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2009/3/27 Rupert <[email protected]> > you mean jay's going to have to ban you seven more times until you > stop re-emerging? > > On 27-Mar-09, at 10:27 PM, windwaterclear wrote: > > > The 8 Level of Human Emergence > > > > Life's learning mechanism is such that as the world around us > > changes we evolve > > new bio-psycho-social coping systems. > > > > Clare Graves, a research psychologist, mapped the structure of the > > evolution of > > human emergence from the time of primitive man into a future beyond > > his own > > death. Not only did he explain how we got where we are today, but he > > offered a > > logical futuristic look at what will come next. > > > > Graves was no Nostradamus. The `predictions' in the model are not > > about what > > will happen but what's the next logical shift in emergent human > > coping systems > > given where we are right now. > > > > Harmonic Emergence is what is happening as people evolve through the > > 3 latter > > levels of bio-psycho-social shifts that Graves outlined. > > > > Here's a brief lowdown on theGraves's model and how it can help us > > understand > > our current situation and what has to happen for us to truly evolve > > and emerge > > into Global Harmony. > > > > Level 1 Survival > > > > Once upon a time the earth was populated by primitive man struggling > > on his own > > with his mate against the elements on a quest to find, sustenance > > and shelter, > > scavenging like wild animals to merely survive. Everyone else was a > > predator, a > > competitor or an enemy. > > > > There are still people on this earth who are surviving with this > > level of coping > > strategy and some of them are living right here on our streets. > > > > Level 2 Ritualistic tribal societies > > > > Level 2 of emergence sees our primitive man, motivated by a desire > > for security > > and safety, emerging from a solo existence to banding together with > > others in an > > interdependent way. > > > > At this level there is a fear of the sacred, spirits, things that are > > inexplicable and in shared ritual the fears are allayed. The > > individual > > contributes his or her skills to the group and feels safe knowing > > that others > > will pick him up when he falls, and vice versa. It is the forming of > > basic > > tribe, sharing everything as we learn to trust. > > > > Level 3 Rebellion and Me Me Me > > > > Level 3 of emergence is where caring and sharing breaks down where the > > individuals rise up and question the laws of the tribe or the rules > > of the > > family. > > > > That individual develops their own identity apart from the tribe and > > becomes > > more egotistical, competitive and self centered seeking instant > > gratification, > > stuff, land, oil fields. > > > > It is the beginning of the `private private private' `me me me' > > culture. Level 3 > > is the culture of `greed war' motivated by a desire to control > > people and or > > resources. World War 2 was Hitler's Greed War. The Iraq War is ours. > > > > The level that emerges next, Level 4, is as are all levels of the > > model, a > > `knock-on' effect from the previous stage. At Level 4, people band > > together once > > again to protect themselves from the rampages of the rape, pillage > > and greed of > > Level 3. > > > > Level 4 Rules, Regulations and Righteousness > > > > Thus we witness the emergence of a `rule bound society' where right > > and wrong > > appear crystal clear, the law is respected, extreme levels of > > behavior are > > suppressed and frowned upon and people live a structured routine > > life in their > > desire to maintain `order' and `rightness'. And as it continues > > order slowly > > evolves into restriction and rightness becomes righteousness. > > > > This was the kind of psycho-social culture that existed here in > > America and the > > UK immediately after World War 2 from the fifties onwards. > > > > Level 5 Gordon Gecko Grab it all > > > > As the individual begins to feel more bound and limited by the rules > > and > > regulations we see the devleopment of material ambition and > > entrepreneurship. > > > > This emergence often occurs from a situation of abundance where > > resources are > > rich,the living is easy and it seems as if the world is there for > > the taking as > > long as we are crafty, clever and ambitious enough to get to the > > party early. > > > > This is epitomized in the Reagan/Thatcher era with their `free > > markets' `self > > motivation' and survival of the sharpest. Capitalism was [and still > > is] the > > religion, profit is the Promised Land and bankers and lawyers are > > the holy men. > > > > And we are overstuffed with greed, extravagance and workaholism and > > a technology > > fest of `toys' and `gadgets' where status takes precedent to utility. > > > > And this is for the most part the prevalent paradigm that dominates > > the US > > today. But there is hope > > > > Level 6 Caring Kindness My Way > > > > As more and more people start to get that their own riches don't > > make them feel > > any better about world poverty, hunger, poor education and > > extortionate or non > > existent health care a more `other' based caring consciousness > > emerges. > > > > This way of thinking slipped in as an anomaly in the hippie era, but > > sank back > > into obscurity as it was overtaken by Level 5 