Lesson 26 – Your Mental Coefficient
“It helps if you remember that everyone is doing their best from their level of consciousness.”
DEEPAK CHOPRA
How To Identify Your Mental Coefficient
This scale is a method of measuring and identifying an individual’s comprehension level. It identifies the level of consciousness the individual has received upon birth and doesn’t vary much throughout their lifetime. It might go up a few points, but that is generally true. The higher the number, the more expanded the consciousness or awareness and the greater the comprehension. The higher the number, the greater the understanding of complex relationships. These relate to corporate, government, and international relationships and expand toward a capacity for an in-depth perception of the world.
Using the daily visualization technique I’m sharing, you can raise your position to 100 points in a lifetime. That’s an incredible increase over average soul growth, typically 1 to 3 points on this scale if you were to lead an everyday life. This increase is substantial and will benefit you tremendously.
The individual with the higher number stands higher on the mountain and can perceive and understand on an ever-enlarging scale—with a broader vision, expanding horizons, and greater depth. They will better understand the impact of cause and effect in their lives. As an individual stands higher on the scale, that understanding of cause and effect will expand to encompass organizations, nations, and civilizations.
There is also an ever-expanding awareness of the impact and effect of time on one’s life, including the past, present, and future. The following descriptions in this lesson are there to allow you to understand the various levels on this scale and the capacities of individuals in each range regarding their comprehension, grasp of concepts, potential abilities to perform in the world, psychic abilities, relationship to others, attitudes toward various belief systems, understanding of time and space relationships, and intelligence.
Throughout this scale, I’ll describe careers or professions within the capacity or potential of people at these respective levels. The references are intended to provide insight and perception about people’s understanding and potential ability at these various levels.
In many cases, the capacity description related to an activity is rather specific. An example is that of “driver”. The position of limousine driver is best suited for a person at about 255 to 260 on the scale. That task will take their entire attention. They make excellent drivers. Those below that number who drive professionally lack the quick reflex capacity to respond almost instantly to unaccustomed situations. Those above that number can drive quite well, but their full attention is not on the task; their mind may wander and get bored. Similar instances are city bus drivers, most proficient at about 265, and inter-city bus drivers, at about 270 on the scale. Each number has a distinct difference in ability, understanding, and capacity.
With each increase on the scale, an individual at that level opens to wider awareness and unfolds greater potential and new powers of expression. In explaining the capacity of individuals at every number on the scale, it is helpful to think of Scale of Consciousness numbers as Ranges of Awareness rather than one specific number.
Thus, between 100-200 is the Range of Instinctual Awareness. Between 200-300 is the Range of Environmental Awareness. Between 300- 400 is the Range of Conscious Awareness, and between 400-500 is the Range of Personality Awareness. Each of these ranges has subranges within them. Your place on the ladder of consciousness can be understood in the context of progress through that range of awareness and possibility into the next if you use the visualization technique to increase your awareness.
At the same number in each range, a corresponding degree of ability and growth in that stage can be observed. As an individual begins moving into each range, their consciousness starts the development of the skills, abilities, comprehension, and awareness that are to be developed in that range. As individuals move to the top of the range, they reach the acme of ability for that sector and then move into the next stage of development. This can be compared to reaching the culmination of development in grade school, then moving to high school, reaching the peak of development there, and then moving to the university or college level, repeating comparable stages in each range.
Here are the descriptions of these ranges and the numbers. As you read these descriptions, try to find a place on this scale that most represent your life. Be willing to be somewhat incorrect with your first estimate. Your actual level will gradually become more apparent over time after you use the visualization technique daily.
By the way, I’ve numbered each range and subrange involved according to how they appear rather than assigning meaning to the numbering. It is challenging to categorize people above 500 on the scale, so again, this area has been somewhat abbreviated due to the lack of actual data.
1. MENTAL POTENTIAL 100-200 (Range Of Instinctual Awareness)
IN GENERAL: A fraction of l% of humanity is in this range. Our society categorizes those with measurements below 200 as mentally handicapped or severely retarded. They seem to operate by human instinct, with their primary objective being the development of the physical body. At zero is the first human from the Home Erectus species. This level doesn’t interest us except for its historical importance.
The level between 100 and 170 is when we begin our journey as a human. We needed time to allow our body to hold an increased brain size and further develop some areas to increase consciousness beyond that early range. Today, anyone measuring from maybe 100 to 200 on the scale is severely retarded since we’ve come a long way from our early beginnings, and those individuals were created due to some genetic or other abnormality and not because of their actual scale development.
A. 170 – 200 SUBRANGE:
The mind has minimal effect on consciousness at this point since learning is done by human instinct. Consequently, the cerebral brain within this group of people isn’t well developed. People at this level can usually learn by repetition. For example, the individual will gradually understand if an idea is patiently repeated one word at a time. 170-200 range people typically cannot be expected to grasp more than limited concepts since they do not have the brain or the other tools needed to go much beyond that point. We can use money as an example. Though some can comprehend and act on “saving money for a toy,” most cannot grasp the idea of delayed gratification.
People may be able to read and write at the lower rung of this subrange, even if their writing is limited to their name and simple information. By the time a person is at 200 on the scale, this ability has expanded to read and write quite well; they should be able to write a four—or five-word sentence upon request at the 200 level.
