The Alchemy of Awareness by Terry Findlay

" Drawn from recent discoveries in neuroscience, research in developmental psychology, and an extensive survey of related published works, The Alchemy of Awareness is an ex... (More) " Drawn from recent discoveries in neuroscience, research in developmental psychology, and an extensive survey of related published works, The Alchemy of Awareness is an examination of a naturally occurring 'alchemy' that our brains perform during a series of developmental transitions.
Albert Einstein is reported to have observed that we can never solve a problem on the same level of awareness as that at which the problem was created.
But what is awareness and what constitutes a level of awareness? And, if we knew a level of awareness when we saw one, how would the movement from one level to another be accomplished?
It is these and other thorny questions that The Alchemy of Awareness sets out to address. "

Table of Contents

Prologue: The Problem p. 6
The Alchemy of Awareness p. 8
The Need for The Alchemy of Awareness p. 9
Developmental Stages/Levels p. 9
Seeking Solutions p. 11
Can We Change? p. 12
Neuroplasticity p. 12
Mindsets p. 13
Two Thinking Systems p. 14
The Alchemy of Awareness: A Fundamental Formula p. 15
A Progression of Truth p. 16
A Picture of Hope p. 17
A Brief History of the Brain p. 18
An Overview of the Evolution of Life on Earth p. 18
What is a Nervous System p. 18
Early Nervous Systems p. 19
Reptilian Nervous Systems p. 19
Mammalian Nervous Systems p. 20
The Triune Brain p. 20
The Downside of Human Brains p. 20
The Levels of Awareness p. 22
The Levels of Awareness p. 22
Caveats p. 22
What is Awareness? p. 22
Ignorance p. 23
Expanding Wisdom p. 23
Getting Acquainted p. 24
A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing p. 26
Evolution or Revolution? p. 26
Transitions as Transmutation p. 28
Transmutation of Ignorance Into Wisdom p. 29
The Conversion of Subjective Experience
Into Objective Knowledge p. 30
Transitional Realizations p. 32
Transmutation Through the Levels of Awareness p. 32
The Alchemy of Awareness: The Formula Revisited p. 32
The Catalyst of Transmutation p. 33
Potential for Transition p. 34
The Ultimate Source of Suffering p. 34

Transition Stages p. 35
The Goals of The Alchemy of Awareness p. 38
The Early Years: Separation p. 39
The First Transition p. 39
From Level 1 to 2 p. 40
From Level 2 to 3 p. 40
No Guarantees p. 41
The Separation Mechanism p. 41
Level 3 Awareness: Membership p. 43
Level 3 Awareness p. 44
Transmutation at Level 3 Awareness p. 44
Components of Level 3 Awareness p. 44
Level 3 Awareness in the World p. 45
More Examples of Level 3 Awareness in the World p. 49
The Transition From Level 3 to Level 4 Awareness p. 49
The Upside of Problems p. 49
The Wisdom of Level 3 p. 49
The Ignorance of Level 3 p. 50
Stages of Transition - Level 3 to Level 4 p. 50
Level 4 Awareness: Independence p. 52
Level 4 Awareness p. 52
Status Anxiety and Level 4 Awareness p. 53
Components of Level 4 Awareness p. 54
Level 4 in the World p. 57
More Examples of Level 4 Awareness in the World p. 60
The Transition From Level 4 to Level 5 Awareness p. 61
A Level of Tolerance p. 61
The Wisdom of Level 4 p. 61
The Ignorance of Level 4 p. 61
Stages of Transition - Level 4 to Level 5 p. 62
Level 5 Awareness: Interdependence p. 64
Level 5 Awareness p. 64
Jumping to Conclusions p. 65
A Broader Perspective on Conflict p. 67
Components of Level 5 Awareness p. 68
Level 5 in the World p. 71
More Examples of Level 5 Awareness in the World p. 72
The Transition From Level 5 to Level 6 Awareness p. 73
Transcendence p. 73
The Wisdom of Level 5 p. 74
The Ignorance of Level 5 p. 74
Stages of Transition - Level 5 to Level 6 p. 74
Level 6 Awareness: Wholeness p. 75
The Great Work p. 75
Level 6 Awareness p. 76
Equilibrium p. 77
Components of Level 6 Awareness p. 78
One With the Universe p. 79
Innocence p. 80
The Illusion of Self p. 81
The Persistence of Individuality p. 82
Are We There Yet? p. 83
Where Are We Now? p. 83
Where Do We Need To Be? p. 87
Getting There p. 88
Getting From Here to There p. 88
Is There A Shortcut? p. 88
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