From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Wed Sep 25 2002 - 19:24:18 MDT
Dehede011@aol.com wrote:
> Samantha,
> You covered that rather well, IMHO but there are layers even beyond
> what you said.
> Most folks have heard of Maslow's hierarchy of values. There is a
> later one by Clare Graves. Clare Graves' hierarchy of values is not as
> accessible as Dr. Graves didn't publish to the extent Maslow did.
> Fortunately Dr. Graves' students have begun to do so and some material is
> available by search on line.
Yeah! Someone else here is aware of Clare Graves, levels or
stages of values/consciousness and Spiral Dynamics. I find
these ideas of tremendous help in gaining a deeper understanding
of people individually and in various groups.
> In Dr. Graves hierarchy we expect to find people exercising group
> religion on all the even numbered steps in the hierarchy. Level two is a
> tribal form of religion that we today exercise as little children following
> Mommy & Daddy around and aping what they do and say. Level four is the
> fundamentalists and if you notice they are present in all the major
> religions.
I don't know about just the even ones being used. Level 3, the
Power God level, is alive and well. Level 5, rationalized
religion, also has its adherents. Leve 7 is certainly present
especially among the many efforts to integrate spirituality,
science and everything else (e.g. Ken Wilber's work). But maybe
"group religion" above contains more intent than is immediately
clear. Spirituality certainly exists on the odd number levels
also.
- samantha
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