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Spiritual Introduction to Spiral Dynamics
Mark Gilbert
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Materials based upon the work of
Dr. Don Beck
andDr. Clare W. Graves’
Emergent, Cyclical, Double-Helix Model of Adult Biopsychosocial Systems Development
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Introduction
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• Quick overview—can’t cover all details• Stress the spiritual aspects of the model
– How we answer meaning of life questions at each “level”
– Consider how “God is evolving”– Allows us to consider what a future for
spirituality looks like
What is “Spiritual Introduction”?
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Spiral Dynamics…how it came to be...
• Clair W Graves research in 1960s-1970s• Published in the Futurists Magazine• Contacted by Don Beck• Beck and Cowens worked with Graves and
published book “Spiral Dynamics” in 1990s.
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Based on Data
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Spiral DynamicsWholeview
FlexFlow
HumanBond
StriveDrive
TruthForce
PowerGods
KinSpirits
SurvivalSense
• Developmental/emergence model
• Works at the individual, organizational and geo-political nation-state levels
• Describes codes in people, cultures
• Provides a new way of framing and understanding the forces of human interactions and behavior
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Spiral Dynamics• 8 basic “worldviews” which guide how
we view life (waves / stages / “vMemes”)Wholeview
FlexFlow
HumanBond
StriveDrive
TruthForcePowerGods
KinSpirits
SurvivalSense
• Move through them as infants to adults & in our evolution from caveman to now…Open-ended – still evolving
• Product of interaction between external life conditions and internal adaptive systems
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Alternating TypesWholeview
FlexFlow
HumanBond
StriveDrive
TruthForce
PowerGods
KinSpirits
SurvivalSense
Self Expressive Self Sacrificing
“I” “We”
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Two TiersWholeview
FlexFlow
HumanBond
StriveDrive
TruthForce
PowerGods
KinSpirits
SurvivalSense
2nd Tier
Able to see the whole spiral
1st Tier
Sees only from withinthe level
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Life conditions
Cultural manifestations and personal displays
Goals Coping Systems
Point of View
Drive
Organization
SystemsLocation
Characteristics vary
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SurvivalSense
The world is a state of nature and instincts; act much as other animals.
Automatic/Instinctive“I survive”
• Biology-driven, sensory• Human as smartest of animal species
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Survival BandOrganization
Sharpen instincts & innate sensesDrive
The BushLocation
Food; water; procreation; warmth; protection; stays alive
Cultural manifestations and personal displays
As natural instincts and reflexes direct; automatic existence
Coping Systems
Survival; biogenic needs satisfaction; reproduction
Goals
Based on biological urges/drives; physical senses dictate the state of being
Life Conditions
SurvivalSense
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SurvivalSense
Examples• To be human beings, not just animals• First peoples• Newborn infants• Senile elderly• Late-stage Alzheimer's victims• People under extreme stress/shock
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SurvivalSense
• Awareness of distinct self• Awareness of cause and effect• Concerns with threats and fears• Survival requires a group effort
KinSpirits
From
To
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KinSpirits
The world is mysterious and frightening; placate spirits and join together.Animistic/ Tribalistic
“We are safe”• Mystical spirits, signs and nests for safety• Individual subsumed in group• Powerful shaman/chieftains• Thinking - Animistic
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KinSpirits
Tribal OrderOrganization
Seek harmony & safety in a mysterious worldDrive
Enchanted ForestLocation
Rites; rituals; taboos; superstitions; tribes; folk ways & lore
Cultural manifestations and personal displays
According to tradition and ritual ways of group; tribal; animistic
Coping Systems
Safety/security; protection from harm; family bondsGoals
Threatening and full of mysterious powers and spirit being which must be placated and appeased
Life Conditions
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KinSpirits
Examples• Forming tribes, magic, art, spirits• Guardian angles, Voodoo curses• Blood oaths and Family rituals• Mystical ethnic beliefs• Strong in Third-world settings, gangs,
athletic teams, corporate tribes
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KinSpirits
• Rituals become repressive• Self more powerful than group• Confronts adversaries and dangerous forces
to control• Niches are limited
PowerGods
From
To
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The world is rough and harsh; fight to survive in spite of others.
