Such negative levels of
consciousness (f or example, Shame, Guilt, Fear , Desire, Anger , and Pride)
take, rather than contribute, ener gy . This book is a light unto the path of any
individual who wants to become more ef fective in any area of life. Appr oaching This Book
Dr . Haw kins’ s style of writing and speaking was geared toward
facilitating both so-called left- and right-brain comprehension. He explained
it this way in his original preface to Power vs. For ce :
In actuality , we know things b y a holistic pattern-recognition. The
easiest way to g rasp an entirely new concept is simply by familiarity . This kind of u nderstanding is encouraged by a style of w riting
characterized as “closure.” Instead of using only sparse adjectives or
examples to express thoughts, th ey are instead run out and completed
by use of repetition. The concept is then “done,” and the mind is left at
ease. Su ch an approach is also desirable because the mind that reads
Chapter 3  will not be the same as the mind that reads Chapter 1 . For that matter , the idea of hav ing to start from Chapter 1  and read
progressively to  the end is merely a fixed left-brain concept. This is
the pedestrian path of Newton ian physics, based on a limite d and
limiting view of the world, in w hich all events supposedly happen in a
linear sequence . This form of myopia arises from an outdated
paradigm of reality . Our wider and far more comprehensive view
draws not only on the essen ce of the most advanced ph ysics,
mathematics, and nonlinear theory but also on intuitions that can be
experientially validated by anyone.. . . I have there fore attempted, as much as possible, to presen t these
subjects in nontechnical terms. There is no need to worry that some
erudite i ntellectual capacity is required to digest this material. It is not;
we will circle around the same concepts over and over until they are
obvious. Each time we return to comment on an example, g reater
comprehension w ill occur . This kind of learning is like surveyin g new
terrain i n an airplane: on the f irst pass, it all looks unfamili ar; the
second t ime around, we spot some points of reference; the third time,
it starts to make  sense, and we finally gain familiarity through simple
exposure. The inborn pattern-recognition mechanism of the  mind
takes care of the rest.30
Whether you start at the beginning or end, you’ll find that the book
circles around this center point: W e c hange the world not by what we say or
do but as a consequence of what we have  become . Dr . Hawkins af firms that
even the  tiniest increase in our  own consciousness benefits the world at
lar ge. Lo ve is so powerful, he sa ys, that one loving thought in a day cancels
out all the negative ones. “If you notice a stray cat walking across the street
and you send it love and hope fo r its existence, that undoes the cursing you
did all morning  at your mother -in-law or teacher or whomeve r you were
mad at.”31
The plan et is full of people try ing to “change the world” but doing so
only at the lev el of symptom, not source. This kind of fo rce creates
counterforce, and we end up wi th gridlock rather than greatness. Greatness
comes from within. It is the courage to change oneself . The message of this
book is vital for our society: as we  change, the world is changed. If we are motiva ted by love, if love is what moves us, then every thing we
touch an d every where we go a nd everyone we meet will be made better
because of what we have become  as a loving person. Love is the silent
power that inspires, heals, uplifts, encourages, and improves everything. And because Love is a radiatio n within the interconnected ener gy of the
universe, which is nonlocal and nonlinear , we make an impact wherever we
are, no matter what we are doing. T o love any single piece of life is to love
all life, for everything is interconnected. The gift  of Dr . Hawkins’ s contr ibution to human evolvement is beyond
what wo rds can express. W ithou t a Map, the treasure cannot be found. This
pathway is open to all who choose it. Everyone has a dif ferent startingpoint, yet each of us guides the r udder of our future by our own hands. Each
moment brings freedom to choose. — Fran Grace, Ph.D.
Dr . Gra ce, Pr ofessor of Religious Studies and Founding Stewar d of the
Meditation Pr og ram at the University of Redlands in California, is the
author of several books, including  The Power of Love: A T ransformed
Heart Changes the W orld (2019), dedicated to Dr . Hawkins and published
by Inner Pathway Publishing, a 501(c)(3) nonpr ofit or ganization she
founded in 2008, in accor d with his guidance.P AR T I
F o u n d a t i o n s
In the first thr e e chapters, Dr . Hawkins gives the backgr ound, science,
and main components of the Map of Consciousness. T wo of the key concepts
you will  encoun ter ar e  a ttracto r field and  fi eld of dominance . H er e is a
story fr om his cl inical years as a  psychiatrist that illustrates these concepts
by s howing that the attractor f ield of Love is mor e powerful  (dominant)
than that of Fear:
Betty wa s 34 years old, but she looked much older because she w as
thin and  drawn. She entered th e of fice carrying armloads of paper
bags, wh ich wer e later found to contain 56 dif ferent bottles of h ealth-
store pre parations, vitamins, and  nutritional supplements, plus several
bags of special food. Her fear h ad started out as a germ phobia, and
soon eve rything around her seemed to be possibly contaminated with
germs. S he had many fears of contracting contagious diseases, which
had progressed now to a fear of cancer . S he believed every scare story
she read , so she was afraid of ne arly every food, the air she breathed,
and getting sunshine on her skin. She wore white clothes because she
was afraid of dyes in the materials. In th e of fice, she  would never si t down because she was afraid that
the chair might be contaminated. Whenever she needed a prescription,
she asked that it be written from the middle of the prescription pad,
which ha d not been touched. Furthermore, she wanted to tear the page
from the  pad herself; she didn’ t want me to touch it, because possibly
I had gotten germs from shaking hands with the last patient. She worewhite gl oves at all times. Ultim ately , she requested to be treated by
telephone, as she was too afraid of making the trip to the of fice again. The following week on the phone, she said that she was afraid to
get u p. She calle d from home w hile still in bed, because now she was
afraid to go out on the streets. S he had developed a fear of muggers,
rapists, and air pollution. At the same time, she was afraid t o stay
home in  bed and get worse, and  to compound all her other fears, she
was afraid that she was losing her mind. She was afraid that the
medication wouldn’ t help her and that it might have side ef fects, but
she w as loath not  t o take it for fear that she would not get better . Now
she said that she had a fear that she might choke on the pills and had
stopped taking even her health supplements, much less the pres cribed
medication. Her fears were so paralyzing th at every therapeutic maneuver was
totally s tymied. She wouldn’ t allow me to talk to her family . Sh e was
afraid they would find out that she was seeing a psychiatrist and think
she was crazy . I was totally baf fled and racked my brain for we eks as
to how I could possibly help her . Finally , I let go. I experienced the
relief of surrender in that I just totally accepted this fact: Ther e is
absolutely nothing I can do to help her . The only thing left to do is just
to love her . And so, that’ s what I did. I just thought of her lovingly , and
frequently I sent her loving tho ughts. I gave her as much love as I
could possibly give when we talked on the telephone, and f inally ,
after a couple o f months of “loving therapy ,” she got suf fic iently
better to come to the of fice. As time went on, she improved an d her
fears and inhibitions began to diminish, though she never did develop
any insight. She was too afr aid of talking about psychological
matters, she said—so over the months and eventually years of
treatment, the only thing I ever did was to love her . This cas e illustr ates the concept that a higher vibration such as Love has
a he aling ef fect on a lower vibra tion—in the patient’ s case, Fear . This Love
is the mechanism of reassurance, and very often we can quiet another
person’ s fears by our mere physical presence and by the loving ener gy that
we project to the m and with wh ich we surround them. It is not what we say
but the very fact of our presence that has the healing ef fect.CHAPTER ONE
O V E R V I E W  O F  T H E  M A P  O F
C O N S C I O U S N E S S
The Map of C onsciousness documents the first time that levels of
consciousness have ever been calibrated. On this chart we find the entire
