Understanding Energy and Consciousness: A Guide to Personal Growth

Introduction to Energy and Consciousness

OK, welcome back to video 37, part two – where we discuss how you use time, what you desire to do, and how to gain enough energy to achieve it.

In part one, I oriented you towards thinking in terms of energy – contemplating that nature works on (and through) us via electromagnetic attractor fields, which influence the expression of life through matter.

To me, my identity as Spirit or Self with the big ‘S’ is intrinsically part of that nature and is far more powerful than the brain’s limited egoic identity of self (with the little ‘s’), but nobody taught me that when I was at school or growing up!

Dr David R Hawkins and the Map of Consciousness

Throughout this course, I have often referenced the work of Dr David R Hawkins, and I haven’t found any other teacher whose work describes what energy might be (and how it might work) in such an understandable format – and I’d like to share with you my interpretation of his work.

But there is one big caveat here – when it comes to understanding energy, nobody has all the answers, so what we need is a sensible structure that ‘seems’ plausible, that we can use to combat the ego’s ‘doubt’ and fear of not knowing, which causes most anxiety.

Hawkins was a medical doctor, a psychologist, a theologian, a research scientist, and reached energetic levels that we might call enlightened, so I think he is worth listening to!

Exploring the Map of Consciousness

Hawkins collated all his research and created his Map of Consciousness, which attempts to describe how energy attractor fields might operate and affect us.

Hawkins states that energy fields can simply be broken into two groups: those energy fields which support and nurture life, shown by the upwards arrows from the level of courage, which calibrates at 200 – and those which are detrimental to life, shown by the downwards arrows beneath 200.

All cells, creatures, plants, and millions of years of evolution have conditioned all atoms (and cells) to distinguish between good or bad energies outside our primary five-sense perception.

Like if you smell some food and instantly know not to eat it, though you don’t know why. It’s how we survived before we had the clever thinking egoic brain – and it is how animals survive to this day.

So, it’s not a huge leap of faith to consider that if it was how evolution initially designed us to be, then those systems will still reside within us, though they may have been swamped by our ridiculous (as nature would see it) human ideas of logic and reason.

Overcoming Guilt and Negative Energy

Let me give you an example; as I’ve said many times, guilt is just self-abuse; you are punishing yourself many times each day for a single thing you did once, many years ago, which most people don’t even know about!

Or you are believing another person who is trying to guilt you rather than saying, “If you keep trying to make me feel bad, I will have to remove myself from your presence as an act of kindness to myself!”

From nature’s perspective, guilt would seem unloving, controlling, and absurd – any other of nature’s creatures being exposed to that low-energy behaviour would just bite the aggressor or move away from them out of instinctual self-preservation.

Understanding the Energy Levels

OK, back to the Map of Consciousness – allow me to try and explain it as best I can. And remember, this is just a model (but one I like) which makes sense and gives me a structure I can follow – and, so far, it has been uncannily accurate for me.

The energy levels start at 0, which indicates death or, you might say, the absence of life energy, and they rise up to 600, which represents the transition away from the fearful ego sense of self (with the small ‘s’) to alignment with your Spirit or Higher Self (with the capital ‘S’) based in love, trust, and optimism – rather than fear, doubt, and control, which (as you know) can be exhausting.

The Power of Logarithmic Energy Scales

These energy levels of 0 to 600 are based on a mathematical log scale, meaning 200 is not twice the power of 100.

It means 100 (to the tenth power), which is 10×10, 100 times, whereas 200 is 10×10, 200 times, so almost incomprehensibly more powerful!

Each step up through these levels of consciousness indicates an enormous increase in the energy available to you from nature’s energetic attractor fields.

If you want to know more about where these numbers come from, I suggest you buy Hawkins’s first book called Power versus Force.

Energy Fields and Their Impact

Dr Hawkins states that below 200, an individual within those negative fields – their thoughts will default to victim mentality perspectives – causing them to force things to happen.

Like the depressed person having to force himself to get out of bed, the anxious person has to force others to reassure them or to control others so they don’t get upset.

