Wake Up: Stages · in three parts

How do people actually get there?

Most of us know the words at the top of the ladder. Love, bliss, letting go of the self. Very few of us live there. In three short parts I map every step of the way, so you can see where you stand.

Free · three parts · about an hour in all

Part 1 of 3 · 27 minutes. Parts 2 and 3 are just below.

Wondering which step you are on? Take the two-minute Awaken Quiz.

Part 2 · 12 minutes

Why meditation is so hard

The turning point where we stop building the self and start seeing through it. The catch-22 of meditation. And why, when you are stuck, the work is usually one step down.

Part 3 · 20 minutes

The shadow at every step

Every step has a gift and a shadow. I name all ten shadows, from the Hoarder to the Golden Mirror, and finish with eight questions to help you find your step.

Find your step

Which step are you standing on?

Seventeen quick questions show you where your centre of gravity sits, and whether the ground under it is solid.

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Free · about two minutes · your result comes straight back

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What you will take away

  • The ten steps of consciousness, from survival to awakening, built on Clare W. Graves’ research, Don Beck and Christopher Cowan’s Spiral Dynamics, and Tara Springett’s book The Stairway to Heaven.
  • Where each step shows up in ordinary life, and what moves us on to the next one.
  • The catch-22 of meditation: why the promise of bliss becomes the problem.
  • Why you work backwards. Every step rests on the one below it.
  • The shadow at each step, and a short self-check to find the one holding you back.

Where to go from here

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Wake Up: Foundations

Why chasing happiness keeps failing, what shadows are, and the ten levels your quiz came from.

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