spectrum of human experience  and how to align ourselves for greatest
happiness and ultimate freedom. Simply to encounter the Map is an event of
great fortune, for certain piece s of information jump our consciousness
enormously just to hear about them. UNDERST ANDING CONSCIOUSNESS CALIBRA TION
Every pe rson is born with a calibratable level of consciousness,  which is
an e ner gy field w ithin the infinite field of consciousness. Indeed, everything
in the universe  constantly gives of f an ener gy pattern of a specific
frequency that remains for all time, and we now have a means by which to
calibrate ener gy  fields as to their relative strength, similar to what is done
with a light meter . Stratifications o f consciousnes s have been well known, expressed
throughout human history in various schematics (for example, Zen ox-
herding pictures), yet this is the first time that the levels of consciousness
have been scaled according to their actual ener getic power and correlated
with specific aspects of human experience. (The emer gence of this clinical
science of truth is described in Power vs. For ce: The Hidden Determinants
of Human Behavior . )The technique we use for consc iousness calibration is the living clinical
science of muscle testing, which  utilizes the human nervous system and the
ener gy of life as expressed thro ugh the acupuncture ener gy system as the
requisite sensitive biological measuring instrument. (The technique cannot
be d uplicated by nonliving sc ientific instruments.) Simply put, in the
presence of truth, the body’ s musculature goes “strong.” In cont rast, it goes
“weak” when confronted with falsehood (which is the absence of truth, not
its opposite). This is a rapid response that quickly reveals the degree of
truth of anything. Integrity of intention is required to conduct the test
accurately . The Ma p of Consciousness is a reference guide to the spectrum of
consciousness, charting the cal ibrated levels of ener gy , similar to how a
thermometer measures levels of heat, a barometer measure s levels of
atmospheric pre ssure, and an a ltimeter measures levels of elevation. The
measurements a re not based on personal opinion or relativistic perception. Because they are stationary , they form an absolute scale. Anyt hing can be
calibrated and plac ed somewhere along the scale as a number . The number
is not a judgme nt or a moral statement; it simply indicates the gradient of
whatever is being measured. O ne important statement about the infinite
field of consciou sness is that it represents the Absolute relative to which all
else can  be calibrated by degrees. Calibrations do not establish  truth; they
merely confirm it. Not surp risingly , for example, the ener gy of Mother T eresa (cal. 710) was
very dif f erent fr om that of Adol f Hitler (cal. 40), and most people calibrate
somewhere betw een them. This has been intuitively known, and now we
can verify it on a scale. Music, movies, places, belief systems, books,
political leaders , ideological positions, animals, intentions—all life—emit
an ener gy that can be calibrated  as to its essence and its degree  of love and
truth. On the Map of Consciousness, each level of consciousness is calibrated
on a logarithmic  scale of ener ge tic power (to the base of 10), ra nging from
1 to  1,000, where 1 indicates existence, and 1,000, at the top of the Map,
indicates the highest level that h as ever graced the planet; it is th e ener gy of
Jesus Ch rist, the Buddha, and Krishna. The level of Shame (20) is at the
bottom, close to death, and the l evel of Courage (200) is the critical point of
truth and integrity . Love (500) is the gateway to the spiritual domain.The lev el of Courage (200) marks the shift from negative to positive
ener gy . It is the  ener gy of integrity , self-honesty , and real em powerment. The levels of consciousness below Courage are antilife ( for ce ), whereas the
levels ab ove it are supportive o f life ( power ). W e tend to se ek out people
over the critical level of 200. W e say they are “high,” and we  appreciate
their “positive” ener gy . Their environment is safe and clean. Animals are
attracted to them. They have a green thumb and positively influence
everyone around  them. At the level of Courage, the negative feelings have
not all disappeared, but there is  suf ficient ener gy to handle them, because
one has reowned self-adequacy . The fastest way to move from the bottom to
the top is by aligning with truth and love. Eighty-five perc ent of the world ’ s population calibrates under 200, which
accounts for the vast suf fering  on the planet. Humankind, th ankfully , is
saved from self-destruction by virtue of the fact that the minority calibrating
at p ositive levels counterbalanc es the weight of negativity . For example,
one individual at the level of Love (500) counterbalanc es 750,000
individuals below 200. The significance of each person’ s inner evolution,
then, becomes obvious. Another notable  discovery is that family pets calibrate around 245–250,
and thei r nature is benevolent o verall, which means we are safe r with a cat
or dog than with the majority of people on the planet! (Such fi ndings m ay hit the read er with “truth shock,” so we will circle
back to these da ta points throughout upcoming chapters by rela ting them to
various contexts of our common human experience. Learning takes place as
a re sult of fam iliarity , for each exposure allows for integration of
information that may have been missed or not understood the first time.) The average person (if they calibrate over 200, the level of integrity) can
verify th e numb ers on our scal e by using the simple method  of muscle-
testing. Someon e can test you by pressing down on your arm while they
say , “On a scale from 1 to 1,000, where 1,000 represents the great A vatars,
Courage/T ruth is over 100? Over 150? Over 175? Over 200?” At 200, the
arm will go weak. As noted in previous publications, these calibrations have
been verified worldwide for decades in various countries, in clinical
settings, and among dif ferent age and cultural groups. (A full explanation of
the technique can be found in Appendix A.) The gist  is easy to experience an d comprehend. Anything with an ener gy
over 200  makes your muscles go strong, and anything under 200 makes yougo w eak. Thus we have an instantly available means of disc erning truth
from falsehood. The body can discern, to the finest degree, the dif ference
between that which is supportive of life and that which is not. W e should not be surprised by this. Living things all react positively to
what is life-supp ortive and negatively to what is life-threatening; this is the
fundamental mechanism of su rvival. Inherent in all life-forms is the
capacity to detect change and react correctively—thus, trees become
smaller at higher elevations as the oxygen in the atmosphere becomes
scarcer . Human protoplasm is far more sensitive than that of a tree. If you
use you r body as a pendulum, you will notice that you autom atically fall
forward when holding in mind a truth, and you fall backward when holding
in mind a nontruth. “I want to heal” is a statement that can be tested when a
person b egins th erapy . A fall bac kward indicates a lack of readin ess to heal. If they fall forward, indicating the truthfulness of their intention, the
prognosis is good. DA T ABASE OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Now , to quell my fear that perhaps, despite my best ef forts, the reader
might not get th e essential message of this study , I will spell it  out here at
the beginning: the individual human mind is like a computer terminal
connected to a giant database. The database is human consciousness itself,
of which our own consciousness is merely an individual expression but with
its r oots in the common consciousness of all humankind. The database
transcends time, space, and all l imitations of individual consciousness. This
database is the realm of genius; because to be human is to partic ipate in the
database, everyone, by virtue of their birth, has access to genius. The
unlimited information contained in the database has now been s hown to be
readily available  to anyone in a few seconds, at any time and in any place. This is indeed a n astonishing discovery , bearing the power to change lives,
both individually and collectively , to a degree never yet anticipated. The grea t Swiss psychoanalyst C. G. Jung (cal. 520), noting the ubiquity
of archetypal patterns and symb ols, deduced the “collective unconscious,” a
bottomless, subc onscious pool of all the shared experiences of the whole
human race. W e may think of  it as a vast, hidden database of human
awareness, char acterized by powerful, universal or ganizing pa tterns. Thegreat promise of the databas e—tapping into all that has ever been
experienced anywhere in time— is its capacity to “know” virtually anything
the moment it is “asked.”
