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Al t er at l onsof Genet i cI nf br mat l on
Sessi on707
Sessi on708
Sessi on709
Sessi on710
Cel l s, Pr obabi l i t i es, Dr eams,
Pr ac t i c eEl ement 9: AnExer c i s e
f br t heReader
Consci ousness, Syst ems, andEart hl y
Cycl esBodysHeal i ngAbi l i ti es
Pr act i ceEl ement
Fast el Than- Li ght Act i vi t yandt heEavel i ng
Consci ousnessProbabi l i t i esandHi st ory6How
t oBecomeAwar eof t heUnknownReal i t y
" Demons' i nDr eamsandOuf Body
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Expl or at i ons


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Sessi on712
Sessi on713
Sessi on714
Sessi on715

TUni ngi nt oOt herReal i t i esEart h
Pr ogr ammi ngandt hel nner Li t er at ur eof
t heMi nd
Ybur RockbedReal i t yandl t sPr obabl e
Cl ustersTheSol arSystem, SpaceHavel
Neurol ogi cal Al terati ons, l ntersectl onsof
Cons ci ous nes s
Ybur PsycheCompar edt oaMul t i di me
TheUs eof t heWi l l i nt heF or mat l on
of Real i t y
Snapshot sof Ot herReal i t i es, Psychi cGui ded
I bur s,
TheFunct l onsof t hel nt el l ect , t heI mport ance
of l ndi vi dual Vi si , andAl t er at i onsof
Cons c i ous nes s
SECTI ONSHowToJ ouRNEYI NToTHE" UNKNowN
REAL I TY: TI NYSTEPs ANDGI ANTSTEPs

Sessi on716
Sessi on718
Sessi on719
Sessi on720

Me t ho ds t o L e t Y buCo nt a c t t he Unk no wn
Real i Stati onsof Consci ousness
Pr act i ceEl ement sl l ,
Vi ewsandCr eat i vi t y6Communi cat i on
Wi t ht heDeadConcept sof GoodandEvi l
i nRel at i ont oDreamTraveLI nt erpret i ng
Unof f i ci al l nf br mat l on
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naveLWhat t oLookFor i nYbur Psychi c
Expl orat i onsPract i ceEl ement sl 3,
Di scoveri ngtheHi storyof YburPsyche
Expl or i ngt heDr eamWOr l dYbur sel E
Fear sandSt or myDr eamLandscapes
Sessi on721
Sessi on722
Sessi on723
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T heDr ea mWbr l da s t heMi r r o r o f
t hePsycheWaki ngWhi l eDreami ng
Pr act i ceEl ement sl 5,
Pseudo- otj ectsandNeurol ogi cal Ghost
l mages, YbuandYbur Count er par t s
Ybur WOr l dVi ewandt heWOr l dVi ews of
Ot hersLanguage, I nnerSounds, Dreams
P r a c t i c e E l e me n t l 7
Sessi on724Count erpart s, Racesof Men, andHi st orl c

Per i ods
Sessi on725
Sessi on726
Psychi cBl uepr mt sandt heAr i t hmet i cof
Consci ousnessTheEat i ngof Meat and
Ear t hsCr eat i vi t y
Thel sl andAnal ogy6Mor eonCount er par t s
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Sessi on727
Sessi on728

Rei ncarnati onal Sel ves, Counterparts,

TheMount ai nAnal ogy6TheFet us
theFuture, Hi storybandProbabi l i ti es
Pr ecogni t i onasaSt i mul ust oGr owt hThe
Var i et i es of Ti meWi t hi nOne
Sessi on729Astrol ogy>Probabi l i ti es, andI nnerni ggermg

TheSt ar s andPl anet s as Cons ci ous nes s es

Sessi on730
Sessi on731
onAst r ol ogy6Nat ur al Abor t i onsThe
Consci ousnessesof Dol phi nsandOt her
Cr eat ur es
TheKnowl edgeof Ybur For ef at her sI sWi t hi n
Ybur Chr omos omes Rei nc ar nat l onandOt her
Suppor t sof Sel f hoodThePl ant Anal ogy
1
Sessi on732
Sessi on733
Sessi on734
Sessi on735
Sessi on736
Sessi on737
Sessi on738
Sessi on739
Sessi on740
Sessi on741
Sessi on742
Sessi on743
Sessi on744
Appendi xl 2

YburRel ati onshi pWi thYburCounterparts
Thel mport anceof Pl ayandSpont anei t y6
ALi s t of t heFami l i es of Cons ci ous nes s
MoreonCount erpart s, Negat i veLi f e
Condi t i ons Set hs WOr 1
Fami l i esof Consci ousnessandCounterparts

TheSymphonyof Ybur Bei ngPr obabl e

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of Cons c i ous nes s
AFur t her Di s c us s i onof t heFami l i es of
Consci ousnessHouseHunt i ngand
Pr obabi l i t i es
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Appendi xl 5Myst i ci smandl ndi vi dual i t y: AShort Essay
byJ ane
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i ngmyownrol ei nhel pi ngJ anespsychi cabi l i t i esshowt hemsel ves
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f brt hepresent at ] l onof t heSet hmat eri al ) But t hat recogni t i on
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et hat at t l meswasveryf rust rat i ngSuchepi sodesof t encausedme
t ot akemuchl onger t opr oducef i ni shedwor kI l ear nedapat l ence
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mi ndandabi l i ti es, usi ngei therwordsorpi ctures, stretchasaresul t
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f i ndhi smateri al hereuseMi nmanysi tuati onsFromthe751stses
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sensed, whi l eanotherwi l l atoncesl i ptomi nd
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t hat youhavechosenThat probabi l i t ybel ongswi t ht hepresent you
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ment al andphysi caLi nvol vement i nwhi cht i mewasof t ensi gni f i -
cant l ynegat edThesewereact ual , f dt epi sodesduri ngwhi chl rose
abovet hosef r ust r at i onsment i onedear l i eI veof t enwonder ed
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supersededduri ngsuchperi odsof greatf bcus.
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characteri sti cscontri butetoourj oi ntworkWi thoutJ anespsychi c
abi l i t yandspont anei t yt herewoul dbenoSet hsessi onsorbooks,
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di l i gencet heSet hmat er i al mi ght not havebeenr ecor dedor col
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r ecel veandt hequest i onsof peopl eknocki ngonour door s, I nspi t e
of al l t hi s, ' vef bundt hat anyonegroupof ql uest l onsampl i f i esor
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regenerati ngi tsel Etheql uesti onsautomati cal l yprol i f erate
vr ni shedby
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t hepresent , i st hepoi nt of i nt eract i onbet weenal l exi st encesand
real i t y6Al l probabi l i t i esf l owt hroughi t , t houghoneof yourmoment
poi nt smaybeexper i encedascent ur i esot her
pr obabl er eal i t i esof whi chyouar eapar t . "Thus, j ust asamoment
I
poi nt canbeexpl oredi ndef i ni t el ysoeachnewl yari si ngquest l on
resul tsi naneveFwi deni ngpool of i nqui ry6
nmynot esi nt r oduci ngVOl umel I wr ot eabout pl aci ngt he
basi car t i st i ci deasembodi edi nt heSet hmat er i al at our consci ous
aestheti c, andpracti cal servi cei ndai l yl i f eThat' sreal l ywhatSeth
Suchanendeavor essent i al l y
i nvol vest hepursui t of ani deal , ndrepresent sourat t empt st ogl ve
Physi cal andment al shapet ot hegr eat i nnemcr eat l vecommot i onof
t heuni verset hat eachpersoni nt ui t i vel yf eel sOf courseJ aneandl
want Set hver ef l exeswi t hi n
ot her s; t heneachi ndi vi dual canuset hemat e
xpressi onof thatusef Ul i deal , l etti ngi tservetosti mul atei nner
ceptl ons
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tl gatorori ni ti atori sextremel ychal l engi ng, tsal soarduous: I n
our West er nsoci et i esi t ' smuchmor ecomf br t i ngt ogr appl ewi t h
chemi st rysayf armi ngorsal esmanshi p, orwi t hanyof numerous
other"practi cal j obsordi sci pl i nes, thani ti stoconf rontthei nner
s e n s e s
What J anehast oof f erresul t sf romt hest udyof consci ousness
i tsel Easi tsexpressedthroughherownexperl enceandabi l i ti es, By
choi ce, shehasnobuf f er sbet weenher sel f andt heext er l or wor l d-
noassuredst at us, f brexampl eShedoesnt enj oyt heProt ect l ona
sci enti stdoes, whoprobesi ntoaparti cul arsul j ecti ndepth, then
makesal earnedreportoni tf ro otj ecti veposi ti onthats
saf el yout si det hef i el dof st udyAt t hesamet i me, I knowt hat J ane
f eel saresponsi bi l i tytopubl i shherresul ts, andmakethemavai l
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r espondt ot heext r emesof f eel i ngwi t hwhi chsheandSet har e
sometl mesgreeted: theoutri ghtrej ecti onorthesheeradul ati on-
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f rameworks- sci enti f i coccul t, ' phi l osophi cal orwhateveNot
thatwedwel l uponthatcomparati vei sol ati onmuch, butweareaware
of i t , Andl knowt hat J anesomet i mesmi ssest heki ndof camaraderi e
enj oyedbyprof essi onal swhof i tmorecomf brtabl yi ntoaccepted
st ruct uresAct ual l yt houghweconsi dermanyof ourcorrespon
dent sasf r i endsand
despi tethef actthatJ anecanonl yrepl ytothei rcheeri ngcommunl -
cat i onswi t hSet hsdi ct at edl et t er ( aswel l asour own) , or wi t hnot es
scr i bbl edqui ckl yonpost car dst
ki ndof support , f brwhi chwereverygrat ef Ul Manysuchpeopl eare
somewhat l i keus- r ef Usi ngt oaccept anyki ndof dogma
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mental i ndependenceI napersonal sessi ongi venf brusi nl 977,
sai d: "[ peopl e] donot want myaut hor i t yquest i oned. ( H
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havef ar bet t er senset hanRubur t ;
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exi st ence. ont osayt hat suchi ndi vi dual sdi dnt undeI L
st andt hat J anesquest i oni ngnat ur ef i r edt hesessi onsonset t o
begi nwi t h, andi ssomewhat r esponsi bl ef br t hepr oduct i onof hi s
wor kandbooks,
Andi nonef br mor anot heI J anecar r i esal l of t hosebookswi t h
herf romreal i t yt oreal i t yDuri nganESPcl ass, Set hcal l edt hemher
"bel ovedparaphernal i a, orsymbol s, thenconti nued
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ni t i ont hat st andf brsomet hi ngel seareal i t y; si gnst hat st andf br
words, spokenbef bret hebi rt hof words; wordsi mpri nt edi nmol e
cul es; r dst hat wer ei mpr i nt edi not her waysbef br et hebi r t hof
mol ecul es; andyet ( t ocZassmewor dst hat echowi t hi nyour own
i ndi vi dual psychesI nonewayoranotherthesewords, l i kepebbl es
arel ef tal ongthebeachof your[col l ecti ve]real i ty
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upont hemandseewhat t heymean, andot her swi l l ki ckt hemasi de
t hosewor dscont i nuet obespoken
whet her t hr ought hesel i psor t hr ought hesoundof l eavesor
t hrought hei nvi si bl emusi cof yo, And
t hat i st hemeani ngbehi ndt hebooksandt hesymbol s.
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Certai nl ySethi ssayi ngthatJ anesbooks(andhi s)rePresenther
acknowl edgment of andsear chf br ani deal
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concepts, l l cl osethesei ntroductorynotesbyCl uoti ngf romape
sonal sessi onSet hgavef br J aneand, i nwhi chher ei t er at est he
i mportanceof thei ndi vi dual andthepursui tof thei deal Sethi ni ti -
at edt hef bl l owi ngpassagesbyt al ki ngt omeabout t hesaf euni -
verset hat eachpersoncancreat eandl i vewi t hi nt houghhi s
wordsweredi rectedtome, theyhaveabroadgeneral appl i cati
I nyourmi ndyoucreat i vel yenvi si ont hei deal - t hesani t yof
somef Ut ur ecul t ur et hat , hope, t hat ot her s
wi l l bri ngabout I f not t omorrowt hensomet i me
hor oughl yunder st andwhat i smeant byt heent l r e
saf e- uni verseconcept, thenthephysi cal , cul tural cl i matei sseenasa
medi umt hr oughwhi cht hei deal canbeexpr essedThei deal i s
meani ngl essi f i ti snotphysi cal l ymani f esttoonedegreeoranothe
Thei deal seekSexpressi on, I nsodoi ng, i tof tensee
al t eri nwayst hat arenot underst oodt t hosedi st ort l onsmaybe
theveryopeni ngsthatal l owotherstopercei ve
[ t hi s] bookandwi t hyourart , yourpurposei st he
expressi onof thei deaLandthatexpressi onmustbephysi cal l ymate-
ri al i zed, obvi ousl yMmrj oWourchal l enge, shoul dbei nt hemani
st at i onof t hei deal asyouseei t ,
ount t heconseql uencesor t hei mpedi ment s- whet her or
not t heexpressi oncomest of Ul f i l l ment i nyourt erms- andeveni f
i t seemst of al l ongroundonwhi chi t wi l l not growb
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cl osur es, t hedi f f er encebebweent hei deal andt heact ual Ber eckl ess
i ntheexpressi onof thei deal , andi twi l l neverbetrayyou
t hemi ddl eof abat t l e.
def i ni t i on- how
dari ng1I dsaythatattai ni ngsuchastaterepresentsqui teanachi eve
ment , i ncl udi ngmysel f ; i t meanssheddi ngmany
encrust edandl i mi t i ngpersonal bel i ef SI doget gl i mpsesof t hat
condi t i onof i nnerandout erf reedom; j ust enought ounderst and
someof t hemanypr act i cal benef i t st hat canf l owf r omi t t
thi nkof abettergoal
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t akeupOz( "Rezz"j i i nt hemi ddl e, moreorl ess, wi t ht he
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of herdel i veryButaboveal l l trytohel pthereaderappreci atethe
uncannyf eel i ngof energyand/ ori nt el l i gence- of l I 0"i n
thesessi ons, pl i f i edbyandthroughSeth; consci ousenergy
then, taki ngagui sethatsatl eastsomeWhatcomprehensi bl e, i n
ourtermsof real i tysothatwecanunderstandwhatshappeni ng
not esarepresent edat sessi onbrea
, butl vei ndi catedthepoi ntsof ori gi nof whatwoul dordi na
i l ybef botnotesbyusi ngconsecuti vsuperscri pti onnumbers
wi t hi nt het ext of eachsessi on, vegroupedt heact ual not es
attheendof thei ndMdual sessi onsf brqui ckconsul tati onAl l such
ref erencenumbersarepri nt edi nt hesamesmal l t ypet hroughout
bot hvol umesFoot not eswi l l bef bundpl aceonl ywhent heyre
usedt ocal l at t ent l ont oaspeci f i cappendi
, then, theseapproacheskeepthebodyof eachsessi on
freeofi ntel Tupti onsbetweenbreakdesi gnati ons
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sci ousness, t heni t wi l l beeasi erf bryout ounderst andt hat t herei s
i ndeedacertai nki ndof awarenessthatuni testheseki ngdoms
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mi neral veget abl eandani mal worl ds
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portl onsof thenatural envi ronment
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of el ect r omagnet l cr angescompl et el yunknownt oyout owhi ch
otherl i f ef brmsrespond
Agai nal l of t hesecodesyst ems5arei nt errel at edl nt hesame
waythepri vatepsychecontai nswi thi ni thi ntsandgl i mpsesof other
al tematereal i ti esTheseoperateassecondarycodes
beneaththeexi stencethatyouof f i ci al l yrecogni zeSuchsecondary
syst emscant el l youmuchabout t hepot ent i al sof humanreal i t y
r ai set opr l mar y
i mportanceSuchsecondarysystemsal sopoi nttowardtheprobabl e
devel opmentspossi bl ef bri ndi vi dual sorspeci es
Al l of theprobabi l i ti espracti cal l ypossi bl ei nhumandevel op
t aret heref brepresent t osomeext ent oranot heri neachi ndi -
vi dual Anybi ol ogi cal or spi r i t ual advancement t hat youmi ght
i magi newi l l of cour senot comef r omanyout si deagencybut f r om
wi t hi nt heheri t ageof consci ousnessmadef l eshGeneral l yt hose
al i vei nt hi scent urychoseapart i cul arki ndof ori ent at i on
speci eschosetospeci al i zei ncertai nki ndsof physi cal mani pul ati on
todevotei tsenergi esi ncertai ndi recti onsThosedi recti onshave
brought f brt hareal i t yuni quei ni t sownf ashi onManhasnot dri ven
hi msel f downabl i ndal l eyi not herwordsHehasbeenst udyi ngt he
nat ur eof hi sconsci ousness- usi ngi t asi f i t wer eapar t f r omt he
r est of namr e, andt her ef br eseei ngnat ur eandt hewor l di napal L
ti cul arl i ghtThatl i ghthasf i nal l ymadehi mf eel i sol atedal one
andtosomeextentrel ati vel ypowerl ess(!)
Hei sl ear ni nghowt ouset hel i ght of hi sowncon
sci ousness, anddi scoveri nghowf aronepart i cul armet hodof usi ng
, o
wi t ht hat part i cul arf bcusHei snowdi scoveri ngt hat heneedsot her
l i ght sal so, i not her wor ds- t hat hehasbeenr el yi ngupononl ya
smal l por t i onof anent i r ei nner sear chl i ght t hat canbeusedi nmany
di r ec t i ons er di r ec t i ons t hat ar e
natl vetomansconsci ousness, sti l l wai ti ngtobeusedef I ecti vel y6
I amspeaki ngi nyourhi stori cal termsbecausebef brethehi stol
i cal syst emt hat your ecogni ze, manhadi ndeedexper l ment edwi t h
t heseot her di r ect i ons, andwi t hsomesuccess
sent hasf al l enf r omsomehi gher spi r i t ual
achi evement t ohi s cur r ent s t at e
SESSI ON
PmLse6. Ther ear ecycl esi nwhi chconsci ousnessf br ms
ear t hl yexper l enceandmapsout hi st or i cal sequencesSot her e
havebeenot her speci esof manki ndbesi deyour own, eachhandl i ng
physi cal datai ni tsownwaySomehavetakenotherdi recti ons, there
f br e, t hant heonet hat youhavechosenEvet hosepat hsar el at ent
or secondar yhowevel Wvi t hi nyour ownpr l vat eandmassexper i
enceTheyresi dewi thi nyou, presentmgyouwi thal ternatereal i ti es7
t hat youmayor maynot choosepr i vat el yor g
Eachsystem, course, bri ngsf brthi tsowncul ture, technol o
art, andsci enceThephysi cal bodyi sbasi cal l yeql ui ppedtomai ntai n
i t sel f asaheal t hyl ongl i vi ngor gani smf ar beyondyour pr esent
understandi ngmedi cal l yspeaki ngThecel l ul arcomprehensi on8
provi desal l ki ndsofi nnertherapeuti csthatoperateql ui tenatural l yb
Therei saphysi cal gi ve- and- takebetweenthebodyandenvi ronment
beyondt hat whi chyour ecogni zeani nner dynami csher et hat
escapes, thatuni testheheal thof pl ants, ani mal s, I n
themostsi mpl eandmundaneof exampl es, i f youarel i vi ngi naf ai rl y
wel l - bal anced, heal thyenvl ronment, yourhousepl antsandyourani
mal swi l l al sobewel LYbuf br myour envl r on
, of tenf brgetti ngthatrel ati onshi pl deal l y, the
bodyhasthecapaci l ytokeepi tsel f i nexcel l entheal th- butbeyond
that, tomai ntai ni tsel f atthehi ghestl evel sof physi cal achi evement
Theexpl oi tsof yourgreatestathl etesgi veyouahi ntof thebodys
truecapaci tyI nyoursystemof bel i ef S, howevethoseathl etesmust
t r ai nandf bcusal l of t hei r at t ent i oni nt hat di r ect i onof t enat t he
expenseof otherporti onsof thei rownexperi enceButthei rPerf b
mancesshowyouwhat t hebodyi scapabl eof
Thebodyi seql ui pped, i deal l yagai nnow
eases, andtomai ntai ni tsstabi l i tyi ntowhatyouwoul dcal l advanced
ol dage, wi thonl yagradual overal l changeAti tsbest, howevethe
changewoul dbri ngaboutspi ri tual al terati onsWhenyoul eavef bra
vacat i onf br exampl eyoucl osedownyour houseI nt hesei deal
terms, deathwoul di nvol veacl osi ngdownof your[Physi cal ]house
i t woul dnot becr umbl i ngabout you
zse: . Nowcert ai ni ndi vi dual sgl i mpset hi sgreat nat -
ur al heal i ngabi l i t yof t hebodyDoct or ssomet i mes
encounteri twhenapati entwi thaso- cal l edi ncurabl edi seasesud
denl yrecovers. Mi racul ousheal i ngsaresi mpl yi nstancesof nature
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unhamperedCompl et ephysi ci ans, asment i onedearl i e9woul dbe
per sonswhounder st oodt he
t ent i al s- per sonswhowoul dt her ef br et r ansmi t suchi deast o
ot her sandencour aget hemt ot r ust t heval i di t yof t hebodySomeof
t hebody?sabi l i t i eswi l l seemi mpossi bl et oyou,
dencet osuppor t t hemManyor ganscancompl et el yr epl acet hem
sel ves; di seasedporti onscanberepl acedbynewtl ssue
Pmj sg, eMeManypeopl e, wi t hout knowi ngi t
havedevel opedcancer andr i dt hemsel vesof i t Appendi xes
r emovedbyoper at i onshayegr ownbackTheseof t hebody
arebi ol ogi cal l yqui t eachi evabl ei npract i cal t ermsbut onl ybya
compl et echangeof f bcusandbel i ef Yburi nsi st enceuponseparat
i ngyoursel vesf romnat ureaut omat i cal l yprevent edyouf romt rust -
i ngthebi ol ogi cal aspectsof thebodyandyourrel i gi ousconcepts
f Urtheral i enatedyouf romthebodysspi ri tual i
I nyourreal i yourconsci ousnessi susual l yi dent i f i edwi t ht he
bodyont heot her hand- t hat i s, yout hi nkof your consci ousness
asbei ngal wayswi t hi nyour f l eshYbt manyi ndi vi dual shavef bund
themsel vesoutsi deof thebody>f i l l l yconsci ousandawarecj '
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whi l etmai nconsci ousnessi sawayf roi tThebodyconsci ous
nessi squi teabl e, then, toprovi detheoveral l equi l i bri umAtcertai n
l evel sof thesl eepstatethi sdoesi nf acthappenI nsl eepwal ki ngthe
bodyi sact i ve, but t hemamconsci ousnessi snot awake. I t i snot
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i tsbel i ef S, of tenhamperssuchmani pul abi l i tyi nnormal waki ngl i f e
Let usl ookf br amoment at t hebodyconsci ousness
I ti sequi pped, asanani mal i s, toperf brmbeauti f Ul l yi ni tsenvl
r onment Ybuwoul dcal l i t mi ndl esssi ncei t woul dseemnot t o
reasonForthepurposeof thi sdi scussi onal one, i magi neabodywi th
af Ul l yoperati ngbodyconsci ousness, notdi seasedf branyreasonor
def ectbi rth, butonewi thouttheoverri di ngego- di rectedcon-
sci ousnessthatyouhaveTherehavebeenspeci esof suchanature
I nyourtermstheywoul dseemtobel i kesl eepwal kers, yetthei rphys
i cal abi l i ti essurpassedyoursTheywerei ndeedasagi l easani mal s-
norweretheyunconsci ousl 0Theysi mpl ydeal twi thadi f f erentki nd
of awar eness
I nyourtermstheydi dnothaveanoveral l purpose, yetthei r
purposewassi mpl yt obeThei rmai npoi nt sof consci ousnesswere
el sewhere, i nanotherki ndof real i ty>whi l ethei rPhysi cal mani f esta
tl onswereseparateThei rpri maryf bcusesof consci ousesswere
scarcel yawareof thebodi estheyhadcreatedYi steventhosebodi es
l earned, i nquotesnow"throughexperi ence, , andbeganto"awaken,
t obecomeawar eof t hemsel vest odi scover t i me
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zse. Thesl eepwal kers, aswewi l l cal l them, werenotasl eePto
t hemsel ves, ndwoul dseemsoonl yf romyourvl eWpoi nt Therewere
several suchracesof humanbei ngsThei r[ overal l ] pri maryexperL
encewasout si deof t hebody6Thephysi cal corporal exi st encewasa
secondaryef ectnthemthereal wasthedreaml i f e, whi chcon
tai nedthehi gheststi mul i themostf bcusedexperi encethemost
mai ntai nedpurpose, themostmeani ngf Ul acti vi tyandthemostorg
ni zedsoci al andcul t ur al behavi oowt hi si st heot her si deof your
ownexperi ence, sotospeakSuchracesl ef tthephysi cal earthmuch
astheyf bundi tThemai nacti vi tythen, i nvol vedconsci ousnessapart
f romthebodyJ nyourterms, physi cal cul turewasrudi mentary6
Nowthephysi cal organi smassuchi scapabl eof thatki ndof reaL
i tysystemn. I ti ssi mpl yal teI
natebehavi oEbi ol ogi cal l yandspi ri tual l ypossi bl eNocompl i cated
physi cal transportati onsystemsweresetupI nthephysi cal state, i
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what youwoul dcal l t hewaki ngst at e, t hesei ndi vi dual ssl ept . you
comparat i vel yspeaki ng, t hei rwaki ngact l neswoul dseemdream
l i ke, andyettheybehavedwi thgreatnatural physi cal grace, al l owi ng
t hebodyt of i mct i ont ocapaci Theydi dnot saddl ei t wi t hnegat l ve
bel i ef Sof di seaseorl i mi t at i onSuchbodi esdi dnot aget ot heext ent
now, t hat your sdo, andenj oyedt hegr eat est easeandsenseof
bel ongi ngwi ththeenvl ronment
: 2. Consci ousnessconnectedwi ththef l esh, then, hasgreat
l eewayspi ri tual l yandbi ol ogi cal l yandcanf bcusi tsel f i nmanyways
wi thandthroughthef l esh, besi deyourownparti cul arorl entatl on
Therehavebeenhi ghl ysophi sti cated, devel opedci vi l i zati onsthat
woul set hemai nor i ent at l onwas
ment al or psychi c, whi l et hephysi cal r acei t sel f woul dseemt obe
hi ghl yundevel oped
I nsomeof t hei rownpri vat edreams, manyof myreaderswi l l have
di scoveredareal i t yql ui t easvi vi dast henormal one, andsomet l mes
mor esoTheseexper l encescangl veyousomevaguehi nt of t heki nd
of exi stencel amspeaki ng' ' Thereareal sophysi cal apparatuses
connect edwi t ht hehi bemat i onabi l i t i es of s omeani mal s t hat can
gi vef Urthercl uesastothepossi bl erel ati onshi psof consci ousnessto
t hebodyUndercert ai ncondi t i ons, f brexampl e, consci ousnesscan
l eavethecorporal mechani smwhi l ei tremai nsi ntact- f i mcti oni ng
but at amamt enancel evel Whenopt l mumcondi t i onsr et ur n, t hen
theconsci ousnessreactl vatesthebodySuchbehavi ori spossi bl enot
onl ywi t ht heani mal s, I nsyst emsdi f f erent f romyourown, t hereare
real i ti esi nwhi chphysi cal organi smsareacti vatedaf terWhatwoul d
seemtoyoutobecenturi esof i nacti vi ty' agai n, whenthecondi
t l onsar er i ght nsomeext ent your ownl i f e- and- deat hcycl esar e
si mpl yanotheraspectof thehi bernatl onpri nci pl easyouunderstand
i t Yburownconsci ousnessl eavest hebodyal most i nt hesamewayt hat
messagesl eapthenerveends' Theconsci ousnessi snotdestroyed
i nt hemeant l me
Nowi nt hecaseof anani mal Whohi ber nat es, t hebodyi si nt he
samest at eBut i nt hegreat erhi bernat i onof yourownexperl ence
t hebodyasawhol ebecomesi noper abl eThecel l swi t hi nyouobvi
Cusl ydi econst ant l y6Thebodyt hat youhavenowi snot t heonet hat
youhad; sphysi cal composi t i onhasdi edcompl et el y
manyt l messi nceyourbi rt h, but , agai n, yourconsci ousnessbri dges
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t hosegaps( i Theycoul dbeaccept edi nst ead, i nwhi ch
casei t woul dseemt oyout hat youwere, sayarei ncarnat edsel f at
age7, Thepar t i cul ar seql uenceof your own
awar enessf bl l owst hr ough
of ten, andassurel yasyouthi nki tdi esbutoncei nthedeathyourec
ogni zeOnnumerousoccasi onsi tphysi cal l ybreaksapart, butyour
consci ousnessri desbeyondeat hs. Ybudonot percel ve
themThestuf f of yourbodyl i teral l yf al l si ntotheearthmanytl mes
asyouthi nki tdoesonl yattheendof yourl i f e.
Agai n, yourownconsci ousnesstri umphantl yri desabovethose
deat hst hat youI nyour chosent hr ee
di mensi onal exi st ence, howevenandi nt hoset erms, yourconsci ous
nessf i nal l yr ecogni zesadeat ht heout si dei t i snear l y
i mpossi bl etopi npoi ntthati ntersecti onof consci ousnessandthe
seemi ngsepar at i onf r omt hebody6Ther ei sat i mewhenyou, asa
consci ousness, deci det hat deat hwi l l happen, i nyour t er ms
younol ongerbri dgethegapof mi nutedeathsnotaccepted
z" : cj e" z" Her econsci ousness
deci destol eavethef l eshtoacceptanof f i ci al 14death
al readychosenacont ext howevenandi t seemst hat t hat cont ext i s
i nevi tabl eI tappears
l ongeThef act r emai nst hat youhavechoSe
sci ousnessthati denti f i eswi ththef l eshf bracertamperi odof ti me
Otherspeci esof consci ousness-of adi f f erentorderenti rel y
rent rhyt hmof experl ence- woul dt hi nkof al i f ei nyour
termsasadaybandhavenotroubl ebri dgi ngthatgapbetweenappaI
ent l i f e, deat h, andnewl i f e
Somei ndi vi dual sf i ndt hemsel veswi t hmemor i esof ot her l i ves
whi chareotherdaystothesouLSuchpersonsthenbecomeawareof
agreaterconsci ousnessreachi ngoverthosegaps, andreal i zethat
earthl yexperl encecancontai namongotherthi ngsaknowl edge
of exi st encei nmoret habodyhherent l yt henconsci ousness
af f i l i atedwi ththef l esh, i ndeedcarl ysuchcomprehensi ons
showsat l east t hepot ent i al abi l i t
hi chyouar eusual l ynot
acquai nt edThi smeanst hat evenbi ol ogi cal l yt hespeci esi s
eql ui ppedtodeal wi thdi fferentsequencesofti me, whi l esti l l mani p
ul ati ngwi thi noneparti cul arti mescheme
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greaterpsychol ogi cal ri chness- qui tepossi bl eagai n, wi thi ncoI
por al r eal i t y- i nwhi chmanyl evel sof r el at i onshi pscanbehan
dl edSuchi nnerknowl edgei si nherent i nt hecel l s, andi nordi nary
termsof evol uti oni squi tepossi bl easa"f uturedevel opment
l edgei susual l ypasseddownthroughtheagesi nyourreal
i tythroughbooksandhi stori cwri ti ngs, yeteachi ndi vi dual contai ns
wi thi nhi msel f orhersel f avastreposi tory: di rectknowl edgeof the
past, i nyourterms, throughunconsci ouscomprehensi o
Theunknownr eal i t yMuchof t hat r eal i t yi sunknownsi mpl y
becauseyour bel l edgeThe
r eachesof your ownconsci ousneBecauseyou
accePt t hei deaof ast rai ght Fl i nemovement of t i me, youcannot see
bef breoraf t erwhat y, yet your
greaterconsci ousnessi squi teawareof suchexperi enceI deal l yi ti s
possi bl enotonl ytorememberpast' l i ves, buttopl anf Utureones
nowJ ngreat e, al l suchl i veshappenat onceYburpresent
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Thi nkbackt oyest er daymr yt or emember what youdi dwhen
yougot up; what youwor eAt t empt t of bl l owt hesequenceof your
act i vi t i esf r omt het i meyouawakenedunt i l youwent t osl eepThen
f l eshi nthedetai l s. ytorecal l yourf eel i ngsatal l of thoseti mes
Most of youwi l l bel uckyt oget t hi s,
t her andt r yt or ecal l t hedaydr eamsyoumi ght havehadal sonyt o
r emember what st r ayt hought scamei nt oyour mi nd
At f i rst , doi ngt hi swi l l t akeal l of yourat t ent i onYbumi ght do
theexerci sesi tti ngql ui etl yprri di ngabusorwai ti ngf brsomeonei n
anof f i ceeexer ci sewhi l epe
f br mi ngamor eor l essaut omat i cser i esof act i ons- but donot t r y
tocarryi toutwhi l edri vi ngyourcf brexampl e
Asyoubecomemoreexpert at i t , t henpurposel ydosomet hi ng
el seat t hesamet l me- aphysi cal act i vi t yf bri nst anceWhenmost
of youbegi nthi sexerci sei twi l l al mostseemasi f youwereasl eep
wal keryesterdayThepreci se, f i neal i gnmentof senseswi thphysi cal
acti vi tywi l l seemsi mpl yl ostyetasyOuprogressthedetai l SWi l l
becomecl eandyouwi l l f i ndt hat youcanat l east hol dwi t hi nyour
mi ndcertai naspectsof yesterdaysreal i tywhi l emai ntai ni ngyour
hol di ntoday
I nl argertermsthereareotherenti rel i ves, whi chf bryouaref bl L
gottenessenti al l yasyesterdayi sThesetoo, howevenareasecondary
seri esof acti vi ti esri di ngbeneathyourpresentprl maryconcern
Theyareasunconsci ousl yapartof yourpresent, andasconnected
wi thi t, asyesterdayi s
: t hesecondpart of t heexerci se
I magi nevi vi dl ywhatyouwi l l dotomorrowandi ndetai l pl ana
probabl edaythatwi l l ri senatural l yf romyourpresentexperl ence
behavi oandpurposesFol l owthroughasyoudi dwi ththef i rstpart
of theexerci se. "sThatdaysreal i tyi sal readyanti ci patedby
yourcel l sYburbodyhaspreparedf bri t, al l of i tsf i mcti onsPrecog
ni ti vel yprcj ecti ngthei rownexi stencesi ntoi t"f uturel i f e
exi st si nt hesamemanneEandi
yourpresent ast omorrowgrowsout of yourt oday6
Doi ngtheexerci sewi l l si mpl yacquamtyournormal consci
l exi bi l i t ybYbuwi l l beexerci si ngt he
i nvi si bl emuscl esof yourconsci ousnessascert ai nl yasyoumi ght
exerci seyourbodywi thgymnastl cs
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Ful l cr eat l vepar t i ci pat i oni nanymoment , howevemawakensyout o
yourownpot ent i al s, andt heref breal l owsyout oexperi enceauni t y
bet weenyour ownconsci ousnessandt hecompr ehensi onof your
physi cal cel l s, Thosecel l sareasspi ri tual asyoursoul i s
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t rust yoursel ETherearevari ousschool sandrel i gi onst hat t ryt o
expressthesel f sval i di ty>butthei rdi storti onshavesmotheredthe
basi cauthenti ci tyoftheteachi ngs
I nt hoset er ms, Rubur t st ar t edf r omscr at chasamember of your
soci et ywhof i nal l yt hr ewasi de, asyoudi dUoseph] t hecur r ent
f rameworksof bel i ef Forsomet i mehewassi mpl ybet weenbel i ef sys-
t emsdi scardi ngsomeent i rel yaccept i ngport l onsof ot hersbut
mai nl yhewasapi oneer- andt hi swhi l ecarryi ngt hel argel yunre
al i zed, basi cbel i ef of soci etythatyoucannottrustthesel f b
Whi l ethatemoti onal l yi nvi si bl ebel i ef i scarri ed, thenanythi ng
t hesel f doesmust bescr ut i ni zed, ; i nt hemeant i me
bel i ef Sthathavesustai nedothersaresuspendedThedevel opment
of Ruburt' sabi l i ti eswoul d, theref bre, l eadhi mawayf romcomf brtP
i ngst ruct ureswhi l ehesearchedf brot herst osust ai nhi m
Hehasput t ot het est muchof what hehasl ear ned
sonal i tyhasbl ossomedi nal l aspects, especi al l yi ntermsofrel ati ngwi th
othersandi npersonal creatl vl tyHehasbeentestmgoutouri nf bI
mat i oni nt heworl dt hat heknowsHef el t t hat i t wasnecessary
Forhowcoul dt hesel t aught t hat i t wasbad, bri ngf brt hgood
Ther ewer ef mmewor kst hat coul dhaveof f er edhel p, but hesaw
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"0"J "seesessi ons623- 25i nChapt er50"j Sez
seethemateri al i nChapterl 2, f brexampl e, wherei nJ anedescri bednotonl y
t heai rbornemovement of obj ect s- rocks- but an"ext rat ensi oni nt he
ai ri tsel f asi f ami l l i onvowel sandsyl l abl esrosei ntotheai al l gl i tteri ng
al l al i ve; l i keani mal sof sound.
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andt he682nds es s i onf r oml O:
Thesessi onsi nChapt er 5of P0"e"r ef er r edt oi nNot e2
cont ai ni nf brmat i onont hef Unct i onsof t hebodysi nnersound, l i ght , and
el ectromagneti cval uesSessi on625especi al l ymenti onsthoseattri buteson
at omi candmol ecul ar l evel s
SeeAppendi x4( f brSessi on685)
, al l of t hemat eri al i nSessi on686, i ncl udi ngt hat f brPrac
, canappl yhere
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: Set hr ef br st osomevar i et i esof anci ent mani nSes-
si on689( al soseeNot e4) , andi nSessi on691af t erl O: 30. ThenseeAppendi x
f brJ anesmat eri al onparal l el man, al t ernat eman, andprobabl eman
I naddi t i on, t hereadermi ght revi ewSet hsi nf brmat l ononanci ent cM
l i zat i ons, aspresent edi nChapt erl 5of Zs
Seet he705t hsessi onaf t er l O:
Sees es s i ons 703- 4i nVOl ume
Thi smat er i al i mmedi at el yr emi ndedmet hat bef br et hesessi on
toni ghtJ aneandl haddi scussedSeth' spromi setoanswerthetwoquestl ons
rdposedf brhi mbef bresessi ons698- 99, Thequesti onof i nte
est ( I summari zedt hembot hi nt henot esf bl l owi ngt he699t hsessi on
unconsci ous, speci esstate
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l l SeeNot e4f br Ses s i on707
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l l : f brdat aononeof hermassi veexpenences, but t hat sessi on' saccompa-
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Appendi xl 9f brthe712thsessi on, concerni ngmateri al onJ ane' sl ongsound
trances; duri ngoneof thesei tcoul dtheoreti cal l ytakeheraweek- oracen
tury- of ourti metopronouncej ustonesyl l abl eof oneword
"nerveends' Sethmeansthesynapses, whi charethemi nutesi tes
wher eneur ons, or ner vecel l s, cont act eachot he
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: Di ctati on: Everythi ngthati sapparentthree- di mensi onal l y
hasani nsi desource, out of whi chi t sappearancespri ngs
agai ndi f f i cul t t oexpl ai n- not becauseRubur t doesnot
havethevocabul arybutbecauseseri al wordl anguageautomati cal l y
prepackagesi deasi ntocertai npattems, andtoescapeprepackagi ng
canbeat askWewi l l t ryourbest , howeve
Thecel l asyouunderst andi t i sbut t hecel l ' st hree- di mensi onal
f aceThei deaof tachyons' ascurrentl yunderstoodi sbasi cal l yl egi t-
i mate, thoughhi ghl ydi stortedBef breacel l assuchmakesi tsphysi
cal appearancetherearedi sturbancesi nthespoti nwhi chthecel l
wi l l l atershowi tsel f Thosedi sturbancesaretheresul tof asl owi ng
downof pri oref f Ect sof f ast ehan- l i ght act i vi andrepresent t he
emer gencemt oyour space- t l mesyst emof ener gyt hat c
ct i vel yusedandf brmedi nt ot hecel l ul arpat t em
Theverysl owi ngdownprocessi tsel f reezetheacti vi ty
i nt oaf br mssoccur s- t he

deathi stheescapeof thatenergyf romthecel l f brm, i tsrel ease, the
rel easei tsel f tri ggeri ngcertai nstagesof accel erati onTherei swhat
mi ghtbecal l edaresi due, ordebri senercoati ngthecel l , that
st ayswi t hi nt hi ssyst emNoneof t hi scanbeascert ai nedf romwi t hi n
thesystem-thati s, thei ni ti al fasteFthan-l i ghtacti vi tyorthedecel
erati onaf terwardSuchf astehan- l i ghtbehavi onthen, hel psf brm
thebasi sf brthephysi cal uni verseThi scharacteri sti ci sanattri but
s, meext ent when
theyf brmEEuni ts
P"eq/ Woa7. Whi l eoper at i ngt hr ought hebody
structures, consci ousnessessuchasyourownf bcusl argel yuponthe
three- di mensi onal ori entati onof bodystateshowevencon
sci ousnesscantravel fasterthanl i ght-often, fact, i nstantaneousl y6
Thi sf i reCl uentl yhappensi nthedreamstate, al thoughsuc
f brmancecanbeachi evedi nvaryi ngal teredstatesof consci ousness
Atsuchti mesconsci ousnesssi mpl yputsi tsel f i nadi f f rentrel ati on
shi pwi t ht i meandspaceThephysi cal bodycannot f bl l ow
el ati onshi pwi ththephysi cal uni versethat
consci ousnesscanbest underst andi t sownpropert l es, andgl i mpse
f romanot hervant agepoi nt t hat physi cal uni verse, wherei t wi l l be
seeni nadi f hent l i ght Operat i ngout si det hebodyconsci ousness
canbet t er per cei vet hepr oper t i esof mat t eI : l f
exper l encemat t eEhoweveEi nt hesamef ashi onasi t canwheni t i s
physi cal l yori ented
your or di nar ypoi nt of vi ewt het r avel i ngconsci ousnessi s
of Hbcusnot l ockedi nt ophysi cal coor di nat esi nt hedesi gnat ed
f ashi oneast t heor et i cal l y
expl ored, however, i nj ustsuchawayConsci ousness"unl ocksi tsel f
f brawhi l ef romi t susual coordi nat esWhent hi shappenst heouf of
bodyt r aor por al f br m
per sonst epsout of usual cont ext Eveni f ani ndi vi dual l eavest he
bodhy
f romwheret hebodyi sl ocat ed, t hereareal t erat i onsdash- t he
rel ati onshi pof consci ousnesstotheroomi sdi f f erentrel ati on
shi pof t hei ndi vi dual t ot i meandspacehasal t er edTi meout of t he
bodyf reet i mebyyourst andards, f brexampl e
al thoughthi sef f Ectvarl esaccordi ngtocertai npri nci pl esI wi l l men
t i ont hesel at em4
S
8. Suchatravel i ngconsci ousnessmayj ourneywi thi nphysi
cal real i tyCol onWhi l enotrel ati ngtothatsystemi ntheusual
manneni tmaysti l l beal l i edwi thi tFromthatvi ewpoi ntmatteri tsel f
wi l l seemtoappeardi f f erentl ythani tdoesordi nari l ypntheother
hand, f bodyconsci ousnessmayal soenterotherphysi cal l y
attunedreal i ti es: thoseoperati ng"atdi f f erentf requenci esthanyour
own. Thebasi cal l yi ndependentnatureof consci ousnessal l owsf br
suchdi sentangl ementThebodyconsci ousnessmai ntai nsi tsown
eql ui l i bri um, andactssomewhatl i keamai ntenancestatl o
Anydi scussi onof theunknownreal i tymustnecessari l yi nvol ve
certai nusual l ydi smi ssedhypothesesaboutthecharacteri sti csofcon
sci ousnessi tsel f Theworl dasyouknowi ti stheresul tof acompl i
cat edset of "codes( sgj w" ' 29q/ wi eso?Z, each
l ockedi nonet ot heot her , eachonei nt hoset el msdependent upon
theothersYburpreci sepercei veduni versei nal l of i tsparts,
resul tsf romcodedpatterns, eachonef i tti ngperf ectl yi ntothenext
Al t er oneof t heseandt osomeext ent youst epout of t hat cont ext
( underl i ned) . Anyevent of anyki ndt hat doesnot di rect l yi mmacu-
l atel yi ntersectwi thyourspace- tl mecontmuum, doesnothappen, i n
yourt erms, but f al l sawaybI t becomesprobabl ei nyoursyst embut
seeksi tsownl evel , ' ' andbecomesactual i zedasi tf al l si ntopl acei n
anotherreal i tywhose codedsequencef i tsi tsownPeri od
: . Whenconsci ousnessl eavest hebodyt heref bre
i tal terssomeof thecoordi nates, Therearevarl ousquesti onsi nvol v
i ngt henat ureof percept i ont hat t henoccandt hesewi l l bedi sF
cussedsomewhat l at er ( s. Consci ousnessi sequi ppedt o
f bcus, gener al l ywi t hi nt he
bodybortostrayf romi tf brvarymgamountsof ti Theoreti cal l yb
yourhumanconsci ousnesscantakemanydi f f erentroadswhi l esti l l
mai ntai ni ngi tsphysi cal basepasthi stori cal ti mesdi f I Erent
ki ndsof or i ent at l onwer eexper i ment edwi t h( i
s 01Z, / b" ) . Ybur ownpr es ent pr i vat e
experi encothercul tures, f br
t hoseabi l i t i esr esi dewi t hi nt henat ur al f r amewor knowbbut ar e
underdevel oped
eext ent or anot hent her ef br e, al l of t hepot ent i al sof t he
speci esarenowl atentwi thi neachi ndi vi dual Of tenthesespri ngto
t hesurf acet hroughevent st hat mayseembi zarreunknown' ,
SESSI ON
real i t yi sunknownonl ybecauseyouhavenot l ookedf bri t saspect s
i nyoursel EYbuhavebeentaughttopayal mostexcl usi veattenti onto
your ext er i or behavi oPr i vat el ymuchof your i nner l i f e
escapesyouYbuof tenstructureyourl i f eaccordi ngtothatexteri or
pat t emof event sThese, whi l ei mport ant , aret heresul t of yourown
i nnerworl dof acti vi tyThati nnerworl di syouronl yreal connecti on
wi ththeexteri orevents, andtheoI gj ecti vedetai l smakesenseonl y
becauseof thesu1j ecti vi bythatgavethembi rth6
henyoul ookat t hecur r ent st at eof t hewor l d
orat hi st oyouof t enst ruct ureyourpercept i onssot hat onl yt he
t opmost surf acesof event sareseenUsi ngt hesameki ndof reason
i ng, youareapttoj udgethehi stori cpastof yourspeci esi nveryl i m
i t edt erms, andt ooverl ookgreat duesi nyourhi st orybecauset hey
s eemt oma
Lo29se, CJ C. Whi l eyoubel i eve, f brexampl e, thattech
nol ogyasyouunderst andi t ( underl i ned) al onemeansprogress, and
thatprogressnecessari l yrequi resoverri di ngphysi cal mani pul ati o
of t heenvl r onment t hat must f br ever cont i nue, youwi l l j udgepast
ci vi l i zati onsi nthatl i ghtThi swi l l bl i ndyoutocertai naccompl i sh
ment sandot her or i ent at l onst osuc
oseeevi denceof achi evementwheni tappearsbef breyoureyes
I ?e" l bascJ 0.
Ybuhavenot wor kedwi t ht hepower of t hoUght or f Eel
i ng, onl ywi thi tsphysi cal ef f EctsTheref bre,
cal l ymat eri al i zedevent sareobvi ousYbudonot accept yourdreams
asr eal f br exampl ebut asar ul eyouconsi der t hemf ant asi es-
i magi nat i vehappeni ngsUnt i l veryrecent l yyougeneral l ybel i eved
t hat al l i nf br mat i oncamet ot hebodyt hr ought heout er senses, and
i gnoredal l evi dencetothecontraryJ twasi mpossi bl etoi magi neci v-
i l i zati onsbui l tupondatathatweremental l yrecei vedconsci ousl y
accepted, andcreati vel yused7Underci rcumstancessci enti sts
coul dhardl yl ookf brprecogni ti oni ncel l sTheydi dnotbel i evei t
exi st edt obegi nwi t h
Thehumanbodyi t sel f hasl i mi t l esspot ent i al s, andgreat vari a-
ti onsthatal l owf brdi f f erentki ndsof ori entati o. Probabl emanrep
resent sal t emat emanf romyourvl eWpoi nt , al t ernat eversi onsof t he
speci esThesameappl i esi ndi vi dual l yJ nout Pof bodyst at esmany
peopl ehaveencount eredprobabl esel vesandprobabl ereal i t i es
S
Theyhaveal soj ourneyedi ntothepastandthef Utureasyouthi nkof
them, Thepri vatepsychecontai nswi thi ni tsel f theknowl edgeof i ts
ownprobabi l i ti es, andi tcontai nsami rrori nwhi chtheexPerl ence
of thespeci escanatl eastbegl i mpsed
Ybuareusedtoaparti cul arki ndof ori entatl on, accustomedto
usi ngyourconsci ousnessi noneparti cul armanneI nordertostudy
the"unknownreal i tyhowevel Woumusttrytoseewhatel seyom
consci ousnesscandoThi sr eal l ymeanst hat youmust l eamt o
regai nthetruef eel i ngof yoursel E
Ther ear et womamwaysof t r yi ngt of i ndout about t henat ur eof
real i t y- anext erl ormet hodandani nt eri oroneThemet hodscan
beusedt oget hecourse, andf romyourvant agepoi nt must bef br
thegreatestef f i ci encybYbuarewel l acql uai ntedwi ththeexterl or
means, thati nvol vestudyi ngtheotj ecti veumverseandcol l ecti ng
f actsuponwhi chcertai ndeducti onsaremade. , there-
f bre, wewi l l bestressi ngi nteri orwaysof attai ni ng, notnecessari l y
f act s, but knowl edgeandwi sdomNowf act smayor maynot gl veyou
wi sdomcan, i f theyaresl avi shl yf bl l owed, l eadyouaway
f romt rueknowl edgeWi sdomshowsyout hei nsi desof f act s, sot o
speak, andthereal i ti esf romwhi chf actsemerge
Muchof t her emai nder of "0z( """t hen, wi l l deal wi t h
ani nsi del ookat t henat ureof real i t yandwi t hsomeexerci sest hat
wi l l al l owyoutoseeyoursel f andyourworl df romanotherperspec
ti veLaterl i ntendtosayf armoreaboutsomeci vi l i zati onsthat, i n
your t er ms , camebef br eyour own( s "
Bef breyoucanunderst andt hei rori ent at i on, weWi l l havet ospeak
about varl ousal t emat eki ndsof consci ousnessandout of bodyexpe
rl enceThesewi l l hel pyout ounderst andhowot herki ndsof cul -
t urescoul doperat ei nwayssoal i ent oyourown
LoYbumayt akeabr eakor endt hesessi onasyoupr ef e
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Di ct at i on: Wewi l l bedi scussi ngal t emat emet hodsof ori ent at i on
thatconsci ousnesscantakewhenal l i edwi thf l esh, tryi ngtogi vethe
r eader somePer sonal exper i encewi t hsuchal t er edcondi t i ons
al ongwi t habri ef hi st ol yof someci vi l i zat i onst hat ut i l i zedt hese
unof f i ci al ori entati onsasthei rpredomi nantmethodof f bcus
nbecomef ami l i ar wi t ht heunknownr eal i t yyoumust t osome
extentgrantthati texi sts, then, andbewi l l i ngtostepasi def romyour
usual behavi oAl l of t hemet hodsgi venarequi t enat ural , i nherent i n
thebodystructure, andevenbi ol ogi cal l yanti ci patedYburconsci ous
nesscoul dnot l eayeyour bodyandr et ur nt oi t agai nunl esst her e
werebi ol ogi cal mechani smst hat al l owedf brsuchaperf brmance
I havesai d( : t hat t hebodycani ndeedcar r yon, peF
f brmi ngnecessarymai nt enanceact i vi t i eswhi l et hemai nconsci ous
nessi sdet achedf r omi t . ' I nt i t canevenper f br msi mpl e
chores. zsI nsl eep, f act , i t i snot at al l necessaryt hat t he
mai nconsci ousnessbeal ert i nt hebodyOnl yi ncert ai nki ndsof ci v-
i l i zati ons, dy- and- mai n- consci ous
nessrel ati onshi pnecessary6Thereareothersi tuati ons, theref bre, i n
whi chconsci ousnessordi nari l yst raysmuchf Urt heEret urni ngt ot
Oper at i on, r el yi nguponi t f br
cer t ai nki ndsof per cept i ononl ybut not dependi nguponi t f br t he
ent i r epi ct ur eof r eal i Physi cal l i f eal onedoesnot necessar i l y
requi retheki ndof i denti f i cati onof sel f wi thf l eshthati sy
Thi s does not meant hat anal i enat i onr es ul t s i nt hos er eal i t i es -
si mpl yarel at i onshi pi nwhi cht hebodyandconsci ousnessrel at et o
othereventsOnl yyourbel i ef S, trai ni ng, andneurol ogi cal i ndoctri
nat l onpr event youf r omr ecogni zi n
sci ousnesswhi l eyousl eepYbucl oseoutthosedata, I nthatperi od
howeveEat ani nner or der of event s,
hei nt er i or ment al wor kt hat wi l l l at er appear asPhysi cal
exper l ence
Sl I yat H: Whi l eyour consci ousnessi ssoengaged, your
bodyconsci ousnessper f br msmanyf i mct i onst hat ar ei mpossi bl ef br
i tduri ngyourwaki nghours, Thegreatestbi ol ogi cal creati vi tytakes
pl acewhi l eyousl eep, f brexampl e, andcertai ncel l ul arf i mcti ons'
ar eaccel er at edSomesuchdi sengagement of your mai nconsci ous
nessandt hebodyi st her ef br eobvi ousl ynecessar ypr i t woul dnot
occumSl eepi ngproduct of waki ngl i f
S
l ngreat ert ermsyouarej ust asawakewhenyouareasl eep,
rnedi not herdi rect i onsAsyou
knowyoucanl i vef bryearsWhi l ei nacoma, but youcoul dnot l i ve
f bryearswi thouteversl eepi ngEveni nacomatherei smental acti v
i tybthoughi tmaybei mpossi bl etoascertai ni tf romtheoutsi deA
cert ai nki ndof f reeconsci ousbehavi ori spossi bl ewhenyouarenot
physi cal l yori entedasyouarei nthewaki ngstate, andthatactl vl tyl s
necessaryevenfbrphysi cal survi val
Thi sal sohastodowi thpul sati onsof energyi nwhi chconsci ous
nessasyouknowi t, nowexerci sesi tsel f msi ngnati veabi l i ti esthat
cannotbeexpressedthroughphysi cal ori entati onal one
Yburownmamconsci ousnesshast heabi l i t yt ot ravel f ast ert han
l i ght 0, but t hoseper cept l onsar et oof ast , andt he
neurol ogi cal l yst ruct uredpat t ernst hat youaccept cannot capt ure
t hemFor t hat mat t eEcel l ul ar compr ehensi onandr eact i onar et oo
f ast f br yout of bl l owThepoi sedf r amewor kof physi cal exi st ence
requi resapart i cul arpl at f bl mof expenencet hat youaccept asval i d
andr eal at youknowexper l
encedThatpl atf brmorf bcusi stheresul tof thef i nestcooperatl on
Ybur ownf r eeconsci ousnessandyour bodyconsci ousnessf br man
al l i ancethatmakesthi spossi bl e
" sGi veusamoment Suchaper f br mance
actual l ymeansthatphysi cal real i tycl i cksoffand' I nyourterms
i t exi st sonl yi nyourwaki nghoursThei nnerworkt hat makesi t pos
si bl ei sl ar gel ydonei nt hesl eepst at eemeet i ngof bodycon
sci ousnessandyourmamconsci ousnessreql ui resani ntensef bcus, i n
Whi chthegreatestmani pul ati onsarenecessal yPerceptl onsmustbe
preci sei nphysi cal t ermsl bsomeext ent , howevet hat exql ui si t e
concent r at l onmeans t hat cer t ai nl i mi t at i ons occuCel l ul ar com
prehensi oni snot t unedi nt obyt henormal l yconsci oussel Ewhi chi s
equal l yunawareof i tsownf ree- wheel i ngnatureat"hi gher' ' 1evel sSo
adi sengagement processmust happent hat al l owseacht oregeneI
at e, Theconsci ousnesst henl eavest hebody6Thebodyconsci ousness
stayswi thi t
ear eabout t oendt hes es s i onaf t er af ew
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Tachyonsparti cl esaresupposedf astePthan- l i ghtparti cl es
thatarethoughttobepossi bl ewi thi nthecontextof Ei nstei nsspeci al theory
ofrel ati vi tyPhysi ci stsaresti l l tryi ngtoexperi mental l ydi scoverthemAsl i nteI
pret Set hhere, t hen, t achyonsorsomet hi ngmuchl i ket hewi l l bef bund
"OZU"' ' "seeNot e4f br Sessi on682
at er i al onCUandEEuni t si nVOl umel , seesessi ons682( wi t h
not es3and4) , 683- 84, 688. Thel ast t wosessi onsal socont ai ns
omment s oncel l ul ar cons ci ous nes s
. Oneof t hemost uni queout Fof bodyexper i ences, or pr Qj ect i ons, I ve
hadwasmuchl i kethatwhi chSethdescri beshereI ttookpl acei nApri l l 971
andl wr ot eabout i t i nChapt er 20of e. Seet henot esf br t he583r d
sessi onMyconsci ousnessdi dn' t t r avel mor et hanl Of eet f r ommybodyt hat
t i me, but t hel i t t l ej ourneysovi vi dandpl easant , di dmucht orei nf brcet he
enl argedvi ewof real i t yt hat rdgradual l ybegunt oadopt af t erJ anest art ed
del i veri ngt heSet hmat eri al l at ei nl 96vneverf brgot t ent hesenseof
f r eedomt hat t hat modest pr Qj ect i onengender edwi t hi nme- anddur i ngi t
mytemporal rel ati onshi psz(di f f erent
, I wr ot eabout ouCof bodyt r avel andnai ve
r eal i sm
Anot eaddedsomeei ght mont hsl at er
hower r at eof physi cal agi ngconnect edwi t ht heouCof body
st at e, andnot est he"cert ai npri nci pl esi nvol ved, ashedoeshereJ aneandl
haveal waysf dt t hat hehassomeveryi nt erest i ngmat eri al ont hesubj ect , and
t hat wel l get i t somedayBut i t di dnt comet hroughbef bre@"0z(
wasf i ni shed, i nApri l 1975.
5Di sent angl ement i mmedi at el yr emi ndedmeof t hei nner senses-
thosequal i ti esandabi l i ti eswhi chthepersonal i tyusestoapprehendi tsphys
i cal orcamouf l ageworl dSet hbegandescri bi ngt hei nnersensesearl yi n
l 964Di sent angl ement Fr omCamouf l agehappenedt obenumber
ei ght onal i st of ni ne, al t hought heorderi suni mport ant , J anedevot edChap
t er l 9q/ aJ t ot hei nner senses
Wi t hdi sent angl ement , 3rdsessi ont hei nnersel f
di sengagesi t sel f f r omonepar t i cul ar camouf l agebef br ei t ei t her adopt s
S
anot herset smoot hl yordi spenseswi t hcamouf l ageent i rel y6Thi si saccom-
pl i shedt hroughwhat youmi ght cal l achangi ngof f requenci esorvi bra-
t i ons, yourdreamworl dgi vesyouacl oserexperl encewi t h
basi ci nnerreal i tythandoesyourwaki ngworl d, wherethei nnersensesareso
shi el dedf romyourawareness.
Anote: J ustasheperi odi cal l yremi ndsusof hi smateri al - to- comeonphys-
i cal agi ngandouCof bodyst at es, above) Set hment i onst hat
t her ear emor ei nner senseshe
omr eal i t yasweunder st andi t t hat our
comprehensi onwi l l bei ntel l ectual atbest; , tbeabl eto
i denti f ywi ththememoti onal l y6Andthenothergroupsof i nnersenses, Seth
conti nues, aretrul y"beyondveI bal i zati on.
Muchof t hemat er i al i nAppendi xl 2i ncl udi ngt henot es) , deal s
wi t hconnect i ons bet weenour i nner andout er wor l ds
, seet he689t hsessi on, seet her ef er ences
i nNot e7f br Sessi on
Sof ari nt het wovol umesof "Uz"0z""Rgzz"l I , Set hhasdi scussed
thef reedomof cel l sf romti me, al ongwi thanumberof thei rotherattl i butes
i nwel l over adozensessi onsI nSessi on684( : 67
"Ybur bodyscondi t i onat anyt i mei snot somucht her esul t of i t sowncom
prehensi onof i t s past hi st oI yUt ure
probabi l i ti esThecel l sprecognate.
. Appendi xes4and5, i nVOl umel , showt hei nsi ght sJ aneher sel f has
gai nedsof ar about t hemor ecompl i cat edt r ancessheexper l enceswhi l e
del i ver i ngt hesessi onsf br ""Cl """e. Asnot edi nAppendi x4, she
wai t sf brt hat "cert ai ncl earf bcus"sheneedsbef bret aki ngupt hechal l enges
of t ransl at i ngmul t i di mensi onal experl encei nt ol i neart ermsandt hought
pat t erns. Andf romAppendi x5: 1t sast houghmyconsci ousnessi st ryi ngt o
useanewki ndof or gani zat i on- f br me, i t - andsot her e' saki ndof
unfami l i ari
emor especi f i cabout t hose
"certai ncel l ul arfUncti onsthatareaccel eratedi nthesl eepstate, t
I wast i ri ngt swel l knownt hat part sof t hebrai naremuchmoreact i vewhen
wesl eept hareawake, f bri nst ance, but l doubt t hat Set hwasreh
I mgt osuchphenomenaher e
Thebrai ni tsel f neversl eeps, coursesi ncesendl essl yi nvol vedi n
runni ngthevastl ycompl i catedphysi ol ogi cal f i mcti onsof thebodySl eepf br
t heconsci ousmi ndresul t swhenneural act i vi t yi nt heret i cul aract i vat i ng
syst emt heRAS) whi chscr eenst hesensor yi nf br mat i onr eachi ngcon
sci ousness, f al l sbel owami ni muml eve
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turewi thi nyourownpsyche, travel i nwardthroughi nvi si bl eroadsas
youj ourneyoutwardonphysi cal ones
Yburmat eri al real i t yi sf brmedt hroughj oi nt cooperat i on
Peri odYburowni deas, j ecti f i ed, becomeapartof thephysi cal
envl ronmentI nthi svastcooperatl veventurethethoughtsandf Eel
i ngsof eachl i vi ngbei ngtakeroot, sotospeak, spri ngi ngupasobj ec
t i f i eddat aI sai ds0"t hat eachsyst emof r eal i t yuses
i tsowncodi f i edsystemThi sef f Ecti vel yprovi desasortof f ramework
General l yspeaki ng, then, youagreetool qj ecti f ycertai ni nnerdata
pri vatel yandeti me.
pl aneol gj ecti f i edthei nneri deaof f l yi ngi n your"ti me, andnoti n
A. 1500, f brexampl e
I t st i mehasnot yet
come. enoughener gycon
nectedwi ththei deatopropel i toutwardi ntotheworl dof physi cal
experi enceasanohj ecti vemassexperi encedevent
I nthedreamstateandi ncertai notherl evel sof real i tyi deasand
t hei rsymbol sarei mmedi at el yexperi encedTherei snot i mel ag
then, betweenaf eel i ngandi tsexteri ori zedcondi ti on
mati cal l yexperi encedi nwhateverf brmi sf ami l i arandnatural tothe
oThepsychei spr esent edwi t hi t sownconcept s
Whi charei nstantl yref l ectedi ndreamsi tuati onsandotherevents
t hat wi l l beexpl ai nedshor t l yJ f youdr e
ousei nphysi cal l i f e, f bri nstance, i tmaytakesometi mebef brethat
i deal i sreal i zed, eventhoughsuchastrongi ntentwi l l mostcertai nl y
bri ngabouti tsphysi cal f Ul f i l l mentThesamedesi rei nthedreami ng
state, howeveEmayl eadtothei nstantcreati onof suchahouseasf ar
asyourdreamexperl encei sconcernedAgai n, therei snoti mel ag
t her ebet weendesi r eandi t smat er i al i zat i on
saol zgq/ ' #: 9. Ther ear el evel swi t hi ndr eams
hi ghl yperti nentbutmai nl ypersonal , i nthattheyref l ectyourown
pri vatei ntentsandpurposesThereareotherl evel s, f Urtherawayi n
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your t er ms, t hat i nvol vemassbehavi or onapsychi cl eveLwher e
togetherthei nhabi tantsof thephysi cal worl dpl anoutf Utureevents
Hereprobabi l i ti esarerecogni zedanduti l i zedSymbol i smi sused
Therei ssuchani nterweavi ngofi ntentthatthi si sdi ffi cul ttoexpl ai n
Pri vatedesi resherearemagni f i edastheyaref el tbyothers, mi ni
mi zedaccordi ngl yl argegeneral pl ansare
madehavi ngtodowi ththespeci esatanygi venti me. ' agai n
thesedesi resandi ntentsmustf i ti ntothecodi f i edsystemasi texi sts
z"Sc, "z. At t hesel evel syouar est i l l
cl oset ohomeBeyondt herearel ayersof act ual i t yi nwhi chyour
psychei sal sohi ghl yi nvol ved, andt hesemayormaynot appeart o
haveanyt hi ngt odowi t ht heworl dt hat y