There is simply no grasp of time relationships within this low range, such as how what happens today will affect what happens next week. There is also no awareness of a sense of responsibility until about 190 on the Mental Potential scale. Most who can care for their bodies (without needing someone else to help them) are above 190 on the Scale Of Consciousness.
At this level, one’s awareness is primarily physical. The question, “Feeling better?” would normally be understood as relating only to one’s physical body and not to one’s mind.
This subrange is notable for one’s instinctual awareness of others’ emotions. For instance, a person in this range can “feel” their parents’ anger. If this ability is identified, a person in this bracket could discuss their instinct that someone is angry with them and perhaps make strides in communication.
The ability to carry out a task appears limited to simple single actions rather than a whole sequence of steps. If asked to do some chore for the first time, there may be a considerable time delay since the person hasn’t yet performed it enough times for the chore to become part of their instinctual memory. Some individuals whose measurement is near 200 on the scale can grasp the concept of taking responsibility for a particular action each day at the same time without being reminded, while most are unable to perform that task consistently.
A loving quality is expressed by those born into the 170 to 200 range. Love seems to radiate from them, although their comprehension of the world around them is severely limited.
2. MENTAL POTENTIAL 200-295 (Range Of Environmental Awareness)
IN GENERAL: Approximately 8O% of humanity measures in this range. The overall objective of a “200” range person is to develop an understanding of and the capability to cope with their physical Surroundings. At the same time, they are building their emotional nature. This is where one learns the ethics, mores, and societal patterns of their civilization, such as respect for others and personal property rights. In this range, a way of life-based on material relationships is developed.
At every point up the scale, physical skill, ability, and coordination increase, as does confidence in using one’s hands. They work with physical and emotional skills rather than mental abilities. When the higher subranges of Environmental Awareness are reached, one has a fantastic degree of “horse sense,” which is acknowledged by one’s peers. Thus, emotional qualities and their expression parallel the development of physical skills.
Individuals here can be inventive in constructing and using tools with tangible, practical results for themselves or their group. In the religious or philosophical sphere, 200-range people understand God as an authority or nature. They find a unique reality in the Ten Commandments, to which they turn for ethical guidelines when living in groups.
Their interest in life is in things to see and do. Therefore, we do not expect people in this range to be as susceptible to developing neuroses as higher levels since their belief systems and happiness are tied to concrete, stable, physical things. Individuals in the 200 range evaluate their success in terms of money and prestige based on material possessions.
A. 200-240: UNSKILLED SUBRANGE
In the lower segment of this subrange, the individual will have relatively limited comprehension and may appear unaware and carefree. Gradually, they develop an increased sense of responsibility, an increased understanding of the use of money, and a grasp and growing acceptance of family responsibilities. There will be an improved ability to work with simple machinery, building trade activity, factory work, and positions having some inter-related duties.
You can expect increased interest in the home, sports, and any “see or do” entertainment at this level. Individuals here are just starting to develop the emotional Mind. They are still materialists in the basic sense of the word and respond to the loudest appeals made to their physical nature. Orthodox or often-heard ideas are the ones they will usually express. When communicating with people in this range, parables are well employed in conveying philosophical concepts to them.
In considering this subrange, a tremendous pool of human energy can be put to constructive use in any assembly line that depends on a relatively simple task performed repeatedly. Thus, people here can become a productive part of our industrialized society. Contrary to what others may think, who are higher on the Mental Potential scale and who would be bored and unhappy with such work, people at this level find happiness and fulfillment in performing such tasks. However, a more complicated task may be beyond their ability or comprehension, and lead to emotional distress and eventually show as physical problems as well.
B. 240-270: SKILLED SUBRANGE
In this subrange, individuals are moving to the category of skilled.
Starting at 250 and continuing through the rest of the 200 range, one increasingly understands abstract ideas for which proof or results exist. Imagination begins here but is very basic.
By 270 on the Mental Potential scale, one can succeed in all the trades, office, factory work, and more demanding repair and maintenance activities. This group can sell tangibles as a bookkeeper, machinist, cook, nurse, chauffeur, and heavy-duty equipment operator. People in this range are skilled at handling more complex physical tasks. In the arts, they are successful as commercial photographers and dancers. In the natural sciences, they make very good nurserymen or gardeners.
Although there is only a limited grasp of purpose here (since the purpose is a principle, and only the highest ranges can understand it), imagination as it relates to the physical world emerges in this subrange.
At about 270 on the scale, creature comforts become very important. Hence, at this point, you could expect such individuals to make excellent cooks, successful hotel workers, salespeople, and personal service counselors.
C. 270-295: HIGHLY SKILLED SUBRANGE
Skills improve with each number above 270 so that people who measure in the upper segment of this bracket can be expected to move to the top level of performance in any physical world activity. With a high degree of control over their physical body, they would generally succeed in all sports activities. They could make their mark as instructors, coaches, and participants in the sport of their choice. Jack Dempsey, the world champion boxer, was a perfectly balanced person in this range. He was found to have a Mental Potential number of 282 and an Emotional Coefficient of 28.2.
Individuals here can also do fine-precise work in any field and succeed as scientific farmers, small-business owners, precision machinists and toolmakers, office managers, office workers, teachers (grade and High School), and hotel operators. They can also be outstanding chefs, realtors, and department supervisors in large businesses.