Egocentric/Exploitive“I control”
• Power impulses and displays• Hedonism and immediate sensory
satisfaction• Spontaneous, guilt-free, daring
PowerGods
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PowerGods
Exploitive EmpireOrganization
Express impulsively, break free, be strongDrive
JungleLocation
Gratification; glitz; conquest; action; impulsive; lives for now
Cultural manifestations and personal displays
Asserting self for dominance, conquest, and power; exploitive; egocentric
Coping Systems
Power/action; asserting self to dominate others; controlGoals
I like a jungle where the tough and strong prevail while the weak serve; nature is an adversary
Life Conditions
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PowerGods
Examples• Warlords, conquest, discovery• The “Terrible Twos”• Rebellious youth• Frontier mentalities• Feudal kingdoms• Predatory/Prey relationships
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• Recognition of mortality• Quest for meaning and purpose in life• Extended time-frame/future• Consequential thinking arises
TruthForce
PowerGodsFrom
To
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The world is divinely controlled and purposeful; obey authority, sense guilt and do right.
Absolutistic/Saintly“We are saved”
• Overwhelmed by chaos; seeks order• Finds purpose in causes and dedication to crusades
or jihad• Guilt-based obedience to higher authority• Sacrifices self, now, to obtain later.
TruthForce
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TruthForce
Authority StructureOrganization
Find meaning, purpose, bring order, insure futureDrive
CathedralLocation
Meaning; discipline; traditions; morality; rules; lives for later
Cultural manifestations and personal displays
Act obediently as higher authority and rules direct; absolutist; conforming
Coping Systems
Stability/order; obedience to earn later reward; meaning
Goals
Controlled by a higher power that punishes evil and eventually rewards god works and right living
Life Conditions
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TruthForce
Examples• Literature, monotheism, purpose• Puritan America, Dickensian England• Lake Wobegon and Main Street• Fundamentalism in any form• Patriotism, Transcendence, Causes
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• Aspires to better life now for self• Challenges higher authority to produce
tangible results• Seeks one best way among many options
StriveDrive
TruthForceFrom
To
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The world is full of alternatives and opportunities; test options for greatest success.
Materialist/Achiever“I improve”
• Success-driven search for best answers and ways to advance
• Goal-oriented planning and strategies to do better - Affirms we can change things.
• Materialistic focus on competition
StriveDrive
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StriveDrive
Strategic EnterpriseOrganization
Analyze and strategize to prosperDrive
MarketplaceLocation
Materialistic; consumerism; success; image; status; growth
Cultural manifestations and personal displays
Pragmatically to achieve results and get ahead; multiplistic; achievist
Coping Systems
Opportunity/success; competing to achieve results, influence
Goals
Full of resources to develop and opportunities to make things better and bring prosperity
Life Conditions
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StriveDrive
Examples• Mobility, individualism, economics• The Enlightenment/Progress• Wall Street, Rodeo Drive• Rise of the Middle Class• Secular over Sacred
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• Discovers material wealth does not bring happiness or peace
• Renewed need for community, sharing and richer inner life
• Sensitivity to have, have-not gaps
HumanBond
StriveDriveFrom
To
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The world is the shared habitat of all humanity; join community and grow personally.
Relativistic/Sociocentric“We become”
• Consensus-seeking spirituality• Egalitarian and humanitarian• Tolerance/acceptance of a range of differences• Explore the inner self and inner selves
HumanBond
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HumanBond
Social NetworkOrganization
Get to know one’s self/ equalize othersDrive
CommuneLocation
Egalitarian; feelings; authentic; sharing; caring; community
Cultural manifestations and personal displays
Responds to human needs; affliative; relativistic; situational -- be fully human
Coping Systems
Harmony/love; joining together for mutual growth; awareness
Goals
The habitat wherein humanity can find love and purposes through affiliation and sharing
Life Conditions
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HumanBond
Examples• Human rights, social responsibility Group
over the individual• Search for inner peace/tranquility• Doctor’s without Borders• ACLU• Interpersonal sensitivity/harmony
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• Overwhelmed by economic and emotional costs of caring
• Confronted by chaos/disorder• Need for tangible results and functionality• Knowing moves above feeling
FlexFlow
HumanBondFrom
To
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The world is a complex system requiring integral solutions; explore ways of being responsibly free.
