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This table defines the Human Psyche System terminology we use to identify the human psyche stages. There are seven psyche stages known so far. Each stage is a whole pattern of human life – A human Paradigm. Each has its unique pattern for life purpose, motivation, learning, leadership, organization, relationship, etc.

The first six stages – Stages A through F – Compose Phase I of human life. Phase I contains three bi-polar cycles of two stages each. The two stages of each cycle are complementary opposite psychological patterns of each other:
- Cycle 1 – Stage A – Primitive, Hunter Gatherer Human and Stage B – Mystical, Tribal Human;
- Cycle 2 – Stage C – Heroic, Early Imperial Human and Stage D – Absolutistic, Medieval Human; and
- Cycle 3 – Stage E – Linear System, 1st Renaissance Human and Stage F – Relativistic, Collectivist Human

Each Phase I Cycle has a common underlying pattern - A Cycle Paradigm. All Phase I stages have a deeper underlying common meta-pattern - A Phase Paradigm. These Phase and Cycle Paradigms underlie the discontinuous Paradigm differences of the psyche stages. As you learn the natures of the specific Phase, Cycle and Stage Paradigms, this way of defining the Human Psyche System becomes clear.

The seventh stage – Stage A’ – Living System, 2nd Renaissance Human begins a new Phase II of human life - A whole new phase of human life whose underlying Paradigm is discontinuously different from the Phase I Paradigm that underlies all Phase I stages. This explains why the human transformation into Stage A' is so profound in human affairs.

The emerging results of the current transformation of leading-edge persons into Stage A’ is Mega-Force 1 of the four Mega-Forces now driving the world human transformation. I cannot over emphasize that this is a unique transformation in history. It is not just a Human Psyche System stage transformation – But also, the coming of a whole new Phase of human life that breaks the underlying patterns for all previous stages of human life. It is a big deal – That is why I call it The World’s Biggest Story that is Almost Invisible.

To the right of each psyche stage pattern name in the diagram, I give in parentheses the life period when a given psyche stage tends to be dominant for highly evolved persons today. For example – The life of Infants from birth to about 1 year is dominant at Stage A – The life of Young Children from 1 year to about 2 ½ years is dominant at Stage B – The life of Older Children is dominant at Stage C – The life of Adolescents from late childhood to mid-teens tends to be dominant at Stage D – The life of Young Adults tends to be dominant at Stage E. Life at Stages F and A’ arrives later and is more complex.

Earlier human stages can remain dominant in the lives of less evolved persons and groups much later in life than shown on this diagram. Many persons today in our society live out their lives dominant at Stages D and/or E without ever evolving to Stage F or Stage A'. Another example important in today's events is the Terrorists of all types - They behave as being driven by Stage C and D dominance. Of course, I am not saying that all humans driven by Stages C and D are terrorists. This fascinating situation we discuss later.

John Clayton Caris