state, sti l l carrymgyourprl vatesymbol sere

theseareautomati cal l ytransl atedi ntoexperl enceThi si snotyour
owncodi f i edsyst em, howeveI : Ybumayj ourneyt hroughsuchareal
i typercei vi ngi topaql uel yJ ayeri ngi toverwi thyourownpercei ved
symbol s, andt aki ngt hosef brt hereal ' envi ronment l nt heset erms
t hereal envi ronment wi l l bet hat whi chwasgeneral l ypercei vedby
thenatural i nhabi tantsof thesystem
nbegi nwi t h, l
psycheanyr eal i t yt hat you
exper i ence- but youmayhavedi f f i cul t yi nt hei nt er pr et at l onof
event s
I f youarei naworl dnotyours, wi thyourconsci ousnessdri f ti ng
youar ei nf r eegesot ospeak, your f eel i ngsandt hought sf l owi ng
i nt oexperl encehowt odi st i ngui shyourpsycho
l ogi cal statef romthereal i tyi nwhi chyouf i ndyoursel Ei f youwantto
mai nt ai nyoural ert nessandexpl oret hat envl ronment Manyof my
readersf i ndthemsel vesi nj ustsuchsi tuati onswhi l etheyaresl eep
i ng, Whi l est i l l dr eami ngt heyseemt oco
nvl r onment t hat appear st omakenoSenseDemonsmaybechas-
i ngt hemThewor l dmayseemt opsymr vy6Thedeadandt hel i vi ng
maymeet andspeak
I Now: I nal most al l i nst ances, demonsi ndr eamsr epr e
sentthedreamersbel i ef i nevi l , i nstantl ymateri al i zed
t hei nhabi t ant sof somenet herworl d, t hen, orundergroundWewi l l
begi vi ngsomei nstructl onsthatwi l l enabl ereaderstoexperl

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wi ththeprQj ecti onofconsci ousnessatl easttosomeextentI ti svery
i mportantf bryoutoreal i zethateveni ndreamsyouf brmyourown
real i ty6Yburstateofmi nd, freedfromi tsusual physi cal fbcus, cre
ati vel yexpressesi tsel fi nal l ofi tspowerandbri l l i ance,
tent, propel l i ngyoui ntoreal i ti esof l i ke
condi t i ons
PsI nyourworl dyoutravel f romonecountrytoanother
andyoudonotexpectthemtobeal l al i keI nstead, youvi si tvari ous
part sof t heworl dpreci sel ybecauseof t hedi f f erencesamong
t hem- soal l out Pof bodyj ourneysdonot l eadt ot hesamel ocal e
I nst i nct i vel yyoul eaveyourbodyf brvarymgamount sof t i me
eachni ght whi l eyousl eepbut t hosej our neysar enot pr o
' Ybupl anyourownt ours, i not herwordsAsmanypeopl e
wi t ht hesamei nt er esr y
t oget her, soi nt heouf of Lbodycondi t i o
i ons. f youareal ert youmayevent akesnap
shots- onl yasf arasi nnertoursareconcerned, thesnapshotscon
si stof cl earpi cturesof theenronmenttakenattheti me, devel oped
i nt heunconsci ous, andt henpresent edt ot hewaki ng
Therearetechni quesf brusi ngcameras,
i ttl egoodabroadSoi ti stheconsci ousal ertmi nd
t hat must t aket hesepi ct uresi f youhopet ol at ermakesenseof your
i nnerj ourneysThat consci ousreasoni ngmi ndmust meref brCbe
t akenal ong, Therearemanywaysof doi ngt hi s, met hodsnot real l y
di f f i cul ttof bl l owbCertai ntechni queswi l l hel pyoupackyourcon
sci ousmi ndf bryourj ourneyasyouwoul dpackyourcameraI t wi l l
betherewhenyouneedi t, totakethepi cturesthatwi l l beyou
sci ousmemori esof yourj ourn
youwant t or est your hand
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f romthepsycheBecauseyouf bcusi ni tpri mari l yyouunderstand
i tsrul eswel l enoughtogetal ongAtri pi nthephysi cal worl dmerel y
representsthedeci si ontowal kortochooseaparti cul arki ndofvehi
cl e- acarwi l l not carryyouacrosst heocean,
Ybuarenotastoni shedtoseethatthel andsuddenl ygi ves

t er at l onqui t enor mal Ybu
expect t i met ost ayi ni t spl ace, however
at ef brexampl e, but t odaymust not changei nt oyest erdayi nt he
samef ashi on, ori ntotomoI Towi nthebegi nni ngof todaysaf ternoon
Wal ki ngdownt heavenue, youexpect t het r eest ost ayi nt hei r
pl acesandnot t ransf brmt hemsel vesi nt obui l di ngsAl l of t hese
assumpt l onsar et akenf br gr ant edi nyour physi cal j oumeysYbu
mayf i nddi f f er ent cust omsandl anguages, yet event hesewi l l be
acceptedi nthevast, overal l , basi cassumptl onswi thi nwhosebound
ari esphysi cal l i f eoccursYbuaremostcertai nl ytravel i ngthrough
t hepr i vat eandmasspsychewh
ysi cal worl dseemsot j ect i veandout si deof yoursel
howevef t heassumpt l ons
uponwhi chyoubui l dt hat exi st enceI nt er i or t r avel i ngi snomor e
sut j ect i ve, t hen, t hanaj our neyf r omNewhkt oSanFr anci scoYbu
areusedt oprcj ect i ngal l dest i nat i onsout si deof yoursel f Peri od
Thei deaof var i edi nwar ddest i nat i onsi nvol vi ngmot i ont hr ough
tl meandspace, theref breappearsstrange
Nowt akeyour br eak
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Gener al l yspeaki ngyouhaveexpl or edt hephysi cal pl anet
enoughsot hat youhaveagoodi deaof what t oexpect asyout r avel
f romcount ryt ocount ry6
Bef br eat r l p, r oducet r avel f bl der st hat out l i net he
at t r act l onsandchar act er i st i csof acer t ai nl ocal eYbuar enot t r avel
i ngbl i nd, t heref bre, andwhi l eanygi venj ourneymaybenewt oyou
youar enot r eal l yapi oneer : Thel andhasbeenmappedandt her e
arefEwbasi csurprl ses
Thei nner l andshavenot beenaswel l expl or ednsayt hel east
theyl i ei nvi rgi nterrl toryasf arasyourconsci ousmi ndi sconcemed
Ot her shavej our neyedt osomeof t hesei nt er i or l ocal es, but si nce
t heywer ei ndeedexpl or er

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Somereturni ng, provi dedgui debooksortravel f bl derstel l i ngus
what coul dbeexpect edYbumakeyour ownr eal i t yJ f youwer ef r om
af brei gnl andandaskedonepersont ogi veyouadescri pt i onof New
YbrkCi t yyoumi ght t akehi sorherdescri pt i onf brreal i t y6The
personmi ghtsay"NewYbrkCi tyi saf ri ghtf Ul pl acei nwhi chcri mei s
rampant , gangsroamt hest reet s, murdersandrapesaret henorm
andpeopl ear enot onl yi mpol i t ebut
snot i ceTher ear enot r eesandyou
canexpectonl yvi ol ence. ' I f youaskedsomeoneel se, thi si ndi vi dual
mi ght sayi nst ead: wYbrkCi t yhast hef i nest of museums, open
al rconcertsi nsomeof theparks, f i nescul pture, theateEandproba
bl yt hegreat est col l ect i onof booksout si deof t heVat i canI t hasa
goodoveral l cl i mate, agreatmi xtureof cul tures, mi l l i onsof
peopl egothei rwaydai l yi nf reedom. Peri od. Bothpeopl ewoul dbe
speaki ngabout t hesamel ocal eThei r descr i pt i onswoul dvar y
becauseof thei rpri vatebel i ef S, andwoul dbecol oredbythei ndi vi d
ual f bcusf r omwhi cheachof t hemvi ewedt hat ci t y6
Onepersonmi ght beabl et ogl veyout heci t yspreci sel ocat i on
i nt er msof l at i t udeandl ongi t ude, ot her mi ght havenosuch
knowl edge, andsayi nstead: I takeapl aneatsuch- and- suchapl ace
at such- and- suchat i me, gi vi ngNewYbrkCi t yasmydest i nat i , and
i f l taketheproperpl anel al waysarri vthere.
Expl orerst ravel i ngi nt oi nnerreal i t yhoweve
st obegi nwi t hManyhave
beensoexci tedwi ththei rdi scoveri esthattheywrotegui debooksl ong
bef bret heyevenbegant oexpl oret hei nnerl andscapeTheydi dnot
underst andt hat t heyf bundwhat t heywant edt of i nd, ort hat t heseem
i ngl yotj ecti vephenomenaori gi natedi ntheref l ecti onsof thepsyche
f br exampl ehaver eadbooksnumber i ngt hei nner
r eal ms, andt el l i ngyouwhat youcanexpect t oencount er i neach
Manyof t hesespeakof l or dsor godsof t her eal m, I n
ast rangewayt hesebooksdoprovi deaservi ce, f brat cert ai nl evel s
youwi l l f i ndyour owni deasmat er i al i zed
demonst heni nt hoset er msyouwi l l encount er t hemTheaut hor s
howevesupposethatthedevi l shaveareal i tyoutsi deof yourbel i ef
, Thedemonssi mpl yr epr esent a
st at eof your ownmi ndt hat i sseemi ngl yout t her e, ol qj ect i f i ed
Ther ef br ewhat ever met hodst heaut hor susedt

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thesedemonsi sof tengi venasproof notonl yof thedemons' real i ty
but of eachmet hodsef f ect i veness
Nowi f your eadsuchbooksyoumayof t enpr ogr amyour act l vl t y
al ongt hosel i nesbr kCi t y
mi ght pr ogr amexper l enceof t heci t yi nt er msof what heor shehad
beent ol dexi st edt her e
i sser vi cehoweveEf br i t
pr event syouf r omcomi ngi ncont act wi t hyour ownor i gi nal con
cept s, Ther ei snor eason, f br exampl e, t oencount er anydemonsor
devi l si nanytranceoroutFof bodycondi ti on. 3seI nsuchcases
your ownhal l uci nat i onsbl i ndyout ot heenvl r onment wi t hi nwhi ch
t heyareprQj ect edWhenyourconsci ousnessi snot di rect l yf bcused
i nphysi cal real i t hen, t hegreat creat i vi t yof t hepsychei sgi ven
f Ul l erpl Al l of i tsdi mensi onsaref ai thf Ul l yandi nstantl yproduced
asexper l encewhenyoul ear nt ot akeyour "nor mal l yal er t "consci ous
mi ndwi t hyou; andwhenyouar ef r eeof suchl i mi t i ngi deas, t henat
t hosel evel syoucangl i mpset hei nner power sof your ownpsyche
andwat cht hei nt erpl ayof bel i ef Sandsymbol sast heyaremani f est ed
bef br eyour eyescer t ai nl y
havedi f f i cul t ybf bryouwi l l not beabl et ot el l t hedi f hencebet ween
yourprQ) ect l onsandwhat i shappeni ngi nt hei nnerenvl ronment
Anyexpl orat i onof i nnerreal i t ymust necessari l yi nvol veaj o
neyt hr ought hepsycheas
at mospher i ccondi t i onsnat ur al at acer t ai nst aget hr oughwhi ch
youpassasyoucont mue, Peri od
Lo" Nowgi veus amoment .
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real l yonl yql uesti onsnotcompl etel yaskedAl l of thewri ti nghedi d
todayi si mportantHei sprepari ngtogoaheadi nal l di recti ons
One
suchl evel rei nf brcesat rust i nhi msel f Thet I ust i saccept ed, how-
ever, becausehei sf i nal l yreadyt oworkt hrought hei ssuesAsgi ven
t 0sesoye0sj e' " " , t heyi nvol ve
cul tural trai ni ngandrel i gi ousi ndoctri nati onsHei schal l engi ng
f i nal l y>theol dbel i ef Sthatsaythatthesel f ' sspontanei tyi snottobe
trustedHei schal l engi ngthosei deasemoti onal l yandphi l osophi
cal l y>uni t i ngphysi cal act i onandi nnermobi l i t yJ nt hepast hewas
sti l l af i ai dtotouchthosebel i ef Swi thanybutthesl i ghtestof hands
Bef br ehe
coul dgof Ul l yaheadhehadt oaccept t hechal l engesof t hepast , and
t hi smeant hehadt oexami net hoseol dbel i ef SHei sonl ynowr eal l y
begi nn.
Theywerenotonl yhi spri vaterel i gi ousbel i ef S, butthoseof hi scon
t empor ar i esgener al l y- and( t hef bundat i onsuponwhi ch
your pr esent ci vi l i zat i onwasmade
encounterthoseol dbel i ef Sbol dl yandhei sf i nal l ydoi ngso
eamst at et hi seveni ng, andl wi l l short l y
expl ai nhi sexperi encewi thmyvoi ce
, t hesessi onwi l l cont mueat anot her l evel of com
muni cat i onf br youbef br et oo
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ogy( asdreamphot ographyf bri nst ance) , i nSect i on5, Seesessi ons719- 20.
2. I st her er eal l yanobj ect i vewor l d- "somet hi ngout t her e' ' f br
eachof ust oper cei ve
al ongwi thSethsownmateri al onthequesti oni nNotel 3f brthatappendi x
. a4J aneandSet hgaveahumor ous
serl ousaccountof heroutPof bodyencounterwi thademon, "bl ackthi ng, '
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Yburworl d, agai n, i stheresul tofacertai nfbcusofconsci ousness
wi thoutwhi chthatworl dcannotbepercei vedPeri odTherangeof
conscl ousnessi nvol vedi sobvi ousl yphysi cal l yori ented, yetwi thi ni t
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331
therearegreatvari eti esof consci ousnesseachexperi enci ngthat
seemi ngl yol qj ecti veworl df Tomapri vateperspecti veThephysi cal
enr onment i sr eal i ndi f f er ent t er mst , f i sh, ,
, f brexampl e, anddi f f Erentporti onsof thatenvl ronmentare
correspondi ngl yunreal t eachof t hosef brms] Thi si shi ghl y
l mport ant
I f ani nhabi tantf romanotherreal i tyoutsi deof yourownphysi
cal systementi rel yweretovi si ti thi si ntel l i gencewas
r oughl yof t hesam, hewoul dst i l l havet ol eam
t of bcushi sconsci ousnessi nt hesamewayt ha, l ess
i nor der t oper cei veyour wor l dHewoul dhavet oal t er hi snat l ve
f bcusandt umi t i nadi rect i ont hat wasf brei I nt hi swayhe
coul dpi ckupyourst at i on. "' Therewoul dbedi st ort i ons, because
event houghhemanagedsuchmani pul at i onshemi ght not havet he
sameki ndof nat i vephysi cal st r ucour se
t hroughwhi cht orecei veandi nt erpret t hosedat ahi sal t eredcon
sci ousnesspercei ved
Ybur vi si t or woul dt henbef br cedt ot r ansl at et hat i nf br mat i onas
best hecoul dt hroughhi sownnat l vest ruct ure,
sci ousnessi ni t susual or i ent at i Al l r eal i t i esar e
theresul tof certai nuni quef bcusestakenbyconsci ousnessthere
f breI nthoseterms, therei snooutsi deTheectsof otj ecti vi tyare
causedast hepsycheprQj ect si t sexperi encei nt oi nnerdi mensi ons
t hat i t hasi t sel f cr eat ed
9: . Wi t hi n, t hosef i ameworksareeverexpandi n9, sot hat i n
your t er msat l east i t seemst hat gr eat er andgr eat er di st ancesar e
i nvol vednavel t oanyot her l andof physi cal r eal i t ymust t hen
i nvol veal t er at i onsof consci ousness
Newpar agr aphWhi l eal l of your ownt hought sandf Eel i ngsar e
"somewheremat eri al i zed, onl ysomeof t hembecomephysi cal i n
yourt ermsTheyaret henaccept edasphysi cal real i t y6Theyprovi de
t hebasi sf br t hephysi cal event s, ohj ect s,
gr eeTher ef br eyour wor l dhasast abi l i t yt hat you
accept, acertai norderandpredi ctabi l i ty3thatworkswel l enoughf br
dai l yconcer ns
"stati on. Ybui gnoretheghostsymbol sorvoi ces, theprobabl e
act i onst hat al sooccbut t hat aremuf f l edi nt hecl eart onesof your

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acceptedreal i ty6Whenyoubegi ntotravel awayf romthathomesta-
tl on, quenci es4thatare
buri edwi thi ni tYbumovethroughotherf requenci es, buttodothi s
youmustal teryourownconsci ousness.
Theprobabl ereal i ti esconnectedwi thyourownsystemarel i ke
thesuburbs, saysurroundi ngamai nci I f f brsi mpl i ci tyssakeyou
thi nkof otherreal i ti esasdi f f erentci ti es, thenaf teryoul eaveyour
ownyouwoul dpasst hr ought hesubur bst heni nt ot hecount r y
t henaf t er at i mei nt oot her subur bsunt i l your eachedanot her
metropol i sHereeachmetropol i swoul drepresentacongl omera
t l onof consci ousnessesoperaUngwi t hi nanoveral l general f re-
quencyof cl earestf bcus, ahi ghpoi ntof psychi ccommuni cati onand
exql ui si tef bcusi nthegi venof real i ty6Unl essyouaretunedi n
tothoseparti cul arf reql uenci es, howevenyoucoul dnotpi ckupthat
real i Ybumi ghti nsteadpercei vetheeql ui val entof j umbl edsound
ormeani ngl essst at i c( "e, orj i gsawi mages(
Ybumi ghtsi mpl yreal i zethatsomeki ndof acti vi tywasthere
butwi thoutbei ngabl etopi npoi nti t
Nowal l consci ousnessi ncl udi ngyourowni shi ghl ymobi l e
Whi l eyouf bcusyourat t ent l onpri mari l yi nyourol Mnworl d, cert am
port i onsof yourconsci ousnessareal waysst rayi ngWhenyouare
sl eepi ng, then, yourconsci ousnessof tenventuresi ntootherreal i -
t l es, usual l yi nawanderi ngf ashi onwi t hout t uni ngi t sel f i nt oany
preci sef reql uenci esBeneathmanyseemi ngl ychaoti cdreamsthere
areof tenval i dexperl encesi nwhi chyourconsci ousnessl i ghts
anotherreal i tybwi thoutbei ngattunedtoi twi ththenecessaryprecl P
si ont hat woul dal l owf brcl earpercept i onThei nf brmat i oncannot
besi f tedorusedef f Ecti vel yandi stransl atedi ntodreami mages, as
yourconsci ousnessret urnst owaThere-
f bre, i t hasbeendi f f i cul t t oachi eveanyki ndof cl earpi ct ureof such
ot her r eal i t i es
Certai nparti cul arf bcusesthenbri ngi ndi f f erent
worl ds, butunl essyourconsci ousnessi stunedi nwi thexql ui si tepre
ci si onyouwi l l notbeabl etopercei vecl earl yMmwi l l i nsteadpi ckup
atbesttheghosti mages, probabi l i ti es, andpri vatedatathatarenotof n
ci al l yrecogntzedaspartofthemai nreal i l ysofI i ci al structureofevents
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NewparagraphBasi cal l y, however, consci ousnessi sf reewheel
i ngSuchr eal i t i est her ef br eal waysexi st - i nyour ownpsyche-
out si deof your st at i on,
sci ousnessi sal waysi nvol vedi nt hPer i odTher ear ebl eed
throughs, sotospeak, i nthef brmof unof f i ci al percepti onsthatof ten
occ"i mpossi bl eeventsthatareseemi ngl ybeyondexpl anati on
( zSc. For nowt hi nkof your ownpsyche, whi chi saconsci ousi zed
i denti ty"supernatural radi o. ' Al l of thestati onsexi stat
oncewi t hi nt hepsycheThesedonot comet hr oughwi t hsound
al one, but wi t hal l t hel i vi ngparaphemal i aof t heworl d"you
t hat yourecogni zei sbut onesi gnal ononesuchst at i on, t unedi nt o
acertai nf reql uencyexperi enci ngthatstati on' soveral l real i tyf rom
your ownvl eWpoi nt - onet hat i suni queandl i kenoot heandyet
contri buti ngtothewhol el i f eof thestati on
SThesuper nat ur al r adi ot hat i syour ent i r epsychecon
t ai nsmanysuchst at i ons, howeveTheseareal l pl ayi ngat t hesame
t i I t woul dbehi ghl yconf Usi ngi nt hi sanal ogyt oexperi enceor
hearal l of t heseat once, howevensodi f f erent port i onsof t hepsyche
t unei nt odi f I er ent st at i os, concent r at eupont hem, andt uneout
theothersf bri mmedi atepracti cal purposesBecausethesestati ons
al l operatewi thi nthesamepsycheorsupernatural radi o, theoveral l
qual i t yof t heprogramswi l l havemucht odowi t ht henat ureof t he
psychei tsel f Radi osarewi redandcontai ntransf brmersandtransi s-
t orsTheoveral l recept i oni sdependent upont hewi ri ngandt he
i nner wor ki ngsof t her adi o- andt hosewor ki ngsexi st
apart f romt hest at l onst heyaremea
t hesupemat ural psyche' exi st sapart f romt hest at i onsof con
sci ousnessthati tcontai nsI nthi scasei ndeedthepsychei tsel f makes
theradi o, addi ngeveI mewconnecti onsandstati ons
I 8. Newpar agr aphPr et endt hat youhavear adi owi t h
whi chyoucancl earl ypi ckup10stati onsFi rsti magi nethatduri ng
t hedai l yprogrammi ngt herearet hreesoapoperas,
grams, several excel l entdramas, af ewoperas, somepopul armusi c
several rel i gi oussermons, andsomesportsprograms
sor messages, e
anyt hi ngt odowi t ht hepr ogr amsgl ven
Fi rstof al l , i twoul dbenearl yi mpossi bl ef bryo
t hesepr ogr amswi t hanyef l ect i ve
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af f ai r sTbmakemat t er smor ecompl i cat ed, agai n, t hesepr ogr ams
donot i nvol veonl ysoundEachonehasi t sowndi mensi onal r eal i
ti esBesi dethat, therei sagi ve- andPtakebetweenprograms
For exampl e: Sayt hat youhaveacer t ai nWi l f br dJ ones, whoi sa
charact eri noneof t hesoapoperasThi sWi l f brd, whi l e
, sayasi ckl ygroceri nl owa, wi t hami st ress
hecannot suppor t , andawi f et hat hemust suppor t (
t hi spoonbesi egedmanonst at i onKYUi sal soawar eof al l
t heot her pr ogr amsgoi ngonat t heot her st at i onsAl l of t heot her
char act er si nal l of gr oce
Therei saconstant, creatl vegl ve- andtakebetweentheday' svari ous
pr ogr amsPer i od
Whenour Wi l f br ddr amat i cal l ycr i esout t ohi smi st r essI am
af rai dmywi f ewi l l l earnof ouraf f ' t hent hesymphonypl ayi ngon
anot her st at i onbecomesmel odr amat l candt hespor t spr ogr am
showst hat aher of Umbl est hef bot bal l Ybt eachchar act er hasi t sown
f reewi l l Thef botbal l pl ayeunconsci ousl ypi cki ngupthegrocers
Pr obl em, f br exampl e, mayusei t asachal l engeandsay: , I wi l l
not f Umbl et hebal l . ' Thecr owdst hencheenandour gr ocer i nhi s
soapoperamaysmi l eandsay: Buti twi l l al l workoutaf teral l . '
I not her wor dst her ei si nt hepsycheconst ant i nt er act l on
betweenal l of thestatl ons, andmarvel ous, l i teral l yunl i mi tedcre
atl vl ty- i nwhi ch, i nyourterms, al l acti onsi nonestati onaf l ectal l
ot her si nt heot her st at l ons
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someni ght ourgrocenWi l f brd, mi ght suddenl yheart hef Ul l st rai ns
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symphonyorchest ramaysuddenl yf i ndhi msel f t hi nki ngabout how
di f f i cul t i t woul dbet ohaveami s t r es s an
Fromt hePoi nt of vi ewof t hepercei vert hesewoul dbeunof f i ci al
event s, andyet t heycoul dserveasi mport ant cl uest ot henat ureof
real i t y6Theseparat eprogramsexi st i ngat onceeachhavet hei rown
schedul es, andf romyourreal i tyyoucoul dnotpl aythemal l atonce
f t hepsychesoyout hi nkof
someoneasyoursel f operati ngthi sradi of romthatexternal posi ti on
pi ckupt hegr ocer s
escapadesandt hesymphof bri nst ance, i f bot hcamet hroughat 8
o' cl ocki nt heeveni ng, wi t hout swi t chi ngf romonet ot heot her: Ybu
woul dhavet ochoosewhi chpr ogr
et oexpandour anal ogy>changi ngt he
radi ot oat el evi si onset J nt hi scaset heprcj ect i onsont hescreen
woul dbef Ul l ydi mensi onal
oom. Pse. Not onl yt hi s, but t hescr eenpeopl ewoul dundeI
st andt herel at i onshi pbel weenyousayt heot her
vl ewer si nt hesamet ownBehi ndt hescenesnot onl ywoul dt hepeI
f brmers, asperf brmersi nal l of t heprograms, al l knoweacht he
but t hecharact ersport rayedbyt he
awar eof eachot her sr ol esi nt hepr ogr ams,
nothersdramas
At l evel sbeyondt hecompr ehensi on
ogramswoul dberel at edAgai n, becauseof t hespe
ci f i cpoi seof yourconsci ousness, i tseemstoyouthatyouareoutsi de
or ogr amsmaki ngchoi cesf br
exampl e, i f moret hanonef avori t epl aysat t h
I ngreatertermsyouareapartof theset, ' andatanother
l evel someoneseesyouasachar act er i nal i vi ngr oomt ur ni ngona
tel evi si onsetI ntri nsi cal l ythepsyche, thepri vatepsyche, contai nsal l
suchprogramsandreal i ti esCertai nporti onsof i t, howevechoose
t ot akedi f f er ent f bcusesr e
cl earl y6
zseat . ) nsomeext ent , si gnal sf i omal l of t heot herst a
t l onsar eal waysi nt hebackgr oundof anygi venpr ogr amandby
moment ar i l yal t er i ngt hedi r ect i onof your ownat t ent i onyoucan
l earnhowtobri ngotherstati onsi ntof bcusPsychi cal l yandpsycho
l ogi cal l yt hoseot herst at i onsuponwhi chyou
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f bI mt hest ruct ureof t hepsycheasyouunderst andi t , f romWhi chyour
earthl yexpenencespI i ngsi ntof bcusStudyi ngyoursel f andthenature
of yourownconsci ousness, t hen, wi l l aut omat i cal l yl eadyout osome
ext ent t oanunder st andi ngof t heunknownr eal i t y6Theunknown
r eal i t yi scomposedof t hosebl ockedPout por t l onsof your own
psyche, andthecorrespondi ngf rameworksof experl encetheyf brm
Lo7zgl t "sNewpar agr aphFor t hesakeof i mager ) Woucan
i magi neyour noI mal consci ousnessasyour connect l onwi t ht hi s
homepl anet - t hef ami l i ar st at i
pr ql ect your consci ousnessawayf r t henyouwi l l
encount er var l ouski ndsof at mospher i ccondi t i onsOnceyou
underst andwhat t heseare, andwhat ef f Ect scanbeexpect ed, such
j oumeyscanbeunder t akenconsci ousl ybwi t ht heconsci ousmi nd
t hat youknowact mgast heast r onaut , f br exampl e, andt her est of
yourconsci ousnessacti ngasthevehi cl e, Suchj ourneysl eadtoqui te
val i dreal i ti es, butasanastronautmustknowthebestl andi ngcondi -
t l ons' , at t hemost auspi ci ous
t l meandunder t hebes t condi t i ons
Suchj oumeystakeyouthroughthenatureof thepsychei tsel f ; as
wel l astothoseotherreal i ti esthatexi stastheresul tof thepsyches
concentrati onwi thi nparti cul arfreqI uenci es
PrQj ecti ngyourconsci ousnessoutof yourbodytheref bre, pro
vi desat t hesamet l meani nner pr obi ngof consci ousnessi t seas
wel l asexperi enceof i t smani f est at i ons. Therearet heni nnerl ands
of t hemi nd, andot herworl dsqui t easl egi t i mat They
arei nti l l i atel yconnected, howevewi thmental stateswhi charethen
materi al i zed, andsoyourownmental processesarehi ghl yi nvol ved
nkeyourbreak
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compl etedthi ng, wi thdef i ni teboundal i esThepI i vatepsychei sever
creati ye, actual l y- expansl veandl i teral l ywi thoutbegi nni ngorend
Ybur exper l enceof your sel f mar kst heseemi ngboundar i esof
yoursel f : I namannerof speaki ng, I amonepersonal i t yandonepro
gr amor st at i onRubur t i sanot henWehavel ear nedt

eachot her t ocommuni cat ebet weenst at l ons, t oaf f Ect eachot her s
programsandt ochangeeachot her' sworl dsI donot speakal onet o
Rubur t andJ oseph, f br exampl e, but mywor dsgoout t ot hewor l d
t hat youknowbSt i l l wi t hi nyour f r amewor kRubur t t unesi nt o
anot her st at l on, t r ansl at esi t andbr oadcast st hei nf br mat i on
i ousnesswi t hdr aw
moment ar i l yf r omt heof f i ci al st at i ont obr i ngi nt hi soneThat
meanst uni ngi nt oot herport i onsof t hepsyche, aswel l asanot her
ki ndof r eal i t y6Thef i nal t r ansl at i onof mymat er i al hast ocome
t hroughhi sorgani s, howeveEori t woul dbemeani ngl esst oyou
ndcondi t i onof your
wor l d, ewpoi nt comment smeant t ohel pyou
ThroughRuburt, then, I ampermi ttedtovi ewtheearthagai ni n
yourt ermsI exi st apart f romhi m, asheexi st sapart f romme, yet we
aret oget herapart of t hesameent l t y- andt hat si mpl ycarri est he
i deaof thepsychef Urthe
ot her [ Sat ur day] eveni ngwhi l ehewasi nbedRubur t hada
somewhat surpri si ngexperl enceHi sbody
wasasl eepbuthi sconsci ousnesswasdri f ti ngHecl earl yheardmy
voi cedowni nt o
anot her r oomout si deof t o, aZl 1) t heonei nwhi chhi s
bodysl ept . oramoment t hepowerf ri ght enedhi m, f bri t sounded
l i kearadi ot urnedupt oani ncredi bl edegree- l oudert hant hun
deI : Attheti mewordswerecl earl ydi sti ngui shabl e, thoughl aterhe
f brgotwhattheysai dForani nstanthewastemptedtoi nterpretthe
powerasangenf bri nyourworl dwhensomeonei sshouti ngthey
usual l yangr yHer eal i zedhowevet hat somet hi ngel sewas
i nvol vedHedi dnot sensemypresence, but onl yheardt het hunder
of t hevoi ceI t shockedhi mbecausehei susedt ohear i ngmywor ds
f r omwi t hi nhi sheaf myvoi ce
asexi st i ngapar t f r omhi mhear dme
gi vi nghi mi nf br mat i onI nt hesei nst anceshowevenhewast he
channel t hr oughHehasof t enwonder ed
about t henat ureof myowni ndependence, t heki ndof real i t yi n
whi chl exi st
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l et hevoi cel i t er al l y
boomedout , t t hevoi cedef i ni t el y
camef i omout si deof hi msel f andhecer t ai nl yseemedt ohear i t
wi thhi sphysi cal ears
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W7bj Sl I )egLetmeconti nue
Rubur t act sasar ecei ver whenl speak, andsol must makeceI L
t ai nadj ust ment ssot hat mymessagecanbechannel edundercondi
t i onst hat i nvol veamongot her t hi ngshi sner voussyst emand
physi cal apparatus. hateveni ng, throughusi ngwhatI cal l i nteri or
sound, etRuburtbecomeacquai ntedwi thth
posal sot hat hecoul dreal i zet hat i , basi cal l ynowcomef rom
beyondhi spersonal i tyasheunderstandsi t
1202. I nr egul ar sessi ons, nowheandl agai nbot hmake
aC1j ustments, andsoi nsessi onsl amwhatl cal l abri dgepersonal i ty
composedof acomposi t esel f - Rubur t andl meet i ngandmer gi ng
tof brmapersonal i tythati snottrul yei therof us,
exi stsbetweendi mensi onsBeyondthati smyreal i denti ty6
Ruburt doesext remel ywel l wi t hi nt eri orsound, andsoI uset hat
met hodr at her t hansays-
t enceknownNowRubur t cal l edmeor i gi nal l y( S"at
unconsci ousl evel sbecausehewasupsetwi thearthprogrammi ng.
f r omt heout si desot o
speakThati ntentsetupcertai nsi gnal sthatreachedi ntootherreal -
i ti esorstati ons, uburtper-
sonal l ywhenhehear dmebut addr essi ngmysel f t ot hewor l dat
l argei naprogramthatwasi ndeedpi ckedupbyothers
Thi sprogramspreadout andwast ransl at edbyot hersi ndream
statesI nphysi cal terms, howeveEthemessagegi venthateveni ngi s
sti l l tobepresentedthroughthesebooks
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hostsof f ami l i archaracters, andatdi f f erentti mes, i nyourterms, you
havethempl aydi f I erentrol esTheytakedi f f erentrol esTheseof ten
SESSI ON
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howwel l l havel earnedyourcul t ure
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charactersexi stmorevi vi dl yi nthemi ndsof tel evi si onvi ewersthan
t heact or sdoWhopl ayt hoser ol esTheact or sknowt hemsel vesas
apartf Tomtherol esThevi ewers, howevel Gi denti f ywi ththecharac
t ersmayevendreamabout t hecharact ersThesehavet hei r
ownki ndof superl i f ebecausetheysocl earl yrepresentcertai nl i vi ng
aspectswi thi neac
spectsarepersoni f i edi nthecharacteThroughthecen
tul i es, i nyourterms, therehavebeendi f l erentpersonal i ti es, some
physi cal andsomenot, wi thwhomthespeci esi denti f i edChri sti s
oneof these: i nsomerespectsthemosti deal detecti ve- i nadi f f el
ent cont ext dandt opr ot ect t he
wor l df r omhar mI ncer t ai nwaysmanal sopr cj ect edout war dt he
i deaof adevi l or devi l s, andf br somewhat t hesamer easons, sot hat
hecoul di denti f ywi thwhathethoughtof astheunsavoryportl onsof
t hepsycheasheunder st oodt hemI nbet ween
thereareamul ti tudeof suchpersonal i ti esal l vi vi dl yportraymg
partsof thepsyche
1221. Thesecharact ersbecomeport l onsof t hei nnerl i t eraF
t ureof t hemi ndSupposeani nhabi t ant f romanot herreal i t ysaw
[oneof thosethreeprograms]andreal i zedthatpeopl ewerewatch
i ngi t Pr et endhewant edt oaddmor edept ht heshow6Hemi ght
t hencomeonhi msel t heher odet ect i ve] but
enl argi nguponthecharactenzatl on, addi ngmoredi mensi ontothe
pl ot, of tenwhensomepersonal i tyf romanotherstatl onwantsto
hel pchanget hepr ogr ammi ng,
sonal i t yal readyknowni nf act f i ct i onHoweveWoumust real i ze
thatthatpersonal i tyi sl argerthanfactorfi cti on. 1ti si ndependent
ati tsownl evel , yeti ti sal soapartof theportl onof theprl vateand
masspsychethati ssorepresented
I amSet hi nt hos et el ms
Therearemanymyt hsconnect edwi t hTheyal l rep
r esent por t l onsof t hepsycheast heywer eunder st oodat var l ous
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t i mesi nman' shi st oryThoseport i onswereori gi nal l yprQj ect edout
of thepsycheasi tbegantounderstandi tsel andpersoni f i edi tsabi l
i ti esandcharacteri sti cs, f brmi ngsuperheroi ccharactersof oneki nd
oranot het owhi cht hepsychecoul dt hencorrespondandrel at e
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si ght, l i ni ngupexteri ordatai ntotheki ndsof i magesthatcorrel ate
2. Eachreal i tyi ssurroundedbyi tsprobabi l i ti es, butthi si sobvi
ousl yrel ati ve
3. Our exper i enceof t hepr esent i senr i chedbyour memor yof
pastpercepti onsI nsomesystemsi tworkstheothez(I nhabi tants
areawareof t hef Ut ureOnt heot herhandt hei r
memoryof thepastf adesal mostatonce
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anal ogytogoodusei nseveral moresessi onsf brthi svol umeSeethe716th
sessi oni nSect i on5, f br i nst ance
I nNot e4f br Sessi on702, , Set hbr i ef l ydi scussedspace
travel ' i ntoanotherprobabi l i ty6
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andonprobabi l i ti es, i nthe681stsessi oni nVOl umel of "ozl "".
, seesessi ons685- 86, andAppendi x4
SeeNot e4f br t he708t hsessi on
About Set hsref erencet ot hemyt hsconnect edw: Set , or
Seth, wasanEgypti angodof evi l (wi thanani mal shead)Whosecompl i cated
orl gmscoul d, sthought, reachbacki nanti qui tytoatl eacI n
J udai sm, course, Sethwasthethi rdsonof AdamandEve, af terCai nand
Abel ) Asonecor r espondent wr ot eusSet hi sal soa
Hebrewnamemeani ng appoi nt ed' i , e, , t heappoi nt edone. "Howeve
someveryearl ypri estl ygeneal ogi esomi tCai nandAbel , andconsi derSethas
theol destsonof Adam; i nthesecondcenturyA. . , f bri nstance, theSethi tes
whoweremembersof al i ttl e- knownGnosti csect, thoughtof Seth,
, astheMessi ahSethal soshowsupi nwri ti ngsof theanci entoccul trel i -
gl ousphi l osophythecabal a, whi chwasori gi natedbycertai nJ ewi shrabbi s
whosoughttoi nterpretthescri pturesthroughnumeri cal val ues; thesoul of
Sethi sseenasi nf Usi ngMoses; hewastoreappearastheMessi ah.
PeI hapsi tsbeenremi ssonourparts, butJ aneandl hayentconcernedo
sel veswi thanyconnecti onshe7Sethmayhavewi thanci entSethst
bel i evesuchrel ati onshi psexl stonanyki ndofpersonal i zedbasi sal though
somedayweuaskSethtocommenthereWethi nkthenameof J anesSethcame
aboutthroughmuchmorepragmatl cneedsI nChapterl of Tbea4
J anequotedSethFtobefromthe4thsessi onfbrDecember8, 1963, asthatPer-
sonal i tycamethroughontheOui j aboard(Whi chwedusedtoi ni ti atetheseses
si ons): "Ybumaycal l meWhateveryochooseI canmysel f SethI tf i tstheme
of me. Rei ncarnat i onhadbeenment i onedbyt he2ndsessi on, but si nce
theconceptmeantl i ttl etouswehardl yconsi deredthemanynamesthatwoul d
bei nvol vedOnceSet h, wesi mpl ybegan
usi ngi tI msurethatattheti meJ anehadnoconsci ousknowl edgeaboutEgypt-
i an, HebrewprevenChri sti anorl gmsorusesconnectedwi ththename, Seth
Nowl presentSethi npartfromtheESPcl asssessi onfbrApri l l 7, 1973,
asheansweredstudents' questl ons
: What i syourname, eachof you?
veyout henameof Set hbecausei t i sa
Ybugi veyoursel vesnamesbecauseyoubel i evetheyarei mportant
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Ybur exi st encei snamel essI t i snot voi cel essThe
namesyout akear est r uct ur esupWhat
youarecannot beut t ered, nol et t eroral phabet cancont ai ni t Mst , now
youneedwordsandl et t ers, andnamesandobj ect sYbuwant magi ct hat wi l l
tel l youwhatyouare
Ybubel i evet hat youcannot speakt o,
I t ol dRubur t f r omour ear l i est sessi onst hat hecoul dcal l meSet hI
neversai d, Mynamei sSeth, (but I cal l mysel f Seth' myemphasi s), f brl
amnamel essI havehadt oomanyi dent i t i est ocl i
Set ht reat shi sownrei ncarnat i onal backgroundbot hgeneral l yand
speci f i cal l ybi f ratherbri ef l yonbothcounts, i nChapter22of .
sonal i ti esasgi veni nthatchapten
si ons588- 89Af burt hname( aswel l asnamesf brJ aneandme) canbef bund
i nthe595thsessi oni ntheAppendi xof ZhSi PeaAs
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f brgrant ed, howeveLanygl venreal i t ysyst emwi l l besurroundedby
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probabi l i tysatel l i tetoanygi venreal i tymay>f brexampl e, bei nan
enti rel ydi f f erentuni verseal togetheRz"seI nthatregard, you
mayf i ndbret hrenmoreorl essl i keyoursel vesout si deof yourown
umver se- asyout hi nkof i t - r at her t hani nsi dei t
your uni ver seasext endi ngout war di nspaceandbackwar dsi n
ti me). Ybuthi nkof i tasanexteri ori zedmani f estati on, expandi ng
perhaps, buti nanexteri orratherthanani nteri orf ashi on.
SYburi deaof spacetravel , f brexampl e, i stoj ourneyover
t heski nof youruni verse. Ybudonot underst andt hat yoursyst em
i si ndeedexpandi ngwi thi ni tsel Lbri ngi ngf brthnewcreatl vl tyand
energy(underl i ned)
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spaceratherthandi rectl ythroughi t
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ecour se
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i nt el l i gencesal i veevenwi t hi nyourownsol arsyst emYbuwi l l never
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bei ngsoutsi deof yourowngal axy adj acenttoyouTheoreti cal l y
youcanvi si t t hemwi t hsomevast i mprovement si nyourt echnol ogy
vol vedOt her shavevi si t ed
yourownpl aneti nthatparti cul arf ashi onYbursi ssti l l al i neartech-
nol ogySomei nt el l i gent bei ngshavevi si t edyourpl anet , f i ndi ngnot
t heworl dyouknowbut aprobabl eone4Thereareal waysf eedbacks
bet weenpr obabl esyst emsAdomi nant speci esi nonemayappear as
abi zar r et r acespeci esi nanot heMor ewi l l besai dabout t hi sand
yourpl anet l at eri nt hebookThecl osest equi val ent t oyourown
ki ndof i nt el l i genceandbei ngcanact ual l ybef bundnot byf bl l owi ng
t heout erski nof space, but bygoi ngt hroughi t , sot ospeak
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dowi t ht hei nner behavi or of el ect r onsI f youunder st oodt hese
t hensucht ravel coul dberel at i vel yi nst ant aneousThecoordi nat es
t hat l i nkyouwi t hot her swhoar emor
sychi candpsychol ogi cal i ntersectl onsthatresul ti nal i ke
space- ti mef ramework
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l meanot her dayRubur t r ecei vedat el ephonecal l f r oma
womani nCal i f br ni awhowasi ndi f f i cul t yRubur t pr omi se
[ heal i ngener gybHangi nguphecl osedhi seyesandi magi ned
energybei ngsent out f romaunl versal sourcet hroughhi sownbody
anddi r ect edt owar dt heper soni nneRubur t
ment al l ysawal ong"heaWbeamext endi ngst rai ght t ot hewest f
oi nt bebweenhi seyesI t reachedwi t hout i mpedi ment Hef el t t hat
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real asabeamof st eel , t houghi t movesf ast ert hanabeamof l i ght
: I f Rubur t hadt r i edt ovi si t t hewomanbypl anehewoul d
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: nt unewi t hot her
probabi l i t i est hat donot coi nci dewi t hyourspace- t l The
ext er i or umver sewi t hi t sgal axi es- asyouunder st andi t ,
count er edoncer t ai nr i gi dspace
t l mecoor di nat esYbucanvi si t ot her pl anet sonl yi nyour pr esent
( under l i ned) . Ybur pr esent maybet hepast or t hef Ut ur easf ar as
i nhabi tantsof agi venpl anetareconcernedYburphysi cal senseswi l l
onl yoperatei nthei randyourpresent
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not occurunt i l youl earnt hat yourspace- t l mesyst emi sonef bcus
Ot her wi seyouwi l l seemt ovi si t onedeadwor l daf t er anot henbl i nd
t oci vi l i zat i onst hat mayexi st onanyof t hemSomeof t hesedi f f i cul -
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l ousmul t i di mensi onal i t yof evenyourownphysi cal st ruct ure, and
al l owedyourconsci ousnesssomeof i tsgreaterf reedom
nsomeext ent youhaveneur ol ogi cal l ybl i ndedyour sel vesYbu
acceptonl yacertamrangeof neurol ogi cal i mpul sesas"real i ' ' 8Ybu
havebi ol ogi cal l yprCj udi cedyoursel vesThephysi cal structurei s
i nnat el yawareof manymoreval i dversi onsof real i t yt hanyoual l ow
i t t obe
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l andi nguponast rangepl anet , woul dbeabl et oaC1j ust hi sowncon
sci ousnesssot hat hecoul dper cel vet hepl anet i nvar l ous
"seql uences' ' t i meI f youl anduponapl anet i naspaceshi pand
f i ndvol canoes, woul d, pel haps, real i zet hat ot herport i onsof
t hat Pl anet mi ght showdi f f Erent f acesYbuhaveconf i dencei nyour
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t hat youcoul dnot seef r omyour or i gi nal l andi n

not under st andt hechangei nqual i t i esof space, youmi ght i magi ne
t hat t hewhol epl anet wasagi ant vol cano
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andunt i l you
under st andt hat , youwi l l not knowt hemeani ngof at r uej our neypr
beabl et ot hor oughl yexpl or eanypl anet - or anyr eal i t yi ncl udi ng
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known, but t hel i nearaspect sof yourpl anet sl i f erepresent amost
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onesmal l sect i onof yourpsyche,
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sagesthatseemedtobetoosl owf brhi sneurol ogi cal structure
wasconvi ncedt hat i t woul dt akemanyhour sof your t i mei nor der t o
transl ateperhapsasi mpl ecl earparagraphof whathewasrecei vi ng
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neurol ogi cal worki ngst ot ryt omakesomesui t abl eaCUust -
ment sHechoset hel at t eMessages, t heref bre, percept i ons,
t hr ough, sot ospeak, andhemanagedt or ecei vet hem
whi l et r ansl at i ngt hemi nt oamor ecomf br t abl eneur ol ogi cal l y
fami l i arspeed
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whi l eanot her par t qui ckenedt hemi nt osomet hi ngl i kenor mal
speechPatternsSomecommuni cati ondi dresul t
What hewassensi ng, howevenwasanent i r el ydi f f Er ent ki ndof
real i ty6Hewasbegi nni ngtorecogni zeanothersynapseneuronal
patternnot"nati ve' ' ; hewasf ami l i ari zi nghi msel f wi thperceptl onsat
adi f f erentsetof coordi natepoi ntsSuchacti vi tyautomati cal l yal ters
thenatureof ti mei nyourexperi ence, andi si ndi cati veof i ntersec
tl onsof yourconsci ousnesswi thanotherki ndof consci ousnessThat
parti cul artypeof consci ousnessoperatesatdi f f erentspeedsthan
yourownBi ol ogi cal l Wourownphysi cal structuresareql ui teabl eto
oper at eat t hosesamespeedst houghasaspeci esyouhavedi sci
pl i nedyoursel vest oadi f f erent ki ndof neurol ogi cal react i onBy
al t eri ngsuchneurol ogi cal prCj udi ce, ' ohoweveyoucani ndeed
l earnt obecomeawareof ot herreal i t i est hat coi nci dewi t hyours
Per i od
El ect ronst hemsel vesoperat eat di f f erent speeds. The
structureof theatomthatyourecogni ze, andi tsacti vi tyi si nl arger
termsoneprobabl eversi onof anatom. ' ' Yburconsci ousness, si ti
al l i edwi t ht hef l esh
ref l ectedi nyoursystemof real i ty6
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Ruburti sl earni ngtomi nutel yal terhi sexperl encewi ththeprobabl e
atomi ccorrel ati onsthatexi stqui teasval i dl yasdoestheparti cul ar
ki ndof at omi ci nt egri t yt hat yougeneral l yrecogni ze
soheal t ersat omi crecept i vi t y; Thi saut omat i cal l y
bri ngsprobabi l i ti estothef bref rontnpercei veotherreal i ti esyou
al t er your owncoor di nat es
ttracti ngthosei ntoyourf bcus
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: nsomeext ent oranot hert herearecount erpart s12of al l
r eal i t i eswi t hi nyour psyche, or ql ui ckenyour
t hought soryourpercept i ons, youaut omat i cal l ybegi nt oal t eryour
f bcus, tostepasi def romyourof l i ci al l yrecogni zedexi stenceThi si s
hi ghl yi mport ant , f bri ncert ai nt ermsyouarei ndeedt ranscendi ng
t het i mef r amewor kt hat youi magi net obesor eal

cer t ai npor t i onsof your ownr eal i t yhavel ong
si nce ni shed' i nt heunr ecogni zeddeat ht hat your ownsenseof
conti nui tyhassoni cel ystraddl edYburpersonal cl usterof probabl e
real i ti essurroundsyouagai nonacel l ul arbasi sandbi ol ogi cal l y
yourphysi cal bodl i ne, f i ndi ngi t sbal anceoperat mg
i nacl usterof probabi l i ti eswhi l emai ntai ni ngthef bcusthati syour
ownYbucanevenl eamt ot unei nt ot hecel l ul ar compr ehensi onI t
wi l l hel pyoureal i zet hat yourconsci ousnessi snot asl i mi t edasyou
supposel real i t i esemergef romt hepsyche
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ni f i cant I ndeedt houghhedi sl i kest he
word, hei sf i ni shi ngthef i rstporti onof apprenti ceshi p' ' i n
whi chhebecameacQl uai nt edwi t hadi f hent ki ndof real i t y>had
tol earnhowtoequatei twi ththenormal ' ' one
Cert ai nst rai nswerei nvol vedt hat i
growmgpai nsThi shasnot hi ngt odowi t hso- cal l edpsychi cphe
nomena, but t henat ur al gr owt handdevel opment of aper sonal i t y
wheneveri t t ri t ext , andt akes
onchal l engesof suchanat ure
, suchaper sonal i t yseemst obeoper at -
i ngbl i nd, hi l ei nanotheri ti sawareof i tsaccompl i shmentsand
chal l engesOf t enasi t uat i onof unbal ancei sset upt hat woul dnot
exi st hadt hepersonal i t ynot accept edt hechal l engehence
t hepot ent i al sf branevengreat erdevel opment
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Themor epr osai cel ement sof t heper sonal i t yt hent akewhat ever
measur esseemnecessar yat t het i me, Whi l enewor l ent at i oni st r i ed
out Thesemet hodsmayseemt ol eadt ogr eat di st or t i ons, par t i cu-
l arl yi ncontrastwi ththesensedpossi bi l i ti esof devel opment
howevent heyst i l l pr ovi deaf r amewor ki nwhi cht he
personal i tyf Eel si tsel f f reetopursuei tsgoal sThebui l t- i ni mpetuses
provi decl uepoi nt sWhent henewsensedreal i t yi sst rongenought o
provi denot onl ygreat ercomprehensi onsbut al sot oconst ruct anew
f Tamework, thentheol df rameworki sseenasl i mi ti ng, di scarded
El ement si nyour l i veswer eexper i encedasnegat i vesi mpl y
becauseRubur t wasnot sur eof hi msel f Pl easf br hel pct o"
wer eseenasdemands- not asoppor t uni t i est ouse
abi l i t i es- sohef el t hounded
worl d; hewasst i l l enoughapart of t heol dont hat heof t ensawhi s
l i f eandabi l i ti esthroughtheeyesof theol dworl di nhabi tants' '
t heot herswhomi ght scornhi m, orset hi mupf brri di cul e' They
represent edport l onsof hi sow
sci ousness, nothavi ngqui teassi mi l atedthegreaterknowl edgeor
exper l ence, hef dt heneededpr ot ect l on- t hepr ot ect i ont hat
woul dcl everl yserveal l of hi spurposes,
t hat woul dkeephi mat homewor ki ng
andyet al soserveasacont rol agai nst t oomuchi nnerspont anei t y
unt i l hel earnedt hat hecoul di ndeedt mst t henewworl dof experl

