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Spiral Sentence Stems
Sentence stems written for the altitudes of development — 'my instincts protect me when…', 'I'm awed by the magical mystery of existence when…', 'I'm proud to be part of ___ because…', 'I work really hard at…', 'when I look inside for truth I…', 'seeing the world as a mirror, I…' — answered round the circle, three to five minutes each. A way, the manual says, to make the philosophy of development relatable; a Leveled Stems variation moves from egocentric to kosmocentric self.
Practical
- Time
- 25-30 min
- Group
- 4–12 · small-group
- Settings
- in-person, online
- Mechanisms
- narrative-identity, perspective-taking, dialogic-encounter
- Change scope
- state → skill · repeatable
Instructions
- Where
- authrev.org/ar-games-manual — Authentic Relating Games Manual, paid
- Availability
- In the source document — the instructions live inside the material linked, on its terms
- Licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0 (Authentic Relating Games Manual)
Source link checked 31 Aug 2026 — unchanged since we recorded it on 29 Aug 2026
This directory describes and points home; the instructions stay with the people who made them.
Origin
Jordan Myska Allen, former leader of the Austin Integral group and founder of Circle Anywhere — Integral theory (Wilber) and Spiral Dynamics; Authentic Relating (Authentic Relating Games Manual, 2025 edition)
In this directory via Authentic Relating Games Manual
Related: Sentence Stems (variant-of) · Guru of the Altitudes (pairs-with)
Variation in the manual: Leveled Stems (egocentric, ethnocentric, world-centric, kosmocentric). The manual refers readers to Wilber's A Theory of Everything.
status: checked · added 2026-08-31