Mike Abrams, Editor of www.naturalnews.com has created a secular test of the "Five Levels of Awareness." I believe it is important that we all test ourselves to see if we can honestly say to ourselves that we are a Zombie, Awakened, Informed, Mastery, or Enlightened concerning the information that interests us, as it is disseminated to us by the secular world. The entire following text is attributed to Mike Abrams:
Level 0 - "Zombie"
This is the default level of total ignorance at which 90% of the population operates. They have no clue about anything that matters such as how fiat currency systems operate, natural cures for cancer, the true dangers of vaccines, how television manipulates their behavior and so on. (These people are often experts in sports and TV sitcoms, however.)
Level 1 - "Awakened"
This level is achieved when a person realizes something along the lines of "Hey, I'm living in a dream world. I'm being told lies at every turn. What is real? How can I know what is real?" This is where people start asking questions.
Level 2 - "Informed"
A level 2 person is someone who has taught themselves a significant amount of real history and the way the world really works. This person will have knowledge of politics, psychology, world history, economics, natural health, the natural world (water, ecosystems, soils, etc.), basic anatomy, basic science and so on. Not even 1% of the population today qualifies as level 2. Most people operate in a state of wild ignorance of the world around them.
Level 3 - "Mastery"
A level 3 person not only understands a great deal about the real world around them, they have also grasped ways to navigate through that world with great accomplishment and influence. They are innovators, creators and often communicators. Financial achievement is not the purpose here. Rather, it is achieving relevance in a world largely populated by utterly irrelevant people.
Level 4 - "Enlightenment"
This level is only achieved by those of the highest dedication to spiritual awakening. You would typically only find this level of understanding in people who pursue a lifetime practice of prayer, or meditation, or a similar spiritual practice. At this level of awareness, individuals become withdrawn from the material world and really have no interest in interacting with individuals of lower levels of awareness. Far less than one in a million human beings will ever achieve level 4 "Enlightenment."
Just to review these levels again, here are some of the keywords and concepts that typically relate to people of each level:
Level 0 - "Zombie" - Football, sports scores, TV sitcoms, processed junk food, vaccinations, playing the lotto, following doctors' orders, submitting to apparent authority, going along with the status quo.
Level 1 - "Awakened" - Asks questions. Reads ingredients on foods. Questions their doctor. Watches documentaries instead of sports. Attempts to assess information and think rationally. Questions false authority.
Level 2 - "Informed" - Reads books. Explores alternative information. Invests in self-education. Participates in activism. Seeks to make changes in the world around them. Speaks out with friends. Challenges people's beliefs. Reflects on their own beliefs and is capable of adaptation.
Level 3 - "Mastery" - Has great influence. Creates things. Innovates. Provides solutions. Invents new things. No television. No vaccines. No junk food. Has a very long-term perspective. Understands the "big picture." Seeks to help others. Has compassion for living things. Recognizes the web of life on our planet.
Level 4 - "Enlightenment" - Realizes the great illusion of life. Embraces immortality of consciousness and the human spirit. Expresses compassion for others but not intervention. Never seeks to "change" others, only to invite them to expand their awareness. Recognizes interconnectedness of all life systems. Sees the human life experience in a humorous light. Is able to tap into higher consciousness. Rarely seeks fame and not interested in financial success. Often abandons all material wealth.
Remember: The rigged systems in place today want to suppress your rise from Level 0 to Level 4. They wish to keep you as dumbed-down as possible so that you never become fully aware of what's really happening around you. Only by refusing to participate in those systems do you have a real opportunity to move up the levels and achieve the only thing that really matters: High-level consciousness.
From there, focus your power and your effort inward, asking self-empowering questions like how can I become better informed and educated? How can I gain new skills? How can I improve my health and set myself free from the medical enslavement system? In time, these questions will transform to more broad questions such as: How can I contribute something meaningful to the world? What can I do to serve in the defense of life and truth?
Ned's Comments: Mike Abrams has given us a guide to measure our enlightenment. My mission at www.endtimesdaily.com is to provide the news and information that informs us to become more enlightened through prayer and meditation to actually achieve the “Level of Enlightenment" that is important for us to achieve in these End Times.
God bless!