This database is the origin of all information obtained sub- or
suprarationally , by intuition or premonition, by divin ation or dreams, or by
“lucky” guess. It is the fountainhead of genius, the well of inspiration, and
the sour ce of “uncanny” psychic knowledge. A question cannot be asked
unless th ere is already the poten tiality of an answer . The reason for this is
that both  the question and answe r are created out of the same paradigm and,
therefore, are exactly concordant. There is no “up” without an already
existent “down.”  Causality occurs as simultaneity rather than as sequence;
synchr onicity  is the term used by Dr . Jung to explain this phenomenon in
human experien ce. As we understand from our examination of advanced
physics, an event “here” in the universe does not “cause” an ev ent “there”
in the universe. Instead, both appear simultaneously , but perceptual
observation puts a causal sequence on it. By analo gy , we  scan the evenin g sky and find pleasure in identifying a
favorite constellation. But in reality , there are no such things as
constellations. That familiar pattern of what we call stars is made up of
points o f light originating from totally unrelated sources—some  millions of
light-years close r or farther away , some even in dif ferent gal axies, some
actually separate galaxies themselves; many have, millennia since, burned
out and  ceased to exist. Those lights have no spatial or temporal
relationship to each other excep t what we project onto them. It is not only
the shap e of a dipper or bear or man but also the very pattern, the
“constellation” itself, that is projected onto the sky by the eye of the
beholder . What is the connection between these events, then, if it is not a
Newtonian linear sequence of cause and ef fect? Obviously , the two events
are related or connected to each other in some invisible manner—but not by
gravity o r magn etism or a cosm ic wind or an ether; they are e ncompassed
by an attractor field  of such magnitude that it includes both events. Likewise, when schools of fish swim in sync or birds fly in a V formation
with their flock, each one is where they are not as a result of their alignment
with the others but because they  are all attuned to exactly the same attractor
field. Thus a fish swimming at one edge of a school will turninstantaneously in sync with its fellows when they are fleeing  a predator ,
even from a quarter mile’ s distance. The existence of a nonlinear , interconnected database of consciousness
may be dif ficult to comprehen d at first, but we will circle around this
territory in several dif ferent ways so that, in the end, you will have not only
grasped the reality of consciousness but also realized your vital place within
it. SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND OF A TTRACT OR P A TTERNS
The evolution of this work, w hich began in 1965, was fostered by
developments in numerous scien tific fields—of which three were of special
importance:
Clinical researc h on the physiology of the nervous system a nd the
holistic functioning of the human or ganism resulted in the
development in the 1970s of the new science of kinesiology . Meanwhile, in the technological arena, computers were being designed
that wer e capable of millions of calculations in milliseconds, m aking
possible the new tools of artific ial intelligence. This abrupt access to
formerly inconceivable masses of data begat a revolutionary
perspective on natural phenomena: chaos theory . Simultaneously , in the theoretical sciences, quantum mechanics led to
advanced theore tical physics; through associated mathematics, a  whole
new stu dy of nonlinear dynamics  e mer ge d, which verified that t here
really is  no chaos in the univers e; the appearance of disorder is merely
a function of the limits of perception. Attractor  is the name given to an identifiable pattern that emer ges from a
seemingly unmeaningful mass o f data. There is a hidden coherence in all
that appears incoherent. This inner coherence was first demonstrated in
nature m any decades ago by Ed ward Lorenz, the MIT mathematician and
meteorologist w ho studied computer graphics derived fro m weather
patterns over long courses of time. What appeared on the surface to be
chaotic, disconn ected phenomena turned out in actuality to have a coherentpattern, noted in the attractor pattern he identified, now known as “Lorenz’ s
Butterfly .”
Lorenz demonstrated the int errelatedness of seemingly unrelated
phenomena, suc h that small cha nges can have very lar ge ef fect s. As he put
it, th e fl ap of a butterfly’ s wings might ultimately become a to rnado. This
was his  famous “butterfly ef fect,” a discovery that challenged Isaac
Newton’ s “clockwork universe,” the conventional, deterministic view of
nature a t the time. Lorenz’ s findings revolutionized the understanding of
phenomena, which emer ge as a consequence of interacting attractor
patterns, not linear causality . Most im portant to our research is the discovery that some attractor
patterns are very powerful (W illingness, for instance, or Love) and othersare much weaker (Guilt or Anger , for example). There is a critical point  that
dif ferentiates the two distinct classes. This phenomenon of consciousness is
parallel and corollary to the high- and low-ener gy bonds in the mathematics
of the chemical bond. A field of dominance  is exhibited by high-ener gy patterns in their
influence over weaker ones. Th is may be likened to the coexistence of a
small m agnetic field within the much lar ger , more powerful fiel d of a giant
electromagnet. The phenomenological universe is the expression of the
interaction of endless attractor patterns of varying strengths. Causality , within  the observable wor ld, has conventionally been
presumed within the Newtonian paradigm to work in the following manner:
A
 B
 C
This is called a deterministic linear sequence—like billiard balls
sequentially striking each other . The implicit presumption of the Newtonian
paradigm is that A  causes B  causes C . In this schem e of material
determinism, no thing is inherently free, but only the result o f something
else. It is thereb y limited; what this system really defines is t he world of
for ce . Force A  results in force B , wh ich is then transmitted to force C  with
consequence D . D , in turn, becomes the beginning of another series of chain
reactions, ad infinitum. This is the left-brain world, mu ndane and
predictable. It is the limited Newtonian paradigm (cal. 450) from  which the
conventional sc iences operate:  familiar , controllable, but uncreative—
determined, and  therefore limited, by the past. It is not the world of genius,
but to many it feels safe. It is the world of productivity and practicality . T o
creative people, however , it seems pedestrian, prosaic, uninspiring, and
limiting. Strikingly , our research indicates that causality actually operates in a
completely dif f erent manner , in which the attractor pattern  complex
“ABC” splits through its “opera nts” and is expressed instead as the seeming
sequence “ A , then B , then C ” of perception.From this diagram we see that the source (ABC), whic h is the
unobservable attractor pattern, results in the visible sequence A
 B
 C,
which is an observable phenomenon within the measurable three-
dimensional world. The typical  problems the world attempts to deal with
exist on the ob servable level of A
 B
 C. But our work is to find the
inher ent attractor pattern , the  ABC out of which the A
 B
 C seems to
arise. This description of how the universe works is in accord with the
theories of physicist David Bohm (cal. 505), who has described a
holographic universe with an invisible implicate (“enfolded”) and a
manifest explicate (“unfolded”) order . W e see that the concept ABC,  which is within the invisible, enfolded
universe, will activate emer gence into the visible world to result in the
sequence, A
 B
 C. Thus , the visible world is c reated from the invisible
world, and is t herefore influenced by the future. The capacity of the
invisible concep t to materialize is based on the power  of the original
concept itself. The more an inner ABC is aligned with th e universal
principles of life, the more ef fective its A
 B
 C in the outer world. In th is simple d iagram, the operants transcend both the observable and
the nonobservable; we might picture them as a rainbow bridging the
deterministic and the nondeterministic realms. Therefore, nothing occurs in the world that is not first conceived “in
here.” The idea of constructing the world’ s tallest building produced an
invisible concept, which eventually became the Empire State Building
within th e visibl e world. All exp ressions “out there” arise first from “within
here.” This scientific insight corresponds with the view of reality
