I would type out everything in regards to the 4 levels of awareness by Stephanie Bennett Vogt, but it’s quite long. I am just going to copy and paste her levels below:
Unconscious Incompetence would be an indicator of complete turmoil, uncertainty, chaos. At level one you feel helpless and overwhelmed. All your survival mechanisms are in full gear and you are holding on for dear life. Clearing brings up your resisting behaviors and triggers stress hormones. You have no strategies in place to manage the chaos; and if you do have them, you're too overwhelmed to put them to use. There is no light at the end of the tunnel.
Conscious Incompetence. In level two you begin to put one foot in front of the other. Your nervous system begins to settle down. You can see that the discomfort you are experiencing in your clearing is not who you are, yet you have no idea what to do about it. You are aware of your buttons getting pressed but have no resources, strategies, or practice tools in place to manage the bumpy weather when it comes up. There is a peephole of light at the end of the tunnel.
Conscious Competence indicates competency. In level three you know what it feels like to let go (with intention, action, non-identification, and compassion) but it takes conscious effort on your part to cultivate it. You recognize the places you hold on and know that you are not a victim of your circumstances. You feel a greater sense of ease and possibility and know that hope is possible. The tunnel is filling with light.
Unconscious Competence is an indicator of pure awareness, effortlessness, spacious detachment, and mastery. In level four you are in the spacious zone: you are able to let go with an open heart without even thinking about it. You don't fix or judge. You take nothing personally. You accept things as they are. You laugh a lot. You vibrate clarity and attract people, places, and opportunities that are a vibrational match. You clear by just being a witnessing presence. At this level of awareness there is no tunnel; all is brilliant, shimmering light.
It almost looks to be like stages of grief and overcoming them. Today we are to think about where in these stages did we start in the clearing process and where do we find ourselves hanging out most in.
I believe that I was in “unconscious incompetence” for sure. I thought my life was chaotic and I wasn’t really managing things in my life well. I think I found my spiritual path but very lost at the same time. I think why I place myself in this level of awareness is because of my behaviour and resisting patterns. I could have easily placed myself into “conscious incompetence” but I had no awareness. I think I might have been in the in between trying to apply more self-awareness but not fully aware. I definitely bought this course in order to get my life in a bit of order and give myself coping tools with how to bring about positive energy.
If I was to say where I am now, I think I’d be in “conscious competence”. I don’t think I have fully detached to things that occur in my life. I have trouble letting go of things where people have wronged me. It’s something I am still trying to master. I can let go of things that occur as mistakes in life – for example, if someone at work makes a mistake, I apply my awareness, place myself in their shoes and apply compassion because I could have easily made that same mistake. I can help others be more aware of other people’s thinking and mistakes also. It’s like I’m 50/50 on this phase. I know I can really let go of these situations of people wronging me, because we all have that power to let go, but it’s like an old habit that holds me back. It’s almost like I like to hold onto that anger because it’s easier. I am aware that I conquer situations well and some others not so well.
Anyway, where do you think you are and where you need to go? I can see I’m getting there and when I can let go of everything, then I know I will hit that final phase. I think the thing that irks me is that people in general are not aware and do inconsiderate things – it can be as simple thing of not letting people off a train before entering themselves. It’s trying to accept that and fully be compassionate which is a hard task to master. As I keep developing, I think I will master this.
