Posted by
Ken Fields on March 27, 2010 at 10:39 am.
Let’s pretend that there are higher spheres of consciousness, that late adulthood is not the end of developmental consciousness. Where would we go after late adulthood? What word labels can we use to describe these higher developmental stages….Consider “noviceate,” “master” and “guide.”
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Stage
Spheres of Influence
Stages of Psyche-Socio Development
0
Cosmic
Guide
9
Galactic
Master
8
Solar
Noviceate
7
World
Late Adulthood
6
Nation
Middle Adulthood
5
State
Early Adulthood
4
City
Adolescence
3
Community
Later Childhood
2
Neighborhood
Early [...]
Posted by
Ken Fields on March 27, 2010 at 10:28 am.
Although 7 is a significant symbolic number, and all the previous posts regarding developmental stages refers to 7 stages, there are, in fact, 9…and even a tenth if we consider all nine as a whole system, represented by the all encompassing place holder, 0.
In a complete developmental schemata, we need to include 8, 9 and [...]
Posted by
Ken Fields on December 24, 2009 at 9:04 pm.
The symbology of 7 goes well beyond “the seven days of creation” or “the seven deadly sins” (countered, of course, with the seven virtues) or even “seven days a week.” Most religions are loaded with statements about seven this or seven that. Classic novels and motion pictures have been created drawing on the symbology of [...]
Posted by
Ken Fields on November 20, 2009 at 8:03 pm.
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You may have been taught about the five senses, at least to the degree that you recognize their are five senses. You may not yet be as cognizant about the other two senses, one of which is the most basic, and the other the most advanced. The most basic sense is that of motion. The [...]
Posted by
Ken Fields on November 18, 2009 at 9:48 pm.
What motivates you? What motivates your friends, your companions? (Remember from a previous past that “socio” means “companions.”). What motivates a society? A nation? Or a collection of nations, that makes of a human world? What is “motive?”
Motivations are energies that animate the psyche, which animates the bio, the body. Psyche motivations also animate the [...]
Posted by
Ken Fields on November 17, 2009 at 9:39 pm.
It would make sense that if there are developmental tasks that must be, at least partially, mastered to meet the developmental needs at any given stage, then there would be means to accomplish this. There would be, so to speak, developmental paths….
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Stage
Age
Developmental Needs
Developmental Tasks
Developmental Paths
7
76-90+
Beauty
Integrity
Synthesis
6
41-75
Knowledge
Generativity
Giving
5
21-40
Belonging
Intimacy
Engagement
4
13-20
Esteem
Identity
Achievement
3
8-12
Control
Competence
Exploration
2
3-7
Safety
Autonomy
Opposition
1
0-2
Receiving
Trust
Receiving
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The complexities of behaviors contained [...]
Posted by
Ken Fields on November 17, 2009 at 9:24 pm.
Each developmental stage has an over-arching task which can take the form of a crisis, or significant challenge. Nobody says life is easy, and one reason it can be hard is because of our developmental tasks. These developmental tasks, like our developmental needs, are both heirarchical and interwoven. What had been a dominant need or [...]
Posted by
Ken Fields on November 10, 2009 at 8:33 pm.
Few people know this place…..the west end of Big Beach in Makena, Maui. A trail over the cliffs leads to Little Beach, the clothing optional cove with waters equally if not more appealing than those in this image.
The tan wet sand like a million mini gemstones enlivens the bare feet. The warm azure mineral water [...]
Posted by
Ken Fields on November 9, 2009 at 9:50 am.
You’ve heard it said, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Beauty is subjective. Beauty is discovered within ourselves, and then projected outward.
And, if beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then so is ugly. Ugly is the antithesis, the opposite, of beauty. Ugly and beauty are conjoined like two sides of one [...]
Posted by
Ken Fields on November 9, 2009 at 9:50 am.
Our developmental needs can be expressed in broad-based and comprehensive terms, as depicted in the one word labels in the table below. Each word-label can be extensively elaborated upon but, for the sake of general discussion, these one word labels can suffice. They are more like over-arching themes for each psyche-socio stage of development. And, [...]