Aaron Hackett Outside Reading 2 : consciousness

I have been recently contemplating about what I wrote in my last blog entry. How are you supposed to know when you have transcended into the next level of depth? It seems obvious with the first three. From matter to life you have the processes of an organism to define it. From life to mind, you have the conscious, thinking body that is aware of its surroundings. Upon reading more, I found that this consciousness was the key to further depth levels. According to Wilber spirit is consciousness in its pure form. It is the base of and the goal for evolution. This is clarified as he talks more about it. Basically we all partake in the common process of consciousness. The closest direct way he presents to achieve the depth of spirit and consciousness is to realize that you are not part of this process but you are the process. You are one with everything, not merely on the way to it.