"The author of Eye of the I and Power vs. Force explores the ego's expressions and inherent limitations and explains how to transcend them. Expanding on the levels of consciousness in the widely-known Map of Consciousness, Hawkins focuses on experiential, subjective blocks to the advancement of individual consciousness. By analyzing these various obstacles and levels to be transcended, certain principles that support spiritual evolution are self-revealing. The book is therefore a practical manual rather than a comprehensive analysis."