UNDERSTANDING + EMBODYING HUMANITY’S
WORLDVIEWS
RECOGNIZE SHARED VALUES + SOLVE CHALLENGES AT EACH CORE VIEW
8-12 Week Intro Series Starting NOVEMBER 2025 — JANUARY 2026
•Sunday OCT 19th-NOV 25th - Intro to worldview [OVERVIEW OF ALL]
•WED DEC 3RD - CYCLE 1: SURVIVAL + MYTHOS
CHAKRA 1: ♂ EXISTENCE + ♀ TRUST
•SUN DEC 14TH - CYCLE 2: POWER + ROLES
CHAKRA 2: ♂IDENTITY + ♀ TRADITION
•WED JAN 7TH - CYCLE 3: OUTER-SUCCESS + RELATIONSHIP
CHAKRA 3: ♂ WILL + ♀ RELATIVITY
•WED JAN 14TH - CYCLE 4: INNER SUCCESS + COEXISTENCE
CHAKRA 4: ♂ LOVE + ♀ MIRRORS
•WEDNESDAY JANUARY 21st - CHAKRA 5: RESONANCE + SYNERGY
CHAKRA 5: ♂ SOVEREIGNTY + ♀ TEMPLATES
•WEDNESDAY JANUARY 28TH - CHAKRA 6: CONSTELLATIONS + ALIGNMENT
CHAKRA 6: ♂ VISION + ♀ ALIGNMENT
•WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 4TH - CHAKRA 7: CHANNEL + WORLD SERVICE
CHAKRA 7: ♂ LIGHT + ♀ POTENTIAL
SOMETHING INTERESTING HAPPENS WHEN YOU TAKE THE PERSPECTIVE OF YOUR SELF AT THE CENTER OF EACH CYCLE OF EXPERIENCE…
YOU BEGIN TO SEE, NOT JUST A DICHOTOMY OF YIN/YANG, LIGHT/DARK, RIGHT/LEFT, SELF/OTHER…
YOU BEGIN TO SEE BOTH YOUR SELF AS AN INDIVIDUAL AND OTHER ‘SELVES’ FROM A MORE ENVELOPING VIEW.
YOU BEGIN TO WITNESS (AWARENESS) + TO EXPERIENCE (EMBODIED) YOURSELF IN ACTIVE + FLUID RELATIONSHIP TO THE ALL…
YOU ROOT, GROW, BLOSSOM, AND FRUIT — NOT ONLY FROM THE GROUND UP, BUT FROM THE INSIDE OUT — IN OTHER WORDS, FROM THE INDIVIDUAL THROUGH THE RELATIONAL, AND INTO THE COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE.
SIMULTANEOUSLY, IN COUNTER-BALANCE, THE UNIVERSE ENVELOPES YOU FROM ALL AROUND, FROM THE EXTERIOR TO THE INTERIOR. AS YOUR REALIZATION GROWS, YOUR EXPERIENCE OF UNIVERSAL CONSCIOUSNESS BECOMES GRADUALLY MORE PERSONAL UNTIL YOU ARE NOT ONLY CONVERSING DIRECTLY WITH THE UNIVERSE ON A DAILY BASIS, BUT REALIZING “I AM THAT” IN RELATION TO EVERYTHING YOU AT FIRST PERCEIVE AS ‘OTHER’.
THE UNIVERSAL IMPULSE IS BEATING LIKE A HEART + FLOWING LIKE A STREAM, + GROWING LIKE A PLANT, + MIGRATING LIKE A HERD, + MOVING LIKE A WAVE, BREATHING THROUGH EVERYONE + EVERYTHING. FOR LIFE IS CONSCIOUSNESS EMBODIED.
YOU BEGIN TO NOTICE THAT THIS MOVEMENT OR WAVES ARE CYCLIC. YOU BEGIN TO SEE HOW EACH CYCLE’S “REASONING” OR “DEVELOPMENT” IS RELATIVE TO THE OTHER CYCLES. YOU BEGIN TO ALLOW YOURSELF TO CHANGE AS YOU EVOLVE THROUGH EACH CYCLE… MEANING….
