 The Witness "The Witness" is a work in progress dedicated to Dr. David R. Hawkins and his students. The illustrations comprise meditations and improvisations on Dr. Hawkins' works with occasional references to other authors and philosophers. Additional stimulation was received from conversations in The Hawkins Study Group, Saratoga. The whole arose when Prasad Kaipa introduced me to Hawkins' Map of Consciousness and was developed in the context of several years of conversation with my Spiritual Director. The specific inspiration was, "Disidentify with the body/emotions/mind as 'me', " (Transcending the Levels of Consciousness, p.343.) The present illustrations and accompanying text are intended to capture, somewhat non-linearly, the essence of and relationships among the ego-based, sub-200 levels described by Hawkins, and with just a hint of what is to come beyond 200. Originally I had intended one or two illustrations; then the beginnings of a narrative emerged. The present titles are:
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