The Great Updraft

Preconventional ego development takes us from being newborns with zero identity and zero meaning-making capacity to being functional members of the society. This is a huge transformation, and constitutes the first 10-15 years of our life. This is a snippet from my episode Pre-Conventional Stages of Ego Development (#161)

We continue our series on Cook-Greuter's Ego Development Theory by covering the Pre-Conventional levels. These represent the base of the human being, the beginning of a self, the beginning of being able function in the world. Though they may seem primitive, it's crucial to realise these pre-egoic, pre-civilised, pre-socialised levels of the human psyche are the foundation of your mind and identity...

We tend to think that higher ego development simply means being happier. Our logic is that greater self-awareness, motivations and flexibility, a more complex worldview, and a closer relationship to truth must mean that we are happier! Therefore, higher is better. Not so fast...This episode is a snippet from my Wednesday 2/9 episode, Intro to Cook-Greuter's Ego Development Theory (#160).

Ego development simply means how the ego (i.e. our meaning-making function) complexifies over time. As it complexifies, so do our autonomy, freedom, flexibility, self-awareness, tolerance for differences and skill in interacting with the environment. This is a snippet from my Wednesday 2/9, Intro to Cook-Greuter's Ego Development Theory (#160).

This month we are studying ego development as framed by Cook-Greuter, so we ought to know what the ego is. It probably isn't what you think. This is a snippet from my Wednesday 2/9, Intro to Cook-Greuter's Ego Development Theory (#160)

We see the world, explain things, make meaning and find coherence in predictable ways as we mentally develop. This is not a random process. This is a well-studied and understood process. We go through predictable stages of meaning making, of sense making, which are somewhat correlated with age. This is called ego development. Spirit Quest Tours: Save $500 on your next trip with discount code ROSS:...

Beyond the personality typology system we prefer, what do they really tell us about who we are? What are the deeper lessons? This is a snippet from my Wednesday 1/9 episode, Making Sense of Personality Typology Systems - Part 2/2 (#159).

Here we explore whether or not astrology is legit as a system for understanding human personality. This is a snippet from my Wednesday 26/8, Making Sense of Personality Typology Systems - Part 2/2 (#159).

The Enneagram is the personality typology that has shown me the most about myself and others. Here's how. This is a snippet from my 26/8 episode, Making Sense of Personality Typology Systems, Part 2/2 (#159).

In this mini-series, we’re going to look at the main personality typology systems and how to use them. Knowing your personality type helps you achieve a reliable snapshot of your personality and tendencies, boosting your self-understanding and ability to navigate others. Spirit Quest Tours: Save $500 on your next trip with discount code ROSS: Sacred Journey Destinations | Egypt, Peru & Turkey...

Here are the keys to the Myers-Briggs system, among the most popular personality typology systems out there. This is a snippet from my Wednesday 19/8 episode, Making Sense of Personality Typology Systems - Part 2/2 (#158)

The masculine describes qualities typically embodied by biological males, and the feminine describes those embodied by biological females. But anyone – regardless of biological sex or gender identification – embodies both the masculine and the feminine to a certain ratio. Think of them as two forces or poles within us. When harnessed correctly, they each bring certain capacities. When allowed to c...

Are you an introvert? Use these key markers of introversion to find out. This is a snippet from my Wednesday 19/8 episode, Making Sense of Personality Typology Systems - Part 1/2 (#158)

In this mini-series, we’re going to look at the main personality typology systems and how to use them. Knowing your personality type helps you achieve a reliable snapshot of your personality and tendencies, boosting your self-understanding and ability to navigate others. Spirit Quest Tours: Save $500 on your next trip with discount code ROSS: Sacred Journey Destinations | Egypt, Peru & Turkey...

One of the key markers of transpersonal development is that our identity becomes permanently decoupled from the limited sense of personal self. This is a snippet from my 12/8 episode, The Transpersonal 3rd-tier Levels of Consciousness (#157)

When it comes to the transpersonal, 3rd-tier levels of human consciousness, we're operating mostly on speculation rather than hard research data. This is a snippet from my 12/8 episode, The Transpersonal 3rd-tier Levels of Consciousness (#157)

Today we discuss the 3rd tier of consciousness development, or the Transpersonal levels. These are very rare levels beyond Turquoise Construct-Aware that few reach..Spirit Quest Tours: Save $500 on your next trip with discount code ROSS: Sacred Journey Destinations | Egypt, Peru & Turkey Tours .Next listen: The Levels of Consciousness Series (#151-157)Pre-order The Boundless Body: https://deep...

Today we discuss the 3rd tier of consciousness development, or the Transpersonal levels. These are very rare levels beyond Turquoise Construct-Aware that few reach..Spirit Quest Tours: Save $500 on your next trip with discount code ROSS: Sacred Journey Destinations | Egypt, Peru & Turkey Tours .Next listen: The Levels of Consciousness Series (#151-157)Pre-order The Boundless Body: https://deep...

At Turquoise Construct-Aware, enlightenment or spiritual awakening loses its mythic glow and starts to become ordinary, direct, immediate. You stop making spirit an object to be pursued. That is, the enlightenment project collapses. This is a snippet from my Wednesday 5/8 episode, The Post-conventional Levels of Consciousness [Turquoise Construct Aware] (#156).

The move to Turquoise Construct-Aware heralds the end of teleological living, or goal-oriented living. Every single prior level of consciousness is organised around goals and outcomes, essentially delaying fulfillment until later - until we finally see through and drop this mechanism.

These are the key features of the Turquoise Construct-Aware level in outline. This is a snippet from my Wednesday 5/8 episode, Postconventional Levels of Consciousness - 3/3 (#156)

Today we discuss the 3rd postconventional level of consciousness, Turquoise Construct-Aware. This level sits on the verge of the Transpersonal levels and is starkly different to the Yellow/Teal Integral level that precedes it. Spirit Quest Tours: Save $500 on your next trip with discount code ROSS: Sacred Journey Destinations | Egypt, Peru & Turkey Tours .Next listen: The Levels of Consciousne...

At the Yellow/Teal level of consciousness, we begin to tap into systems thinking. Let's explore what it means and why it's powerful. This is a snippet from my Wednesday 29/7 episode, The Postconventional Levels of Consciousness - 2/3 (#155)

At Integral, we become multiperspectival for the first time. This is a radical shift in cognitive development and worldview, and here we explore its implications through practical examples. This is a snippet from my 29/7 episode, The Postconventional Levels of Consciousness - 2/3 (#155)

The shift to Integral consciousness marks the first stage at which you see yourself, others and humanity developmentally. Here, we explore just what that means. This is a snippet from my 29/7 episode, The Postconventional Levels of Consciousness - 2/3 (#155)