[Tobias Zimpel]

unicorn, if you'd be here I'd simply hug you! Thanks a lot for your posting and the time and effort you put into answering my questions. You gave me some profound insighs into myself and the concept of the levels of consciousness.

Originally Posted by unicorn

First of all I want to appologise if the next sentence seems a bit arrogant, but in regards to your question I see no way around it: Steve's article on the levels of consciousness is a gross oversimplification of what this scale really means and how it can be interpreted.

I believe Steve's quite aware of that.

If you want to use that scale for growth you need to look a lot deeper into it's origin and the context Hawkins used to build it. To quote Hawkins himself: "A calibrated statement is only true within the context used when making the statement." Steve has changed the context slightly from Hawkin's work with this, so your should read more about it before trying to calibrate yourself.

That sets Power vs. Force on top of my reading-list. The book has been waiting for me in my bookshelf since last year's xmas ;-)

I think the major confusion stems from labeling the levels with an emotion-name.

That's what confused me, too

That could lead one to believe that when one is experiencing such an emotion that makes one calibrate to the corresponding level. Not true. An enlightened person above 600 will experience the full range of emotions on the scale, and sometimes even more intensely even.

But as I am aware of them, it's my choice how (if at all) I react on them, right?

Below 200 you are not even conscious of acting on the grounds of your emotions, or that others may see things differently. You do not sound like you have that syndrome .

Hm... there are situations where I clearly act on my emotions without being aware of them at all - until someone tells me so. But... no, n ot really.

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evel 500 named Love is where you cross into having "pshychic" type experiences of connecting to the love energy of the universe, that is the beginning of experiencing the interconnectedness of all things.

That sounds like the level where certain drugs can put you to temporarily. It sounds familiar to me (as does the level above 600) - like I can remember that I've been there, and not in another life or before this one! -, but I'd put my overall level below that, as you do, too.

From your post I would say you are somewhere between 400 and 499.

I've just read the description of that level in Power vs. Force, and it resonates with me.

But how can it be that my life is such a mess then?

Just to sum this up: I'm financially challenged, have little or no self discipline, my health and fitness are simply below par, not to mention my eating habits, and although I know that I created or intended all that mess in some way, it simply overwhelms me to a degree that I don't even dare to move for most of the time. I'm only able to focus on a thought for longer than a second if there are very strong emotions (mostly "negative" ones) attached to it.

OK, the way I wriet about it puts me to Reason again

But I have the feeling that I've missed something on the lower levels, as I have to learn skills I should have learned before.

I think I'm overintellectualizing this, too. But I have the feeling that I have to embrace it before I can transcend it - so what...

So the next logical step for you would be going for moving into love at 500.

Sure

The way to get there is to meditate, and condition your mind by reading material from teachers that calibrate above 540, like Eckhart Tolle, David Hawkins and others.

I've got "Power vs. Force" and the german translation of "The Power of Now".

Am I right that "Ask and it is given" would also be a good reading, since Esther Hicks channels Abraham which/who sould be on a level above that.

Although I'm not a christ, the Sermon on the Mount has a lt of meaning to me, too.

Look into courses on developing sensitivity beyond the 5 senses.

Like what? I don't know if I understand the term "sensitivity beyond the 5 senses" the right way (english is not my mother tongue). Do you simply mean to develop my intuition? Or paranormal things? ESP? Channeling? Or all of that? Or something of that that I'm interested in? I'd very much appreciate some clarification on this point.

The most important thing is to accept your emotions and not give too much attention to where those belong on the scale.

Not rating them on a scale I know is artificial to some degree is the easy part of it, I think. To accept them is a lot harder, as they tend to overwhelm me when they get too intense.

Just observe your emotions without judging or ranking, observe without acting on them.

What would not acting on them look like? For example, when I feel anger, go out of the situation that caused the anger, and start beating a sandbag, would that be acting on anger? IMHO yes, but at least it doesn't harm anyone in my opinion, although it would be better if I could stay in the situation and simply let the anger pass away.

Having the courage to deeply feel what your emotions are and look them squarely in the eye is what will eventually bring you across the border of 500.

Sounds like vipassana (simply labeling all emotions that arise, but then letting them go) should be a goot thing for me.

I hope this helped.

It helped a lot, thank you very much (and I can't rate your reputation as high as you deserve). I'd love to hear your opinion to my followup-questions, if you find the time to answer them.