In the arts, they are excellent group performers, such as dancers in a troupe. They are also good at translating ideas into language easily grasped by individuals at lower levels.
3. MENTAL POTENTIAL 295-395 (Range Of Conscious Awareness)
Approximately 17% of humanity has a Mental Potential measurement in the 300 range. The objective here is to become “mind oriented,” to develop the mind and to become skilled in the conscious use of the concrete mind.
The ability to grasp and live in the world of abstract concepts grows. People here learn to shape ideas, use their minds to see and handle relationships and organize, categorize, and analyze knowledge. Here, too, individuals develop a conscience (a sense of guilt), ethical principles, or a grasp of the moral “goodness” of their conduct. Whereas before, the Ten Commandments were understood in a literal sense, now we move on to a more abstract comprehension of the intent. In this range, the leadership of a nation emerges.
As individuals move higher into the intellectual level, they become increasingly aware of feeling inadequate as they perform below their actual level of potential ability. Typically, the higher their Mental Potential measurement, the more incredible the frustration experienced by someone who is not balanced. Therefore, people here seek counseling or other assistance to find a way to be more “well adjusted” both at home and at work.
A. 295-318: THE TRANSITION SUBRANGE
The individual is transitioning from the material to the intellectual level and applying creative mind to physical plane activities. This shift is also the first step in becoming conscious of the “self” as an inner person. In other words, this is the point at which the mind takes its first step toward control over the physical nature.
Many abilities have developed now, including excellent memory and easy learning of languages. By 318, people may have such remarkable memories as they become adults that they are considered “geniuses” and are expected to do well in business or education. People in this subrange can “quote the book” easily and love to argue. However, people here may not have developed the ability to apply their knowledge to new situations, so they may do less than they or others expect of them. This may cause a great sense of frustration. The dress and actions of people in this bracket reflect an artistic flair. They usually display unusual control over their physical bodies. (i.e., a person in the 295-315 transition subrange could be technically proficient in ballet and find their life purpose here. However, to be a true great in this field would require someone with a measurement above 450.)
Between 295 and 318, a strong sense of fearlessness emerges. Couple that with a solid inner sense of self-confidence, and people here may feel invincible. Dangerous jobs excite them. A more highly evolved individual may consider them to have a limited moral sense. (Remember, in this range, a conscience is being developed.) Many in this bracket possess an almost hypnotic ability that leads others to believe them even when they are not telling the truth. An unrelated flair often found with individuals in this range is the ability to identify real gems at a glance.
They can be very successful in activities such as clothes design, modeling, physical therapy, test piloting, stuntman, teaching, buying, band musician, wood carving, art dealer, floral designing, jeweler, ballet dancer, broker, draftsman, supervisor, salesman, display designer, stationary engineer, physical fitness coordinator, commercial photographer, farmer, nurseryman, and many related activities.
B. 318-330: THE PRE-INTUITION SUBRANGE
Between 318 and 330, the individual is in the preliminary subrange for developing increased reasoning power, and applying control over memory. Since many ministers, missionaries, evangelists, and teachers were found to have Mental Potential measurements between 318 and 321, it seems fair to conclude that a service-oriented attitude often develops here.
From 320 to 330, the first of the intuitive capabilities become available. Intuition is the ability to obtain knowledge without conscious recourse to reasoning—a talent surfaces for quick insight into people, things, or situations. One knows without knowing how one knows. A direct understanding seems to pop into one’s consciousness.
From this stage on, one increasingly recognizes an ability to use this latent skill. Mind reading, as the first form of intuition, seems to peak at 327. Often, people use this talent unknowingly and go through life surprised at how well they can “guess” what others are thinking. Once such intuitive knowledge is called to their attention, they realize how often they have used this ability in everyday life.
A person here feels in control of themselves and their body. They often have “happy-go-lucky” attitudes, as if to say, “Oh, it won’t matter a hundred years from now. . .”
Due to one’s increasing ability to apply creative ideas to the physical world, people in this Mental Potential subrange wildly succeed in landscape architecture, interior decoration, and occupational therapy. With the emerging mind-reading ability, they adapt wonderfully to people since they know how others feel. Those in this Pre-Intuition Subrange are usually noted for loyalty and firm support. Such a combination of qualities makes them highly successful in sales, personnel management, laboratory technicians, cabinet makers, and artisans working with materials. They also do very well in almost any office position.
An extrasensory perception ability frequently found in the 320-330 subrange is an aptitude for fortune-telling.
C. 330- 370: INTUITION SUBRANGE
Intuition is strengthened throughout this stage as the conscious mind begins receiving knowledge of a higher awareness. One then seeks to develop the reasoning ability to decipher this new knowledge and how it should be used. A correct interpretation of the received knowledge grows as one develops the capacity to think more clearly.
Sensitivity to people is a marked characteristic in The Subrange of Intuition. At 330, one exhibits sensitivity about how others will react to them or how they will get along with friends. At 340, this ability seems to shift to an awareness of how friends will react in new situations and the future of relationships with others. At 350, there is an awareness of relationships with others over an extended period. From 360 to 370, intuition expands to include the ability to judge people and investments and, finally, to accurately choose the suitable timing for introducing new ideas to others. (Note that every level has an extra sensory perception on the Mental Potential scale. Some people fear and deny such abilities, but some form of ESP seems to be available at every Scale Of Consciousness measurement.)
