Exploring the Spectrum of Consciousness
Exploring the Spectrum of Consciousness
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This page features an introduction to human developmental levels, drawing from Ken Wilber’s Integral Theory.
With resources like LEVELS [1: INTRODUCTION] by hoe_math (YouTube) and Wilber’s chart, The Spectrum of Consciousness with Six Major Developmental Lines, you’re invited to explore the evolving stages of mind, spirit, and self.
Where Animism Meets Developmental Psychology
Where Animism Meets Developmental Psychology
Animism Today
Animism sees all things as alive and relational—rocks, trees, rivers, ancestors, even words. Spirit and matter are not opposites, but the same living pulse.
Integral Mapping
Integral Theory charts the unfolding of human consciousness—our inner states, behaviors, cultural stories, and collective systems. Growth isn’t just personal; it is woven into mind, body, culture, and spirit.
The Bridge
Together, animism and Integral Theory form a holistic map. Animism roots us in a more-than-human world that is alive and evolving. Integral Theory shows how our awareness matures across stages of development.
The Invitation
This union reframes consciousness as both psychological and sacred: every stage of growth is a relationship with the living world around us.
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Introduction to the levels of human consciousness, adapted from developmental psychology and Integral Theory. Video: LEVELS [1: INTRODUCTION] by hoe_math on YouTube — Watch here
Note of Gratitude
Note of Gratitude
Three years ago, I watched LEVELS by hoe_math on YouTube. That video stretched the sky of my awareness, revealing how vast the landscape of human consciousness already was beneath my feet.
Three years ago, I watched LEVELS by hoe_math on YouTube. That video stretched the sky of my awareness, revealing how vast the landscape of human consciousness already was beneath my feet.
I’ve carried his work with me through my healing journey and in my pursuit of ancient wisdom and deep time descents.
I’ve carried his work with me through my healing journey and in my pursuit of ancient wisdom and deep time descents.
I remain deeply grateful for his offering. What began as a simple introduction became a spark for a journey I am still unfolding — a spiral that keeps widening, deepening, and revealing new horizons of spirit and self.
I remain deeply grateful for his offering. What began as a simple introduction became a spark for a journey I am still unfolding — a spiral that keeps widening, deepening, and revealing new horizons of spirit and self.
Human spirit grows in spirals, not straight lines. We begin at the root — raw survival, teeth bared, skin against the wind.
Human spirit grows in spirals, not straight lines. We begin at the root — raw survival, teeth bared, skin against the wind.
From there, we weave through rings of being, each one a new initiation:
From there, we weave through rings of being, each one a new initiation:
Survival — the body’s hunger and heartbeat, life lived moment to moment.
Tribal Magic — ancestors in the firelight, stories sung to keep the dark at bay.
Impulse & Power — blood-hot will, the cry of “mine,” strength carving its place.
Law & Order — the iron cage of “should” and “must,” rules carved in stone to tame the wild.
Achievement — bright towers of progress, science, invention, gold coins stacked high.
Community — the circle of voices, hands clasped, every soul honored at the table.
Integration — the ability to see with many eyes at once, weaving opposites into a larger whole.
Holism — the earth herself breathing through us, spirit felt in root and star alike.
Unitive Mystery — where self dissolves, and all boundaries blur into a living cosmos.
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The Spectrum of Consciousness with Six Major Developmental Lines — adapted from Ken Wilber’s Integral Theory (2000, 2006), drawing on the research of Piaget, Commons, Aurobindo, Loevinger, Cook-Greuter, Kegan, Graves, Beck, Cowan, Wade, Kohlberg, and Fowler.
What this chart shows:
This image maps out how human consciousness and meaning-making evolve through different levels, described in color-coded “tiers.” It integrates multiple research traditions (psychology, spirituality, moral development, values, cognition, and faith) into one spectrum.
The Colors (left side): Represent developmental levels, from early survival states (Infrared, Magenta, Red) through social conformity and achievement (Amber, Orange), into pluralism (Green), systemic/integral awareness (Teal, Turquoise), and ultimately transpersonal unity (Indigo, Violet, Clear Light).
The Columns: Show how these levels express themselves across six domains: cognition, self-identity, orders of consciousness, values, morals, and faith. For example, someone at the “Orange” level (Achievement/Rational) may reason formally, identify as conscientious, value progress and results, and hold moral views based on rights and contracts.
The Arrows (vertical): Indicate developmental progression — each stage transcends but includes the one before it, becoming more complex and inclusive.
The Upper Tiers: Represent rare but profound states where identity loosens or dissolves entirely, such as Intuitive Mind, Overmind, or Clear Light — pointing to mystical and unitive consciousness.
In plain terms, this chart is a map of how humans grow in their way of seeing the world — from survival, to tribe, to rules, to rational progress, to empathy and community, and beyond into spiritual wholeness.
It’s a way of showing that our inner lives evolve just like our bodies do — layer upon layer, each level carrying both gifts and pitfalls.
If you feel called to explore the great spiral of human consciousness — to see how spirit has worn many masks across time, and to discover where you may stand within that unfolding — begin with:
If you feel called to explore the great spiral of human consciousness — to see how spirit has worn many masks across time, and to discover where you may stand within that unfolding — begin with:
From there, we begin the journey into the higher self — the part of you that already knows. We are always living the beginning, the middle, and the end all at once. The next level of consciousness is not far away; it is here, waiting to be remembered and stepped into.
From there, we begin the journey into the higher self — the part of you that already knows. We are always living the beginning, the middle, and the end all at once. The next level of consciousness is not far away; it is here, waiting to be remembered and stepped into.
This resource offers a clear, accessible doorway into the framework of developmental stages, revealing how each level carries both gifts and shadows. It is not a ladder to climb, but a map of the living terrain we all carry within.
This resource offers a clear, accessible doorway into the framework of developmental stages, revealing how each level carries both gifts and shadows. It is not a ladder to climb, but a map of the living terrain we all carry within.
Each spiral is not discarded, but remembered.
We carry them all inside: the survivor, the tribe-member, the rule-keeper, the builder, the dreamer.
The work is not to climb like a ladder, but to listen to the song of each level, and let them sing in harmony.
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