Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior

Since high- and low-energy attractor patterns have such important consequences, Hawkins recommends reflecting on contrasting pairs of qualities to identify them in one’s own life. He provides a list of over 100 such pairs in alphabetical order, ranging from “Abundant … Excessive” to “Warm … Feverish.”

Hawkins claims that the universe favors power and does not forget. The concept of karma aside, every choice of “who and how to be” (143) has great consequences. As reported in near-death experiences, which calibrate at high levels, people must eventually accept responsibility for all their thoughts, words, and actions. In this sense, people “create their own heaven and hell” (143).

The universe itself is “highly conscious” and every thought, act, and choice made by an individual affects everyone. Choices reinforce the formation of M-Fields, attractor patterns that influence others. Choices that support life support all of life. Hawkins asserts that what was once a metaphysical statement is now a scientific fact. Everything in the universe produces an energy pattern of a specific frequency; every thought is “known and recorded forever” (144), and everyone’s life is ultimately accountable to the universe.