One note of caution: there may be a tendency to idealize people and expect too much of them, which can lead to disappointment.
At this stage, people usually have an artistic interest in either work or hobbies. They also make good marriage partners, as they adjust well to other people, either higher or lower on the Mental Potential scale.
At this point, security is measured in personal relationships rather than in things or money. People in the Subrange of Intuition grow and achieve fulfillment through such relationships. There is a step up in imagination and the organization of mental abilities. Concurrently, they may develop a deeper level of intuition that may seem almost psychic, that is, to have the ability to sense future events. People at this stage can harness their intuition and become good explorers, detectives, diagnosticians, or decorators.
Someone with a proper balance between 360 and 370 can make their mark in all professions by combining a broad comprehension of the world with more profound intuitive abilities. Many individuals with international medical, research, and science recognition exist within this range.
D. 370-395: “REASON AND LOGIC” SUBRANGE
Reason is the operation of the conscious mind done in an orderly fashion. Usually, intuition shuts off here as one’s focus shifts to more reliance on reason. The individual in this range finds security in established concepts and places great faith in intellectual authority. Mind development reaches its peak at this point.
With their comprehension widened, individuals in this subrange are open to new interests. They are often unsatisfied with existing knowledge and seek additional facts to verify or add to established concepts. They like to have the most current data about everything; they need “proof.” Such people have a broad grasp of state, national, and international affairs and quickly comprehend complex matters. Learning is relatively easy for them, to their advantage, as they value achieving excellent grades.
Their logical, sequential minds make it a breeze for people here to compile knowledge and then present it in an organized way that makes it easy for others to learn. Add to this their facility with words, and you can see why here are the teachers, professors, and stabilizers of a society or a civilization. They constantly modify and re-organize knowledge. The capacity to present well-thought-out technical reports reaches its peak in this subrange. It is filled with people who often contribute to groups in their profession or as a hobby. Many people here successfully lead seminars on all subjects, including spiritual training. With their abilities and inner tendencies, it is easy to see how they gravitate to teaching positions in universities, businesses, and schools.
Such individuals feel confident they can know or find out anything they want. They are usually opinionated in their ideas and beliefs. The nuts and bolts of knowledge in its accepted form are paramount to them, and security is found in accepted intellectual authority. Furthermore, people in this range have a low tolerance for any apparent haphazard thinking that may be common for those higher or lower on the Mental Potential scale.
The ESP ability of these individuals is a pre-cognitive type, which may cause them dismay since it doesn’t fit into their world of reason. In other words, they are often aware of things that will happen in the future. However, they get distressed when a future event—particularly a negative one that they perceive—comes to pass, partially because they can’t logically explain how they knew something was going to happen! For that reason, many at this level turn off this ability after a few disturbing episodes.
As to the work world, there are potentially successful people in all professional, scientific, technical, and administrative fields. As we have indicated, they make outstanding college professors. They can also excel in research fields such as historians, mathematicians, engineers, and other scientific pursuits. Here, ambassadors, judges, politicians, analysts, archaeologists, lecturers, statisticians, financial experts, physicians, plant managers, and industrial relations consultants are found. They also make excellent organizers in the industry and are excellent high-level technical planners.
In the arts, this subrange gives us directors of orchestras, ballet, and drama. Many concert musicians and good artists in the fine arts are here, as are drama and art critics. Surprisingly enough, people in The Subrange of Reason and Logic seem less aware of themselves than people in another subrange. Yet, their keen awareness of others and their reactions makes them successful psychologists and counselors.
We should note two sub-brackets here. One between 370-385 and the other between 385-395.
Between 370-355, one seems to be going through the process of shutting off intuition and increasingly stressing reason and logic. They are learning to control the mind and establish it over emotional reaction tendencies. By the time a person measures between 385 and 395, they have reached the peak of their logic and reasoning ability. Now, there is a broadening of horizons and an extension of awareness from the person to more national and international consciousness. One’s ability to organize the mind and to categorize and analyze information is refined here. The desire to dig for the facts and get at the heart of the cause may increase, as does a certain rigidity of thinking.
4. MENTAL POTENTIAL 395-495 (Range Of Personality Awareness)
GENERAL: Less than 2-1/2% of the people in the United States have a Mental Potential measurement in the “400 range”. This is a significant plateau on the Mental Potential scale. These people can contribute great, original ideas to the world. Their inventions, books, and scientific discoveries can move humanity into whole new dimensions of growth. Here, too, are the most forward-looking leaders in every field.
The primary objective in the 400 range is to become personality-oriented by synthesizing the personality’s components into an integrated whole. Here, consciousness enters the higher mind and encounters higher intuition (“awareness of wisdom without conscious reasoning, analysis, or sequential thought”) and higher wisdom, which provides the discrimination necessary to control and selectively use knowledge and mind.
Furthermore, once Higher Intuition is expressed, one has stepped over the threshold to true creativity. The depth dimensions possible here are often illogical to the 300-range mind, for it lies outside of time, in the infinite. When the Higher Mind is tapped, it opens the door to the increasing use of the Higher Intuition to manage, control, and direct the Reason and Logic aspects of the mind. It provides the link that can potentially connect you with the source of all events, from which you select those you want to actualize physically.
