Framework · 2026
A measurement architecture for the evolution of consciousness — individual and collective. ICEF unifies neuroscience-validated Fundamental Peace, the Shadow–Gift–Essence transformation process, Hawkins' Map of Consciousness, and a three-layer measurement protocol into a single operational instrument. Companion framework to The Transpersonal Leader (forthcoming, 2026).
Prof. Luis Miguel Gallardo · Founder, World Happiness Foundation · PhD Scholar, Yogananda School of Spirituality and Happiness, Shoolini University · Chair in Contemplative Sciences, University of Zaragoza
Target state
A measurable neuro-experiential state with four components: flexible attentional control without effortful suppression, emotional coherence across self-states, reduced self-referential rigidity, and compassionate self-awareness. Validated against the Triple Network Model (DMN, ECN, SaN). Calibrates at ~600 on Hawkins' Map.
Gallardo & Chetri (2026), Behavioral Sciences
Territory
Seven domains of suffering and flourishing — individual, relational, collective, structural, existential, somatic, environmental — calibrated on Hawkins' Map of Consciousness (20–1000). A map of where consciousness currently sits and where it needs to go.
Gallardo (2026), Mapping Global Pain & Trauma
Protocol
Five dimensions (awareness, shadow integration, compassion, purpose, transpersonal expansion) measured across three layers (experiential, behavioral, neurobiological) with a baseline–midline–final rhythm for individuals and groups.
Gallardo (2026), Consciousness Evolution Measurement Framework
Target state
Fundamental Peace →
The four measurable components of FP, and why they calibrate at ~600.
Transformation engine
GPTM →
The Shadow → Gift → Essence movement that turns measurement into change.
Protocol
Measurement →
Three integrated layers — psychometric, behavioural, calibrative — in one instrument.
Peer-reviewed · Open Access
Gallardo & Chetri (2026), Behavioral Sciences, 16(3), 395 — the integrative review that defines Fundamental Peace and the DMN–ECN–SaN reconfiguration model underlying every ICEF instrument.
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II · Scientific foundation
Research on consciousness, well-being, and trauma healing has produced an abundance of validated instruments and therapeutic protocols, yet the field lacks a unifying measurement framework that operates simultaneously at the experiential, behavioral, and neurobiological levels — and that scales from individual to group to planetary coverage.
ICEF proposes a single operational architecture that (a) specifies a clear target state with validated neural correlates; (b) situates that target within a transformation process drawn from the deepest strata of human wisdom traditions; (c) calibrates both start and end states on a standardized consciousness scale; (d) provides multi-layer measurement across experiential, behavioral, and neurobiological levels; and (e) scales from individual to group coverage.
The framework introduces the Fundamental Peace Scale (FPS-20), a 20-item self-report instrument corresponding directly to the four FP components, the Integrated Consciousness Evolution Index (ICEI), and a Group Consciousness Evolution Index (GCEI) for collective fields.
ICEF situates the measurement system within the Shadow–Gift–Essence transformation process described in depth psychology and contemplative traditions. The arc runs from the shadow spectrum (Hawkins 20–175) through SGE transformation into Fundamental Peace (Hawkins 600+). Three layers observe the arc:
Begin where measurement begins
The FPS-20 is the self-report entry point into the framework. Take it as often as you like — your trend is private to you.
Original framework page: worldhappiness.foundation/the-integrated-consciousness-evolution-framework