"It is easy to look at this scale and say wow, c. 500 (love) is better then c. 200 (courage). I know when I first read David’s book years ago that was certainly my worldview!
I now realize that this is a misinterpretation grounded in the concept of polarity. Instead of looking at these states as better or worse, a more appropriate way is to simply view them as different gradients of the expression of consciousness. Is blue fundamentally better than purple? No. They’re just different colors with their own unique properties. You may have a preference, but in reality they just are what they are. This is the best way to interpret the scale
A powerful metaphor for the scale is water. As the temperature changes, the texture and quality of water evolves. Below 32* it’s ice (solid). It then melts into liquid. And then above a certain point it begins to boil and eventually turns to steam (gas). How water feels and what it’s capable in each state varies. Moreover, each state serves an important purpose in this world. But at the end of the day, it’s still just water!
So a very enlightened being at c. 650 is not better than someone at c. 200.
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As you might imagine, it is possible to move up the scale. In fact, that is consciousness’s natural desire to do this so that one day it can understand itself."
From:
https://life-longlearner.com/how-to-measure-consciousness-using-the-map-of-consciousness-3-of-7/