CHAKRA 1: ♂ SELF EXISTENCE + ♀ TRUST IN THE PROCESS
IN THE FIRST CYCLE YOU START OUT VERY TIMID + ARE AT THE MERCY OF NATURE, SPIRITS, FORCES, ANCESTORS, + THE GROUP AROUND YOU, + TO WHOM YOU MUST BE GRATEFUL IN ORDER TO RECEIVE SUPPORT. THIS ESTABLISHES A SENSE OF SAFETY IN EXISTING + STABILITY OF RECEIVING OR PROVIDING BASIC RESOURCES + FUNCTIONAL NEEDS. THERE IS GREAT URGENCY + FIERCENESS CHANNELLED AT THIS CYCLE, + THE FRONTIER BEGINS TO SHOW UP WHEN YOU’RE READY TO START TRUSTING YOURSELF
CHAKRA 2: ♂SELF IDENTITY + ♀ CORE TRADITION IN SUPPORT OF BELIEF
IN THE SECOND CYCLE YOU BEGIN TO ESTABLISH HABITS OR PRACTICES THAT WORK + THIS BUILDS MOMENTUM. YOU BEGIN TO RECOGNIZE HOW YOU FIT INTO THE EXISTING GROUP HABITS + THOUGHT (OR HOW YOU DON’T FIT IN). AND THIS GALVANIZES YOUR LEVEL OF DEVOTION TO WHAT WORKS (+ SPURNING OF WHAT DOESN’T) IN A DUALISTIC KIND OF WAY. YOU ARE IN A CONSTANT FIGHT TO SAVE WHAT HAS VALUE + SUPPRESS OR EXTINGUISH WHAT DOESN’T, IN A RIGHT/WRONG, BLACK/WHITE, US/THEM KIND OF WAY). THERE IS GREAT PASSION CHANNELLED AT THIS CYCLE, + THE FRONTIER ONLY SHOWS UP WHEN YOU’RE READY TO RISK LOSING OR LEAVING THE BELIEFS + IDENTITY THAT FORMED YOU UP UNTIL NOW IN SEARCH OF NEW CHOICES, A NEW IDENTITY, + A NEW PATH.
CHAKRA 3: ♂ SELF WILL + ♀ RELATIVITY OF VALUE AMONG GROUPS
IN THE THIRD CYCLE YOUR MOMENTUM BEGINS TO DIFFERENTIATE FROM THOSE EARLIER SUPPORTS IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH A NEW WAY OR A GREATER WAY. YOU SEE THROUGH THE LIMITS OF WHAT DOES + DOESN’T WORK + IT’S NOT ENOUGH FOR YOU ANYMORE. YOU MUST FLY ON YOUR OWN TO DISCOVER WHAT ELSE IS POSSIBLE, BEYOND THE ESTABLISHED NORMS.
FOR EXAMPLE, THIS CYCLIC GROWTH PATTERN MAY LOOK LIKE:
WHERE YOU ONCE MAY HAVE BEEN AFRAID TO EXIST IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS, NOW YOU FEEL SAFER, MORE SOLID AND RESOURCED.
You don’t fear the unknown in new places, you seek and experience acceptance from new people and places.
In the consumer 1st world, you can eat, afford your own shelter, take care of your health, pay your bills, and save toward education and your desired lifestyle.
NOW, YOU BEGIN TO TAKE ON THE FAMILIARITY OF WHAT’S NEEDED IN ORDER TO FULFILL THE ROLE FOR OTHERS
THEN… YOU BEGIN TO OUTGROW THE OLD + EITHER BRANCH OUT ON YOUR OWN OR TAKE THE MOMENTUM TO A NEW LEVEL
2
SECOND CYCLE
POWER + IDENTITY
THE FOCUS
DOMINANCE /SUBMISSION
chief / tribe
WILL + execution
haves + have nots
ESTABLISHING:
STRENGTH/force
WIN/LOSE
CONFORMING:
ADHERENCE
BELONGING
RULES, ROLES, TRADITION
THE FOCUS
ACCEPTANCE / Rejection
LEADER / FOLLOWERS
tradition + RITUAL
DEVOTION + faIth
ESTABLISHING:
IDEOLOGY (structural arc)
mythos (emotional arc)
CROSS REFERENCES
BUILDING trust THROUGH faith + connection
CONFORMING:
IDENTITY (self vs group)
ACCEPTANCE
FULFILLMENT VIA ROLE
GROUP IDEOLOGY
GROUP MYTHOS
SHARED RESOURCES
The Developmental Psychology Of
Cycle 2
ACCORDING TO SPIRAL DYNAMICS
RED Power + Identity?
