developmental psychology and the way of the mystic

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

AND THE WAY OF THE MYSTIC

INSTITUTIONAL

TranspersonalPsychology

And Human Development

Cognitive Development

Jean PiagetFather of Developmental Theory

SensorimotorPreoperational

ConcreteFormal Operation

Stages

Social DevelopmentRobert Kegan

IncorporativeImpulsiveImperial

InterpersonalInstitutional

Stages

Ego DevelopmentSusanne Cook-Greuter

COMPONENTSOperativeAffectiveCognitive

STAGESPreconventional

Conventional Postconventional

PRECONVENTIONAL

SymbioticImpulsive

Self-protective Rule-Oriented

CONVENTIONAL

ConformistSelf-Conscious Conscientious

POSTCONVENTIONAL

IndividualisticAutonomous

Construct-Aware Unitive

SPIRAL DYNAMICS

FIRST TIERGreen

Orange

Blue

Red

Purple

Beige

SECOND TIER

YellowTurquoise

Coral

When Development Stops

First -Tier Subsistent Levels

Spiral of Shadow Dynamics Second -Tier Being Levels

Holistic Global

IntegrativeEcological

EqualitySensitivity

SuccessAchievement

Loyalty to absolute Truth

Power over adversaries

TribalSecurity

Staying AliveInstinctive

I don’t matter. Life is unfair.

I don’t measure up, not good enough.

I am unworthy and a miserable sinner.

I am powerless and unsafe.

I don’t fit in. I am not loveable.

I don’t deserve to live.

Cannot develop to Second-tier until shadow work is complete

A myth, message or belief is created when a developmental stage is interrupted –resulting

in the fragmentation of the self-system.

The Way of the Mystic