experienced throughout history by enlightened sages, who have evolved
beyond consciou sness to the state of pure awareness. Consciousness itself isthe key to the sought-for “unified field theory of everything” (statement
calibrates at 1,000). Certain concept s and values have much greater power than o thers. An
ABC m ay be either a high-en er gy attractor or a low-ener gy attractor . Simply stated, powerful attract or patterns make the body go strong, and
weak pa tterns m ake the body g o weak. If you hold for givene ss in mind,
your arm  will be very strong in the clinical muscle-test. If you hold revenge
in mind, your arm will go weak. For our purposes, it is really only necessary to recognize that power  is
that which makes you go strong, while for ce  makes you go weak. Love,
compassion, an d for giveness, which may be mistakenly seen by some
people as submissive, are in fact profoundly empowering. Revenge,
judgmentalism, and condemnation, on the other hand, inevitably make you
go weak. Therefore, regardless of moral righteousness, it is a simple clinical
fact that in the long run, the w eak cannot prevail against the strong. That
which is weak falls of its own accord. All the great teachers throughou t the history of our species have merely
taught o ne thing , over and over , in whatever language, at whatev er time. All
have said, simply: Give up weak attractors for str ong attractors. Attractors are or ganizing principles, and or ganizing princip les have
dif ferent levels of power . This is one of the secrets of the success of
powerful people. Their entire lives are automatically and ef fortlessly
or ganized by their complete and  total alignment to very high and powerful
principles. Applications of Attractors
W e now understand how Mahatma Gandhi, a 90-pound quiet man
wearing only a dhoti, defeated the British Empire. It is very simple. Gandhi
was totally or ganized in everyth ing he thought, did, felt, and expressed, by
the univ ersal pr inciple that everyone is equal by virtue of the divinity of
their creation, with intrinsic human rights. Comparatively , the British
Empire was coming from a limi ted principle of what was only good for the
advantage of its own political ai ms; therefore, its self-centered attractor was
overpowered by the universal attractor that was activating Mahatma
Gandhi. What played out historically in India was merely the outerexpression of the less powerful attractor having to conform to a more
powerful attractor (in accordance with “fields of dominance”). There is  great power in a princ iple such as love. W e know the truth of
this from  our own human experiences—that out of love we would do things
and take  risks that would be rid iculous from a logical viewpoint. W e have
experienced this in the matter of  personal vendettas. W e resent s omeone for
a lifetime for som ething that we always held was vicious and unfair of them
to do. Then one day while we a re out gardening, it suddenly strikes us how
sad it was for that person to be so limited at the time. They had to come out
of such fear to be that way . S uddenly , the compassion of understanding
opens up a powerful attractor . In one split second the unresolvable is
instantly resolved. Not only is the unpardonable pardoned but we realize
that there was n othing to pardon in the first place, except that the person
was guilty of humanness. Once we own our own humanness, it is simple to
for give other people theirs. Th e more frequently we do this, the more
ef fortless it becomes. Obviously the one attractor pattern that dominates all of us is the attractor
pattern o f life itself. Just as noth ing in our universe can escape the influence
of g ravity , either the principles  upon which we operate coincide with the
attractor pattern of life itself or they do not. Power comes from aligning
with the  dominant attractor patterns that are aligned with that which
supports life. Contemplating the Map of Consciousness reverses the world’ s
understanding of cause and ef fect. In this respect, the Declaration of
Independence ca n provide a rewarding study . This document calibrates very
high, at about 7 00. If one goes through it sentence by sentence , the source
of its power appears: the concept that all are equal by virtue of the divinity
of th eir creation, and human r ights are intrinsic to human c reation and
therefore inalienable. Interestingly enough, this is the same concept that
was the source of Mahatma Gandhi’ s power . This very powerful ABC
accounts for the success of the United States as a democracy on the
observable leve l of A
 B
 C. If the reference to Divinity were removed
from the founding document, the calibration would drop considerably . THE COLUMNS OF THE MAP◆  The center column of the Map consists of the levels of consciousness
for each ener gy field, alongside the corresponding logarithmic numerical
values. The next chapter describes this center column and details the
essence of each level. The prese nt section introduces the other four columns
found to the left and right of the  levels of consciousness on the  Map. They
indicate key aspects in human experience that correlate to ea ch level of
consciousness: view of God, view of one’ s self, emotion, and the process
going on  within  consciousness. A later section in the book shows that brain
function and rates of happin ess are also correlated with level of
consciousness. ◆  The column on the far -left side of the Map shows the view of God  at
each level of consciousness. Each level has its own understanding of God, a
fact that explains the existence of widely dif ferent theologies and religious
beliefs. A person’ s view of God  has nothing to do with God; rather , their
level of consciousness determines the God-view . At the bottom of the Map, we see the demonic depictions of God, the
anthropomorphic projections in which God is punitive, capricious, cruel,
and terrifying. In certain books of the Bible and in primitivistic beliefs, God
has to be assuag ed by sacrificial killing animals and humans. Even today ,
“end times” predictions abound that describe natural occurrences such as
tsunamis as evidence of God’ s anger or the fulfillment of some prediction
from the Bible. This is the do wnside of religion and why m any people
become spiritual and not religious. The fallaciousness of such depictions of
God is obvious when we recall  that tsunamis, earthquakes, and hurricanes
occurred on the planet long before humankind got here! It was a natural
disaster that ostensibly wiped out the dinosaurs. So, was God angry at the
dinosaurs? Such  views of God are obviously negative projections from the
human ego. At h igher levels of consciousne ss, God is viewed as benevole nt, wise,
infinitely loving , and merciful. F rom these levels, God is realiz ed to be the
source of love, of oneness, of a ll-being-ness. Finally , Divinity itself shines
forth in all things, at which point Gloria i n Excels is Deo  (Glory to God in
the Highest) is all that can be said. ◆  The Map also has a column for one’ s own life-view . Those at a low
level of conscio usness hate themselves, and they project their hatred ontothe world, seeing evil everywhe re. As you move up the scale, y our view of
yourself and your life becomes more and more positive, and finally you are
comfortable with yourself. “Be as you are” calibrates at 590, the level of
consciousness of Joseph Merrick, the so-called Elephant Man, who,
because of a bone disease, became extremely disfigured. Despite taunting,
ridicule, and social rejection, his attitude and demeanor were described as
truly saintly . He was gentle, for giving, nonreactive, and compassionate,
even in the face of the basest ignorance. His uniqueness implies that his
singular life symbolized spiritual possibility under even extreme conditions. Notably , he ignored the temptations of self-pity , victimhood, resentment,
and hatred of h is tormentors. At calibration level 590, he stood at the
doorway of Enlightenment and was at peace with himself and the world. A be nign view of yourself is an important step, as it af firms the truth that
you are doing the best you ca n. In fact, every human from moment to
moment is always doing the best they can. Nothing else is pos sible except
as a hypotheti cal mentation. From a negative ener gy field, people
hypothesize impossible ideals for themselves and then go into guilt or self-
punishment if they fall short o f them. The self-satisfaction of Neutrality
(250) of fers considerable relief from the negative self-talk and
immobilizing self-doubts experienced in the lower levels. People who
operate at an int egrous level overall may find that there is a cer tain area of
life where they suf fer a negative self-view , and it can be very liberating to
let g o of the resistance. For example, the woman who lets go of her
