Definition: Calibration

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Revision: 10 June 2026

Calibration

The process of sourcing a number, quantity, or other measure that characterizes a system, especially a subtle or esoteric system rooted in truth.
The sourced number, quantity, or other measure that characterizes a system, especially a subtle or esoteric system rooted in truth.
One well-known (in some circles) example of a calibration process is the use of muscle testing to arrive at a value between 0 and 1000 on the Hawkins Scale of Consciousness. The value arrived at can also be called a calibration.
Another example of a calibration process is the process of calibrating truth directly. Truth calibrations are used continuously while writing and revising the transmissions on the jeffvanderclute.com website. These calibration values are flavors of infinity, since reality is infinite.
In consensus (un)reality—which is a mix of awakeness and unawakeness—not all systems are rooted in truth, and not all calibration methods and metrics are rooted in truth. Use what is appropriate for the system. If the system operates according to awakeness, use sourced calibrations.