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The Map of Being

Where are you on the Map?
Where do you want to go?

Twenty levels of consciousness, from the valley of fear to the summit of oneness, and 27 simple practices to help you rise, one honest step at a time.

Open the appExplore the twenty levels

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Why a map

A map of your inner world

There are moments when the mind becomes a storm. In those moments most of us do not know where we are, and because we do not know where we are, we do not know how to move.

The Map of Being is not a map of roads. It is a map of the states of consciousness we live in from moment to moment, and of how to move through them toward peace. You will visit many levels in a single day. That is not failure, it is being human. The map does not judge. It only shows you where you stand, and the next step up.

You ask me how to rise. I tell you, you already hold the tools. Thought, word and deed. You stand at a crossroads. Every road is open to you. Choose the one that climbs.

In the spirit of Conversations with God

How the app works

One step is always enough

  1. Find where you areFive gentle questions place you on the mountain.
  2. Name the feelingPick what you feel and how intense it is, from 1 to 10.
  3. Take one practiceRelease a balloon, forgive, breathe, bathe in golden light.
  4. Check in againIf the number moves even by one, you have your proof.

Help me now

When something has just hit you

Skip the questions. Two taps take you straight to the right practice.

  • Someone or something just upset me
  • I’m panicking and can’t calm down
  • I can’t stop worrying about something
  • I feel low, heavy and flat
  • I’m angry and can’t let it go
  • Everything is too much

The twenty levels

From the valley to the summit

Read from the summit down, the way light falls. Wherever you are, you could be lower. You are already on the mountain.

The Summit

Levels 16 to 20. Love, peace and oneness. The small self softens into something far larger.

  • 20
    Unity Consciousness — God PresenceNo separation. You are the light. Complete surrender. Pure being. Home at last.
  • 19
    Enlightenment GlimpsesMoments of total unity. Time dissolves. Profound peace with all of existence. Light everywhere.
  • 18
    Oneness BeginningSeparation dissolving. I am that. All things felt as one continuous living reality.
  • 17
    Inner Peace and BlissStillness that needs nothing. Deep okayness with all of existence. Luminous, spacious rest.
  • 16
    Love and CompassionDeep connection to all life. Tenderness. Heart fully open. Warmth without condition.

The Rising

Levels 11 to 15. Relief, gratitude, joy and purpose. Life begins to flow through you.

  • 15
    Flow and PurposeComplete presence. Actions arise from clarity. Time dissolves. Wholly and peacefully here.
  • 14
    Joy and EnthusiasmAlive. Energised. Forward movement feels natural. Fully and willingly engaged with life.
  • 13
    The Gratitude RampageActive flooding of thankfulness. Heart warm and expanding. Abundance visible everywhere.
  • 12
    Gratitude EmergingNoticing blessings. Eyes softening. Health felt as gift. Heart beginning to open.
  • 11
    Relief and ContentmentBurden lifts. Problems exist but no longer define. Breathing room. Ease returning.

The Turning

Levels 8 to 10. The Observer wakes. You watch the thought instead of being it, and you choose.

  • 10
    The Sacred Choice PointClear discernment. Agency returns. I can choose my next thought. Real power.
  • 9
    Willingness and HopeSomething opens. Maybe things can be different. Possibility returns. Tentative relief.
  • 8
    Observer AwakeningFirst real gap between self and thought. Something is watching. Quiet, open curiosity.

The Valley

Levels 1 to 7. Caught in the storm: the thought is you. Every level here is a place to begin, never a place to stay.

  • 7
    Resignation and NeutralityFlat. Going through motions. Present but disengaged. Functional but without inner colour.
  • 6
    Doubt and OverwhelmScattered. Too many things at once. I do not know where to start. Paralysis.
  • 5
    Worry and DistressAnxious rumination. It might go wrong. Looping concern. Body carrying tension.
  • 4
    Shame and BlameSelf-criticism. I should have done better. Resentment toward others. Regret turning inward.
  • 3
    Fear and Anxiety LoopsLooping what-ifs. Chest tightness. Dread of the future. The spinning, restless mind.
  • 2
    Grief and HopelessnessHeavy sorrow. Hollow defeat. Nothing will ever change. Numbness. Weight.
  • 1
    Terror and CollapsePanic. Total despair. Helplessness. Survival mode. Frozen in fear.