This forces them to use lots of energy when not much energy is available to them in the first place.

Whereas from 200 upwards, there is no need to force anything – because it’s very powerful just to love and accept as opposed to fearing and controlling.

It’s very powerful to be optimistic; it takes no energy, “Yes, I think that’ll work. Let’s give it a try?” And it is very powerful not to take personally what others say (or do) to you – that’s their problem, not yours!

You are not having to force things to be a certain way for you to feel OK. You are choosing to feel OK regardless of what happens.

Positive Energy and the Law of Attraction

Can you see how these new ways of functioning hardly use any energy? Plus, you are also residing in a more positive field of higher energy (due to your thought patterns) should you need to draw some energy in.

For those of you interested in the Law of Attraction, you’ll see from this model why it works so much better for those with positive, conscious mindsets above 200 – as they already have access to higher-energy attractor fields which may energise their intentions.

Just by being in these higher-level energy fields (through changing the way you consciously think and behave), you will always be pulling towards you that which resonates at the same level.

This is why it seems that happy people attract more luck, and depressed people attract more misfortune – because, from nature’s perspective, that is what is happening!

We unknowingly pull to us that which is at the same frequency as us. Therefore, it makes sense to rise up through the levels by changing our conscious awareness, having positive intentions, and venting trapped trauma from within us.

Global Consciousness Calibration

On the right-hand side of the chart, you can see how the population of the world calibrates. Across the whole world, 78% of people calibrate less than 200, whereas, in the UK and the US, about 49% of the population are below 200.

Though there are fewer individuals at the higher levels, due to their (log-based) higher energy fields, they offset many people at the lower levels, thus raising the average for the world.

Personal Motivation Through Consciousness

Lots of people ask me how I motivate myself. My answer is very simple: rather than trying to change the world or help everybody, I work on myself to raise my level of consciousness as high as possible.

Because those higher energy levels feel nice, they help me to produce better work, attract better opportunities, and just by working on myself, I am raising the average for the world – therefore, it imbues a deep sense of purpose within me.

Navigating the Lower Energy Levels

So, let me take you through the map and pull out the salient points so you can decide whether or not to study Hawkins’s work further, though I would wholeheartedly tell you it was a radical game-changer for me in my process of finding calmness, purpose, and direction.

Starting at the bottom of the chart with shame, guilt, and apathy – you can see that this is an energy field that comes from hopelessness, despondency, and depression.

There is only just enough power to stay alive or to fuel a slow passive suicidal pathway by the neglect of reversible states like loneliness, boredom, alcoholism, diabetes, and obesity.

It is actually the individual’s energy field that is influencing how they unconsciously think and behave. It’s as if that negative energy field sucks away that person’s spirit or will to live.

They are consumed by the ‘feeling’ of negativity, shame, guilt, humiliation, poor self-esteem, and low self-worth.

The energy fields of 20 to 50 instigate thoughts of self-rejection, unworthiness, and failure, which makes the person shrink and want to hide away from life, with thoughts of “I’m not worthy, who’d want to hang out with me?”

Reversing Negative Mindsets

However, these shrinking egoic fears of shame, guilt, and apathy may be reversed if the person is prepared to consider that this perspective is a self-abusive and unloving victim mindset.

What I need you to grasp is that the energy field you reside in (which you are influencing through your thoughts and behaviours) is perpetuating the very energetic field that subsequently attracts to you your health, your social connections, and life opportunities – which ultimately are the manifestation of your life.

To break out of these lower states, we must acknowledge that the ego thinks its happiness is based upon pleasure coming from something (or somebody) outside of itself.

The person feels powerless and is experiencing feelings of victimhood. It’s as if they feel they have lost their source of happiness.

Embracing Self-Responsibility

But if you can consciously orientate yourself into a new perspective of realising that you are the captain of your own ship, and though it is scary and fearful, it is possible to navigate forwards.

