Ubuntu - Spiral Dynamics Purple

Wild Entheology

In this episode we discuss Will's Spiral Dynamics Stage Purple mushroom trip. Spiral Dynamics is a theory of societal development in which each stage is a map of understanding utilized by societies at various periods in the past. Each subsequent stage evolves out of the previous stage's inability to adequately explain the ever changing reality as that society increases in population, technological capability, etc. Stage Purple is the map of understanding used in small tribes and so is integrated in our early life with our family and the beginnings of our schooling. As such, this episode covers Will's experience with bullying and how it defined his Stage Purple map of understanding. We hope you enjoy.

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If you'd like to know more about Spiral Dynamics, please see our first episode, "Introducing Wild Entheology." Not only do we introduce it in more depth, but in the description you will find several links to videos and books that explain this incredibly fascinating model. We begin the discussion at 17:10.

As is always the case, psychedelics are not a toy. Please use them responsibly. We can only speak to our own psychological and spiritual evolution, we cannot speak to yours. If you have mental health issues, please seek a professional. There is no shame in getting help and you will never be judged for your problems. We wish you the best in life and in mental health.

Stage Purple:

• 2:28 - Stage Purple of Spiral Dynamics as the theme for this trip
• 9:24 - as applied to personal development and the use of psychedelics - how shadow elements of each stage can show up in our own lives
• 15:53 - experience with bullying, the tribe as a place of pain
• 23:13 - Intention for this trip - healing connection to the tribe
• 27:33 - Ubuntu - "I am because we are"

The Trip:

• 29:12 - Importance of setting
• 30:52 - Study about the power of reappraising our physiological sensations
• 34:23 - our language/code informs our experiences and influences our perception of reality
• 41:26 - being held by reality - immense gratitude for family and friends
• 49:35 - periods of self-attack - and then Ubuntu - the savior - overcome with acceptance
• 53:45 - coming down - becoming more "realistic". The tribe can only extend so far. Checking phone and connecting to the horrible things happening in the world.
• 57:27 - A healthy purple is a healthy tribe - realizing that there is nothing to fix! Positive self-improvement – desire to develop not from a place of lack, but from a place of love
• 1:01:24 - attachment theory as it applies to spiral dynamics (stage purple and red)

Purple Integration on a Personal and Societal Level:

• 1:09:08 - focusing on gratitude instead of lack, from needing to giving
• 1:09:45 - Shifting attention back to what we can influence, the impact we can have on the here and now with those immediately around us.
• 1:13:36 - psychedelics and stage purple - honouring the traditional shamanistic ways of healing
• 1:16:15 - healing connection to the tribe in the time of covid
• 1:30:06 - Resources for anyone who has been alone or struggling through the pandemic

Links:

• Get Excited: Reappraising Pre-Performance Anxiety as Excitement

https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/xge-a0035325.pdf

Resources for mental health:

• https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/mental-health-services/mental-health-get-help.html
• https://www.campaigntoendloneliness.org/resources-2/
• https://www.endsocialisolation.org/covid19