Spiral dynamics (the theory of human evolution that I first came across in November, used to put my spiritual awakening in a wider context, and which led me to Wilber's body of work) is one of the key concepts that "Kosmic bloggers" (see previous posting) rally around.
The latest formulation of this theory is Don Beck's Spiritual Dynamics Integral theory, exposed by the author on his three websites: Spiral Dynamics Integral (see for example how the theory has evolved), Center for Human Emergence, and his South-African website, Global Values Network (the theory was used to address racially-loaded post-Apartheid conflicts in South-Africa, hence the handiness of the "colors"). Check for example this essay from Don Beck that very well explains how the theory unfolds, and this other very good short essay.
A lot more material on Coolmel's Project Trinity blog (where I found most of the above). For example, check out this incredible interactive visual representation of the theory. It says it all in one drawing! (by the way stay tuned, that beautiful site soon to be updated with more visual representations of some of the key concepts of integral philosophy!)
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