Well-balanced people in this range can be found as top executives in church, business, industry, and government. Here, too, are the most brilliant scientists, writers whose works live, the great painters, sculptors, leading design engineers, composers, movie stars, movie directors, and creative leaders of our civilization. Leading doctors, attorneys, newspaper editors, news commentators, and famous educators are also found here.
But, with rare exceptions, where performance equals this high level of mental potential, the Emotional Coefficient is almost always measured above 30.0.
Since 99% of people in this promising group have Emotional Coefficients below 30.0, most people in the 400 range walk around with various degrees of frustration due to their innate knowledge that they are not living up to what they should be. The rest of the world loses out, too. I can only guess what significant breakthroughs haven’t taken place because low Emotional Coefficients managed to inhibit growth.
This talented 2-l/2% often wastes time in dull, meaningless jobs and stifling dead-end relationships. However, as long as the emotional coefficient remains low, they cannot break out of their unhappy situations, devise a brilliant game plan to improve their lives, or perform at the level indicated by their natural mental potential. This is regardless of their training, education, or potential awareness. This loss to society is at any point on the Mental Potential scale where one has a low Emotional Coefficient. Still, it is especially true for those with a Mental Potential above 350. Furthermore, there is no clear-cut place in society for those 395 or above. They must be strong enough inside themselves to develop their niches in creative, worthwhile employment and personal relationships. It is no wonder that many people in this range often feel “out of step” with humanity. Many don’t have anyone who understands them, whether as children or adults.
From late childhood, most who are in the 400 range (more specifically, those above 410 have fascinating, innovative perceptions about the “stuff” of the world. But when they express their concepts to their peers, they are often laughed at, put down, or told such discouraging phrases as “It’ll never work.” Unfortunately, 400 people with Emotional Coefficient measurements below 29.0 tend to accept what others say and decide that their ideas must be erroneous. All too often, they refuse to hear the small voice of their Higher Intuition because of this false belief. Hence, they cease trusting their good judgment in evaluating events at large and in their lives.
These individuals keep hitting their heads against society’s proverbial wall, trying to be just like everyone else and feeling frustrated because they are not like everyone else. With an Emotional Coefficient above 26.0 or so, they may have adjusted to this situation without letting themselves feel belittled or “out of step.”
One’s measure of success changes at the 400 level. If you remember, in the 200 range, money, prestige, or material possessions are the criteria for success. In most of the 300 range, the requirements for success is measured through personal relationships. At 370, recognition of their knowledge is the criteria for success. Now, above 395, success is measured by “What have I done to help humanity?”
People at this stage have an inner awareness—usually unconscious—that they must develop greater mind discipline and harness the mind. Although they may not speak about such esoteric subjects as the higher mind, something deep within tells them that they will have made knowledge available to them beyond what is usually known. This often makes a person feel they must “clean up their act.”
At first, the new, exciting thoughts streaming in from the higher mind seem to pass by just beyond one’s reach. Like a bear unsuccessfully trying to catch a salmon rushing upstream, they lose their catch. However, as the use of and confidence in higher intuition develops, undeveloped brain cells awaken as they begin to respond to new frequency ideas flowing into the mind.
People crossing this level share some interesting characteristics. Most find it necessary to be alone sometime each day, even though those in lower Mental Potential subranges have trouble understanding this since such a need is alien to them.
Another characteristic shared by people above 395 is the ability to effectively learn and organize the work designed for people in ranges below them in a short period. After that, they are usually bored.
People above 395 seem to innately believe that everyone is as intelligent as they are and that with additional education and training, all humanity could understand and accomplish as much as those over 395. This misperception has caused much confusion and anxiety in all ranges. For example, since people in this range are quickly bored with jobs designed for people in low ranges, they assume that others in such jobs are also bored. As they repeat and tell others that they are also bored, the tendency is for less evolved individuals to accept these statements and begin to believe that they are or should be bored and start to believe it is so whether it is true or not. This action by “over 395″ people has caused great unhappiness and distress for those not as high on the scale.
It is constructive if people in the 400 range realize that the 98% of humanity below 395 does not have their comprehension and can only be communicated with by scaling ideas down to the level of understanding of the majority.
A. 395-410: TRANSITION TO HIGHER MIND SUBRANGE
This subrange is also called “The Personality Integration” subrange. Here, one contacts the Higher Mind for the first time and senses a new innate ability or current, which we refer to as the power of the Higher Mind. New and different energies tantalize the consciousness. Like Alice in Wonderland, one is suddenly confronted by a strange new world and often reacts at this threshold of widening perceptions by withdrawing into the logic and reason pattern.
Although higher intuition begins replacing the earlier dominant reason and logic ability, a person lacks confidence in the flow of higher energy to their mind. At the same time, higher intuition enables one to communicate most effectively with the 98% of humanity below them on the scale. This sensitivity increases through this bracket until 410. Articulate in speech and writing, people here usually burst with ideas, and their enthusiasm can excite others.
At this point, individuals here are potentially pioneers in their thinking. If they are employed in some regular activity, they are always thinking up creative ways to improve the operation or conditions at work. However, those below 406 are often reluctant to use this ability because of self-doubt. This hesitance results in one’s decision-making pattern frequently being impaired, and one’s best ideas are usually given to others to resent. In effect, since they may not have too much confidence in their new ability, they are unsure of their skills and themselves.
