Topics ~ Spiral Dynamics
Introduction to Spiral Dynamics
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Formless Mountain Spiral Dynamics Integral Poster Collage showing the combination of Spiral Dynamics stages and Integral quadrants in the stages of development
Spiral Dynamics Integral SDi Website of "The Theory that Explains Everything"
WIE Spiral Dynamics What is Enlightenment's Introduction to Spiral Dynamics
PeopleSCAN Spiral Dynamics values test to download
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Within each of us is a primary individual spiral and secondary environmental spirals from our family and society. These inner and outer spirals are colored by values, thoughts, and beliefs held based on the life conditions encountered—both ours and others’.
To lead a happy, successful, fulfilled life, it is necessary to work with these, often conflicting, spirals and use them to our advantage. For those less-developed spirals, we can look to examples in our environment for clues on how to build skills. Whether you call this modeling behavior of others, “faking it until you make it”, finding a mentor, or tapping into balancing energies, you’re using your environment to assist you in your self development. Consequently, through developing a good inner spiral foundation in ourselves, we can effectively influence our outer spiral, and therefore the entire world, in a more positive, successful way.
So, what is a spiral and how do you know which spiral is strongest in you? A spiral is a stage in human evolution. It is composed of value memes, or vMemes, which are composed of the beliefs and values we create in response to our needs. vMemes include information on religion, ethnicity, economics, politics—collections of values formed into set beliefs. Each spiral produces certain behavior patterns based on its guiding vMeme. The behavior patterns in the environment then influence our internal thinking and, therefore, behavior, and then we consequently influence our environment in relation to these influences—and the Spiral continues and grows. Read more...