Are you a Finder?
Recent scientific research has suggested that many more people might be experiencing Fundamental Wellbeing (i.e.: spiritual awakening, spiritual enlightenment, non-duality, persistent mystical experience, unity consciousness, the peace that passeth understanding, persistent kundalini awakening, etc.) than previously suspected.
For example, in 2021 the two initial cohorts of an experiment conducted by one of the leading research groups in the space, the Center for the Study of Non-Symbolic Consciousness, found that around 50% of the nearly 1,000 people who participated and reported being spiritual seekers were actually spiritually awakened and didn’t realize it! They refer to people who experience this as being in Fundamental Wellbeing and as Finders, and so do we on this website.
The implications for this are astounding. Simply put, many people who consider themselves seekers might actually be Finders – including you.
How did that many seekers who randomly found this research program on spiritual awakening or spiritual enlightenment (aka Fundamental Wellbeing) get it so wrong? It’s actually not surprising to the researchers who specialize in this area. They have known for years that people often misunderstand their progress. We share more about that below.
The Henosis Foundation was established to help correct this by providing the public with comprehensive and up to date education. We provide information about the latest research into Fundamental Wellbeing, as well as links to the leading information sources and tools to help you figure out where you are at on your own journey. We look forward to being of service to you.
This matters a great deal, because if you don’t know where you are, you can’t take the optimum action to advance on your path. In addition to the information contained on this website, we make several free books on spiritual awakening and enlightenment available that summarize the latest scientific findings on Fundamental Wellbeing, how to get there, and what people find once they do.
Why do so many people fail to recognize they are in Fundamental Wellbeing?
There are three common reasons that people don’t accurately recognize their level of consciousness or that they have transitioned to Fundamental Wellbeing.
The first is that they were already quite happy prior to entering Fundamental Wellbeing, and they entered in a less impactful form of it. There are many different types of Fundamental Wellbeing, which you can learn about on the educational pages of this website. These types form a continuum from less impactful to more impactful.
Because most people who transition to Fundamental Wellbeing enter in the less impactful forms of it, if they were already quite happy it can be hard to notice a significant change. Of course, people who were horribly depressed notice a huge difference.
This is further complicated by how the least impactful types show up in a Finder’s moment-to-moment experience. Most people assume that all forms of Fundamental Wellbeing bring a sense of constant, ongoing peace and contentment. However, that’s not the case with the least impactful types.
Those types involve a background peace that is always there when checked for. Sometimes it will come forward, but not always. And, it can be suppressed by psychological triggers and conditioning. This makes people believe that they are going in and out of Fundamental Wellbeing, when in fact they are persistently in a less impactful form of it.
Of course, the idea that you can enter into Fundamental Wellbeing and not realize it often goes against what people think they know about it. Although it doesn’t surprise the scientists in the space, it probably does you.
This leads us to the third major reason people don’t believe they have transitioned, their beliefs about Fundamental Wellbeing itself. Because there are many types of Fundamental Wellbeing, many people are exposed to information about only a few. Often they just learn about the spiritual awakening process by chance, through randomly found websites, videos, books, workshops or retreats, teachers, and so on.
Each of these often have a very specific perspective on Fundamental Wellbeing, which means that they don’t cover or educate on the full spectrum of spiritual awakening stages. They also don’t find non duality explained simply. As a result, most people get their understanding of what is, and isn’t, Fundamental Wellbeing somewhat randomly from these sources.
Almost no one finds and reads the science that has been conducted on it that catalogs and details the major types of it, such as Dr. Jeffery A. Martin’s landmark paper “A Continuum of Persistent Non-Symbolic Experiences in Adults”. Really, how could someone in the public be expected to even find a paper with that title, so it isn’t surprising the academic work isn’t more widely known? After all, scientists write for each other – not us!
This issue is compounded by the fact that most spiritual and religious traditions don’t focus on the less impactful forms of Fundamental Wellbeing, which are the ones people are most likely to transition to. Accordingly, people who transition to these don’t have a frame of reference for them, and generally assume they aren’t in Fundamental Wellbeing, when in fact they are. You can learn more about myths involving Fundamental Wellbeing from the free book found here.
Why this matters…
It’s incredibly important to identify if you’re a seeker or a Finder. If you think you are still a seeker, you’ll be casting about looking for and using tools that are designed to help you transition rather than focusing on finding peace within yourself. This is not what you should be doing if you’re a Finder.
The Christians often liken becoming a Finder to being “Born Again” or “Born Anew” for good reason. It’s literally like starting over on an entirely new developmental track for your life.
You need to understand what has changed inside you, what the impacts are of that, and how to optimize it for your life. Some of the best information we’ve found about this is on a couple hours of free videos that was released by Dr. Jeffery A. Martin to support people who read his landmark book about his center’s scientific research into Fundamental Wellbeing, The Finders. If you’re a Finder and haven’t already watched them, we highly recommend that you do.
We have a lot of free information that we’ve collected on this website to help you learn more about the various types and depths of Fundamental Wellbeing. Definitely take and enjoy your time with us, and remember we’re here to help however we can! Feel free to reach out to us anytime.
Figuring out if you're a Seeker or a Finder
If you don’t already know that you’re a Finder, and think you may still be a seeker, it’s important to figure out if that is actually the case. One of the best ways is a free online survey that is provided by one of the top academic research organizations in the space, the Center for the Study of Non-Symbolic Consciousness. It’s not a definitive survey that can tell you for sure, however answering it’s 10 or so questions seems to give you a pretty good estimate of where you might be at. There’s definitely nothing else like it out there.
Important things to know as a Finder (someone who experiences Fundamental Wellbeing)
One of the most helpful things to understand as a Finder is that no matter what form of Fundamental Wellbeing you experience, you're not alone. Many others have experienced it as well. It's very helpful to know where you're at, what the possibilities are there, and what other possibilities exist for you within Fundamental Wellbeing. The video and links below provide a strong overview of the types and depths of Fundamental Wellbeing.
Types of Fundamental Wellbeing: Locations
