Sempiternity

Spiral Dynamics placement test

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I know something like this probably doesn't exist quite yet, but it would be great if there was a in-depth, extensive, comprehensive test one could take to establish and point to where you are in the Spiral Dynamics model. Like current tests to see where one lies politically. Could be very helpful for people to know where they are at, instead of guessing. Such a test could be very useful in ones journey up the Stages. You could even test again every few years to see where you are now, and how you've progressed. Hope someone with the time and smarts does this some day. 

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There are a few of them. I tried one and wasn't satisfied. Does anyone know of a good one? 

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This is actually counter to proper use of the model. If you can't satisfactorily peg yourself on the spiral purely by reading and understanding the model, then you don't know it well enough.

And if you resort to getting a test to peg yourself on the spiral instead, you're giving your authority away to some almighty arbiter of truth of which you have no idea on what its about, how it works, its limitations and blind spots. Same issue is listening blindly to a guru.

If you really care about SD and moving up the spiral, the motion has to come from what you feel within. The model is just a tool to help you clarify what's going on within. But its by no means Truth, its not even relatively true, the model is just a projection onto Form. And with all projections, its partially deluded. So its useful, but its not true.

And therefore, it doesn't matter what level on the spiral you're on, or what some test says you're on, all that matters is whether the spiral helps you make sense of what you feel within. You don't even need to peg yourself on the spiral for that, you just need to recognise aspects of yourself that is causing you suffering, and use SD to try and understand it from a more holistic level. No pegging on the spiral is even necessary. 

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14 hours ago, electroBeam said:

This is actually counter to proper use of the model. If you can't satisfactorily peg yourself on the spiral purely by reading and understanding the model, then you don't know it well enough.

And if you resort to getting a test to peg yourself on the spiral instead, you're giving your authority away to some almighty arbiter of truth of which you have no idea on what its about, how it works, its limitations and blind spots. Same issue is listening blindly to a guru.

If you really care about SD and moving up the spiral, the motion has to come from what you feel within. The model is just a tool to help you clarify what's going on within. But its by no means Truth, its not even relatively true, the model is just a projection onto Form. And with all projections, its partially deluded. So its useful, but its not true.

And therefore, it doesn't matter what level on the spiral you're on, or what some test says you're on, all that matters is whether the spiral helps you make sense of what you feel within. You don't even need to peg yourself on the spiral for that, you just need to recognise aspects of yourself that is causing you suffering, and use SD to try and understand it from a more holistic level. No pegging on the spiral is even necessary. 

Very good points. Hadn't thought of it in that way.

 

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A stage orange person would most likely be able to ape himself up to a yellow if the questions are comparable in depth to a political compass test. It would have to be a very thorough and grueling test, and that is not going to happen.

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What about a test like this for vetting others? Say you wanted to start a commune and only want people at stage Yellow/Turquoise, so you avoid some of the Ego traps of lower stages that doom most all communes. Giving a comprehensive Spiral Dynamic test could see if they meet the grade or need to do some more work and come back another time to try again. Or maybe even if a CEO had a start-up that he wanted only high consciousness people involved, this test could help them in their hiring process. Just a fun thing to think about, the possibilities. 

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@Jed Vassallo In that case, I'm sure you would be better off to just have a personal vetting processes through applications and meetings. Tier 2 doesn't grow on trees. You wouldn't get much out of taking an assembly line approach.

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Here is the test: What stage you think you are? Go down 2 stages that's the stage you are really at.

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4 minutes ago, Arcangelo said:

Here is the test: What stage you think you are? Go down 2 stages that's the stage you are really at.

Shit I'm at Blue

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21 minutes ago, Espaim said:

Shit I'm at Blue

I think I'm purple, so I'm literally off the charts.


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1 hour ago, Jed Vassallo said:

What about a test like this for vetting others? Say you wanted to start a commune and only want people at stage Yellow/Turquoise, so you avoid some of the Ego traps of lower stages that doom most all communes. Giving a comprehensive Spiral Dynamic test could see if they meet the grade or need to do some more work and come back another time to try again. Or maybe even if a CEO had a start-up that he wanted only high consciousness people involved, this test could help them in their hiring process. Just a fun thing to think about, the possibilities. 

use AI and machine learning for that ;)

 

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If you know the model you should know how you fit into it pretty easily.

No one knows you better than you.


You are God. You are Truth. You are Love. You are Infinity.

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52 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

If you know the model you should know how you fit into it pretty easily.

No one knows you better than you.

If I think I'm yellow am I really yellow? Isn't the mind always trying to paint itself superior to others?

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@Ya know Read some books like "Thinking in Systems" and see if you see the world in a similar manner.

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I already knew what stage I was at but tried a test just to answer your question and this was quite accurate. although not very detailed.

https://sdtest.me/

 

this is my result btw

 

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Edit;looking at the result made me realize I'm a really average Actualize.org listener lol

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Here are my results. Only 6% green, lol.

I think it is pretty accurate as I see more and more bullshit in green lately and how limiting it is


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10 minutes ago, Hello from Russia said:

@Seiden This test seems to be loaded for turqoise\yellow answers

2 minutes ago, Hello from Russia said:

Here are my results. Only 6% green, lol.

I think it is pretty accurate as I see more and more bullshit in green lately and how limiting it is

Which one is it?:D

I think this test is not so bad.

but also I don't think your results should differ from what stage you think you are as Leo said.

 

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