Self Undergoing Transitions with Life Trajectories

The Observable Universe · Andromeda Galaxy · 2.537 million light years
(inset: Vitruvian Man · Leonardo da Vinci · c.1490)

Root Cause of Creation is Hope.

Yin & Yang · The Dance of Opposites · Balance in All Creation

‘Hope’ is the main ingredient in our life trajectory! It is originating in basic ‘Trust’ in everything around. And Trust it is… in our surrounding niches, that assures a safety net from fear of basic survival.

The primordial ‘Self’ first overcomes fear of mortality as such — and then through ‘Will’ finds initiatives and purpose.

Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages — A Life Map
Age	Conflict	Important Events	Outcome
Infancy (birth–18 mo)	Trust vs. Mistrust	Feeding	Hope
Early Childhood (2–3 yrs)	Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt	Toilet Training	Will
Preschool (3–5 yrs)	Initiative vs. Guilt	Exploration	Purpose
School Age (6–11 yrs)	Industry vs. Inferiority	School	Confidence
Adolescence (12–18 yrs)	Identity vs. Role Confusion	Social Relationships	Fidelity
Young Adulthood (19–40 yrs)	Intimacy vs. Isolation	Relationships	Love
Middle Adulthood (40–65 yrs)	Generativity vs. Stagnation	Work & Parenthood	Care
Maturity (65–death)	Ego Integrity vs. Despair	Reflection on Life	Wisdom

From here, the nascent Self has defined its role in Fidelity, Love, Care and “knowing Wisdom.” Cognitive development is outlined by Erikson, Piaget, Freud, and so many more — all explained in their ways; but the common outcome can be seen so visually in Maslow’s Triangle. Self progresses…

Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development
Stage	Age Range	What Happens
Sensorimotor	0–2 years	Coordination of senses with motor responses. Object permanence developed. Language used for demands.
Preoperational	2–7 years	Symbolic thinking, proper syntax. Imagination and intuition strong. Conservation developed.
Concrete Operational	7–11 years	Concepts attached to concrete situations. Time, space, and quantity understood and applied.
Formal Operational	11+ years	Theoretical, hypothetical thinking. Abstract logic and reasoning. Strategy and planning.

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs — Self Progresses…

This grand design of life offers the Self to attain Wisdom and Peace — learning mindful meditations, concentration by practice of focused attention and open monitoring.

All of these have mostly one basic code:

“To focus exclusively on an oscillatory stimulus or sensory train of activity; for a duration long enough to break the stream of ordinary thought.”

Sri Yantra · श्री यंत्र · The Geometry of Consciousness

All along these ascending ladder steps, our Hope and Will drives us onward…

Realisation: “Infinite occurrences of the universe cannot be fathomed by the finite human mind.”

There is a greater reality than you perceive. Surrender. ‘Trust’ unconditionally — even in the absence of evidence — to the Truth of the Cosmos and ‘Hope’.

In humility, there is Faith. When there is Faith, there is no ‘Fear’. That is the ultimate pinnacle — the top.