what you are and do what you want, regardless The world is a jungle full of threats and predators Breaks free from any domination or constraint to please self as self desires Stands tall, expects attention, demands respect, and calls the shots Enjoys self to the fullest right now without guilt or remorse Conquers, out-foxes, and dominates other aggresive characters |
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Purple - Magic/Animistic Self - age 1–3 years. Tribal Order - starting 50,000 years ago Keep the spirits happy and the tribe's nest warm and safe Quest: safe mode of living Method: Petition to Gods or Powers with ritual... Pitfalls: borderline, narcissism, omnipotent fantasy, animistic hallucinations, tribal conflicts |
Purple - Magical/Animistic - starting 50,000 years ago Basic theme: Keep the spirits happy and the tribe's nest warm and safe Obeys the desires of the spirit being and mystical signs Shows allegiance to chief, elders, ancestors, and the clan Individual subsumed in group Preserves sacred objects, places, events, and memories Observes rites of passage, seasonal cycles, and tribal customs |
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Beige - Instinctive Self - age 0–18 months Survival Bands - starting 100,000 years ago Do what you must to stay alive Quest: food, water, warmth, shelter Methods: scavenge whatever you need... Pitfalls: primitive developmental psycho-pathologies, autism |
Beige - Instinctive/Survivalistic - starting 100,000 years ago Basic theme: Do what you must just to stay alive Uses instincts and habits just to survive Distinct self is barely awakened or sustained Food, water, warmth, sex, and safety have priority Forms into survival bands to perpetuate life Live "off the land" much as other animals |