Explore the Amazing Potential of your SQ
Three Dimensions of Intelligence
What is Spiritual Intelligence?
SQ is a higher dimension of intelligence with access to advanced capabilities. Relative to IQ and EQ, it’s the senior dimension of intelligence. SQ is the source of personal fulfilment, the means of peak performance, and the key to cooperation, tolerance and peace.
SQ governs IQ and EQ
SQ governs IQ and EQ by replacing the feeling of separation with an awareness of the connection between everything. Instead of feeling isolated and separate, SQ feels the unity that binds everything together. Consequently SQ exercises IQ and EQ from an integral perspective beyond ego.
Ego and Soul
When SQ is not active, IQ and EQ are used to pursue the desires of the ego. But when SQ is active, IQ and EQ are used to express the qualities of the soul, in the form of wisdom, compassion, integrity, joy, love, creativity, and peace.
Benefits of SQ
• feel more fulfilled
• find deeper meaning and purpose
• turn negativity into positive thoughts and feelings
• call on your full resources and perform at your best in any situation
• help others and improve society by using a higher dimension of your intelligence
How to Experience SQ
Spiritual intelligence is easy to experience. In fact we all experience SQ spontaneously at times, but all too rarely. Therefore it’s important to know how to engage SQ intentionally. The SQ Education Program provides training in a simple method to activate your spiritual intelligence. This course is based on secular principles, derived from scientific research. The short video below gives a brief outline of the methodology.
Dimensions of Intelligence
At the beginning of the scientific study of intelligence in the early 20th century, the definition of intelligence was restricted to intellectual intelligence (IQ). This narrow definition of intelligence prevailed until the mid 1980′s, when emotional intelligence (EQ) was identified as another dimension of intelligence of equal, or even greater, importance. Recent advances in psychology and neuroscience identified spiritual intelligence (SQ) as a further dimension of intelligence that is even more significant [ref]. As the governor of IQ and EQ, SQ is the senior dimension of intelligence. SQ is not religious. Spiritual intelligence is an innate capability that everyone can use without having to believe anything.
SQ and the Brain
Neurologically SQ is distinct from IQ and EQ. Whereas IQ and EQ are localised in opposite hemispheres, SQ is associated with hemispheric synchronisation and whole-brain activation. This is the same brain state underlying meditation and the experience of presence. The capability for SQ is therefore hard-wired in the brain, but conscious intention is required to exercise it.
Science of SQ
The science of SQ is a synthesis of several independent fields of research, including cognitive psychology, psychoanalysis, transpersonal psychology, and neuroscience [ref]. Universities worldwide study the SQ paradigm and its many applications. At Oxford University for example, SQ is the core of the Strategic Leadership Program. SQ training is also used in the workplace to improve job satisfaction and raise productivity.
SQ Education Program
The SQ Education Program has met with acclaim, as you can read from the thousands of comments on this site. The Program is divided into three parts. The Foundation Course is introductory. It is composed of the articles listed in the sidebar. More detailed information is included in Level One of the Program. Level Two is more advanced. For more information about the SQ Education Program, please visit this page.
Why “Q”?
Why is “spiritual intelligence” abbreviated as SQ rather than SI? The letter “Q” stands for “quotient”, which means amount or score. Therefore IQ means your intellectual intelligence quotient, or score. Similarly, EQ means your emotional intelligence quotient, and SQ means your spiritual intelligence quotient. Usually the term “SQ” is read simply as “spiritual intelligence”, leaving the word “quotient” unspoken.
