David Hawkins’ Scale of Consciousness: Its Origin, Contemporary Philosophical Principles, and Negative Impacts
Muzun Bint Yahya Al-Qahtani
UB Journal for Humanities February 6, 2026 DOI: 10.65073/1658-9343.1142 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that Hawkins' Consciousness Scale establishes a philosophy of spiritual atheism and self-deification, distorts scientific and religious teachings, and recommends scientific critique and study of its philosophical similarities. |
Abstract
Research Topic: This research examines the ideas and philosophy of David Hawkins, which he establishes through his scale. It examines the scale and its levels in detail through his books, and the most important linear philosophies upon which Hawkins relied and disseminated in his courses and applications under the name “Consciousness Scale.” Research
Objectives: To highlight the seriousness of the scale and the philosophies upon which it is based, and the philosophies upon which the scale is based and disseminated. Key
Findings: This philosophical scale establishes the doctrine of spiritual atheism, the unity of being, and the pursuit of deification of the human self. It ignores the teachings of divine religions and scientific, medical, and psychological facts, distorting their meanings, theories, and applications to make them false in contrast to the philosophical teachings of his scale. The study’s most important recommendations: A scientific study of the scale in light of health and psychological sciences, a scientific critique that closes the door to false scientific claims and the intrusion of scientific theories and philosophies into its scale, and a study of contemporary philosophical applications and their similarities to the Hawkins Consciousness Scale, highlighting the dangers of reconciling religion and philosophy.