1. Body – awareness of self, responsiveness to environment.
2. Fantasy – dream-like state where creative imagination and make believe mix. Absorbed in this state to the exclusion of full Body consciousness. Ex: Athlete’s flow, child’s play
3. Sleep – archetypal symbols and images create potential in people
4. Dark – state where negative energy thrives. Useful to bring awareness to harmful behavior or express evilness.
5. Induced – wherein an external stimulate such as drugs or alcohol alter a person’s conscious state
6. Meditative – relaxed mental state where a person can reach a deeper opening in their mental capacity that will expand awareness and compassion.
7. Universal – union of the mind with a higher spiritual power and sacred wisdom. The illusionary sense of life is removed and Truth or Enlightenment is fully realized.
These states are not limited to developmental or age-related stages of awareness or consciousness because these states are inherent conscious abilities that are built-in to a person’s mental design. Oftentimes, a child is observed in various states of consciousness that an adult has been conditioned to repress.
The degree within each level of consciousness fluctuates from person to person and from situation to situation. These levels are not static. A person may move into deeper or lighter states of consciousness. Not everyone will experience all seven levels. However, a person may move through one or more levels in a single day.
I feel that each level of consciousness is there to guide a person through the experience of awakening to the richness of life. By opening to these different levels and being present in each one, an individual may move through life more balanced and fulfilled. The first six levels of consciousness provide a path to the ultimate opening into Universal Consciousness. (Tree of Life Theory, Teresa Carlson)
So, on that note, the quote of the day is:
“Let your Spirit lead higher into a deeper consciousness, more in tune with the frequency of the Divine.” tc
