This stage is focused entirely on the individual\u2019s ideology (black). The ideology dominates the scene, forming another black hole from which nothing can escape. Others (blue), experiences (sage green), and needs (orange), are all sucked in and used to reinforce the ideology at all costs. The true self (red), the divine (teal), freedom of the body and mind (dragonfly) and the individual\u2019s own needs (orange) are captive and restrictes within this rigid ideology hungry for validation. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A description of the Stage Five mandala from the Purna Asatti stages model, where ideology dominates entirely \u2014 a black hole absorbing others, experiences, and needs \u2014 leaving the true self, the divine, and freedom captive to a rigid worldview craving validation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1336,"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":[1149,654,180,280,649,412,1105,981,171,947,982,977,606,253,655,979,113,978,284,980,1019,283],"series":[],"class_list":["post-1342","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","project_category-art","project_category-digital","project_tag-black-hole","project_tag-complete-connection","project_tag-connection","project_tag-cycle","project_tag-cycle-of-human-development","project_tag-divine","project_tag-experiences","project_tag-finding-peace","project_tag-freedom","project_tag-human-development","project_tag-ideology","project_tag-life-optimization","project_tag-needs","project_tag-others","project_tag-purna-asatti","project_tag-seeing-yourself","project_tag-self","project_tag-self-mastery","project_tag-self-development","project_tag-self-improvement-2","project_tag-stage-5","project_tag-stages"],"acf":{"recommend_blurb":"For readers recognizing the stage where a controlling ideology overtakes everything and traps the true self. This piece interprets the Stage Five artwork from Purna Asatti and the cost of a worldview hungry for validation.","citation_snippet":"Dr. Kathryn Messegee (Kathryn Colleen), \"Stage Five,\" https:\/\/kathryncolleen.com\/studio\/project\/stage-five\/","topics":["art","growth","spirit"],"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\/4E5DACDF-AB29-43C1-8FB1-A3B4BF84BF8A.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 Five<\/a><\/blockquote>