The Map of Consciousness was developed by Dr. David Hawkins (1927-2012) – who was an internationally renowned spiritual teacher and author. Dr. Hawkins theory and scientific findings drove him to author several books on how to address life’s challenges and the importance of including spiritual practices in one’s healing and recovery.
The Map of Consciousness was created due to Dr. Hawkins' findings that humans lack the ability to accurately measure personal healing, which affects not only mental health but bodily organs and muscles, causing physical illness. The Map ranges from low to high, the levels of consciousness as shame, guilt, apathy, grief, fear, desire, anger, pride, courage, neutrality, willingness, acceptance, reason, love, joy, peace, enlightenment.
The Emotional Guidance Scale is an abbreviated, user-friendly adaptation of Dr. Hawkins scale. The purpose of this scale is to help you track your healing levels – especially during the time of recovery. It is essential to understand that healing is NOT linear, so fluctuation is to be expected. Journal your levels and remain cognizant of your personal goals as you traverse to the scale of emotions.
From the moment we are born our emotions are engaged and our mind then starts learning defense reactions, which are imprinted and stored deep in the mind’s recesses.
As we move through each experience in life most of our reactions become automatic, often negative, emotional reactions as a learned habit. Our own behavior seems uncontrollable. In Western society we are not taught at home or in our education system how to view each life experience separately and appropriately, how to learn from those experiences, process them and let go the negative emotions, without emotional blocks appearing inhibiting our choices in both behavior and also activities we could enjoy participating in but don’t due to fears that have emotionally engaged with.
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The Map of Consciousness
