article: what consciousness calibration measures

Human beings are multidimensional, the recognition of which is already an advancement of understanding in the application of muscle-testing to assess level of consciousness. This recognition then leads to the important question of whether muscle testing as initially discovered by Dr. Hawkins measures in all dimensions or not. If it does not, then is there a way that does, and would that be more helpful?

On this question alone, I investigated daily for three years, accruing at least 1200 hours of consciousness research. Ultimately, I reached the conclusion that while default (Doc-style) calibration assesses all dimensions, it provides its result for a single dimension without reference to other dimensions, and unless modified by declaration, measures only through the awareness point of observation.

The information synthesized by ADAP is actually considerably more than the four points of observation, as magnitude (experiential intensity) and dimensions are considered and incorporated into the result. Magnitude provides the "weight" in the ADAP weighted average. It can also measure, for example, the extent of "surrendering at great depth" and the force exerted by lower astral fields such as "oni" (demons). However, this article serves as a mere overview of the current findings and is not meant to be a technical discussion.

Significant to interpreting a calibration result, it has been discovered that the default calibration provides the high end of the normative range of consciousness for the calibrated topic, i.e. the highest applicable result, not the average, operational alignment or "everyday" orientation. While this high-end result is not atypical for the calibrated topic, it is a best case scenario, e.g. the Koran at 700 is 30% false by volume, per Doc's research published in Truth vs. Falsehood (see chapter 17, "Calibration of the Verses of the Koran" table).

Naturally, I would have preferred that Dr. Hawkins himself conducted this research, as it would be straightforwardly accepted and adopted into the consciousness calibration research environment. New and aspiring calibrators would have less questions about how it all works. Particularly, knowing how Doc "held in mind" a calibration topic proves to be a fundamental key to replicating his results. Or, if no constraint is held in mind, what is the default? (Hence, my use of the term "default calibration"). I suppose Doc didn't have 1200 hours to spare, though I'll concede he could have done it in less time than it took me.

On top of the time and attention required to ascertain the "under the hood" workings of default consciousness calibration there is the additional work of explaining it to others, which is no small undertaking involving the elaboration of dimensions, points of observations and magnitude. Such can readily be seen as a diversion from Dr. Hawkins' core mission of teaching the Map of Consciousness and the Devotional Nonduality pathway to enlightenment.

The introduction of the capability to discern truth from falsehood by consciousness calibration was already a revolutionary paradigm for Dr. Hawkins to expound for humanity, never mind how it worked. Doc expressed in a lecture he was not particularly interested in how the "telescope" worked, only in what could be seen through it. In this way, Dr. Hawkins regarded consciousness calibration as a tool rather than an area of study in and of itself.

Nevertheless, as part of his introduction of consciousness calibration (605, TvF), Dr. Hawkins cited quantum mechanics concepts such as the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle (460 TvF). That is, "the act of measurement itself causes the wave function to collapse, effectively selecting one of the possible outcomes." While this aids intellectual understanding and acceptance, a 600-level process cannot be fully comprehended or explained by a 400s-level paradigm. Despite Doc's gracious and deeply appreciated efforts, there remained an "explanation gap" indicated on the Map of Consciousness between the 400s and the 600s.

Helpfully, Dr. Hawkins wrote, "no major advance in science can occur without a further understanding of the nature of consciousness itself" (TvF). It seems consistent with this wisdom to say, "no major advance in consciousness research can occur without a further understanding of the nature of consciousness itself."

I recall Doc mentioning in a recorded lecture that with consciousness calibration the "hard part" is simply knowing what question to ask. On top of this, the question cannot be asked open-endedly: it must be formulated as true-or-false statement. Such was my conundrum and limitation investigating the largely unnoticed and heretofore unexplored "explanation gap" regarding consciousness calibration.

Earnest calibrators to this day seem to have little idea of how or what they're actually calibrating, as evidenced by the inability to replicate Doc's published results. In the end, regrettably, we simply were not provided enough 500s-level information about Doc's method to be in a position to yield the same results as he did, much less to offer informed and insightful commentary on what the results mean.

A well-defined calibration protocol like ADAP may perhaps bring about the broad capability to replicate results, though this will take time and the development of course materials or a book. (I, too, wish it was from Doc, but here we are). Nevertheless, ADAP is already useful for the purposes of interpreting and discussing results, while demystifying consciousness calibration itself. Hopefully for the reader, the "explanation gap" you probably didn't know was there just got a little smaller.

Article calibrates at 535 (505 - 595) ADAP.

author: Brian Gibbs