RED WORLDVIEW
Those viewing the world through a Red lens aim to establish control and prominence through sheer influential force.
The Red psychology is wired to command respect through bold displays of dominance. They lead via raw magnetism and wielding authority. While such strong-arm influence can achieve goals, it overlooks ethics and the greater good.
In studying this further, we should explore the contexts where Red leaders gain followings versus eventual rebellion. Their impulsiveness and desire for immediate results can inspire action yet also sow seeds of uprising if they ignore prudence and care for people.
Not all expressions of power translate into ethical, sustainable leadership. Discernment is required to channel Red psychology toward positive ends rather than coercion through force of personality.
BLUE Rules/Roles + Tradition?
BLUE WORLDVIEW
The blue value system focuses on order, rules, and tradition. It is characterized by a strong sense of duty and discipline and a belief in a moral code that is handed down from a higher authority. According to the Spiral Dynamics model, this value system is often associated with traditional, religious, or military societies and is considered the fourth level of human development. People in blue vMeme are guided by strict codes of conduct, and they are conformist; they tend to be rule-bound and follow a strict hierarchy. They tend to be loyal to their group or organization and have a strong sense of duty and responsibility. They strongly believe in a moral code or laws handed down by a higher authority and tend to be very traditional, conservative, and religious. They have a strong sense of right and wrong and tend to be judgmental of others who do not conform to their beliefs.
Where Does The Body Naturally Process POWER + ROLES?
SACRAL CHAKRA
Key Overview
The Sacral chakra, or Swadisthana, represents an energy of creativity, pleasure, sexuality, control and morality. It relates to our emotions, connecting us to inspiration and beauty. Located slightly below the belly button, this position corresponds directly with our reproductive organs, the testes and ovaries. It is responsible for producing sex hormones which in turn can have significant influence over our emotions.
Core Lessons
The core esoteric lessons of the sacral chakra (Svadhisthana) center focus around embracing fluidity, change, and pleasure as essential aspects of life and spiritual growth, moving beyond primal survival instincts to explore the "dwelling place of the self".
Endocrine: Ovaries / Testes
Our ovaries and testicles are sources of creative energy, as well as creative life building blueprints. The energy flowing through this center is expressed in myriad potentials for creating — whether that’s creating new life, a new project, a new relationship, an adventure, etc. This is where the energy and resources for an experience can be gathered, shared, connected, and materialized.
Element: Water
The "element of water" refers to the classical element, representing the liquid of life. Water's spiritual significance is profound and universal, symbolizing life, purity, renewal, healing, and transformation, connecting the physical and divine realms across cultures, religions, and traditions, serving as a conduit for prayer, a tool for cleansing rituals (like baptism or Wudu), and a metaphor for spiritual flow, intuition, and the powerful, adaptable life force itself. It represents divine provision, judgment, and the Holy Spirit, while also teaching resilience, balance, and the interconnectedness of all things.
Situational Examples
In Real Life… How Do We Recognize
♂RED POWER + IDENTITY ?
♀BLUE ROLES + TRADITION?
yin + yang AS SEEN IN THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF VALUES
HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT
Cycle 2: YANG
RED worldview embodies:
• Impulsive, individuality, non-conformity, freedom of expression, effectiveness.
• Impulsive and uncomplicated expression of energy before being refined by responsibility or cultural shaping.
• Experimentation that redirects energy. This can create the possibility of a new foundation, or simply disassemble the old in order for a new foundation to become possible.
• Ambition, goal orientation, focus, seriousness, strength, power.
• Action oriented, explorative, questioning boundaries. Like a 2 year old expanding reality through experience.
• Experiential, not conceptual; it dares to try something new or out of the box.
Cycle 2: YIN
BLUE worldview embodies:
Organized sports and teams — like the Chicago Bulls
Strong identity derived from dualistic sentiment or belief, such as ‘my team is better than yours’,
Choosing sides — often based on strong moral or ethical beliefs or values
Strong Traditional Cultural + Religious Beliefs — For example:
> A Current Survey of What India’s Christians, Hindus, Muslims and More Think About Religion — Pew surveys 30,000 Indians across 6 faiths and 17 languages and finds support for tolerance yet also segregation.
