SPIRAL DYNAMICS
The Evolution of Human Consciousness
‘Colors’ of Consciousness
Not the differences between people, but the differences within people.
Spiral Dynamics: A Context for Communication
Clare Graves.
Don Beck & Chris Cowan.
Ken Wilber.
Never-ending Upward Spiral
‘The Emergent, Cyclical, Double-Helix Model of Adult Biopsychosocial Systems Development.’
--Clare Graves
Unfolding Consciousness‘…An unfolding, emergent, oscillating, spiraling process, marked by progressive subordination of older, lower-order behavior systems to newer, higher-order behavior systems as our existential problems change.’ (Clare Graves)
Spiral Dynamics
The Eight-Stage Spiral of Development
Inclusive EmergenceMetaphor of the ‘Russian doll’.
Everything belongs…
Emergence from within.
Beige: Instinctive/Survivalist
Do what you must just to stay alive.
Food, water, warmth, sex and safety.
Survival bands to perpetuate life.
Distinct self barely awakened.
Purple: Magical/Animistic
Keep the spirits happy and the tribe’s nest warm and safe.
Individual subsumed into group.
Rituals of passage and magical spirituality.
Red: Impulsive/Egocentric
Be what you are and do what you want, regardless…
World as jungle.
Only the strong and aggressive survive.
Do unto others before they do it unto you.
Blue: Purposeful/Authoritarian
Life has purpose with predetermined outcomes.
Sacrifice self to the ultimate cause.
Control impulses for law/order and future reward.
Orange: Achievist/Strategic
Act in your own self-interest by playing game to win.
Promote progress by using earth’s resources and personal initiative.
Green: Communitarian/Egalatarian
Seek peace inwardly and build community.
Free human spirit from dogma, greed, and divisiveness.
Spirituality, collaboration, consensus.
Yellow: Integrative
Live fully and responsibly by respecting earth-systems.
Life as kaleidoscope of natural hierarchies, systems, and forms.
Spirituality higher than materialism.
Turquoise: Holistic
Experience the wholeness of existence thru mind and spirit.
Universe as living organism.
Holistic, intuitive thinking and cooperative spirit.