negative body image is freed fr om the constant drain of compa ring herself
to other  women . The man who  overcomes his fear of public speaking is
freed into new areas for career advancement and self-expression. ◆  T o the right of the list of leve ls are the emotions  associated with each
specific level. These are the cla ssic stages found in perennial philosophy ,
psychoanalysis, and various rel igious traditions. Under 200, we find what
psychoanalysis terms the “eme r gency” emotions, and over 200 are the
“welfare” emotions. All lower emotions are limitations and blind us to the
reality of our true Self. Resisting a negative emotion ke eps you stuck. If you are willing to let go
of nega tive emotions, you get freer and move up the scale, eventually
experiencing predominantly positive feelings. At the very top o f the scale,
there occurs the realization of one’ s true Self and the varying levels ofIllumination. The main importance of this is to note that, as one  gets higher
and free r , what the world calls spiritual awareness, intuition, an d growth of
consciousness o ccur . That which is impossible to see or experie nce at lower
levels of consciousness becomes self-evident and glaringly obvious at
higher l evels of  consciousness. For example, when one is in the grips of
Desire (cal. 125), one cannot imagine that Serenity (cal. 540) could ever be
possible. Y et for the person who has recovered from addiction, Serenity is a
daily reality . It is well to remember that the emotional correlates of the ener gy fields of
consciousness a re rarely manifested as pure states in an in dividual. A
person may operate on one level in a given area of life and on quite a
dif ferent level in another area of life. An individual’ s over all level of
consciousness is the sum total ef fect of all the various levels operating
within their life. ◆  Farther to the right shows the pr ocess going on within consciousness
itself . On  the level of Pride, for exam ple, inflation is the process going on
within consciousness and is of particular danger in our socie ty , with the
contentious narcissism of “I’m  right” (at both ends of the political
spectrum) and the ego inflation of the megalomaniac who leads the masses
to their deaths. This phenomenon can be observed historically in the case of
Napoleon, whos e level of consc iousness started out quite high, at 450, as a
very goo d tactic ian and genius at mathematics and other accom plishments. Then suddenly , when he crowned himself emperor , his level dropped below
200. Th e Pope had always crowned the heads of Europe, but Napoleon
crowned himself—the ultimate self-inflation! In that instant, his calibrated
level went from 450 to 175. When he faced the Duke of W ell ington (cal. 420) at W aterloo, Napoleon’ s intention was at 75 and thus he was defeated. The sam e thing happened with Hitler , who dropped from 430 to 40. When
megalomania hi ts a leader , the populace is not aware that it ha s happened. In th e beginning, Hitler ’ s prog rams advanced society— autobahn  and so
forth. Th en suddenly he crashed, and the monster emer ged. Wh at had been
a great benefactor became the great killer of society . The Map of Con sciousness, therefore, casts new light on the pr ogress of
history . An important distincti on for our purpose is that between for ce
(ener gy below 200) and power  (e ner gy above 200). W e can, f or example,
investigate a historical epoch such as the end of British colonialism in India.As t ouched on e arlier , the position of the British Empire at the time (cal. 175)—which was one of inflation, self-interest, and exploitation—was, we
find, be low the  critical level o f 200 on the Map of Consciousness. The
motivation of Mahatma Gandhi (cal. 760) was near the top o f the Map. Gandhi was victorious in this struggle because his position was one of far
greater p ower . H e was aligned w ith the universal principle of T r uth: that all
people are created equal by  God with the inherent right to self-
determination. The British Empire represented force, and whenever force
meets power , force is eventually defeated. Throughout history , all the world’ s great religions and spiritual
disciplines have been concerned with techniques to ascend through these
levels of consciousness. Most h ave also implied, or specifically stated, that
to move up thi s ladder is an arduous task and that success depends on
having a teacher (or at least teachings) to give specific inst ruction and
inspiration to the aspirant, who might otherwise despair over this inability
to achieve the goal unaided. Hopefully , the Map will help to facilitate this
ultimate human endeavor . Q&A
Q: What determines one’ s level of consciousness? A:  An individual’ s level of consciousness is determined by the principles
they’re c ommitted to. T o maintain progress in consciousness, there can be
no wavering about principle, or the individual will fall back to a lower
level. E xpediency of “the end justifies the means” is never an adequate
justification. If it is wrong to k ill another human being, that p rinciple can
allow no exceptions, regardless  of how emotionally appealing a construct
used to justify the exception may be. Gandhi did not waver from his
principles; for him, peaceful nonviolence was both the means a nd the end,
and he held to the principle of nonviolence in “thought, speech, and action”
(Gandhi’ s phrase). Q: At what age can a person be calibrated?A:  A ccord ing to our research, ev ery single entity—at the moment of
conception (the spirit enters the body at the third month of gestation)—
already has a calibratable level of consciousness. Q: Doesn’t the calibrated Map of Consciousness imply value judgment
or merit? Thus, isn’t the level of Love (500) better than the level of
Reason (400)? A:  The Map does not denote “bet ter than,” which is a projection  of the
ego. Th e Map merely denotes position or location that, in turn, denotes
associated chara cteristics. A lar ge tree is not “better than” a sm all tree. A
brick at the bottom of the wall is not “better than” a brick at the top; they
are both equally necessary to hold the wall in place. Thus, the
consciousness level denotes a locus on a learning curve and a stage of the
evolution of consciousness. Th e joy of life comes from fulfilling one’ s
potentiality at any given level. Each level has its rewards, and t hey actually
feel the same to each person. A life dedicated to God or a higher purpose is
endlessly self-fulfilling—whereas, in contrast, a life devoted to personal
gain is full of pitfalls and suf fering. Each level is sui table for that wh ich it is. Somebody at 700 is not suitable
as a carpenter , is not suitable to run a church, and is not su itable as a
president. Most sages at 700 can not function like that at all. They just sit in
their ash ram, and people come to say hello as they smile happ ily back at
them. The 200s and the 300s—the builders of the world, the c onstruction
workers, the steelworkers, the p eople who go to work every day—are the
backbone of our society . T he 400s is the world of the intellect, with its logic
and reas oning, t hat dominates America. The realm of Love, at 500, is rare,
with Unconditional Love, at 540, being extremely rare, and upw ards of 540
there’ s practical ly nobody . It isn’ t that 500 is better than 200. It’ s just that
you’re i n a dif ferent space, like  being at a dif ferent place on a  map. Y our
problem to get f rom here to ther e is dif ferent if you start of f in Albuquerque
or if you start of f in Denver . Y ou’re at a dif ferent place, an d therefore
you’re looking at dif ferent terrain with dif ferent lessons. Everything is complete just as  it is. There’ s no deficiency anywhere. When you understand the uni verse, you see everything is going from
“complete” to “complete.” Everything is complete and perfect right now . Everybody is just completely the perfect manifestation of their total karmicevolution up to this point in time. Everyone serves the whole no matter their
condition or level. Q: What is consciousness calibration? A:  The  Ma p of Consciousness allo ws us a way of discerning essence as
opposed to perception. For exa mple, let’ s say someone tells y ou, “I come
here out  of friendship.” If you calibrate him at 190, it’ s a good idea to
search him! He says one thing a nd may look benign, but in truth, he’ s up to
something else. His intention is  not in your best interest. “W olf in sheep’ s
clothing” is how we might describe such a person. When we calibrate something according to the Map of Consciousness,
we are discerning the level o f truth, love, integrity , and b enignity in
something or someone. W e’re interested to know the truth and the essence
of th e en er gy field, which is about motive and intention. W e ge t a positive
