In this book, renowned spiritual teacher Dr. David R. Hawkins offers an in-depth look at each level in the Map of Consciousness(R), and how it relates in general to the whole field of consciousness. He also defines what is meant by linear and nonlinear, content and context, as well as the radical state of subjectivity, awareness, and consciousness.

The Map of Consciousness(R) is used to illuminate the understanding of the ego and our programs and how to be free of them. As Dr. Hawkins explains, the Map is not a hierarchy of worthiness but more like a prism that breaks up the light into different colors. Spiritual work is making choices that move us up toward the Light.

In the second half of this book, Dr. Hawkins explores:

• How to transcend positionalities
• Why just hearing certain information can be transformational
• That there is no such thing as "nothingness"
• The "Progressive Fields of Realization" and the theory of evolution
• How to disassemble the ego
• The basics of quantum mechanics

"The whole use of this scale, the whole use of what we learn from it is merely to support the intention on the part of everyone here to move forward in consciousness and to fulfill the human potential."