What Does Developing Healthy YANG Power + Identity Look/Feel Like?
PARKOUR
When the obstacle becomes the way — physical training to expand spatial movement.
What Does Developing Healthy YIN Rules + Roles Look/Feel Like?
Let’s hear a brief, clear personal perspective of a woman from the Democratic Republic of Congo living in Japan…
PROSPECTIVE PERSPECTIVE Perhaps she is less interested in the structural (expressed) differences and is more interested in the energetic (being) differences in where she lives and in the collective she is around? What must it feel like to be nurtured in a social setting where she can receive support for her independence and educational growth in daily life, without having to aggressively fight for or defend it? Perhaps her saying that she doesn’t have to have an opinion is in fact a statement on her claiming her own experience of the growth that’s natural for her path, rather than letting a structure dictate where she lives or how she experiences life. Perhaps once her emotional experience is digested and she feels rebalanced from the positives of this new place, she may have bandwidth to notice how the structural differences between where she came from and where she now lives do in fact inform how supported she is able to feel and how her independence in this way can be expressed naturally. She may simply not have words for it yet and that’s perfectly fine in this cycle. This is a healthy shift (as far as this limited example goes).
A socio-political structure that is consistent, even if conservative, can be the next step for some to rebalance after an authoritarian-style regime
> A woman from the Democratic Republic of Congo is living in Japan. Her family and social media followers inquire what she thinks and feels in regard to a general view that Japan in getting more conservative….
In her view, the traditional values of Japan hold an educational and social structure that seems fairly inclusive, and a political structure that seems more consistent (even if conservative) (Blue) than the political (Red) authoritarian climate she came from, where she feels the politicians in some cases don’t even consult the people, or when they do, the direction they take does not seem to have the best interests of the people in mind or heart.
SUBJECTIVE QUIZ
1) What worldview do you think Dwayne Johnson aka THE ROCK expresses, during his WWE career?
2) What worldview do you think Michael Jordan expresses, during his Chicago Bulls basketball career?
Self Awareness Questions
♂POWER + IDENTITY = YANG
How do you define yourself as powerful? Through force? Through alignment with a group? With group beliefs?
How do you pledge allegiance or commit to your beliefs or values in life?
How do you
♀ ROLES + TRADITION = YIN
How has your life developed into a sense of accepted community values?
What needs are met so that you feel safely a part of a collective with shared community values or beliefs at this stage in life? (Eg. Right, Moral, Religious, etc)
How do you relate to the Truth? To the Truth of others?
How does your community Value or Devalue: your Experience, your Gender, your Abilities, your Strengths, your Weaknesses?
How do you relate to your ancestors? To your Family? To your Workplace? To your Faith?
What additional dualistic patterns can you recognize on your own path?
CHALLENGES + LESSONS
What Does RED Power + Identity Look Like When NOT In Balance?
Immediate gratification
Defensive action to ‘protect ownership’ / vs ‘othering’
“Pride in the name of love”
Authoritarian Regime Political Power
Gangs, Kingpins, Mafia, Turf Wars, such as Motorcycle gangs
Terrorism such as Hamas, the Taliban, and other extremist groups that perpetrate violence for belief
Struggles with Power and Violence that stem from corrupted or impure motives or actions
Communism, gone wrong, has consistently been associated with authoritarianism in practice, although in theory, the ultimate goal is a stateless and classless society. All modern states governed by communist parties have been characterized by strong central power and limited political freedoms.
Integration at any subsequent phase (regardless of when or why it may arise) regarding developing and wielding power at this stage
A Voice From Post “London Gangs”
From A Documentary On How Crime Works
What Does BLUE Rules/Roles + Tradition Look Like When NOT In Balance?
When sects of organized religion fall short of inclusion and expansion
“The idea that religion and politics don’t mix was invented by the Devil to keep Christinas from running their own country.” - Rev Jerry Falwell
“Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism, and become lesbians.” - Pat Robertson
“God Bless America. And nowhere else.” - Chris Rock
The "dark side" of Freemasonry typically refers to centuries-old accusations of secrecy, conspiracy, and anti-religious sentiment, as well as modern concerns about nepotism and lack of transparency in public life. Freemasonry is the subject of numerous historical controversies and conspiracy theories.