answer if the question has a reality . Consciousness calibration depends on
the question and the answer having an equivalent reality . That which is false
has no reality w ithin the infinite field of consciousness. Consciousness can
only reg ister wh at exists as true . Therefore, if we ask about something that
isn’ t true, it has no reality , so the arm goes weak. If we test a true statement,
the a rm stays st rong. The personal opinion or perception of the testers are
irrelevant. When we utilize the living science of muscle-testing to calibrate
the truth  of something within the infinite field of consciousness, we are
using the mechanism of quantu m mechanics to collapse the wa ve function
from potential to actual. When the question matches reality , we get a strong
response. The challenge is to be comple tely detached from the outcome. Most
people have an unconscious attachment to a certain answer , so their testing
is not accurate. When I test som ething, I don’ t care what the answer is. I
only want to know the truth. Q: Can I calibrate myself? A:  I  advise  people not to calibrate their own consciousness, becau se they
can’ t be  detache d and objective. Y ou’d have to be beyond sainthood to not
have a vested interest in knowing your own level of consciousness, so youwon’ t be  able to get an accurate result. If you study the Map, you’ll see the
prevailing emot ion and the way you view God and so forth, and this will
tell you about where you are. If you hate everyone and you’re paranoid,
you’re probably  not too much into the heart yet! Y ou can also tell where
you are by how  people respond to you. If people hate you, you’ve got a
problem! Q: Does one have to believe in God in order to do consciousness
calibration or benefit fr om the Map of Consciousness? A:  Bel ieving in God is not a requirement. As we know from the daily
news, so -called believers do all sorts of horrible things in the n ame of God
and calibrate quite low on the Map, due to their intention arising from
hatred, g uilt, fear , righteousness, and pride. The Buddha himself avoided
reference to God because of all the baggage associated with it. He spoke
instead of Buddha-nature, which we might also refer to as T ruth. Is one
devoted to T ruth or not? That is what matters in the e volution of
consciousness. I s pent many yea rs as a devout atheist, so I have sympathy for th e atheist. As an atheist, I was dedicated to getting to the core of the T ruth of
existence. Thus, I have sympathy for genuine doubt because of its
intellectual honesty . If I honestly cannot say that I am able to confirm the
believability of a Divinity , then at least I’m being honest, and b eing honest
is the first requirement of integrity on the Map of Consciousness. Then I
moved f rom atheist to agnostic, where one can’ t say yes or  no; we might
say this is mo re sophisticated and humble than atheism, because it
acknowledges the limitations of the intellect and its inability to transcend
linear causality as an explanation for phenomena. Quantum mecha nics is the way out from the restrictive linear domain of
the Newtonian paradigm, via Heisenber g’ s principle—in which we find the
interesting discovery that to observe a thing is already to change the
outcome becaus e you’ve introduced the impact of consciousness itself. The
level of consciousness of the observer has a profound ef fect on what is
being observed. One doesn’ t h ave to believe in God to agree with this
scientific principle.Doubt a nd disbelief often presage major leaps of consciousness that may
arise consequen t to remotivation due to frustration, calamity , or merely
maturation and the emer gence of wisdom. This has been note d by many
people, even saints, who went through major conversion experiences,
including the miraculous. One such pathway can involve the lo ss of early-
life religious faith due to catastrophic circumstances, which is then followed
by year s of seeking for conf irmable truth. Such inner exploration is
accelerated by the practice of meditation without an associated belief
system. Thus, for the nonbe liever , Buddhism is often practical and
attractive, as the Buddha taught the Eightfold Path without belief in “God.”
Another pathwa y suitable for the nonbeliever is provided by th e ancient
V edas and Upanishads that anticipated the discoveries of quantum
mechanics. The y also spoke of the Ultimate Reality of th e Absolute
Principle and the infinite field of consciousness itself as the primordial
Reality t hat is beyond the illusions of perception as well as me ntation. The
pathway of Advaita  (nonduality) is the pristine avenue for the integrous
search for T ruth that excludes a ll belief systems. (This has been described
in detail  in prior works, The Eye of the I  and I: Realit y and Subjectivity .) Although nonduality leads to Enlightenment, the study of V edanta can lead
to o verinvolvem ent in various Indian schools of philosophy that may then
become distractive belief systems. Q: Is it common for individuals to evolve fr om one level to another
during a lifetime? A:  I t is po ssible for isolated individuals to make sudden positive jumps,
even of hundreds of points; however , the ener gy field calibrated for an
individual at birth only increase s, on the average, by about five points. The
majority of people utilize their life experiences to elaborate and  express the
variations of their native ener gy field; it is the rare individual who is
motivated and manages to move  beyond it. W ithout the exercise of choice,
no progression will occur . It is also possible to “crash” to a lower level, as
we s aw with Na poleon and Hitler . This has occurred in the lives of spiritual
teachers who crashed from a h igh level of consciousness consequent to
errors of  judgm ent. They had n ot been warned of the temptatio ns faced at
that level: money , sex, fame, and power over others.An important element of chaos theory , which is helpful in understanding
the e volution of consciousness, is the law of sensitive dependence on i nitial
conditions . This refers to the fact that a slight variation over a course of
time can have the ef fect of producing a profound change, muc h as a ship
whose bearing is one degree of f compass will eventually find itself
hundreds of miles of f course. T his phenomenon is an essential mechanism
of all evolution. Committing to the practice of even one spiritual principle
can eve ntuate, in time, a profound change. Similarly , a sing le error or
falsehood, if repeated often enough, can lead a person (or institution or
society) significantly of f course.CHAPTER TWO
T H E  L E V E L S  O F  C O N S C I O U S N E S S
The centerpiece of the Map of Consciousness consists of the levels
themselves, along with their corresponding numerical values on the
calibrated scale of consciousness from 1 to 1,000, where 1 is existence and
1,000 is the highest level of T ruth that occurs on the planet. It is very important to remember that the calibration figures do not
represent an arithmetic, but a logarithmic , pro gression. Thus, the level 30 0
is not twice the amplitude of 150; it is 300 to the 10th power (10300). Therefore, an increase of even a few points represents a major advance in
power; the rate of increase in power as we move up the scale is enormous. All l evels below 200 come from for ce  and are destruc tive of life in both
the indi vidual a nd society at la r ge; in contrast, all levels abo ve 200 are
constructive exp ressions of power . The decisive level of 200 is the critical
factor point , the fulcrum that divides the general areas of force (or
falsehood) from power (or truth). Each one of the se levels has its  own paradigm of reality and values that
define what is acceptable within its own domain. For example, in the ener gy
fields under 200, it makes sense to nurse hatreds, cheat buyers, and kill the
enemy . Indeed, in certain subc ultures, if you fail to carry out a revenge
killing, you risk your own life . Y et, in the ener gy fields over 200, such
actions would not even occur to you. In the domain of Reason (400s), love
and pray er and other spiritual realities cannot be proved with logic, yet in
the domain of Love (500s), th e truth of them is subjectively  convincing
beyond a shadow of a doubt. ENERGY LEVEL  20 : SHAMEThe lev el of Shame is perilously proximate to death, which  may be
chosen o ut of Shame as conscious suicide or more subtly elected by failure
to take steps to prolong life, as in “passive suicide.” Death by avoidable
accident is common. W e all have some awareness of the pain of “losing
face,” b ecoming discredited, or feeling like a “nonperson.”  In Shame,
people hang their heads and slink away , wishing they were invisible. Banishment is a traditional acco mpaniment of shame, and in th e primitive
