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Yesterday I made a spread based on Erik Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development, and I was amazed at how perfectly the spread worked for both me and my husband. I don't want to make this post too long and tiresome by giving lengthy information on Erikson's theories of development, but suffice it to say that there is a "task" for each stage of ego development. For instance, the first stage is when an infant learns either trust or mistrust, depending on whether or not the infant is in a nurturing, predictable environment. Modern psychologists tend to agree that even if there are "stages" of development, people may revisit these various stages of development throughout their lives. Just to give a general timeline, though, the first four stages cover a person's childhood, through about age 12; the fifth stage represents the central task of adolescence, and the final three stages occur respectively at early, middle, and late adulthood.
Ego Tasks for each stage of development:
1. Trust (vs. Mistrust)
2. Autonomy (vs. Shame/Doubt)
3. Initiative (vs. Guilt)
4. Industry (vs. Inferiority)
5. Identity (vs. Role Confusion)
6. Intimacy (vs. Isolation)
7. Generativity (vs. Stagnation)
8. Integrity (vs. Despair)
Because the first four stages are largely a result of what has been "done to" a person and the final four stages represent what a person chooses to do as an individual, I have the cards in two rows of four, like so:
5____6____7____8____
1____2____3____4____
Feel free to do an internet search on this theory of development, because the more you understand about each stage, the more meaningful each card in the spread becomes. I'd be happy to post a sample reading using this spread (I guess I'd put it under the Your Readings thread), if anyone would like for me to do so... It's amazing the insight this spread can yield! I just thought I'd share this, in case anyone else would be interested in trying out this spread.
Ego Tasks for each stage of development:
1. Trust (vs. Mistrust)
2. Autonomy (vs. Shame/Doubt)
3. Initiative (vs. Guilt)
4. Industry (vs. Inferiority)
5. Identity (vs. Role Confusion)
6. Intimacy (vs. Isolation)
7. Generativity (vs. Stagnation)
8. Integrity (vs. Despair)
Because the first four stages are largely a result of what has been "done to" a person and the final four stages represent what a person chooses to do as an individual, I have the cards in two rows of four, like so:
5____6____7____8____
1____2____3____4____
Feel free to do an internet search on this theory of development, because the more you understand about each stage, the more meaningful each card in the spread becomes. I'd be happy to post a sample reading using this spread (I guess I'd put it under the Your Readings thread), if anyone would like for me to do so... It's amazing the insight this spread can yield! I just thought I'd share this, in case anyone else would be interested in trying out this spread.