As for an activity or profession, individuals here can do very well in almost any area. They have all the abilities of the lower ranges, with the added benefit of Higher Intuition. When in tune, they can bring expanded understanding and increased insight into human relations, with the capacity to get new ideas through to all levels of humanity. They can be excellent publishers, writers, explorers of the mind, orchestra conductors, artists, inventors, foundation directors, members of Congress, and political leaders. They can do very well in scientific pursuits and serve as managers in large organizations and presidents of small and medium-sized corporations. Excellent directors of stage and film productions, research organizations, and leaders in every profession are found in this subrange.
An interesting phenomenon seems to happen to 1 out of about every 50 people at 400 on the Mental Potential scale. Once or twice, they may experience a moment when the curtain is drawn back, and they can see out into the universe with great clarity. The curtain is closed immediately, and they only remember that more excellent vision.
Many people experience internal conflict at this point, as their logic and reasoning capacity challenges their emergent sense of higher intuition. They don’t know which leg to stand on.
B. 410-430: CURIOSITY SUBRANGE
Although the bracket between 410 and 430 is called the Curiosity Subrange, it is also called “The Awakening.” In this phase, there is a new, more conscious awareness of Higher Intuition, which provides readily available answers to complex problems and makes one aware of issues others may have long overlooked. An increased understanding of long-range implications is incorporated into activities and interests.
In this bracket, one feels more secure in one’s ability to contact and use the higher energy or higher mind power now being received. Wisdom gradually begins overriding intellect here as confidence grows that higher knowledge does exist, even if it can’t be scientifically documented.
This is called the Curiosity Subrange because people in this bracket are curious. Between 410 and 417, their curiosity is about things. How do physical objects in the world work? What makes the computer run? Or did the car break down? How can things be made to work better?
Then, between 418 and 430, an intense curiosity about people develops. One almost craves to dissect others to find out what makes them tick?”. What are their motives? How do people interact? What are they like at the core, and why does this bracket tackle these and similar questions? A person with a Mental Potential between 427 and 430 has developed a fantastic ability to sense other people in depth and to be able to explain what they are like after only a brief conversation.
Another sign of this curiosity is the desire to understand and perhaps investigate the broader aspects of social structure, its arts and sciences, and the impact and interaction of the social sciences.
As for ESP abilities, natural healers often have a Mental Potential of 428. In some cases, this ability continues until the individual measures about 433.
In the entire bracket between 410 and 430, self-confidence in one’s ability increases. Here are people who can potentially have a powerful influence over groups, with the knack for knowing just what the public needs from a physical and spiritual viewpoint. In this subrange, individuals are somewhat detached from things and are aware of a lessening attachment to people. Here, too, one starts seeing relationships in patterns and experiences a rapid expansion of the ability to manage ever more extensive and complex organizations, be they of facts or people. Also, at around 420- 425, you will find a new ability on the horizon: empowering others. People at this level seem able to use their energy to support and encourage those with whom they come into contact, to help others feel more relaxed and confident that it can get done, whatever the chore or problem at hand.
They are at work with offices that associate “escape” with taking a break since just being around them is invigorating; people with a Mental Potential over 420 generally understand that they’re “out of step with the world” and must develop a niche for themselves. Such people can be precious in assisting others to build their skills, as in counseling and related fields. Careers that “fit” this upper energy echelon also include foreign correspondents, artists, novelists, executives, scientists of all types, organizers and consultants in business or industry, highly skilled or specialized professionals in every field, leaders and top-level managers in church, business, government, and the arts.
These individuals are expected to excel and provide leadership in their chosen careers. Furthermore, if they were born with an Emotional Coefficient above 30.0, they can be anticipated to succeed in more than one activity area.
C. 430-440: ORGANIZATION SUBRANGE
Also called the Subrange of Cooperation, it is the stage at which curiosity centers not on other individuals but on whole organizations. Along with this interest comes an ability to empower other people and entire groups. In this bracket, we find broad-scale managers of the largest organizations who seem to possess the energy to support many people under their direction. If balanced, these qualities make for leaders of humanity who can wisely translate Higher Mind concepts into “down to earth” plans that groups can effectively implement.
The potential for accomplishments by those in this range is mind-boggling. Highly successful managers of corporations, directors of governmental activities, leaders in political organizations and activities, and coordinators of scientific and other research programs can all be found in this subrange. In artistic endeavors, we can expect such individuals to blaze new trails creatively. As writers, composers, and directors in film and television, they would bring heightened creative expression into their daily performances. The magnetism of those above 430 can easily capture a moviegoer’s attention for 20 minutes or more. Put someone from this subrange in a supporting role, and they may unintentionally steal the show from a star with a lower Mental Potential. On the other hand, if conscious of their energy, they can focus it to strengthen the whole production.
A rather unique ESP feature in the 430 to 434 bracket is the ability to see the future consequences of present actions, often without knowing why. For example, one may refuse to sign a contract unless a particular clause is inserted, which, although trivial at the moment, will magnify its importance five years later.
In the 433 to 440 segment of this range, one’s expertise in traversing the world of thought makes one prime material for becoming a philosopher and an organizer or administrator of ideas. People who measure around 438 to 440 are explorers of the mind, grasping relationships, systems, how people think and what they can handle, and methods of using higher energy.