Tbej g7YTherei sf armorel coul dsaybTheti methi seveni ng
doesnot permi t i t , t houghl cant al kasl ongasyoucanwrl t e
Myconsci ousnessdoesnot noI mal l yoperat eat t hesamespeeds
asyours, ei t her( SegM9) , soi nmyt eI mswhat I amsayi nghasl ong
agobeensai d, whi l ei nyourpresenti ti snewprj ustreachi ngyou
" yRubur t shoul dhaveanot her exper i encei nvol vi ng
meor myvo1c e.
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NOTES:
. J anedel i ver edt hi smat er i al f br Set hi nt he42ndsessi onf br Apr i l 8
1964 Theumversei scont i nual l ybei ngcreat edasal l uni versesare
andtheappearanceof expansi onseenbyyoursci enti stsi sdi storti vef

Thei rti memeasurements, basedoncaI nouf l age[ physi cal i nf brmati on
t obegi nwi t h, areal most ri ot ousl yi nadequat eandboundt ogi vedi st ort l ve
dat a, si ncet heuni ver sesi mpl ycannot bemeasur edi nt hoset er ms, Theuni -
versewasnot creat edat anypart i cul art i me, but nei t heri si t expandi ngi nt o
nowher el i keani nf l at edbal l oont hat gr owsf br ever l ar ger - at l east not
al ongt hel i nesnowbei ngconsi deredTheexpansi oni sani l l usi onbased
amongot her t hi ngsuponi nadequat et i memeasur ement sandcause- and-
ef f ct t heor i es
expandi ng, butwi thenti rel ydi rentconnotati onsthanareusual l y.
Fr omt he43r dsessi on: "Theuni ver sei sexpandi ngi nt hewayt hat adr eam
doest hi si namost basi cmanner i smor el i ket hegr owt hof ani dea. '
At t hebegi nni ngof Appendi xl 2, seet hel onger pr esent at i onf r omt he
44thsessi onf brSethsdi scussi onof "theval uecl i mateof psychol ogi cal real -
i ty' ' themedi umthatspontaneousl ycontai nswi thi
f l ageconst r uct i onsof spacegr owt handdur abi l i Not e2f br
Appendi xl 2al sof i tsi nhere, especi al l ySethsref erenceswi thi ni ttoourend
l essquesti onsaboutthebegi nni ngandendi ngof thephysi cal uni verse
Fr omt he250t hsessi onf br Apr i l l l 1966: see' doesnot
gr owl ar ger i nmass, or expandout war di nyour space, andnei t her doesyour
uni ver se.
Set hsmat eri al i nt hoseearl ysessi ons,
ost par t r ef l ect edof cour sehi sr eact i onst ocur r ent ast r onomi cal
t heor yabout t hest at e- andf at e- of our physi cal camouf l ageuni ver se
Thei deaof ani nf i ni tel yexpandi nguni verse, wi thal l of i tsstarsul ti matel y
burnedoutandal l l i f Eexti ncti ssti l l thevi ewl argel yacceptedtodays
basedont her edshi f t measur ement sof someof t hesupposedl yr ecedi ng
gal axi es, thei rapparentbri ghtnesses, themi ssi ngmassof theuni verse, and
ot her ver yt echni cal dat at l f i ndi t most i nt er est mgt onot et hat nowsome
ast rophysi ci st sandmat hemat i ci ansbel i eveouruni versema
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cont r act - i ndeedcol l apsei nuponi t sel f - af t er al l agai nt hese
i deasarent basedont heki ndof t hi nki ngSet hespouses( t hat consci ousness
comesf i rst , t hat i t screat l onsarecont muous) , but uponot herqui t ecompl i
cat edcamouf l ageobser vat l onsandmeasur ement s
coveryof atl eastsomeof thatmi ssi ngmass, thusi ndi cati ngthatgravi tati onal
f i el dsmayexi stamongthegal axi es, andgal acti cdusters, strongenoughnot
onl ytohal ttheexpansi onof theuni versebuttopul l al l matterbacktogether
agam
I nsci enti f i cterms, i tdoesntseeml i kel ythattheconf l i ctbetweenthetwo
vl ewswi l l everberesol ved, oranydeci si onreachedt hat ourumversemaybe
anosci l l at i ngone, f br ever cont r act mgandexpandi ngTher ear et oomany
vaI i abl esi nmeasurementandi nterpretati on, i ncl udi ngthedi f f i cul ti esthe
humanmi ndencount er swheni t at t empt s
ndspacei nvol ved
I hast ent oaddt hat i t sonl yof academi ci nt erest t ous, t hough, whet her
theuni versedi spersesi tsel f throughaneterni tyof f rozenexpansi onorcom
pressesi tsel f i ntoacosmi cf i rebal l of unbel i evabl eproporti onsOursci enti sts
haveprQj ectedei therendi ngmanybi l l i onsof yearsi ntothef Uture, al though
i nt hemeant i meonl y anest i mat edf i vebi l l i onyearsf ro
expl odi ngsunwi l l haveconsumedt hei nner pl anet sof t hesol ar
syst emi ncl udi ngt heeart h
. J ust ashet al ksher eabout t hesur f acenat ur eof our t r avel , i nVOI ume
l of " 01, " " Set hhadasi mi l ar obser vat i ont omakeabout our
i deasof ti me; seethe688thsessi onaf terl O: 26: Agai n, youl i veonthesurf ace
of t hemoment s, wi t hnounder st andi ngof t heunr ecogni zedandunof f i ci al
r eal i t i est hat l i ebeneat h.
. Set hbegandi scussi ngcoor di nat epoi nt si nChapt er 5of eaAs
Seet he524t hs es s i on: Ot her ki nds of cons ci ous nes s coexi s t wi t hi nt hes ame
spacethatyourworl di nhabi tsTheydonotpercel veyourphysi cal obj ects
f brthei rreal i l yi scomposedof adi f f Erentcamouf l agestructureThi si sagen
eral statement, howevenf brvari ouspoi ntsof yourreal i ti escananddocoi n
ci depoi nt sof what youwoul dcal l doubl ereal i t ycont ai ni nggreat energy
potenti al wherereal i ti esmeI ge.
or onei nst ancewhenSet hdi scussedour comi ngat t empt sat space
travel , seeNote4f brSessi on702, Herespartof themateI i al I
quot edf Tomt he40t hsessi onI t i sver ypossi bl et hat youmi ght endupi n
What youi nt endasaspacevent ureonl yt odi scovert hat youhave t rayel ed' t o
anotherpl ane[probabi l i ty]Butatf i rstyouwi l l notknowthedi f f erence.
Then, i nt heAppendi xof , seet het r anscr i pt of t heESPcl ass
sessi onf brJ anuaryl 2, 1971. Certai nsi ghti ngsof UFOs(uni denti f i edf l yi ng
obj ect s) , Set ht ol dcl assmembers, represent edt heappearanceof vi si t ors
f r omot her 7Fzz""8s, r at her t hanf r omel sewher ei nour ownuni ver se

But, regrettabl ybi ti sn' t
I nt hi spart i cul arcasesubsequent correspondenceseemedt ocon-
f i I mthattheenergysentoutbyJ anehadi ndeedbeenontarget; i tsreci pi ent
r epor t edqui t ebenef i ci al r esul t swr i t eseemedt oconf i r mbecausewe
madenoat t empt t overi f yanyresul t shereexcept t ocheckt het i meel ement s
i nvol vedJ aneandl doourt hi ngbyoursel vesI t woul dt akeaconsi derabl e
organi zati onof trai nedi nvestl gators, andmuchti me, tothoroughl ystudythe
r esul t sof suchpr Qj ect i onsof eneWTher ecoul dbemanyr easonswhyt he
recei verwoul dbenef i tf romattemptstogi vethatki ndof assi stance, though
oneof t hembei ngt hesi mpl eknowl edget hat someoneel se- t hesendeE
J ane- car edenought ot r yt ohel p, But wedot hi nkt hat mor et hanj ust sug
gesti oni si nvol ved
Of t hebooksonast r onomyt hat l ver ead( andr mwayshor t of scan
ni nganygr eat number of t hem, obvi ousl y) , onl yonecont amsabr i ef men
t i onof asi mi l arnot i oni nconnect i onwi t hspacet ravel - t hat i s, j ourneymg
al mosti nstantaneousl yi nastrai ghtl i nebetweenpl anetsi nsteadof f bl l owi ng
therel ati vi sti ccurveof spacevol ume' sl earnedauthortreatsthei deaas
j ust ani dea, howevenandapr et t yf al out oneat t hat - whi l eher eJ ane
demonst r at edher ver si onof t hesamepI i nci pl ei napr act i cal waySeeNot e2
f br Sessi on709
Anasi de: Asl wrot et hi snot eI askedJ anei f shedseent heapproprl at e
passagei nt heast r onomi cal t ext ' sur eShehol e
thi ngonedayrecentl ywi thouttI ymgtoreadi t. Wel l , "sai d, j oki ng, Cu' ve
j ust about l ost yourchanceThebooksoverdueat t hel i braI yandl mt aki ng
i tbacktomorrowButshedi dntl ookati tagai n.
Af ewdaysaf t er t heepi sodeSet hdescr i besi nt hi ssessi onhadt aken
pl ace, J anehadanot her exper l encewi t hsuchabeamof ener gymhi st i meshe
l ayonhersi def aci ngnort haf t erwe' dret i red, f brshewant edt osendhel pt o
aver yi l l per soni nasmal l t owni nCanadaShef el t t het r ansmi ssi ongoout
f romherf breheadi nastrai ghtl i netowardi tsdesti nati on, Shewasphysi cal l y
uncomf br t abl easshel ayonher l ef t si de, howevensoaf t er af ewmoment sshe
t umedov eThemov ement s hut of f t hebeamAf t er s he
gsi de, shel t i t goout agai n- but f r omt he6acof her headnow
andsti l l travel i ngtrul ynorthtoi tsCanadi angoal
J anei sof t enawar eof her "beamof ener gy"or var l at l onsof i t , shes
r eachi ngout t oot her sTher esat l east anevocat l veanal ogyher ewi t ht he
behavi orof neutri nos, whi charef i mdamental subatomi cparti cl es. ' Gene
at edbyt henucl ear r eact i onsi nt hecor esof st ar sneut r most r avel at t he
speedof l i ght Theyhavepract i cal l ynomass, ct ri ccharge, andhardl y
ever i nt er act wi t hmat t eNot onl ycant heypasst hr ought heear t h, t heycan
traversetheuni versei tsel f wi thoutl osi ngmuchof thei renergy6

S
aver age- si zedl i vi ngr oomhad
beenmoret hancrowdedl ast ni ght : Wel l over30peopl ewerepresent f brESP
cl assVerywof themhadwi messedoneof J anesi nf requent"l ongsound
sessi ons, aswecal l t hem, al t houghaf ai rnumberhadheardusdescri bet he
phenomenon: I sel dom
t akenot esi ncl assoruseat aperecordenpref erri ngt obef reet oengagei n
thecl asssspontaneousdevel opmentUsual l yqui teaf ewpeopl ewi l l tapea
cl ass, yetl astni ghti thappenedthatonl ytwodi dsoTheresul tswereunf b
tunate, l l expl ai nl ate
Thesenotesdeal wi thJ anesexperi encesi nthi sweekscl ass(hel di nOcto
ber l 974) . I madeaver bat i mr ecor dof her f i r st encount er wi t hsl owpr l ong
soundi nthe612thsessi onf brSeptember6, 1972, j ustaboutayearaf tershe' d
f i ni shedSeSi ncethemateri al i nthatsessi onwasntcoveredi nPe7
so"Reaor Mzwer epubl i shi ngmost of i t asanappendi xf br t hi s
vol ume. Notonl ywi l l i ti l l umi natethesenotes; i twi l l al sol i nk, i f l oosel ybSeths
real i ty' ][, "rapi def I ectsThere' smuchtobel earned
here, andpeI hapsevent ual l ywe' beabl et odosomet hi ngabout t hat
Chapt er2of Si / ) eakscont ai nst woshort passagesf romSet ht hat l f i nd
ver yr emi ni scent of J anesexpr essi onof l ongsoundSeeSessi on514f br
February9, 1970: Wecanf bl l owaconsci ousnessthroughal l of i tsf brms
f brexampl e, andi nyourterms, wi thi nthef l i ckerof aneye' ' . f brwecan
spendacenturyasatreeorasanuncompl i catedl i f ef brmi nanotherreal i ty6
Af t ershedgrappl edwi t hherrecept i onof somel ongsoundmat eri al l ast
ni ght , J anespokeaf ewwordsf brSet h, I t wast hent hat webegant ogl i mpsewhat
wecoul dcal l a"sour ce' of t hel ongmat er i al - f br J anet ol dcl asst hat f r om
ourphysi cal vi ewpoi nt"Seth' struereal i tyhadsoundedl i keamountai n
I t hadbeen"t hat sl ow>t hat massi ve, t hat powerf ULI sl owdownl i keamoun-
t ai nBymaki ngast r ongef f br t shedspeededupher
recept i onof hi msot hat hecamet hroughsoundi ngl i ket hef ami l i arSet hThus
shegai nednewi nsi ght si nt oSet handhi shomeenvl r onment Andf r omt hat
muchl argeLmoreencompassi ngreal i tySethcoul df bl l owaconsci ousnessi n
ourcamouf l ageworl dthroughal l of i tsf brms Wi thi nthef l i ckerof aneye.
J anehadt or enewher ver yst r i ct cont r ol eacht i meshet r i edt ot r ansmi t
l ongdat a, however; I coul dseet hat ot herwi seshedsl i dei nt oanext remel y
sl owdel i vel yThat happenedof t enTheni t woul dt akeher manymi nut est o
contendwi thasi ngl esyl l abl e; hertongueworkedpersi stentl yattsal
"uni versal , f brexampl e
gatedhi ssi ngsoundbaseduponthes, al one
Astheeveni ngpassedJ anetol dcl assthatshedkeepSeths"truereal i ty
r hyt hm- speed, shehoped, woul dspeakanunder st andabl e
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355
transl ati onof i t, speededupf brourcogni ti on, . Butl keepgetP
t mgpul l edbacki nt oamoret rueexpressi onof Set hsreal i t y6' Shecoul d
manageonl yaf Ewwor dsat at i mef r omt heSet hwewer eusedt o
Nowf brt heunf brt unat eresul t sl ment i onedneart hebegi nni ngof t hi s
note: Of thetwocassettetaperecordersthathadbeenoperatedbycl assmem
bersl ast ni ght , onemal f i mct i onedt hroughout t heeveni ng,
andsor ecor dednocl assmat er i al at al l Theot her r ecor der st ape
snappedj ustbef breJ anef i nal l ysucceededi nconsi stentl yuni ti ngSeth' ssl ow
orl ong, real i tywi ththeaccel eratedversi onweordi nari l yheaI Foraf ewmi n
ut es, t hen, shewasabl et ospeakf br Set habout hi shomeenvl r onment - but
si ncet hei nf br mat i onwasnt r ecor dedl havenot hi ngt oquot eher eByt hen
cl asswasnearl yoveI J dont want t ot ryreconst ruct i ngSet hf rommemory
but wi l l not et hat hi s mat er i al t ookof f f r oms omeof t hat i nt he612t hs es s i on
(seeAppendi xl 9)
Fr omi t sowner J aneandl bor r owedt heonei ncompl et ecl asst apet hat
hadbeenmadedexpect edher l ongsoundexper l enceshadnt
r ecor dedwel l at al l Thekeyepi sodeshadbeenmor evi si bl et hanver baL
Whi l eJ anehadbeenst rai ni ngt ocompressal ongsyl l abl ei nt osomet hi ngrec
ogni zabl eepi ckedupl i t t l eexcept di st ract i ngbackgroundnoi ses
cl asspeopl ecoughi ng, or movi ngabout or shuf f l i ngpaper st hesoundsof
t r aHi c. . But J aneandl t akecl assevent sast heycomeOt her wi sewedbe
conti nual l yi nvol vedi nnote- taki ng, maki ngtapes, andsof brth
Anot eaddedl at er : Of cour seowher ei nt he712t hsessi ondi dSet h
comer i ght out andsayt hat i ncl asst heni ght bef br eJ anehadt I i edt oexpr ess
herversi onof hi s"ownt ruereal i ' St rangei t maybe, but I di dn' t cat cht hi s
duri ngt hesessi on, nordi dei t herof usnot i cei t f brsomet i meaf t erwardAnd
f brwhat everreasons, wi t ht heexcept i onof onerat herobl i queref Erenceat
t heendof t hi s( 712t h) sessi on, Set hhi msel f choset odi scusst hewhol ecl ass
adventuref romqui teadetachedvi ewpoi nt
. I nChapt er 6of AseeJ anesdi scussi onof "pr ej udi cedpe
cept i on, whi chour r eal i t yi schar act er i zedasmuchbyt heki ndof event s
i texcl udesasbythosei tembraces.
"0z( "": f br Set hs
accountof J anes"Saratogaexperl ence, ' wi thi tsal teredneurol ogi cal conno
t at l ons
seet hesel wosessi ons: : . , andt he
702nd, , t e24f brAppendi x
Anoteaddedl ater: Seethe721stsessi on, wi thi tsAppendi x21
, seet he708t hsessi on
af t erl l : 40, addedaf ewdaysl at er) t heopeni ngnot esf brSessi on713
Al l of t hesepassagesshowJ anesat t empt st ounder st andher abi l i t i esand
bel i ef S, andt orel at et hemt ohersel f andt ot heworl di ngeneral
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Di c t at i on, .
Lo' 2911' "s' . I tmi ghthel pherei f youi magi nethepsycheagai n
assomemul ti di mensi onal l i vi ngtel evi si onset
f t hescr eenmanypr ogr amsar egoi ng, t hough
youcant unei nt oonl yoneat at l me
I namanner of speaki ng, howeveEal l of t heot her pr ogr amsar e
"l ateti ntheoneyouarewatchi ngTherearecoordi natesthatuni te
t hemal l Therei sagi ve- andt akeql ui t ei nvi si bl et oyoubet weenone
programandanothenandacti onwi thi none, agai n, ectstheacti on
wi t hi neachof t heot her s
Li kethi si magi narymul ti di mensi onal tel evi si on, thepsychecon
t ai nswi t hi ni t ot her pr ogr amst han
pl ot s, envl ronment s, andworl dsi t uat i onsTheoret l -
cal l yyoucani ndeedmoment ar i l y ' your pr ogr ami nt o
anot her aseasi l yhenyouknowhow
eowt hat t heot her pr ogr amsexi st or
thepossi bi l i tyof suchacti onwi l l notoccurtoyouI nl argertermsal l
of t heprogramsarebut port l onsof one, Col on: Thevari ousset sare
real , howevemandthecharactersqui teal i ve
: Actorspl ayi ngpartsareobvi ousl yal i ve, asactors, buti na
f i cti onal pl ayf brexampl e, thecharactersportrayedbytheactorsare
not al i ve, , t hesamef ashi ont hat t heact orsareI n
thepsychehoweveandi ni tsgreaterreal i l ybthecharactershave
thei rownl i ves- ql ui teasreal asthoseof theactors
Thi nkagai nof t hepsychei nt hemannerment i oned, t aki ngi t f br
gr ant edt hat t hepr ogr amnowont hescr eeni saf Ul l ydi mensi oned
r eal i t yandt hat hi ddensomehowi ni t sver yel ement sar eal l of t he
ot her pr ogr amsnot showi ngThesear enot l i nedupi nspacebehi n
f ront programbut i nacompl et el ydi f f erent waycont ai ned
wi t hi ni t nygl vent i mei nt hepi ct ur e
showi ngmi ght represent , f brexampl e, at ophat onat abl eEveryone
act i ngi nt hat scenewoul dandr eact
accordi ngl ywi ththei rowni ndi vi dual characterl stl cs
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Thehat ont het abl e, whi l epossessi ngal l
of thenecessaryparaphemal i aof real i tyf brthatscene, mi ghtal so
howeveser veasadi f f er ent ki ndof r ef er encepoi nt f br oneof t he
otherprogramssi mul taneousl yoccurri ngI nthatreal i typro
gr aml wot heent i r econf i gur at i onof
i ngl ess, whi l esti l l bei ngi nterpretedi nanenti rel ydi f f Erentwayf rom
aqui t edi f f erent perspect i veTherei nprogramt wot het abl emi ght
beaf l at nat ur al pl ai n, andt hehat anoddl yshapedst r ucmr eupon
i t - anat ur al r at her t hanamanuf act ur edonel j ect si nyour
real i tyhaveanenti rel ydi f f erentaspecti nanotheAnyof theol bj ects
showni nt hepr ogr amyouar ewat chi ng, t hen,
er encepoi nt i nanot her r eal i t yi nwhi cht hose
ohj ectsappearassomethi ngel se
9, nt wol evel s, so
pl easebeaeachof your own
t hought sandact i oni chyou
ar ef ami l i ar wi t ht hem, but al soi nmanyot her f br mst hat youdonot
percel ve, Col on: f brmst hat mayappearasnat ural event si nadi f f e
ent di mensi ont hanyour own, asdr eami mages, el f pr o
pel l i ngener gy6Noener gyi sever l ost Theener gywi t hi nyour own
t hought s, , doesnot di ssi pat eevenwhenyouyoursel f havef i n
i shedwi ththemThei renergyhasreal i tyi notherworl ds
Nowi magi net hat t hepi ct ureont het el evi si onscreenshowsyour
ownuni ver seYbur i deaof spacet r avel woul dbet osendashi pf r om
onepl anet , eart h, out wardi nt ot herest of spacet hat youpercei veon
t hat "f l at ' ' ScreenEvenwi t hyourprQj ect edt echnol ogyt hi swoul d
i nvol vegreat el ement sof t i meI magi nehere, nowt hat t hescreens
pi cturei sof f centertobegi nwi th, sothateverythi ngi sdi stortedto
someext ent , oi ngbackwar d
i nt ot l me
Pmj seI f thepi ctureweremagi cal l ycentered, thenal l ti me'
woul dbeseent of l owout f romt hei nst ant moment 4of percept i on
t hepr i vat enow; andi nmanywayst hemassnowpr massPer cept i on
r epr esent st heover al l nowpoi nt of your pl anet Fr omt hat now
"t i me' oesout i nal l pr obabl edi r ect i onsAct ual l yi t al sogoes
i nwardi nal l probabl edi recti ons
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Screen, t heref bre, represent savi ewf romyourownnowperspect l ve-

but eachst anPl anet , gal axyor what ever i smadeupof ot her r ef el L
encePoi nt si nWhi ch, t oput i t si mpl yt hesamepat t ernshavedi f f eI
ent ki ndSof r eal i t ymmespacet r avel woul dof cour sebet i me- space
t raye1, 5i nwhi chyoul earnedhowt ousepoi nt si nyourownunl verse
asdi mensi onal cl uest hat woul dser veasent r ypoi nt si nt oot her
worl dsOtherwi seyouaresi mpl yf l yi ngl i keani nsectaroundtheout-
si deof thetel evi si onset, trymgtol i ghtonthef i rui t, say; thati sshown
upont hescr een- andwonder i ng, l i keapoor bemusedf l yhyyou
cannot Ybuuseonemai nf bcusi nyour r eal i t yI nt heout si dewor l d
thi smeansthatyouhavea"cl earpi cture. "( Hi mom"sl I y: Therei sno
snow1Thatphysi cal programi stheoneyouareacti ngi n, al i vei n,

uponwhi chyouareconcent rat i ngYbunot onl yt unei nt he

pi cturebutyoual socreatetheprops, theenti rehi storyof thel i f eand
t l meshyphen- but i nl i vi ngt hree- di mensi onal t ermsyou
arewi thi nthatpi cture
hat por t i onof your con
sci ousnessf brmsagi venki ndof experi enceI ti sval i dandreal When
youwanttotravel , youdosowi thi nthedi mensi onsof thereal i tythus
cr eat edl f youdr i veor f l yf r omoneci t yt oanot h
si derthej ourneyi magi nYbuareexpl ori ngthedi mensi onsgi ven
I 8. Now: I f youal t ert hat pi ct ureal i t t l esot hat t hei mages
ar esomewhat scr ambbcusof
yourconsci ousness- thenthef ami l i arcoordi nati oni sgoneOhj ects
mayappearbl urred, ordi narysoundsdi stortedI tseemsasi f youare
ontheoutski rtsof yourownreal i tyJ nsuchastate, howeveEi ti seasy
t oseet hat yourusual ori ent at i onmaybebut oneof manyf ramesof
ref erence. (PzzsI f youdi dchangethef bcusof yourconsCi ousness
sti l l f UrtheWoumi ghtthen bri nganotherpi ctureenti rel yCn
t heout si det hi swoul dgi veyouanot her r eal i t y6I ni t your
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Ruburts, f al l i ntononeatcategoryI nthebegi nni ng, parti cul arl yandf br
t hat mat t ernowRuburt hadnoaccept edcredent i al sHei snot adoct orof
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system, .
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pl acei nVOl ume2Thesamereasoni ngappl i est ot hemat eri al eachof uscon
t r i but edat sessi on'
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Sethof f eredananal ogyi nvol vi ngthecameraandthetravel i ngcon
sci ousmi ndi nt he710t hsessi onaf t :
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theAkashi cRecordsHeri nspi rati onhadbeentheresul t
pectedhumorousappal l i ngyetf i nal l yi l l umi nati ng- encounterthi s
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pl etecosmi caccountof everyacti on, thought, andf eel i ngthathastranspi red
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someAtl anti smateri al andref erencesi nVOl ume2of "0z("' "l 1, see
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ber ed, , t hepr ophet i candamusedr emar ksSet hmade
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mat eri al i sconcerned, I havenoobj ect i onsI di dnt gi vei t t oyou, andrmnot
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youwi l l probabl ybecal l edcrackpot s, but l i magi neyouknowt hi sbynow
sAndi nt hef aceof suchskept i ci smor mi sunder st andi ng, J aneand
l mayat t i mesf i ndoursel veswonderi ngwhypsychi cat t ri but esevenexi st
nat ure, t heyredeni edanyappl i cat i onwi t hi nt hat f rame
wor kYbeachust haveabasi cappr oval of your sel f Set ht ol dus
recent l yi napersonal sessi on
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act er i st i csandabi l i t i esi nal l of t hei r uni que
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cepti onofyoursel f
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soundsaremessageshenhormonesarerel easedt heymakesoundsThose
soundsaremessages
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ani nteri orbodysi tuati onwheresoundoperatesasl i ght
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t r uet onei smuddi edWhenRubur t beganPheexper i encedhi s t r ue
t onement al l yandpsychi cal l y Thoughhedi dnot real i zei t , t hi sgavehi m
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myearl i erexperi enceof i t i sl i keashoddyversi ,
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betweentheexperl enceof thepsycheatvari ousl evel sandtheresul t
i ngexper l encei nt er msof var yi ngsyst ems- eachval i deacht o
someext ent or anot her bear i ngont hel i f eyouknowb
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of f onat angent , sot ospeak, onanot her pat hi nt oanot her syst emof
act ual i t y( i . , 0c. Hi sl i f et her ei sasval i dashi s
exi st encei nyourworl dI nt hewaki ngst at ehei sabl e, nowt oal t er
t hedi rect i onof hi sf bcuspreci sel yenought obri ngabout acondi -
t i oni nwhi chhepercei vesbot hreal i t i essi mul t aneousl yHei sj ust
begi nni ng, soasyet hei sonl yoccasi onal l yconsci ousof t hat ot her
expenence, howeveLawar eof i t nowi nt hebackof hi smi nd
mor eor l essconst ant l yJ t doesnot i nt r udeupont hewor l dt hat he
knows, but enr i chesi t
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sci ousnessof eachof i tsreaders, andtheworki tsel f i spresentedi n
suchamannert hat i t aut omat i cal l ypul l syourawarenessout of i t s
usual gr ooves, sot hat i t bouncesbackandf br t hbet weent hest an
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fbrhi sl atestpursui ts
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r eal i t yet ol eavebehi ndyou
manyf act st hat youhaveaccept edascr i t er i aof exper l ence
"012"Rezzi sal sowr i t t eni nsuchawayt hat i t wi l l , I hope,

bri ngmanyof yourcheri shedbel i ef Saboutexi stencei ntoCl uesti on
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Rubur t i st aki ngt hi snewst epf r omyour per spect i ve, andf r om
thatstandpoi nthei sdoi ngtwothi ngs
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of t hePsyche, andal soent eri ngi nt ot hereal i t yt hat correspondst o
i t Thi sbri ngst het woexperi encest oget hersot hat t heycoi nci de
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youuseonepart i cul arl evel of awareness, andt hi scorrel at esal l of
yourconsci ousact i vi t i es. yout hat t hephysi cal bodyi t sel f was
abl et opi ckupot her neur ol ogi cal messagesbesi det hoset owhi ch
youusual l yreactNowl etmeaddthatwhenacertai nprof i ci encyi s
r eachedi nal t er at i onsof consci ousnesst hi sal l owsyout obecome
practi cal l yf ami l i arwi thsomeof theseotherneurol ogi cal messages
I nsuchawayRubur t i sabl et ophysi cal l yper cei vewhat hei sdoi ng
i nhi sl i brary6'
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si mul t aneousl yhi msel f herei nt hi sl i vi ng, wat chi ngt hei mage
of hi msel f i nal i braryroom, andhewast hesel f i nt hel i braryPeri od
Bef br ehi mh, andt hesel f i nt hel i vi ngr oom
suddenl yknewt hat hi spurposeherei nt hi sreal i l ywast ore- creat e
someof t hosebooksvel s
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seenast heopposi t esi desof eachot he
Hehasbeenwor ki ngwi t hmef br somet i me, i nyour t er ms, yet l
donot"control hi ssul cj ecti vereal i tyi nanywayJ havecertai nl y
beenat eachert ohi m, 9chal l enge
andresponsi bi l i ty>andbasi cal l ywhathedoeswi thmyteachi ngi sup
t ohi m. ( H0"sl 1I nparent heses: ( Ri ght nowl gi vehi .
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bel i evethatthei ntel l ectsf i mcti onwasmai nl ytodi ssectcri ti ci ze
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whathethoughtof asi ntel l ectual scrutmyandskepti ci smPeri od
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of i ntui ti onal andi ntel l ectual abi l i ti esworki ngtogethersothatthey
al most seemt of br manewf acul t y
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al l owedhi mt oat l ast havepr act i cal exper l encewi t ht heunknown
real i tyi ni nti matetermsRuburtsl i brarydoesexi stassurel yasthi s
roomdoesI t al soexi st sasunsurel yast hi sroI t i sonet hi ngt obe
t heoret i cal l yconvi ncedt hat ot herworl dsexi st , andt ot akeacert am
comf br t andj oyf r omt hei deal t i squi t eanot her t hi ngt of i ndyo
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i saboveal l pr act i cal , sowhenyouexpandyour concept sconcemi ng

thenatureof real i tyyouareaptthentof i ndyoursel vesscandal i zed
appal l ed, orsi mpl ydi sori ent edSoi nt hi sworkl ampresent mgyou
not onl ywi t hprobabi l i t i esascon}ect urebut , of t enshowi ngyou
howsuchprobabi l i ti esaf f ectyourdai l yl i ves, andgi vi ngexamPl esof
t hewaysi nWhi chRuburt sandJ osephsl i veshavebeensot ouched
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i ngal l di rectencounterswi thanyotherexperi ence, savethatal ready
accept abl et t hei mmensi t i esof yourownabi l i t i esspeaki nyour
dr eams, i nyour pr l vat emoment s, aseveni naudi bl yi nt heknowL
edgeof yourownmol ecul es
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thesewi l l youdi scoverthetruthaboutthel ost' ' ci vi l i zati onsof your
pl anet , f br eachsuchphysi cal cul t ur ecoi nci dedwi t handemer ged
f romacol Tespondi ngport i onof t hepsychet hat youevennowpossess
keyour br eak
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t hemul t i di mensi onal i t yof yourbei ngs, andyet youarescandal i zed
byanyevi dencethatsupportsi t
Of t enyoui nt er pr et suchevi dencei
r eal r eadyf ami l i aI mhi smakest hemmor eaccept abl e
SESSI ON
Rubur t wasof t enal most i ndi gnant whenpr esent edwi t hsuchevi
dence, but heal soref Usedt ocast i t i nconvent i onal i zedgui se, and
hi sowncuri osi l yandcreat i veabi l i t i eskept hi mf l exi bl eenoughso
t hat l ear ni ngcoul dt akepl acewhi l ehemai nt ai nednor mal cont act
wi t '
manyexper l encesi nWhi chhegl i mpsedmoment a
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al l owedhi ms el f t os ens et hec ont i nual vi vi dc onnec t i onbet ween
wor l dsHehi dhi sownpur posef r omhi msel asmanyof youdoAt
t hesamet i mehewaspursui ngi t , course, asal l of youareworki ng
t owardyour
nadmi t hi spur posehowever ,
woul dmeanf brRuburt aprl vat eandpubl i cst at ement of af f i l i at i on
suc
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i nti matef ami l ycontact, deeppersonal i nvol vementwi thchi l dren, or
wi thothercareersthatmeet , erti cal l ywi thphysi cal experl ence, So
j oumeysi nt ounknownreal i t i esmaybehi ghl yi nt ri gui ng, andrep
resenti mportantsi del i ghtstoyourcurrentpreoccupatl onsThese
i nterestswi l l bel i keanavocatl ontoyou, addi nggreatunderstandi ng
anddept ht oyourexperi ence
RuburtandJ osephchosetospeci al i ze, sotospeak, i npreci sel y
thoseexcursi onsorexpl orati onsthataresecondarytoothersThe
f bcusof eachof t hei r consci ousnessest her ef br ewasmadeupof a
cert ai nki ndof mi xt uret hat madesuchprobabi l i t i es, i nyourt erms
possi bl easpri mei ncentl ves
Lo70gl b"sg, el y8scezZ, atI Eachpersoni sathi spl aceorher
pl aceuarewhereyouarebecauseyourconsci ousnessf brmedthat
ki ndof real i tyMmrwhol ephysi cal si tuati onwi l l begearedtoi t, and
yourneurol ogi cal structurewi l l f bl l owthehabi tual pattern, Asyou
l earntothrowasi deol dconceptsyouwi l l begi ntoexperl encetheevi -
dencef br ot her l evel sof r eal i t ymes
sages' thatyouhaveprevi ousl ybl ockedAcertamporti onof Ruburts
trai ni ngperi odi soveTheenti ref bcusof hi spersonal i tynowaccepts
t heval i di t yof manyworl ds- andt hi smeansi npract i cal t erms
S
onsci ousnessi snot st a
t l onarynovmgandcreat i ve, sot hat eachof yout hrough
yourl i f emovesthroughyourpsycheYburphysi cal experl encei scoI L
respondi ngl yal tered
Duri ngtheseyears, then, Ruburt' sposi ti onwi thi nhi spsychehas
gradual l yshi f tedunti l hef bundanewf brhi mbettenf i rmerpoi ntof
basi sf f ect i vel yhandl edi f L
f erentki ndsof sti mul i , andf brmthesetogethertoconstructanunde
st andabl emodel of ot her r eal i t i esI wi l l cont muet ospeakf r ommy
ownuni ql uevl ewpoi nt , but i nyour t er msRubur t i soneof you, and
hi sexpl orati ons, takenf romyourperspectl ve, canbemostval uabl e
Thesebooks, t hosewr i t t enandnot yet wr i t
t en, , wi l l provi def rameworksf brot herst of bl l owi f
t heywi sh, ast heywi sh
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NOTES:
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eyeswerecl osedI ntheepi sodeof i nteresthere, I sawmysel f backi nthef i rst
cent ur . . : I wasanof f i cer of r at her hi ghr anki naRomanl egi on, andl was
aboar dasmal l gal l eyi nt heMedi t er r aneanSeanewt hat l wasonof f i ci al
mi l i t ar ybusi nessf br al andbasedar medf br ce,
tmuchl i kethebl unt, unf eel i ng"thatl sawBri ef l ythroughthoseeyes
l l ookedout upont wl nr owsof gal l eysl avesI descr i bedt hesceneandmy
f Eel i ngsabouti ttoJ ane, andmadesmal l , f Ul l - f aceandprof i l epen- and- i nk
dr awi ngsof mysel f ast heof f i cen
Set hsconcept of si mul t aneoust i meI t hought l mi ght havegl i mpsed
anot xi st ence- whet her ar ei ncamat i onal oneor apr obabl eone-
t hat l wasl i vi ngnowb
Thi saf t emoon, MondayJ deci deduponanaponceagai n, andonce
agai nI wasawar eof mysel f ast heRomanof f i cer ; l east I t hought l wast hat
i ndi vi dua1. 1enteredi ntoasequel tothef i rstvi si on: I f el tmysel f f l oati ngf ace
downi nt heMedi t er r aneanwi t hmyhandst i edbehi ndmybackl knewt hat
I dbeendel i berat el yt hrowni nt ot heseaI cut of f myawarenessof t heexpe
r l encer i ght t her epossi bl yt oavoi dunder goi ngmyowndeat hi nt hat l i f e

St udi o, ' t pani cast hat ot hermef aced
suchal i f e- threateni ngsi tuati on, yetI wasdi sturbedbyi t- enoughsothatl
repressedconsci ousrecal l of t hewhol eepi sodeunt i l t heeveni ngaf t ert hi s
(715th)sessi onwashel d. ' mci ti ngi theresothatl canpresent"f i rstand
secondRomans, asl cal l t hem, t oget hem
Nosooner hadl descr i bedt hi ssecondadvenmr et oJ anet hanshesuI
pr i sedmebysayi ngshemi ght usebot hof t heRomanexper i encesi nP
Shet hought shecoul dt i et hemi nwi t hher mat er i al ont heevechangi ng
model sf brphysi cal real i tythatshedobtai nedf romherpsychi cl i braryl ast
Fri daymorni ng
Af t er myf i r st Roman, I specul at edabout whet her l mi ght havet ouched
uponarei ncamat i onal sel f oraprobabl eoneSee, t heref bre, Set hsmat eri al
onr ei ncamat i oni nChapt er 4( amongot her s) et henseehi s
mat eri al onprobabl esel vesi nChapt erl 6of t hat book, andi nSessi on680f br
Vbl umel of "0z( "' Rea.
For mysel f l t hi nkof r ei ncamat i onal sel vesashayi ngt hei r r oot si nt he
physi cal real i t yweknow( whet heri nsi mul t aneousorl i neart ermsof t i me)
but of pr obabl esel vesashavi ngmuchwi der andmor ecompl i cat edr angesof
exl st ence: I bel i evet hat event houghwecreat et hemonani ndi vi dual basi s
ourprobabl esel vescanreachi ntoamul ti tudeof otherreal i ti es, bothphysi
cal andnonphysi cal trememberSethdi scussi ngsuchProbabl eCs
si bi l i t i esi nj ust t hat wayespeci auyandt heywoul dbemucht ooi nvol vedt o
goi nt oher e, but veof t enf El t t hat someof our pr obabl esel vesmovei nt o
real msof bei ngt hat arel i t eral l yi ncomprehensi bsodi f f erent -
al i en- ar et heyandt hei r envl r onment sf r omour usual concept l onsof
"sol ' physi cal exi stence
. I nChapt er 2f br H"J anepr esent snot onl yher l i br ar ymat e
ri al , butquotati onsf romthe715thsessi onf br h7zoz"' i tsel f l wrote
t hi snot eamont haf t erSessi on715washel di nOct oberl 974. Byl at eNovem
beni notherwords, J anehadsi gnedacontractwi thPrenti ce- Hal l f brthepub
l i cat i onof Pocsi nl 976, andhadal sohadt i met odoconsi der abl ewor kon
i tsearl ychaptersWeal readyknewthatshewoul di ni ti atesometransposi ti on
of mat er i al f r omVOl ume2of "Ozz"i nt oCs, si nceshewasso
i nti matel yandenthusi asti cal l yi nvol vedi nproduci ngbothworksatthesame
t i me: I f i r st wr ot eabout suchanexchangei nNot e3f br Sessi on714( when
i ndi cat i ngt hat shedusedpor t i onsof t sessi oni nChapt er l of ")
But al t houghf br Pb sJ anedr ewupont hesamet r anscendent exper l ence
l descri bedi nt heopeni ngnot esf brt he715t hsessi on, shedi dsoi nherown
subj ect i veway; "zu"' ReaI pr esent myver si onof t heevent f r oman
observersvi eWpoi ntThei nterestedreadermi ghtcomparethetwoaccounts
I t hi nkt heyrebot hwel l wort hhavi ngonrecord, si nceJ ane' sexpenencewas
apr of bundone- and, i nmyopi ni on, ver yr eveal i ngf br what i t t el l susabout
S
howweor di nar i l yvi ewour mundanephysi cal r eal i t yabout t hemuch
morepowerMversi ons, model s, f brthatreal i tythatexi stbehi ndi t
. , herbookof poetryJ aneexpl oredseveral other"key
epi sodesi nherpsychi cdevel opment; seeherPref ace, thenthesesel ecti ons
i nPart : ThePaperandHi psThroughanl nnerGarden, , Si ngl e
Doubl eWOrl ds, t heRai nCreamre, andt heLi ght . ' Sheal sowrot eabout t hose
t r anscendent exper i encesAdzepaper
cept i ons( i nMarchl 972) , andChapt erl 5f brherencount erswi t ht herai n
creat ureandt hel i ght ( i nFebruaryl 973) . Bot hJ aneandSet hhadt hi ngst o
sayabout t herai ncreat ureandt hel i ght i nPO7zaZRg; seet he639t hses-
si onf brChapterl
. J anesdecl arati onof the"supeI real ' aspectsof herecstatl cstate, that
wor l di ssomuchmor esol i dr i ght now' soonhadmehunt i ngf br r el e
vant mat er i al l r emember edSet hgi vi ngbut coul dnt pl aceI f bundt wo
sourcesi nthSI beahs, I nChapter7, seethe530thsessi onf brMay20, 1970,
: 02 Therearereal i ti esthatare rel ati vel ymoreval i d
your physi cal t abl ef br exampl ewoul dappear asshadowyi ncont r ast
Ybuwoul dhaveasort of "supert abl e' i nt hoset ermsYbursi snot asyst emof
r eal i t yf br medbyt hemost i nt enseconcent r at i oOt her poI
t i onsof your sel f t her ef br ewhi chyouar enot consci ousl yawar edo
i nhabi t what youcoul dcal l asupeI Wst emof r eal i t yi nwhi chconsci ousness
l eamst ohandl eandpercel vemut rongerconcent rat l onsof energy
I nChapterl 6, seethe567thsessi onf brFebruaryl 7, 1971, : 24: Ybu
underst andt hat t herearespect rumsof l i ght Sot herearespect rumsof mat t em
Ybursyst emof physi cal real i t yi snot densei ncompari sonwi t hsomeot hers
di mensi onst hat yougi vet ophysi cal mat t erbarel ybegi nt ohi nt at t he
vari eti esof di mensi onspossi bl eSomesystemsaref arheavi erorl i ghterthan
yourown.
, r vement i onedt hei nner senses( asdescr i bedby
Set hi nNot e5f br Sessi on709, andNot e6f br Appendi xl 8, Set hcame
t hr oughwi t hNo, " 0q/ Basj ci nt he40t hsessi onf br
Apri l l , 1964: Thi si sanextremel yrudi mentaI ySenseI ti sconcernedwi ththe
ent i t ysworki ngknowl edgeof t hebasi cvi t al i t yof t heuni verseWi t hout t hi s
si xt hsenseandi t sconst ant usebyt hei nnersel f youcoul dnot const ruct t he
physi cal camouf l ageunl ver seYbucancompar et hi ssensewi t hi nst i nct
al t houghi t i sconcemedwi t ht hei nnat eknowl edgeof t heent l reuni verse.
Atl easttosomedegree, J anesexpl orati onl astFri dayaf ternoonof those
super - r eal model sf br our wor l dr epr esent edher useof t hesi xt hi nner
sense- t hesameone, MZzj ,
al soshowsi tsel f i ni nspi rati ons, andepi sodesof spontaneous knowi ng.
Sur el yt hi ssensewaspar t i al l yr esponsi bl ef br mymeaCo"sj cmanu
scri pt . , seeNot e7f brSessi on679
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Anot eaddeds i xmont hs l at er : WhenSet hr ef er r edt o t hi s book' i n
t he715t hsessi on, hemeant aone- vol umeedi t i onU2A"0z( ""of
courseJ aneandl di dnt deci det opubl i sht heworki nt wovol umesunt i l j ust
bef brethe741stsessi on(f brSecti on6)washel d, i nApri l l 975Seetheearl y
l nt roduct oryNot esf brVOl ume2
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aregi veni nNot e2f brSessi
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t han- usual neurol ogi cal messagesandspeedsi nappendi xes4and5
( l at er ) r aphf r omt hepr i vat esessi onSet hhel df br uson
Mayl , 1974- 10daysaf t er he' df i ni shedhi swor kon"OZU"Rea:
[ RuburtJ ane] hasanabi l i tytoi denti f ywi thothers, andcommuni
cateHehasal waysbeenmental l yqui ckandi ntel l ectual l yagi l e
sterherecei vedthemessagesf romotherssoqui ckl ythathewasdi agnosedas
havi nganoveracti vethyroi dgl andActual l yhewasrecei vi ngunof f i ci al
messagesthatareusual l yneurol ogi cal l ycensored
s ci ous i nt hat wor l d.

I nt he4t hsessi on, f br December 8, 1963, Set hannouncedhi spr esence

t oJ aneandmet hrought heOui j aboard, I nt he6t hsessi onhet ol dJ ane, i n
connectl onwi thourquestl ons: "Begi ntrai ni ng. I nthel 2thsessi on, f brJ an
uary2, 1964, hei nfbrmedusthatwewerehi s"fi rstl essoncl ass, thenadded
pl anegl vesuchl essons, but psychi c
bondsbet weent eacher andpupi l sar enecessar y6Thi smeanst hat wemust
wai tunti l personal i ti esi nyourreal i l yhaveprogressedsuffi ci entl yfbrl essons
t obegi nl t houghreasoni sext remel yi mport ant ,
, neverthel esswhatyoucal l emotl onorf eel i ngi sthecon
nect i vebet weenus, andi t i st heconnect i vet hat most cl earl yrepresent st he
l i f ef brceonaci rcumstances.
Lat eEwewer et ol ear nabout t hedi st or t i onst hat coul dhappenasJ ane
rel ayedssmateri al ; gi ventheopen- endednatureof ti meand
consi deri ngthei deaof probabl ereal i ti es, wecametoreal i zethatsi mul tane-
ousl ywecoul dandcoul dnotbeSeth' f i rstl essoncl ass. ' Buti nthoseearl y
sessi onswehadnobackgr oundknowl edgeout of whi cht oaskmeani ngf Ul
quest i ons, I nt hel 5t hsessi onSet ht ol dJ anean: "I amgl vl ngyouwhat
maybeconsi deredabroadoutl i netobef i l l edi n.
Seetheopeni ngnotesf brthe713thsessi on
I nNot e5f brSessi on692, , I ref Ert oSet hst erm, speci es
of consci ousness, andt hel i nksbet weenhi smat er i al i nt hat sessi onand
t hi sone
. Not e25f brAppendi xl 8cont ai nsi nf brmat i ononTh8Cb' 29q/
i nwhi chJ anedescri bedherburgeoni ngpsychi cabi l i ti es
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Goodeveni ng
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Di ct at i onThenext sect i onHowt oJ our neyl nt ot he
UnknownReal i t y' Col onTi nySt epsandGi ant St epsGl i mpses
andDi r ect Encount er s. '
Thi ssect i onwi l l deal wi t hvari ousmet hodst hat wi l l al l owyout o
comei ncont act wi t ht heunknownr eal i t yt
abl eman, hi nt edat probabl eci vi l i zat i ons
andment i onedal t ernat esyst emsof act ual i t yb2t t hesedonot exl st
compl et el yapar t f r omt hewor l dt hat youknowpr ent i r el ycut of f
f romt hepsycheI f youhavenoexperi encewi t hsuchreal i t i es, t hen
thei rexi stenceremai nsdel i ghtf Ul orspecul ati veconj ecture
PseTheunknownr eal i t yi savar i at i onof t heonet hat you
knowsot hat manyof i t sf eat uresarel at ent rat hert hanpredomi nant
l nyour ownpr i vat eandmassexper i ence
i l l t heni ncl udeabri ngi ng- i nt o- f bcusof el ement st hat

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areusual l ynot concent rat eduponYburconsci ousnessmust l eamt o
organi zei tsel f i nmorethanonef ashi on- orratheyoumustbewi l l -
i ngtoal l owyourconsci ousnesstousei tsel f moref i l l l yI ti snotneces-
sanl yamatterof tryi ngtoi gnorethecontentsof theworl d, ortodeny
yourphysi cal percepti onI nstead, thetri cki stovi ewthecontentsof
theworl di ndi f f e1rentf ashi ons, tof reeyourphysi cal sensesf romthe
restrai ntsthatyourmental conventi onshavepl aceduponthem
Eachparti cul arstati on' of consci ousnesspercei vesi nadi f
ent ki ndof r eal i t ybandasment i onedear l i er s711, b
c, youusual l yt unei nt oyour homest at l onmost of t het i me
I f yout urnyourf bcusonl ysl i ght l y>t heworl dappearsdi f h
entl y; andi f thatsl i ghtl yal teredf bcuswerethepredomi nantone
t henEachaspect of t he
psychepercei vesthereal i tyuponWhi chi ti sf bcused, andthatreal i ty
i sal sot hemat eri al i zat i onof apart i cul arst at eof t hepsychepro-
j ect edout wardYbucanl earnt oencount erot herreal i t i esbyal t e
i ngyourposi ti onwi thi nyourownpsyche
I nordert obegi n, youmust f i rst becomef ami l i arwi t ht heworkP
i ngof yourownconsci ousnessasi t i sdi rect edt owardt hephysi cal
wor l dYbucannot knowwhenyouar ei nf bcuswi t hanot her r eal i t yi f
youdonot evenr eal i zewhat i t f eel sl i ket obei nf Ul l f bcuswi t hyour
ownManypeopl ephasei nandout of t hat st at ewi t hout bei ngawar e
of i t, andothersareabl etokeeptrackof ti nnerdri f ti ng.
Her e, daydr eami ngr epr esent sasl i ght shof awar enessout
of di rectl ygi vensensedata
t her ei sahandyl ocMn
gadgetthatautomati cal l ykeepsthestati oni ncl earf bcus; i tstopsthe
pr ogr amf r omdr i f t i ng' ' ou
dri f tawayf romyourhomestatl on, whi l esti l l rel ati ngtoi t, general l y
speaki ngYbual sohavet hement al equi val ent , , s
l ocMnmechani smOnyourpart t hi si st heresul t of t rai ni ng, sot hat
i f yourthoughtsorexperl encestraytoof arthi smental gadgetbri ngs
t hembacki nt ol i neUsual l yt hi si saut omat l c- al earnedresponse
t hat bynowappearst obeal most i nst i nct i vePeri od
Ybumust l ear nt ouset hi smechani smconsci ousl yf br your own
pur poses, f br i t i sext r emel yhandyManyof youdonot Payat t enUon
toyourownexperi ence, subj ecti vel yspeaki ng, soyoudri f ti nandout
of cl earf bcusi nt hi sreal i t ybarel yreal i zi ngi t Of t enyourdai l y

programi snot nearl yascl earorwel l - f bcusedasi t shoul dbe, but f Ul l
of st at i c; andwhi l et hi smayannoyyou,
esousedt ot hel ackof har monyt hat youf br get what a
cl ear r ecept i oni sl i ke, HoweveEi nt hi swor l dyouar esur r oundedby
f ami l i ar ot j ect s, det ai l s, andi deas, andyour mai nor i ent at i oni s
physi cal sot hat youcanoper at et hr oughhabi t al oneevenwhenyou
arenot aswel l f bcusedwi t hi nyourreal i t yasyoushoul dbe
96. Whenyougot r avel i ngof f i nt oot her Syst ems, howeve
youcannot dependuponyour habi t sI ndeed, of t ent heycanonl y
addt oyourment al cl ut t et urni ngi nt ost at i c' ' soyoumust l earn
f i r st of al l what acl ear f bcusi s
Ybuwi l l not l ear ni t byt r yi ngt oescapeyour ownr eal i t y>or by
at t empt i ngt odul l yoursensesThi scanonl yt eachyouwhat i t means
andi nwhat ever r eal i t yyouvi si t t heabi l i t yt of bcus
cl earl yandwel l i saprerequi si t eOnceyoul earnhowt oreal l yt une
i n, youwi l l underst andwhat i t meanst ochanget hedi rect i on
of yourf bcus
Oneof thesi mpl estexerci sesi shardl yanori gi nal one, buti ti sof
greatbenefi t

I hrytoexperi enceal l of yourpresentsensedataasf Ul l yasyoucan
Thi stonesyourenti rephysi cal andpsychi corgani sm, bri ngi ngal l of
your per cept l onst oget her sot hat your awar enessopensMl yBody
andmi ndoper at et oget heYbuexpenenceani mmedi at esenseof
powerbecauseyourabi l i ti esaredi rectedtothef Ul l estof thei rcapac
i ti es, I naphysi cal momentyoucanactdi rectl yonthespot, sotospeak
Si twi thyoureyesopeneasi l yJ etti ngyourvi si ontakei nwhatever
i sbef breyouDonot st rai nOnt heot herhand, doexpl oret heent l re
f i el dof vi si onsi mul taneousl yLi stentoeverythi ngI denti f yal l the
soundsi f youcan, ment al l ypl aci ngt hemwi t ht heohj ect st owhi ch
t heycorrespondevent hought heol qj ect smaybei nvi si bl eSi t com
f brt abl ybut makenogreat at t empt t orel axI nst ead, f Eel yourbody
i nanal er t manner - not i nasl eepydi st ant f ashi onBeawar eof i t s
pr essur eagai nst t hechai Ef br exampl eandof i t st emper at ur eof
vari at i ons: et col d,
Consci ousl yf eel your body' ssensa-
t i onsI st hereanyt ast ei nyourmout hWhat odorsdoyoupercei ve
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nkeasmucht i measyouwant t owi t ht hi sexer ci seI t Pl acesyou
i nyouruni versecl earl y6Thi si sanexcel l entexerci setousebef bre
youbegi n- andaf t er youf i ni shwi t h- anyexper i ment i nvol vi ng
anal t er at i onof consci ousness
I hkeabr i ef br eak
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: Bri ngal l of t hosesensat l onst oget heI myt obeawareof al l
of t hemat once, sot hat oneaddst ot heot her sI f youf i ndyour sel f
bei ngmor econcemedwi t honepar t i cul ar per cept i on, t henmake
anat t empt t obri ngt hei gnoredonest ot hesamecl earf bcusLet al l
of t hemt oget herf brmabri l l i ant awarenessof t hemoment
Whenyouareusi ngt hi sexerci sef bl l owi nganyexperl ment wi t h
anal t er at i onof consci ousness, t henendi t her eandgoabout your
otherconcernsYbumayal souti l i zei tasani ni ti al stepthatwi l l hel p
youget t hef Eel i ngof your owni nner mobi l i t ybndot hi spr oceedas
gl ven, andwhenyouhavet hemoment spercept l onascl earl yaspos
si bl e, thenwi l l Ml yl eti tgo
Let t heuni l ydi sappearasf arasyourconsci oust hought i scon
cer nedNol onger connect upt hesoundsyouhear wi t ht hei r cor r e
spondi ngol bj ect s, pt t ouni f yvi si onandhear i ng
Dropt hepackage, asi t were, asauni f i edgroupof percept i onsThe
pr evl ouscl ar i t yof t hemoment wi l l havechangedi nt osomet hi ng
el senkeonesoundi f youwant t o, andwi t h
your eyescl osedf bl l owt heKeepyour eyes
cl osed, Becomeawar eof what ever per cept l onsr eachyou, but t hi s
t i medonot j udgeor eval uat eTheni naf l ashopenyour eyes, al er t
your bodyandt r yt obr i ngal l of your per cept l onst oget her agai nas
bri l l i antl yandcl earl yaspossi bl e
Whenyouhavet hesensewor l dbef br el et i t
cl i max, sot ospeak, t henagai ncl oseyoureyesandl et i t f al l awaybDo
not f bcusI nf act , unf bcusPer i od
SESSI ON
Whenyouhavedonet hi sof t enenoughsot hat youarei nt i mat el y
awareof thecontrast, youwi l l haveasul j ecti vef eel i ng, apoi ntof
knowi ngwi thi nyoursel f ; thatwi l l cl earl yi ndi catetoyouhowyourcon
sci ousnessfeel swheni ti sati tsfi nestpoi ntoffbcusi nphysi cal real
owandt hent or ecapt ur et hat
poi ntandtobri ngal l datai ntothecl earestpossi bl ebri l l i anceYbu
wi l l f i ndthatthi spractl ce, conti nued, wi l l vastl yenri chyournormal
experi ence, cheasi ert oconcent rat et oat t endJ b
attendi stopayattentl onandtakecareof Sothi sexerci sewi l l al l ow
yout oat t end- t of bcusyou
cl earl yandvi vi dl yaspossi bl eThesul qj ecti veknowl edgeof yourown
poi ntof f i nestf bcuswi l l al soserveasaref Erencepoi ntf brmany
ot her exer ci ses
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Exerci sei nt hesessi on] Foryourbenef i t , J osepht hi s
ent i resect i onwi l l bemadeupof pract i ceel ement s, wi t hcomment s
anddi r ect i ons
Ybumust workf romyourownsul j ect i veexperi ence, sowhen
youf i ndyourownf i nestf bcuspoi nt, thati syourcl earestrecepti on
f brumayf Eel thati thasacertai nposi ti on
i nyouri nnervi si on, ,
symbol torepresenti tYbumi ghti magi nei t, i f youwantto
asastati oni ndi catoronyourownradi oortel evi si onset, butyour
suhj ecti verecogni ti onof i ti syourowncue
I nourj usrevl ousexerci se, whenl spokeof havi ngyoul etyour
cl earpercepti ondropawayandtol dyoutodi sconnectvi si onf rom
heari ng, youweredri f ti ngi ntermsof yourowYbur
consci ousnesswasstrayi ng
whi chyouhaveest abl i shedon
sci ousnessstrayasgl venOnl yl eti tstrayi naparti cul ardi recti on-
totheri ghtorthel ef t, whi cheverseemsmostnatural toyouI nthi s
wayyouaresti l l di recti ngi tandl earni ngtoori entyoursel f J nthe
begi nni ng, mi nutesatmostf brthi sexerci se; butl etyouraware
nessdri f ti nwhateverdi recti onyouhavechosen
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r l vat eexper l enceher e
butgradual l ycertai nki ndsof physi cal datawi l l seemtodi sapPear
whi l eot hersmayt akepromi nenceForexamPl e, youmi ght ment al l y
hearsounds, whi l eknowi ngt heyhavenophysi cal Ori gi n, Ybumay
seenot hi ngi nyour mi nd, est hat seemt ohave
noexterl orcorrel ati on, butyoumayhearnothi ngForawhi l eordi
naryphysi cal dat amaycont muet oi nt mdeWheni t does, recogni ze
i tasyourhomestatl on, andmental l yl etyoursel f dri f i hrtheraway
f romi tWhati si mportanti syourownsensatl onasyouexperl ence
t hemobi l i t yoour consci ousnessI f ever yougr owconcemed
si mpl yreturntoyourhomestati on, backtothel ef torri ghtaccord
i ngt ot hedi rect i onyouhavechosen, I donot suggest t hat youuse
"hi gher"l ower"asdi recti ons, becauseofthei nterpretati onsthat
youmayhavepl acedupont hemt hroughyourbel i ef S
onot bei mpat i ent Asyoucont muewi t ht hi sexer ci seov
gof Urtherawaypri enti ngyoursel f
asyougrowmoref ami l i arwi t ht hef eel i ngof yourmi ndGradual l y
youwi l l di scover t hat t hi si nner sensedat awi l l becomecl ear er and
cl earerasyoumovetowardanother"stati on. "I twi l l representreal i ty
aspercei vedf romadi f f erentstateof consci ousness
Thef i r st j our neyf r omonehomest at i ont oanot heunf ami l i ar
onemaybri ngyoui ncontactwi thvari ouski ndsof bl eedthroughs
di storti onsorstati cThesecanbeexpectedTheyaresi mpl ythe
resul tof notyetl earni nghowtotuneyourownconsci ousnesscl earl y
i ntootherki ndsof f bcusnextstati on
f brexampl e, youmayseeghosti magesi nyourmi nd,
tortedversi onsf romyourownhomestati onYbuhavemomentari l y
di spensedwi ththeusual , habi tual organi zati onal processbywhi ch
youuni t eregul arphysi cal sensepercept l ons
"betweenstati ons, "youmaywel l encountermi xedsi gnal sf romeach
Whenyoual teryourconsci ousf bcusi nsuchaf ashi on,
of your psychet hat youconsi der i t s
cent eI Muarej oumeyi ngt hroughyourownpsyche, i not herwords
f brdi erentreal i ti esaredi f f erentstatesof thepsyche- materi al
i zed, prcectedoutwardandexperl encedThatappl i estoyourhome

statl onorphysi cal worl daswel l

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20. ' ' 1dCe" g0. , get
ygt/bmcz
Evenyour homest at i onhasmanypr ogr ams, andyouhaveusuP
al l ytunedi ntoonemai noneandi gnoredothersCharactersi nyour
"f avori teprogramathomemayappeari nf ardi f f erentgui seswhen
youarebetweenstatl ons, andel ementsof otherprogramsthatyou
havei gnoredat homemaysuddenl ybecomeapparent t o
seI wi l l gi veyouasi mpl eexampl e, At homeyoumayt une
i ntorel i gi ousprogramsThatmeansthatyoumi ghtorgani zeyour
dai l yexi stenceabouthi ghl yi deal i sti cpri nci pl esYbumaytryto
i gnorewhatyouconsi derotherprogramsdeal i ngwi thhatred, f e
orvi ol ence, Ybumi ghtdosuchagoodj obof organi zi ngyourphysi
cal dataaboutyouri deal thatyoushutoutanyemoti onsthati nvol ve
f evi ol ence, Whenyoual t eryourconsci ousness,
youautomati cal l ybegi ntol etol dorgani zati onsof datadropaway6
Ybusnegati vef eel i ngsor
programmi ngThese, howeveEmayhavebeenpresentbuti gnored
andwhenyoudi spensewi thyourusual methodof organi zi ngphysi
cal dat at heymaysuddenl ybecomeapparent
I fyoutel l yoursel fthatsexual feel i ngi swrong, andorgani zeyour
dai l yprogrammi ngi nthatf ashi onmedi tate, or
di spensewi ththatori entatl on, youmaysuddenl yfi ndyoursel fpre
sentedwi thmateri al thatyouconsi derunsavory6Ybucannotdeny
thereal i tyofthepsyche, orthosenatural feel i ngsthatyouexperi
teryourpercepti on
andyourhabi tual pi ctureof real i t)youmaywel l f i nd
yoursel f encounteri ngi ndi stortedf ashi onel ements
othenstudi ousl ydeni edori gnored
Thi si smost apparent wi t ht hosewhouset heOui j aboardor
automati cwri ti ngasmethodstoal terconsci ousness
Doyouwant abr eak
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z(asai u' "j g/ beQ/ O"ezad01, sQl be' z
c" osect 0" eh0" Scoz' as6
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I nyourhomestati on, eventsareencounteredcl earl yi nspaceand
ti meWhenyoumoveawayhoweveEyoumaymeeteventsi nti me
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noti nspace, real i tythatyouhavetri edtodenymaythenappear
vi vi dl yJ f youunderstandthi syoucangai ni mmeasurabl yf brasyou
moveyourf bcusawayf romyourorgani zedreal i typtherportl onsof
i t uponwhi chyouhavenot concent r at edwi l l comei nt ovl ew6
Thi scanshowyouwhat wasmi ssi ngf r omyou
t hecl uesYbuf brmyourhomest at i onaccord
i ngtoyourbel i efSI fyoufi I ml ybel i eve, agai n, thatsexi swrong, then
yourhomestatl onmayi nvol veyoui nal i f e"programmi ngi nwhi ch
youconstantl ytrytodenythevi tal i tyof thef l eshThesi ghtof anude
bodymi ghtupsetyou. Ybumi ghtundressi nthedark, thi nk, i f you
aremarl i edof thesexual actof i ntercourseasd
, youmi ght beashamedof what youcons
I haveanexampl ei npoi nt Ayoungmanl wi l l cal l J oewrot e
Rubur t al et t eHel ef t hi shomei nSanFr anci scot ot r avel t ol ndi a
tostudywi thaguru, Hehasbeentol dthatsexual desi remi ti gates
agai nstspi ri tual i l l umi nati onHi shomeprogrami nvol veshi mwi th
nosexwhatsoevel J oetri esdesperatel ytoabstai nAtthesametl me
whenhemedi tatesandal tershi sconsci ousness, hei mmedi atel yfi nds
hi msel f wi thabl i ndi ngheadache, i magesof nudewomen, f an
tasi esof f emal egoddessesouttotempthi mf romhi scel i batestate
J oethi nksofsuchi magesasverywrongI nstead, theyaretel l i ng
hi msomet hi ng- t hat hi shomeprogrami si mpoveri shed, f brhe
hasbeendenyi ngthereal i tyof hi sbei ng31f hei gnorestheadvi ceof
hi spsyche, thenhi sj ourneysi ntotheunknownreal i tywi l l behi ghl y
di stortedSeducti vegoddesseswi l l fbl l owhi mwhereverhegoes
nkeyourbreakorendthesessi onasyoupref e
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NOTES:
I nNotel f brSessi on715, I descri bedmy"f i rstandsecondRomans' '
i nternal vi si onsorperceptl onsthathadcometomeasl l aydownf braf te
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napsl ast SundayandMondayEacht i m' devi dent l yseenmysel f asaRoman
mi l i t aryof f i cerl i vi ngearl yi nt hef i rst cent uryADI nt hef i rst epi sodel was
aboar dagal l eyi nt heMedi t er r anean; i nt hesecond, I f l oat edf acedowni n
t hat seawi t hmyhandsboundbehi ndme
pr epar edt osl eept hi saf t emoonI hadmyt hi r dvi si oni nt heser i es
Presumabl yt hi swi l l bet hel ast one- f brnowcl osel yf bl l owi nguponmypre
car l ousci r cumst ancei nt hewat eEWhenl wokeupl
madeanot herl i t t l edrawi ng: I showedmyRoman- capt ai nsel f st i l l f acedown
i nt hewat ebut ent angl edwi t ht hebranchesprQect i ngf romawat erl ogged
t r eet r undbeencaught t hat wayf br awhi l e, bef br eagr oupof f i sheI
menonaNor t hAmer i canbeachhaul edbodyandt r eeashor ei nt hei r net At
l east , I t hought asl descr i bedt heexper l encet oJ ane, I dar edf acemydeat h
i nthatl i f eq/ thef actof i tshappeni ng, eveni f l di dntcaretoundergothe
actual process
Andaddedl at er : J anedi dusemyt hr eeRomanexper l encesi nher cbj c
Pbshedment i oneddoi ngsoaf t er t hesecondonehadt akenpl ace, and
endedupquot mgmyownaccount sof t hemi nChapt er 4. ( Asl wr ot eupmy
thi rdvi si oni nci dental l yI cal l edmysel f Captai n, utomati cal l yusi ngpre
sent Pdayt er mi nol ogyt odenot eacer t ai nmi l i t ar yr ankThenl begant o
wonder i f s uchacl as s i f i cat i onhadevenexi s t edi nt heRomanar medf br ces i n
thoseanci entti mesI l earnedthati thad: Acaptamwascal l eda"centuri o.
Set hdi scussedprobabl emanandprobabl eci vi l i zat i onsmen
ti onedal ternatesystemsof actual i tyi nvarl ousportl onsof VOl umel Seethe
687thsessi on(whi chbri dgessecti onsl and2), f bri nstance, andAppendi x6
f br t hat sessi on
. "J aneel abor at eduponSet h J oe
mat er i al Sheal sor el at edJ oe' sl i mi t edmodel of hi snat ur et osomeof her
owni deasaboutdi sci pl i ni ng Wri ti ngsel f
Anot eaddedf bur andahal f mont hs l at er :

6, 1974
9:
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Aspect Psychol ogy: Mgms/ ) 0" j gcas
q/ u0. ' @" , ' ' 0- . gj ' 09t asI
i mSCOz( 0/ bt 600t o' zaj Ybch0J wsei m
zgPsychi cPol i t i cs, beseco"ees. 0z( o7z
t o' W' 1) ct - / b" e00q/ l b0eDi a-
l oguesof t heSoul andMor t al Sel f i nTi meAdvent ur esaMDi
l oguesac' HZmSI t ) ' " MzJ j
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st oodi t I t hought t hat youmeant : consci ousof bei ngconsci ous,
ut si deof apor t i onof your own
consci ousness- vi ewi ngi t ( andt hensayi ng,
sci ousof myconsci ousness.
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seesi t sel f asuni Ql ue, andt hent ri est of brmot herki ndsof consci ous
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ext ens i on' ' of t hat awar enes s f i r omwhi c h
t ovi ewi t s ownexi s t ence
consi der at i onsi nvol vedext ensi onsof t hat
ki ndof consci ousness, i nwhi chseparati onscoul doccuranddi vi si ons
coul dbemadeI nt ermsof anorgani cst ruct ure, t hi scoul dbel i kened
t odevel opi nganot her ar mor l egor pr ot r usi onor f i l ament -
anot her met hodof l ocomot i ont hr oughanot h
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i t sel f andi t senvl ronment , preci sel yt unedt oel ement sof whi c
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areunconsci ous. Therearesi mpl ydi f f erentki ndsof consci ous
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mpar e, saybat oadt oast ar t oanappl et oat hought
t oawomant oachi l dt oanat l vet oasubur bani t et oaspi der t oacat
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desi gnedt hemt of bl l owt hosehedgi veni nt he716t hsessi on
, eventhef ragmentsherecal l edi swel l worthtryi ng: Sethi nstructed
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andthentol ookoutatourcurrentphysi cal real i tythroughthati ndi vi dua
eyesAni nt erest mgwayt ogai naf i eshperspect l veonourpresent t i me
Anot eaddedsever al mont hsl at er :
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t het r ansposi t i onof mat er i al f i omVOl ume2of 0z""' Ri nt oP,
usi ast i cal l yi nvol vedi nproduci ngbot h
booksat t hesamet i me. For her t owor kt hi swayi sent i r el yi nkeepi ngwi t h
herspontaneousnature; shei ntui ti vel yseekstousewhateversourcesof i nf bl L
mat l on- i ncl udi ngSet hhi msel f - shehasat handf br what ever pr qj ect she
maybeengagedi nI nt heear l ychapt er sof Pespeci al l y, shebot h
quot esandparaphrasesmat eri al f romVOl ume2, begi nni ngwi t ht he714t h
sessi on, whi chcont ai nsheraccount of herori gi nal i nspi rat i onf brt hat work
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donedbyher i nner sel f l nVbl ume2, owt her eader cannot et hemanyevent s
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agai n: ForherownpuI posesshequot edi nt hesamechapt ert heappro
pri ateSethmateri al f romthe718thsessi on
. Si nceWi l l i amJ amesdi edi nl 910, t hi smeanst hat i nour t er msJ ane
pi cyear saf t er hi sphysi cal
deat hWecoul deasi l yaskSet hadozenquest i onsabout t hei deashe' sgi ven
i nj ustthi soneparagraphof materi al Veryl engthyanswerscoul dresul t, l ead
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; of t ent hey, r ver voi ced, nomat t er how
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i mpl i edastheyare, i sveryprobl emati ca
Seet he715t hsessi onaf t er l O:
si nf br mat i onher e, t hat sci ent i st sandi nvent or sof t ent unei nt o
t hewor l dvi ewsof ot her suchi ndi vi dual s, oncer emi ndedmet hat asi mi l ar
l ongtermsi tuati oncoul dhaveexi stedwi thi ntheButtsf ami l y8
I nVbl umel , seeSessi on680, wi t hnot esl - 3Myf at henRober t SI : , who
di edi nl 971wasveI ygi f tedmechani cal l yAccordi ngtoSethasti l l Pl i vi ng
pr obabl esel f of Rober t But t s, , awel l - knowni nvent onwhonever m
ri edbutusedhi smechani cal l ycreati veabi l i ti estothef Ul l estwhi l eavoi di ng
emot i onal commi t ment . Al t houghmyf at her sol ei nt ent wast hever y
chal l engi ngoneof rai si ngaf ami l yi nt hi sreal i t ybst i l l hemayhaveof t en
exchangedi deasaboutautomobi l es, motorcycl es, wel di ngtorches, ras
andsof br t h, wi t ht hat ot her i nvent osel f
Doprobabl esel vesact ual l ycommuni cat ewi t heachot hert hrought hei r
wor l dvi ewf r amewor ks, t hen, or cansuchani nt er changeof i deaor emot i on
t akepl acemoredi rect l yat t i mes- si mpl ybet weent heprobabl epersonaL
i ti esi nvol ved?Ei thersi tuati oncanappl yi tseemstome, orthetwomethods
maymergeat anygi vent i me. "Wepl ant oaskSet ht oel aborat e
Ni nemont hsago, i nFebruaI yl 974, Set hment i onedt hef Ewt ent a
nvecont act sr devi dent l ymadewi t hmydeceasedmot her t hr oughdr eams
seet he683r dsessi : 30, t henseemyaccount of onesuchdr eami n
Not e5f br t hat sessi onTWomont hsl at emnt he693r dsessi on, Set hdescr i bed
howI r eact ed( onacel l ul " unconsci ous" l evel ) t ocommuni cat i onsf r om
mymot her asJ aneandl consi der edbuyi ngacer t ai nhousei nmychi l dhood
nei ghboI hoodi nSayr e, nnsyl vani a. J anehasnot hi ngt or epor t
about meet i ngsof anyki ndwi t hherl at emot herorf at he( Al l of ourparent s
di edbet weenFebruaryl 971andNovemberl 973.
dl i ket odwel l abi t uponapoi nt l madei nt heopeni ngnot esf br
t hi s( 718t h) sessi on, whenl wrot eabout medi ums, ot hers, cont act i ngt he
wel l pknowndeadI meani t ki ndl y- but J aneandl havenever bel i evedt hat
al i vi ngi ndi vi dual coul dbei ncontactwi thaf amousdeadperson; especi al l y
SESSI ON
t hrought heOui j aboardoraut omat i cwri t i ngAl t l houghwehavent scof f M
at suchi nst anceswhenwehear dof t hem' vecer t ai nl yr egar dedt hose
encount erst hroughveryskept i cal eyesThegi st of ourat t i t udesi st hat we
f i ndi t most di f f i cul t t obel i evet hat " Socr at es' ' Wher ever hei sandwhat ever
, i nourterms- i swi l l i ngtodropeverythi ngtogl veverygaI
bl edi nfbrmati ontoawel l -i ntenti oned, real l yi nnocentpersonl i vi ngi n, saya
smal l t owni nVi rgi ni as
worl d- vi ewconcept, andJ anesownexperl enceswi thi t, maketheaccountsof
suchhappeni ngsmuchmoreunderst andabl e
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I nt hat previ ousbookl di scussedt hewaysi nwhi chyouf brm
yourpri vateexperi encethroughyourbel i ef SYbuhavecertai npet
i deas, t heref bre, nworl dvi ew
of t hereal i t yyouknowJ nderst andwhat
yourownbel i ef SareManyof themmi ghtworkqui tewel l at,
but whenyoubegi nt oj ourneyawayf i romt hat homest at i onyoumay
f i ndt hat t hosesamei deasi mpedeyourprogress
Otherconceptsarereal l ynotbasi cal l yworkabl eeveni nyour
ownphysi cal real i ty6Ari gi d, dogmati cconceptof goodandevi l wi l l
f brceyoutopercei vephysi cal exi stenceasabattl egroundof oppos
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t hi nkof t hepoor soul asabl ackboar der asesl appedbet weent wo
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t ryt orubout al l of t hegood, good
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r l encebecomessuspect Ybuwi l l haveat endencyt oconsi der t he
bodywi t hi t snat ural appet i t eswrong, anddenyt hem, whi l eat t he
sameti methephysi cal partof youwi l l l ookuponyour"goodi ntents
aswrong, andi nf ri ngementsuponi tsownexi stence
I f youdonot under st andt henamr al gr aceof your bei ng t hen
whenyout rysomeof t heexerci sesgi venhereyoumayaut omat i cal l y
transl atethemi ntoaql ui tel i mi ti ngsetof bel i ef S
f t hewor l dAsyoul eave
your usual or i ent at i onowevemal t er i ngt hef bcusof your con
sci ousness, youmayverywel l st ruct ureyournewexperl encej ust as
youdoyour physi cal oneAt t hesamet l me, youar emor ef r eeYbu
havegreaterl eewayMuareusedtoprcj ecti ngyourbel i ef Sontophys
i cal ohj ect sandevent sWhenyoul eaveyour homest at i on, t hose
obj ectsandeventsnol ongerpresentthemsel vesi nthesamef ashi on
t Ybuof t enf i ndyour sel f encount er mgyour ownst r uc
t ures, nol ongerhi ddeni nt heki ndof experl encewi t hwhi chyouare
f ami l i anThesemayt henappeari nqui t eadi f f erent l i ght Ybumay
beconvi ncedt hat youareevi l si mpl ybecauseyouarephysi cal Ybu
maybel i evdescends' i nt ot hebodyandt heref bre
t hat t hebodyi sl owei nf eri oMndadegradedversi onof What you
r eal l yar e. At t hesamet i meyour ownphysi cal bei ngknowsbet n
andbasi cal l ycannotacceptsuchaconceptoi ndai l yl i f Eyoumay
pr cj ect t hi si deaof unwor t hout war dont oanot heper son,
; oruponanot hernat i on, I ngeneral
youmi ght sel ect ani mal st opl ayt hepar t of t heenemyor member s
ofanotherrel i gi on, orpol i ti cal parti es
, i nyourpri vat el i f eyoumayhardl yeverencount er
yourbel i ef i nyourownunworth, Ybuwi l l notreal i zethatyou
act ual l yconsi der your sel f t heenemyI buwi l l besoconvmcedt hat

yourprQj ect i on( ont oot hers) i st heenemyt hat t herewi l l benosl a
el i ngsof sel f hat eor sel f f Ear wi l l be
di r ect edout war d

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Whenyoubegi nt ol eaveyourhomest at l onandal t eryourf bcus
howeveyoul eavebehi ndyoutheparti cul arf ami l i arreceptorsf br
yourprQ] ect l onsUsi ngt heOui aboardoraut omat i cwri t i ng, you
mayf i ndyoursel f i mmedi atel yconf rontedwi ththi smateri al thatyou
havesuppressedi nt hepast i t surf acesyoumayt henprQ] ect
i toutwardf romyoursel f agai n, buti nadi f f erentf ashi onI nsteadof
t hi nki ngyouarei ncont act wi t hagreat phi l osopheroranci ent
soul , youmaybel i evethatyouarei nsteadvi si ti ngwi thademonor
adevi l , orthatyouarepossessedof anevi l spi ri t
I nsuchacase, l haveal readybeenconvi ncedof the
of evi LYburnatural f eel i ngs, deni ed, wi l l al socarrythegreatcharge
of repressi onYbumaybef i l l edwi t ht hef eel i ngt hat youarei nt he
mi dst of agr eat cosmi cst r uggl ebet weent hef br cesof goodand
evi l - andi ndeed, t hi sof t enrepresent saval i dpi ct u
e wo f t h e wo r l d
Lo7zg1b"se. oneof thi si snecessary6Therei snodangeri nthe
exerci sesI suggest geryou
i nhi bi tyournamral f eel i ngs, andal teratl onsof consci ousnessof ten
presentyouwi ththef i ameworki nwhi chthesecometol i ght
met oyourat t ent i on, t heni t i svery
possi bl ethatthedeni edenergybehi ndthemwi l l erupti nruptured
rel ati onshi psori l l nesses
Lo7zgseat I O: Psychi cexpl orat i onsnevercausuch
di f f i cul t i es, nordot heyevercompoundori gi nal probl ems, Ont he
contrarytheyareof tenhi ghl ytherapeuti c, andtheypresentthepe
sonal i tywi thanal ternati ve- anal ternati vetoconti nuedrepressi on
thatwoul dbel i teral l yunbearabl e
I f youarenormal l ycapabl eof deal i ngwi thphysi cal real i tyyou
wi l l encount er nodi f f i cul t i esi nal t er at i onsof consci ousness, or l eav
i ngyourhomestati onBereasonabl e, however: I f youhavedi f f i cul
t i esi nNewYbr kCi t ya
di f f er ent f br mnomat t er wher eel seyoumi ght t r avel Achangeof
envl ronmentmi ghthel pcl earyourheadbyal teri ngyourusual ori
entatl on, sothatyoucanseeyoursel f morecl earl y>andbenef i t
sameappl i eswhenyoul eayeyourhomest at i onHeret hepossi bl e
benef i tsaref argreaterthani nusual l i travel , butyouaresti l l
yoursel f l ti si mpossi bl enottostructurereal i tyi nsomef ashi on
Real i tyi mpl i esastructuri ng

l f yout akeyour ownwor l dvi ewwi t hyoual l of t het i me, howeven
asyout r avel , , t henyounever seet henaked
cul ture. ' ' Ybuareal waysatoUri st, taki ngyourhomeyparaphemal i a
wi t hyouandaf i ai dt ogi vei t upI f youareAmeri canorEngl i sh,
Eur opeant henwhenyouvi si t ot her ar easof t hewor l dyoust ay
atcosmopol i tanhotel sYbual waysseeothercul turesthroughyour
owneyes
andal t er your con-
sci ousness, youareal waysat ouri st i f yout akeyourownbaggageof
i deasal ongwi t hyou, andi nt erpret yourexperi encest hroughyour
ownper sonal ul t ur al bel i ef STher ei snot hi ngunconvent i onal
about godsanddemons, goodspi ri t sorbadspi ri t sTheseareql ui t e
conventi onal i nterpretatl onsof experl ence, wi threl i gi ousovertones
Cul tssi mpl yrepresentcounteI conventl ons, andtheyareasdogmatl c
i nthei rwayasthesystemstheyre]ectUnderl i nethatsentence

Whenyout r yt heseexer ci ses, t her ef br e

convent i onal i deasbehi nd
youSt epout of your ownwor l dvi ew6Ther ei sanexer ci set hat wi l l
hel pyou

Cl oseyoureyesI magi neaphot ographof yoursel f ( i nparent he
ses: s, wearef i nal l ybacktophotographs). 3I nyourmi ndseyesee
t hephot ogr aphof your sel f
ent al l ywi t hapart i cul arsnapshot , t hennot et heot heri t emsi nt he
pi cture. f thephotographi sstri ctl yi magi narythencreateanenvl
r onment about t hei mageof your sel E
Lookat t hei magei nyour mi ndasi t exi st si nt hesnapshot , and
seei t asbei ngawareonl yof t hoseot herol qj ect st hat surroundi t I t s
wor l di sboundedbyt hef bur edgesof t hepi ct ur enyt oput your
consci ousnessi nt ot hat i mageof yoursel f Yburworl dvi ewi sl i mi t ed
t ot hephot ogr aphi t sel ENowi nyour mi ndseet hat i magewal ki ng
out of t hesnapshot , ont ot hedeskor t abl e. Pmj seTheenvl r on
ment of t hephysi cal r oomwi l l seemgi gant i ct ot hat smal l sel EThe
scal eandproporti onal onewi l l bef ardi f f erentI magi nethatmi ni a
t urei magenavi gat i ngi nt hephysi cal room, t hengoi ngout si de, and
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andt hef bcusmaybebl ur r ed, but your dr eamspr esent youwi t hf ar
mor ei nf br mat i onabout t heunknownr eal i t yt hanyousupposeI n
t hemost i nt i mat eof t er msyour bodyi syour homest at i on, sowhen
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andr et ur nst oi t f r equent l y
evenasyoudreami nsi dei t Ybumayt heref bref brmdreamst o
r i esabout your ownout Pof Lbodyt r avel , whi l eyour physi cal i mage
rest ssoundl yi nbedTheunknownreal i t y>see, i snot real l yt hat
myst er l oust oyouuonl ypr et endt hat i t i sSomet l mesyouhave
Ql ui tecl earperceptl onsof yourj ourneys, buttheactual nati veterri
t ol i est hat youvi si t aresodi f f erent f romyourownworl dt hat yout ry
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t hat seemt osepar at et hemmor epar ochi al your ownwor l d

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Bef breyougot osl eep, t el l yoursel f t hat youwi l l ment al l yt akea
dr eamsnapshot 7of t hemost si gni f i cant dr eamof t heni ght l l
your sel f t hat youwi l l evenbeawar eof doi ngt hi swhi l easl eep, and
i magi net hat youhaveacamer awi , Ybument al l yt aket hi si nt o
t hedr eamst at eMmwi l l uset hecamer aat t poi nt of your cl ear est
per cept l onssnapyour pi ct ur eand- ment al l yagai n- t akei t
backwi t hyousot hat i t wi l l bet hef i r st ment al pi ct ur et hat yousee
whenyouawaken
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i ngr esul t scanbeexpect edSomeof youwi l l awakenwi t hadr eam
pi cturethatpresentsi tsel f i mmedi atel y60thersmayf i ndsuchaPi c
t uresuddenl yappeari ngl at eri nt hi nt hemi ddl eof ordi nary
act i vi t i esI f youperf brmt hi sexerci seof t en, howevenmanyof you
wi l l f i ndyour sel vesabl et ouset hecamer aconsci ousl yevenwhi l e
sl eepi ng, dreamt ravel s;
epi ct ur esbackwi t hyou
Thesewi l l berel at i vel ymeani ngl ess, howeveLi f youdonot l earn
howt oexami net hemndf br
got t enYbushoul dwr i t edownadescr i pt i on
f i t , i ncl udi ngyour f eel i ngsbot hat t he
andl at er whenyour ecor di t
i t hyoumakesyoumor eof aconsci ousexpl or eo
mat i cal l yhel psyout oexpandyour ownawar enesswhi l eyouar ei n
t hedreamst at e, Eachpi ct urewi l l serveasj ust onesmal l gl i mpseof a
di f hent ki ndof r eal i Ybucannot makeanyval i dj udgment ont he
basi sof oneortwopi cturesal one
Nowt hi si sament al camer awear euSi ngTher ei saknackabout
bei ngagooddr eamphot ogr aphandyoumust l ear nhowt oopel
at et hecameraI nphysi cal l i f E, f brexampl e, aphot ographerknows
thatmanycondi ti onsaf f ectthepi cturehetakesExteri orsi tuati ons
t henar ei mpor t ant : ar k
day>f br i nst anceWi t hour dr eamcamer a, howevehecondi t i ons
t hemsel vesar ement aLI f youar ei nadar kmood, f br exampl e, t hen
yourpi ct ureof i nnerreal i t ymi ght bedi m, poorl yout l i ned, orf bre
bodi ngwoul dnot necessar i l ymeant hat t hedr eami t sel f had
t ragi covert ones, si mpl yt hat i t wast akeni nt hepoorl i ght of t he
psyche
sej I I : 0. I nner weat her changesconst ant l yevenast he
ext eri orweat herdoesOnedreampi ct urewi t hadrearycast , t here-
f br e, i snot muchdi f f er ent f i omaphysi cal phot ogr apht akenona
rai nyafternoon
Manypeopl ehowevemr emember i ngadar kdr eambecome
f r i ght enedYbuevenst r uct ur eyour dr eamscour seFor t hat
mat t eyour dr eamwor l di sasvar i edast hephysi cal oneEachphys
i cal phot ogr apher hasani deaof what hewant st ocapt ur eonf i l m

andsotothatextenthestructureshi spi ctureandhi svi ewThesame
appl i est ot hedr eamst at eYbuhaveal l ki ndsof dr eamsYbucant ake
whatyouwant, , f romdreamreal i ty>asbasi cal l yyoutake
what youwant f romwaki ngl i f eFort hat reason, yourdreamsnap
shotswi l l showyoutheki ndof experi encethatyouarechoosi ngf rom
i nnerreal i ty6
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NOTES:
0"e"seet he636t hsessi oni nChapt er9, andmuchof t he
materi al i nthef bursessi onsmaki ngupChapter
Whenl comeacrossmat eri al t hat put sdownt hephysi cal bodyI some
tl mestrytocountersuchnegati veprqj ecti onsbyturni ngtooneof thetech
nol ogi cal accompl i shmentsofour . egradedspeci es: I studyphotographsof
mi nuteporti onsof thehumanbodytakenwi thascanni ngel ectronmi cro
scopeThenl experl enceaseri esof stepsi nthi nki ng- notal l of themgood
I dl i ket oment l oneachonei nt ur n
Atthi swri ti ng, anel ectronmi croscopecanmagni f ythesurf acesof ti ssue
sampl esf rom20, 00060, 000t i mesAl wayst heresul t i ngphot ographs
obt ai nedl eavemegropi ngasl t ryt oappreci at et hebeaut yprdenandcom
pl exi tyof thehumanorgani smatj ustthegreatl yenl argedl evel sshown. (I f we
coul dpl ungedown' i nt ot hebodysmol ecul arandat omi cst ages, andseg
t hose, df i ndi nt ri caci est hat areevenmoreunbel i evabl e.
Next , I askmysel f howsuchamarvel ousl yst ruct uredbei ngcant hi nkof
i tsi mageasi nf Eri ortoaespeci al l ysi nceweref arf romunderstand
merephysi cal basi s, l etal onef romanysortof nonphysi cal
standpoi ntJ anesownabi l i ti es, f bri nstance, rai sequesti onsaboutcertai n
bi ol ogi cal attri butesaswel l asmental onesl argepartoursoci etysti l l
doesntwanttocontendwi thsuchchal l engesatthi sti me
Ybt, theawel i nvari abl yf eel whenl studyami crophotographof thereti na
of theeye, magni f i ed"onl y' ' 20, 000ti mes, i shardl yanunal l oyedbl essi ng
next I wonder howt hehumancr eat ur e, whosebodi l ycomponent seachposF
sesssuchaceasel ess, rati onal i ntegri tycanof tenf i mcti onsoj rati onal l yasa
whol e, throughthecreati onof wapovertypol l uti on, di sease, andsof brth
J aneandl hopet hat herworkwi t hSet hi sof f eri ngi nsi ght si nt ot heseenoI
mousquesti onsaboutourspeci esi ndi vi dual andcol l ecti vebehavi o
tthi nkthatatomsorcel l s, orl i versoreyebal l s, i rrati onal
Fi nal l ythei ncredi bl ycompl exphysi cal assembl ageof thehumanbei ng-
orof angani sm, toconf i neoursel vestoj ust"l i vi ngenti ti es- al ways
r emi ndsmet hat accor di ngt oevol ut i onar yt heor yl i f Eonear t har oseby
chanceal oneWemust r emember t hat t hr oughDal wi ni smor Neo- Dar wi ni sm
sci encetel l susthatl i f ehasnocreati vedesi gn, oranypurpose, behi ndi t;
that, moreoveLthi si nebl equal i tycal l ed"l i f e"ori gi natedthan
bi l l i onyearsago)i nasj l zgbrtui touschancecombi nati onof certai natoms
andmol ecul esi nati dal pool , saybsomewhereonthef aceof thepl anet.
Asi def romwhateverdi f f i cul ti esl mayhaveaboutresol vi ngthei ntemal
beaut i esof ourphysi cal const ruct i onwi t hourext emal behayi ol hopemy
deepskepti ci smaboutthi sl i ttl eof f i ci al scenarl oonevol uti oni sapparent
hereSeeAppendi xl 2

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t ographsi npract i ceel ement s3- 5
Af t ert oni ght ssessi on, J anet ol dmet hat hi sPract i ceEl ement l 3wasone
of t het woshe' dhadi nsi ght sondur i ngt heni ght pr ecedi ngt hedel et ed
717th(J amesJ ung)sessi onPracti ceEl ementl 4di dntseematal l f ami l i arto
het houghSeeNot el f br Sessi on718
I l aydownf br anapasusual at 4: t hi saf t er noon( MondayNovem
berl l ) . Asl st art eddri f t i ngt owardsl eepl becameawaret hat l wasl ooki ng
at my; t hei magel ast edf br sever al secondsandwasqui t ecl ewi t h-
out bei ngneedl e- sharpMyvi ewwasf rommyri ght si deasl l ayf aceupont he
cot Thi si sabi t di f f i cul t t odescri be,
ousual l yi nvi si bl et ome- cent er edper hapst woi nchesor so
aboveandbehi ndmyr i ght ea
, i nhi sl at e80sI hadno
doubtthatthi swasadef i ni tel yprobabl eversi onof mysel f i nthi sreal i ty6How
st r anget opeekat t hecur veof myownskul l f r omt hat oddvi ewpoi nt aw
shor t , al most wl spywhi t ehai t bal dThr ought hehai r l coul dsee
t hepul si ngbl ui shvei nsi nt heski nasi t l ayovert hebone- andi nsomef ash
i ont hi ssi ght al onewasmost evocat i veof t heveryyoungandt heveryol dI l ay
f aceup, bonyarmsf bl dedacrossmychest , j ust asmypresent "di dknew
t hat l wasrest mg, andt hat l wasnt seni l e' t bel i evel wasbedri dden, but
t hat l wasbei ngcaredf brsomeho
Myeyeswer ecl osed, andsomet hi ngabout mybear i ngor poser emi nded
t hepr esent meof myf at hWhenhel aydyi ng, ear l yi nFeb
ruaryl 971, I st oodsot hat l hadavi ewof hi msi mi l art ot heoneI dj ust expe
r i encedof mysel f l wassur et hat t hi , t hough,
I wasver yt hi nbeneat ht hebl anket , whi chl bel i evewasani vor ycol o
Thewhol eexperl encehadahardt o- def i nechi l dl i keornal vequal i t yas
sever al member sof J anesESPcl assr emar kedt henext ni ght whenl r eadt hi s
account t ot hem, andshowedt hesket char ound
: l f br Sessi on698cont ai nsquot at i onsf r omt he
dr eammat er i al Set hgavei nt he92ndsessi onf br Sept ember 28, 1964. Then
seetheequal l yi nteresti ngi nf brmati onondreamsi nSessi on699; I especi al l y
l i keSet h' st at e
par edt oapsychol ogi cal phot ogr aph. J ane' spoem, ' i s
present edi nt henot esf bl l owi ngt hat sessi on, al ongwi t href erencest oot her
dr eammat er i a
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Goodeveni ng
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Di ctati on(1mj Sl b' 29). Nowi f youtakeaphysi cal camerawi th
yoout your chor es, wal k, or
tal kwi thf ri ends, thenyouwi l l havepreservedscenesf romtheday' s
act l v1t l es
Yburf i l m, howevewi l l onl ytakepi cturestodayof todayNoyes-
terdayortomorrowwi l l suddenl yappeari nthesnapshotsof thepre
sent Thephot ogr apher i nt hedr eamwor l dt hough, wi l l f i ndan
ent i r el ydi f hent si t uat i onf br t her econscl ousnesscancapmr e
scenesf romenti rel ydi f f Erentti mesaseasi l yasthewaki ngphotogra-
phercantakepi cturesof di f f erentpl acesUnl essyoureal i zethi s
someof your dr eamal bums
I nwaki ngl i f eyouexperl encecert ai nevent sasreal ,
becapt ur edbyanor di nar y
phot ogr aphemThedr eamwor l d, howevempr esent samuchl ar ger
categoI yof eventsMan[events]mayl aterappearasphysi cal ones

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whi l eot hersj ust asval i dwi l l not Thedreamcamera, t heref bre, wi l l
captureprobabl eeventsal so
Whenyouawakenwi t hadr eamphot ogr i t may
appear meani ngl essbecausei t doesnot seemt ocor r el at ewi t ht he
of f i ci al orderof act i vi t i esyourecogni ze
l ardeci si oni nphysi cal andwaki ngconsci ousness, andthatdeci si on
maybr i ngf br t hcer t ai nevent sUsi ngyour dr eamcamer a, youcan
wi t hpract i cedi scovert hehi st oryof yourownpsyche, andf i ndt he
manyprobabl edeci si onsexperi encedi ndreamsTheseservedasa
basi sf r omwhi chyoumadeyour physi cal deci si oTher ei ssome
f i nesserequi redasyoul eamt oi nt erpret t hei ndi vi dual pi ct ures
wi t hi nyour dr eamal bum, Thi sshoul dbeeasyt ogr aspf br i f you
t ri edt ounderst andphysi cal l i f ehavi ngonl yagroupof snapshot s
takenatdi f f erentpl acesandi ndi f f erentti mes, theni twoul dberather
di f f i cul ttof brmacl eari deaof thenatureof thephysi cal worl d
Thesameappl i est odreamreal i f brt hedreamst hat yourecal l
arei ndeedl i kequi ckpi ct uressnappedundervarymgcondi t i onsNo
onepi ctureal onetel l stheentl restory6Ybushoul dwri tedownyour
descri pti onof eachdreampi cture, theref bre, conti nui ng
r ecor d, f br eachonepr ovi desmor eknowl edgeabout t henat ur eof
yourownpsycheandtheunknownreal i tyi nwhi chi thasi tsexi stence
yout akeaphysi cal phot ogr aphyou
havet oknowhowyour camer awor ksYbumust l ear nhowt of bcus
owtoemphasi zethoseparti cul arqual i ti esyouwanttorecord, and
howt ocut out di st r act i ngi nf l uencesYbuknowt hedi f f er ence
betweenshadows, f brexampl e, andsol i dol qj ectsSometi messhad
owst hemsel vesmakef asci nat i ngphot ographi cst udi esYbumi ght
ut i l i zet hemi nt hebackgr ound, but asaphot ogr apher youwoul d
not conf Uset heshadowswi t h, s2Whesol i dol gj ect s
denyt hat shadowsarereal , howeve
Nowusi ngananal ogyonl y>l etmeexpl ai nthatyourthoughtsand
f eel i ngsal sogi veof f shadows( thatwewi l l herecal l hal l uci
nat i onsongapart t opl ayi n
dreamreal i t yasshadowsdoi nt hephysi cal worl dTheyarebeaut i f Ul
i t hemsel vesTheyaddt ot heent i repi ct ureAshadowof at reecool s
thegroundI taf f ectstheenvl ronmentSohal l uci nati onsal terthe
envl r o, but i nadi f hent wayandat anot her l evel of r eal i t yJ n
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t hedreamworl dhal l uci nat i onsarel i keconsci ousshadowsTheyare
not passl venor i st hei r shapedependent upont hei r or i gi nThey
havet hei r ownabi l i t i es
Physi cal l ywupont he
groundl t wi l l move, f ai t hf Ul l ymi rrori ngt het i ni est mot i onof t he
smal l est l eaf ; but i t sf reedomt omovewi bedi ct at edbyt hemot i onof
theoakNotoneoakl eaf shadowwi l l moveunl essi tscounterpartdoes
Fol l owi ngour anal ogyi nt hedr eamwor l dt heshadowof t heoak
t ree, oncecast , woul dt henbef reet opursuei t sowndi rect i onNot
onl yt hat , but t herewoul dbeacreat l vegl ve- andt akebet weeni t and
t het reet hat gavei t bi rt h, Anyonef Ul l yaccust omedt oi nnerreal i t y
woul dhavenodi f f i cul t yi nt el l i ngt hedreamoakt reef romi t sf ri sky
shadowhowever 0m"sl bI anymor et hanawaki ngphot ogr a-
pherwoul dhavetroubl edi sti ngui shi ngthephysi cal oaktreef romi ts
counterpartuponthegrass
you, adr eamt our l st , wander about t hei nner l andscape
wi t hyour ment al camer a, howevei t mayt akeawhi l ebef br eyouar e
abl et ot el l t hedi f f er encebet weendr eat s andt hei r s hadows
orhal l uci nati onsSoyoumaytakepi cturesof theshadowsi nsteadof
t het r eesandendupwi t haf i necomposi t i oni ndeed- but one
thatwoul dgi veyousomewhatof adi stortedversi onof i nnerreal i ty6
Soyoumust l ear nhowt oal mandf bcusyour dr eamcamer a
Hz"sI nyourdai l yworl dol j ectshaveshadows, andthoughts
or f Eel i ngsdonot , soi nyour dr eamt r avel ssi mpl yr emember t hat
there"ol gj ects"donotpossessshadows, butthoughtsandf eel i ngsdo
Si ncet hesear ef ar mor el i vel yt hanor di nar yshadows, andar e
def i ni tel ymorecol orf Ul , theymaybemoredi f f i cul ttodi sti ngui shat
f i r st Ybumust r emember t hat youar ewander i ngt hr oughament al
or psychi cl andscape, Ybucanst andbef br et heshadowof af r i endi n
t heaf t ernoon, i nwaki ngreal i t ysnapyourf i ngersal l youwant
t o, but yourf ri end' sshadowwi l l not moveonewhi t I t wi l l cert ai nl y
not di sappearbecauseyout el l i t t oI nt hedreamworl d, howeve] Gany
hal l uci nat i onwi l l vani shi mmedi at el yassoonasyourecogni zei t
, andt el l i t t ogoawayJ t wascast ori gi nal l ybyyourownt hought
orf eel i ng, andwhenyouwi t hdrawt hat source, i t sShadowi s
automati cal l ygone
Doyouwant abr eak


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St onesphysi cal shadowwi l l f ai t hf Ul l y
mi rrori t sf brml i t t l ecreat i vi t yi sal l owedi t Far
greaterl eewayexi sts, however, asathoughtorf eel i ngi nthedream
worl dcastsi tsgreatershadowoutuponthel andscapeof themi nd
oodsobvi ousl yexi st whenyouaredreami ngaswel l aswhenyou
arewaki ngJ Physi cal l ythedaymaybebri l l i ant,
tomati cal l ycl oseyoursel f of f f i omthedaysnatural
l i ght, notnoti cei t- orevenusethatnatural beautyascounterpoi nt
t hat onl yconsol at e
out war dat t hedayt hr oughyour moodandseei t sbeaut yasamean
i ngl essorevencruel f acadeYburmood, theref bre, wi l l al teryour
percept l on
Thesameappl i esi nt hedr eamst at e; t her e, t heshadowsof
yourthoughtsmaybeprQj ectedoutwardi ntoscenesof darkestdes
ol at i onI nt hephysi cal worl d
Eachi ndi vi dual hel psf br mt hat ext er i or envl r onment
vensunnydayyour i ndi vi dual
thoughtsal onewi l l notsuddenl yturnthebl ueski esi ntorai nyones
t r ol over your f el l owsenvi
ronment . nt hedreamworl d, howeveEsucht hought swi l l def i ni t el y
f br myour envl r onment
St ormydreaml andscapesareont heonehandhal l uci nat i ons
castuponthei nnerworl dbyyourthoughtsorf Eel i ngs
, theyareval i drepresentatl onsof youri nnercl i mateattheti me
of anygi vendr eam, scenescanbechangedi nt hedr eamst at e
i tsel f i f yourecogni zethei rori gi nYbumi ghtchoosei nsteadtol eam
f romsuchhal l uci nati onsbyal l owi ngthemtoconti nue, whi l ereal i z
i ngt hat t heyar ei ndeedshadowscas

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: I f youar ehonest wi t hyour t hought sandf eel i ngs, t henyou
wi l l expressthemi nyourwaki ngl i f e, andtheywi l l notcastdi sturb-
i ngshadowsi nyourdreams
Ybumaybeaf rai dt hat abel ovedchi l dormat ewi l l di esuddenl y
yet youmaynever want t oadmi t suchaf eaThef eel i ngi t sel f maybe
gener at edbecauseof your owndoubt sabout your sel Ehoweve
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maybedependi nguponanot hersuchpersont oost rongl ybt I yi ngt o
l i veyourownl i f esecondhandedl yt hrought hel i f eof anot hemYbur
ownadmi t t ed, woul dl eadyout oot her f eel i ngsbehi ndi t , and
t oagreat erunderst andi ngof yoursel E
Unencount er edi nwaki ngl i f e, howevent hef ear mi ght cast i t s
di mshadowsot hat youdr eamof your chi l d' sdeat h, of t hedeat h
of anot her cl oset oyouThedr eamexper l encewoul dbecast i nt o
t hedreaml andscapeandencount eredt herePeri od
t her ef br e, youmi ght t hi nk
t hat i t wasprecogni t i ve, t hat t heevent woul dbecomephysi ca1.
1nst ead, t hewhol epor t ent of t hedr eamevent
t i onal onebr i ngi ngyour f Ear i nt ocl ear f bcusI nsuchcasesyou
shoul dt hi nkof t hedi r edr eamsi t uat i onasashadowandl ookf br i t s
sourcewi t hi nyour
Shadowscanbepl easant andl uxur i ous, andonahot sunnyday
youar ecer t ai nl yawar eof t hei r benef i ci al nat ur eSosomedr eam
hal l uci nati onsarebeauti f Ul , comf brti ng, ref reshi ngTheycanbri ng
great peaceandbesought af t erf brt hemsel ves, Ybumaybel i evet hat
Godexi st sasaki ndl yf at henoryoumi ght personi f yhi masChri st or
BuddhaI nyour dr eamsyoumi ght t henencount er suchper son
agesTheyareQl ui teval i d, buttheyareal sohal l uci nati onscastby
your ownt hought sandf eel i ngs, Dr eamsof HeavenandHel l al i ke
f al l i ntothesamecategorybi nthoseterms, ashal l uci nati ons
: Thephysi cal shadowof at reebearswl t nesst ot heexi st ence
of at r ee; soyour hal l uci nat i ons
appeari ngi ndreamsal sobearwl tnesstothei rOri gi n, andgi vetestL
monytoaval i d"ol gj ecti vedreamol gj ectthati sas"sol i d' ' (!)i n
thatreal i tyasthetreei si nyourworl d
01bseat I 2I nphysi cal r eal i t yt her ei sat i mel agt hat
exi stsbetweentheconcepti onof ani dea, sayandi tsmateri al i zati on
Besi det hat , ot her condi t i onsoper at et hat cansl owdownani dea' s
physi cal actual i zati on, oreveni mpedei tal togetheI f notphysi cal l y
expressed, thethoughtwi l l beactual i zedi nanotherreal i ty6Ani dea
musthavecertai ncharacteri sti cs, f brexampl e, thatagreewi thphys
i cal assumpt i onsbef brei t t umsi nt oarecogni zabl eevent I t must
appearwi t hi nyourt l mecont ext
I nt hedr eamwor l d, howeveneachf eel i ngor i deacanbe
di at el yexpressedandexpel i encedThephysi cal worl dhasbui l di ngs

i ni t t hat youmanuf act ur e- t hat i s, t heydonot spr mgupnat ur al l y
f r omt hegr oundi t sel f J nt hesamewayyour t hought sar emanu-
f act uredproduct si nt hedreamworl d, Theyareapart of t heenvl
r onment andappear wi t hi ni t sr eal i t yt hought heychangeshape
andf bI mconstantl yasphysi cal l ymanuf acturedotj ectsdonot
Theear t hhasi t sownnat ur al gi vendat a, howeveMndyoumust
uset hi sbodyof mat eri al t of brmal l of yourmanuf l ct uredproduct s
Thedr eamwor l dal sopossessesi t sownnat ur al envi r onment Ybu
f brmyourdreamsf romi t(zgl mSCI ), andusei tsnatural productsto
manuf acturedreami magesFewvi ewthi snatural i nnerenvl ronment

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ti on, buti tdoesnottal kbacktoyouI nthedreamstateyouarel ook
i ngi nt ot hemi r r or of t hepsycheandseei ngt he
ref l ecti onsof yourownthoughts, f ears, anddesi res
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ownf brmI nacertai nsensetheyaref reewheel i ng, i nthattheyhave
t hei r ownki ndof r eal i t y6I nt hedr eamst at eyour j oysandf ear s
t al kbackt oyou, perf brm,
cast t hem
I f f brexampl e, youbel i evethatyouarepossessedof greati nner
weal t h, eamabout aki ngi naf i nepal aceTheki ng
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i nthedreamSymbol i cal l yhowevethi swoul drepresentonewayof
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t hesamet er msaswor l dl yl uxur y6Thedr eam, oncecr eat ed, woul d
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ver t hei deasconnect edwi t h
goodandevi l , or weal t handpover t yt hent heki ngmi ght l osehi s
l andsorgoods, somecatastrophemi ghtbef al l hi m
I f yoususpectthatabundancei ssomehowspi ri tual l ydangerous,
t hent heki ngmi ght becapt ur edandpuni shedAl l ki ndsof ot her
event smi ght bei nvol ved: groupsof peopl e, f brexampl e, represenf
i ngbandsof "rampagi ng"desi resTheent i redramawoul di nvol vet he
"evol ut i ont at eyouset i t f ree
andseewhatwi l l happentoi t, howi twi l l devel op, wherei twi l l go
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pr Qj ect edout war di nar i chdr amaYbucanobser vet hepl EWakea
r ol ei n, ef euwi l l use
yourownpri vat esymbol sTheserepresent yourpsychi cshort hand
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wi l l nothel pyoui ndeci pheri ngthosemeani ngsi f theyattachaspe
ci f i csi gni f i cancetoanygl vensymboLSymbol sthemsel veschangeI f
youhadbef br eyouyour ent i r edr e
mbi r t h, youwoul d
di scovert hat youchangedt hemeani ngof yoursymbol sasyouwent
al ong, orasi tsui tedyourpurposesThecontentof adreami tsel f has
mucensymboL
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weal thdoesnotnecessari l yi nvol vephysi cagoods
i ct at ocruel andoverbeari ng, wherehe
woul drepresent anent i rel ydi f f erent f rameworkof f eel i ngand
bel i ef Hemi ghtshowhi msel f asayoungmonarch, si gnal i ngabel i ef
that youthi ski ng. , , Atvari ousti mesi nhi storythesamei magehas
beenusedqui tedi f f erentl y6Whenpeopl earef i ghti ngdi ctatori al
monar chst henof t encabl e
char act eEt obeboot edandr out edout
Whet her or not your emember your
dreams, youareeducat i ngyoursel f ast heyhappenYbumaysuddenl y
"awakenwhi l esti l l wi thi nthedreamstate, howeveandrecogni ze
t hedramat hat youhaveyoursel f creat edAt t hi spoi nt youwi l l undef
st andt hef act t hat t hepl aywhi l eseemi ngqui t ereal , i st oacert ai n
ext ent hal l uci nat oryJ f youpref eWoucancl eart hest ageat onceby
sayi ng, I donotl i kethi spl ayandsol wi l l createi tnol ongel :
SESSI ON
mayt henf i ndyour sel f f aci nganempt yst age, becomemoment al i l y
di sori entedatthesuddenl ackof acti vi tyandpromptl ybegi ntof brm
anot herdreampl aymoret oyourl i ki ng
I EhoweveWoupausef i r st andwai t amoment , youcanbegi nt o
gl i mpsetheenvl ronmentthatservesasastage: thenatural l andscape
of thedreamreal i tyJ nwaki ngl i f e, i f youwanttodi sconnectyoursel f
f r omanevent or pl ace, I n
dreamreal i tyeventsoccuri nadi f f erentf ashi on, andpl acessprmg
upabout youI f youmeet wi t hpeopl eorevent snot of yourl i ki ng
t henyoumust si mpl ymoveyourat t ent l onawayf romt hem, andt hey
wi l l di sapI nPhysi cal
real i t yyoucanmovef ai rl yf reel yt hroughspace
anot henf br exampl eunl essyouwant t o
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but i t i si nt ent t hat movesyout hroughspace, andt hat i sbehi ndal l
of yourphysi cal l ocomoti onYbuuti l i zeshi ps, automobi l es, trams
ai rpl anes, becauseyouwanttogotoanotherpl ace, andcertai nvehi -
cl eswor kbest under cer t ai ncondi t i ons
9: . I nthewaki ngstateyoutravel topl aces
I ndreamreal i tyhoweveyouri ntentcausespl acestosprmg
upabout you, i nst eadof t heot herwayaround
Ybuf brmandattract"pl aces, ' ' oraki ndof i nnerspacei nwhi chyou
thenhavecertai nexperi ences
Thi si nnerspacedi spl ace' ' normal space, orknocki t
asi det t hecr eat l onof adef i ni t ei nner envl r onment or l ocat i oni s
c onc emed
Thoseof youwhoarecuri ous, trythi sexperi ment
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, at t empt t oexpandwhat everspaceyouf i ndyoursel f
i nI f youarei naroom, movef romi t i nt oanot heroneI f youareon
ast reet , f bl l owi t asf arasyoucan, ort urnacornel xUnl essyouare
worki ngouti deasof l i mi tati onsf bryou, youwi l l f i nd
t hat youcani ndeedexpandi nner spaceer ei snopoi nt wher ean
endt oi t needappea
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l essMostpeopl earenotthi sprof i ci enti ndreammani pul ati on,
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surel ysomeof myreaderswi l l beabl et orememberwhat l amsaymg
whi l et heyar edr eami ng. ] [ bt hosepeopl el say: Lookar oundyou
i nt hedreamst at eTryt oexpandanyl ocat i oni nwhi chyouf i ndyouI L
se, And
onceyouwal kt ot hat wi ndowascenewi l l appea
i nt oanot herenvl ronment andt heoret i cal l y
at l east youcanexpl or et hat wor l dandt hespacewi t hi ni t wi l l
expandTher ewi l l benospot i nt hedr eamwher et heenr onment
wi l l cease.
: What yout hi nkof asext eri orspaceexpandsi npreci sel y
t hesamemanneMrespect , dreamreal i t yf ai t hf Ul l ymi rrors
what your ef er t oast henat ur eof t heext er i or wor l d
Earthexperi ence, eveni nyourterms, i sf armorevari edthanyou
everconsci ousl yi magi neThei nti matel i f eof apersoni nonecoun
t ry>wi t hi t scul t uredi vi dual who
comesf romanotherki ndof cul ture, wi thi tsowni deasof art, hi story
pol i t i csorrel i gi onorl awBecauseyouf bcusuponsi mi l ari t i esof
necessi tybthenthephysi cal worl dpossessesi tscoherence
Thereareunknowngul f Sthatseparatethepri vateexperi enceof
apoor I ndi an, ar i chl ndi an, ui nea, anAmer i can
tai l onanAf ri cannati onal i st, aChi neseari stocrat, anl ri shhousewi f e
Thesedi f f erencescannotbeol j ecti vel ystatedTheybri ngabout
qual i tati vedi fferences, howeveLi ntheexperi enceofspaceandti me
Ther ear ej et t r avel er sandt hosewhohavenever seenat r ai n, so
yourownsyst emof real i t ycont ai nsvast cont rast sThedreamst at e
howeveEi nvol vesyouwi thaki ndof communi cati onthati snotphys
i cal l ypracti cal , f brmere(nomanorwomani scaughtwi th
out agi venrol e; i ndi vi dual si deasi nt hedreamst at earel i mi t ed
byhi sorhercul tural background, orphysi cal experi ence
Eventhosewhohaveneverseenanai rpl anecantravel f rompl ace
topl acei thetwi nkl i ngof aneye, , thei gnorant
arewi set hesi ckarewel LThecreat i vi t yt hat maybephysi cal l y
hamperedi sexpressedI ti struethatthehungryman, awakeni ng, i s
sti l l hungry6Thei l l mayawakennoheal thi erthantheywerebef bre
I ndeeper t er mshoweveEi nt hedr eamst at eeac
r ownpr obl emsor chal l engesDr eami nga
personcancurehi msel f orhersel f of adi sease, worki ngt hrought he

Pr obl emst hat causedi t Dr eami ng, t hehungr yi ndi vi dual candi s
cover wayst of i ndf bod, or t opr ocur et hemoneyt obuyi t Dr eami ng
i sapr act i cal act i vi t yJ f i t wer eunder st oodassuch, i t woul dbeeven
morepracti cal i nyourterms
Ani mal sal sodr eam, f br exampl ewhol eher dsof st ar vmg
ani mal swi l l bel edbyt hei rdreamst of i ndbet t erf bedi nggrounds
) t hedr eamsof st ar vmgpeopl epoi nt t owar dt hesol u-
t l onof t hepr obl emSuchdat aar el ar gel yi gnor ed, howeveWi i
I nt hedr eamst at eanyi ndi vi dual canf i ndt hesol ut i ont o
whateverchal l engeexi sts
Thegr eat namr al cooper at i ont hat exi st sbet weent hewaki ng
andt hedr eami ngsel f hasbeenmost l yset asi de, Theconsci ousmi nd
i squi teeql ui ppedtoi nterpretdreami nf brmatl on
Ybumayt akeyour br eak
: t OI O:
H' 0sl 1Ybuf brget t hat dreami ngi sapart of l i . Ybuhave
di sconnect edi t i nyourt hought sl east , f romyourdai l yexperi
ence, sot hat dreamsseemt ohavenopract i cal appl i cat i on
t al envi r onment , how-
eveml nbot henvi r onment syouar econsci ous
Ybur dr eamexper i encer epr esent saP1v
ot al r eal i t yJ i ket hecent er of awheel Ybur physi cal wor l di sone
spoke, Ybuareuni t edwi t hal l of yourot hersi mul t aneousexi st ences
t hr ought henat ur eof t hedr eamst at eTheunknownr eal i t yi st her e
presentedtoyourvl ew>andtherei snobi ol ogi caLmental , orpsychi c
r easonwhyyoucannot l eaandyour own
dreami ngreal i ty6
I nyour dr eamsyouf i ndyour per sonal past
appeari ngi nthepresent, soi nthosetermsthepastof thespeci esal so
occurs. (Lo72gl I )sFutureprobabi l i ti esareworkedoutthereal so
sot hat i ndi vi dual l yandeasset hespeci esdeci desuponi t sproba-
bl ef Ut ureTherei saf eel i ng, el dbymanyt hat ast udyof dreamreal
i t ywi l l l eadyouf Ur t her awayf r omt I nst eadi t
woul dconnect youwi t ht hat worl di nmost pract i cal t erms
CO" " t hat i nner s pac e
expands, Thoseof youwhocanr ememben
trythef bl l owi ngexperi ment

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ursel f wi t hi nadreamt el l yoursel f yOuwi l l
knowwhat happenedbef br eyouent er edi t , andt hepast wi l l gr ow
oul war df r omt hat moment Agai n, t her ewi l l benopl acewher et i me
wi l l stopdi spl ace' physi cal ti meI t
opensupf romi tExteri orti me, , operatesi nthesamef ashi on
thoughyoudonotreal i zei t
s e2. Gi veus amoment ( 1,
Thef bl l owi ngmat er i al maybeusedher ei nour book, or i nyour
ownbook6Therewi l l benogapi nthi sbooki f youdonotusei there
Ti meexpandsi nal l di recti ons, andawayf romanygl venpoi nt
Thepasti sneverdoneandf i ni shed, andthef Uturei sneverconcretel y
f br medYbuchooset oexper l encecer t ai nver si onsof event s

thenorgani zethese, ni bbl i ngatthem, sotospeak, atatl me
Thecreat i vi t yof anygl venent i t yi sendl essandyet al l of t he
pot ent i al sf brexperl encewi l l beexpl oredThepoormanmaydream
hei saki ngAQl ueen, wearyof herrol e, maydreamof bei ngapeas
antgi rl I nthephysi cal ti methatyourecogni ze, theki ngi ssti l l aki ng
andt hequeenaqueenMst t hei rdreamsarenot asuncharact erl st l c
orapartf romthei rexperl encesasi tmi ghtappeaI mngreaterterms
t heki nghasbeenapauper andt hequeenapeasant Ybuf bl l owi n
termsof conti nui tyoneversi onof yoursel f atanygl venti me.
Manypeopl ereal i zei ntui ti vel ythatthesel f i smul ti tudi nousand
notsi ngul aI : Thereal i zati oni susual 1yputi nrei ncarnati onal terms
sot hat t hesel f i sseenast r avel i ngt hr ought hecent ur l es, movmg
t hroughdoorsof deat handl i f ei nt oot hert i mesandpl aces
eal i t yshowsi t sel f i nt he
nat ureof t hedreamst at equi t ecl earl ywherei nanygl venni ght you
mayf i ndyour sel f under t aki ngmanyr ol essi mul t aneousl yI bumay
changesex, soci al posi ti on, nati onal orrel i gi ousal l i ance, ageand
yet knowyoursel f asyoursel E
Lat el yJ osephhasf bundhi msel f embar kponaser i esof
epi sodesthatseemtoi nvol verei ncamati onal exi stences
, howeveHesawhi msel f asawoman- bl ackLast mont hhe
al sosawhi msel f asaRomansol di eraboardasl aveshi p, Heprevi ousl y
hadexperl encethatconvi ncedhi mthathewasamancal l edNebene
beenaccept edqui t eeasi l yi nconvent i onal
t er msof r ei ncar nat i on, but J osephf dt t hat Nebeneandt heRo

sol di er hadexi st eddur i ngt hesamegener al t i meper i od, andhewas
not sur ewher et opl acet heel VbI
I nal l of t heseepi sodesdef i ni t eemot i onal exper i encewas
i nvol vedAl unmi s t akabl es ens e
of f ami l i ari tySpaceandti meconti nual l yexpand, andal l probabi l i
t i esof anygi venact i onareact ual i zedi nonereal i t yoranot heAl l of
thepotenti al sof theenti tyarsoactual i zed
( 11: 11. Gi veusamoment . Qui t el i t er al l Woul i vemor et han
onel i f eat at i mei mpl yf r om
onesepar at evant agepoi nt , andt hei ndi vi dual sal i vei nanygi ven
cent ur yhavef ar deeper connect i onst hanyour eal i zej l 1yYbu
donot exper i enceyour space- t i mewor l d, , f r omonebut f r om
manyv1eWpo1nt s
zeak
di nnaf br exampl e, i ope,
i shedi nanot her por t l onof t hewor l dexper i enci ngl i f ef r oman
ent i r el ydi f f er ent ewpoi nt , Ybudonot
underst andhowconsci ousnessi sdi st ri but edi nt hat regardYbuhave
counterparts' ofyoursel f
Gi veusamoment Gener al l yspeaki ngpl el i vi ng
wi t hi nanygi vencent ur yar er el at edi nt er msof consci ousnessand
i denti ty6Thi si struebi ol ogi cal l yandspi ri tual l ythroughi nterrel a
ti onshi psyoudonotunderstand
J osephwas"pi cki ngup' onl i vesthat hel i vedi nthesameti me
schemeI nt hi swayandi nyour t er ms, hewasbegi nni ngt or ecogni ze
t hef ami l yshi pt hat exi st sbet weeni ndi vi dual swhoshareyoureart h
at anygl vent l me
20. Gi veusamoment. becausethi si sdi f f i cul ttoexpl ai .
Eachi dent i t yhasf r eewi l l
si cal st ancei nspaceandt i meThosei nvol vedi nagi vencent ury
areworki ngonpart i cul arprobl emsandchal l engesVari ousracesdo
not si mpl y"happen, di ver secul t ur esdonot j ust appear The
greatersel f"di vi des"i tsel Emateri al i zi ngi nfl eshasseveral i ndi vi du
al s, wi t hent i r el ydi f f Er ent backgr ounds- yet wi t heachembar ked
upont hesameki ndof cr eat i vechal l enge
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bl ackTheoppr essor
i ssomewher et heoppr essedTheconquer or i ssomewher e
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conquer edThepr i mi t i vei ssomewher esophi st i cat ed- andi n
yourterms, somewhereonthef aceof thesameearthi nyourgeneral
t i memur der er i ssomewher et hevi ct i mandt heot her way
ar ound- andagai n, i nyour t er msof spaceandt i me
wor kaccor di ngt ot he
i nt ent sof t heconsci ousnessof whi cheachof youi sani ndependent
part, I nsuchaf ashi onarethechal l engesandopportuni ti esi nhel L
enti nagi venti meworkedout
Ybuar ecount er par t sof your sel ves
(sed), l i vi ng"eccentri c"' ' counterparts, eachwi thyourownabi l -
i t i esSoJ oseph was' bene, aschol arl yman, not advent urous
obsessedwi t hcopymganci ent t rut hs, andaf rai dt hat creat l vl t ywas
er r or aut hor i t at i veanddemandi ngHef ear edsexual encount eE
andhet aught r i chRomanchi l dr en
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of f i cenwhowoul dhavel i t t l eunder st andi ngof manuscr i pt sor

records- yetwhoal sof bl l owedauthori tywi thoutql uestl on
I nyour t er ms, J osephi snowamanwhoquest l onsaut hor i t y
st ampsuponi t andt hrowsi t asi de, whori psapart t heveI yi deast ruc
turestowhi chheoncegavesuchservi ce
I ngreat ert erms, t heseexperl encesal l occurat onceThebl ack
womanf bl l owednot hi ngbut her owni nst i nct s( "el yj
I donot want t ogl vet oomuchbackgr oundher e, andhencer obour
J osephof di scover i est hat hewi l l cer t ai nl ymakeonhi sown- but
( " t hewomanbowedonl yt ot heaut hor i t
t l ons, andt hoseemot l onsaut omat i cal l yput heri nconf l i ct wi t ht he
[Bri ti shcol oni al ]pol i ti csoftheti mes
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t t heyar ever si onsof what hei s, andhei saver si onof what

t hey were, ' andat cert ai nl evel seachi sawareof t heot hersThere

i sconst ant i nt er act l on
TheRomansol di er dr eamsof t hebl ackwoman, andof J osePh
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cel l s, andacertai ncol Tespondence' 4Thereareconnecti onsthenas
f ar ascel l ul ar r ecol l ect i oni sconcemedanddr eamsNowt he
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t hoset er ms, andt henf bl l owedt hei r ownl i nesof devel opment , el se-
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Theser i esof vi si onst hat madeupmyover al l per cept i onof t hebl ack
womani nJ amai cawer et hemost vi vi dl veexper i encedyet , For met heyhad
amostuni quethri l l i ng, i mmedi atequal i tyandstrongemoti onal i nvol ve
ment. sl satatthetypewri teri nmystudi o, I wasf l oodedwi thperceptl onsof
mysel f assuchawoman: PursuedbyanarmedEngl i shmi l i t al yof f i censheran
f br her l downahi l l yvi l l agest r eet Shewasnt especi al l yyoung
Maumee, ver yst r ong
personal i tywhowasacti ngi nrebel l i onagai nstthecol oni al authori tyof Eng
l andi nt heearl yl 800' sSheescapedt hat t i me, andl i vedt ost ruggl eof t en
agamstsuchf brcesonthei sl and
Af tertheexperl encewasoverl wroteadescl i pti onof i t, andmadetwopen
andj nkdr awi ngs- f UMl cesel f por t r ai t st hat har dl yl ookl i ket hemel know
Oneof thedrawi ngsi sverysuccessf Ul , ai nti ngf Tomi t
mmost grat i f i edt hat someof t heJ amai canvi si onswereext ernal i zed
t hat l di dnt seeal l of t hemwi t hi nasl di df br t heRomanser i esThat i s, wi t h
openeyesI sazl f l eet i nghect i ci magesi nt hesmdi oemot l onsI was
exhi l aratedbythewhol ethi ng
Andaddedl at er : J anepr esent edmyaccount of t heMaumeeepi sode, as
wel l asportl onsof the721stsessi oni tsei nChapterl 2of Pbc
ndevent ual l yJ anedi ddescr i beher dayswor ki n". Seet he
openi ngpagesof Chapt erl
. Bot hJ aneandl t hi nkSet h' sst at ement , t hat i nanot her pr obabi l i t y
"Rubur t l ear nedi spr et t yst r ong
but si ncei t camet hr ought hat waywel et i t st andHowevenasJ anewr ot el at er

i nChapt er l l of PoFi ndi ngout what shappeni ngt oel ect r ons, sayi s
somet hi ngl r eal l yenj oyJ admi t l f eel muchmor ef r eet hanl dowhenl have
peopl edr at her al ost el ect r ont hanal ost
personanf brexampl e. '
"0z( "' "seeher mat er i al onel ect r onspi ni n
t he702ndsessi onaf : 22.
4. Seet hef i r st t wosessi onsi nChapt er l 3of P"so"J Z
. SeeAppendi xl 2I ni t l quot eSet hf romt hecl asssessi onf brJ une23
1970, asexcerptedi ntheAppendi xf brSethSi I Mzks: "I nthi sreal i ty[each
youveryni cel yemphasi zeal l t hesi mi l ari t i eswhi chbi ndyout oget her; you
makeapatternof them, andyouveryni cel yi gnoreal l thedi ssi mi l ari ti es
I f youwereabl et of bcusyourat t ent l onont hedi ssi mi l ari t i es, merel yt hose
t hat youcanper cei veb, t henyouwoul dbeamazedt hat manki nd
canf brmanyi deaof anorgani zedreal i ty6'
. Her eSet hr ef er st o7' MyEyas- t hebookhesuggest ei n
December l 972) t hat l wr i t eont heSet hphenomenonandot her subj ect s
, seei t emNo: 35, i nSessi on683Repl yi ngt oal l of t ho
: t hadt het i met odomor et hanshor t essaysonar t
Set ht s
b9bECertai nl yl wontbeabl etoworksteadi l yontheprQ]ectunti l
VOl ume2of "( "i sr eadyf br publ i cat i on
Anot eaddedl at er: Consi deri ngwhat wast ocomei n "OZU"L
j l , though, I mverygl adl deci detopresent thef bl l owi ngmateri al "here
Seet hequot at i onsf romSet habout t hemoment poi nt i nNot el l f br
Appendi xl 20neof t heref erencesal soi ncl udedi nt hat not ecanbet raced
backt ohi smat er i al onr ei ncar nat i onmoment poi nt sanddr eamsi nt he
668t hsessi onf br Chapt er l 9of P: .
mysupposedbene' l i f Et ookpl acei nGreece
Pal esti ne, , andotherl ocati onsi ntheMi ddl eEastduri ngtheearl i erpart
of t hef i rst cent uryA. DSeeChapt er5of J ane1as"sl zass
at i onasi t i sf branyoneel se' s
Thedef i ni t i onsar ef r omVI / wi ez" " g
SecondCol l egeEdi t i on, byTheWOr l dPubl i shi ngCompaNewYbr k
andCl evel and
counterpartl apersonorthi ngthatcorrespondstoorcl osel yresem-
bl esanot heEaat hi ngwhi chwhenaddedt o
anothe]ncompl etesorcompl ementsi t3acopyordupl i cate, asof al ease
l l Wi t hsomehumoESet hbor r owedt he"eccent r i c' f r omJ ane
I nher booksheusest het er mi nconnect i onwi t hpeI
sonal i t yt omeant hat eachphysi cal sel f i sacreat i ve- andunpredi ct abl e-
ver s i her oi cmodel
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MyRoman- sol di ersel f mi ghthavef bl l owedauthori tywi thoutques
ti on, asSethstatesi nthi s(721st)sessi on, yethemusthavebehavedwi thmore
t hanal i t t l egui l ef t erhedf i ni shed
"Oz( ", "l , Set hagai nr ef er r edt ot heRoman- doi ngsobecauseof
addi ti onal materi al l ' dproducedaboutthatf i rstcenturypersonal i tySeth
, youpr et endedt obeaf bl l ower whi l eyouwer eamanof
r anki nt hemi l i t aI yMmhadnobel i ef i nt heconvent i onal gods, yet youwer e
supposedt obeconqueri ngl andsi nt hei rnamesYbut ravel edevent oAf ri ca
Ybuhadadi sdai nf br l eader sasl i ar s, andof t hemassesasf bl l ower s,
i sput eor anot her wi t hyour f dl ows, andeven
wi ththeauthori ti esYbuwereof aquerul ousnature, yethi ghl ycuri ous, and
agai n, physi cal l yi nvol ved
Ybur cur i osi l ydi dnot concer nphi l osophi esbut hadt odowi t ht he
physi cal worl d, andparti cul arl ywi thi tswaterpassageways.
' veal soaccumul at edmor egr aphi ci nf br mat i onabout myot her f i r sf
cent urycount erpart , beneEvent ual l yI hopet odi scussal l of myrei nc
nat i onal dat ai nT249bE) s. ( SeeNot e6.
"constanti nteracti on"thatSethmenti onedasi nvol vi ngmysel f
bene, t heRomansol di enandt hebl ackwoman, Maumee, obvi ousl yt akes
pl aceonot het han- usual consci ousl evel s- at l east i nmycase, t hat i sFor
whi l el washavi ngexperl enceast heRoman, f bri nst ance, I hadnof Eel i ngf br
Nebene, or Maumee- noi deaof r ei ncar nat i , or of count er par t sei t heE
Eachti me' ' tunedi ntooneof thosepersonal i ti esI wastoocaughtupi nthat
part i cul arrol et obeawareof anyof t heot hersNowhowevenasl wri t et hi sI
canat l east f eel i deasabout t hemi nt hebacko.
. For oneexampI eof J aneandSet honcel l ul ar memoI y( amongot her
subj ect s) , seet he653rdsessi onasi t bri dgeschapt ersl 3andl 4i nPo"
. J aneal sodi scussedsomeof t hemat eri al i nt hat sessi oni nChapt erl 7
o f A
I nAppendi xl 8I di scussedt osomeext ent t herel at i onshi psi nvol v
i ngJ ane, Set h, I chosenot t ost udyt hi spar agr aphof mat er i al i n
APpendi xl 8becausei nbabl el i ves
i nvol vi ngJ aneandme( whenhespeaksof our f Ut ur el i ves) , r at her t hanr ei n
carnati onal i nvol vementswevehadwi thSeththat"actual l yhappened.
Set href erst oevocat i vesi t uat i onshere, t hough- oneof t hempossi bl y
bei ngaki ndof count er par t r el at i onshi pamongt het hr eeof usi nanot her
reality6
. AsJ anewr ot ei nChapt er l 6of As: " I nonewayeachper son
j sat t hecent erof t heuni verseandat t hecent erof t hepsyche.
S E S S I ON
7, 1974
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eveni ng
"GOMez.
l t ol dyout ot akeamoment whi l eyouwer ewi t hi na
parti cul ardream, andtousei ttotrytodi scoverwhathadbeenhap
peni ngwi thi nthedreambef breyouexl peri encedi t.
St i st r uet hat youcr eat eyour owndr eams, but i t i s
al sotruethatyouonl yf bcusuponcertai nporti onsof yourdrea
ati ons, Eveni nthedreamstate, anypresentexpandsi ntoi tsownve
si onof pastandf Uture; soi nthosetermsthedreampossessesl tsown
background, i tsownki nd(underl i ned)of hi stori cpast, the
youconst r uct l t
Ybuneednot exper l encet hosepast dr eamevent s, al t houghi f
youj usttumyourattenti oni nthatdi recti onthenthedreamspast
wi l l becomeapparent Ment al i mpressi onsof anyki ndt heref breare
notsi mpl yi mpri nted, orwrl tten, asi twere, i namedi umof spaceand
ti meTheyhaveagreaterdi mensi onal i tyThepastandf Utureri ppl e
outwardf romanyevent, maki ngi t"thi cker" thani tappearstobe

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l ngreaterterms, thepasti sdef i ni tel ycreatedf mmthepresent
I nyoursystemof real i tythi sdoesnotseemtobethecaseatal l , si nce
yoursensesprcectaf brwardki ndof moti onoutwarduponevents
"Subatomi cparti cl es, "howeveMppeari nyourpresent, ri ppl i ngi nto
yoursystemsdi mensi ons, creati ngthei rowntracks, "whi chsci enti sts
thentrytoobserve, unknowi ngl yyoursci enti stsare
cl osetoobservi ngthebi rthofti meeffEctswi thi nyoursystems
Si nceyourbrai nsarecomposedof cel l swi ththei ratomsandmol e
cul es, andsi ncethesearethemsel vesmadeof certai ni nvi si bl epartl -
cl es, yourmemori esareal readystructuredbythebi ol ogi cal
mechani smsthatmakethempossi bl ei nyourterms. (I nparentheses
Af terdeath, f brexampl e, yousti l l possessamemorythoughi tdoes
notoperatethroughthephysi cal organi smasyouunderstandi t.
Psychol ogi cal l y, whi l eyouarel i vi ngyourmemori esf bl l ow
apattemof pasti ntopresent, , theref bre, qui tei nconcel v-
abl et hat i ncer t
atoccurredbef bre, whi l ei nsteadeach
actual l yoccurse
I nt hedr eamst at e,
uunder st andi t canbemor eappar ent I f youar e
al er t andcur i ouswhi l edr eami ngandyoucanl eamt obe) , t hen
youcancat chyour sel f i nt heact of cr eat i ngadr eamspast and
f Ut ur eat once
Physi ci st sknowt hat wavescanappear as
parti cl esuponcertai ncondi ti ons, andthatparti cl escanbehavel i ke
wavesSomoment sasyouunder st andt hemar el i kewavesexper r
encedaspart i cl es' ' smal l bubbl esf brexampl eone
breaki ngandanotherf brmi ngSubatomi cparti cl esal sobehavel i ke
wavessometi mes; f act, i ti susual l yonl ywhentheyactl i keparti cl es
thattheyarepercei vedatal l
9: 2. Physi ci ststhi nkofatomsasparti cl esThei rwavel i kechaI
acterl stl csarenotobservedAtotherl evel sof real i tyatomsbehave
i nawavel i kemanner . Gi veusamoment . Sul qj ect i vel Wouwi l l
thi nkof yourownthoughtsaswavesratherthanasparti cl esi n
thedreaml evel of real i tythosewavesbreaki ntoparti cl essoto
speakTheyf brmpseudo-ol qj ectsf romyourvl ewpoi ntWhi l edream
i ngyouaccept t hat real i t yasreal Onl yuponawakeni ngdot he
dreamol qj ectsseemnotreal , ori magi naryThenervoussystemi tsel f

i sbi ol ogi cal l yequi ppedtopercei vevarl ousgradati onsof physi cal

matteandtherearei n- betweeni mpul sepassagewaysthatareuti

l i zedwhi l edreami ngFromyourpoi ntofvi ewtheseareal ternatepas
sageways, buti nthedreamstatetheyal l owyoutopercei veasphysi cal
matterobj ectsthati nthewaki ngstatewoul dnotbeobservabl e
Agai nf romthewaki ngstandpoi nttheseotherneurol ogi cal
recogni ti onscoul dbethoughtof asghostortracemethodsof per
cept i onWaki ng, Theyareut i l i zedt o
someext ent i ndaydr eami ng, howeveandi ncer t ai nal t er at i onsof
consci ousnesswhi l eyoupercei veasreal , ornearl yreal , eventsthat
arenoti mmedi atel yhappeni ngwi thi nyourspace- tl mestructure
Thedr eamwor l di sasor gani zedasyour
own, bcusupont hat i nner
organi zati onYburdreami magesexi st,
chai mTheyarebui l tupf romparti cl es, i nvi si bl eonl yf rom
thewaki ngsi tuati
Physi ci stsarebegi nni ngtostudythecharacteri sti csof"i nvi si bl e
parti cl es4Theyseemtodefyspaceandti mepri nci pl esThi si spre
ci sel ywhyt heyf brmt hebasi sf brdreamreal i t ysemi col onwhy
ol bj ectsi nadreamcanappearanddi sappeaI
i cal uni versesuchparti cl esarei nvi si bl ecompo
nent s, deducedbut never di r ect l yencount er ednacer t ai next ent
theyarel atentI nsomeotherreal i ti es, howevethei rcharacteri sti cs
rul eratherthantheattri butesof thevi si bl eparti cl esthatyousee
Dreami mages, theref bre, exl statadi f rentrangeof mattem
Ybumayt akeyour br eak
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Now: Manyof t hesei nvi si bl epar t i cl es( canbei nmor et han
onepl aceat at l me- af act t hat ql ui t econf bundst hephysi cal l y
tunedbrai npercei vi ngaworl di nwhi chobj ectsstaywheretheyare
supposedt obe

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"sBasi cal l yhoweveEeach"appearanceof suchaparti cl e
i sasel f versi onl ocati on. '
Peri odSocanthehumansel f appeari nseveral pl acesatonce, 5each
suchappearancesubtl yal teri ngthehumanparti cl e, sothateach
appearancei saversi onori gi nal sel f thatasi tsel f never
appearsi nt hoset ermsyoul ookat anel ect ron- f i gura
ti vel yspeaki ng- youareobservi ngatraceoratrackof somethi ng
el seenti rel yandthatappearancei stermedanel ectronSothesel f
thatyouknowi saphysi cal traceori ntrusi oni ntospaceandt
"ori gi nal sel fthatneverappearsI nawaythen, youareasghostl y
asanel ect r on
Theunknownsel Ethe"ori gi nal sel E"straddl esreal i ti es, di ppi ng
i nandout of t hemi ncr eat i vever si onsof i t sel Et aki ngont hepr op
erti esof thesystemi nwhi chi tappears, andthecharacteri sti csnatl ve
tothatenronmentWavesandparti cl esareversi onsof otherki nds
of behavi ortakenbyenergy6Usi ngthatanal ogyyouf l owi nwavel i ke
fashi oni ntothephysi cal Parti cl ei zedversi onsthatyoucal l corporal
exi st ences
I amput t i ngt hi sassi mpl yaspossi bl e; but
whenyourori gi nal ser' entersparti tsel f i ntothree- di men
si onal l i f ef romani nnerreal i tytheenergywavescarryi ngi tbreak-
not si mpl yi nt oonepart i cl ef bl l owi ngouranal ogybut i nt oa
numberof consci ousparti cl es
si ngthemedi umathand- thebi ol ogi cal properti esof theearth
poi ntof contact, f brmi ngi ndi vi dual
l i vesI nyourconcept i onof t hecent uri est hereareot her
count erpart sof yodi f f erent
pl aces- al l creati veversi onsof theori gi nal sel f Therei sagreat
i nti matecooperati onthatexi stsbi ol Ogi cal l yandspi ri tual l ybetween
al l of thebei ngsonyourpl anetatanygi venti me.
nectedpsychi cal l yi ntermsof i nnetructuresAcertai n
i denti tyandcohesi venessi sal somai ntai nedbecauseof thesei nner
connect i ons
: . Therearepsychi cstructuresql ui teaseffecti veasphysi
cal ones, andtheseunderl i ethereal i tyof yourol qj ecti veworl dThey
mergetogetherbeauti f Ul l ytof brmani nnerpi ctureof theworl dat
anygi venti me, evenwhi l ethatpi cturei seveI Changi ngI ngreater
terms, thepi ctureof yourworl d
SESSI ON
totheposi ti on, behavi onandcharacteri sti csof ani nvi si bl eparti cl e
asi ti scaughti ntrudi ngi ntoyourreal i ty6
Yburdreamadventureshoweverexci ti ngi nvi si bl e'
f r omyour waki ngst andpoi nt Wi t hi ndr eamsspaceandt i me
expand, , asl havement i oned, but i nawayt hat youcannot
physi cal l ypi npoi ntYburownexterl orspaceexi stsi npreci sel ythe
samemannerf romthestandpoi ntof anyotherreal i tyZl I )I
For t hat mat t eyouyour sel f ar esor i chl ycr eat i vet hat your own
t hought sgi vebi rt ht oot herqui t el egi t i mat esyst emsof whi chyou
havenoknowl edge
n k e t h e b r e a k
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Ras
: Ybuar eeachmember sof apar t i cul ar r ace,
el anythel essi ndi vi dual i sti cbecauseof thataf f i l i ati on
Ybuconsi deryoursel ves, f Urthenmembersof aspeci esTheraces
areal i vet oget herat anygl vent l meonyoureart hi nvarymgpropol L
tl ons, sotherearephysi cal organi zati ons, bi ol ogi cal l yspeaki ng, that
your ecogni zeYbudonot f eel t hr eat enedbecauseyoudonot have
yourparti cul arracetoyoursel f : Sotherearei nnerpsychi c"racesto
whi chyoubel ongor psychi cst ockspr ovi di ng
physi cal vari ati ons
I nt hoset ermseachl i vi ngpersonhasot hercount erpart sof hi m-
sel f orhersel f al i ve, general l yspeaki ng, atthesameti me, shari ngthe
physi cal f aceof theearthTherearepsychi cpool sof i denti tybthere
f bre; andgeneral l yspeaki ngt hoseal i vei
haPart of t hat i nnerpool ast heyareapart of t hepart i cul arrace
t owhi cht heymaybel ongEachmember of t hespeci esi sani ndi vi d
ual , andeachmemberof apsychi cpool of i dent i t yi sani ndi vi dual
Agai nyour i deaof per sonhoodl i mi t syouwhenyout hi nkof
t heseconcePt sYbui magi nepersonhoodt obeaki ndof ment al pal
ti cl ethatmusthavedef i ni teboundari es
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nsci ousnessi sal waysmai n
t ai ned- but not l i mi t edof
i denti l yasi f i twerebutoneshap
cl e, ashapeoramoti onthatneverl osesi tsi mpri nLormeani ng, then
youcoul dal soseehowyoucoul df bl l owi t f brwardorbackwardt o
theshapeormotl ontakenbef breoraf terward.
Ybucoul dret ai nt hei dent i t yof yoursel f asyouknowyoursel E
andyetf l owi ntoagreaterf i el dorwaveof real i tythatal l owedyouto
percel veyrsi onscoul d
becomeawareof al argerst ruc
al i di ty>andtheref breaddtoyourownknowl edgeandtothedi men
si onsofyourexperi ence. ' o
Ybucandothi stheeasi estwaybperhaps, byobservi ngyoursel f i n
thedreamstate, f brthereyoucreateversi onsof yoursel f constantl y
I nt hemomi ngyouareenri ched, not di mi ni shed
Gi veusamoment . ( m0mz sj I y, eYbuaret hel i vi ngveI
si onof your sel f i nspaceandt i mear oundwhi chyour wor l d
revol ves' Thegreatpotenti al i tythatexi stsi ntheunknownsel f ; how
eveLal soact ual i zesot her suchf bcuses, andi nt hesamespace- t l me
f mmewor kTheyar enot you, anymor et hanyouar et hebl ackman
, ,
Ascert ai nracespossesst hei rowncharact erl st l csand
sharedbi ol ogi cal background, comef romt hesamebi ol ogi cal
pool , howeveLsot hesecount er par t scomef r omt hesamepsychi c
pool andphysi cal l yseedt hemember sof t
"t i meI nsuchawayment al abi l i t i esandpropensi t i esaregi vena
greaterrange, anddi stri butedabouttheearth
Endof di ct at i onAndendof sessi on, unl essyouhave
ql uestl ons
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SeePr act i ceEl ement l 6i nt he721st sessi on
Forsomebackgroundi nf brmat i ononsbasi cuni t sof consci ous
ness, s)cel l s, probabi l i ti es, ti mestructuresandothermateri al i ncon
nectl onwi thhi sdel i veryhere, I suggestrevi ewi ngthesesessi onsi nVOl umel
of ou' ' Re: 682- 84, 688, and694.
3. Anumberof subj ectsrel atedtoSethsdi scussi onof wavesandparti
cl escanbef bundi nt hef bl l owi ngsour ces( someof whi chcont ai nt hei r own
rehences) i nAppendi xl 8: thequotati onsf romthe755thsessi ( Seth: "My
ownpsychol ogi cal real i tyi snotparti cl ei zed), andnotes24and35Thensee
Not e9f br Appendi x
I doubti f byhi sstatementSethmeansthatphysi ci stsareattempti ngto
st udyhi sCUs( seeNot e2) cert ai nl ynot yet , al t houghaf ewsci ent i st swho
havewri ttenustherebyshowthattheyref ami l i arwi thSethsthi nki nghere
Rathensomemodern' hysi ci stsaresearchi ngf brnonmateri al parti cl es
thatcertai ntheori es(oneof themhavi ngtodowi th"quarks, f brexampl e
sayshoul dexi st i f t het heori esareval i dSuchpseudopart i cl es
mathemati cal enti ti esthatcanaf f ecttheacti onsof physi cal obj ects
S
, seeSeth' sf i rstdel i veryf brthe681stsessi : I tol dyou
oncethattherewerepul sesof acti vi tyi nwhi chyoubl i nkedof f andon- thi s
appl yi ngeventoatomi candsubatomi cparti cl es. Thef Ul l sessi onshoul dbe
revi ewed, especi al l ythosepartsdeal i ngwi tgreati nnerunpredi ctabi l i ty
of anymol ecul e, , wave.
Several of mydrawi ngsi nPart ' e"rel at evi sual l yt ot he
i deaof an"ori gi nal sel f "(or"sourcesel f ' i nJ anesvocabul ary)thatnever
appearsi nphysi cal real i tySeedi agramsl , , f bri nstance
Seepracti ceel eme, pl usrel atedmateri al , i nthe721st
sessi on
Al soseeNot e3f br Sessi on713
Anot eaddedt womont hsl at er I nr et r ospect i t seasyt oseet hat
whi l edi scussi nghi si deasof counterpartshere, Sethwasal sopreparmgusf br
thef ami l i es-of consci ousnessmateri al hewastostartgi vi ngi nJ anuaryl 975
Seet he732ndsessi oni nSect i on6f br i nst anceI nt hat sessi onSet hwas
qui ckl yatpai nstosaythatbel ongi ngtoacertai nf ami l yof consci ousnessdi d
notcomefi rsti nourreal i ty: Yburi ndi vi dual i tycomesfi rst.
hef i r st sect i onof VOl umel
touchesuponthecontentsof thi sparagraphI nthe687thsessi onSeth
stated: I amsayi ngthatthei ndi vi dual sel f mustbecomeconsci ousl yawareof
f armorereal i l y; thati tmustal l owi tsrecogni ti onof i denti tytoexpand
movebeyondt heconcept sof onegod, onesel f onebodypnewor l d, ast hose
i deasarecurrentl yunderstood.
AndSet hi nhi sPr ef acef br VOl umel Her e, I wi sht omakei t cl ear t hat
thi sbookwi l l i ni ti ateaj ourneyi nwhi chi tmayseemthatthef ami l i ari sl ef t
f ar behi ndt whenl amf i ni shed, i scover t hat t heknown
real i tyi sevenmorepreci ous, real . '
. AsSet h, J anespokewi t hasmi l ewhi l est ari ngat me, f brrdvoi ced
thesamesentencel astni ghti nESPcl ass
S] ESSI ON723
, 1974
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Di ctati on: Yburworl dvi ewi syourpersonal i zedi nterpretati onof
thephysi cal uni verse
pr esent pr ogr ammi ngf br
yout ovi ewI nst eadyouhel pcr eat et hepr ogr amcour seeven
whi l eyouar epar t of i t Onanygi venaf t emooncer t ai nel ement sof
experl encewi gi ven, ' roughl ysket chedi n
st ageCol on: ,
f bri nst ance; Ybt wi t hi n
t hat l oosef rameworkyoucreat et heprogramof t hedayaccordi ngt o
your ownwor l dvi ew
l f thatvi ewi sexpansi ve, thenyouhavef argreaterl eewayi ncre
at l ngyourexperi enceYbucanaddgreat erdept h, sot ospeak, t ot he
charact eri zat i oni not herwordst akeadvant ageof t he
unknownreal i tybyl etti ngi taddtoyourhomestati on
I nt hedr eamst at eyour angebeyondyour waki ngwor l dvi ewYbu
areabl et obri ngi nt of bcusot heri nt erest sandact i vi t i esThesecan
r emai ni nt hebackgr ounddur i ngwaki ngl i f E- or youcandeci det o
enl argeyourworl dvi ewbytaki ngadvantageof yourdreami ngacti v
i ti esManyof theexerci sesgi venherearegearedi nthatdi recti on

S
Ybuarenotal onei nphysi cal real i tysoobvi ousl yyourpi ctureof
theworl di sal soaf f ectedbytheworl dvi ewsof others, youpl aya
parti nthei rexperl encesTherei saconstantwaki nggi ve-andtake
Thesamegl ve- and- t akeoccur si nt hedr eamst at ehowevemYbu
af f ect yourworl dt hroughyourdreamsasmuchasyoudo
throughyourwaki ngacti vi ti esI ntermsof ti me, l apseshadtooccur
asvari ousspeci esphysi cal l ymaturedanddevel opeddi dsoi n
responsetoi nneri mpetus, Themanyl anguagesthatarenowknown
ori gi natedi nWhatyoucancal l , f romyourpoi ntof vi ewnonwaki ng
real i ty6WOrds, agai n, arerel atedtotheneurol ogi cal structure, and
l anguagesf bl l owthatpatternI nthedreamstatemanyki ndsof com
muni cat i onoccunandt herearei nnert ransl at i onsI Wopeopl ewi t h
di rentl anguagescanspeaktogetherqui tecl earl yi ncertai ndreams
andunderst andeachot herperf ect l ykTheymayeacht ransl at et he
communi cati oni ntothei rf ami l i arl anguage
Under neat ht hi showevent her ear ebasi ci nner soundsupon
whi chal l l anguagei sbased, i nwhi chcertai ni magesgi vef brththe
, andthetwotogetherportraycl epreci semeani ng2A
l ongt l meagol sai dt hat l anguagewoul dbei mpossi bl ewerei t not
f bri tsbasi si ntel epathi ccommuni cati on3- andthatcommuni ca
ti oni sbui l tupof mi croscopi ci magesandsoundsThesearetrans
l atedi ntodi f f erentl anguages
Consci ousl ythen, yourworl dvi ewi saf f ectedbythel anguageof
yourcul tureorcountry6Certai nsoundsi nf l ecti onsandexpres
si onst akent oget henhaveamor eor l esspr eci semeani ng
meani ngi susual l yql ui tespeci f i c, andof tendi recti onal Wbrdsi na
l anguagef i mcti onnotonl ybydef i ni ngwhataspeci f i col gj ecti s, f br
exampl e, butal sobydefi ni ngwhati ti snot
. ) ] [ bsomeext ent i nt hedreamst at e, youaref i eedof such
cul tural l eani ngsI nthemostef f ecti veof dreamsexperi encei sactu
al l ymoredi recteconcepts
Waki ng, yougeneral l ybecomef ami l i arwi thyourthoughtsthrough
wordsthataremental , automati cal l ytransl ati ngyourthoughtsi nto
l anguage, Yburthoughtstheref bref al l , i ntopref abri cated
f brmsI nt hedreamst at e, howevet hought sareof t enexperi enced
di rectl yCol on: "Ybul i ve"themoutYbubecomewhattheyare
areprcj ectedi nstantl yandi nsuchaf ashi on, Theyescapethel i mi
tati onsthatyouof tenpl aceuponthThati sWhyi ti sf requentl y

di f f i cul t t orememberyourdreamsi naverbal f ashi onorsqueeze
thembacki ntotheexpressi onof usual l anguagePeri odYburl an
guageof tenpurposel yi nhi bi tsmeani ng
nsomeext ent l anguagedoesmaket he
unknownknownandr ecogni zabl eI t set supsi gnpost st hat each
persocul t urerecogni zesndot hi s, howeveni t l at chesupon
cert ai nsi gni f i cancesandi gnoresot hers, Ybumi ght knowt heword
f br"rock' f bri nstanceKnowi ngthewordmi ghtactual l ypreventyou
f i romseei nganyspeci f i crockcl earl yasi ti s, orrecogni zi nghowi ti s
di f f er ent f r omal l ot her r ocks
yof sunl i ght or shadowuponanygl venr ockmayut t er l y
escapeyouYbuwi l l si mpl ypassi tbyunderthecategoryof "rock.
I nt hedreamst at eyoumi ght f i ndyoursel f sl eepi ngonasunwarmed
r ockYbumi ght f eel your sel f encasedi n
ar ockwi t hyour consci ousnessdi sper sedght haveany
numberof di f f erentexperi encesi nvol vi ngrocks, al l qui tel i berati ng
Af t er suchanexper i enceyoumi ght l ookat r ocksi nanent i r el ydi f
f r ent f ashi onl anguage
Rocksgi vef br t hsoundst hat youdonot hef br exampl e, yet your
l anguageautomati cal l yl i mi tsyourpercepti onof whatanyrocki s
andyour di r ect exPr essi on
Theyshoul dandcanexpresst hat experi encei nst ead
nkeyour br eak
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andt heenf br cedpat t emof accust omedwor ds- so, f br anexel L
ci se, l ookaboutyourenronmentdi f f erent Words
f brtheol gj ectsthatyouseeaboutyouPi ckupanyol sj ect, f brexam
Pl eHol di tf braf ewseconds, f eel i tstexture, l ookati tscol onand
sPont aneousl ygi vei t anewnamebyut t eri ngt hesoundst hat come
i nt oyour mi ndSeehowt hesoundsbr i ngout cer t amaspect sof t he
ol gj ectthatyoumaynothavenoti cedbef bre
Thenewwor dwi l l f i t asmuchast heol f act
f i tbetteDothi swi thmanyol j ects, f bl l owi ngthesameprocedure
Ybucani nsteadsaythenameof anyol gj ectbackwards61nsuchways
youbr eakupt osomeext ent t heaut omat l cpat t emi ngof f ami l i ar
phrases, sothatyoucanpercei vethei ndi vi dual i tythati swi thi neach
ohject
f Eel i ngsast heyar e
comma, akeupyour ownspont aneoussoundssomet i mes
Ybur emononsof t encannot beexpr essedcl ear l yi nt er msof l an
guage, andsuchunpatterni ngcanal l owthemtof l owf reel y
Thef reshnessof dreamexperl encel i esi ni tsdi rectnature, ur
cul t ur al wor l dvi ewdoesnot haveanycl ear under st andi ngof t he
natureof dreams, sothatthei rdi rect, cl earexpressi oni snotrecal l ed
of teni nthemorni ng. (FzzsAtni ghtyoutunei ntodreami ngreal
i tysi mpl ybycl osi ngoutso- cal l edwaki ngreal i butthesameki ndof
dr eamexper l encecont muesbeneat hyour f bcusi nwaki ngl i f e

Dreami ng, youarest i l l awareof yourdai l yexperi ence, but i t i sseem
i ngl yperi pheral Waki ng, yourdreamexperi encei speri pheral al so
but youarel essawareof t hat condi t i onBot ht oget herrepresent t he
di mensi onsof yourconsci ousnessandt heyexi st si mul t aneousl yb
Ybut i ndr eamst hechal l engesof dai l yl i f e
I nwaki ngl i f eyouareal soworki ngout chal l engesset f bryoursel ves
i nt hedreamst at eobvi ousl yt hen, yourconsci ousnessi sequi pped
t of l i t i esandt hedi vi si ons
t hat youhaveset uparequi t earbi t rary6
z"sgat I MI . ) umayunder st andt hat manyof your dr eams
haveasymbol i cmeani nghoweveEt hat t he
ol qj ect swi t hwhi chyousurroundyoursel f i nphysi cal l i al sohave
symbol i cmeani ngs- onl yt hesear et hr ee- di mensi onal

l i cati ons, wi thouteverreal i zi ngthatyourphysi cal l i f ei stosome

ext ent at hr ee- di mensi onal dr eamI t wi l l f ai t hf Ul l ymi r r or your
dr eami magesat anygl vent i me
Yburphysi cal l i f eandyourdreami ngl i f earesoi nti matel ycon
nect edt hat i t canbemi sl eadi ngt osaywhat l amabout t osayCol on
t hat waki ngexperi encespri ngsf romt heunknow
t at ement i si ndeedt r ue, t he
i nt ri cat ei nnerworki ngsmakei t i mpossi bl et oseparat eonef romt he
otheReal i ty"operatesbasi cal l y>howeveEi nawaythati spercei ved
mor ecl ear l yi nt hedr eamst at eFr eedomf i r omt i meandpl ace, t he
wi derki ndof communi cat i on, t hegreat mobi l i t yof consci ousness-
al l of theseexperi encesunderdreami ngcondi ti onsarecharacteri sti c
of t hebasi cnat ureof real i t y- whereasyourwaki ngexperl encepro
vi desl i mi tati onsthatarei ndi catorsof certai ncondi ti onsonl yPeri o
] [ bsomeext ent t hegr eat er expr essi onof consci ousnesscanbe
exper l encedunder usual waki ngcondi t i ons,
sonal i t yi sf l exi bl eenoughandsecu
consci ousnessThi swayot herunpercei veddat abecomeavai l abl e
Theunknownr eal i t yi snot beyondyour exper i ence, t her ef br eAny
of yoursci enti f i correl i gi ousdi sci pl i nescoul dbenef i tf romastudy
of t hedr eami ngconsci ousness, f br t her et hebasi cnamr eof r eal i t y
exi st sascl earl yasyoucanpercei vei t Thei nnercondi t i onof dream
t her t i mesandpl acesbecause
basi cal l ynei therti menorspaceexi stsasyousuppose
S
Therearenobasi cdangersi nvol vedi nal t erat i onsof consci ous-
nesswi thoutdrugs, butarti f i ci al dangerscanoccurbecauseof your
cul t ur al bel i ef SThes er es ul t becaus es uchi ndi vi dual s f i ndt hem-
sel veswi t hnoaccept abl ef rameworki nwhi cht ocorrel at eorunde
st andt hei r exper l encesr yt of al l backuponr el i gi ousor
sci enti fi corpseudosci enti fi cexpl anati ons
t heone- l i neki ndof consci ousnesst hat youhavedevel -
opedcanbecor l anguageExper i -
encei spr ogr ammedhi ghl yspeci al i zedandat t ai nsaseemi ngl y
ti ghtorgani zati ononl ybecausej bI i tl i mi tssomuchof real i ty6
I nt hoset er ms, i f youar ebi l i ngual youar esomewhat bet t er of br
yourt hought shaveachoi ceof t wopat hsBi ol ogi cal l Wouarephys-
i cal l ycapabl eof speaki nganyl anguagenowi nuseont hef aceof t he
ear t hYbuwoul dconsi der i t anachi evement i f youl ear nedt ospeak
manyl anguagesr i ght eni ngor unnat ur al
t houghyouwoul dt akei t f br gr ant edt hat somet r ai ni ngwas
i nvol vedl nt hesamewayyourone- l i neki ndl of consci ousnessi sbut
oneof many"l anguages. Theothersareasnatl ve, natural , asbi o
l ogi cal l yfeasi bl e
1m8. Rubur t hasbeeni nvol vedwi t hwhat hecal l st heSumar i
l anguage( s7v/ gcZt oThi si sanexpr essi onof
theconsci ousnessatadi f f erentf bcus, I ti sthenatl veexpressi onof a
ki ndof exl peri encethathappensj ustoutsi deof yourof f i ci al one- l i ne
fbcusofconsci ousnessFi rstofal l , i tbreaksupverbal patterni n9. 9I t
i scomposedhoweveof soundsandsyl l abl esRubur t hashear d
bef bre, adeupof j umbl edRomancel anguages. ' OTheseare"f bI
ei gn' asf arashei sconcernedAt t hesamet i met hosesoundsare, i n
yourt erms, f i l l edwi t ht hei mpl i cat i onsof ant i qui t yandbri ngup
connotatl onsof thespeci esandof thepsychespast
P"se. Theyal t er t heusual physi cal r esponset omeani ngf Ul
soundYbumaynot real i zei t , but yourl anguageact ual l yst ruct ures
yourvi sual percept i onof obj ect sSumari breaksdownt heusual paf
t emi ngt her ef br ebut i t al sor el easest hener voussyst emf r omi t s
st ruct uredresponset oanypart i cul arst i mul ussounds, howeven
whi l espont aneous, arenot unst ruct uredwi l l present asound
equi val entof theemotl onorol qj ectpercei ved, aneql ui val entthati s
ver ydi r ect andi mmedi at eandt hat bear sl egi t i mat ecor r espon
dencewi t ht heol gj ect oremot i on

Thef r eshexpr essi onset supanewki ndof r el at i onshi pbet ween
t heso- cal l edper cei ver andt heper cei vedTheSumar i t henbecomes
abri dgebet weent wodi f f brent ki ndsof consci ousness; andret urni ng
t ohi susual st at e, Rubur t cant r ansl at ef r omt heSumar i t oEngl i sh
TheEngl i shi t sel Ehowevent henbecomeschar ged, f i r eshened
wi thnewconcepts, carrymgwi thi nastrangenessthati tsel f al tersthe
rel ati onshi pof thewordsThi si sadreamortrancel anguage
r
I ndi anChi nesewhat ever , Thevar i ousf bcusesof consci ous
l anguages. Rubur t hasdi scover edt hat
beneat ht heSumar i t her ear edeeper meani n9s. ' Hel l asbecome
awar eof what hecal l sl ongandshor t sounds, Somecomesoql ui ckl y
t hat hecannot keept rack, orspeakt hemqui ckl yenoughOt hersare
sosl owt hat hef eel sasent eekt out t em' These
arethesi gnaturesof di f f erentf bcusesof consci ousnessastheyare
transposedi nyourspace- ti mesystem
Pzz"s4. Languagesexpresscertai nki ndsof real i tyusu
al l ybyorgani zi ngexperi enceverbal l yandment al l yJ nyourcase
agai n, acertai nneurol ogi cal prCj udi ceoccursI f youexperi enced
greateri nstancesof out- of Lbodyconsci ousnessf brexampl ethen
your ver bal expr essi onsof spacdaut omat i cal l y

changeI f youbecameawaI eof moreof yourdreami ngexperl ence

yourl anguagewoul dautomati cal l yexpandAgai nautomati cal l y
woul dal sobecomeawar eof ot her neur ol ogi cal pat t er nst hant hose
youuseThese( , act i vat ed, woul dt henbepi ckedupbyyour
sci ent i f i ci nst r ument sandt her ef br echangeyour i deasi nsuch
fi el ds
Lo' )"sManypeopl efi ndthemsel vessi ngi n gi bberi sh
whent heyar eal onenguage
st ruct uri ngChi l drenof t enpl aybyconst ruct i n
guages; andspeaki ngwi t ht ongues( gI ossoj ai sabeaut i f Ul exam
t yt hat escapest hel yr annyof
overl ystructuredwords
Musi ci sal anguagePai nt i ngi sal anguageThesenseshavea
l anguageof t hei r own- onet hat seepsi nt ost r uct ur edw

Ot her f bc us es of c ons c i ous nes s bes i des

yourownhavedi f f Erent concept sof t i me, andareact ual l ymorebi o
S
l ogi cal l ycoI Tect, i nthattheyhayegreaterknowl edgeof bothcel l u-
l arandspi ri tual real i ti esTherei snothi ng wrong' wi thyourpre
sent habi t ual ki ndof consci ousness, anymoret hant herei sanyt hi ng
wr ongwi t hspeaki ngonl yonel anguageTher ei swi t hi nyou, how
eventhei mpetustoexpl ore, expand, tocreate, andthatwi l l auto-
mat i cal l yl eadyout oexpl orei nnerl andsof consci ousness, i n
yourt el ms, i t hasl edyout oexpl oret heot hercount I i esof t hephys-
i cal wor l d
Z, 0"aEndof aver ygoodsessi on
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bl bOs 0s 00' ' @aAes Ogc Om' 0" "
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NOTES:
Sethbeganhi s"stati on Worl dvi ewdi scussi onsi nsessi ons
711and718, respecti vel y6
I nChapt er 5of 730"Z"sessi ons623- 25al l cont ai nSet hmat e
ri al oni nnersound, l i ght , andel ect romagnet i cst ruct uresof t hebodyt hat
ordi nari l ywedonot percei veFromt he624t hsessi on, f brexampl eI t ol d
yout hat t hought saret ransl at edi nt ot hi si nnersound, but t hought sal ways
attempttomateri al i zethemsel vesal so, Assuchtheyarei nci pi enti mages, col
l ectorsofenel gy6
Set hcoul dberef erri ngt ohi sremarki nt he34t hsessi onf brMarchl l
1964: I depathi ccommuni cati onsgoonconti nual l ybeneathconsci ousness
andwi t hout t heai dof t el epat hyandof t hei nner sensesl anguagei t sel f
woul dbemeani ngl essThehi ddencuesar et hesymbol st hat makel anguage
intelligible.
he681s t s es s i oni nVOl umel
Thedeeperexpl anati ons, however[ i nthi scaseof probabi l i ti es] , demanda
f Ur t her expansi onof i deasof consci ousnessI t i snot somuchamat t er of
Ruburtsvocabul aryi nci dental l ysi nceevenaspeci al i zedsci enti f i
donl ypresent t hesei deasi ni t sowndi st ort edf ashi onI t i smoreaprob
l emof basi cl anguagei t sel f asyouareacquai nt edwi t hi t Wbrdsdonot exi st
f brexampl e, f brsomeof t hei deasI hopet oconveykWewi l l at anyrat ebegi n.

l nconventi onal l i neanevol uti onaI yterms
Manytheori eshavebeenadvancedthroughouthi storytoexpl ai ntheori
gi nsof speechPri ortothel 7thcenturyextensi vesearchesandstudi eswer
nat ur al or Adami cl anguage, abasi cf bI mof humancommumP
cati onthatwassupposedtounderl i eal l raci al l anguages; nosuchuni versal
prot ol anguagewaseveri sol at edAssci encenowreachesbacki nt ohuman
begi nni ngs, theal readyscantyevi dencegradual l ydi sappears, unti l f i nal l yi t
seemshi ghl yunl i kel yt hat t hespeci eswi l l everreal l yknowhoworwheni t s
l anguageand/ orspeechstarted
Present l i ngui st i ct hi nki ngassi gnst heburgeoni ngof amodernl an-
guageabi l i tytol ateNeanderthal man, whoexi stedacrosssouthernEurope
andot her l andsi nt heEast er nHemi spher edur i ngpar t of t hel ast l ceAge
gl aci ati on(f romabout70, O00tol O, O00yearsago). 40, 000yearsago, i n
Europeatl east, Neanderthal manei therevol vedi ntoorwassuppl antedby
Cr o- Magnon( Hosql bssour i mmedi at epr edecesso
Numer ousf br msof vocal communi cat i on- whet her t r ue' speechor
not , current opi ni on- undoubt edl yexi st edamongt heancest orsof our
speci esf brmanymi l l enni abef bretheappearanceof l ateNeanderthal man
however; accordi ngtoconservati veesti matessuchmethodscoul dhavebeen
i nusef brwel l overtwomi l l i onyears, peI hapsbegi nni ngevenwi thourpre
humanorani mal stagesJ aneandl f i ndcertai notherresearchcl ai msi ncon
cei vabl eer bal exchangesbet ween
membersof t hespeci es, whet hert heybecal l edprehumanorhuman,
"cgrat hert hananasset , event hepot ent i al f braudi
bl ecommuni cat i onhasal waysbeenasmuchapar t of our cr eat ur est at esas
armsandl egsmonl ynoti ngthatsuchabi l i ti esrepresentonemoremeans
uponavastti mescal e, bywhi chconsci ousnessi nexhausti bl yseekstoknow
i tsel f i nthi scamouf l agereal i ty6
Set ht el l sus, course, t hat prehumancommuni cat i onandhumanl an-
guageandspeechhaveori gi nat edi nI hyt hmi cpat t ernsagamandagai n

esentl yunknownci vi l i zati onsSee, f brexampl e, hi smateri al onrei ncarna

t i onal cMl i zat i onsandt heLumani a)
"0z( "' ' "I , seehi sdi scussi ononanci ent mani nt he
702ndsessi on, aswel l asJ anesownmat eri al ont he"i nnumerabl eql I eof
man- i n- the- maki ngi nAppendi x6
Cert ai npresent at i onsi nAppendi xl 8cont ai ni nf brmat i onf romSet h
about t hedi st or t i veeHect scausedbywor dsashecommuni cat est hr ough
J aneRevi ewhi sexcerptsf romthe27thsessi onf brFebruaryl 964: "I ti sdi f f i
cul t f brmet ohavet ost rmgout t hi smat eri al i nwords.
ur physi cal wor l di nt er msof
f bI ms, col ors, shadows, shapes, "negat i veshapes' ' t hepat t ernsf brmed
S
byar eas6shadowsor oI gj ect s- t hat l somet i meshavet o
remi ndmysel f of theobvi ous: thateachi ndi vi dual i ntheworl dpe
i nt st range, vef bundmysel f t hi nki ng, t hat
J oe, saydoesnt seeourenvl ronment i nart i st i ct erms, si ncewhat l seei sso
pl ai nt ome, But t hen, I t el l mysel f J oehasamet hodof cogni t i ont hat ' squi t e
nat ural t oh. I f hel ovesf l owers, f bri nst ance, ] oymoreof asheer
emoti onal reacti onthroughtheappreci ati onof arosethanl can
Readi ngbackwar di ssomet hi ngr vecasual l yi ndul gedi nf br many
years' t t hi nkt hoseact i onsi nspi redSet hsadvi cehereal t houghmy
unconsci ousmoti vati onsf brsuchapracti cemaycoi nci dewi thi tI devel oped
thehabi tasateenagereadi ngsi gnsandautomobi l el i censepl atesal oudand
backwar dwhenmyf at her woul dt akemymot heEmyt woyounger br ot her s
andmysel f f brSundayri desi nhi sl 932Chevrol etI f bundi ttobegreatf i m
I al sot aught mysel f t or eadupsi de- downpr mt - anequal l yf asci nat i ng
endeavoI J nl ateryears, worki ngwi thothersonadai l ybasi s, doccasi onal l y
tal kbackwardi naj oki ngmanner(eki l si ht). Thei nteresti ngthi ngherewas
t hat af t er awhi l emyco- wor ker snot onl ycamet ounder st andwhat l was
sayi ng, butj oi nedi nthegame
aysbef brecoursesi ncehe
begancomi ngt hr oughJ aneal most exact l yl l year sago- yet t omymi nd
thef burparagraphsj ustgi vencontai nsomeof hi smosti mportantmateri al i n
t het wovol umesof "A"ou"". Cert ai nl yi t but t ressesanyof hi sdream
i nf br mat i oni nVOl ume
. Sethsmateri al herecanappl ytothe"casehi stori es, J anedescri bed
i nchapt er sl 5andl 6of Ae"
. J anef i r st camet hr oughwi t hSumar i i nher ESPcl assf br November
23, 1971Seththendevotedporti onsof thenextf i vesessi onstothatdevel
Fromt he600t hf brDecemberl 3: "Eachsymbol i nanal phabet st ands
f brunutterabl esymbol sbeneathi tSoundi tsel f evenwi thoutrecogni zabl e
words, carri esmeani ngOddl yenough, somet i mest hegi venmeani ngof t he
worddoesbat t l ewi t ht hepsychi candphysi cal meani ngof t hesoundst ha
composei t [ Sumari ] shambal i naconnot est hechangi ngf aces
t hat t hei nnersel f adopt st hroughi t svari ousexperl encesNowt hi si saword
t hat hi nt sof rel at i onshi psf brwhi chyouhavenoword. Andf romt he602nd
f brJ anuary5, 1972: "I nyourl anguagetherearewordsthatsoundl i kethereal
i tytheytI Worepresent, Thesearecal l ed onomatopoei a[Engl i sh]. Hush
i sanexampl e.

I r ecommendar er eadi ngof Chapt er 8f br Ae7zzsi nconnect i onwi t h
t hemat er i al i nt hi snot e
Suchl anguageswoul dbel t al i an, Spani sh, French, andot hersst em
mi ngf romVul garLat i n
SESSI ON
I nChapt er 8of A"1as, J aneusedher Sumar l poem, so' ' 9q/ wi e
t opr esent someexampl esof suchl ayer ed, deepmeani ngsI n
onei nst anceshef i r st t r ansl at edt heSumar i l i ne, The
pear t r eest ands. or el i t er al - and
evocat l ve- meani nEar t hgr owsi t sel f i nt oat r eeandbecomesst andi ng
earthwi th-peaI fLces.
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S E S S I ON
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Agai n, wecomeupagai nst l i mi t edi deasof personhood
r gr eat er per sonhood, t henunf br t u-
nat el yyout aket hi s
t rast I amnot ref Erri ngheret oyouspeci f i cal l yJ oseph,
ssmembe
PsEachi ndi vi dual recogni zestheexi stenceof abi l i ti esor
tal entsl eani ngsorpropensi ti esthatarel argel yunexpressedI n
yoursyst emof real i t yyoumust operat ei nt i mendevel opasanat h
l etef brexampl egreattrai ni ngi sreqI ui redthatautomati cal l y
f bcusesenergyandacti vi tyandhenceusual l yprecl udesdeepcon
centratl ontothesamedegreei nadi f f erentareaSi mi l arl y
er t akesef f br t i nt i me, aut omat l P
cal l yf bcusesattenti oni nspeci f i eddi recti onsthatbarthesameki nd
of wor ki not her f i el ds
Aper soni nt i me, t hen, , andi nyour t er ms
thegreatsourcesof thepsychearebarel ytal ppedi nagi venl i f eti me
That muchi sobvi ousEar l i er i nt hi swor Mhi nt edat t hehypot het i -
cal exi stenceof atrul yf Ul f i l l edearth- person- wi thahyPhen. ' Al l
of thespi ri tual , mental , andbi ol ogi cal abi l i ti eswoul dbeactual i zed
t owhat everext ent possi bl e
nowbf bl l owi ngi t sowni ndi vi dual pecul i ari t i es- woul ddevel op
whateverski l l si tchoseandf bundcomf brtabl eBodi l yabi l i ti es, how
evenwoul dbef r eel yexpr essedsot hat onewomanmi ght beagr eat
r unneor amanexcel at swi mmi ng, Physi cal endur anceof t heki nd
nowconsi deredext raordi narywoul dbet henormAt t hesamet l me
al l of thel atentspi ri mal andmental ql ual i ti eswoul dbef Ul f i l l edi na
l i kemanneEsot hat al l of t hepot ent i al sof t hespeci eswoul df i nd
act ual i zat i oni nt hemost devel opedwayi nt heexperl enceof each
i ndi vi duaLAl l aspectsof thesci encesandtheartswoul dbeexpl ored
: 02. Agai nt i mesuch
achi evementsarepracti cal l yi mpossi bl eThi sdoesnotmeanthata
di f f er ent ki ndof educat i onwoul dnot br i ngt hosei deal scl oseI t
doesmeant hat i ndi vi dual schooset odevel opcer t ampor t l on
t hei r abi l i t i esandt hat suchachoi ceof t ennecessi t at esi gnor mg
ot her t al ent s
)theworl datanygl ventl mei sauni tof i ndi vi dual s
wi t hdeeppsychi candbi ol ogi cal connect l ons
ombi nedworl dl pi ct ureThougheachversi oni s
S
sl i ghtl ydi f f erent, andsomeappearstrangewi thi nthewhol econtext
sti l l aworl dpi ctureemergesatanygi venti me.
Thepeopl eal i vedur i nganycent ur yar eembar keduPoncer t ai n
overal l chal l engesThesearetheresul tof pri vatechal l engesthatcan
best bewor kedout wi t hi nacer t ai nki ndof f i amewor kTi measyou
under st andi t i sut i l i zedasamet hodof f bcus, adi vi der l i kear oom
di vi deLseparat mgpurposesi nst eadof f Umi t ure, I f youwant aVi c
t or i anr oom, ' of aSpani sh
ar r angement J nst eadOwn
deconasyoumi ght i namuseumt hat hassepar at er oomsdesi gnat -
i ngl i f ei npast cent ur i es
Ybumayhavet owal kdownal ongcor r i doEgoi napar t i cul ar r oom
andout t hesamedoor , bef br eyoucanget t ot henext , aCUoi ni ng
r oomThel 8t h- cent ur ydr awi ngr oommaybenext t oal 2t h- cen
t ur ychapel i nt hi shypot het i cal museumbut youcannot move
t hroughonet ot heot heYbuhavet ogoi nt ot hecorri dorf i rst
PczScI ti sdi ffi cul ttotrytoexpl ai nthecreati vi tyofthepsyche
when, asaspeci es, youhavesuchseti deasabouti t, butI shal l try6
Physi cal l yyoumul t i pl yJ f youhaveachi l d, di mi n
i shedYbuarenot l essyoursel f Ybuaccept parent sandgrandpaf
ent s, andseet hemasi ndi vi dual s,
i ndi vi dual , andyetsprungf romthesamebi ol ogi cal seeds
Thoseseedsf brmt hephysi cal races, whi chareal l vari at i onsona
themeeccentri ci ti es2of aneverchangi ng
modeLYbuaccept t hef act t hat t herearebi ol ogi cal connect i onsi n
t ermsof f ami l ycount ryandrace, bel weenyoursel vesandt heot her
i ndi vi dual sonyourpl anetThespeci esdi vi desi tsel f up, sotospeak
andt hemembersof t hedi f f erent racesat anygi vent i medi st ri but e
t hems el ves i nt hevar i ous l ands andc ont ment s uar eus edt o
maki ngor gani zat i ons: Thi sr acei st husandso, andwecan
t racei t shi st oryt hrought heages. That racei ni t i at edl an
guage. General l yspeaki ng, youseecertai nracesashavi ngthei rown
characteri sti csi syouof teni gnoreothercontradi c
t oryt endenci est hat arenot asapparent , howevemf el sl ess
aper sonbecauseof not bei n
*SeeAppendi x23

: 22. Thechi l dr ent hat spr i ngf r om
your l oi nsar er eal Theyhavet hei r ownl i vesTheyshar eacer t am
por t l onof your exper l encebut t heyuset hat exper l enceast hey
choose, I nyourterms, youexi sti nphysi cal l i f ebef breyourchi l dren
do: I not her t er ms, your owngr eat er per sonhoodexi st sbef br e
youdoi nt hesameway6That gr eat er per sonhoodgi vesbi r t ht omany
psychi cchi l dren, whothenbecomephysi cal bybei ngborni ntothe
r ac es of menandwomen
Eachof thosechi l drenwantstodevel opi tsabi l i ti esi napartl cu-
l ar mannent r ansl at i ngt hemi nt oear t hexper l encei nsuchaway
thatal l otherportl onsof theearthareal sobenef i ted
Gi veus amoThewor l dt heni s i ndeedl i keat heat er at
anygi venti me, butthepl ayi snotpreordai nedorl ai doutI ti si nstead
aspont aneoushappeni ngi nwhi chover al l t hemesar eaccept ed
bef brehandEachgreaterpersonage' takesseveral parts, orbri ngs
f brthseveral psychi cchi l dren, whospri ngtol i f easi ndi vi dual human
bei ngsThesepsychi cchi l drenhaveasmuchsayi nthei rbi rthasyou
havei nyours, physi cal l yspeaki ng, andthati sconsi derabl e
Ybuchooseaheadof t i meyour envl r onment andpur posesThi s
greaterpersonagethenhasearthl ycounterpartseachi ndi vi dual
al i vet aki ngpart i nt hevi t al humandramaof anygl vencent uryEach
l ear nsf r omt heot her sandt hecount er par t sf i t t oget her l i ke
mosai cs- except t hat t hesemosai csar eMl yendowedwi t hi nde
pendenceandf reewi l l . othei ndi vi dual sal i veuponthebod
] vent i mef i t t oget her asbeaut i Ml yast hecel l sdo
wi t hi nyouri ndi vi dual bodyat apart i cul art i mebJ 1
nkeyour br eak
t OI MO
: I amnotsayi ngthatthehumanpersonal i l yi s"assi gni f i cant
as ac el l - nomor eandnol es s .
I amsayi ngt hat i nawayt hepeopl eal i veont hebodyof t heeart h
hayet hesameki ndof rel at i onshi p, onet oanot henast hecel l shave
onet ot heot he
Psychi cal l Wouar emadeupof count er par t s, asphysi cal l yyou
comef r omvar l ousr acesTher ear ef ar mor ecount er par t gr oupi ngs
t hant hereareraces, but t henyourdef i ni t i onof racesi sarbi t rary6
Peri odCounteI partscanbebetterrel atedtophysi cal f ami l i es,
S
youmi ghtwel l havef burorf i vecounterpartsal i vei nonecentury
member sspanni ngt hesame
amount of t i meBasi cal l yhoweveMount erpart sdeal wi t hf Ul f i l l
ment sanddevel opment st hat t ranscendracesorcount ri es
r emember : Ybuar eoneear t hver si onof your owngr eat er
personage, Ybuareutterl Woursel f Thatgreateri denti tyhowevel Gi s
i nt r i nsi cal l yyour ownal l y
expr essedYbur exper l encesar eyour ownThr oughyout hey
becomeapart of t heexperi enceof t hegreat eri dent i t ybut i t sreal
i tyal soori gi nal l y' ' aveyouyourphysi cal exi stence, asyougaveyour
chi l drenphysi cal l i f eYburchi l drenarenotyou, yetoncetheywere
contai nedwi thi nthemotherswoml bYbttheydi dnotori gi natef i om
t hewombei t henbut f r omt heseedandt heegg
Gi veusamoment Ybur i ndi vi dual exper i encet henbec
our owngr eat er per sonagebut at t hesamet l meyou
unconsci ousl ydr awupont heknowl edgeof t hat per sonageanduse
i t f br your pur poses: Ybubecomeanof f Shoot , sot ospeakYbuar e
unconsci ousl yawareof theexperi encesof yourcounterparts,
, youuset hat i nf br mat i ont or oundout your
o wn P er i o d
Gi veusamoment Cer t ai nabi l i t i escanbedevel opedwi t h
muchgreatereasei nparti cul arti meperi ods- i nahi ghl yi ndustri
al i zedt echnol ogyf brexampl e- andt hosei nt erest edi nt hat ki nd
of anenvl ronment di dnot general l yappeari nt heerasof t hecave
, si mpl ybecauset hoseal i veat t hat t i mewer ewor ki ngwi t hdi f
f Erentchal l engesSothi shypotheti cal greateri denti tyal sochooses
t obeborni ndi f f rent t l meperi ods, hi st ori cal l yspeaki ng; t he
samePatternappearsi nwhi chcounterpartsarebornasi ndi vi dual s
eachbi ol ogi cal l yandspi ri tual l yconnected, utwi thgreati ntertwi n
i ngsandvari ati ons, aswi thaphysi cal f ami l ytree
I ni tswaythen, eachcenturyhasi tsowni ntegrl tyatal l l evel s
Thei dent i t yof eachl i vi ngpersoni brandnew. t i t sri ch
psychi cher i t ageconnect si t t hr oughmemor yandexper i encet o
t hosewhowi l l comeaf t eEgonebef br e. Ybu
ar ecl oser t osomef ami l ymember st hanot her s, andyouar ecl oser t o
somecount erpart st hanot hers
Yburparent shavephysi cal represent at l onsof t hei rmemori esi n
t er msof phot osandl et t er s- but t akeyour br eak

11: to8.
: Thosememor i esar enot your s, andyet t heyar eaver ydef
i ni tepartof yourheri tageI nsomecasesyourparentsmi ghttel
our ownear l ychi l dhoodt hat you
havef brgot t enI nast rangewayhoweveEt hesearenot yourmemo
r i es, t sabout youYbut akei t onf ai t ht hat
part i cul arevent soccurredevent houghyoudonot recal l t hem
Newpar agr aphThosei nci dent sar er ecor dedunconsci ousl y
howeveEi f t heyappl i edt oyourdi rect experi ence; andunderhyp
nosi s, f br exampl e, youcoul dmaket hemyour ownSot her ear edi f
f erent ki ndsof memori esYbusharecert ai nbi ol ogi cal si mi l ari t i es
wi t hyour par ent sbut t her ear eot her bi ol ogi cal gr oupi ngsnot
understood, uni ti ngcounterpartsi nanygi vencentury6
Organt ranspl ant s, f brexampl e, coul dbeaccept edmoreeasi l y
f i omcount er par t s, sot hat youhaveaki ndof i nner subspeci es, or
subf ami l yi f youpref ethatoperateswi thi ntheregul arphysi cal di vi
si onsthatyourecogni ze
nMepat hi cmessagesf l ashmor equi ckl yf i omonecount er par t t o
anot hem
Gi veuSomeof your count er par t smemor l esmay
appear i nyour dr eamst at es, wher et heyshowupasf ant asi es, peI L
haps,
" seat m8. Thesear el i kepsychi csnapshot s
rat hert hanphysi cal ones, i nvol vi ngi nst ancest hat areapart of your
her i t age- your sbut not your s, Theyaddt owhat youar eTheycan
gi veyoucorrect i nf brmat i onabout t hepast , evenasyourParent s
phot ogr aphscant el l youabout at i mei nwhi chyoudi dnot di r ect l y
part i ci pat e( i nyourt erms) . Theol dphot ographswi l l st ri keachord
wi t hi nyou, howeveEandsowi l l t hepsychi cmemori es
Ps9. Ybuar eal waysat t hecent er of your l i f eAgai n, your
bei ngasyouunder st andi t i snever anni hi l at edbut cont i nuest o
devel opi t sownexi st encei not her waysApor t i onof youhasl i ved
manyl i vesupont hi spl anet , but t heyout hat youknowi sf r eshl y
her e, andwi l l never agai nencount er spaceandt i mei npr eci sel yt he
sameway6Thesameappl i est oeachl i f El i vedei t her bef br eor af t e
Bi ol ogi cal l yyour est uponaher i t age, howeveandpsychi cal l yt he
sameappl i esThesoul , or t hi sgr eat er per sonage, doesnot si mpl y
sendout anol dsel f i nnewcl ot hest i meandt i meagai nmomsl b
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but eacht i meanewf reshl ymi nt edsel f t hat t hendevel opsandgoes
i t sownway6( W1i " j sThat sel f ri desf i rml y, howevei
thegreatf l i ghtof experl enceandf eel swi thi ni tsel f al l of those
otherf Ul l yuni queversi onsthatal sof l i ngthei rwayi ntoexi stence
Soyou, J oseph, wer eNebene, andt hebl ackwoman, andt he
Romansol di en3andyet youwerenoneof t hoseBut t hei rreal i t i es
areal soapartof yourowngreateral l i ance
Now: Yburf ri endPeter[Smi th]sharedthesameearthl yperi od,
Ybuwer enot count er par t s- or youar enot count er par t sbut
cl osel yenoughal l i edsothati ncertamteI msyou"sharesomeof the
samepsychi cmemor i esl i kecousi nswhospeakabout ol ddi ml y
r emember edbr ot her s
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i cal orpsychi corsoci aLI t i sobvi oust hat cert ai ni nt erest sbri ng
peopl et oget her i nanycl ubmeet mgor gat her i ngPer i odTher ear e
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l O: 11Set hcomment ed: Yburarel yf i ndapersonwhoi sagreat i nt el l ect , a
greatathl ete, andal soapersonof deepemoti onal andspi ri tual understand
i ng- ani deal prot ot ypeof What i t seemsmanki ndcoul dproduce
. SeeChapt er 3( amongot her s) of J anes": "Model sandBel oved
Eccent r i cs, aswel l asNot el l f br t he721st sessi oni nt hi sVOl ume2
Seet he721st sessi on, aswel l asNot el l f brAppendi x22
SeeAppendi x22
. J aneusedani magi narymusi cal anal ogyi ndescri bi nghersl eep- st at e
exper l encewi t hment al ear phones' ' t her ear et wopsychi cevent sof
her sanal ogi esHer r ecept i onl Omont hsago
whi l easl eepof mul t i di mensi onal dat af romSet h, whi ch
nmat er i al onneur ol ogi cal pul ses; seeAppendi x4i n
Vbl ume. Her hear i ngSet hst hunder ousvoi cei nher sl eept womont hs
ago, asdescri bedi ntheopeni ngnotesf brthe710thsessi on
. Anot eaddedaf ewdaysl at er: I nrevi sedf brm, J anedi dsoondi scussher
materi al "countel l partsandf buI f ontedsel vesCsSeeChapter
BecauseI t hi nkt heycont ai nsomeof Set hsmost basi ci nf brmat i on,
al sopr esent edt hesequot at i onsf r omt hel 4t hsessi oni nmyl nt r oduct or y
Not es f br VOl umel Addi t i onal mat er i al f r omt hel 4t hs es s i onc anbef bund
i nAppendi xl 3( i nVbl ume2) , andi t sNot e4
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andt hewaysi nwhi chi t canbecomeknown
I nthi ssecti on, theref bre, I haveoutl i nedvari ousexperl mentsor
exer ci sesf br t her eadeEThesewi l l cer t ai nl yl eadyout of br myour
ownver si onsof t heexer ci sesgi ven, ndsot hat
spont aneousl ybi nyou
l i teral l yi nvi si bl etoyoubefbre
hedconcept i onst obe
mi sconcept i onsi nt hel i ght of yournewexperi encesSi nceexpl o
ratl onsarehi ghl ypersonal , youwi l l mostl i kel ybegi nthemf romthe
f r amewor kof your cur r ent bel i ef SSymbol smaybeut i l i zedand
t hesemaychanget hei r meani ngf br youasyoupr ogr essThesym-
bol smayevol ve, t heref breI nt hebegi nni ngof t hi sworkI Wamed
t her eader t hat her ei nt hesesessi o
andonesel j E31st at edt hat youri deasof personhoodwoul d
beexpandedAs"01, ", , Rezzj sbei ngpr oducedRubur t and
J osepharehavi ngt hei rownexperl ences, anduncoveri ngt henat ure
of theunknownreal i tyasi tappl i estothem
J osephr ecent l yhadanexper l encet hat di st ur bedhi m, si mpl y
becausei t wasdi f f i cul t t oi nt erpret eveni nt hel i ght of hi sundel L
st andi ngabout t henat ureof t hesel EYbucannot expl oret henat ure
of real i t yhopi ngt odi scoveri t sunknownaspect s, i f youi nsi st t hat
t hoseaspect scor r espondwi t ht heknownonesSoJ osephal l owed
hi ms el f s omef r eedom- andt henwas al mos t s c andal i z e
resul ts
Hi sexperl enceappearedt oi mpl yt hat hi sf at hersi dent i t yhad
somuchmobi l i andsomanypossi bi l i t i esf br devel opment , t hat
theveryi deaof i denti tyseemedtol osei tsboundari es
Fi rst of al l , i nyourt ermspurei dent i t yhasnof brmYbuspeak
of onesel f wi t hi nonebodybecauseyouar eonl yf ami l i ar wi t hone
por t i onof your sel f Ybusupposet hat al l per sonhoodi nonewayor
anothermusthaveaneql ui val entof ahumanf brm, spi ri tual orotheI L
wl se, i nhabi t.
2. I dent i t yi t sel f i scomposedof pur eener gybl t t akesuPno
spaceI ttakesupnoti meI sai dthattherearei nvi si bl eparti cl esthat
canappeari nmorethanonepl acesi mul taneousl ySocani denti ty6

At omsandmol ecul esbui l dbl ocksof mat t eEi nyour t er mseven
whi l et heat omsandmol ecul esr emai nsepar at eThet abl ebet ween
J osephandmysel f ( Zsbe: / 0" 0' 09" "
ce6doesnot f eel i nvadedbyt hei nvi si bl epar t i cl est hat com
posei t For t hat mat t er ( e, i f youwi l l f br gi vemef br t hat ol d
pun, t heat omsandmol ecul est hat f br mt het abl et odaydi dnot have
anyt hi ngt ought het abl e
appear edt hesamet he
z"s>qui t esepar at ei dent i t i escanmer ge
wi thothersi nagl ve- andPtakegestal t, i nwhi chtheoveral l i ntenti sas
cl ear ast heshapeof t het abl ensomeext ent J osephwasper cei vi ng
thatki ndof i nnerpsychi cOrgani zati on
i mer epr esent st hemost
exqui si tePhysi cal Spi ri tual andpsychi ccooperati oni nwhi chal l
consci ousnessesarerel at edandcont ri but et ot heoveral l real i t y
Physi cal l ythi si ssomewhatunderstood
Gi veusamoment . ( Tbesj 1I t i sdi f f i cul t t oexpl ai non
spi ri tual andpsychi cl evel swi thoutspeaki ngi ntermsof gradati onsof
i denti tyf brexampl e, buti nyourtermseventhesmal l estparti cl e'
of i dent i t yi si nvi ol at edevel opor expand
al l i ancesor or gani zat i ons, andi t doescombi newi t hot her sevenas
cel l sdo. ( Lo72gse. ) Yburbodydoesnot f eel asi f youi nvadei t Ybur
consci ousnessandi t sconsci ousnessar emer ged; yet i t i scomposed
of t hemul t i t udi nousi ndi vi dual consci ousnessest hat f br mt het i ni est
physi cal part i cl eswi t hi ni t Thosepart i cl escomeandgoyet your
bodyremai nsi t sel f What wasphysi cal l yapart of youl ast yeari snot
t odayPhysi cal l ) Wouareadi f f erent person, Put si mpl yt hest uf f of
t hebodyi sconst ant l yr et ur nedt ot heear t h, wher ei t f br msagai n
i ntophysi cal actual i zati on- butal waysdi f f erentl y
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somewhat t hesamewayyour i dent i bychangesconst ant l y>
er manenceThat senseof per manence
r i desuponendl esschanges- i t i sact ual l ydependent upont hose
Physi cal , Spi ri tual , andpsychi cchangesI nyourterms, f brexampl e
i f t heydi dnot occur const ant l yyour bodywoul ddi eThecel l s
agai n, ar enot si mpl ymi nut e, handyunseenpar t i cl est hat happent o
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composeyour or gansTheyal sopossessconsci ousnessesof t hei r
ownThat [ ki nd] consci ousnessuni t esal l physi cal mat t em
Ther ei si ndeedacommuni cat i onexi st i ngt hat j oi nsal l of
nat ur e, ani nner webwor k, sot hat eachpar t of t heear t hknowsWhat
i tsotherpartsaredoi ngCel l sareorgani zati onseveI Changi ng
f brmi ngandunf brmi ng
: 00. Gi veusamoment Cel l scomposenat ur al f br msAn
i dent i t yi snot at hi ngof acer t ai
appear i nonegl venwayJ t i sauni t of consci ousnessever i t sel f and
i nvi ol at eWhi l est i l l f reet of brmot herorgani zat i onsent erot her
combi nat i onsi nwhi chal l ot heruni t sal sodeci det opl ayapart As
t herearedi f f erent shapest ophysi cal ohj ect s, t hen, soi dent i t ycan
t akedi f f er ent shapesi cal l yt hosef br msar ef ar mor er i ch
anddi versethanthevaJ ri etyof physi cal ol gj ects
Z, 0. Ybuspeakabout t hechromosomesYbursci ent i st s
wri teaboutheredi ty>buri edandcodedi nthegenes, 6bl uepri ntsf br
ani denti tynotyetf brmedButtherearepsychi cbl uepri nts, soto
speak, wherei neachi denti tyknowsof i tshi story; andtaki ngany
gi venl i neof devel opment , pr Qj ect st hat hi st oI yThepot ent i al of
suchani dent i t yi sf ar gr eat ehowevent hancanever beexpr essed
throughanyphysi cal one- l i neki ndof devel opment(/ b1Zl bI
I dent i t i es, , st r andsof consci ousness' i nt oas
manyreal i ti esaspossi bl e, sothatal l versi onsof anygi veni denti ty
hayethepotenti al todevel opi nasmanywaysaspossi bl e
Ybu, asyout hi nkof your sel Emayhavet r oubl ef bl l owi ngsuch
concepts, j ustasyouwoul dhavetroubl etryi ngtof bl l owthe f uture
real i t yof t hecel l swi t hi nyourbodyat t hi smoment 0109l b"s .
Ybumust under st andt hat i ngr eat er t el mst her ei snobi gor smal L
Therei snot agi ant i dent i t yandapygmyoneEachi dent i t yi si nvi o
l ateEachal souni teswi thothersWhi l emai ntai ni ngi tsi ndi vi dual i ty
anddevel opi ngi tsownpotenti al
Amount ai nexi st sI t i scomposedof r ocksandt r ees, gr assand
hi l l s, andi nyourt ermsof t i meyoucanl ookat i t , seei t assuch, gi ve
i t aname, andi gnorei t seql ual l yi ndependent part sWi t hout t hose
par t st hemount ai nwoul dnot exi st I t i snot i nvadedbyt het r eesor
r ockat composei t , t ai n
i t sel Eat l east i nyourt ermsof t i me, exi st sdespi t et hechangesI t i s
al sodependent upont hechanges, I namanner of speaki ng,
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ependent upont hesame
ki ndsof l i vi ngorgani zati onsof consci ousness
: 21. Letusl ookati tdi f f erentl y6Peopl ewhoreadso- cal l ed
occul tl i teraturemayconsi dermeanol dl soul ' ' 1i keamountai n
Peri odl ngrandanci ent f ashi onaboveyvi l l age
l i kesoul s, I havemyowni dent i t t hat i dent i t yi scomposedof
othe1Ei denti ti es, eachi ndependent, asthemountai ni scomposedof
i t srocksandcoul dnot exi st wi t hout t hem, evenwhi l ei t ri sesupso
grandl yabovet hepl ai n, Myunderst andi ngrest suponwhat l a, as
themountai n' shei ghtrestsuponWhati ti sI donotf eel i nvadedby
thesel vesori denti ti esthatcomposeme, nordotheyf eel i nvadedby
me- anymor et hant het r ees, r ocks, ndgr asswoul dr esent t he
mount ai nshape) I i nt owhi cht heyhavegrown
Thet opof t hemount ai ncanseef Ur t hen' ' Col on: I t svi ewt akes
i ntheentl recountrysi deSol canl ooki ntoyourreal i tyasthetopof
t hemount ai ncanl ookdownt ot hepl ai nandt hevi l l ageThemoun
tai npeakandthevi l l ageareequal l yl egi ti mate
Let usl ookat t hi sagai ni nanot herway6
Yburt hi nki ngmi nd, asyouconsi deri t , i st het opof yourmoun
tai nI ncertai ntermsyoucansee"morethanyourcel l scan, though
t heyareal soconsci ousof t hei rreal i t i esWerei t not f brt hei rl i ves
youwoul dnot beat t het opof your psychol ogi cal mount ai nEven
thetreesatthehi ghestti pof thehi l l si desendsturdyrootsi ntothe
ground, andrecei vef romi tnouri shmentandvi tal i ty- andtherei s
agreat gl ve- andt akebet weent hesmal l est sapl i ngi nt hef bot hi l l s
andt hemost anci ent pi nebl adeof grassdi esbut t hat i t
af l ectstheentl remountai nTheenergywi thi nthegrasssi nksi nto
theearth, andi nyourtermsi sagai nrebornHees, rocks, andgrass
const ant l yexchangepl acesasenergychangesf brm(
"g/ bz2, as ""
Waterrushesdownthehi l l si dei ntotheval l eybandtherei sacon
stantgi ve- andtakebetweenthevi l l agebel ow)say>orthemeadows
ki ndof t r ansf br mat i on
changeandcooper at i onbet weenal l i dent i t i es
f brconveni enceebuteachi denti ty
retai nsi tsi ndi vi dual i tyandi nvi ol atenatureevenwhi l ei tconstantl y
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hei ght, coul dnotpercel ve
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seedsSoi dent i t i est hr owof f seedsof t hemsel vesi nsomewhat t hesame
f ashi o. Thesemaygrowupi nql ui tedi f f erentenvl ronmentsThei r
real i ti esi nnowaythreatenthei denti parent. I denti ti es
havef reechoi ce, sotheywi l l pi ckthei renvl ronmentsorbi rthpl aces
Lo?Zgl ba24seBecauseatreei sphysi cal , Physi cal properti eswi l l
bei nvol vedandt heseedswi l l mat ur ef bl l owi ngcer t ai ngener al
Pri nci pl esorcharacteri sti csAtomsandmol ecul eswi l l sometl mes
f brmtrees; someti mestheywi l l becomepartsof couchesTheywi l l
f brmpeopl eorantsorbl adesof grass, yeti neachof theseventures
theywi l l al soretai nthei rownsenseof i denti ty6Theycombi neto
f brmcel l sandorgans, t hroughal l of t heseevent st heyobt ai n
di f f erentki ndsof experl ence
Physi cal l yspeaki ngandgeneral l
ant sandrocksandbeast sandbi rds, f bri nonewayor
anotheral l bi ol ogi cal matteri srel ated91ncertai nterms, through
yourexperi encebi rdsandrocksspeakal phabet s- andcert ai n
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arewhat youeat , semi col ont hat , f brexampl eYbumust not eat
meatbecauseyouareki l l i ngtheani mal s, andthi si swrong. Buti n
deeperterms, physi cal l yandbi ol ogi cal l ytheani mal sarebornf rom
t hebodyof t heear t h, whi chi scomposedof t hecor psesof m
at t em
t hen, asof t enasyouconsumet hem,
ani t yasyouareapart of t hei rsocal l edani mal nat ure
LOmgl b"s : 21. The"zSl Mmhj ' / b, z/ b
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samephysi cal st uf f t hat composesamano
persed, andl at erf brmat oad, ast arf i sh, I t maybe
di st r i l but edi nt onumber l essdi f f Er eThat ar i t hmet i c'
consci ousnessi snotanni hi l atedI ti smul ti pl i edandnotdi vi ded
Remi ni scent wi t hi neachf br mi st heconsci ousnessof al l t heot her
combi nati ons, al l oftheotheral l i ances, asi denti tyconti nual l yfbrms
newcreat l veendeavorsandgest al t sof rel at ednessThere
cri mi nati on, noprCj udi ce
, must el i mi nat et hr oughyour bowel sThat
resul ti ngmatterevenmal l yreturnstotheearth, wherei thel psf brm
al l ot herl i vi ngt hi ngsdead' mat t er- t heresi dueof abi rd
t hesl oughed- of f cel l s- t heset hi ng
t hought heymaybeoccasi onal l y) ,
r dedcel l ul ar mat er i al canbe
usedonl ybyyourownspeci es
mi nute, ' retai nsi tsel f andi tsi denti tythroughmany
fbrmsandal l i ancesoforgani zati ons
Thr oughsuchst r andsof consci ousneur wor l di s
rel atedYburowni denti tysendsoutstrandsofi tsel fconstantl hen
Theseml xpsychi cal l ywi t hot herst randsasphysi cal l yat omsand
mol ecul esarei nterchangedSotherearedi f f Erentorgani zati onsof
i denti tyi nwhi chyoupl ayapart
anneon
nect edwi t hanyant i nt hebackyardi nt hesamewayM3t l ret ai nmy
i denti tytheantretai nsi tsi denti tyandRuburtretai nshi s' Butone
coul dnotexi stwi thouttheothertwo- f bri ngreatertermsthereal
i tyof anyoneof thethreepresupposestheexi stenceof theothers
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hel pyouunderst andyourownexperi encei nvol vi ngyourf at her-
andt hel at eronewi t hyourmot her; and, separat el yRuburt swi t h
yourmothenf br[Stel l aButts]wassendi ngoutstrandsof consci ous
nessi nt hedi r ect i onst hat i nt er est
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f romthel i brarytheyareal sotransl ati ng
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t hoseef f ect sshedescri bedi nNot e6f brAppendi x
. J aneori gi natedthephrase, "strandsof consci ousness' '
ont hsagowhi l edescri bi nghersl eep- st at e
recept i onof mul t i di mensi onal mat eri al f romSet hSeeAPpendi x4f br
VOl umel of " 0z( " "
Her eSet hr ef r r edt ohi smat er i al i nt he687t hsessi onf br VOl umel
Af terl l : 07I amsayi ngthatthei ndMdual sel f mustbecomeconsci ousl y
awareof f armorereal i l ythati tmustal l owi tsrecogni ti onof i denti tyto
expandsothati ti ncl udesprevi ousl yunconsci ousknowl edgeTbdothi syou
must underst andagai nt hat manmust movebeyondt heconcep
, onesel f onebodypneworl d, asthesei deasarecurrentl yunderstood.
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725t h) sessi onSet hment i onst woof myrecent i nnerexpen-
encesandoneof J anes, Eachonehadt odowi t hst r andsof consci ousness
al t houghi nt hi snot el l l st ressonl yt heveryunset t l i ngo
"dead' f atherl astSundayni ght, Decemberl l
Theevent coul dhavebeent rl ggeredbymyi nt ernal percept i onof j ust a
mont hago, t hedayt he719t hsessi onwashel dI nNot e4f br t hat sessi onl
descr i bedhowr dseenmysel f asaveI yol dman, andmadeaqui cksket chof
t hat vi si ; I addedt hat t heepi sodehadi nt umremi ndedmeof observi ngmy
f at herashel aydyi ngi nFebruaryl 971, sessi on
i t sel f Set hremarkedt hat t hei nt eri orvi ewof mysel f represent ed" precog
ni t i vemoment "i nmypresent l i f Et hat ( obvi ousl y!I haveyet t oencount e
Nowl ast Sundayeveni ng, asl st udi edt hat ol ddr awi ngof mysel f l
t hought oncemor whol ebl ockof
i nf bI mat i oncamet omer egar di nghi spr esent nonphysi cal ci r cumst ances
andpl ans. I wrot ei t al l downi mmedi at el yJ cal l edi t t heMi ri amexperl -
ence, "andJ anepr esent si t i nChapt er l 2of "
Themat eri al l pi ckedupabout myf at herspsychi ci nt ent swasat f i rst very
bewi l deri ngHi nt edat wassuchadi f f Usi onof consci ousnesst hat at t het i me
i ndi vi dual i t yseemedt ohavel i t t l emeani ngForI gl i mpsedRobert But t s,
ashedeci dedtodi sperse"hi msel f ' i ntoaseri esof otherpersonal i ti esi nboth
t hepast andt henear f Ut ur e, sot hat I wonder edhow- i nt hat m61angeof
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i sl ands. , thi nk, thougheachi sverydi rent
, andanot her bet hehomeof avol cano
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wanderi ngtothecl osestcounterpart, says: Ybuaremysel Ebut
wi thoutsandorpal trees. '
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vol cano, i gnorantof thethunderi ngmagi cof f l owi ngl ava, cal mand
ratherstupi d(eaj l bI , i f thetruthbeknown. '
Thespi ri t sof t het woi sl andsj oi nf braj ourneyt oat hi rdone
andt her et heydi scover at op- heavyl andf i l l edt ot hebr i mwi t h
st r angebi r dsandi nsect sandani mal st hat nei t her knewat home
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soci al ndtonurturesomanydi f f erentki ndsof l i f ?
Thesecondi sl and- spi ri tsays, al sotothethi rd: Ybuaremysel E
onl ymyexci t ement , myj oyandbeaut y>ar econcent r at edi nt he
magi cof myvol cano, andyoui nsteadstandf brthetwi tteri ngexci te
ment of di ver sespeci es- bi r dsandani mal sandi nsect s- t hat f l ow
i nf arl essgrandi osef ashi onacrossthesl opesof youruneasyl and.
z"sThethi rdi sl and, startl ed, repl i es: "I ammysel Eandyou
must bei mper f ect ver si onsof myr eal i t ybI woul dn
, oraneurot i cl andscapeof burni ng
l ava, anymor et hanl woul dbeasnai LMyl i f ei sf ar t hebet nand
yout woareonl ypoorshadowycount erpart sof me.
zsea9. Thef i rst i sl andresponds, i nourhypot het i cal
di al ogue: "I suspect "l I yJ er) t hat eachof usi squi t ecorrect
more, I wonderi f wearereal l yi sl andsata11. , ,
Thesecondi sl andsays: Supposemyspi ri tvi si tsyouri sl andf bra
whi l e, todi scoverwhati ti sl i ketopossesspal mtrees, af ewbi rds, and
at ranqui l shore
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r omi set ovi ewi t wi t hout pr ej udi ce, Per hapst henyouwi l l und
st andt hegreat ma] est yandexpl osi vepowerof myexot i .
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i f youtwowanttoexchangeyourreal i ti esthati sf i ne- butl eaveme
outofi t, pl ease.
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amazedI tf eel sanevel thrusti ngpowenrushi ngupf rombeneath
thateruptsi nal ways-changi ngf brhi ti sal waysi tsel Ecompari ng
i tsexperl encetowhati thasknownWhenthevol canoi tsel f cease
l essl yeruptmg, wi shesfbrpeace, thespi ri tofthefi rsti sl andthi nk
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cool i ngexpanse
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f i rsti sl andandf i ndsi tsel f enchantedbythesti l l watersthatl ap
agai nsttheshore, thegentl ebi rds, andthef ewpal mtrees. oweveE
i t seemst hat t hepal mt r eeshave
dr eamedf br cent ur i es.
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bef bre, t oanot herone, andcomesbackwi t hast rangeseedt hat f al l s
f romi t sbeak, TheseedgrowsFromi t spri ngsacompl et el ynewand
unknownspeci esof pl ant, asf arasthei sl andi sconcerned; andthe
pl anti ntumbri ngsf brthf l owerswi thpol l enf rui tsandscents
(thathaveadi f f erentki ndof creati vi tythati ssti l l i tsown
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f i r st i sl andt hat wer enot act l veear l i enbut i t becomeshomesi ck, and
soi tf i nal l yreturnstoi tsownl and
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bi rthtosoi l andpol l en, i tsexci tementrousedi nami l l i ondi Herent
waysI tmeetsthespi ri tofthefi rsti sl andthathasbeenl i vi ngthere
says: "Whatachange1I woul dl i keasti l l morespectacul ardi spl ay6
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f brgi veme, toowel l -tamed-yetal l i nal l you' vedonewondersNow
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l earnedthatthegreatexpl osi vethrustsof creatl vl tyaregood- but
, , undi st ur bedshor es; andsoi f youdon, t
c ar el t hi nkl l l r et umt her e. '
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ar egoneThebel ovedbi r dshavemul t i pl i ed, andt her ei si nt heol d
f ami l i arsamenessanew>mut ed, but del i ght f Ul ref rai nCol onnew
speci esi nkeepi ngwi ththeol d, butmorevl gorousThespi ri tof l sl and
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andthenewal terati onsf i l l i twi thpl easi ngexci tementandchal l enge
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ni t el yi mprovedt hecondi t i onof l sl andl Wo, andt herei snodoubt t hat
t hespi ri t of t hesecondi sl andi mprovedI sl andOnebeyonddegree
9. t hemeant i me, I sl andThr eesspi r i t hasbeent hi nk-
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orheri nanyof t hesecases, i f youpref er) at al LI t wasdet ermi nedt o
r et ai ni t sowni dent i t yJ t i t t oohasbecomel onel yandi t hasseen
endl esscoral pat hsreachi ngout f romi t sel f
l t sspi r i t f bl l owedonesuchpat handcameuponadeser t i sl and
uponwhi chnot hi nggrewFi gurat i vel yi t si magewasappal l ed. How
canyoust andsuchbarrenness?i t cal l st ot hespi ri t of t hi sf burt h
i s l and
That i sl andspi ri t respondsEvent hevi gorof yourql uest i ons
si ckensmel andsoover cr owdedand
t umul t uoust hat i t makesmysandsbl anchevenf Ur t heandt he
knuckl esof myrockst umwhi t e.
I sl andThreesspi ri tsays: Ybuaremysel Eutterl ydevoi dof f el
i ng- deadandbar r en.
spi ri t of t hedesert i sl andrepl i es: I ammysel EYbumust be
somecount erpart , drunkenwi t hsensat l on, not real i zi ngt hepurl l y
of myownstri pped- downnothi ngness.
Thet woconf r ont eachot her si deways, f br nei t her canl ooki n
theother' eyesWhatopposi tes, whatcontrasts, whatf asci nati ons1
Sotheystri keabargai nThespi ri tof thedeserti sl andsays: Ybuare
al l wr ongI wi l l got oyour l andandpr ovei t , youcanst ayher e
andpar t akeof t hej oysof mypeacef Ul exi st ence- and, hope
l earntheval ueofausteri ty6
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thi rdi sl andvi si tsaworl dof suchpeacethatal l moti onseemssti l l ed

What peace1Ybt i nt hepeace, What power1Andsol i t t l ebyl i t t l e
cactl growWheretherewerenone, del i catebudsopeni ng, f i l l edwi th
wateI : Thespi ri tof thethi rdi sl andi mmedi atel ybegi nstotransf brm
t hedeser t i sl andGr eat changesappeanandshower sof power -
qui ckburstsof rai n, expl osi vei nundati onsof energy6
I nt hemeant i me, t hespi ri t of t hedesert i sl andi sal most ove
whel medbyt het eemi ngl i f ef brmsonI sl andThree, sonext i t vi si t s
t hevol cani cone; andwhent hevol canobecomesf r i ght enedof i t s
ownenergythespi ri tof thedeserti sl andsays: PeaceI ti sal l ri ghtto
sl eep, al l ri ght t odream, eedt obesoworri edf bryour
energy61tcanf l owswi f tl yorsl owl yi nsurgesof dreamsthattake
ages.
Sot hevol canot hrowsi t senergyi nt ot hef brmat i onof st i l l more
newspeci es, Whi l ethedesertspi ri tsi ngsi tscal mnessthroughthei r
t l ssuesBut t hi snewl i f econf bundsi t al so,
i et udeTheret hespi ri t of t het hi rdi sl andhas
ql ui ckenedthedesertsabi l i ti essothati tbl oomswi thmutedf l owers
notpresentbef breThetwospi ri tsmeetEachi sl andi schanged
"Wearecounterparts, eachof theotheyeti nvi ol ate. '
Andthespi ri tof thevol cani ci sl andsaystothespi ri tof thef i rst
i sl andMyvol canoknows, nowousei t sener gy61t can
shoot i nt ot heheavensi ngr eat di spl aysor cr eepi nt ot het i ny
crevl cesof earth, equal l ypowerM.
Andthespi ri tof thef i rsti sl andresponds: Ybuhavetaughtmy
i sl andthatl i f ei snotsomethi ngtobeaf rai doEthoughsti l l i ti strans
l atedi nmyownf ami l i argentl eterms.
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i sl andswasi t sel f i nt act , andt hei nt erchangeswerechosenYbuare
not i sl andsunt oyoursel vesexcept whenyouchooset obeEach
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not asyet suspect
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ni ql uei dent i t i es, Yburownprl vat ei dent i t i esdonot needf Ences
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ret ai nt hei runi ql uenessandexperl enceOnl yyourconcept sl i mi t
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but agai nl at emyouwi l l seewherei t rel at es,
perseyourowncharact eri st i csi nt oanot herandt heycandi sperse
thei rsi ntoyou, wi thyourconsentandthei rs, tof brmnewaspectsof
real i tyandtocastnewl i ghtoncombi nedpurposesandchal l enges
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det ai l si nNot el Of br t he679t hsessi on,
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Consci ousness.
, t hel andchangest hr ough
t heagesMount ai nsandi sl andsari se, t hendi sappe
Theoceansr i seandf al l al sot he
f l oorof t heoceanbecomest hesurf aceof t hepl anet ,
t t hr oughal l of t hesechangest heear t h
retai nsal andscape, andatanygi venti methef eaturesof thel andare
qui t edependabl eandpermanent enoughf bryourpurposes

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Pcz"seSothei sl andsthatl spokeabouti nourl astsessi onrose
upf i ombeneat ht heseaEvenast hedi al ogueof t hosei sl andst ook
Pl ace, t hei sl andst hemsel veswerechangi ngl nsomewhat t hesame
wayt hepsychesendsupcount er par t sof i t sel f eachwi t hdi f hent
featuresorcharacteri sti csAsthephysi cal properti esoftheearthdi s
tri butethemsel vesi nacertai ngi venf ashi onaboutthesurf aceof the
pl anet, sodotheproperti esof theearth- tunedpsychesdi stri bute
t hemsel vesPer i oCL
Asal l physi cal matteri sconnectedi nanyparti cul arti me, era
sothei ndi vi dual consci ousnessof bei ngi sal soconnectedwi th
everyot heThi sappl i est oal l consci ousnessesasyouunderst and
t hat t er m
Amountai ni scomposedof manyl ayersof rockthatserve, asyou
thi nkof i t, asi tsf bundati onThetopof themountai nrepresentsthe
presenttoyou, andtheti ersof rockbeneathstandf brthepast
mount ai ni t sel f i snot anyoneof t hoserockl ayerst hat seemi ngl y
composei t , howevemTherei sarel at i onshi pbet weent hemount ai n
andt hosest r at abmount ai ni sonet hat youhave
appl i edI ngreat ert ermst hemount ai nandal l of i t scomponent s
exi st at oncecour sei ousl evel sof r ock
st ruct ureGeol ogi st scant el l whencert ai nsedi
mentarydeposi tsf brmedTherocksthemsel vessti l l exi sti nthegeol
ogi st spresent t l me, nat i on
Themount ai nwoul dnot beamount ai nwi t hout t hat f bundat i on.
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: I nsomewhat t hesamemanneEt hesel f t hat youknowi st he
mountai n, andtherockl ayersf brmi ngi tarepastl i ves
Ybuarenot anyof t hosepast sel ves, event hought heyareapart
of thehi stol yof yourbei ngTheyarethemsel vesi nthei rownspace
andt i me, Theyexi st si mul t aneousl ywi t hyouevenast he
strataof rockexi stsi mul taneousl ywi ththemountai n
Yburpresentexi stence, howevemi shi ghl yrel atedtothoseother
l evel sof seHoodNowWhathappensatthetopof themountai naf f ects
al l thatgoesonbel owandsoeverythi ngthatyoudoaf f ectsthoseother
real msof sel f hood, andtherei sani nterchangethatoccursconstantl y8
Physi cal condi ti onsmaybequi tedi f f erenti ntheval l eyi nthef bothi l l s
of t hemount ai n, andat i t st opTheverycl i mat eandveget at l onmay
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varyconsi derabl yandyetal l l i f eandvegetatl onwi thi ntheareaare
i nt errel at edEachl ayerof l i f et hat composest hemount am-
wzi / t mo0i mj ' @s' i ?"sj so"' q/ wi e/
I ) se" Unknown" Real i t y6
l i f et hat composest hemount ai ni seql ual l yval i dand
i mportant, andeachconcentratesuponi tsownreal i tyati tsownl evel
Li ket hemount ai n, t heref bre, youhaveahi st oryi nt ermsof t he
presentthati syours, andyetnotyoursI tdoesnotcontrol you, f br
youal teri twi theachthoughtandacti on, evenaseachmoti onatthe
mountai n' stopaf f ectsi tsbaseersatthebottom, howeven
areal soconstantl yChangi ng,
r el at edness
P"Sc: . I nthephysi cal worl d, i sl ands, val l eys, pl ateaus
contmentsandoceansal l havethei rpl ace, andservetof brmthephys-
i cal basi sof yourreal i tyEachbl adeof grasshel psf brmthel i f eof the
earthSoeachconsci ousness, howevermi nute, i si ndi spensabl ei ni ts
pl aceandti me
Eachf l oweronahi l l si del ooksout wi t hi t sownuni quevi si onof
t heworl d, andeachconsci ousnessdoest hesamet hi ng, f Ul f i l l i nga
posi ti oni mpossi bl efbranyotherconsci ousnesstofUl fi 11.
Mj caI nt er msof t i meonl yt her ei sanar chaeol og
i cal meani ngthati shi ddenwi thi nyourownnature. ][bdi scoveri t
youl ookdownthroughthel evel sof yourownbei ng, theretof i nd
thel ayersofsel fhoodthati nyourworl drepresentthepasthi storyof
yoursemf romwhi chyouemergedthosesel vespsychi P
cal l yhoweveMnymorethanyouareyourmothersoryourf athers
i nphysi cal terms, Ybuareasdi f f erentf romthoserei ncarnati onal
sel ves, theref bre, asyouaref romyourparents, thoughyousharece
tai nbackgroundsandcharacteri sti cs
tourparentsi nyourl i f e
t l me, t hought heyareol dert hanyouhoweveyou
af l ectyourrei ncarnati onal f ami l yb
z"se, Wheni t rai ns, wat errushesi ngreat exuberant gushes
downthesi desof themountai n, bri ngi ngl i andvi tal i tytoal l of i ts
part serl encesf l owdown
andi nt ot hecr acksandcr evi cesof al l t heot her t i mesandcent ur l es
thatcomposeyourpresentl i f Eti me
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Wi i t sI haveasur pr i sef br you, howevef br l havebeen
speaki ngof youast het opof ourmount ai n- f bri t cert ai nl
I nst ead,

l ookhi gherPerhapsyouarel i keaf i nesunnycl i f f onthesi deof the

mount ai n, j ut t i ngout , l ooki ngdownt ot heval l eybeneat h, not
real i zi ngthatthemountai ni tsel f conti nuesupbeyondyouYbu
are, , i ntheposi ti onof anyof theotherl evel sbeneath, many
al sot hi nki ngt hemsel vest het opof t hemount ai nl ooki ngonl y
d o wn wa r d
Ybuar econvi ncedt hat youcannot seet hef Ut ur et hi s
means- i nt er msof our anal ogy>at l east - t hat youcannot l ook
upwarWhi l ethati sthecase, youwi l l al ways
thi nkofrei ncarnatl onasoccurri ngi nthepast
j l 2Thi nki nst eadof st r at aof bei ng, each
si mul t aneousl yoccur r i ngPhysi c
past' ' ' nyourterms, i ttravel sthroughthestagesof
evol uti onbef breattai ni ngi tshumanf brmI tattai nsthatf brm, how
eveecausei t respondst oaf Ut uret i me, 2af i l t uresel f not asyet
physi cal l ycreated
Thetusi tsel f ; bef brCi tsconcepti on, respondstoasel f notyet
physi cal l yapparent ; andt hef Ut ure, , drawsnewl i f e
f romthepast, Areal i tyof sel f hood, ani deanotyetmateri al i zedi n
t heunf brmedf Ut urereachesdowni nt ot hepast andbri ngst hat
fUturei ntoreal i zati onThecel l sarei mpri ntedwi thphysi cal i nfbl
mat i oni nt ermsof spaceandt i me' 3but t hosedat acamef romareal
i t yi nWhi chspaceandt i mearef brme.
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real i t ybVOi cesspeakt hrought hegenesandchromosomest hat con
nect t hef Ut ureandt hepast i nabal ancet hat youcal l t hepresent
f brmThehi st oryof t hepri vat epsycheandt hemassexperi enceof
thespeci es, agai n, resi desi neachi ndi vi dual Thearchaeol ogyof the
pastandthef Utureal i kei sal i vewi thi nthel ayersof consci ousness
thatcomposeyourbei ng
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I nmanywaysyour l anguage5
i tsel f hasahi storythatyoudonotunderstand
Thepasti sobvi ousl ybui l ti ntowordsi ntermsof ti me
t knowt hehi st or yof i t schanges
throughtheyears, yetyouspeaki tperf ectl yMmsel domreal i zethat
thepresentstateof yourl anguagewhateveri ti s
archai cversi onI nwhateverterms, agai n
youthi nkof yoursel vesasbei ngatthetopof themountai nI nyour
termsl anguagepresupposesaparti cul arki ndof devel opmentof
mi nd, andwhenyout hi nkof l anguageyout i et het wot oget he
Ther ear el anguagest hat havenot hi ngt odowi t hwor ds- or
wi t ht hought sasyouunder st andt hemt someof t hesecommum-
catei naf armorepreci sef ashi on
Cel l ul artransmi ssi on, f brexampl e, i si ndeedmuchmorepreci se
thananyverbal l anguage, communi cati ngdatasoi ntri catethatal l of
yourl anguagestogether6woul df al l f arshortof matchi ngsuchcom-
pl exi tyThi ski ndof communi cati oncarri esi nf brmati onthatathou-
sandal phabetscoul dnottransl ateI nsuchawayPnepartof thebody
knowswhat i shappeni ngi neveryot herpart , andt hebodyasawhol e
knowsi tspreci seposi ti ononthesurfaceofthepl anetI ti sbi ol ogi
cal l yawareof al l theotherl i f ej f brmsaroundi ttothemostmi nute
denomi nat on
Thi sappl i estothef Utureaswel l astothepastThebodyi tsel f
knowst hesourceof wat eLf brexampl e, andf bodNat i vesdi vorced
f romyourtechnol ogydoverywel l , aswi l dani mal sal sodo, i prob
i ngthel i feofthepl anetandthei rposi ti onswi thi ni t
Asi mpl etreedeal swi ththenatureof probabi l i ti esasi tthrusts
f brwardi ntonewseedsComputatl onsgoonconstantl ywi th
andt hat communi cat i oni nvol vesani nner ki ndof l anguagei nno
present andf Ut ure
hi storyi nyourterms, buti tunderstandsaf Uturethati snotpreo
dai nednt asi t const ruct st hat
f Uturesseedsal soreal i zethattherei sa
f Ut uret here- avari et yof f Ut urest owardwhi cht heygrope
Thef et usal sounder st andst hat i t canr espondt oast i mul us-
toanysti mul usi tchooses- f romavari el yof probabl ef Utures
S
doyouunconsci ousl ygr opet owar dpr obabl ef Ut ur est hat t oone
ext ent or anot her beckonyouonwar d
Lo7zgl b": 0. Gi veusamoment
2. Ybuchooseyourf Utures, butyoual sochooseyourpasts
>si ncel amusi ngaverbal l an-
guagethati ni tsel f makesatyrantof ti meThi sbooki spacedi nsuch
awayhowevethati f youf bl l owi tani nnerl anguagewi l l bei ni ti ated
Thi si ni tsel f anni hi l atesyourstereotypedconceptsandrel easesyou
f romti me' sdi ctatorshi pSomeof theexerci sestobegi veni nthi ssec
tl onwi l l begearedtothatpurpose
Anarchaeol ogi storageol ogi stexami ni ngol drockstratawi l l
fi nddeadfbssi l s, j ustasfromyourvl ewpoi ntyouwi l l di scover dead'
downward' t hroughyourpsycheYbuwi l l
seemt ovi ewf i ni shedr ei ncar nat i onal exi st encesevenasf r omhi s
presentthegeol ogi stwi l l di scoveronl yi nani matef bssi l sembedded
i nrockThosefbssi l saresti l l al i ve, howeveThegeol ogi sti ssi mpl y
not t unedi nt ot hei r l i f ear eaSor ei ncar nat i onal l i vesar est i l l occu
ri ng, buttheyareapartof yourbei ngTheyarenotyou, andyouare
notyourrei ncamati onal past
[baf Uturesel f nomorei l l umi natedthanyouare, youappeardead
andl i f el ess- adi mmemor y6Whenyoul ookout i nt ot heuni ver se
fi romyourvl eWpoi nt, i tseemsasi fyoul ooki ntothepast8Sci enti ststel l
youthatwhenthel i ghtfi omeveI ydi stantgal axyreachesyou, thegal axy
i sal readydeadbackwardi nt ot he
psychethel i f eyoumayi ndi sti nctl yvi ew- thepastl i f e- i sal ready
vani shedWhyi si tthatyoursci enti stsi nstrumentsdonotal l owthem
tol ooki ntothefUturCi nstead, i ntoworl dsnotyetborn, si ncetheyope
atesowel l i ndi scerni ngthepast?Andwhyi si t, wi thal l of youri deas
aboutrei ncarnati on, therei spreci ousl i ttl esai daboutfUturel i ves?
l i mi t edYbur ver bal l an-
guage- f bryourbi ol ogi cal communi cat i oni squi t eawareof prob
abl ef Ut ureevent s, andt hebodyconst ant l ymai nt ai nsi t sel f ami da
mazeofprobabi l i ti es
Gi veusamoment , andr est your hand
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NOTES:
r ei ncamat i onal at t r i but esi t s
ener gyi t sgr owt hi t sper cept i onsf i r omi nsi det hewo
t i onsf r omsessi ons503- 4i nt heAppendi xf br 7bebMZzt . Thoseses-
si onswer ehel di nSept ember l 969.
2. Seet he683r dsessi oni nVOl umel of "0z( "' . AsSet ht ol d
us ar d- emer gef r omt hebasi c
unpredi ct abl enat ureof consci ousness seri esof si gni f i
cancesMemoI yoper at esbackwar dandf br war di nt i me.
I nAppendi xl 2andi t snot est her ear eanumber of passagesf r omSet h
( aswel l asaf ewof myownt hat suppl ement hi sremarks, i nt hi s727t hses
si on, onpresent f brmrespondi ngt oaf Ut uret i meSee, f bri nst ance, t hequo
t at i onsf r omt he690t hsessi oni nVO; Set hdi scussedt heabi l i t yof our
speci estoprecogni ti vel yal terthepresentf romthef UtureMol ecul arbi ol ogy
andpr ecogni t i o
wherei nbi ol ogi cal precogni ti onandthecel l ul armani pul ati onof probabi l i
t i es ar ement i oned
Ot her r el at edmat er i al onr epr ogr a
r l 4of Po7zaZ; seesessi ons653- 55.
3I nt he684t hsessi onf br VOl umel ,
ori t est at ement s( eveni f i t i sgrammat i cal l yi ncorrect ) : Thecel l sprecog
nate. Muchof hi smateri al i nthatsessi onappl i eshere: I ti struertosaythat
heredi t yoperat esf romt hef Ut urebackwardi nt ot hepast . ,
: i nt he705t hsessi onf br VOl ume2, sr emar ksoni nt r o-
duci ngnew"geneti ci nf brmati oni ntoadamagedcel l ; ati me- reversal pri nci
pl ei si nvol ved
I suggestrevi ewi ngSethcel l entmateri al onprobabi l i ti es, cel l ul ar
consci ousness, , andr el at edconcept si nt he681st sessi on
f br VOl ume
Sethdel i veredmuchmateri al onl anguagei nthe723rdsessi on

Cur r ent l yt her ear ecl oset o6, O001anguagesanddi al ect si nuse
ar oundt hewor l d
Set hsmat er i al ont r eesr emi ndedmeof hi sl 8t hsessi onf Or J anuar y
22, 1964. I t madeal ast i ngi mpressi onuponmet sf Ul l of evocat l vest at e
, si ncet hesessi onswer ebar el yunde
way: AstoJ anesf eel i ngabouttreeshavi ng[acertai nki ndof ]consci ousness

, andont heot her i t f bcusest heusabl e

port i onof i t senergyi nt obei ngat ree
S
t hei nner sensesof t het r eehaveast r ongaf f i ni t ywi t ht hepr oper t l es
of theearthi tsel f Theyf el thei rgrowmg, asyoul i stentoyourheartbeat
Theyal sOexperl encepai n[Whi ch]whi l edef i ni te, unpl easant, andsometl mes
agoni zi ng, i snot of anemot i onal nat urei nt hesamewayt hat youmi ght f eel
pai nI t i sasi f yourbreat hweret obesuddenl ycut o
At r eeknowshumanbei ngsal sobyt hevi br at i onsi nt heai r ast hey
pass, Whi chhi t t het r ee' st r unkf r omvaI yi ngdi st ancesandevenbysuch
t hi ngsasvoi cesThet r eedoesnot bui l dupani mageof man, but acompos
i tesensati onWhi chrepresentsani ndi vi dual Andthesametreewi l l recogni ze
thesamepersonWhopassesi tbyeachday
J aneknowsshewr ot et hef bl l owi ngpoemear l yi nl 964, but i snt sur e
Whet hershedi dsobef breoraf t erdel i veri ngt hel 8t hsessi onf brSet hAsf ar
asl mconcerned, l east , i t hardl ymat t erswhi chcamef i rst ; I l i ket hepoem
as muc has l dot hes es s i on
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l at ei nt he453r dsessi onf br December 4, 1968. J anepr esent edt hat r at her
bri ef sessi oni nf Ul l i nt heAppendi xf br7beSEI , but f romi t l dl i ke
toquotethesel i nes
I byourwayof t hi nki ng, somel i vesarel i vedi nat wi nkl i ngZ"0s
andot her sl ast f br cent ur i esTheper cept i onof consci ousnessi s

l i mi t ed, howevemI havet ol dyou, f br exampl e, t hat t r eeshavet hei r owncon
sci ousnessspeci f i cal l yf bcusedasyour
own, yet t oal l i nt ent sandpurposes, t het reei sconsci ousof 50yearsbef brei t s
exi st encet ssenseof i dent i t yspont aneousl yoes
beyondt hechangeof i t sownf br mI t hasnoegot ocut t heTi dent i f i cat i on
shor t Cr eat ur eswi t hout t hecompar t ment of t heegocaneasi l yf bl l owt hei r
owni dent i t ybeyondanychangeof f brm.
Thei mpl i cati onswi thi nthatl astsentenceare, obvi ousl yenormous
SeeSethsf i rstdel i veryf brthe712thsessi on, ,
amongothers
Seth' poi nt, therei spreci ousl i ttl esai daboutf Uturel i ves, i s
wel l t aken1t sonet hat J aneandl f eel pr et t ymuchal onewi t h; ot her sdont
i ni t i at et hei deai ndi scussi onswi t hus, f bri nst anceI naverycasual wayl at el y
l vebeent ryi ngt ot unei nt oa"f ut ureexi st encesot hat l candosomewri t -
i nganddr awi ngabout i t , but hayent madeanymeani ngf Ul cont act so
' vebecomequi t ei nt er est edi nsuchanachi evement i nvi ewof myr ecent
butveryl i mi tedsuccessesi ntouchi nguponseveral personal pasti nvol ve
ment st het wonamel essRomansol di er sandt hewomancal l edMaumee
Thei deaof t r yi ngt or eachaf Ut ur esel f hasbeenwi t hmef br somet hr eeand
ahal f years, t hough, orsi ncel f i rst encount eredNebene, t hat mal epersonal
i t ywhoi nhabi t sadi st ant ni chei nmypsychi cpast
Maumeei onedi n
Appendi x21; seet heexcer pt st her ef i r omt hepr i vat esessi onf br November
l ext
eveni ngi nESPcl ass: Ther ear e, cour se, f Ut ur ememor l esaswel l aspast
ones. AsJ osephof t ensays: Whenyout hi nkof r ei ncar nat l on, youdosoi n
t ermsof past l i ves. uareaf rai dt oconsi derf Ut urel i vesbecauset henyou
havet of acet hedeat ht hat must bemet f i r st , i nyour t er ms. ndsoyounever
t hi nkof f Ut urel i ves, orhowyoumi ght benef i t f romknowi ngt hem.
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sonal var i at i ons
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mount ai nasdi f f erent t i meperi odsI t seemst oyouasi f onerei nca
nat i onal exi st encewoul dbel ayer edabovet heot he
t ences, l i ket hemount ai n,
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at al l l evel sof t hemount ai nNewveget at l ongr owsat t hebot t om
l ayers, f brexampl e, aswel l asatthetopones
ol 2eq/ ' ' @. per i odsar enat ur al andcr eat i ve, They
arel i kethel evel sof themountai n, bri ngi ngf brthf reshl i f eTheydo
not vani shwhenyouar ef i ni shedwi t hyour gr owt ht her e, but ser ve
asagrowmgmedi af brotherpersonal i ti es
Ti meper i odst hemsel ves, t hen,
what l i kepl at f bl ms- nat ural pl at f brms- t hat serve"t i meandt i me
agai nt obri ngf brt hf reshl i f eBecauseof yourvl eWpoi nt t hi si s
hi ghl ydi f f i cul t [ f bryou] underst andSayyouwerebomi nl 940
I t seemst oyout hat l 940i sgone, t houghi t wast het i meof yourbi rt h
Ret umi ngt oour anal ogyhowever : ol et , bor ni n
onesprl ngononel edge, andwewi l l cal l t hel edge, here, 1940. Ot her
peopl earebei ngbomi nl 940, i nadi f f erent "season.
Ybuar eonl yawar eof your ownposi t i onwi t hi nt i me, or your own
pl aceonthe pl atf brm, orthel edgeasyouunderstandi t. ' Notonl y
dot hesel edgesorpl at f brmsof t i meexi st si mul t aneousl ybut each
onebri ngsf brthi tsownbatchesof personal i ti esi ni tsowndi f f erent
seasonsnt hat degr eeyouar eawar eof your ownseasononl y>and
wewi l l cal l i tthePhySi cal one- theparti cul arprobabl ereal i tythat
youacceptasreal
Thel edgeof l 940, howevei sst i l l asi mmedi at eand
nowandpr esent asi t waswhenyouwer ebor n
Ot her per sonal i t i est her e, but t hei r
seasonorreal i tyi sdi f f erentthanyours
Psychi cal l yyouar esomeWhat r el at edi nt hesamewayf br
i nstancethatthevi ol etsthatgrowthi syeari nonespotarerel atedto
al l vi ol et st hat havegr own- or wi l l ever gr ow- f r o( or ) t he
samespot Eachmoment , eachyeal J 1asot her di mensi ons, t her e-
f br e, t hat youdonot compr ehendasyet . you, ot her peopl ebom
nowi nl 940woul dbebor ni napr obabl er eal i t yM3t youshar et he
samebed, sot ospeakWhenyoul ookat anol j ect youseei t sext er l on
andwhenyouexperi encet l meyoupercei vei t sext erl on
. Gi veusamoment Theyear l 940, t hen, cont l nuest o
exi st ast hemount ai nl edgecont muest oexi st , andi t br i ngsf br t h
newcreat i vi t yeachseason. Thevi ol et sonourhypot het i cal mou
t ai nsi decont r i but et ot hel i f eof t hemount ai nevenwhi l et heyhaye
t hei rowni ndependent real i t y>andt heoveral l cycl eof t heseasons
SESSI ON
regul at est hegrowt handdevel opment of t hemount ai nandal l of i t s
mani f est at i ons
Rzf 4se. Ti memul t i pl i esf romwi t hi ni t sel f Whenyout hi nki n
t ermsof rei ncarnat i on, youarest i l l deal i ngwi t hverysi mpl et i me
conceptsYbuaccept, i f youwerebomi nl 940, aparti cul arhi stori cal
seql uence: t her sbomi nl 940i nadi f hent seasont hanyour
own) , ar ebor ni nt oadi f f er ent hi st or i cal cont ext , adi f f er ent l 940
wi t hi t sownprobabl eevent sYbual wayst hi nkof bei ngrei ncarnat ed
i nt er msof bei ngbor nbackwar di nt oahi st or yof whi chyouhave
readButanygl venyearhasi tsownvari ati ons
J l I ) I nawaWouseedyour sel f i nt ot i meBut you
c t i mes andeachexi s t ence
woul dbeent i rel yseparat e, asyouprobedi nt ot heprobabl ereal i t i es
exi st i ngf bryoui nt hevari at i onsof t hat peri od
Asaphysi cal bei ng, yourbel i ef Sandconceptsf brmyourreal i ty6
Thepsychef i romwhi chyouri dent i byspri ngsi sf reeof t hepi cmreof
real i t yt hat youhavechosenPeri odYbuchoose, i not herwords, t o
accept agi venpi ct ur eof t hewor l d, ct ur easa
f r amewi t hi nwhi chyouf br mal i f e
l f youthi nki nconventi onal termsaboutrei ncarnatl on, thenyou
mi ght exami neabooki nwhi cheachpagei sal i f eYbur eadt hebook
f r omt hebegi nni ngwi ng
anot henYbus houl dbeabl et o
once, ut i nl argert ermsi t i sj ust onevol umet hat you, t hegreat er
psyche, arereadi ng, tol di ntermsof seri al ti me
I nst ead, youarenot onl yreadi ngbut wri t i ngmanysuchbooksof
l i vi ngexperl encethatrepresentexi stencesCreati vi tyi sendl ess
andt hepsychei st hegreat est sourceof creat i vi t yPret endt hat you
areawri terof f i cti on, andyoucreateacharacterThi scharacteri sso
i ndependent , al i veandreal , t hat i t i nt urnf brmsot hercharact ers-
andeachwr i t esi t sownbook, or f br msi t sownr eal i t y6That i sat r uer
pi ctureof yourposi ti on
Physi cal l y>t heseedsof apl ant f al l ont ot heear
t ant f r omt hei r bi r t hbut t hepsyche'
"seeds' f l yi ntootherreal i ti esal soWi thi nal l of thi s, however, there
i st hef i nest bal ancebet weenspont anei t yandor deVi ol et sdonot
gr owi nwi nt er t i meThei r char act er i st i csappear onl ywhencer t ai n
condi t i onsar emet , t r oubl e
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keepi ngt r ackof your ownt l me, andyouf Ul f i l l your l i f eunder t he
samegeneral condi t i onsast hosei nwhi chyouwereborn
Cel l sretai nthei rshapeandi ntegrl tybandthei rposi ti onmoreor
l esswi t hi nyour or gans, al t hought heat omsandmol ecul eswi t hi n
t hemchangeTheover al l pat t er ncont i nues, evensot hat your
bodyret ai nsi t sf ami l i ari t yevenast hemount ai n
mai ntai nsi tsf brmThecel l sserveaspatternsof devel opmentonthe
onehand, t hroughWhi chat omsandmol ecul esexpresst hei rbei ng
Eachcat egor yi sdependent upont heot her s
sci ousnessf bl l owsacertai nl i neof devel opmentthati si ts, and
thatrecogni zesi tsown"seasons. "Otherof f Shootsof yoursel i nyour
terms, operatef bl l owi ngthei rownordersi nti mesQl ui teapartf rom
your own
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f brt hei rgrowt h, andt heyreachspont aneousl yt owardt hemost f UL
fi l l i ngprobabi l i ti esfbrdevel opment
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t hemost i nsi gni f i cant mot i onof t heeart habout t hemrow
downwar devenwhi l et hest emgr owsupwar d- andt hef l ower has
not yet seent hespacei nt owhi chi t wi l l gr ow6What knowl edget hen
resi deswi t hi nt hoseroot sandwhat precogni t i veabi l i t y
pl anti tsel f yeamstowardf Ul f i l l mentthati sasyetnotachi eved?

I st hepsychet henanyl essmi r acul ous?Anddoesnot eachof my
readerspossesst hesamei nnat ecapaci t y?Ybuhavewi t hi nyoursel ves
t hesameyearni ngf bryourowngreat est f l oweri ngYbuaremul t i di -
mensi onal , howevesoyougrowi ndi f f Erentki ndsof real i ti es,
i ngpet al sof your sel f i nt oot her t i mesandpl aces, andyouhavet he
abi l i t yt omat urei nenvl ronment st hat arequi t edi f f erent onef rom
t heot her s
Pzz9. I nt er msof your r eal i t yonl yhoweveWouseemt ocome
t obl oomt hrought heseasonsof t heeart h, andi nyourt ermsonl y
t hr oughconsecut l veper i odsch
tl megi vesbi rthtoadi f f erentbl ossom, whi l esti l l conf brmi ngtocel
t ai nover al l pat t ems- but eachbl ossomi sent i r el ynewBecause
yout hi nki nt ermsof t i meseql uences, i t i snat ural f bryout ot hi nkof
your Psychi cl i neagei nt hesameway6Eachf l ower i ngof t hebul b
howeveEbl i ngsaboutadi f f erentexpressi onYbuwerenotyourpast
"sel f theref bre, thoughyousharedacertai nrel ati onshi p, Peri od
romyourownperspect l ve
t , bei ngmul t i di mensi onal , youbl oomi nmanyot her di mensi ons
al sob
si desf i gurati vel ywal karoundti metoseeyoursel f
f mmal l angl es, andtopercei veal l of yourmani f estati ons
I 2. Gi veusamoment I ncer t ai nt er ms, f br i nst ance, I am
af Utureof Ruburt, butthepasti sal waysf reshl ycreati ve, Ruburt
i ddi f r ent
t hi ngswhenl wasRubur t Andhei snot boundbyt hat r eal i t yt ha

L ' 09/ b1, zj , """11bsl 1I have
memor i esof bei ngRubur t - but t heRubur t l wasi snot t heRubur t
thatRuburti si nhi sreal i ty6Hesurprl sesme, andhi sreactl onsal ter
mypast I nhi st ermsl amaf Ut uresel wi t hf argreat erknoWl edge
yet heusest hat knowl edget oal t erhi spresent real i t y;
at knowl edge
, but Ruburt ' spresent experl enceal sochanges
mypresent experi ence- andsot herei sanunendi ngi nt erchange,
Thesameki ndof i nt errel at i onshi poccurswi t heachi ndi vi dual
nowal i vewhet her or not consci ousawar enessi s
i nvol vedRuburt i sexpl ori ngt i measheprobest hereal i byof hi sown
psyche, then
S
nvl ewpoi nt , f r omyour
ownl edge, but yourpersonal l i vi ngexperi encei sal wayst hemai n
sourceof i nf brmat i onWi t hi nyouasyouknowyoursel f areal l of t he
hi nt syouneed, i f youarebut wi l l i ngt of bl l owt hem; andt hesewi l l
notdestroythef abri cof physi cal real i tybuti nsteadshowyoumore
cl earl ythestructureofi tsmi racul ousPatterns
Endof di c t at i on
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NOTES:
I nt hel 3t hsessi onf brJ anuary6, 1964, Set ht ol dus: "I wi l l at al at er
datetrytodi scusstheql uesti onof ti meof thesedi scussi onsareof neces
si tyof asi mpl eanduncompl i catednatureI f l speaki nanal ogi esandi mages
. '
course, Set hhasbeent aki ngt i met ot al kabout t i meeversi nce
"0"' Reasee, f bri nst ance, hi sopeni ngdel i veryf brSessi on688:
TheseCUs( 0"q/ "sa024s"t heref brecanoperat eevenwi t hi nt i me
asyouunderstandi t, i nwaysthataremostdi f f i cul ttoexPl ai nTi menotonl y
goesbackwardandf brward, but i nwardandOUt ward.
2Set h, i nt he683rdsessi onf brVOl umel : "Rei ncamat i onsi mpl yrepresent s
probabi l i ti esi natl mecontext(underl i ned)portl onsof thesel f thatare

mat eI i al i zedi nhi st or i cal cont ext s.
I nt he82ndsessi onf brAugust 27, 1964: Whenmanreal i zest hat hehi m-
sel f createshi spersonal anduni versal envi ronmenti nconcreteterms, then
hecanbegi nt ocreat eapri vat eanduni versal envi ronment muchsuperi ort o
theonethati stheresul tof haphazardandunenl i ghtenedconstructl ons
Thi si sourmai nmessagetotheworl d, andthi si sthenextl i nei nmans
conceptual devel opment, whi chwi l l makei tsel f f El ti nal l f i el ds, andi npsy-
chi at rypeI hapsasmuch
Whenmanr eal i zest hat hecr eat eshi hewi l l not f i ndi t
sostartl i ngtobel i evethathecreatesotheri magesi notherti mesOnl yaf ter
suchabasi swi l l thei deaof rei ncarnatl onachi evei tsnatural val i di ty
hesubconsci ouscert ai nl ayersof i t i sal i nk
betweenthepresentpersonal i tyandpastones, wi l l thetheoryof rei ncarna
tacceptedasf actI havebeenpreparedtogi veyouthi spresenti nf b
mati on, butasui tabl eopportuni tydi dnotseemtopresenti tsel f

I l i keSethspassageaf terl O: i nthe727thsessi on:
[ human] bodyknowswhat i shappeni ngt oeveryot herpart , andt hebody
asawhol eknowsi t spreci seposi t i onont hesurf aceof t hepl anet I t i sbi ol og
i cal l yawar eof al l t heot her l i f e- f br msar oundi t t ot hemost mi nut edenomr
nat o
seet hef l owenbul bandt i me
anal ogi esgi venafterl O:
Poi nt 5at t hest art of t hi ssessi oncont ai nsmynot et hat l at erl added
t ot hmadei nl ast ni ght sESPcl ass
ncer ni nghi sconnect i onswi t hJ aneSet hobvi ousl yel abor at edont hat
mat eri al here, but i nst eadof quot i ngi t i nAppendi , I t hought of l ef
t i ngt hereaderf i rst comeacrossi t i nt hi ssessi ont owhat evert my
extent, thi saddi ti onal i nf brmati onnowal terseachreaderspresentreal i l yby
changi nghi sorherconcepti onof thatJ ane- RuburCSethrel ati onshi p

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z"se, Di ct at i onNow: Assoonasyoul abel yoursel f youareset -
t i ngl i mi t at i ons, put gupboundari esanddef i ni ngt hereal i t yof
yourpsyche- usual l yaccordi ngtoql ui tel i mi tedbel i ef S
Ybut hi nkt hat t hesel f must begi nor endsomepl aceTher emust
beaf encear oundi t , i dent i t yi nwhi chyoucanf el saf eI
havesai dmanyt l mest hat t her ear e
i t s el f i na
mazei nwhi chal l i dent i t yi sl ost t yourecogni zet hat yoursel f i sa
f ar gr eat er di mensi ont hanyouusual l ysupposesoyouspeaki n
t ermsof rei ncarnat i Thi sal l owsyout oi magi negreat erreal msof
i dent i t yWhi l est i l l hol di ngyourconcept sof sel f hoodi nt act Ybu
t hi nkof bei ngonesel f af t eranot heEeachi dent i t ybei ngneat l ysep
ar at edf r omt heot her sbyapassageof year s, obvi ousdeat handan
obvi ousbi r t h
Thei deaof counterparts somewhatshattersthatol dconcept
yet youst i l l want def i ni t i onsf br t hesel f sot hat youknowWher eyou
"st and. ' l st hat manyf bl l ow
ast rol ogybl i ndl yYbuarebornat acert ai nt i me, at acert ai npl ace
under cer t ai ncondi t i ons- but consci ousnessal waysf br mst hecon
di ti onsI f i ti stosomeextentaf f ectedbythosecondi ti ons, then, i ti s
becauset heef f ect sf bl l owi nt hesamewayt hat apai nt eri saf f ect ed
byt hel andscapet hat hehashi msel f cr eat edSoyoudeci det obe
bor nsayi nacer t ai nmont hwhent hepl anet sar et hus- andso
Aheadof t i me, youchooset heseasonsof your bi r t h
I nt hemost si mpl eof t er ms, youar edeci di ngupont heenvl r on
Avi ol et spri ngst ol i f ei nt hebackyard, but t hevi ol et must st ay
t her eI t swhol egr owt hi sdependent upont heweat her condi t i onsi n
thatparti cul ararea, eventhoughthosecondi ti onsthemsel vesresul t
f romoveral l pl anet aryact i vi t ybYbuwal kout of t hepl ace
, howevenast hef l owercannot
229. Now: I ngreat ert erms, probabi l i t i esoperat et oanext ent
youmaynot suspect Foronet hi ng, anyf bcuspoi nt of physi cal l i f ei s
causedbyamer gi ngof pr obabi l i t i es, Our sessi oni sbei ngwl t nessed
byast udent , amost i nt el l i gent youngman) I Heal so
hel psRubur t wi t hcor r espondence
hohas t hes amebi r t hdat eas Rubur t , I nour l as t s es s i onl
compar edayear t oal edgeonamount ai nI sai dt hat t heseasons
S
cameandwent , andt hat manycr opsof spr i ngf l ower sgr ewt her e
overaperi odof ti meSoeachyeaEi nthoseterms, i sl i keal edge
Sayagai n, t hat t heyeari sl 940Al l of t hosebomonapart i cul ar
dat ei nl 940wi l l not necessari l yl bebomal l
What yout hi nkof asl 940i sbut oneseasonont hat l edge, t heseason
thatyourecogni ze, Fl owersf romthespri ngof oneyeardonotsee
ormi xwi t ht hef l owersof t hef bl l owi ngspri ng, orwi t ht hoseof t he
spri ngbef breI nthesamewaythoseborni nl 940"atoneseason
not, i nagreatercontext, mi xwi ththoseborni nthesameyearei the
seaso' her emaybemi sl eadi ng
howevenbr i ngi ngf br t h
countl essvari ati onsof thecharacteri sti cf l oragrowi ngthereEach
of thoseseparateyears, sayeachof those1940, s, ' s, 1950, s
car r l esoni t sownl i neof devel opment Ti meexpandsi nwar dl yand
out war dl yi nt hoset er ms- i t doesnot j ust gof br war d
Agai n: Yburreal i t yi sl i keashi ni ngpl at f brmasurf acerest i ng
uponprobabi l i t i esYbuf bl l owt hesesounconsci ousl yandbeaut i
f Ul l Wouswi mt hr ought hemsoeasi l yt hat i t doesnot occur t oyou
t oql uest l onyour or i gi ni chyour exper i ence
hasi t sexi st enceAl l of t hoseshari nganygi venbi rt hdat e, howeveE
shari ngevenpl aceaswel l ast i me, dest i ny
but mor e, t heydonot shar et hesamecondi t i onsnecessar i l y
areeachaf f ect edbyt hei rownprobabi l i t ysyst emat bi rt h, andt hose
condi ti onsdrasti cal l yal terthenatureof thei rdevel op
Thever ypr act i ceof pi npoi nt i ngt het i meof physi cal bi r t hat
concept i oni t sel f ensThe
terms(underl i nedtwi ce)thatani ndi vi dual i sal i ve, 2thoughyoudo
f i ndi tmorepracti cal toacceptcertai npoi ntsof l i f eanddeathI ti s
t r uet hat youemer gei nt ospaceandt i meat acer t ampoi nt i nyour
percepti onYburconsci ousnesshasbeeni tsel f l ongbef bre, howeve
I nanevenl argercontext, di f f i cul tl knowf bryoutof bl l ow
soni st hef at herof hi sf at heri nqu
andvi cever sa
Onceyouf reeyourconsci ousnessf roml i mi t edconcept sof t i me
andsel Et henyoucanbegi nt oexpl or et heunknownr eal i t yt hat i s
t heunrecogni zedsel f
LOM Nowyoumayt akeabr eak- and( 0" s I
wi l l ret urn, Wi l l i am
SESSl ON729
9: t 9.
Di ct at i onWhenyout hi nki nconvent i onal t er msabout
ast rol oi t i sasi f youarel ooki ngat t hecove, not real i z
i ngt hat t herearemanypageswi t hi ni t
Consci ousness, bei ngacti vewi thi nal l cel l ul arstructures, tri ggers
i t sel f aheadof t i mei neachcase] , sot ospeak, t or eact t ocer t ai n
condi t i onsandnot t oot her sMan
er i od- but i ndi
di f f er ent
over al l condi t i onsat bi r t hmayapp
i nner r eact l onst ot hemwi l l var ywi del yPer i od
Someper sonswi l l bemuchmor eaf f Ect edbyandsensi t i vet o
ot herprobabi l i t i es- whi ch, f bri nst ance, donot showat al l i ncon
venti onal astrol ogi cal charts.
Thosechart semphasi zeonel i neof probabi l i t i esat t heexpense
of al l ot hersI nt erpret at i onsbasedupont hechart st henwi l l make
mor esenset ot hosi r t hci
cumst ances- but t heywi l l beof noval ue
, but whof bl l owadi f f Er ent or der of
probabilities
I Nowgi veusamoment . t hecel l soper at ewi t ht he
knowl edgeof probabl eact l onsandst i l l mai nt ai nt hephysi cal body
i nyour chosensyst emsot hepsycheoper at i ngi nt hesameway
"seedsi tsel f i nmanydi f hentprobabi l i ti es, I nthi scasespeci f i cal l y
I amspeaki ngof ot herphysi cal probabi l i t i es- al t emat es, i
or ds, of t hewor l dasyouknowi t Thoseal i vewi t hyou, your con
t empor ar i es, donot al l bel ongt ot hesamepr obabl esyst emYbuar e
at ameet mggr oundi nt hat r espect , wher ei ndi vi dual sf r ommany
pr obabl er eal i t i esmi xandmer ge, agr eei ngmoment ar i l yt oaccept
cert ai nport l onsof t hesamespace- t l meenvl ronment
Becauseyouf bcusupont hesi mi l ar i t i esi nexper i ence, andpl ay
downthevari ances, thentheof tenti mesgreaterdi ssi mi l ari ti es4i nso
cal l edexperl enceescapeyoucompl et el yMut akei t f brgrant edt hat
memor yi sf aul t yi f youdonot agr eewi t hanot her per sonont he
event st hat happenedt acer t ai npl aceandt i me- sayt hosei na
r ecent l yexper i encedhi st or i cal past Ybut akei t f br gr ant edt hat
i nt erpret at l onsof event schangebut t hat cert ai ndef i ni t eevent s
occurredt hat arebeyondal t erat i onI nst ead, t heevent st hemsel ves
S
arenot nearl yt hat concret eYbuaccept oneprobabl eevent
oneel semayexperi encei nst eadaversi onof t hat event , whi cht hen
becomesthati ndi vi dual sf el treal i ty6
Theseevent smaybequi t edi f f er ent i ndeedandt hesepar at e
i nterpretati onsmakequi teval i dexpl anatl onsof separatevari ati ons
I nyourt erms, oneevent canhappeni nmanydi f f erent ways
Al l of t hi si sf i net heory>esot eri cbut hardl ypract i cal - unl ess
youbegi nt oql uest i ont henat ureof yourownt hought s, begi nt o
expl orethereal i tyof thoseeventsthatyouseemtoencounte
2. Gi veusamoment ( Pmj se. Backt oour f l ower s. ny
wi l df l ower onour mount ai nl edge72s) wi l l vi ewt he
val l eybel owf romi t sownperspect l ve, andseest ret chedabout i t t he
envl ronment wi t hwhi chi t i sf ami l i amGeneral l yspeaki ng, t heot hers
f l ower sbomi nt hesamespr i ngwi l l di eat about t het i meThe
next yeart henewf l owerswi l l seeasl i ght l ydi f f erent l andscape, yet
t heoveral l pat t ernswi l l bet heVi ol et swi l l growwheret here
wer evi ol et sbef br eThehousesi nt heval l
"pl ace. I f youl ookedat t hat samel andscapeonesummer andt hen
t henext , youmi ght say: Ah, t hevi ol et sal waysgrowt here, andi t i s
goodt oseet hel i l i esof t heval l eyi nt heshadowof t hesamer ock.
Ybumi ght real i zet hat t hef l owersyoupi ckarenot t hesamef l owers
t hat youpi ckedl ast yearat t hesamespot , but t heverynat ureof your
f bcuswoul dcauseyout oconcent r at eupont hosedi f f Er encesonl y
whenyouwer ef br cedt oOt her wi seyouwoul dt hi nkVi ol et sar e
vi ol ets, andtheyareal wayshereeachspri ng.
Thevastunexpl ai nabl edi rencethatexi stsasf arasthef l ower
ar econcemedi ssomet hi ngel seagai n- f br ont hat scal et hef l ow
er st hat youpi ckar eut t er l yt hemsel vesi nt hei r ownwor l d, f r om
whi cht oacer t ai next ent youhavet akent hem
Uni magi nabl edi f f erenceswoul dbepresent i f t hoseposi escoul d
seet sameenvl r onment of t heyear bef br e, e
var i at i onst hat youi gnor ewoul dbegi gant i cdi f f er ent enough
i ndeedsot hat at t hei rl evel t hef l owersmi ght t hi nkt hat adi f f erent
ki ndof real i t ywasi nvol vedSot herearevari at i ons, hi ghl ysi g
ni f i cantprobabi l i ti es, peratmgevenbetweenthoseborngene
ear - not onl yi nt er msof ext er i or
condi t i ons, but of i nwar dones

Consci ousnessdoesnot si mpl ychoo
but i t al soendowsi t sphysi cal or gani sm
aheadof t i mewi t hcert ai ni nnert ri ggerssot hat i t wi l l respondt o
thosecondi ti onsi nhi ghl yi ndi vi dual i sti cways
I amnot evenhi nt i ngat predest i nat i onorpredet ermi nat i on
Let ust ryanot hersi mpl eanal ogy6Aseed"knowst hat i t wi l l comet o
l i i nt hemi ddl eof apot i nsomeone' sl i vi ngroomSayi t i sat omat o
seed, andour houseowner deci dest ost ar t apl ant f r omscr at chAl l
cel l ul arl i f Ei sprecogni ti ve, i nyourtermsTheseedthenknowsthat
thesuncomes, say>f romthewesti nthi sparti cul arroomI tbegi nsto
respondi nt hat mannerbef bret heshoot emerges
Theshoot doesnot si mpl yr eact t ot hedi r ect i onf mmwhi cht he
sunshi nesdt heseedsensi t i zesi t sel f
"aheadof t i me' t ot hosecondi t i onsI t coul dgrowt ot heeast j ust as
wel l Thetri ggeri snotthesunsdi recti ononi tsown, butthepl ants
i nnateknowl edgeof thatdi recti o. Thepl anti snotpredesti nedto
growt owardt hewest , f brexampl e
Vj I nt hesamemanner , t hesel f knowsaheadof t i me
t hebest condi t i onsf bri t sowndevel opment , i nl i ght of t het i meand
thepl aceof i tschosenbi rthl thas, howevel i teral l yendl essproba-
bi l i ti estochoosef rom, tof Ul f i l l i tsabi l i ti eswhi l emai ntai ni ngawork
abl es el f hood6Cons ci ous nes s choos es t hebes t over al l condi t i ons
avai l abl ef bri t sownpurposesof growt hl t t henprecondi t i onsi t s
ownor gani smt or espondor not t or espondt ot het i meandpl aceof
bi rt h, t oexaggerat eormi ni mi ze, t onegat eoraccept
Theemergenceof consci ousnessi ntothosephysi cal condi ti ons
automati cal l yal tersthem- af actnotrecogni zedbyastrol ogers
Eachchi l dbornal terstheenti reuni verse, 7andchangestheworl dof
i t st i meandbi rt hbybri ngi ngi nt oi t act i onnot t hereearl i ei nyour
t er ms, andbyi mpr essi ngt heumver sewi t ht hest amp- t hei ndel i
bl est amp- of i t sr eal i t yEachchi l dchoosesi t sownpr obabl evel
si onof anygi venbi rt hdat eSuchdat esareobvi ousl ynot j ust poi nt s
i nti me, pi npoi ntedi nspaceI nthef i rstpl ace, si nceal l ti mei ssi mul
t aneous, youareal waysdyi ngandbei ngborn, andyourl at erexperi
enceaf f ect st het i meof your bi r t h
l admi t t hat abi r t hdayoper at esasahandyr ef er enceBut i f you
r eal i zedt hat your consci ousnessdi dexi st bef br et hat t i me
S
memor ywi l l openup, andyour accept edbi r t hdat ewi l l appear f ar
l essi mpor t ant , andmuch
bet t ert ouset han"bi rt h. I ngreat ert e1ms- f argreat ert ermst han
youi magi ne- youar eawar eof Pr obabl ebi r t hs, ' ' andyour ot her
parentages[thatare]qui teasl egi ti mateasthepersonal hi storyyou
nowaccept
Thesel f i snot l i mi t edThet r uemeani ngof t hat st at ement may
somet i medawnThei deaof onepersonhoodst i l l cl osesyoureyest o
t hegreat ermul t i personhoodt hat i syourt ruereal i t y60f t enyour
dreamsgl veyouahi nt of t hi ski ndof exi st ence
Ybumayt akeabr eak
I .
Di ctati on: Ybuvi ewtheheavensandtheuni verse, thepl anetsand
thestars, f romyourownf bcus- ahi ghl yl i mi tedonei ncertamterms
I nt hef i rst pl aceyouarel ooki ngat oneversi onof t heuni verse
our per cept i onTheent l r e
nat ureof apersonal i t ycannot beconsi deredi ni t st ot al i t yi nt hat
smal l cont ext
Thepersonal i l yi tsel f i snotonl yi ndependentof spaceandti me
butusesthei l l usi onsthatresul tf bri tsownpurposesAl l thi ngsare
rel at ed, but t heydonot act i nacert ai nwaybecauset hepl anet swere
such- andsuchat yourbi rt hTherei sarel at i onshi p

I t i sql ui t east ruet osayt hat t hepl anet sbehavei nacert ai nway
becaus, asi t i st ot ur nt hest at ement ar ound
asi sgeneral l ydoneTheveryposi t i onsof t hepl anet sandt hest ars
ar eef f ect sof t hesenseept i onst hat woul dhavenomeani ng
werei t not f bryourownki ndof consci ousnessThosepercept l ons
t hen, cannot causeyout obehavei nanygl venwaybecauseof condi -
t i onst hat havenomeani ngout si deof your ownconsci ousness
Pmj se. Now: Theuni verseexi st s, but i t t akest heshapeandf brm
t hat your ecogni zeonl yi nyour ownper cept i onsThemot i onof t he
pl anet si ndeedt hei rverypercei vedreal i t yexi st si nf ardi f hent
t er ms
Theuni ver s ei s s eededwi t hvar i ous k i nds
of consci ousnessesSomeof theseappeartoyouaspl anetsorstars,
t heyi nt rudei nt oyourf i el dof act ual i t y6Assucht heyappeart o
behavei nacer t ai nf ashi on

ef f ect s, Ybuandt hest ar sar esi mul t aneousevent s
di f f er ent scal esof act ual i t y- asyour scal eof
consci ousnessi sdi f f er ent f mmt hat of t hevi ol et s
Wi thphysi cal percepti onthepi ctureal l f i ts, courseYbureal
i zet hat someone- somei nt er est edobser ver - vi ewi ngt heear t h
f r omanot her pl anet i nanot her gal axywoul dbeseei ngwhat you
thi nkof asearthspastButasI poi ntedout, "he' ' mi ghtal sobeseei ng
earthsf Uture, accordi nghi spoi ntThi swoul di nnoway
al teryourreal i ty6Theposi ti onsof thestarsandPl anets, howevenand
yourt l mesche, cannot bedependedupont ogl veani ndi cat i on
of "causal ef f ectsThepersonal i tysi mpl yexi stsi ngreaterterms
Usi ngconventi onal astrol ogy>youwi l l f i nd
certai ncorrel ati ons, becauseof parti cul areventsoccurri ng, thatare
i ndeedi nt errel at edYbt manyi ndi vi dual swi l l not di scoversem-
bl ancesof themsel vesi nthechartsof astrol ogysi mpl ybecausethei r
chosenprobabi l i ti esare, qual i tati vel yspeaki ng, sodi fferentfromthe
66norl n
Whenastrol ogyworks, i tworksbecausetheastrol ogeri susi ng
hi sorhercreatl veandpsychi cabi l i ti es, andthenPrqj ecti ngthat
knowl edgei ntoapattemthati sof i tsel f toosmal l tocontai ni tThe
chart t hensi mpl ybecomesanai d
I underst andt hat someof t hi swi l l bedi f f i cul t t of bl l ow6Theonl y
ot herrecourse, howeveEi st orepeat myt hsandt al est hat youhave
out grown, Thest arsandpl anet ssi mpl yarei nmoret hanonepl ace
I admi t t hat your per cept l onof t hemmakest hem

appeartoberel ati vel ystabl eandyouarebi ol ogi cal l ytunedi nto
thatpercepti onYburexperi enceof ti meandmoti on, asyouknow
i srel ati ve, i ncompari sonwi thyourownrel ati vel ybri ef l i vesthe
pl anetsseemtoenduref bral mostendl essperi odsThi si syourvl ew-
poi nt asyoul ookout f romyourl edge
I 0. Ot her mi nut ecr eat ur esmi ght
wel l markport l onsof t hei rl i veswi t hyourcomi ngandgoi ng, and
i magi nethatyourposi ti onatthei rbi rthregul atedthei racti vi tyJ mag
i nethemmaki ngupchartscorrel ati ngthei rl i veswi thyourown
orI nanot herscal eof t i me, how
manyagesmi ght i t seemt ot akef br your shadowt ocr ossf r omone
si deof t her oomt oanot her Theanal ogyi snot asf ar f et cheda
, f brcertai nl yyourshadowwi l l af f ctthetemperatureof the
S
r oommi nut el yandal t er ot her condi t i onst her ei nwaysyouwoul d
nevercomprehend, of t encausmggl gant l cvanat l onst oaconsci ous-
nes s onanot her s cal e
Ani magi nar yant , aphi l osophi cal one, mi ght si t andi ni t sown
waycont empl at ehowof t enyouwal kedt hef l oor i naper i odt hat
mi ght seeml i keayeart i t I t mi ght t ryt ocal cul at eyournext pasF
sageaheadof t i me, sot hat - pr udent ant 1- i t coul dr uout of
thewayi nti metoavoi dyourf botsteps
ur r umbl i ngt r eadmi ght shakei t st i nyhomebeneat hcer t ai n
f l oorboards, ori nthecrevi cesbetweenI admi tthatl amstretchi ng
ourant t al ehere, but i magi nef Urt hert hat ourl i t t l ef dl owbecomes
f ami l i arwi theveryonei n, sayanapartmenthouse, l earni ngtorec
ogni zeal l of t hef bot st epst hat gouOur
phi l osopherkeepsi nt ouchwi t ht heot herant s, unt i l wi t ht i meand
wor kandpat i ence, achar t i smadeandcal cul at i onsdr awn.
bor nat t hr eeocl ocki nt heaf t emoon, Mi ssXcomeshome
wi t hherboyf ri end, i sapt t ohaveahardt i meof i t - f brt hecoupl e
runsaboutexuberantl yshaki ngal l of theestabl i shment,
bl i ngthedusti nthei nnercrevl ces
I amnot compari ngast rol ogerswi t hant s, , howevet xyl ng
t oshowyout hat youar enot r ul edbyt hest ar s- andt hat whenyou
behayeasi f youare, thenyouareshowi ngasl i ttl ecomprehensi onof
yourtrueposi ti onasourantdi dYbuaresmal l i nrel ati onshi ptothe
Stars, al so, butwhenyouseektopl aceyourf atei nthei rhands, f i gu
rati vel yspeaki ng, theni tdoesseemasi f youhavel i ttl econtrol over
your owndest my6
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rl ence, di notherki ndsof real i tyyoutwi nkl el i kestars

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NowI amnot goi ngt ot el l youanyt hi ng, andt hat al waysi nf Uri
at esyouandmakesyouhappyat t hesaI nst ead, I gi veyou
met hodst hat youcanuset omakeyour ownr eal i t ybyf bl l owi ngyour
wi l l ( 0sgasf ar asyouwant t o; andbecauseof t hi s
eveni ngssessi onandtheenergyi nvol ved, youhavetheopportuni ty
f brsomespl endi ddreamact i vi t y6Ybuwi l l havei t whet herornot you
r emember i t , Donot hassl ei t
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SeeNot el f br t he727t hsessi on; i t cont ai nsr ef r encest ot wosessi ons
ont hef et us, asJ aneexcerpt edt hemf brSMZz. Nowseet he557t h
sessi onf brChapterl 3of SeSethpresentedaddi ti onal i nf brmati on
onthevari ouswaysrei ncarnati ngpersonal i ti esassoci atethemsel veswi ththe
f et us: i nt he688t hsessi on, ",
j hetal kedaboutthepresentandf Uturephysi cal perceptl onsof thei nf ant
. J aneandl appeart obet woof t hosei ndi vi dual s"whof bl l owadi f f
entorderofprobabi l i ti esasfarasastrol ogyi sconcernedBeyondsomegen
eral readi ngwevedoneont hesubj ect - bot hproandcon- weknowl i t t l e
abouti tHowevenhoroscopesthatreadershavecastf brus, terwevegi ven
therequestedi nf brmati onaboutourbi rths, sel domshowmuchcorrel ati on
wi t ht heJ aneandRobwet hi nkweknow- nor wi l l oneper sonschar t sf br
usagreewi ththosepreparedbyothers' veendedupf eel i ngthatastrol
ogyasi tspresentl ypracti ced, i stool i mi tedi nconcepti on
Sethhasbri ef l yref erredtoastrol oAsan
exampl eAppendi x21cont ai nst her emar k
6, 1974, concerni ngthehi ddenvari abl esthatcanbeassoci ated
wi t harecogni zedbi rt hdat eFort hemoment , t hen, J aneandl t hi nkt hat
Seth' smateri al onastrol ogyi nthi s729thsessi on(and, i tsoondevel oped, i n
t he730t hcanser veashi sanswer t ot hosewhohaveaskedf br hi sopi ni on
about i t
SeeNot e5f br Ses s i on721
I t hi nkt hat i nhi smat er i al f r oml O: : her e, Set hver yneat l y
summar i zesmuchof st ant l ymoves
throughamul ti tudeof probabl ereal i ti es, meetmgcertai nothersi nanyone
space-tl meenvl ronment, percei vi ngi ndi vi dual ze
Veryusef Ul i nf brmati onJ aneandl trytokeepi ti nmi nd
. Seet he565t hsessi onasi t scont i nuedi nChapt er l 6of eaAs
Set ht al kedabout t hemyri adprobabl eact i onsavai
: : Tbtheextentthatyouareopenandreceptl ve, canbenef i tgreatl y
byt hevari ousexperi encesof yourprobabl esel vesof t enwhat seemst oyou
S
t obeani nspi rat i oni sat hought experi encedbut not act ual i zedont hepart
of anothersel f I deasthatyouhayeentertai nedandnotusedmaybepi cked
upi nthi ssamemannerbyotherprobabl eyousEachof theseprobabl esel ves
consi dersi t sel f t hereal you, course,
hepr obabl esebut t hr ought hei nner senseseachof youar eawar eof your
parti nthi sgestal t.
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t i onal t erseveryat omwi t hi nyourbody' ' seeNot e24f brAppendi x
SeeNot e3f br t he718t hs es s i on
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Di ctati on: Usual l Wouthi nki ntermsof ahypotheti cal whol esel f
or conscl ousnessemer gi ngat bi r t handdi sappear i ngat deat h
Thereare, howevenl earnedargument si nwhi chprof Essorsdebat e
suchquesti onsSomeastrol ogersusetheti meof concepti oni nthei r
cal cul ati ons, whi l eotherspref erthedateof bi rthVari ousrel i gi ons
havedeci dedthattheSoul ' ' entersthef etusati tsconcepti on, whi l e
othersarguethatconsci ousnesscannotbeconsi deredahumansoul
unt i l somet i mel at er, j ust pri ort obi rt h
Thesameki ndof quest i onsoccurat t heot herendof t hescal e
Whendoesdeathactual l ycoI nmostof thesedebates, thi shypo
t het i cal sel f or consci ousnessi st akenast hemeasur e

S
Gi veusamomentI nthef i rstpl ace, agai n, thesel f orsoul i n
thi scasei snotathi ngof measurement- nori si tnecessari l ysome
thi ngthatsuddenl yarri vesandthendi sappears
Thephysi cal sel f asyouknowi t i saf bcusof consci ousnesst hat
f brmsapersonal i tyi nresponsetothatf bcusI ti sverydi f f i cul tto
makeanal ogi eshere, butl amf bol hardyenoughtotryi tseI t
seemstoyouthatanynatural l yabortedf etushasnophysi cal l i f eat
al l , t hat suchl i f ehasbeendeni edt oi t f brsomereasonI nst ead, t he
fetusexperl encesanotherl evel : physi cal l i fEatadi ffErentscal e, that
i nyourtermswoul dappl ytothedi stantpast
I repeat convent i onal i deasof evol ut i on,
pel i odi nwhi chyourki ndof consci ousnessexperl ment edwi t ha
wat erenvl ronment , wi t hf i nsi nst eadof l ungsI ncert amt el mst hi s
gi vestheconsci ousnessal ookatparti cul arportl onsofthespeci es
"past. I tal soprovi desthatconsci ousnesswi thfi rsthandknowl edge
psychi cal l yanddi rectl yAgai n-mostdi f f i cul ttoexpl ai n(excl ama-
tl onpoi nt)1Parti cul arl ywi thoutof f Endi ngyouri deasof sel f hood-
yet eachof you"al i ve' di edi nj ust suchamannen
Whi l ei nConventi onal termsyouthi nkof l ongcenturi es' dura
ti on, i nwhi chf i nnedcreaturesrosef romtheseas, becomi ng'
repti l esandf i nal l ymammal s, manydi dnotmakethatj ourneybut
"fel l al ongthewaySoi nthoseterms, andfbl l owi ngthatanal ogythe
psychemakesthesameki ndof adj ustmentsandl i f e- changesYbu
haveeachexi stedmanytl mes, then, asf etuses Whodi dnotmakei t. '
Not necessar i l ybecauseyoudi dnot , but because
thoseexperl enceswerei nthemsel vesl egi ti mate, 2andi nyourpresent
statearewri ttememory' of yourphysi cal bei ng
j 1y6Nowt hi sdoesnot meant hat your per sonal i t y
asyouknowi t wasof t ent r appedwi t hi nawombdest i nedt odi e
t here, ort hat ahypot het i cal whol esel f woul dnot bebornI t means
thatthearchaeol ogyof yourpsycheasi ti sphysi cal l yf bcusedcarri es
t hoseexpenencesThesel f i snot . cgzj ) gl veusa
moment ; I amsear chi ngf br agoodanal ogyt hesel f i snot l i kea
cl ayf i gurecomi ngf romapotter Ah
her ei sasel f ; . Ybuhaveal ways
exi st edasaprobabl eset houghyouwerenot f bcusedi nt heknowl
edgeof yourownexperi ence
SESSI ON
I nparentheses: Ybumayhavebeenf bcusedql ui tewel l i nother
real i ti es, butl amspeaki ngof yourearthl yexi stenceasyouundel
standi t.
At anypoi nt nowyoucanl i t eral l ybecomemoreyoursel EI nt hat
regard, youarebornbydegreesI ncertai ntermsyouhavedi scarded
portl onsof yoursel Esoyoudi edbydegrees- butthetwo, thel i vi ng
andt hedyi ng, occurat once
I bacertai nextentwhatyouarewasl atenti nthef etus, butthere
i snoonepoi nt whent hef Ul l awarenessof t hesoul ent ersi nt ot he
fl esh. ' Theprocessi sgradual I nphysi cal termsi tbegi nsbefbreyo
arent sareborn
Gi veusamoment. (Lo7zgj I )"se. Thechartof eventsattheti me
of yourbi rthi sl i keonesmal l snapshotof someone' sbackyardi n
theaf ternoonHerei nthi sanal ogy>theentl reearthl ypersonal i ty
couNowasl ongasyoumakeyour
deducti onsaccordi ngtothatonepi cture, therewi l l becorrel ati ons
thatappl y- butonl ytothatsmal l speci f i carea
I nyourterms, thepersonatbi rthi saf f ectedbymul ti di mensi onal
condi ti ons, thecol l ecti veposi ti onof thepl anetsi sbutonevery
mi nut ei ndi cat i onof t heot her r eal i t i esi nvol vedRubur t i scor r ect
Eveni nconvent i onal t ermsat ruehoroscopewoul dhavet oi nvol ve
theti meof deathi nyourtemporal real i tywel l [asthatof bi rth]
Ybur f bcusof at t ent i onf br msboundar i est hat pr edi sposeyout o
bel i evei napoi ntatwhi chyourconsci ousnessemerges, asyouunde
standi t, andapoi ntwheni ti snol ongeref I ecti ve, ordi esYburbel i ef S
i nsuchconceptsl i mi tyourpercepti on, f brbyal teri ngthef bcusof
yourat t ent l onyoucant osomeext ent becomeawareof percept l on
bef breandaf t ert herecogni zedpoi nt sof bi rt handdeat h
Ybugrantsoul hoodonl ytoyourownspeci es, asi f soul shadsi zes
thatf i tyourownnaturesonl y6Ybupreservethesei deasbythi nki ng
of ani mal sasbene, howevenyoumust wonder when
t hesoul ent er st hef l esh, or whent heal i enf et usbecomesoneof your
own, andtheref brebl essedbythegodsandgrantedtheri ghttol i f e
But al l t hi ngshaveconsci ousnessspossess
asoul - nat ureSoul i st hel i f e
wi t hi neveryt hi ngt hat i st ushasasoul ' '
i f yout hi nki nt hoset erms, t heneachcel l wi t hi nt he
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f et usmust begr ant edasoul "j ' ' 9/ buZosg
cMeThecour seof acel l i snot pr edet er mi nedCel l sar e
usual l yverycooperati ve, parti cul arl yastheyf brmthestructuresof
thebody63
a0: 02. Gi veusamoment But t hebodyi sacont ext t hat t hey
hayechosentoexperi ence, I nf Ul f i l l i ngthemsel vesthecel l sai dyour
ownexi st ence, but i naf mmewor kt heyhavechosenTheycanr qect
cert ai nel ement swi t hi nt hei rexi st enceshoweverchanget hei r
coursesorevenf brmnewal l i ancesTheyhavegreat f reedomwi t hi n
what r eal i t yJ f t hei r pat hs
cannot bechart ed, andcani ndeedconst ant l ysurpri seyou, t henwhy
doyout hi nkt hat your cour s
adi ngtheposi ti onsof thestarsatyourbi rth
ouar econcer nedeven
thoughtheyf brmpartof thestructureof yourphysi cal bei ng
ar enot evenl essconsci ous. ( ETheyar econsci ousi na
di f f er ent f ashi onr omant i ci zeor t o
t hi nkof t hemasl i t t l epeopl e, but eachof t hempossessesahi ghl y
f bcusedconsci ousnessandaconsci ousnessof sel EYbul i ket o
t hi nk- agai n- t hat onl Wour ownspeci espossessesanawar eness
of i t sownsel f hoodTher ear edi f f er ent ki ndsof sel f hoodandan
i nf i ni tevari etyof waystoexperi encesel f awareness
"AJ sanexampl e, i t appear st oyout hat ani
al i t y6Cert ai nl yi t seemst hat a
cel "ol 3j ecti veknowl edgeof i tsownbei ng, Col on: asi f i ti s
wi thoutknowi ngwhati ti s, orwi thoutappreci ati onof i tsowni sness
Ybuarequi t ewrongi nsuchdeduct i onsNoraret herenecessari l y
gradat i onof consci ousnessprogressesi nri gi d
termsf romal owertoahi gherstateAnycel l haspracti cal useof pre
cogni ti veabi l i ti es, f brexampl e, thatql ui teescapeyou, manyof
youassi gnsuchabi l i t i est ohi ghersoul sEachki ndof l i f ehasi t s
ownqual i t i est hat cannot becomparedwi t ht hoshers, t hat
of t enc annot bec ommuni c at ed
: Al l of t hi smayseemt ohavel i t t l et odowi t ht henat ur eof
r ei ncar nat i onor wi t hcount er par t sasl have
expl ai nedt hem, t i t i svi t al t hat yout hrowasi deol dconcept sof t he
sel f andof t hesoul bef br eyoucanbegi nt ounder st andt hef r eedom
of yourownsel f hood

