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The 8 Circuit Model

by Robert Anton Wilson


The Eightfold Model
of Human Intelligence


"the map is not the territory"
"la correspondencia no es el territorio"
"il programma non è il territorio"
"la carte n'est pas le territoire"
"die Karte ist nicht die Gegend"


Intelligence
Reality
8
Spiritual
Cosmic
7
Mythic
Immortal
6
Psychic
Psionic
5
Sensory
Hedonic
4
Social
Civilized
3
Mental
Paleolithic
2
Emotional
Mammalian
1
Physical
Invertebrate

To understand neurological space, Dr. Leary assumes that the nervous system consists of eight potential circuits, or "gears," or mini-brains. Four of these brains are in the usually active left lobe and are concerned with our terrestrial survival; four are extraterrestrial, reside in the "silent" or inactive right lobe, and are for use in our future evolution."—Robert Anton Wilson

Adapted from Prometheus Rising by Robert Anton Wilson  
I
PHYSICAL

50% of the human race has not evolved fully into the third circuit yet.

That is, although they can exchange primitive signals and handle primitive artifacts, they are still mostly operating on the mammalian emotional circuit and the pre-mammalian bio-survival circuit.

II
EMOTIONAL
III
MENTAL
20% are "responsible, intelligent adults" with fully developed third and fourth circuits.

They spend most of their time worrying, because the predominantly primate parameters of human society seem absurd, immoral and increasingly dangerous to them.

IV
SOCIAL

The place "souls" go after leaving their robot bodies...while these bodies are still alive and walking the planet's surface. Also known as "The Dark Night of the Soul." Can also be seen as a negative activation of the "neurosomatic circuit," which is endured for as long as it takes the neophyte to effect a positive activation, or permanent body rapture. Ref. More »

V
BODY
20% are neurosomatic adepts.

Fourth-circuit Moralists denounce them as "mystics," "space cases," "nuts," "the Me generation," "irresponsible hedonists," etc.

VI
MIND
5% have mastered the metaprogramming circuit.

They make up what Gurdjieff called "the Conscious Circle of humanity." They are Free Masons, in the original meaning of that debased term: co-creators of future realities.

VII
LIFE
3% have neurogenetic consciousness.

They function as Evolutionary Agents—servants of the Life Force, in Shaw's terminology. Their "God" is Pan (life), and their goal is immortality.

VIII
ENERGY
2% are neuro-quantum adepts.
All these estimates are approximations. 


Image by Anonymous #149 on 05/04/06 05:46 AM in Re: 8-circuit metamap update