Well, it looks like I'm really going to have to start learning a lot more about Spiral Dynamics! 

I now have an account at Integral Institute's website, and I'm playing a lot of the talks that I find there.  But what's funny, for me, is the near constant reference to the various colors, as referring to stages of evolution, and various memes. 


I need to keep a handy color chart in my head.   One for the Terror Alert level (on second thought, I suppose I can ignore that), one for the political landscape (Blue, Red, Purple), and now one for the level of consciousness!  (Purple, Red, Blue, Orange, Green, Yellow, Turqoise). 

For what it's worth, since I know it's a burning question for those who read this blog, Karl Rove is a turqoise thinker, according to Ken Wilber.  (UPDATE:  So that it isn't misunderstood, as I understood this passing statement by KW, the "turqoise" mind of Karl Rove is NOT in service to turqoise values - not at all.)

It's humorous to see this "shorthand" so to speak, that develops, in every community.  I'm assuming that this particular shorthand has been adopted because it so powerfully captures the integral theory view, but nevertheless, to keep hearing the constant reference to "blue", "red", etc can be disorienting.  I was very interested in this past election, and I keep getting the colors mixed up!