There’s a stage in human development where everything feels open, compassionate, and pluralistic — and yet, something still isn’t quite whole. This is the Green level in Spiral Dynamics, a postmodern worldview that values inclusivity, equality, and community. It’s a beautiful and necessary phase. But as Ken Wilber and Suzanne Cook-Greuter have observed, Green carries a hidden paradox: in trying to dissolve all hierarchies, it resists the idea of development itself.

Green believes all truths are equally valid — and that’s where it gets stuck. Because some perspectives are more whole, more inclusive, more capable of holding complexity. But Green, fearing elitism or domination, often flattens everything into a kind of spiritual or psychological “sameness.” As a result, it may reject the very structures and disciplines required to evolve into Tier 2 — the Yellow level, where integration, humility, and real transformation begin.

The Five-Step Process we’ve been exploring offers a way through this paradox. It doesn’t shame or bypass Green — it includes it and then shows how to transcend it. Not through superiority, but through structure. Not through rebellion, but through deeper embodiment. The invitation to Tier 2 is not about being “better”—it’s about being ready. And for those who feel the limitations of endless sensitivity, consensus, or self-inquiry with no center, the spiral has more to offer.

I want to introduce you to someone I have been “following” ….I am impressed with his work and, I think, his last few videos have been really well done…..They are short…to the point and clear……We will be discussing these in our Monday Contemplation/.Meditation session?

And this one….

🌑 Matrix of Golus / Lies: (Disconnection, distortion, exile)

1. Fear-based obedience“What will they think?”→ Example: Silencing your voice online to avoid backlash.
2. Scarcity mindset“There’s not enough…time, money, safety.”→ Example: Not sharing your true gifts because you feel unprepared.
3. Self-doubt disguised as humility“Who am I to say this?”→ Example: Minimizing your role when speaking about truth.
4. Passive suffering“This is just how it is.”→ Example: Accepting physical pain or illness without exploring deeper causes.
5. Splitting the sacred and the real“I can’t bring holiness into this part of life.”→ Example: Thinking your physical enjoyment – pleasure, abundance, joy – has no place in spiritual leadership.

🌟 Matrix of Geula / Embodied Truth: (Union, presence, redemption)

1. Co-creative courage“I speak because I was born for this.”→ Example: Going live to share Divine truth, even if trembling.
2. Abundance of presence“I bring wealth when I arrive fully.”→ Example: Teaching not to impress but to awaken.
3. Sacred self-trust“Hashem chose me. I agree.”→ Example: Making a decision without external validation.
4. Redemptive responsibility“If I feel it, I can help heal it.”→ Example: Tuning into fear in the collective and speaking a higher timeline.
5. Wholeness in the body“My body is a sanctuary of prophecy.”→ Example: Letting pleasure, rest, and beauty be part of holy work.

So, allow me to add context and texture to what you just read. These are the notes from my most recent teaching session of the group I meet with every Monday morning. This group is led by Shifra Hendrie. She has a website and during our next Monday evening contemplation/meditation session I will show you her website. We will also do a guided meditation she recently did that is very powerful.

Have you heard the phrase……”As Above so Below???

Arguably, the first “tenet” of Creation is that The One became two. Spirituality, Spiritual inquiry, spiritual understanding, spiritual wisdom, spiritual anything must start with exploration of this tenet. It’s like playing Monopoly; everyone starts on GO! “As Above so Below” is a powerful metaphor for understanding what this emerging duality may look like. The Below represents the unseen, mystical and spiritual world. The Above is the seen, physical and material world. The water is the spiritual “world”l. The land is the physical “world”.

Now, go back to the beginning of this post and read through the five characteristics of the physical vs the spiritual. The physical world is Golus or exile. The spiritual world is the Geula or redemption. As spiritual seekers we often express the goal as oneness or unity. The journey back home both begins and ends with a patient, persistent willingness to confront, explore, understand, become illuminated and celebrate the relationship between Above and Below;

We will discuss on Monday. Until then….

“Progress without direction. Freedom without awareness. Information without wisdom.”