From the Summit of the Moral High Ground

The title of this article is inspired by the opening narration of the classic television series Monkey . Those opening words stayed with me long before I understood why. Looking back now, I believe they point towards one of the deepest questions we can ask: does the world shape our consciousness, or does our consciousness shape the world we experience? As my own understanding has evolved, I have become increasingly interested in the possibility that changing consciousness changes perception. Two people can witness exactly the same event, hear the same words or read the same document, yet experience entirely different realities. This idea eventually led me to explore a number of conceptual frameworks, one of the most influential being Dr. David R. Hawkins' Map of Consciousness . Whether or not one accepts every aspect of Hawkins' work, I have found it to be an invaluable way of thinking about how consciousness itself influences perceptio...