Systemic/Integrative“I learn”
• Big-picture views of living systems• Integrative structures and evolutionary flows• Need to design “natural habitats” that support
human emergence through steps/stages.
FlexFlow
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FlexFlow
Systemic FlowOrganization
Integrate & align systemsDrive
Natural HabitatLocation
natural systems; self-principle; multiple realities; knowledge
Cultural manifestations and personal displays
Build functional niche to do what one chooses; existential, systemic
Coping Systems
Independence/self-worth; fitting a living system; knowing
Goals
A chaotic organism where change is the norm and uncertainty an acceptable state of being
Life Conditions
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FlexFlow
Examples• Complexity, chaos, interconnections• Peter Senge’s organizations• W. Edwards Deming’s objectives• Carl Sagan’s astronomy• Emerging dynamics through stages
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• Senses order within chaos• Search for guiding principles• Whole-earth problems arise as technology
connects everybody• Spirituality back with physics
WholeView
FlexFlowFrom
To
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The world is delicately balanced interweaving forces; experience ways to re-order life's chaos.
Globalist/Renewalist“We experience”
• Synergy of all life forms/forces• Planetary concerns rank above narrow group
interests• Reordered world for new meaning and good of the
commons
WholeView
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WholeView
Holistic OrganismOrganization
Synergize and macro manageDrive
Global VillageLocation
Collective individualism; cosmic spirituality; earth changes
Cultural manifestations and personal displays
Experientially to join with other like thinkers; holistic, transpersonal
Coping Systems
Global community/life force; survival of Earth; consciousness
Goals
A delicately balanced system of interlocking forces in jeopardy at humanity's hands
Life Conditions
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WholeView
Examples• Gandhi’s ideas of pluralistic harmony• Teilhard de Chardin’s “noosphere”• McLuhan’s “global village”• Ken Wilber’s “Spectrum of Consciousness”
and Holonic views
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WholeView
Un-Named
From
To
• Currently unclear
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Cross Section of World Population
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
World
WholeViewFlexFlowHumanBondStriveDriveTruthForcePowerGodsKinSpiritsSurvivalSense
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Population Comparison
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
World US
WholeViewFlexFlowHumanBondStriveDriveTruthForcePowerGodsKinSpiritsSurvivalSense
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Distribution of Population and Power by Value System
0.00%5.00%
10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%35.00%40.00%45.00%50.00%
Power World
SurvivalSenseKinSpiritsPowerGodsTruthForceStriveDriveHumanBondFlexFlowWholeView
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Where are you on the spiral?
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Spirit on the Spiral: Tier 1
Meaning in nature; heightened senses & communication, strong intuitive abilities Survival Clans SurvivalSense
myths, mystical spirit beings, rituals, sacred objects and places, live in magical world. Ethnic Tribes KinSpirits
Gods have human weaknesses, demanding, jealous etc.; Sacrifices to powerful GodsFeudal EmpiresPowerGods
Delayed gratification to afterlife, rules and limits imposed by God; strong right vs. wrongAncient NationsTruthForce
Science and materialism can explain life; goal is to acquire and win.Corporate States StriveDrive
Explore inner self, sense of community, break free from dogma, spiritual but not religiousValue CommunitiesHumanBond
How does life really work? (Spiritual aspects)Political Form Stage/Wave
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Spirit on the Spiral: Tier 2
• See value in all levels and beliefs• See interconnectedness of everything
(systems)• Express self without harming others• OK with conflicting “truths”• Gift of living on Earth• Focus on the good for All
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Spirit on the Spiral: Tier 2
• Expanded use of brain/mind tools• Self is part of a larger , conscious, spiritual
whole that also serves self• Global networking is routine• Living with “less” is actually “more”
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Evolution of God
• God or Spirit is simply in nature• Begin to tie events in nature to being caused by
“gods”• Gods get more powerful, demanding, have human
faults• Multi Gods to one God, strict written rules• God is dead• New vision of God/Spirit in All
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What is “evolving”?
• Our awareness• Our consciousness
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Mystics and Sages Have Said…
• Ernest Holmes• Sri Aurobindo• Pierre Teilhard de Chardin• Beatrice Bruteau• Ken Wilber
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Thank you