Three MountainsMethodWhere Am I?Explore the full map
One human journey.Three levels of resolution.
Start broadly. The 3 Mountains show the great aims of life. The 6 Universal Stages reveal the developmental progression. The 12 Game of Life Levels provide finer resolution within the six Stages.
01 / 04 · The primary map
Success.
Happiness. Meaning.
Read from left to right. Each Mountain is necessary. Each summit also exposes the limit of the worldview that brought us there, preparing the next transition.
Open full size ↗Here, “faithful” means increasingly faithful to a Cause, mission, responsibility or meaning larger than personal happiness. It is the orientation of the Third Mountain, not a claim of superiority or a religious membership label.
Deeper resolution
One terrain.
Different lenses.
The same journey can be read through great movements, archetypal Stages or the twelve Game of Life Levels. These are nested resolutions, not competing models.
The same terrain, in human language
The Map of Life
Read the journey as three great movements: Imitation, Self-Discovery and Realization. It shows how we move from inherited roles, through discovery of an authentic self, toward a life devoted to a meaningful place and purpose.
Study full size ↗The archetypal journey
From growing up to giving yourself away
This view follows the inner identities that emerge along the route — from Child and Adult, through Wanderer and Knight, to Fighter and King. The names are archetypes, not labels: they describe the work a stage asks of us.
Study full size ↗Ego Mastery
Twelve Levels in the Game of Life
Ego Mastery applies the 12 Game of Life Levels as a finer practice and navigation layer within the six Stages. Their purpose is precision about the developmental work that is timely—not ranking people.
Study full size ↗Life Navigation