societies from which we all originate, banishment is equivalent to death. Early life experiences such as sexual abuse, which lead to Shame, warp
the personality , often for a lifetime, unless these issues are resolved by
therapy . Shame,  as Freud determined, produces neurosis. It is de structive to
emotional and psychological h ealth and, as a consequence of low self-
esteem, makes one prone to the development of physical illness. The
Shame-based personality is shy , withdrawn, and introverted. Shame i s also used as a tool of cruelty , and its victims often beco me cruel
themselves. Shamed children are cruel to animals and cruel to  each other . The beh avior o f people whose consciousness level is only in  the 20s is
dangerous. They  are prone to hallucinations of an accusatory nature, as well
as paranoia; some become psychotic or commit bizarre crimes. Some Shame-based individuals compensate by perfectionism and
rigidity , and often become driven and intolerant. Notorious examples of this
are the moral ex tremists who form vigilante groups, projecting their own
unconscious sha me onto others whom they then feel justified in  righteously
attacking or killing. Serial killers have often acted out of sexual moralism,
with the justification of punishing so-called bad women. Because it pulls down the whole level of one’ s personality , Shame results
in a  vulnerability to the other  negative emotions and, therefore, often
produces false Pride, Anger , and Guilt. ENERGY LEVEL  30 : GUIL T
Guilt, so commonly used in our society to manipulate and punish,
manifests itself in a variety of expressions, such as remorse, self-
recrimination, masochism, and the whole gamut of symptoms of
victimhood. Unc onscious Guilt results in psychosomatic diseas e, accident-
proneness, and suicidal behavio rs. Many people struggle with Guilt theirentire lives, while others desperately attempt escape by amorally denying
Guilt altogether . Guilt do mination results in a preoccupation with “sin,” an un for giving
emotional attitude frequently exploited by religious demagogues, who use it
for coercion and control. Such “sin-and-salvation” merchants, obsessed
with pun ishment, are likely either acting out their own guilt or projecting it
onto others. Subcultures disp laying the aberration of self-flagellation often  manifest
other en demic fo rms of cruelty , such as the public, ritual killing of humans
or a nimals. Guilt provokes rag e, and killing frequently is its expression. Capital punishment is an example of how killing gratifies a Guilt-ridden
populace. ENERGY LEVEL  50 : AP A THY
This level is characterized by poverty , despair , and hopelessness. The
world an d the future look bleak ; pathos is the theme of life. Apathy is a
state of  helplessness; its victims, needy in every way , lac k not only
resources but also the ener gy to avail themselves of what resources may be
available. Unles s external ener gy is supplied by caregivers, de ath through
passive suicide can result. W ithout the will to live, the hopeless stare
blankly , unrespo nsive to stimuli, until their eyes stop tracking and there is
not even enough ener gy left to swallow prof fered food. This is the level  of the homeless and the derelicts of society; it is also the
fate of many of the aged and others who become isolated by  chronic or
progressive diseases. The apathetic are dependent; people in Apathy are
“heavy” and are felt to be a burden by those around them. T oo ofte n, socie ty lacks suf ficient motivation to be of any real help to
cultures, as well as individuals, at this level, who are seen as drains on
resources. This is the level of the streets of Kolkata, where only the saintly
such as Mother T eresa and her followers dare to tread. Apathy  is the level
of the abandonm ent of hope, and few have the courage to real ly look it in
the face.ENERGY LEVEL  75 : GRIEF
This is the leve l of sadness, loss, and despondency . Most peo ple have
experienced it for periods of time, but those who remain at this level live a
life of constant regret and depression. This is the level of chronic mourning,
bereavement, and remorse about the past; it is also the level of habitual
losers a nd those chronic gamblers who accept failure as p art of their
lifestyle, often resulting in loss of jobs, friends, family , and opportunity , as
well as money and health. Major losses in e arly life make one later vulnerable to passive ac ceptance
of grief, as though sorrow were the price of life. In Grief, one sees sadness
everywhere: the sadness of little children, the sadness of world conditions,
the s adness of li fe itself. This le vel colors one’ s entire vision o f existence. Part of the syndrome of loss is the notion of the irreplaceability of what has
been los t or that which it symb olized. There is a generalization from the
particular so that the loss of a loved one is equated with the loss of love
itself. At this lev el, such emotional losses may trigger a serious depression
or death. Although Grief is the cemetery of life, it still has more ener gy to it than
Apathy does. Thus, when a traumatized, apathetic patient begins to cry , we
know they are getting better . O nce they start to cry , they will begin to eat
again. ENERGY LEVEL  100 : FEAR
At t he level of 100, there is a  lot more life ener gy available ; fear of
danger i s actuall y healthy . Fear r uns much of the world, spurring  on endless
activity . Fear of enemies, of old age or death, of rejection, and  a multitude
of social fears are basic motivators in most people’ s lives. From the viewpoint of this level, the world looks hazardous, full of traps
and threats. Fear is the favore d of ficial tool for control by  oppressive
totalitarian agen cies and regimes, and insecurity is the stock -in-trade of
major m anipulators of the marketplace. The media and advertising play to
Fear to increase market share.The proliferation of fears is as limitless as the human imaginat ion; once
Fear bec omes o ne’ s focus, the endless fearful events of the world feed it. Fear bec omes ob sessive and may take any form: fear of loss of relationship
leads to jealousy and a chronic ally high stress level. Fearful t hinking can
balloon into paranoia or generate neurotic defensive structures and, because
it is contagious, become a dominant social trend. Fear lim its growth of the personality and leads to inhibition. Because it
takes ener gy to rise above Fear ,  the oppressed are unable to reach a higher
level unaided. Thus, th e fearful seek strong leaders who appear to have
conquered their Fear to lead them out of their slavery . ENERGY LEVEL  125 : DESIRE
There is  yet more ener gy available at this level; Desire motivates vast
areas of human activity , includ ing the economy . Advertisers play on our
desire to  progra m us with needs  linked to instinctual drives. Desire moves
us to expend great ef fort to achi eve goals or obtain rewards. Th e desire for
money , prestige , or power runs the lives of many of those who  have risen
above Fear as their limiting, predominant life motif. Desire is also the level of addiction, wherein desire becomes a craving
more im portant than life itself. The victims of desire may actually be
unaware of the b asis of their mo tives. Some people become addicted to the
desire fo r attention and drive others away by their constant demands. The
desire for sexual approval has produced entire cosmetics, fashion, and
movie industries. Desire h as to do with accumulation and greed. But Desire is i nsatiable,
because it is an  ongoing ener gy field, so that satisfaction of one desire is
merely replaced by unsatisfied desire for something else. Multimillionaires
remain obsessed with acquiring more and more money . Desire, however , is a much higher state than Apathy or Grief, obviously . In order to “get,” you have to first have the ener gy to “want.” TV has had a
major in fluence on many oppressed people, because it inculcates wants and
ener gizes their desires to the deg ree that they move out of Apathy and begin
to seek a better life. W ant can  start people on the road to achievement. Desire can, therefore, become a springboard to higher levels of
consciousness.ENERGY LEVEL  150 : ANGER
Although Anger  may lead to homicide and war , as an ener gy lev el within
itself it is much further removed  from death than those below it. Anger can
lead to either c onstructive or destructive action. As people m ove out of
Apathy and Grief to overcome Fear as a way of life, they begin to want;
Desire l eads to frustration, whic h in turn leads to Anger . Thus, Anger can
be a fulcrum by  which the oppr essed are eventually catapulted to freedom. Anger o ver social injustice, victimization, and inequality has created great
movements that led to major changes in the structure of society . But Anger expresses itself most often as resentment and reveng e and is,
