In this stage (I Am My Needs), the true self (red) and the divine (teal) are pushed to the corner, distant and vague but still there, largely unnoticed. The body (earth brown) takes center stage. Experiences (sage green) are encapsulated in terms of the individual\u2019s needs (orange). Experiences and needs are nearly all there is and they swirl ever closer, sucked into the black hole vortex that is self and need-centered craving and attachment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A description of the Stage Three mandala (I Am My Needs) from the Purna Asatti stages model, where the true self and the divine are pushed aside as body, experiences, and needs swirl into a self-centered vortex of craving and attachment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1335,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":""},"project_category":[19,21],"project_tag":[310,654,1148,180,280,649,981,947,1147,977,606,655,979,978,284,980,945,283],"series":[],"class_list":["post-1334","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","project_category-art","project_category-digital","project_tag-body","project_tag-complete-connection","project_tag-connecting-to-your-needs","project_tag-connection","project_tag-cycle","project_tag-cycle-of-human-development","project_tag-finding-peace","project_tag-human-development","project_tag-isolation","project_tag-life-optimization","project_tag-needs","project_tag-purna-asatti","project_tag-seeing-yourself","project_tag-self-mastery","project_tag-self-development","project_tag-self-improvement-2","project_tag-stage-3","project_tag-stages"],"acf":{"recommend_blurb":"For readers examining the self-centered, needs-driven stage where craving and attachment dominate. This piece interprets the Stage Three artwork from Purna Asatti and the pull of the need-centered vortex.","citation_snippet":"Dr. Kathryn Messegee (Kathryn Colleen), \"Stage Three,\" https:\/\/kathryncolleen.com\/studio\/project\/stage-three\/","topics":["art","growth"],"related_book":"Purna Asatti","buy_url":"https:\/\/shop.lightningsource.com\/b\/085?6FKQMBFf2pXrcib6QjuQWox9UhpMDSQXoo1kemVL5vh"},"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/kathryncolleen.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/B8BF0D42-F5E5-4A01-A55E-5B8342BF2719.png","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/kathryncolleen.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/CCA57320-6DC3-4284-BC27-49E433028503.jpeg","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/on-life-being-human\/id1360368906","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2nq6d35q9nFAFlanaJc2Do","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/kathryncolleen.com\/studio\/feed\/podcast\/on-life-being-human","embedCode":"
Stage Three<\/a><\/blockquote>