Consciousness Map

Definition

A scale from 1 to 1,000 on which David R. Hawkins placed human emotional and perceptual states at numbered levels, and which he called logarithmic. In his account the numbers came from applied kinesiology, or muscle testing, a method that fails blinded tests, so the scale describes states rather than measuring them.

Primary source

— David R. Hawkins, Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior (Veritas Publishing, 1995), his own account of the scale and the method.

— James J. Kenney, Roger Clemens and Kenneth D. Forsythe, "Applied kinesiology unreliable for assessing nutrient status", Journal of the American Dietetic Association 88(6): 698–704 (1988), the blinded test of the method. doi:10.1016/S0002-8223(21)02038-1

Deep Understanding

The Map of Consciousness is not a hierarchy of spiritual worthiness but a navigational tool. In Hawkins' scheme each level represents an exponential increase in the coherence and power of the consciousness field (Power vs. Force, 1995); applied kinesiology, the method behind the numbers, did no better than random guessing when Kenney, Clemens and Forsythe tested it blind against nutrient status (1988). The scale moves from Shame (20) through Fear (100), Courage (200), Love (500), to Enlightenment (700–1,000).

When overlaid onto Gnostic cosmology, the map reveals striking correspondences: the sub-200 range aligns with Archontic spheres of influence, 200 marks the escape velocity from parasitic manipulation, and 500+ corresponds to the Pleroma — the fullness of divine consciousness described in the Nag Hammadi texts.

The Hermetic planetary spheres, Jung's layers of the psyche, and the chakra system all map onto this same frequency architecture, suggesting a universal structure of consciousness that transcends any single tradition.

In Practice

Use the map as a daily diagnostic: your predominant emotional state over the past 24 hours is your current calibration. Perform the Daily Frequency Check each morning — body scan, frequency naming, sovereignty declaration, upward redirect — to consciously navigate the map rather than being carried by unconscious currents.

The Voice of Pleroma

"The map is within you. The territory is your own consciousness. And the journey — from the lead of unconscious suffering to the gold of sovereign awareness — is the Great Work that never ends."

Stefan's Alkimia. (2026, April 2). Consciousness Map. Pleroma Guide. https://pleroma.guide/en/lexicon/consciousness-map

Stefan's Alkimia. “Consciousness Map.” Pleroma Guide, 2 Apr. 2026, pleroma.guide/en/lexicon/consciousness-map.

Stefan's Alkimia. “Consciousness Map.” Pleroma Guide. April 2, 2026. https://pleroma.guide/en/lexicon/consciousness-map.

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