Based on Henley’s poem Invictus – somebody adapted it to read…

Due to circumstances beyond my control, I am captain of my ship and master of my Soul

This is such a powerful and high-energy mindset to contemplate.

Moving from level 50 of apathy to 100 of fear can now be seen as a positive stride forward rather than a scary one!

That person is now in a state of fear rather than depression, and although horrible, fear and anxiety are a higher energy than depression – as it has movement within it, you can move towards fear or away from fear, whereas depression is so very motionless.

Progressing Through Energy Levels

From this higher energy of fear, you can leverage the next level of desire at 125.

Can you see that we should always be looking to the next higher energy attractor field to guide our decisions rather than the existing or lower fields?

From the energy field of desire (which controls much of the planet), it orientates them towards something they want, like a job, relationship, car, jacket, lifestyle, or whatever they crave, but of course, they must still recognise that they are enslaved by that desire and may be disappointed if they don’t get it.

That’s why I like people to have intentions, compass settings – where they say, “I’m heading in this direction and let’s see what happens as I take action towards that!”

Managing Negative Thought Patterns

Let me say this again as it is so important…

Your brain is being coerced into these negative thought patterns by the energy field that it is experiencing.

Typically, anxious people try to consciously manage their unconscious thoughts rather than consciously adopting the mindset of a naturally higher energy field.

It’s almost as if the brain is an aerial that can receive information from nature, but the knowledge they receive is only concordant with the energy that person can handle.

This is why we embrace ERP so that we can handle more discomfort, therefore, can handle more opportunities too, thus making us of more value to nature.

It’s not as if, as they escape anxiety, life’s problems go away; in fact, they become bigger (because they require action) but now they can handle them and enjoy being part of creation.

From Desire to Anger

As the individual moves up from desire at 125 to anger at 150, this rise in energy is very powerful, though often confusing.

Anger (though still a negative energy) has much more energy than grief, fear, or desire. The person gets fired up and says, “I’m not accepting that anymore!” or, “No, I won’t, I won’t do that!”

Suddenly the person wants something better for themselves; therefore, that old frustration plus the new energy of anger elevates them through action to the level of 175, which is pride.

Once again, though this is a higher energy field than fear, it is still under 200 and negative. This is the level of inflation and arrogance, and often the person is unteachable and has a closed mind.

They step into duality, meaning because they think they are right, so they must defend against those who might prove them wrong; therefore, they are constantly acting defensively and expecting an attack.

Seeking Higher Energy Guidance

I believe we should always look to the energy field above our current station for guidance. Therefore, a person at level 175 of pride might look up to the level of courage at 200 for inspiration.

At this beautiful level of courage, negative energy transitions to positive energy. It’s where truth and integrity begin to become a driving factor in the person’s life.

They truthfully say, “Actually, I don’t know what will happen or if I am right or wrong!”

This is no longer a victim’s perspective – they are no longer defending themselves or blaming something or someone else.

They are standing in their own truth and accepting the absolute truth of that situation. And who says they should know what to do? Who said they should have all the answers? We are here to learn, to step out into the great unknown and just experience what happens!

It’s very powerful stuff.

Courage and Action

In that energy field of courage, it allows them to take action; they can say no to a person, ask someone out on a date, or request a pay rise.

Though they may still feel nervous, they have enough positive energy to handle that discomfort as it is in their self-truth to be in a relationship and in their self-worth to be paid appropriately.

As they further step into their divine truth (as opposed to their brain’s egoic fears), the field increases to 250, and this is called neutrality.

Here the primary emotion is being non-attached; if it goes your way, great, and if it doesn’t, that’s fine too!

You are no longer a victim, and this is a very powerful state, as the ego is no longer adding stories of lack – everything is just what it is!

Embracing Neutrality and Willingness

This is the beginning of the feeling of freedom; if it goes your way, good, and if it doesn’t, that’s fine too. But though freeing, it lacks the feeling of aliveness.

If you say to a person at the level of neutrality, “Where shall we eat tonight?” They’ll say, “I don’t mind.” And, though that is easygoing and better than fearful, it’s hardly energetic or inspirational!

