Spiral Dynamics

Learnt a new term: Spiral Dynamics.

So far, doesn't look like phoney science. Apparently started by Dr. Clare W. Graves. He says:

The psychology of the mature human being is an unfolding, emergent, oscillating, spiraling process marked by progressive subordination of older, lower-order behavior systems to newer, higher order systems as man's existential problems change.

Looks like Mr. Clare found some pattern in emergent systems.