7 Levels of Human Needs

• At Level 1 – Survival Needs: The environment is perceived through the filter
of traumatic experiences of the past, and this affects the felt needs for health,
safety and security. (Brain arousal is increased or reduced to an optimum
range). This handles the bio-survival program, and relates to the stage of
sensori-motor intelligence.

• At Level 2 – Acceptance Needs: One’s ability to receive and offer
communication is intrinsic to behavior, and the needs for mastery and
acceptance. (By reducing the repression of material in the right brain,
communication between the hemispheres is enhanced). This handles the
emotional-territorial program and relates to the stage of pre-logical
intelligence.

• At Level 3 – Self-Esteem Needs: Capability is significantly enhanced, and
how one feels about oneself (through the demonstration of competence), the
issue of self-esteem. (Here we are making both sides of the brain fully
functional in their specialized modes and integrated). This is the semantic
program and relates to the stages of concrete thought and formal operations
(scientific reasoning).

• At Level 4 – Self-Acceptance Needs: Belief systems are analyzed, so that by
knowing where one stands, the need for self-acceptance may be satisfied.
(The mind-body split is healed, opening up the links to the lower brain).This
handles the socio-sexual program and relates to fully developed formal
operations (requiring a high level of mental maturity).

• At Level 5 – Self-Realization Needs: Achieving integrity of the real Self, the
need for self-actualization is achieved on the mind-body level. (The wholebrain
is integrated). This is the holistic program and the stage of mature
intuition (a point at which a person has become sufficiently self-aware to
attempt to direct his own course of mental evolution).

• At Level 6 – Self-Actualization Needs: Integrating the spiritual Self with the
mind-body, true self-actualization is achieved. (Linking the spirit with the
brain).
• At Level 7 – Self-Transcendence Needs: Self-actualization is expanded to
actualization throughout the Unified Field. (Transcending the mind-body).

5 Types of Needs
Before any progress is possible on a spiritual path, motivation must be established.
Abraham Maslow identified five types of need which he rated on an ascending scale:

1st – Physiological needs, such as hunger, thirst, sex and shelter are basic to
ensuring survival. In addition, health of the body is an essential starting point to case
advancement – inadequate nutrition for example can cause profound psychological
disturbance. Detoxification by such as breathing exercises, megavitamin therapy,
colonic and fasting therapies may be valuable.

2nd – Safety and Security needs, reflect our desire for stability, order and
predictability in our lives and work, so we can place our attention on new ideas without
distraction.

3rd – Mastery needs, to have control over things and people, to know the rules,
to lead; mastery through enthusiasm, going with the flow, and risk taking. And
acceptance needs: the need to give and receive love and affection, to have a partner,
friends and to belong to organizations and gain colleagues’ acceptance, need for
support and acceptance.

4th – Self-esteem- our need to build up our sense of personal worth through
reputation, recognition, respect and self-confidence based on our achievements. Also
the need for Self-acceptance on a realistic basis.

5th – Self-actualization or fulfillment – our need to develop to our full potential,
to be creative, to feel we are contributing something worthwhile, to be one’s true self,
to know the truth, to feel ecstasy.
Lower needs usually have to be adequately fulfilled before higher needs become very
important. Higher needs fulfilled, enhance our activity in the ‘lower’ areas.