The genie of the universe

It does not hear what you ask for. It hears what you are.

The genie in the lamp says, “Your wish is my command.” The genie of the universe says something greater: “Your being is my command. Your feelings, your thoughts, your words, your deeds, the sum of who you are, this is what I grant.”

Until now, you could not steady your thoughts from one moment to the next, so the universe heard a thousand voices. Every practice in this app is a way to speak with one voice. When you forgive, you show the universe you are forgiving. When you send light, you show it you have light to give. And it answers: yes, you are this. Have more of it.

27 practices

Something real to do, right now

Instead of sitting in the same thoughts wondering how to get out, choose a practice and take one step. Each one ends with a check-in, so you can see the difference it made.

Daily rhythm

Begin and end each day on the mountain

  • Morning LaunchSix small steps to begin your day on the mountain.
  • Evening HarvestGather the day, release what is heavy, see your climb.
  • The Mission CardDraw one small act of kindness for today.

Release

Let go of what is weighing on you

  • The BalloonWrite the worry. Let it float away, or pop it.
  • Over the CliffWrite it on a stone. Fling it into the sea.
  • The BonfireBurn the blame, the shame, the old story.

Calm and steady

Settle the body and quiet the mind

  • The Witness BreathThree breaths. You are the sky, not the cloud.
  • Golden LightOne minute bathing in healing light, head to toe.
  • Heart CoherenceBreathe through your heart with appreciation.
  • The Action FilterAct now, or give the worry an appointment.

Know your mind

Catch, quiet and lift the busy mind

  • The Thought CatcherWatch your mind and see which thoughts keep looping.
  • Brush Off the ChatterboxThe little voice on your shoulder? Brush it off.
  • Switch It OffA song or show on repeat in your head? Turn it off.
  • One Rung UpClimb the emotional ladder one believable step at a time.
  • ?!
    Fear to FaithTurn the “what if” card over.

Forgive and protect

Free yourself from people and situations

  • Cut the TiesForgive and bless a person, place or your old self. Then cut the ties.
  • Return the GiftInsult, anger, bad news? Refuse it and send it back.
  • Ho’oponopono CleaningI’m sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you. I love you.

Choose and become

Choose who you are, the future you walk into, and the changes you commit to

  • Who I Choose to BeVictim or creator? Choose who you are, and seal it: I AM.
  • Choose Your TimelineChoose the future you want, and step into it.
  • Plant the SeedI commit. Plant a positive change and tend it daily.

Rise and create

Gratitude, love, and creating on purpose

  • Gratitude RampageFill the jar with ten golden thanks.
  • Send LightLift someone else and rise with them.
  • What You Send ReturnsSend health, love, peace to another. Feel it return.
  • The Conscious DaydreamWake up in the dream of life and dream on purpose.
  • The Creation BoxHold your visions, add details, make AI picture prompts.
  • Letter from Your Future SelfReceive a letter from the you who made it.
Try a practice now

The book

The Map of Being

Twenty chapters, one for each level. For every level: what it feels like from the inside, where the Observer stands, and exactly how to rise from there, with words from Silver Birch, Neale Donald Walsch, The Book of Mirdad and Rumi to light the way.

It includes Already on the Mountain, on the grace of knowing you could be lower, and that you have already begun the climb.

Coming soon on Amazon, in print and for Kindle.

About the author

Mike Roddha

Mike Roddha is the author of Aryan: Tales of a Modern Sage, a collection of spiritual stories, and an experienced paramotor pilot who knows what the world looks like from above. The Map of Being grew from his own daily practice: noticing where he stood each morning, choosing not to be dragged down by the news, and finding the one small step that lifted him. He built the app so that anyone, at any level, has something real to do in that moment.

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