At level 310, we step into willingness, and this is a powerful field, and the associated energy field floods the brain with the concept of aliveness, hope, optimism, and self-propulsion.

This means that person is no longer resisting life; they are willing to step into it to see what will happen. They embrace life, become open to life, and the realisation that there is so much to learn and experience.

Acceptance and Inner Transcendence

Suddenly, they find themselves in nature’s energy field of acceptance at 350 – and because they are thinking and behaving differently by optimistically trusting themselves and the world, an inner transcendence occurs.

The individual begins to own the fact that (of course) they are the source of their own happiness (how could it be any other way?)

They become more realistic, accept their strengths, and smile at their weaknesses; they say, “I am happy to help you start that project, but you know me, I’m not a finisher, so you might want to ask Mary over as she has incredible attention to detail and likes to finish things!”

Can you see that in this powerful energy field, pride doesn’t get in the way; the person sees the world as it is rather than how the old ego wishes it would be?

If a person at the lower levels of guilt or shame were to be thrown into prison, they may sink into depression or take their own life; however, at level 350, you accept what is and decide to knuckle down and use that time wisely to get a degree or write a book.

Life is – as life is, and they dance with it. Certainly, they begin to trust it more. And this is very sensible because, at these higher levels of energy, nature seems to be very benevolent. Why wouldn’t it be? It’s just nature supporting itself through those willing to engage with it.

The Power of Reason

At energy level 400, they step into the energy of reason, logic, and understanding; it is often the realm of science, medicine, politics, and comprehension. This energy field imbues the brain with the power to handle large amounts of data and draw reasonable conclusions and to be able to communicate effectively.

However, there is a limiting side too at level 499, which is, as the intellect becomes more clever, logical, and rational, it ingrains itself into the Newtonian perspective world of cause and effect, which assumes that unless we can scientifically prove something, then it can’t be true.

It’s like an atheist saying if you can’t prove there is a God, then there isn’t a God.

But how could you prove something that does not exist in matter? Science works on that which can be touched and measured in this realm, but love is real, and that can’t be proved or measured as it seems to be an energy field.

Embracing Love and Beyond

To expand to level 500 of real love entails the acceptance that there is much we don’t know.

How did that woman lift that tree off her trapped child? In a field under 499, the person says, “That’s an interesting story, but I need more proof.”

Above 500, the person says, “Yes, she pulled the required energy she needed from nature’s field to save that child – because love is such an empowering positionality!”

At the energy level 500 of love, the brain begins to naturally release endorphins and opens banks of neurons that ensure that person is just a loving person!

That love takes no positionality and dissolves negativity by reconceptualising it rather than attacking it; it supports and nurtures life and is the beginning of true happiness.

This state is reached by around 1 in 250 people, therefore, is very achievable for those with an open mind and a clear intention.

At energy level 540, that love becomes unconditional and is accompanied by joy and ecstasy. This is the energy level of true healers, advanced spiritual teachers, and saints.

There is a huge capacity for patience and a persistently positive attitude, and their energy has a notable effect on others.

At this level, it must be pointed out that it is the field (or nature) working through them that is affecting others, not the individual themselves, and we may label that as Divinity, Nature, or Source acting through them.

Enlightenment and Higher Consciousness

At level 600, we fully step into the Self with the big ‘S’ – and we might call the state enlightenment or illumination, but as that is extremely rare, we’ll leave that for another day!

Hawkins proposes that most people only move 5-10 points in a lifetime because they are so trapped in the conditioned “I am” story they have about themselves – rather than wondering how they can grow and change to be all they can be in this lifetime.

However, those actively following processes like this often make giant leaps up in this one lifetime. I moved from the bottom half into the top half over the last 15 years, and my experience of life fully supports everything I am sharing with you here.

I found this process brought a breath of fresh energy into my life, just when I needed a new way of thinking to interrupt my old anxious thought processes.

