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Since the primal emergence of humankind, at least seven major worldviews have evolved. According to the work of Clare Graves, Jean Gebser, Don Beck, Ken Wilber, and many others, we know that once a worldview has emerged, it is here to stay. Add to this sobering reality the understanding that archetypes, as Carl Jung declared, are “lacking in solid content, hence… unconscious.”

The seven worldviews can be described as: Archaic, Magic, Mythic, Rational, Pluralistic, Integral, and Transpersonal. We can gain deep insight into some of the most confusing aspects of our current world crisis by examining how differing and often dissonant worldviews present a myriad of ways to define what is good, true, or real. Each worldview, as well, differs in how it perceives the values of all other worldviews.

Our goal will be to outline the seven worldviews and explore their different ways of interpreting truth and reality. Jung’s pioneering work continues to inform the pressing questions of our time and offers hope for possible solutions to some of our most urgent concerns, including terrorism, radicalization, and political polarization in the present 2016 presidential race.

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