Ned Dougherty
Comments
I have supported you in the past, but I am concerned with your discernment lately. There are a lot of us out there who know the scoop on what is going on in the world, but don't need to get into any New Age terminology. You are making a huge mistake talking about enlightenment and higher consciousness. Focus your power inward? Wow! You need to talk with a priest that is knowledgeable about New Age and its dangers. Don't give out info about people who talk like that. Please respond, I will pray for you.
It seems that the whole subject of near-death experiences is generally taboo & "off limits", around churches -- do we have to try to limit God to some church's current doctrines?
"The Church's articulation offers Catholics and other sympathetic individuals a higher consciousness, one grounded in the teachings of Jesus Christ in the gospels.”
If I understand you correctly, Cheryl, you would not want me to “give out info about people who talk like that.” However, the above quotation is from Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Perry, who is not exactly a New Age Guru.
If you have trouble with the alleged “new age” concept of enlightenment, I suggest you research “Catholic Enlightenment.” Catholic history and tradition is rich with Catholics seeking “enlightenment.”
Well, if we get right down to it, “New Age” is not “New”, the term is biblical in its origin. Matthew: Chapter 19-28: Jesus said to them, “Amen, I say to you that you who have followed me, in the new age, when the Son of Man is seated on his throne of glory, will yourselves sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.” Wow, Cheryl! Would you suggest to Jesus that he needs “to talk with a priest that is knowledgeable about new age and its dangers”?
I hope I am making a point here. Rarely, I receive comments from critics who parse words seeking an “A-ha Moment” accusing me of a non-Christian, non-Catholic, non-enlightened spin based on a few words. I label these critics as the “Parsing Police,” who seem to find the “new age” or the evil one under every rock (or misinterpreted word.)
Finally, Cheryl, I think you are missing the point. I know that you believe “there are a lot of us out there who know the scoop on what is going on in the world,” but as Mike Adams states: “90% of the population operates on a default level of total ignorance.” I believe he is correct.
If it takes a secular test of the “Levels of Awareness” to wake the rest of us up, then so be it! Lighten up!
My comment was referring to secular sites, which use New Age terminology. It is clear on your website, that you are a Catholic. Whenever secular sources use New Age terminology, it usually involves New Age practices or ideas and often combines them with Christianity. This is dangerous because there is truth mixed in with untruth. No need to explain that Jesus or other faithful Catholic religious use these words, but it is always grounded in the truth. I've read the Bishop's article and he clearly states "a higher consciousness, one grounded in the teachings of Jesus Christ in the gospels." The bishop made a specific point in the article, informing women about other options rather than abortion. However, even in our own Catholic faith, sadly, there are religious nuns that are combining New Age and Catholicism and evangelizing into schools and retreats. They are leading many young people and old into a confused state. I think we should inform people about what is happening in the world, but then let God’s grace do the rest. I don't think that what is described, as "Enlightenment" by Mike Abrams is compatible with being a Catholic. There are certain spiritual practices that one can practice all their life, but actually lead one into darkness or are man centered, without grace from God going nowhere. He says that at this level individuals have no interest in interacting with individuals of lower levels of awareness. Thank goodness, Jesus and the saints didn't have this attitude or the Catholic faith would have been for an elite group. Many saints had a great interest to interact with people, because they saw the face of Jesus in each person and desired to show them His love no matter how sinful or ignorant. I think that sharing information and teaching others what is happening in the world is important, but God's grace is helping many to discern what is happening, even to those functioning in the “ lower levels”. Who knows, maybe they will be future martyrs. Mike Abram's website has information that gives some good warnings concerning dangers in the world, but I would stay away from the spiritual worldly awareness. He feels that an open exploration of knowledge is necessary, without any demanded doctrine or holding on to rickety beliefs, to expand on concepts and recent advancements in consciousness, free will, divine rights and origins of the universe. He also does not understand the true enemy that he is dealing with, which is Satan. Let's focus our "power" up toward God and then outward, so we can serve him in the best way. I think you have been a loyal servant to God and pray for your mission. When I went to Sugarloaf, to one of your retreats, I could feel the peace of God there. These are times that even the elect can be deceived, and a lot of people can follow. Some things I can't lighten up on. God Bless