If these individuals have an Emotional Coefficient above 35.0, they are likely to be world leaders, moving humanity on to the next step in various areas.
However, from 430 on, those with Emotional Coefficients below 30.0 feel akin to the driver of an impressive Cadillac with a small Volkswagon engine. They press on the gas pedal as hard as possible, and they still can’t get that dashing luxury vehicle they’re driving to move out. They still can’t carry out their intent. With this awareness, it can be seen how inner stress can become more intense at this stage.
D. 440-460: PERSONALITY SUBRANGE
By 460 on the scale, one is at the pinnacle of personality development* Those well-balanced at this peak can direct the most prominent organizations, whether church, business, or government-based. The ability to nourish groups developed in the 430 to 440 level now expands to much larger conglomerates. People here have either already or will soon develop the inner power of great leaders who instill vitality into group efforts and give them the strength and encouragement they need to achieve and prosper.
Above 440, one is increasingly conscious of their own Higher Self, the inner awareness of peace, or whatever they label this new energy reserve. Self-doubt has vanished. At this level, a well-balanced person knows they have the dynamic energy necessary to pull together complex organizations and make them tick with precision.
From 440 and up, individuals have the ESP ability to know future events are coming, as well as how to prepare to cope with them. They can outguess rivals about the result of new business or government ventures and sense national and international trends before they emerge. If near balance, one will move to head up a large organization, successfully expanding its activity in innovative ways. Also, if near balance, one is now in sufficient tune with their Higher Intuition to use it as a resource for solving complex problems.
Here, we find the die-hard individualists who refuse to cooperate with others equally. They may consider themselves above the law and justified in ignoring rules that apply to others. They seem to produce more effectively when working alone and feel like, “If I’m not the great I AM, who is?”. One’s Emotional Coefficient has much to do with the shades of this individualistic tendency.
The potential for balanced people in this range is unlimited. In business, we might expect them to head large corporations. In government, a senator and the President of the United States might be here. In banking, the president of a bank or investment firm could be in this range. In the arts, there are composers, writers, producers, movie stars, and incredible artists, although in most cases, we cannot expect to find true immortals with mental potentials below 500.
E. 460-480: INSPIRATION SUBRANGE
At 460, individuals cross into another transition area; the personality expression, which peaked at about 457 to 460, now shifts to moving beyond personality.
People measured between 460 and 480 on the Mental Potential scale. This subrange has great power, which, if not used wisely, can cause many problems. Suppose someone here has a low Emotional Coefficient. In that case, they may share the belief with those mentioned earlier of being “above the law,” which can make life extremely difficult for others and themselves.
Individuals from about 465 begin developing the ability to see into the future, have some insight into the past, and see the present in greater depth.
Note that there is a difference between seeing into the future, as these individuals can do, and living in the “now” as is possible for a balanced person above 575.
Balanced individuals in this subrange, with Emotional Coefficients above 34.0, are bound to be effective, regardless of the particular organizational activity they’re engaged in. They manage meetings with finesse, perceiving the attendees’ unexpressed attitudes. They can handle such matters efficiently and with genuine compassion. Since they are dynamic individuals, they express their concepts with clarity and power. Projects or activities of groups seem to move smoothly following the plans and purpose of individuals in this range.
The inner objective of individuals above 460 on the scale is to start shifting to an increase or intensification of their awareness of the higher mind while withdrawing energy from focusing on personality expression. Progress in this shift is tempered or dependent upon the level of the Emotional Coefficient.
Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill had Mental Potential close to 465. Although Roosevelt and Churchill continued in the public eye as inspiring personalities, Einstein chose the more inward path and was receptive to the broad understanding for which he was recognized.
We have come to expect individuals in this subrange to become aware of their inner selves and consciously work to strengthen that inner link. If a celebrity, they would be perceived as a vibrant personality at this stage. Their added power stems from their strong connection with their Higher Mind. However, they do not develop magnetic charisma until they cross above 500 on the Mental Potential scale.
We can generally expect these people to pay closer attention to the Right Motives or to choose rightly at the moment so that something will be better. As their awareness of the higher mind improves, along with a higher sense of discrimination, they learn to exercise care and compassion in using their new inner powers and avoid trying to control the efforts of others with any psychic games.
In the 460 to 480 range, we expect one’s impact to take the form of inspiring others who are in the public eye. Celebrities in many fields turn to those in the subrange of Inspiration for their ready access to immediate wisdom, problem-solving abilities, inner assurance, and capacity for imparting confidence and insight to others.
Typically, we also expect people in this subrange to be extremely agreeable, see problem areas in a flash, understand others in-depth, and keenly sense the flow of time, both forward and past. They could put their “sense” of coming events into words.
Balanced individuals at this level can do just about anything they want and be successful in two or three careers simultaneously (e.g., one might be a sculptor and a lawyer or a corporation president and an engineer).
However, their Emotional Coefficient measurement limits the performance of people with this Mental Potential. Other factors strongly influencing one’s expression here are:
1) the progress made in integrating the personality and
2) the degree to which one becomes aware of and responsive to the Higher Mind.
