now that we have a basic understanding of our personality, we can begin to shed light on, and be an active agent in, our own maturing journey. we learn to recognize how we function at, and move between, the different levels of maturity. we also identify some general signs of spiritual growth.

this program explores a framework that describes nine adult developmental stages, with each stage representing the perspective-taking or meaning-making capacity we routinely operate from. we dive into what each stage is felt or experienced as.

now that we understand maturing to be characterized by expanding perspectives, we can begin to look more deeply into the worldviews, strengths and challenges each new perspective brings. we start with the earlier — pre-conventional and conventional — stages of developement, during which we incrementally increase both our knowledge and independence.

we now look at the later, post-conventional stages of adult development where we increasingly recognize and work through unconscious material and growth becomes a process of letting go.