What If Sensitivity Is a Global Intelligence? HSPs in the Turquoise Stage

Insights for Sensitives Shaping the Future

This is Part 2 of my exploration of Spiral Dynamics. In the next newsletter, I’ll share a key hypothesis that runs through much of my work: that HSPs are often deeply drawn to the Yellow and Turquoise stages—but face real inner and outer challenges in fully inhabiting them. It’s a struggle I’ve seen again and again, and understanding it feels essential for the kind of contribution many of us long to make.

2. HSPs in Turquoise: The Global, Holistic Thinker

The Turquoise stage in Spiral Dynamics represents a global, holistic consciousness, characterised by:

• Global awareness: Understanding the interconnectedness of all life and systems, with a focus on the well-being of the planet as a whole.

• Unity consciousness: Seeing the self as part of a larger whole and living in alignment with this deeper sense of interconnectedness.

• Compassionate leadership: Acting with compassion and empathy, seeking to create harmony and balance in the world.

• Ecological perspective: Recognizing that the survival and flourishing of one part of the system depends on the health of the whole.

HSPs might naturally resonate with Turquoise due to the following traits: