Explaining the Order of the Wisdom Pyramid’s Levels

Some of the common questions I get about The Wisdom Pyramid concern the ordering of the levels. Why did I put nature above books? Why books before beauty? And so forth.

The video below explains each level quickly, as does the poster graphic (which I recommend you download, print out and post on your family’s fridge or in your classroom). But beyond checking those out, here are two criteria I had in my mind as I ordered the pyramid the way that I did:

Proximity to God. If God is the giver of wisdo...