When Meetings Fail To Sustain Collective Momentum
Join Julie Nolke at a government meeting…. for a little dry humor.
SUBJECTIVE QUIZ
1) Why, in your opinion, do some groups designate Hamas as a terrorist organization, and others don’t?
2) What are, in your opinion, the relative perspectives or differing structural worldviews at play here?
Whether Hamas is considered a terrorist organization depends on the country or international body in question, as there is no universal consensus on the designation.
Countries and Entities That Designate Hamas as a Terrorist Organization
Many Western nations and their allies designate Hamas, in its entirety, as a terrorist organization. This designation often results in sanctions and prohibitions on providing material support to the group.
United States: Designated Hamas as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) in 1997.
European Union: The EU has designated Hamas as a terrorist group since 2003 and established a specific sanctions regime against it in January 2024.
United Kingdom: Proscribed Hamas as a terrorist organization in its entirety in 2021.
Canada: Listed Hamas as a terrorist entity under the Anti-Terrorism Act since 2002.
Australia: The entire organization was listed as a terrorist entity in 2022.
Japan and New Zealand: Also designate Hamas as a terrorist organization.
Israel: Considers Hamas a terrorist organization.
Organization of American States (OAS): The General Secretariat officially qualified Hamas' actions as terrorist in 2021.
Countries and Entities That Do Not
Other countries and international bodies do not formally designate Hamas as a terrorist organization, often viewing it as a legitimate resistance movement or a political entity that governs the Gaza Strip.
United Nations: Hamas is not on the official list of groups designated as terrorist organizations by the UN Security Council, despite calls from some member states to add it.
Russia: Maintains diplomatic relations with Hamas' political wing and has not designated the group as a terrorist organization.
China: Does not list Hamas as a terrorist organization and acknowledges it as a legitimately elected political entity.
Turkey and Qatar: These countries host Hamas officials and do not consider it a terrorist organization, often positioning themselves as mediators in the conflict.
Brazil, India, and Norway are among other nations that do not formally list Hamas as a terrorist organization.
Hamas itself is a Palestinian Sunni Islamist political and military movement that has governed Gaza since 2007. Its 1988 charter explicitly called for the destruction of Israel, although a 2017 policy document offered to accept a transitional Palestinian state along the 1967 borders without recognizing Israel's legitimacy.
Self Awareness Questions
Where are you continuing to grow or test out your lessons in what you believe?
What situation/s have you seen both sides of at the level of tradition?
> How have your choice to see more than one truth made a difference?
> How have your choices differed from those around you?
What have you learned that worked or didn’t work? How does what you learned now empower you as a takeaway from your earlier experience?
ALTERNATIVELY, IN THE PRESENT MOMENT
What situation/s are you currently experiencing or learning from?
If you could ask someone about your current situation, who would it be?
What is your current toolkit or practice for addressing your experience?
If you were to do anything differently or concurrently, what do you feel (or think) could be helpful to try?
NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATION STARTS WITH ACCEPTING NOT FIGHTING YOUR CURRENT EXPERIENTIAL STATE
FAITH + SCIENCE A CURRENT CROSSOVER
Where Do The Red + The Blue Worldviews Live?
Worldview Map courtesy of Mit18 sss on Reddit.
RED COUNTRIES
• Breaks with tradition to become strong, powerful, and in control of their new self, tribe, or direction. This can be creative, daring, unconventional. Or protective, self-serving, and authoritarian.
• Challenges: Civil war or conflict or low government control and corruption (Perspective from ‘worldview cartographer’)
BLUE COUNTRIES
• Blue Regions: Global status quo with strong government but less quality of life or more conservative thinking. (Perspective from ‘worldview cartographer’)
MICHAEL SYSTEM ARCHETYPES
What Is The Personality Archetype of Power + Roles?
The Warrior
The Warrior always requires a challenge. The warrior seeks to command and explore. Views the world as unconquered territory. The warrior takes charge through an instinctive drive. They are drawn to professions that encourage activity and provide challenges.
Warriors express themselves through action, courage, and protection, striving to overcome challenges and achieve their goals with determination. Warriors embody a courageous and action-oriented nature. They possess a keen awareness of their immediate surroundings, enabling them to navigate through challenges with strength and decisiveness. Warriors excel in leading, protecting, and taking direct action, making them effective problem-solvers and natural leaders in times of crisis.