More for Me Capitalism > > > > As we move into a Level 6 consciousness, we notice what devastation > > we have > > created in our greed, destroying the natural bounty of the earth. > > Oceans are > > polluted from chemical wastes. Food has become toxic from > > irradiation, chemical > > fertilizers and genetic modification. The air we breathe is filthy > > and the water > > more polluted because we have cut down all our trees. > > > > And in our shame we get that we must give back some of what we have > > taken and so > > profited from. > > > > Level 6 thinking is what gives birth to free medical clinics, food > > programs and > > the `green' movement. The values are more other considerate and > > spiritually > > based. > > > > Social responsibility is embraced with almost religious fervor as > > people rush to > > start groups, volunteer, give to charity, promote worthy causes, > > send out > > petitions and recycle plastic bottles. > > > > We band together with others in internet social groupings such as > > Tribe..net and > > `tut-tut' over films like An Inconvenient Truth, > > > > There is a revival in in alternative therapies and spiritual > > movements. And > > somewhere in all this `peace and love' we get a little lost.. > > > > At it's unhealthiest the level 6 mentality deteriorates into > > preciousness about > > `my personal cause' tendency towards a `them' and `us' mentality > > with those who > > don't join their groups or are not as politically correct as they > > deem proper. > > > > This is the level of consciousness that has been building in small > > pockets > > around the USA. And even as it expands, something else is cooking > > behind the > > scenes. > > > > Level 7 The New Spiritual Warrior > > > > This very different kind of consciousness is based not on a > > rejection of the > > previous paradigms, but on recognition of each level of development > > as a part of > > a vital puzzle for saving the world. It is at this level that the > > human is able > > to generate new thinking and radically different ways of living > > > > Level 7 consciousnesses is emerging in tiny pockets from the current > > world of > > chaos where resources so abundant at Level 5 and 6 are rapidly > > depleting and > > despite well meaning efforts, there has been an increase in poverty > > and > > depravation as we continue to rob from the poor to pay the rich and > > blatantly > > destroy the earth that harbors us... > > > > A need to right the imbalances in the current system is coupled with > > a strong > > integrity whereby someone at this level would rather go without than > > compromise > > or remain silent when they must speak out. > > > > Level 7 consciousness is apparent in those brave individuals who > > right now are > > daring to expose the horrendous machinations behind the scenes of > > corrupt > > political power through films like Zeitgeist and Loose Change. > > > > Through the appreciation of how technology interacts, the ability to > > hold > > different viewpoints and see the relationship between unrelated > > concepts and a > > fearlessness in approach to the world and it's challenges The level 7 > > consciousness is driven to seek unique and unusual global answers to > > the > > problems of our time > > > > Thus emerges a breed of individual thinking globally aware spiritual > > warriors, > > who will lead the way in these troubled times. History tells us that > > today's > > whacko's are often tomorrows spiritual warriors. > > > > Level 8 Peaceful, Free Flowing Global Community > > > > These pioneering, innovative, warriors show us new ways of bringing > > all mankind > > together in truly global community where there are no boundaries and > > the land > > belongs to the people and we are free to roam our planet, treading > > lightly on > > her as we enter into a brave new world. > > > > H.E.R.E. - Harmonic Emergence - Return to Earth > > > > Harmonic Emergence > > > > Harmonic Emergence is the process of consciousness evolving through > > the last > > three levels to true global unity. And as we do so we embrace the > > qualities of > > the previous paradigms including the ability to survive, create a safe > > environment, seize opportunities, create and follow our own laws and > > rules, be > > abundant, egt things done accept, develop and encourage others and > > think out of > > the box. > > > > Return to Earth > > > > When we return to earth, stripped back to basics, living simply we > > find the > > inner quietand groundedness necessary for us to put together all the > > pieces of > > the puzzle . Like this we harness the best qualities from each > > evolutionary > > level to generate a truly innovative global lifestyle where no one > > goes without > > and all life exists in symbiotic relationship to all that is. > > > > And like that true harmony reigns in the global tribe of We The > > People,All of > > Us, One Mankind > > > > Sunwaterclear > > http://harmonicemergence.org/ > > > > Ref: The Graves Model of bio-psycho-social evolution > > Ref: Spiral Dynamics Beck and Cowan > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- Jeffrey Taylor 912 Cole St, #349 San Francisco, CA 94117 USA Mobile: +14157281264 Fax: +33177722734 http://twitter.com/jeffreytaylor http://organicconversations.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! 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