Self-mastery

The Four Levels of The Self

All four bodies must work together in harmony to feel whole and complete

To feel whole and lead healthy, fulfilling lives, we need to focus time and attention on learning, understanding, developing, and healing every level of the self. (Photo: Mark Brodie)

The human self consists of four levels: the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual bodies. Each level makes up 25% of our being and wholeness. In order for us to feel complete, balanced, and fulfilled, we need to heal, develop, and integrate all four levels of the self without ignoring any level.

The physical and mental levels are the masculine aspects of the self and emotional and spiritual levels are feminine aspects. Many of us are out of touch with our masculine and feminine bodies because we focus on two aspects of the self ignoring the other two. When we are solely in our masculine body, we are focused on the physical and mental side of things ignoring the feminine body. We assume showing emotions makes us weak and spirituality is crazy talk. When we are stuck in our feminine body, we focus on the emotional and spiritual ignoring the physical and mental. We allow our emotions to consume us and we spiritually bypass.

All Four Levels are Equally Important

If we want to feel whole and lead healthy, fulfilling lives, we need to focus time and attention on learning, understanding, developing, and healing every level of the…