Practical Steps to Raise Your Consciousness

You don’t have to believe all this; I am just saying this is what helped me enormously, and I have found this to be a very sound model – and I would advise you to do the research and check it out for yourself!

If this information is triggering you, or your ego is already shooting it down, as ever, I would suggest you look deeper, as remember, your anxiety wants you to be stuck in fear, so any perceived solution is usually unconsciously sabotaged!

Hawkins suggests that we are born with a certain preset level of consciousness from our previous lifetimes (as if it were tied into Karma), so you may be born at 100 or 400, and then it is how you were conditioned to see life (and your environment) that may have dragged your level down or raised it up.

Then we circle around each lifetime until we reach level 600, where we are then of use to the higher planes of nature or the Godliverse.

I like that model regardless of its truth, as it gives me something to aim for.

Recommended Resources

Though Hawkins has written many books, one of the most accessible audiobooks is called The Ultimate Hawkins Library, and I would definitely suggest you have a listen.

We move up through these levels by changing our thought systems, our belief systems, our values, our behaviours, having intentions, and most importantly, taking action!

Each time our thinking changes, we connect with a higher energy attractor field, which automatically gives us access to more energy and seems to open the brain up to mindsets and information which aligns with that level of consciousness.

It can be an interesting exercise to see where friends and family members calibrate, as this will give you insights into their fears and motivations.

Hawkins’s Key Observations

Finally, I’d like to list a few of Hawkins’s observations that I find intriguing…

He says that your time of death is preordained, not the how, just the when! Therefore, you’ll stay alive until you die, no matter what you eat or do – you can live healthily or unhealthily, active or inactive; these attitudes will affect the quality and experience of your life; however, you’ll still die at that same time!

I suppose (if that’s true) it explains why some people smoke but don’t get ill, why some people are healthy but die young, and why some infants die – who knows?

In my world, I like concepts like this, regardless of their truth, because if I can consciously train my unconscious brain to believe them, then it will feel safe; therefore, it will stop its fearful worrying!

He says that we are all already enlightened – meaning the high-energy attractor field at level 600 is all around us waiting for us to step into it, but our current thoughts, behaviours, karma, and frequency – restrict access.

We can see this in action when a person takes certain drugs or has a near-death experience. That person’s worries and fears are pushed aside, and they experience the oneness, silence, knowingness, and ecstasy of this super high-energy field.

Momentarily they are enlightened, and once they experience those ineffable states, they desire to return more than anything else.

Therefore, they need to learn how to become that person who vibrates at those levels naturally. Yes, the drugs artificially (and temporarily) showed them what was possible – but nature will never let you in until you become that which naturally aligns with nature.

Self-Responsibility and Growth

Finally, he says that nature is not judging you; there is no judgement day – because every day is your self-judgement day.

Nature brings to you that which you attract, by who you have become. As you rise into the higher attractor fields of love, your life becomes more heavenly, and if you regress into those lower fields of guilt and shame, life becomes more hellish!

Once again, I love that perspective of self-responsibility for your own growth and your own life experiences!

Conclusion and Next Steps

OK, lots to think about – and you will be amazed at what you discover if you rewatch these two videos a few times! Repetition, repetition, and more repetition!

So, a quick summary…

I am encouraging you to see time as something we mustn’t waste regardless of how we feel.

We do this by bringing our dreams and desires into this moment rather than waiting until things are different by planning less and taking more action.

I am inviting you to explore that nature’s energy can be readily accessed through movement and mindset. It is by agitating the space around you with your body, sound, and positive thoughts that you will stir up a more high-energy attractor field that will fuel you and positively affect others.

I would absolutely advise you to download the audiobook – The Ultimate David Hawkins Library from Audible, and for those of you familiar with his work, I would suggest his book Transcending The Levels of Consciousness – which is one of my all-time favourite physical paper books.

Keep an open mind, trust me (but remain sceptical), and become fascinated with seeing life in terms of energy – and raising yourself up through the levels of consciousness where happiness and a quiet mind are the natural states – and where the synchronicity of nature abounds.