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Summary of Value Systems
The eight Value Codes levels illustrated below provide a broad summary
of the various stages of development though these are not mutually exclusive.
| 8 |
Turquoise |
Holistic |
Collective individualism;
Cosmic Spirituality; Earth Changes |
| 7 |
Yellow |
Integral |
Natural Systems;
Self-principle; Multiple Realities; Knowledge |
| 6 |
Green |
Consensus |
Egalitarian; Feelings;
Sharing; Caring; Community
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| 5 |
Orange |
Strategic |
Materialistic; Consumerism;
Success; Image; Status; Growth |
| 4 |
Blue |
Authority |
Meaning; Discipline;
Traditions; Morality; Rules;
Live for Later |
| 3 |
Red |
Egocentric |
Gratification; Glitz;
Conquest; Action; Impulsive;
Lives for Now |
| 2 |
Purple |
Animistic |
Rites; Rituals; Taboos;
Superstitions; Tribes;
Folk Ways and Lore |
| 1 |
Beige |
Instinctive |
Food; Water; Procreation;
Warmth; Protection;
Stay Alive |
It is important to note that movement from one level to the next normally
takes place when existence problems become too great to remain at a particular
level. Change is therefore, to an extent, a process which is forced on
the individual / society by the situation being too uncomfortable to remain
in. However, it is important to note that any move from one level to the
next results in elements of previous levels also being retained as part
of the overall mix of Value Systems codes.
The late Professor Clare W. Graves, Union College, New York described
this dynamic as follows:
"At each stage of human existence the adult man is off on his quest of
his Holy Grail, the way of life he seeks by which to live. At his first
level he is on a quest for automatic physiological
satisfaction. At the second level he seeks a safe
mode of living, and this is followed in turn, by a search for
heroic status (level 3), for power
and glory, by a search for ultimate peace ( level
4); a search for material pleasure
( level 5), a search for affectionate
relations ( level 6), a search for respect
of self ( level 7) and a search for peace
in an incomprehensible world (level 8). And, when he finds
he will not find that peace, he will be off on his ninth
level quest
As he sets off on each quest, he believes he will find the answer to
his existence.
Yet, much to his surprise and much to his dismay, he finds at every stage
that the solution to existence is not the solution he has come to find.
Every stage he reaches leaves him disconcerted and perplexed. It is simply
that as he solves one set of human problems he finds a new set in their
place. The quest, he finds, is never ending."
Clare W Graves
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