I had just returned from the Mediterranean island of Crete, from a 10-day intensive course given by one of the most renowed bioresonance therapists in Europe. My office renovations weren’t finished yet. I suddenly had some unexpected free. I picked up and read Dr. David Hawkins’ groundbreaking book: Power versus Force. This book introduced me to the term "level of consciousness" (LOC) and the important role a person’s LOC plays in so many issues, including the accuracy of one’s use of the pendulum and all other forms of muscle testing.

Dr. Hawkins devised a scale for the LOC with the low end being 0 and the high end 1,000. Dr. Hawkins states that to be able to do any form of muscle testing accurately, the person doing the testing must calibrate above 200. The implications of this statement are startling.

If this statement is true (which it is) then not everyone can successfully muscle test. Some people can successfully test some of the time, some people can successfully test none of the time, but rarely can a person successfully test all of the time. It depends on the LOC of the person doing the testing at the exact moment they are testing.

When you’re angry, your LOC drops below 200. When you are in fear, your LOC drops below 200. When you are anxious, your LOC drops below 200. When you try to anticipate a result, your LOC drops below 200. When you have a vested interest in a particular result, your LOC drops below 200. When you will defend a result that is opposite of what you desire, your LOC drops below 200. If you are in a place of shame, guilt, despair, grief, frustration, desire, anger, jealously, pride, these conditions – and more – will negate the accuracy of your testing and will, in fact, yield just the opposite result from what higher consciousness knows to be true.

Peace, joy, forgiveness, love – these are necessary attributes of a successful testor. With these attributes firmly in play the LOC will always not only be above 200 but will flow into the 500+ range. Testing, by definition, is an act of exploration, of embracing the unexpected – the unexpected. If you are testing just to prove what you think you already know then you are not testing, your ego is enacting a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Be aware of where your head and heart are at before you begin to test. Let go of all attachment to the outcome. Keep your energy soft, keep our eyes soft. And above all else please, please… please keep your heart soft.