About this platform
What it is, how it works, and why it exists.
What this platform is
Simply Curious is an experimental, participatory research platform. It exists for people who want a more discerning relationship with the content they consume — books, teachers, ideas, media, practices — and are willing to develop that discernment through structured practice rather than opinion.
We don't claim authority. The calibrations here are collective, provisional, and revisable. No single person or institution determines what's true. What we're building is a shared map — drawn collaboratively by people genuinely trying to find their way.
This is a research-framed project, not a spiritual movement. Participation requires curiosity and honest engagement, not belief.
The Map of Consciousness
The Map of Consciousness is a framework developed by Dr. David R. Hawkins, a psychiatrist and researcher who studied the relationship between states of consciousness and human experience across several decades.
The map describes a spectrum of consciousness levels — from states associated with shame, fear, and contraction, through courage, acceptance, and reason, up to states associated with love, joy, and peace. Each level is associated with characteristic patterns of perception, emotion, and behavior.
The map itself is a tool, not a doctrine. We use it as a shared reference — a way to talk about differences in quality, clarity, and life-affirmation that are otherwise difficult to articulate.
The calibration methodology
Calibration is the practice of discerning where a piece of content, teaching, or idea appears to sit on the Map of Consciousness. Hawkins' original methodology used applied kinesiology as a proxy for detecting attractor fields. Our platform adapts this into a structured collective practice.
The core design principle: results should not be influenced by prior scores, popularity, or social pressure. Like a blind or double-blind study, calibrators are not shown existing scores before submitting their own. This is not because calibration is purely subjective — it's because we want to protect the signal from social contagion.
Results are aggregated across multiple calibrations and reviewed for consistency. The aggregate score is displayed alongside confidence and participation data so you can assess the reliability of any given result yourself.
How this is different from social media
Social media platforms aggregate opinion, amplify engagement, and optimize for reaction. The most provocative content rises; nuance gets flattened. Ratings mean popularity, not quality — and popularity feeds back into visibility in loops that have nothing to do with truth.
This platform is designed against those dynamics. There are no follower counts, no likes, no algorithmic feeds. Calibrations are submitted before scores are seen. The goal isn't engagement — it's accuracy.
We're also not trying to tell you what to think about any piece of content. A calibration score is one data point. How you use it — or whether you do — is entirely up to you.