spectrum-meditation
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A structured meditation sequence that traverses the full spectrum of awareness — from the gross physical body through the subtle energetic field to the causal witness, culminating in a nondual pointer that invites rest in open awareness prior to any object. Based on the integral meditation framework of Ken Wilber and informed by contemplative neuroscience.
Agents
- Integral Researcher - Three-body framework research and neuroscience evidence
- Integral Guide - Meditation sequence design and facilitation language
- Content Writer - Practice scripts, transitions, and closing integration
- Ethics Guardian - Safety review and honest evidence claims
Inputs
| Input | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
focus | Yes | Intention or theme for the session (e.g., "clarity", "open awareness") |
duration | No | 15, 25 (default), 40 minutes |
level | No | beginner, intermediate (default), advanced |
body | No | Start from a specific body: gross, subtle, causal |
Outputs
spectrum-practice.md- Complete guided meditation script with timed phasesevidence-brief.md- Research context with honest evidence levels per phaseaudio-timing.json- Timing cues for audio recording or facilitation
Examples
Standard 25-minute spectrum practice:
/spectrum-meditation "open awareness"
Beginner 15-minute practice with clarity focus:
/spectrum-meditation "mental clarity" --duration 15 --level beginner
Advanced 40-minute practice:
/spectrum-meditation "dissolution into presence" --duration 40 --level advanced
Starting from the subtle body:
/spectrum-meditation "energy and aliveness" --body subtle
Three-Body Practice
The spectrum sequence moves through three bodies, each revealing a different dimension of experience, followed by a nondual pointer:
| Phase | Body | Description | Duration (25 min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Settling | — | Grounding, breath orientation, arriving | 3 min |
| 2. Gross Body | Physical | Sensory awareness, interoception, physical form, breath and body sensations | 6 min |
| 3. Subtle Body | Energetic | Felt sense, emotional tone, energy currents, luminous awareness | 6 min |
| 4. Causal Body | Witness | Pure witnessing awareness, the one who observes, formless presence | 6 min |
| 5. Nondual Pointer | — | Recognition that awareness and its objects are not-two; open, self-releasing | 3 min |
| 6. Integration | — | Gradual return, grounding, brief reflection | 1 min |
Gross body practices rest on well-researched foundations of focused attention meditation — deliberate, sustained attention on a chosen object such as the breath or body sensations.
Subtle body inquiry moves into the felt sense and emotional field. Evidence here is more preliminary; the "subtle body" as a phenomenological construct is widely reported across traditions but does not map directly to a single neuroscientific referent.
Causal body practice cultivates the witness perspective — resting as the observing awareness rather than identifying with any particular content. This parallels open monitoring or "choiceless awareness" practices with growing neuroscientific study.
Nondual pointer invites a recognition rather than a practice — a brief, non-effortful pointing toward the awareness in which gross, subtle, and causal all arise. This is theoretical and tradition-based; it is not evaluated as a discrete technique in controlled research.
Research Basis
Evidence level: Mixed — Research-supported (focused attention, open awareness); Preliminary (subtle body); Theoretical (integral sequence)
Focused attention meditation (gross body phase) has extensive empirical support for attention regulation, stress reduction, and neuroplasticity (Lutz et al., 2008; Tang et al., 2015). Open monitoring / choiceless awareness (causal witness phase) is supported by growing contemplative neuroscience literature (Brandmeyer et al., 2019). Subtle body awareness lacks direct RCT validation as a construct; practices involving somatic and felt-sense awareness show preliminary support in therapeutic contexts (Levine, 2010; Gendlin, 1978). The integral three-body sequence as a structured progression is a theoretical framework synthesized by Wilber (2006) and has not been evaluated as an integrated protocol in controlled trials. The nondual pointer is drawn from non-dual contemplative traditions (Advaita Vedanta, Dzogchen, Zen) and remains phenomenologically reported rather than empirically operationalized.
Quality Gates
Before output is finalized:
- All three body phases present and sequenced correctly
- Nondual pointer framed as invitation, not instruction or claim
- Evidence levels labeled per phase; theoretical status of sequence noted
- "Subtle body" presented as phenomenological description, not verified mechanism
- Beginner scripts avoid tradition-specific jargon without explanation
- Advanced scripts may include tradition-specific language with context
- Medical disclaimer present; not a substitute for mental health treatment
- Permission to rest in any phase without moving forward included
- Grounding instructions at beginning and end
The spectrum is not a ladder to climb. It is the full range of what you already are, waiting to be recognized.