therefore, volatile and dangero us. Anger as a lifestyle is exemplified by
irritable, explosive people who are oversensitive to slights and become
“injustice collectors,” quarrelsome, belligerent, or litigious. Since A nger ste ms from frustrated want, it is based on the ene r gy field
below it . Frustration results from exaggerating the importance  of desires. The angry person may , like a fr ustrated infant, go into a rage. Anger leads
easily to hatred, which has an erosive ef fect on all areas of a person’ s life. ENERGY LEVEL 175: PRIDE
Pride, which calibrates at 175, has enough ener gy to run the United States
Marine Corps. It is the level aspired to by the majority of our kind today . People f eel positive as they reac h this level, in contrast to the lo wer ener gy
fields. This rise in self-esteem is a balm to all the pain experienced at lower
levels of consciousness. Pride lo oks good and knows it; it struts its stuf f in
the parade of life. Pride is at a far enough removal from Shame, Guilt, or
Fear that to rise, for instance, out of the despair of the ghetto to the pride of
being a Marine is an enormous jump. Pride, as such, generally  has a good
reputation and is socially encou raged, yet as we see from the chart of the
levels of consciousness, it is suf ficiently negative to remain  below the
critical level of 200. This is why Pride feels good only in con trast to the
lower levels. The problem, as we all know , is that “Pride goeth before a fall.” Pride is
defensive and vulnerable becaus e it is dependent upon external conditions,
without which it can suddenly revert to a lower level. The inf lated ego isvulnerable to attack. Pride rema ins weak because it can be knocked of f its
pedestal back into Shame, which is the threat that fires the fea r of loss of
pride. Pride is  divisive and gives ris e to factionalism; the consequences are
costly . Man has habitually died  for Pride; armies still regular ly slaughter
each other for that aspect of pride called nationalism. Religious wars,
political terroris m and zealotry , and the ghastly history of the M iddle East
and Central Europe are all the price of Pride, which all society pays. The downside of Pride, there fore, is arrogance and denial. These
characteristics block growth; in Pride, recovery from addictions is
impossible, because emotional problems or character defects are denied. The who le prob lem of denial is one of Pride. Thus Pride is a v ery sizable
block to  the acquisition of rea l power , which displaces Pride with true
stature and prestige. ENERGY LEVEL  200: COURAGE
At the 200 level , power really first appears. When we test subjects at all
the ener gy levels below 200, we find, as can be readily verified, that they all
go weak . Everyone goes strong in response to the life-supportive fields
above 2 00. This is the critical level that distinguishes the positive and
negative influen ces of life. At the level of Courage, an attainment of true
power occurs; therefore, it is also the level of empowerment. This is the
zone of exploration, accomplishment, fortitude, and determination. At the
lower levels, the world is seen as hopeless, sad, frightening, or  frustrating;
but at the level  of Courage, lif e is seen to be exciting, challenging, and
stimulating. Courage implies the willingnes s to try new things and deal with the
vicissitudes of life.
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        Such negative levels of
consciousness (f or example, Shame, Guilt, Fear, Desire, Anger, and Pride)
take, rather than contribute, ener gy. This book is a light unto the path of any
individual who wants to become more ef fective in any area of life. Appr oaching This Book
Dr. Haw kins’ s style of writing and speaking was geared toward
facilitating both so-called left- and right-brain comprehension. He explained
it this way in his original preface to Power vs. For ce :
In actuality, we know things b y a holistic pattern-recognition. The
easiest way to g rasp an entirely new concept is simply by familiarity. This kind of u nderstanding is encouraged by a style of w riting
characterized as “closure. ” Instead of using only sparse adjectives or
examples to express thoughts, th ey are instead run out and completed
by use of repetition. The concept is then “done,” and the mind is left at
ease. Su ch an approach is also desirable because the mind that reads
Chapter 3  will not be the same as the mind that reads Chapter 1. For that matter, the idea of hav ing to start from Chapter 1  and read
progressively to  the end is merely a fixed left-brain concept. This is
the pedestrian path of Newton ian physics, based on a limite d and
limiting view of the world, in w hich all events supposedly happen in a
linear sequence. This form of myopia arises from an outdated
paradigm of reality. Our wider and far more comprehensive view
draws not only on the essen ce of the most advanced ph ysics,
mathematics, and nonlinear theory but also on intuitions that can be
experientially validated by anyone. I have there fore attempted, as much as possible, to presen t these
subjects in nontechnical terms. There is no need to worry that some
erudite i ntellectual capacity is required to digest this material. It is not;
we will circle around the same concepts over and over until they are
obvious. Each time we return to comment on an example, g reater
comprehension w ill occur. This kind of learning is like surveyin g new
terrain i n an airplane: on the f irst pass, it all looks unfamili ar; the
second t ime around, we spot some points of reference; the third time,
it starts to make  sense, and we finally gain familiarity through simple
exposure. The inborn pattern-recognition mechanism of the  mind
takes care of the rest. 30
Whether you start at the beginning or end, you’ll find that the book
circles around this center point: W e c hange the world not by what we say or
do but as a consequence of what we have  become. Dr. Hawkins af firms that
even the  tiniest increase in our  own consciousness benefits the world at
lar ge. Lo ve is so powerful, he sa ys, that one loving thought in a day cancels
out all the negative ones. “If you notice a stray cat walking across the street
and you send it love and hope fo r its existence, that undoes the cursing you
did all morning  at your mother -in-law or teacher or whomeve r you were
mad at. ”31
The plan et is full of people try ing to “change the world” but doing so
only at the lev el of symptom, not source. This kind of fo rce creates
counterforce, and we end up wi th gridlock rather than greatness. Greatness
comes from within. It is the courage to change oneself. The message of this
book is vital for our society: as we  change, the world is changed. If we are motiva ted by love, if love is what moves us, then every thing we
touch an d every where we go a nd everyone we meet will be made better
because of what we have become  as a loving person. Love is the silent
power that inspires, heals, uplifts, encourages, and improves everything. And because Love is a radiatio n within the interconnected ener gy of the
universe, which is nonlocal and nonlinear, we make an impact wherever we
are, no matter what we are doing. T o love any single piece of life is to love
all life, for everything is interconnected. The gift  of Dr. Hawkins’ s contr ibution to human evolvement is beyond
what wo rds can express. W ithou t a Map, the treasure cannot be found. This
pathway is open to all who choose it. Everyone has a dif ferent startingpoint, yet each of us guides the r udder of our future by our own hands. Each
moment brings freedom to choose. — Fran Grace, Ph. D.
What determines one’ s level of consciousness? A:  An individual’ s level of consciousness is determined by the principles
The book is about the importance of self-transformation and the power of love in transforming the world.
What is the main theme of this book?
The concept of attractor patterns is used to understand the interconnectedness of all things and the importance of aligning with universal principles to achieve a higher level of consciousness.
What is the significance of the concept of attractor patterns?
The levels below 200 are destructive and limiting, while those above 200 are empowering and constructive.
What is the main difference between the levels of consciousness below and above 200?
No, it is recommended to seek the guidance of a professional, as personal attachment and emotional investment can compromise the accuracy of the calibration process.
Can an individual calibrate their own consciousness?
The levels of consciousness determine a person's self-view and overall level of being.
What is the relationship between the levels of consciousness and the development of a person's self-view?