Ken Wilber outlines, from my reading, the most detailed map
of Everything.
See the links in this blog for a review:
And for a discussion on how this relates to consciousness,
see here:
I like to keep things as simple as possible; i.e, The 3
Commandments…
So, due to too much meditation and shamanic journeying, I
became fixated on this experience of 3 Levels of Reality…
And they are not distinct levels, they have leaky borders,
and likely transitional levels.
The First Level of Reality is where the vast majority of
people live, and consider this to be the only reality that exists… this physical, material world.
The Second Level of Reality is the dream state,
corresponding to the dreaming REM sleep state when sleeping, and the shamanic
journeying state when “awake.”
The Third Level of Reality is “All-That-Is and
All-That-Is-Not,” also what I often label as Source, or whatever you want to
call this “nameless” ineffable experience.
This third level corresponds to deep dreamless sleep and to
the experience of “No-Self,” nirvana, samadhi, and so forth…
These realities are nested within each other.
At the center, is this experience of the everyday, physical-material
world. Where the rules of physics seem
to apply.
Surrounding this physical world is the dream state, sleeping
or shamanic, where the rules of physics no longer apply. And where you may receive information from
power animals, beings, and entities who have little correspondence in the
material world.
Surrounding the entirety is Source. Which contains all Levels, in our discussion
here, both the dream levels and the material levels.
Those of you who are physical-ists and material-ists. By definition, cannot conceive of anything
else that you might label “real.” For
you, the dream world is mostly irrelevant.
Much less there being anything outside the world of dreaming.
Those of you who have done dream work, and found much useful
information from your dreams, may give some credence to this level of reality.
Those who have done shamanic journeying work, believe that
this is truly another level of reality.
Often, one of the most important places to travel on a regular basis for
information for living the fullest life one can.
The highest level is, perhaps, the most problematic.
The problem occurs when you have never experienced this
“peek at the peak.” Being bathed in pure
Source, outside of deep dreamless sleep.
Hard to believe in something you have never
experienced.
What was most interesting to me was the experience of these
3 Levels of Reality had correspondence in dream states and the awake
states. REM dreaming with shamanic
journeying, deep dreamless sleep with “nirvana.”
Now you may ask, what about the physical material
state?
Where is the dream equivalent?
This is where things get really interesting…
This physical reality is only an experience of a small slice
of what is true.
We really cannot see all of physical reality.
Physicist Brian Greene suggests that our experienced universe
is actually a holographic projection of information on the surface of a black
hole.
And I discuss this further here:
So, this physical material world may only be a dream
itself.
A perceived projection of the possibly 11 dimensions of
String Theory.
A projection, as perceived by our primitive body-minds, this
bag of seawater carrying Source around…
So, why am I telling all this?
Am I trying to burst your bubble about what you think is
reality?
I used to think I have no agenda…
But, I do have one…
I would like for people to live the most full life available
to them…
My view of reality, may not be your view…
That is great!
For myself, I am constantly “sifting and winnowing” for the
truth…
Knowing, that ultimately, this “primitive bag of seawater
carrying Source around,” will only be able to understand the barest slice of
the Truth…
Yet, this primitive bag may also experience the whole
shebang…
And, perhaps, help others experience this beauty of being
alive…
That is what makes life worth living…
Namaste
