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Some recent research has firmly established the existence of five well-defined levels of consciousness. |
Some recent research has firmly established the existence of five well-defined levels of consciousness. |
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Following the work of Maslow <ref>{{cite book |author=A. H. Maslow |title=Toward a Psychology of Being. |publisher=New York: Van Norstrand. |year=1968 |asin=B000GQS6SQ}}</ref> and Kohlberg <ref>{{cite book |author=Lawrence Kohlberg |title=The Philosophy of Moral Development. |publisher=San Francisco CA: Harper and Row. |year=1981 |isbn=0 06 064760 4}}</ref>, Hall <ref>{{cite book |author=Brian P. Hall |title=The Genesis Effect: Personal and Organizational Transformations. |publisher=Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press. |year=1986 |isbn= |
Following the work of Maslow <ref>{{cite book |author=A. H. Maslow |title=Toward a Psychology of Being. |publisher=New York: Van Norstrand. |year=1968 |asin=B000GQS6SQ}}</ref> and Kohlberg <ref>{{cite book |author=Lawrence Kohlberg |title=The Philosophy of Moral Development. |publisher=San Francisco CA: Harper and Row. |year=1981 |isbn=0 06 064760 4}}</ref>, Hall <ref>{{cite book |author=Brian P. Hall |title=The Genesis Effect: Personal and Organizational Transformations. |publisher=Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press. |year=1986 |isbn=10-809127415.}}</ref>, in his extensive research on personal growth, found four well-defined levels of consciousness: security, social, rational, and mystic. Later, independently, and using different terminology, Beck and Cowen <ref>{{cite book |author=Don Edward Beck and Christopher C. Cowan |title=Spiral Dynamics: Mastering Values, Leadership and Change. |publisher=Oxford: Blackwell Publishers |year=1996| isbn=1405133562}}</ref> also found these four levels. |
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Identical in all cultures, the four levels of consciousness are hierarchical in that each next level includes and transcends the ones before it. Furthermore, Hall identified sixty-four personal needs (desires, priorities, values) that occur in all cultures as well. These sixty-four needs can be grouped in clusters that correlate precisely with the four levels of consciousness. Personal needs can be measured, affording an accurate determination of the level of consciousness a person has reached. Other areas of awareness that correlate with the four levels of consciousness include specific worldviews and broad categories of inquiry and skill development. |
Identical in all cultures, the four levels of consciousness are hierarchical in that each next level includes and transcends the ones before it. Furthermore, Hall identified sixty-four personal needs (desires, priorities, values) that occur in all cultures as well. These sixty-four needs can be grouped in clusters that correlate precisely with the four levels of consciousness. Personal needs can be measured, affording an accurate determination of the level of consciousness a person has reached. Other areas of awareness that correlate with the four levels of consciousness include specific worldviews and broad categories of inquiry and skill development. |
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Levels of consciousness (Scientific)
Some recent research has firmly established the existence of five well-defined levels of consciousness.
Following the work of Maslow [1] and Kohlberg [2], Hall [3], in his extensive research on personal growth, found four well-defined levels of consciousness: security, social, rational, and mystic. Later, independently, and using different terminology, Beck and Cowen [4] also found these four levels.
Identical in all cultures, the four levels of consciousness are hierarchical in that each next level includes and transcends the ones before it. Furthermore, Hall identified sixty-four personal needs (desires, priorities, values) that occur in all cultures as well. These sixty-four needs can be grouped in clusters that correlate precisely with the four levels of consciousness. Personal needs can be measured, affording an accurate determination of the level of consciousness a person has reached. Other areas of awareness that correlate with the four levels of consciousness include specific worldviews and broad categories of inquiry and skill development.
Enlarging on Hall’s work Landré [5], in his study of the fourth, mystic level, describes one more level of consciousness: Enlightenment. Enlightenment still occurs extremely rarely and is egoless. No personal needs remain in a person to whom Enlightenment has happened.
| Level of consciousness | I. Security | II. Social | III. Rational | IV. Mystic | V. Enlightenment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most trusted input | Instincts | Emotions | Factual observations | Intuition | Witness consciousness |
| Category of needs | Survival | Belonging/Duty | Self-esteem | Compassion | Egoless: no needs |
| Worldview | I cope in a hostile world | I belong in a problem world | I participate in a world project | I am part of a larger whole | I am |
| Major preoccupation | Am I safe? | Is the world as it should be? | Am I as I should be? | Spiritual seeking | No inquiry: here-and-now awareness only |
| Skill development | Instrumental | Interpersonal | Mental/Creative | Contemplative | N/A |
John K. Landre (talk) 19:36, 12 December 2013 (UTC)
- ^ A. H. Maslow (1968). Toward a Psychology of Being. New York: Van Norstrand. ASIN B000GQS6SQ.
- ^ Lawrence Kohlberg (1981). The Philosophy of Moral Development. San Francisco CA: Harper and Row. ISBN 0 06 064760 4.
- ^ Brian P. Hall (1986). The Genesis Effect: Personal and Organizational Transformations. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press. ISBN 10-809127415..
{{cite book}}: Check|isbn=value: invalid character (help) - ^ Don Edward Beck and Christopher C. Cowan (1996). Spiral Dynamics: Mastering Values, Leadership and Change. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers. ISBN 1405133562.
- ^ John K. Landré (2013). On the Way: Growth and Transcendence of Personal Consciousness. Mustang, OK: Tate Publishing and Enterprises. ISBN 978-1-62563-058-2.