A person in this range with a low Emotional Coefficient may have a strong attitude that “I know better” and seek to resolve all problems without listening to teachers studying the lives of sages or consulting with more highly evolved contemporaries. In each such case, the person’s development is blocked, confirming the philosophical statement that “ego blocks new growth.”
F. 480-492: INSIGHT SUBRANGE
As one crosses 450, one enters a range of such deep insight that by the time one reaches 492, one is aware of the future in a way that enables one to see the potential for guiding human endeavors into creative, constructive channels.
The peak of this first ability to foresee the future seems to be reached between 482 and 492 on the Mental Potential scale. This is the high point for the “lesser” clairvoyant. There is a difference between “seeing out into the future” and “living in the NOW.”
At this stage, the inner light shines brightly, revealing the past, present, and future. People in the subrange of Insight state that they can “see radiations of minerals, water, and other substances. They can also see beyond the material world more profoundly; they are aware of world illusion in an entirely new sense. At the same time, we can expect people here to increasingly turn inward to know more about themselves and the inner world.
Of course, if balanced, these gifted individuals can succeed in any pursuits or activities described for earlier levels of the 440 range and above. Normal activities would bore them, but they could accomplish tasks like managing and directing corporations and other large organizations.
With their far-seeing ability, they should be effective in any management role. However, the people in this range who choose to misuse their dynamic ability suffer considerably, much to their detriment.
5. MENTAL POTENTIAL 492-799 (Range Of Higher Awareness)
We estimate that only a tiny fraction of 1% of humanity measures above 492 on the Mental Potential scale.
Discussion of this range is challenging because at this level, even more so than at any of the lower mental ranges, one’s perceptions depend heavily upon the Emotional Coefficient measurement. If the Emotional Coefficient is below 30.0, the stress factor may be strong enough to interfere with one’s ability to move into, understand, and use the power and ability that becomes available above 492 on the scale.
Those with an Emotional Coefficient between 30.0 and 39.0 are also under considerable stress because their personality is unbalanced. If unbalanced with a Scale of Consciousness value above 500, we often find an arrogance that prevents the clear and in-depth understanding attainable at this stage.
People in this Mental Potential bracket with an Emotional Coefficient below 40.0 do not generally grasp their inner genius and, therefore, do not put it to use. Only those with an Emotional Coefficient above 40.0 can genuinely use a reasonable portion of the potential with which they were born.
A. 492-575: POWER SUBRANGE
People in this subrange contact a new and tremendously electrifying energy. The general explanation is that people gradually move into conscious awareness and develop the power and ability to use the hidden powers of the Universe. This ability peaks at about 540 on the scale.
The first segment of this bracket, between 492 and 520, is the transition zone. An individual continues using the skills and perceptions developed at the top of the 450 to 492 subrange. Added a conscious awareness of a new inner power radiating from their personality. Individuals at this level usually have a charismatic quality that attracts and holds the attention of everyone they meet. As noted above, the potential ability may not manifest for those with Emotional Coefficients below about 35.0 on the Emotional Coefficient scale. Instead, the arrogance will increase and intensify, blocking the individual’s awareness and use of their tremendous potential ability.
In this Power range, the individual continues to develop ever greater sensitivity, keenness of perception, and improvement in long-range awareness. They see people, groups, and organizations with a fantastic degree of detachment yet a depth of understanding of interaction, purpose, and a perception of cause and effect working in the lives of individuals and groups.
When an individual measures 575 on the scale, the potential for worldly and spiritual understanding has been attained, and there is a far deeper understanding and insight into the laws of nature and people’s relationships. They see the growth and development of humanity as an orderly, ongoing fulfillment of humanity’s purpose and objective.
People in the upper brackets of this range usually work “behind the Scenes,” providing inspiration, insight, guidance, and support for others.
Love in this energy band is free from any emotional aspect experienced in the lower energy levels. Such love can perceive what has caused an existing situation, leading to freedom from judgment or criticism. Hence, it brings compassionate silence that carries healing with awareness.
Those at this level are achieving control over their mind, so they become a servant.
After they crossed above 540, they progressively learned more about the planet’s energies and their role in such energies—hence the reference to “The Power Range.”
By reaching 575 on the Mental Potential scale, they have turned inward to be conscious of the inner world, see cause and effect working in every aspect of humanity’s activities, and know their place in the world. At some point, they will see a picture of all humanity and absorb an understanding of humanity’s purpose, progress, and stage of growth.
In general, our world’s great musicians and composers were found to have measurements between 492 and 575.
B. 575-799: SUBRANGE OF SPIRITUAL AWARENESS
The last major shift occurs at 575 and extends through 799 as one moves into and grows through the Subrange of Spiritual Awareness. At this point, the highest aspect of the Personality achieves mastery over other aspects, including feelings, mind, attitudes, and mental perceptions.
Since spiritual concepts, perceptions, and understanding transcend the limits of language, it is impossible to put into words the awareness, knowledge, or breadth of vision of people in this subrange.
6. 800 to 1,000 – THE REALM OF ASCENDED MASTERSHIP
This is a range of consciousness experienced by those who leave the Earth plane and still exist outside their body. We have no idea how this group acts or operates since we cannot see them, but we accept their presence as a requirement for the other levels on the Arc of Creation to exist. We can ignore this range of consciousness since it doesn’t apply to our presence in the physically manifested universe.