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bat t q/ wi e' ' @J
St opmewhenyouwant t o
Thi seveni ngRubur t r eadsomeUusubl i shed] mat er i al about
dol phi nsandwhal es, I tcontai nedstronghi ntsthatthosecreatures
aregeni usespossessi ngt heabi l i t yof abst ract t hought t oahi gh
degreeSuchi si ndeedthecase
Nowdol phi nsdeal wi thanenti rel ydi f f erentdi mensi onof real
i t y6Therei sasyet nomet hodof communi cat i ont hat canal l owyou
topercei vethei rconceptsof sel f hood, thei r[col l ecti ve]vi si onof
exi stenceTheyaresensi ti ve, sel f awarei ndi vi dual sTheyareal trui sP
ti cTheyunderstandthenatureof rel ati vi ty6andtheyhavedi f f erent
waysof passi ngoni nf brmat i ont ot hei ryoung, Theyarenot hi gher
or l ower t hanyour ownspeci esTheysi mpl yr epr esent adi f f er ent
ki ndof sel f hood
Nowtherei ssomerel ati onshi p, atl easti ntermsof ourdi scus
si on, betweenthereal i tyof thedol phi nsandthereal i tyof thef etus
I nyourtermsthef tusl i vesi npri meval condi ti ons, remi ni scentof
peri odsi nthespeci espaston
, Nowf br someconsci ousnessest hi si ssuf f i ci ent I nyour t er ms
agai n, f breachof you, i twassuf f i ci ent
Gi veusamoment , andr est your f i nger s
P"0t oj I O: 27.
soul i snot auni t t hat i sdef i nabl eI t i si nst eadanundef i n
abl equal i t y61t cannot bebr okendodest r oyedor
exPandedyet i t canchangeaf f i l i at i onandOrgani zat i onandi t s
characteri sti cs, whi l eeverremai ni ngi tsel E
Thesoul wi t hi nt hef Et uscannot bedest r oyedbyanyki ndof
aborti onf bri nstanceI tsprogresscannotbechartedf bri twi l l
al waysescapesuchcal cul at i onsI t shi st oryi si nt hef Ut urewhi ch
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Appendi xl 2cont ai nsmuchmat eri al onconvent i onal t heori esof evo
l uti on, sandmyownof tencounteri ngvi ews
Whi l eSethwasgi vi nghi smateri al onthef Etus, I f bundmysel f recal l
i ngsomei deasl vementi onedtoJ aneatvari ousti mesduri ngthel astcoupl e
of years, i ttenaboutbri ef l y
I thi nki tveryl i kel ythatabortedtusesandthosei nf antswhodi eearl
l i f e' ' wmont hsaf t erbi rt h, especi al l y- neveri nt ended
tostayl ongwi thi ncamouf l age(physi cal )real i tytobegi nwi th; theconsci ous
nesseswi t hi nt hosesmal l humanst ruct urescamej ust t omoment ari l ysampl e
our wor l dof mat t enwhet her f r omi nsi det hewombor out of i t Consi der i ng
thei rvi ewpoi nts, i tsnottragi cthatthey"di eunborn, oratsuchyoungages
al thoughi nordi narytermstheparentsi nvol vedwi l l al mostcertai nl ymourn
deepl y6Pel hapst hesenot i onswi l l beof somel i mi t edcomf brt t ot hosewho
havewri ttenuswi threl atedquesti ons.
But f br suchconsci ousnessest hebul kof t hei r act i vi t i eswi l l beel sewher e
possi bl yi notherprobabl ereal i ti es, possi bl yi nnonphysi cal real i ti esthatwe
canhar dl yi magi nef r omour ot agepoi nt sThosewhodi eunbor n,
youngchooset ot ouchuponphysi cal r eal i t yt oMf i l l cer t ai nneedst hey
gl i mpsei t asonemi ght avi ewt hr ought hewi ndowof apassi ngaut omobi l e.
5 3 3
real l ybel i evethatthosecertai nneedscanhavevasti mpl i cati ons,
butthi si sntthepl acetoattemptadi scussi onof suchaspectsof real i ty6
Of cour set hesei deaswoul dappl yt oanyf br mof l i f easweor di nar i l y
t hi nkof t hat qual i t y6Theywoul dbeacommonpl acei nt heani mal worl d, f br
i nst ance; wl messt hequi ckdeat hsof cert ai nnewbomki t t ensi nal i t t eras
J aneandl have) ; or consi der t hepuppyi nanani mal shel t enor pound,
t ai nt obeput t odeat hi naf Ewdaysi f noonegi vesi t ahome
' t l i vel ong, yet I t hi nkt hat i ni t sownwayi t must underst andt hat great
"ri sk"; f brspeci f i creasonsi tsconsci ousnessdeci deduponi tsbri ef l ooki nt
emporal real i tyb(Thi ski ndof thi nki ngusual l yremi ndsmeof acertai nstate
ment Set hmadehal f adozenyearsago; seeNot e7f brSessi on727Crea
tureswi thoutthecompartmentof theegocaneasi l yf bl l owthei rowni denti ty
beyondanychangeof f brm.
Set hsdi scussi oni nt hi seveni 730t hsessi onal soremi ndedmeof
anarti cl erdcl i ppedf romametropol i tannewspaperi nl 974Thegi stof the
pi ecei sthateachyeari nthi scountryanestl matedseveral thousandseri ousl y
def ecti vei nf antsarequi etl yl ef ttodi e, wi thouttreatment, af termostcaref Ul
consi derati onbytheparentsanddoctorsi nvol ved
Onamorepersonal l evel , J anehersel f natural l yabortedathree- month
ol df et us, l esst hanayearaf t erourmarri agei ( andni neyearsbef bre
shei ni ti atedthesesessi ons). Sethhassai dveryl i ttl eaboutthi sevent,
, t esessi ont hat t he
mi scarri agespontaneousl ycameaboutbecausethepersonal i tyi nhabi ti ng
t hef et uschangedi t smi nd, andwi t hdrewf romt hephysi cal worl dAt some
i ndef i ni t edat ewedopl ant onvi t eSet ht odi scusst hewhol esi t uat i oni n
detai
. Al l 200bi l l i on(approxi matel y)them.
Thecel l sprecognate. SeeNote3f brthe727thsessi on
Thesuperi ori ntel l ectual andal trui sti ccharacteri sti csof dol phi nsand
ot her cet aceansar ewel l knowni f bar el yunder st oodi ndet ai l
Omont hsagoi nhi sf i nal del i ver yf br t he688t h
sessi oni nVOl umel of " u" zheci t edt hemasbei ngnot onl y
si mi l artocertai nspeci esthathadl i vedonourownpl aneti nthef arpast, but
asrepresent i ngbl eedt hroughsprobabl ereal i t i esi nwhi chwat eI
i ngmammal spr edomi nat e
Not e9f br t he688t hsessi oncont ai nsadescr i pt i onof J aneswor konan
ear l yunf i ni shednovel , whi chshebeganacoupl eof
mont hsbef breSet hf i rst camet hroughi nl at e
' dsayt hat i nacont ext l i ket heoneheuseshere, Set haut omat i cal l y
ref erstoAl bertEi nste' sspeci al andgeneral theori esof rel ati vi ty6Wi thi nthe
over r i di ngconst ancyof t hespeedof l i ght , al l phenomenai nour camouf l age
S
r eal i t y- mot i onvel oci t ymassmat t ent i mespacegr avi t at i on
eachot hemSpaceandt i me, f br i nst ance,
notseparateoruni f brmenti ti es, butcl osel yrel atedi ntui ti veconstructsof
consci ousness; massi saf brmof energy; moti oni snotabsol ute, butrel ati veto
themoti onof somethi ngel se; twoobservers, eachmovi ngatadi f f erentvel oc
i t yrel at i vet oacommonsequenceof event s, wi l l percei vet hoseevent si ndi f
f er ent cour s es of t i me
Accor di ngt oSet h, t hen, i ni t sownwayt hedol phi nandt hewhal e,
cour segr aspssuchphenomena- andwi t hout t heai dof t hever ysophi st i
catedwri ttencal cul ati onsandthephysi cal i nstrumentswehumansuse
. J anef i rstexperi encedthemul ti pl e- channel ef f Ectwi thSethnotl ong
af t ershebegandel i veri ngPg07zRea; seeSessi on616f brChapt er2
. I canaddl at er t hat i nChapt er l 7of J anepr esent ed
bot hher ownnot esonher out - of bodyexper i enceandt hemat er i al Set h
gaveoni t t henext eveni ngi nt he730t hsessi on
Asnot eddur i ngt hel ast sessi onbr eak, J anehadt unedi nt oaddi t i onal
Set hmat eri al onast rol ogy61nowadd, wi t hregret , t hat t hat i nf brmat i onwas
never r ecor ded
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j ANuARY20, 1975
9:
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Di ct at i on. ( Sl 1"Ybur pr esent i deaof i dent i t yi s
mai nt ai nedonl ybecauseyougr ant asva
al i l y6
I not herwords, youraccept edconcept sof sel f hoodwoul ddi sap-
peari f youeveral l owedanysi gni f i cant sul qj ect i veexperl encet o
i nt r ude TheAbs ent Sel f ' t heabs ent or unknowns el f - i s t he
porti onof yourownexi stencethatyoudonotordi nari l ypercei veor
accept, thoughtherei swi thi nyoual ongi ngf bri t
Muchof "01, "Rei si nvol vedwi t ht hebr eaki ngupof
t heol i est hat havebeenl ongaccept ed, but t hat pr event youf r om
percei vi ngt hepowerf Ul namreof t hoseabsent port i onsof t hesel f
Asyouf bcusuponcert ai ndet ai l sf romal argerf i el dof physi cal reaL
i t y>sot henyouf bcusupononl yt hesmal l port i onof yoursel f t hat you
consi der r eal .
Ybucar r ywi t hi nyouhowevemt hedeepknowl edgeof exper i
encet hat i nyour t er mswoul dbepI i oEyet i nyour cel l sandyour own
deepermi ndsuchi nf brmat i oni scurrent
Sel f hoodover spi l l swi t hgr eat l uxur i ous
out cr oppmgs, t youj eal ousl yguar dagai nst suchcr eat i vi t yJ ba
535
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cert ai next ent youdocarryt heknowl edgeof yourf bref at herswi t hi n
your[cel l schromosomes, ' whi chpresentapattemthati snotri gi d
but f l exi bl e- onet hat i ncodi f i edf ashi onendowsyouwi t ht hesub
j ect i vel i vi ngexper i enceof t hosewho, i nyour t er ms, havegone
bef breAsRuburt recent l ysuspect ed, someveryol dcul t ureshave
beenawareof thi sPeri odWhi l ebei ngi ndependenti ndi vi dual s
t hei r member sal soi dent i f i edwi t ht hei r ancest or st osomeext ent
accept i ngt hemaspor t i onsof t hei r sel f hoodsThi sdoesnot mean
thatthei ndi vi dual sel f wasl ess, butwasmoreawareof i tsownreal i ty
Acompl et el ydi f f er ent ki ndof f bcuswaspr esent edi nwhi cht he
ancest orswereunderst oodt ocont ri but et ot henew"experl enceof
thel i vi ng; onei nwhi chthephysi cal l yf bcusedconsci ousnesscl earl y
sawi t sel f aspercei vi ngt heworl df bri t sel f but al sof bral l of t hose
whohadgonebef br e- ( 9WaJ J ! / bej sj whi l er eal i z
i ngthati nthosetermsheorshewoul dcontri buteaswel l asthegen
eratl onspast
Theani mal swereal soacceptedi nthi snatural phi l osophyof sel f
hoodasthei ndi vi dual pl ai nl ysawthel i vi ngql ual i tyofconsci ousness
Thechar act er i s t i cs of t heani mal s wer eunder s t oo
"l i f e, addi ngthei rql ual i ti estotheexperl enceof thesel f i nanew
wayb3Ybuhadbetterput"l i fei nquotesi nthatl astsentence
z"sg. sgr eat hus
bandryas, f romi t , dyi nganddecayi ngnewf brmswoul dari seThi s
wasagl ve- and- t akei nwhi ch, f bri nst ance, aj ungl enei ghborhood
wastrul yho, andal l wasaporti onof thesel f psychi cal l yspi ri tl
al l yandphysi cal l y4
z"se7. Letthosewhowi l l , l aughattal esof spi ri tsturn
i ngi ntothetrees5- asi mpl i sti ctheorycertai nl yyetasymbol i c
s t at ement i ns uc hs oc i et i es :
ry>si t i onof
t hegrounduponwhi chrel i gi onsgrew6Agai n, yourl i mi t edconcept s
of sel f hoodmakewhatl amsayi ngdi f f i cul tf bryoutopercei ve
sI amnot sayi ng, f brexampl e, t hat t hel i vi ngcon
sci ousnessof eachi ndi vi dual returnedtotheearthl i teral l ybutthat
t hephysi cal mat eri al permeat edandst ampedwi t ht hat consci ous
nessdi d, doesAgai n, event hecel l sr et ai nknowl edgeof al l of
thei raf f i l i ati onsI nphysi cal termstheconsci ousnessthatyouundexL
standi sbaseduponthi s
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t
l easti ntui ti vel yunderstandthi sheri tage
Thosei nt i mat er eal i zat i ons, howevenhad
t obecount er bal ancedi nl i newi t hcer t ai npur posesset byyour
speci es, andevenf brthatmattermomentari l ysetasi desothatother
abi l i t i esandcharact eri st i cscoul demergespeci essenseof
curi osi tywoul dnotal l owi ttostayi nanyhometerri toryf brl o9, 6
andsot hesenseof i nt i macywaspur posel ybr okenI t woul dbecome
hi ghl yi mpor t ant agai nhoweveEwhent hepl anet waspopul at ed
extensi vel y>asi ti snow- onl ytheori gi nal f eel i
r t hef aceof t heear t hTheabsent por t l onsof
thesel f arereadytoemergeTheothentoyouprobabl e, l i nesof con
sci ousnesscannowcomei nt opl ay6
Thesedi f f erent l i nesof f bcuswi l l eachshowyouot heraspect sof
yourownreal i tyasi ndi vi dual sandasaspeci es
Takeyourbreak
: Bt OI O: 29.
I sai doncethatnoknowl edgeexi stsoutsi deof consci ousness
I nt hoset er msneut r al dat aar enot t r ansf er r edt hr ought he
chr omosomesConsci ousnesspassesoni nf br mat l ont hr ough
"l i vi ng"vehi cl esWhetherphysi cal l ymateri al i zedo, knowl edge
i spossessedbyconsci ousness, I ti sal ways"i ndi vi dual i zed(j bs
thoughnotnecessari l yi nyourterms
Thei nf br mat l oncar r i edbyt hechr o
somesi snotgeneral , buthi ghl yspeci fi cl ti scodi fi eddata(i tsel fal i ve
t hat cont ai nswi t hi ni t t heessenceof ancest ral knowl edge- change
thattoancestral experi ence- of speci f i cancestral experi enceBi o
l ogi cal l yyoudoi ndeedcarrywi t hi , t hen, t hememori esof your
parti cul arancestorsThesef brmaparti al basi sf bryoursutj ecti ve
andphysi cal exi stence, provi detheneededsupportf bri t
sphysi cal
t hosememor i escanbet r ansl at edagai nbacki nt oemot i onal and
psychol ogi cal events, thoughusual l ytheyarenoti nyoursoci eti es
Tot hat ext ent t heso- cal l edpast exper i enceof your ancest or s
andof yourspeci esi sconcurrent wi t hyourown, bi ol ogi cal l yspeak-
i ngThat i sbut onel i ne, howevencover edbyt hechr omosomesYbu
haveanot herl i neof exi st encet hat al soservesasasupport f brt he
onet hat youpr esent l yr ecogni zeI t i ncl udesot her i nt er weavmg
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physi cal rel ati onshi psthatbi ndyouwi thal l othersuponyourpl anet
at t hesameaCUacent l evel of t i meThat i s, t osomeext ent or anot her
youar er el at edt oal l of t hoseal i veupont hepl anet Ybuar et l me
cont emporari esYbuwi l l haveaf arcl oserrel at i onsh
thanwi thothersSomewi l l beyourcounterparts
. Gi veusamoment Thesemayor maynot becl oser t o
youthanf ami l yrel ati onshi psbutpsychi cal l yspeaki ngtheywi l l
shareacert ai nki ndof hi st orywi t hyouYbuwi l l al sobeconnect ed
t hrought hephysi cal f rameworkof t heeart hi nt hel argegl ve- and
takeof i tsspace- tl mescheme
At hi r dl i nesuppor t mge
rei ncamati onal one9Thi si ssomeWhatl i ketheancestral l i ne(
) , andt hereareal soref l ect i onsi nt hegenesandchromosomes
undet ect edbyyoursci ent i st sTheancest ral andrei ncarnat i onal
l i nesmergetosomeextenttof brmwhatyouthi nkof asyourgeneti c
pat t ernsaheadof t i me, sot ospeak, Bef bret hi sl i f eyouchosewhat
youwi shedf r omt hoset womamar eas
Rei ncarnati onal experl encei sal sotransmi tted, then, andcanbe
retransl atedf romabi ol ogi cal code- i mpri nti ntoemoti onal aware
ness, Agai n, howevenasyouarenot yourparent soryourancest ors
youarenotyour"rei ncarnati onal sel ves.
Hereal soi deasof t i mehamperyou, f brI must expl ai nal l of t hi s
i ntemporal termsSi nceti mei ssi mul taneous, atotherl evel syour
ancest orsknewof yourbi rt ht hought heydi edcent unesagoi nrec-
ogni zedconti nui ty6Thesameappl i estorei ncarnati onal exi stences
thatyouthi nkof asoccurri ngi nthepast
Ybucannot sayt hat yourancest orsl i kesomest rangepl ant s
wer egr owi ngt owar dwhat youar e, or t hat youar et hesumof t hei r
expenenceswer ear et hemsel vesYbucannot sayt hat
youar et hesumof your past r ei ncar nat i onal l i vesei t hedf br t he
samer easonsYbucut of f t heknowl edgeof your seandsodi vi si ons
seemt ooccuI : Ybuar esomewhat l i keapl ant t hat r ecogmzesonl y
oneof i tsl eavesatati Al eaf f Eel si tsdeeperreal i tyasapartof the
pl ant , addst oi t sownsenseof cont i nui t yandevent oi t sown
senseof i ndi vi dual i t yBut youof t enpr et endt hat youar esomeodd
dangl i ngl eaf ; wi thnoroots, growi ngwi thoutapl anttosupportyou
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l ant coul dbet hought of
ascounterpartsof eachother, eachal i veandi ndi vi dual i nonetl
eachcontri buti ngyetf aci ngi ndi f f erentdi recti onsAsonel eaf f al l s
anothertakesi tspl ace, unti l nextyearthewhol epl ant, sti l l l i vi ng
wi l l haveacompl et el ynewset of l eaves- f Ut urerei ncarnat i onal
s el ves of t hi s bat ch
Ybuar enot pl ant s, but t heanal ogyi sasi mpl eoneAndi f you
wi l l f brgi veme- overal l i t hol dswat er( se
Takeyourbreak
I M6t OI I .
Therei saconst ant i nt eract i oni nt hepl ant , bet weeni t spart s
t hat youdonot percei veThel eavesnowpresent arebi ol ogi cal l y
val i d, i nterrel ati ngi nyourterms
areof thepasthi storyof thepl ant, andbi ol ogi cal l ytheyspri ngup
f mthatpast.
Eachl eaf seekstoexpressi tsl eaf hoodasf ml yaspossi bl eLeaves
t akei nsun, whi chhel pst hepl ant i t sel f gr ow( t 149i l b
Thedevel opmentof thel eaves, then, i sveryi mportanttothepl ants
ownexi st enceThecel l sof t hepl ant ar ekept i ncont act wi t ht he
envl ronmentthroughthel eavesexperi ences, andf Utureprobabi l i
ti esareal waystakeni ntoconsi derati onThesmal l estcal cul ati ons
i nvol vi
annotbeseparated
02911)se. Thepl anthasi tsown"i dea"of i tsel i nwhi cheach
of i tsl eaveshasi tspart. steachl eaf hasthel atentcapaci ti esof the
whol epl antRootone, f bri nstance, andanewpl antwi l l grow
Sel veshavef ar gr eat er f r eedomt hanl eaves, but t heycan
al soroot t hemsel vesi f t heychoose- andt heydoRei ncarnat i onal
sel vesarel i kel eavest hat havel ef t t hepl ant , choosi nganewmedi um
of exi stenceI nthi sanal ogythedroppedl eavesof thephysi cal pl ant
havef Ul f i l l edt hei rownpurposest ot hemsel vesasl eaves, andt ot he
pl ant Thesesel veshowever , dr oppi ngf r omonebr anchof t i me
r oot t hemsel vesi nanot her t i meandbecomenewpl ant sf r omwhi ch
otherswi l l sprout
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Cor r ect
Thel argersel Ethen, seedsi tsel f i nti meI nthi sprocessnoi den
t i t yi sl ost andnoi dent i t yi st hesa, yet al l arei nt errel at edSoyou
S
cant heor et i cal l yexpandyour consci ousnesst oi ncl udet heknowL
edgeof yourpast l i ves, t hought hosel i veswereyoursandnot yours
, asnext year sl eaveshaveacommonr oot
wi t ht hel eavesnowof t hi spl ant ?290go"
Suchknowl edge, howevemwoul daut omat i cal l yaf f ect t hosepast
l i vesyoubackher e, becausei t
seemst oyout hat t hel eavesof next year comeasanef f ect causedby
thi syearsl eaves' 0nthepl antandi tsi nnatecreatl vepattern, how
eveal l of i t smani f est at i onsareone- anexpressi onof i t sel each
port i ondi rent Theknowl edgeof i t sf Umrel eaves, aspot ent i al
pat t ern, exi st snowThesameappl i est ot hepsycheI nt hat great er
real mof real i tytherei screati vei nterpl ayandi nterrel ati onshi ps
betweenal l aspectsof sel f hood
Endof di ct at i onandof sessi on, Myhear t i est r egar dsandaf bnd
goodeveni ng
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NOTES:
1. Asdef i nedi nNot e9f brSessi on682, i nVbl umel of "01, ", Rgzz:
"Chromosomesaremi croscopi cbodi esi ntowhi chtheprotopl asmi csubstance
of acel l nucl eusseparatesduri ngcel l di vi si onTheycarrythegenes, thef ac-
torsoruni ts- bl uepri nts' thatdetermi neheredi tarycharacteri sti cs.
, seeNot el 4f br Appendi x
. Af t er t hesessi onJ anet ol dmeshedhadt het hought dur i ngani dl e
moment ear l yl ast week, but hadf br got t ent oment i oni t t abl et o
el aborat euponherori gi nal i deanow
Set hpackedal ot of i nf br mat i oni nt ot heshor t 689t hsessi onf br
VOl ume. Hedi scussedt hei nnumer abl eexper i ment sof consci ousnesswi t h
ani mal manandman- ani mal f br ms; t hegr eat communi cat i onbet weenman
andani mal i nanci ent t i mes, andt hedeepr appor t of bot hwi t ht hei r nat ur al
heri t agepsychi candbi ol ogi cal bl uepri nt sandcel l ul arprecogni t i ont he
gr owt hof mansegoconsci ousness; t hebegi nni ngsof our godconcept sand
myt hol ogy; more
, seethe687thsessi onatl O: 45, whenSethsai d: Bi ol ogi
cal l r t hSomeof hi scel l shavebeen
t hecel l sof ani mal s, andt heani mal knowshewi l l l ookout t hr oughamans
eyes. "ThenseeNot e3f brt hat sessi on- especi al l yJ ane' spoem, ' ' z"01z
For somer el at edt r eemat er i al , seeNot e7f br Sessi on727

Seet hemat er i al f r oml O: : f br t he684t hs es
si on: Seet he716t hsessi on, f br i nst ance
Set hevi dent l yr ef br r edt ot hemat er i al hegaveont heconsci ous
at t ri but esof i nf brmat i onf brChapt er3of Pe7: . Not el f brSessi on
697, , cont ai nsquot at i onsf romt hosecomment s, aswel l asaf Ew
ot her r ef er ences
Actual l ySethhasbeendescri bi ngi nvari ouswaysthei ndi ssol ubl erel
ti onshi pbetweenconsci ousnessandi nf brmati on(orconsci ousnessandany-
t hi ngel se) , eversi nceJ anebeganhol di ngt hesessi onsoveradecadeagoI
tri edal i ttl eexperi mentthemorethan64three- ri ngbi nders, vol
umes, aswecal l them, thathol dthetypedtranscri ptsof oursessi ons, I pi cked
out t hesecondbi ndeWi t hi ni t weresessi onsl 6t o23i ncl usi ve, coveri ngt he
peri odf romJ anuaryl 5toFebruary5, 1964. Fi veof theei ghtsessi onscon
tai nedmateri al appl i cabl etothi snoteSeth, i nthel 8thsessi on, f brexampl e
Asyouhaveprobabl ysupposedbynowtherei sconsci ousnessi nevery-
thi ngVi si bl eori nvi si bl etoyouon
sci ousnesPai nandpl easur et hest r ongest aspect sof al l
consci ousnesses, areexperi encedbyeveryf ragment, accordi ngtoi tsdegree
Di f f renti ati oni sof coursevari ous, andi ti si nthedegreeof di f l Erenti ati on
t hat consci ousnessesar edi f f Er ent '
8. SomedayJ dl i keSethtoenl argeuponthetantal i zi ngi mpl i cati ons
cont ai nedwi t hi nt hi sst at ement
WhenSet hment l onsr ei ncar nat i onnowI usual l yt hi nkof acer t ai n
del i ver: i nthe683rdsessi on, seetheparagraph
of materi al begi nni ngwi ththi sphrase: "Remcarnati onsi mpl yrepresents
probabi l i ti esi natl mecontext. Al soseeNote3f brthatsessi on
Besi desquoti ngf romthel 8thsessi , above, I presented
exceptsontreeconsci ousnessf romthesamesessi oni nNote7f brSessi on
727Letmebri ef l yconti nuethatearl ySethmateri al here: I ndrawi nguphi s
l i st of so- cal l ednat ur al l aws, I havesai d070t hat mandeci ded
thatwhatappearedtobecauseandef f ecttohi mwas, theref bre, anatural l aw
of t heuni verseNot onl ydot heseso- cal l edl aws, vary
accordi ngtowhereyouarei ntheuni verse, theyal sovaryaccordi ngtowhat
youarei nt heunl verseTheref breyourt reerecogni zesahumanbei ng
t houghi t doesnot seet hehumanbei ngi nyour t er msTbat r eet hel awsar e
si mpl ydi f f ErentAndi f atreewrotei tsl awsof theuni verse, thenyouwoul d
knowhowdi f f Erenttheyare.
Andf r omt he521st sessi onaf t er l O: 17f br Chapt er 4of SMzAs
" resul t , ' see, aut omat i cal l yi nf Erscauseandeect - t hecause
happeni ngbef br et hel exampl eof t he
strengthof suchdi storti onsandof thei nherentdi f f i cul ti esi nvol vedwi th
verbal thought, fbri tal waysi mpl i esasi ngl e-l i nedel i neati on.
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eveni ng: I havespokenabout count el part si nRuburt s
cl ass. Manyof thestudentsbecamedeadl yseri ousastheytri edto
understandtheconcept
Somewant edmet oi dent i t yt hei r count er par t sf br t hem
student(rzzI ), acontractosai dl i ttl eI nstead, duri ngthel astweek
hel et hi sowncr eat i vei magi nat i ongowher ever i t mi ght whi l ehe
hel dt hegeneral i deai nhi smi ndHepl ayedwi t ht heconcept , t hen
I nawayhi sexper i enceswer el i ket h, cur l ous
f i l l edwi t hent husi asmAsar esul t hehi msel f di scover edaf ewof hi s
counterparts
peopl ehoweveEar esout t er l yser i oust hat t heysuspect
t hei rowncreat i vi t ybTheyexpect t hat i t sproduct swi l l beunreal or
not val i di nt hephysi cal wor l dt t her ei sagr eat cor r el at i on
bet weenwhat yout hi nkof ascreat i vi t yal t eredst at esof consci ous-
ness, pl aybandSpi ri tual devel opment

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i nt i ngyouar ei nast at e
of pl aypf enj oyment , of f reedomYbui nt endt omakesomet hi ngdi f L
f erent , t oproduceanewversi onof real i Ybucreat eout of l ove, f br
t hesakeof t heexper i enceAt onet i meor anot her al most ever yone
hast hat ki ndof experi ence, but chi l drenhavei t of t enTheycompose
songsandmusi candpai nti ngsi nthei rheadsTheyal terthef bcusof
thei rconsci ousnessesf reql uentl y6Theydonotstoptoaskwhetheror
notthepl ayi sreal orperti nentPhysi cal l ypl aydevel opsthei rbody
mechani smsI tal sof l exesthegreatcapabi l i ti esof thei rmi nds
Pm4seWhenyouthi nk, Col on: "Li f Ei searnest, deci deto
putawaychi l di shthi ngs, of tenyoul osesi ghtof yourowncre
ati vi tyandbecomesodeadl yseri ousthatyoucannotpl ay>men
tal l ySpi ri tual devel opmentbecomesagoal thatmusLbeattai ned
Thegoal i st obeachi evedt hr oughhar dwor k,
notunderstandwhatthespi ri ti s
I keepret urni ngt onat ural anal ogi es- but pl ant sdonot work
atdevel opi ngthei rpotenti al Theyarenotbeauti f Ul becausethey
bel i evei ti sthei rresponsi bi l i tytopl easeyoureyearebeauti f Ul
becausetheyl ovethemsel vesandbeauty6Whenyouaresoseri ous
youal mostal waysdi stortthenatureof yourownspi ri tasf arasyour
underst andi ngof i t i sconcernedYbucannot l et yourguarddown
l ongenoughtodi scoverwhati ti sYbukeepl ooki ngf brnewrul esor
regul ati ons, ormethodsof di sci pl i ne
Ybukeepsear chi ngf br anewascended
mast eEAY- i n
capitals
ei rownwayschi l drenarequi teawareof thei rcounterparts
andof otherportl onsof thei ri ndi vi dual real i ti esTheyrel ateto
thei rcounterpartsi ndreamsi nvi si
bl ecompani onsYbudreamof yourowncounterpartsf requentl y
butyouaresoaf i ai dof mai ntai ni ngwhatyouthi nkof astherati onal
adul t sel f t hat youi gnoresuchcommuni cat i os
Peopl ehavewri ttenhereaski ngaboutsoul mates31ncertai ncr
cl est hi si st hel at est vogue; i t i sbasedupon
t hereal i t yof count erpart sandpresent sanot herversi onof t he
theoryBut, agai n, i ti streatewi thanal mostpompousseri ousness
( Pzzse. Manyof t hosewhouset het ermdoi t t ohi derat hert hant o
S
rel easethei rownj oyf Ul abi l i ti esTheyspendti mesearchi ngf brthei r
soul mat es- but t hesear chi nvol vest hemi napi l gr i magef br aki nd
of i mpossi bl ecommuni cat i onwi t hanot heEi nwhi chal l di vi si oni s
l ost , wi t ht het wot hent r ymgt oj oi ni nacement mgoneness, suf f b
cat i ngal l senseof pl ayorcreat i vi Ybuarenot onepart ,
of anothersoul , 4searchi ngthroughtheannal sof ti mef bryourParf
nendoneunt i l youar ecompl et edbyyour soul mat e
" ' " l ba" scezj , 2. Whenyoubecomet oo
i ntenttomai ntai nyourreal i tyyoul osei t, f bryoudenythecreatl vl ty
uponwhi chi trests
010911) "s I amnot denyi ngt hei mport anceof t ruereason
Cert ai nl yl amnot t el l i ngyout oi gnoret hei nt el l ect But youdo
of t eni gnoret hepl ayMnessof t hei nt el l ect , andf brcei t t obecome
somethi ngl essthani ti s
nkeyour br eak
.
Manyof youhavedaydreamsi nwhi chyouact ual l yseeyoursel ves
asyour count er par t sandpor t l onsof t hei r l i vessomet l mescome
t hrought oyouasyougoabout yourchores
Ybupayl i t t l eheed, howevemYbut hi nkt hat t hi si sj ust your
"i magi nati on. ' ownpsyche
Therearehi ntsof i ti nal l of yourexperl enceYbuwoul dnotbeal i ve
i nyourterms, i f f i rstyoudi dnoti magi neyoursel f asyouare, Pl ayi s
f act , oneof t hemost pract i cal met hodsof survi val , bot hi ndi vi du-
al l yandf brthespeci esWi thi ni tsf rameworkl i ethesecret
atl vl tyandwi thi nthesecretsofcreati vi tyl i ethesecretsofbei ng
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evenyourphysi cal experl enceI amnot speaki nghereof ot herreaL
i t i est hat coul daddt ot hat di mensi on. HzePl aybri ngsyoua
neededr est f r omyour di st or t edconcept sof sel f hood,
s f i nes t i nvent i ons havec omewhent hei nvent or was not
concent rat mguponwork, but i ndul gi ngi npast l mesorpl ay6
Rz2j seYbuarei nvol vedwi t hsomeof yourcount erpart smore
or l essdi r ect l yWhi l eot her sl i vei ndi f hent l ands
tl messeparatedal soi ntermsof agedi f f erencesorcul ture- ql ual i
ti eswi thwhi chyouwoul df i ndi tdi f f i cul ttorel atentui ti vel yyou
knowwhot hecount er par t sar ei ni l yexpenence,
ci ousl yawar eof suchaf f i l i at i ons

youmust t henf el i t yourresponsi bi l i t yt of bl maki ndof cul t ureof
count erpart s, ort ot ryandaHect ot herpeopl e' sl i vesbyremi ndi ng
t hemof your r el at i onshi p
peopl eyoudi sl i kemost heart i l ymaybecount erpart sEachof you
mayl beexpl ori ngdi f f erentaspectsof thesameoveral l chal l enge
Ther ei snot hi ngesot er i cabout f ami l i esTheyr epr esent t he
ki ndof rel at i onshi pst hat yout akef brgrant edThesameappl i est o
count erpart sexcept t hat youarenot ordi nari l yf ami l i arwi t ht he
t er mor concept
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evenf brt hef ami l yasawhol eOnemi ght bet heupst art , anot hert he
perf ect achi evenPsychol ogi st snowof t ent ryt odeal wi t ht hef ami l y
asawhol e, byal l owi ngt hedi f f er ent member st oseehowt heymay
beexaggerat mgcert ai nt endenci esat t heexpenseof ot hers
Theupst ar t f br i nst ancemaybedi spl ayi ngal l of t hebol d
aspect si nhi bi t edbyot herf ami l ymembersThrought hi spersont he
ot her smayvi car i ousl yshar et heexci t ement or suspenseof t hose
exper l encest hat ar eot her wi sebl ocked
compl et el yhi di ngsuchi mpul ses, whi l eexPressi ng
f ai t hf Ul l yt hedesi resof ot herf ami l ymembersf brexcel l ence
di sci pl i neNowt hesamecanappl yt ocount er par t sandt hosei n
your exper l encecansho, i nexagger at edf br m, ,
havenot chosent oconcent r at e
Ybucanl ear nmuchf r omyour count er par t st her ef br eandt hey
f r omyou, Thosecount er par t st hat youmeet wi l l bewor ki ng, pl ay-
i ng, andbei ngmor eor l esswi t hi nyour owncul t ur edoesnot
meant hat youarebi t sandpi ecesof somehypot het i cal whol ese
z"Sc: 20. Pr et endt hat t hepsychei sapl ant sendi ngout
seedsof i t sel f i nmanydi rect i ons, eachseedgrowi ngi nt oanewpl ant
i ndi f f erent condi t i onsGrowi ngt opl ant hood, t hoseseedssendout
f Urt hernewvari at i onsAhandf Ul of seedsf romanyt reemi ght f al l i n
t hesamebackyardOt hersmi ght bebl ownf brmi l esbef bret heyl and
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al waysappl y; sometl mesyourancestorscomef romvarl ouscountrl es
sot her ei saphysi cal l i neaget hat youunder st andTher ear eof t en
homecomi ngs, wher edi st ant r el at i vesr et umt ot hehomest eadNow
psychi cal l ythesameappl i esi ntermsof counterpartsI f youbel ong
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sentatl onsonanotherl evel Fi rstof al l , suchgroupshaveabui l tPi n
f bcus- pol i ti cal , ci vi c, rel i gi ous, Sexual , orwhatevePse, CeI
t ammember sof t hegr oupexpr esst her epr essedt endenci esof
ot hers, Y3t eachi ssupport edt hroughacommonsenseof bel ongi ng
sot hat t hegroupsomet l messeemst ohavei t sownoveral l i dent i t yi n
whi cheachmember pl aysapar t Anyr eader caneasi l ydi scover t hi s
xami ni ngt hegr oupst owhi chheor shebel ongs
: 0. )Nowthereareraces, physi cal l yspeaki ngThereareal so
psychi ccount er par t sof r aces- f ami l i esof consci ousnesssot o
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specialties
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exampl eereareei ght ot hersuchpsychi cf ami l i es- ni nei nal l
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t hepeopl ewhocomeher ecomehomei nt hewayst hat [ member sof
aPhysi cal ]f ami l yattendareuni on
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I t wi l l ber emember edt hat Set hf i r st ment i onedhi sconcept of coun-
t eesdayeveni ng, November l 81974,
ratherthani ndi ctati onf br""ou"Rea; seetheopeni ngnotesf brSes-
si on721. I nt hosenot esl al soref erredt ot heexperi encesof myRomanand
J amai cancount erpart s- epi sodest hat , wrot e, "pl ayedsomeconsi derabl e
parti nestabl i shi ngaf bundati on, ori mpetusf brsuchadevel opment(asthe
counterpartone) . Thenseeal l of Sethsmateri al oncounterpartsi nthe721st
sessi oni t sel f
Fredrecei vedhi si nf brmati oni nthef brmof several mostdel i ghtf Ul
ext ernal i zedvi si onsHesawt woof hi scont emporarycount erpart si nt hem
Bot hweref mal eOnewasapeasant i nnrkey; shewas"
. Theot herwasaveryt al l handsomeandi nt el l i gent bl acki nherl at e
2s, "soci al i tel i vi ngi nCal i fbrni a
Our di ct i onar ydef i nesasoul mat ea
i ndi vi dual hasadeepl yper sonal r el at i onshi p' ' amundane
enoughdescri pt i onJ aneandl hadt hought t het erm, al ongwi t hi t si mpl i ca-
t l ons, r at her out of st yl eunt i l t hepubl i cat i
Thenwebegant oget l et t ersf romreaderswhoei t heraskedf brSet h' shel pi n
f i ndi ngsoul mates, orf brhi sveri f i cati onthatsuchcounteI partshad, i ndeed
al readybeenl ocated
SeeSet h' sveryacut edi scussi onsof t hesoul ent i t yi nsessi ons
526- 28f br Chapt er 6of bSi MmksHecamet hr oughwi t hmanyexcel l ent
poi nt sI veal waysbeeni nt ri guedbyt heremarkhemadej ust bef brel O: 43i n
t he526t hsessi onYbuar eonemani f Est at i onof your o. Theni n
Chapt er9of soZ"seet he637t hsessi onat l O: 20: groupof cel l s
f br msanor ganAgr oupof sel vesf br msasoul I amnot t el l i ngyout hat you
SESSI ON
donot haveasoul t ocal l your ownYbuar eapar t of your soul I t bel ongst o
you, .
That mat er i al bot her edJ ane, asl wr ot eat t heendof t hesessi on, si nce
"shewasnttakenwi ththei deaof agroupsoul , sayorof shari ngasoul .
sr esol ut i onof t hi sl i t t l edi l emma, chapt eE
Tbme, besi dewhat everrel at i onshi pi t mi ght havewi t hcount erpart real
i tythesoumatebel i ef embodi esstrongl ydi stortedversi onsof thei deascon
t ai nedi nt het woSet hpassagesquot edabove
Sethhasal readyref erredtocounterpartrel ati onshi psattheextremes
of di stance, , toal esserextent, i ntermsof ageandcul tural di Ef erences
J aneandl canrepresent t hedi rect i nvol vement of count erpart s; t he
726t hsessi onaf t er l l : 40. ThenseeSet hsmat er i al i nAppendi x21ont he
counterpartassoci ati onthatFl orence, astudenti nESPcl ass, haswi thayoung
mani nChi naI mal most l Oyear sol der t hanJ ane; Fl or encei spr obabl y25
yearsol derthanherChi nesecounterpart
' sl i neaboutthedi sl i kethatcanexi stamongcounterpartsi shi l axL
i ous, noramI bei ngf acet i ousi nsocomment i ngTbuset hemembersof ESP
cl assasageneral exampl e, J aneandl haveof tennotedthevari etyof f eel i ngs
rangi ngf romthemostposi ti vetothemostnegati ve, thatherstudentsexhi bi t
towardoneanothei nteresti ngthi ngaboutSethsstatementi sthatwi th
counterparttheoryi nmi ndonecangai naf reshappreci ati onof howunde
l yi ngemotl onsandmoti vesf l owamongcertai ni ndMdual s, sometl messurf ac
i ngi nf Eel i ngsof di sl i ke, f bri nstance, towhateverdegree, course, my
thi nki ngherei si nl i newi thmateri al Sethhi msel f soongi vesi nthi ssessi on
""ozl "' "seet heSumar i mat er i al andr e
encesi nAppendi x9Set hdi scussedt he
Sumari l anguage: i nthe723rdsessi on; al soseenotes9andl
I beganthesenotesseveral weeksaf terthe732ndsessi onwashel d, so
thatl hadsomecamouf l ageti metosortoutevents, andtol etothershappen
ori gi nal l yhoweve
t i onedt hat myf ri end, art i st Pet erSmi t h, i sacount erpart of mi neWhenl
checkedt he724t hsessi on, I af f i r medt her easonf br t hat r eact i on: Set hhad
st at edt herei nt hat Pet erandl were7zoj count erpart sal t houghcl osel y
enoughal l i edsothati ncertai ntermsyou share'
. Whyt hecont radi ct i on, I wondered, eveni f Set hhadqual i
f i edi t?Nei therJ anenorI bel i evedl ' dmi stakenl yrecordedSethi nei therthe
724thorthe732ndsessi on; wepl annedtoaskhi msoonf brcl ari f i cati on
Wat ki ns, whohadi nt r oducedPet er t oJ aneand, was
i nvol vedi nt hequest i ont hroughherf ri endshi pwi t hal l of usI t wasSuewho
veri f i edt hat several mont hsagoPet erhaddescri bedt oherwhat henowf el t t o
bet hesamepsychi cevent l dt unedi nt oj ust af Ewweeksago( onDecember
) Pet er ' sexper l encehadt akenpl acei nl 9671I cal l edmy
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ver si onof i t my"f bur t hRoman, ' andpr esent edanaccount of i t i nAppendi x
22; throughi nternal pi cturesl sawi nJ erusal emi nthef i rstcenturyA. , . , the
vi ol entdeathof mytrai torousRoman- sol di ercounterpart
Bef br el got ar oundt oaski ngSet habout whet her or not Pet er Smi t hand
l wer ecount er par t s, ngof her own
about t hesubj ect ASshesdonebef bre( i nVOl umel , seet heopeni ngnot es
f br Sessi on692, ) , Suepr oducedsomeexcel l ent wr i t i ngonmaC
terspsychi c- thi sti meonpossi bl evari ati onswi thi nthecounterpartrel a
t i onshi pHereareabbrevi at edexcerpt scoveri ngaf Ewof t hei deasshewrot e
downat myrequest
Thet hought occur r edt omet hat per hapsSet hsr emar ksi nsessi ons
724and732)weremoreperti nenttothesi tuati onthanwei magi ned
count er par t s, , havi ngser vedapu
pose becamenol onger count er par t s ki l l edyour
enemyandt her ef br eyour sel f ) l i ket heRomansol di er i nJ er usal em-
andreal i zedi t, di dsomethi ngchangethecounterpartconnecti on
terpartssl i dei nandoutof i nterconnectl ons, accordi ngtoneeds, bel i ef S, and
theexperi enceof thepresentpersonal i ti esi nvol ved
AsSet hhasnot edbef bre- andaszue/ t eI , I t hi nk- t herearedi st i nct
connect i onsbet weenPet er andmeandRobandJ ane, i nt er msof agedi f f e
ences, creati veabi l i ti es, bel i ef patterns, etceteraNotthatl thi nkthef burof
usarei nvol vedi nacount erpart associ at i onnow- j ust t hat perhapswehave
been, orthatourf ri endshi pi sarecal l i ngof thatki ndof connecti onOrthat
werecogni zecert ai nl Ossj i neachot herandreact ( rat herhumorousl y
I t hi nk) t hose
( Ani deacamet omeaf ewdaysago, whenl wast hi nki ngabout myf asci -
naUonwi t ht het i meof HenryI ( i nl 6t h- cent uryEngl and) . I wondered
What ever happenedt oHenr y?Suddenl yl hadt het hought t hat maybei n
l i near t er msHenr yi snow many' peopl e- t hat hehasa7zof of f Shoot s
orcounterpartpersonal i ti esal i veatonce, theoreti cal l yyoucoul dgetal l
t heHenr ypeopl et oget her nowhavet hemal t er t hei r consci ousnessest oa
cert ai ndegree, andcompi l ef romt hemanamazi ngmul t i l evel , mul t i f acet ed
por t r ai t of Henr yI I - assumi ng, cour set hat onewoul dbewi l l i ngt o
accept suchsul cj ect i veexperi encesasval i d, What awonderf Ul , wei rdvi ewof
hi st ory' andprobabl yat rueronet hanwereusedt o.
ownwaySet hconf i r medoneof Suespr Qj ect i onsFr oma
del et edsessi ont hat l pref ernot t odat eherebecauseof ot hepersonal rea
Sons: I mayhavesl i ppedup, but l donot t hi nkso: I donot bel i evel gavet he
i nf br mat i onabout youandPet er i nbookdi ct at i on( f br "", i n
or der t okeept hemat er i al si mpl eenoughf br t her eader - al t houghyou
choset oi ncl udet hat ( 724t h) sessi oni nt hebookanyhowBut youan
SSI
ar eandar enot count er par t sYbudoshar epsychi cmemor i es, andhol di n
commont hememor i esof ot her sel veswhodi dl i vei nt het i meof your Ob
Roman- sol di er i nci dent
Thosememori esexi st aspat t ernsI nt hi sl i f e, eachof youcomet oget her
andpart , comet oget herandpart agai n, f brmi ngacount erpart rel at i onshi p
wheni t sui t syourpurposes, asst reamsof consci ousnessmi xandmerge, and
thenseparate
Thesecount erpart sarepsychi crel at i onshi psf brmat i onst hat i nt he
deepest t ermsf l owi nt ohi st ori ct i meandout of i t , i nyourt erms, l ast a
l i f eti meOthersrepresentpsychi cencountersthathappenbetweentwoi ndi
vi dual sat sever al poi nt ssay
, howeve
. Car l J onesi sment i onedi nt he561st sessi onf br Chapt er l 4of Set h

. J anei ni t i at edt heSumari devel opment onherown, i nt heESPcl ass

f brNovember231971Thenext ni ght Set hbegandi scussi ngt hat psychi c
event i nt he598t hsessi onDur i ngonedel i ver yher emar kedsomewhat
humorousl yt hat t heSumari Want someoneel set ot akecareof what t heyhave
cr eat ed' , t hat "t heydont hangar oundt ocut t hegr ass. ' J anequot ed
shortpassagesf romthesessi oni nChapter7of Ae7z"scj os"ass
s, seechapt er sl l - 13Set hdel i ver edmuchmat er i al about
rei ncarnati on, i ncl udi ngtheti meof choosi ngbetweenl i ves, recreatmgand
changi ngeventsi npastl i vesandpastandpresentrei ncamati onal f ami l y
rel ati onshi ps; probabi l i ti es; dreams; thefetus, andsofbrth
S] ESSI ON733
) ANuARY27, 1975
9: 2 ,

Di ct at i on: Whenyouar ei nanai r pl anel ooki ngdownupont he
pl anet, thenyouseethemountamrangesandtheval l eys, theri vers
pl ateaus, ci ti es, f i el dsandvi l l ages
orl dhasphysi cal cont ent s, exi st i ngat onet l meyet varyi ngi n
t hei rcharact eri st i cshoset ermst heworl di scomposedof i t s
physi cal i ngredi ents, package' ' i stheonl ypartof thepi cture
t hat yousee, howevem
Psychi cal l yyourworl di scomposedof t hecont en
sci ousnessYbuhavemapsof cont i nent sandoceansandi nt he
ent i revi eweachport i oni sl i keapi eceof aj i gsawpuzzl e, al l f i t t i ng
t oget herperf ect l ysmoot hl yf l owi ngi nt ot henat ural st ruct ureof t he
wor l dSoat anygi vent i met her ei sawor l dconsci ousness, aper f ect
j i gsawof awar enessi nwhi cheachi dent i t ybhowever l ar geor smal L
hasi tsPart
Thereareeart hquakest hat erul pt physi cal l yandt raci ng
r ear t hquakesof consci ousness
f r omwhi cht hephysi cal onesemer ge- s
ewor l dconsci ousness
r epr essedi nonear ea, expl odesi nanot hen

f f erent ki ndof craf t , you
coul dvi ewthepsychi ccontentsof theworl d, seei ngtheworl dcon
sci ousnessshi ni ngf ar mor ebr i l l i ant l yt hananyl i ght edci t yNm
coul dspotthepoi ntof i ntenseactl vl ty

t i dal waveThephysi cal port i onsof eart hareal l

r el at edSodoesconsci ousnessf br mi t sownki ndof i nner st r uct ur es
f romwhi ch, agai n, t hephysi cal onesemergeYbuarei ndeedcoun
terparts, then, eachof theotheYbtastherei sgreatvari ebytophys-
i cal f br msocount er par t sf bl l owast i l l mor eexpansi vei nner
fi eedomthatfi ndsanevengreaterdi versi tyofcharacteri sti cs
avecert ai nl yhi nt edt hebodyi sami racul ousorgani sm
andyouhavebarel yl earnedthemostsi mpl eof i tsstructures. Ybu
donot underst andt hepropert i esof soul orbodybyet t hebodywas
gi vent oyousot hat youcoul dl eamf romi t propert i esof t he
ear t har emeant t oLYbucr eat e
physi cal real i tyyetwi thoutknowi nghowyoudoso, sothatthewon
dr ousst r uct ur eof t heear t hi t sel f i smeant t ol eadyout oquest l on
your ownsour ceNat ur easyouunder st and
Ybuar enot i t s mas t e
LoJ Thecr eat or i snot t hemast er of hi scr eat i ons
si mpl yt hei rcreat onandhecreat esbecausehedoesnot at t empt t o
cont r ol Per i od
9: . Whenyout r yt ocont r ol power or peopl e, youal ways
cowI bsomeext ent t heworl dcopi esi t sel f i nt hat t herearepat -
t emsBut t hosepat t er nsar eal wayschangedt ooneext ent or
anot heEsot hat nool qj ect i severacopyof anot her- t houghi t may
appear t obet hesame
AZZl I Q0"sI nyourt erms, t heworl di si nt ensel y
di r ent f r omonemoment t oanot hemwi t heachsmal l est por t i onof
consci ousnesschoosi ngi tsreal i tyf romaf i el dof i nf i ni teprobabi l i
ti esmmensecal cul ati ons, f arbeyondyourconsci ousdeci si onsas
youthi nkof them, arepossi bl eonl ybecauseof theunutterabl ef ree
domt hat r esi deswi t hi nmi nut ewor l dsi nsi deyour skul l - pat t ems
of i nterrel ati onshi ps, counterpartssocunni ngl ywoventhateachi s
uni quef reewheel i ng, andi nvol vedi nani nf i ni tecooperatl veven
t uresopowerf Ul t hat t heat omsst ayi ncert ai nf brms,

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Thef ami l i ar andst r angear ei nt i mat el yconnect edi nyour most
obvi ous, yoursi mpl est ut t erance, Ybuaresurroundedbymi racl es
Whybt hen, cr uel Whydo
your f el l owbei ngssomet ] l messeeml i keunf eel i ngmonst er s-
( Fr ankenst ei nsnot of bodybut of mi nd, spi r i t ual i di ot s
i gnorant of anyheri t ageof l oveort rut horevengracef Ul beast hood
er acespeci esi s
doomedW7bj ql I ) 09el i nyour ql ui et
moments, suchasentencej ust?
Ybumakeyour ownr eal i t y6
Thatgoesbyi tsel f i naseparateparagraph
LOMGener al l yspeaki ng( under l i ned) , most of youl i vei n
your ownwor l d, wi t hot her sof your ki ndThoseof youwhodonot
bel i evei nwarhavenot experl encedi t I t mayhavesurroundedyou

but youdi dnot exper i encei t Thoseof youwhodonot bel i evei n

greredconseql uences. , i t i s
becausei ti sapartof yourreal i tyl f youarehonestl ynotgreedy>yet
youseegr eedmpl et o
ot her s- but youf br myour ownr eal i t y6
. her ear emor ewor l dst hanyousuppose, andi nyour
ownpri vat eexperl enceeachof youcont ri but est ot heworl dt hat you
know6Ybuandyourcount el part st oget herf brmi t Yburphysi cal
bodyal onei sequi ppedtopercei vef armorethanyoupresentl yal l ow
i ttoPhysi cal l yyouareapartof everyotherpersonupontheearth
andyouhaveaconnect i onwi t heachl eaf andf rogandnai l
Ybuchooset heci t yor st at eor count r yi nwhi chyoul i veNoone
f br cesyout ost ayt her eunl es
mai nSoyouchooseyour psychi cl andaswel LYbucant r avel f r om
onepsychi cl andt oanot her asyoucanj oumeyi nt oot her par t sof
t hephysi cal wor l dSomegr eat t r avel er snever l ef t t hecount r yof
t hei r bi r t h
AgzzMi chel angel o5roamedt hecent uri es, pi cki ngup
vi si onsandi deasasot hersmi ght buypost cards, j ourneyi ngf romone
count r yt oaf br ei gnl andHi sgeni usshowsyouwhat youar e, andyet
i t i sbut ahi nt of t hepot ent i al wi t hwhi chyourspeci esi sendowed
l nt hel i ght of suchi deal s, sur el yyouseemwant mg- yet your
real i t yi sonei nwhi cht hegreat est f reedomshavebeenal l owed


meansthatyouhavegi venyoursel vesf Ul l rangesothatal l probabi l i
tl escoul dbeexpl ored, andnonel eftoutthatwerephysi cal l yfeasi bl e
Aga"Thi sspeci esgavei tsel f no"preordai ned"taboos
Thei nf i ni t erangespossi bl et ohumancapabi l i t i eswoul dbe
expl oretesai dquote
trustthatourcreati vi tywi l l f i ndandi f thereareni ght-
mar es wewi l l wakenf r omt hemWewi l l evenl ear nf r omt hemWe
wi l l daretopushasi dethedi mensi onsof bei ngi ntothosereal msi n
whi chonl ythegodshavegonebef bre- andthroughouruttervul
nerabi l i tytoexperi ence, di scoverthedi vi ni tythatgi vesourhuman
i tyi tsmeani ng(Sl M1j l 2g)throughthecompassi onthatwe
havel earned, wi l l webeabl et ounderst andt hedi vi neerrors6t hat
gaveusthegi f tof ourbi rthSoul sandmol ecul eseacharel eami ng
eacharefbrmi ngreal i ti es, eachareapartofadi vi ni tyi nwhi cheach
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speakwi t ht hewi sdom, f brexampl e, t hat yourcel l swoul dut t eri f
t heyhadspeech
l ammoreawareof myreal i tythanyouareof yours, buttheterms
of bei ngarethesamei neverypl aceandeveryti me, Theybri ngf brth
thegreatercomprehensi onofeachsel f;ofi tsel E(Lo' )sRuburt
experl encesnowwhathecal l samassl veql ual i tyaphysi cal andpsychi c
expansi onof consci ousnessi nwhi cht hedear f ami l i ar wor l dseems
smal l - yettwl cepreci ousSodoesi tappeartomyconsci ousness
Thepettywars, eventhosesti l l tobef bught,
rl es, oncevi tal butl ostasni ghtmaresi ngreaterawakeni ngsSoeven
i nthi smomentRuburtf ai ntl yf eel sanostal gi cmemoryf brl i ves
comeandgone, asyoumi ghtf brf mddreamsbarel yrecal l ed
Theyrepresentapresentuni quebeyondtel l i ng, al i vei neach
consci ousnessmorei mportantthanyourecogni zeThereareno
real rul estobef bl l owedthatwi l l bri ngyoui ntosuchanenc
al i t y- onl yat rust i nt henat ureof
yourbei ngAndthattrusti swi thi nyouwhetherornotyourecogmze
i t, f bri tgi vesyouyourpresentexperl ence; nomatterhowyour
mi ndql uesti ons, i tri dessecurel yi nthegreatcreati vi tyofthesouL
Thatsoul constantl ycreatesthebodyandeachi ndi vi dual onthe
f aceof theearthatanygl ventl mepl aceshi sorhertrusti nthatreal
i ty6Thatf eel i ngof certai ntyi sthatanypl antknows
i dea, creati vei nsi ght, dream, ri desuponthesamesurethrust
Endof di ctati onEndof sessi on, andaf bndgoodeveni ng
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NOTES:
Set h, uar y51964Nor doI
knowal l t heanswer s, howeveaf act t hat evenman, i nhi sbl under i ng
mannewi l l di scovert hat hehi msel f creat eshi sownphysi cal uni verse, and
thatthemechani smsof thephysi cal bodyhavemoref i mcti onsandvari eti es
t hanheknows
hi smat er i al onpat t emsf br
"z( "' J anewasdeal i ngwi t ht hesameconcept f r omher own
muchmorepersonal vi ewpoi nt1t
perpl exi ng, vast, humorous, andtragi cal l atonce
Tbsomeextent, psmeavoi dpi tf al l s, andl etsmehel pothersto
seethei rl i vesi nbetterperspecti ve
Thenl understoodsomethi ngel se: Thephonecal l s, vi si ts, l etters
werefal l i ngi ntopatterns, j ustasthesubj ecti veeventsofmyl i fehadbeen
doi ngTheycamei ncl usters, deal i ngwi thcertai nparti cul arquestl onsand
subj ectmattel Eachcal l gavemetheopportuni tytoseehowvari ouspeopl e
organi zedexteri orreal i tyaccordi ngtoi nnerpol i ti csAmazi ngthatl hadn' t
seent heconnect i onsear l i e' ,
SeeSet hsmat er i al onhi suni t sof consci ousness, s, i nsessi ons
682- 83f brVOl umel of "Ou"' . I nthe682ndsessi onaf ter9: 47, f br
exampl e, hedi scussedrel ati onshi psbetweesandprobabl ereal i ti es
I f el tdi sti nctl yuncomf brtabl ehe'
For what ever r easons, upper
tabl etoni ght, ri ghtafterl dscannedtheheadl
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t he721st sessi on
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wi thhi sobvi ousl yi ntenseel i ngsaboutwhathewassayl ng, remi ndedmeof
agroupofsessi onshegavewel l overadecadeagoonthethreecreati vedi l em-
masof Al l Thatl sI nthemhedi scussedatl engththeagoni zedsearchf br
expressi onofthepowersofcreati vi tyandexi stence, andhowthebegi nni ng
of thatsearchmayhaverepresentedthebi rththro
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excerpt sf romt hbe
ormateri al concerni ngsomeof J ane' sexperi enceswi thmassl veness
seetheopeni ngpagesof Appendi xl 9, aswel l asi tsNote2Notonl yi sSeth
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wi thmassl veness; i t' stheki ndof cl ueabouttheSethphenomenonthatwere
al waysi nterestedi ngetti ngI al sothi nkthestatementrepresentsonewayi n
whi chJ ane, whi l espeaki ngf brSeth, i nterpretshi sreal i tyf brusi ntermswe
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ponder ous, or si mpl ydour Sumar i whohavenot l ear nedt ouset hei r
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bor ni nt hespr i ngt i me, t
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t heJ ews, t heSpani sh, somel esser number sof t heFr ench, f br
i nst ance, areSumari - t hought heyappeari nal l races
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havet heScandi navi ancount nesorEngl andPsychi cal l yspeaki ng
t heSumar i of t enver yni cel yar r angeexi st encesi nwhi cht heyar ea
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t l esmaypr edomi nat eor bef ai r l ymi ni maL
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norwi l l t heygeneral l yadvocat eavi ol ent overt hrowof govemment or
moresTheybel i evei nthecreati vi tyof change, natural l yoccurrmg
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Seet he732ndsessi onat l l :
. J aneandl areSumari (seenotes7andl Of brSessi on732). I canwrl te
thatmanyof thecharacteri sti csSethmenti onedthi seveni n,
vel earnedovertheyears- especi al l ythoseconcerni ngourl oveof art
ourbei ngi ni ti atorsstructures
torgani zati onsarei ndi spensabl ewi thi nthe
worl d' sverycompl i catedcul turesWedohavestrongi nterestsi nnati onal
andworl dpol i t i csal changesof any
ki nd, thosechangeswi l l hayetobecarri edthroughbyothers, f brpri mari l y
J aneandl wor kal one
I nawaybhoweveSet hmaydoJ aneandmesomet hi ngof ani nj ust i ce
whenher emar ks, f br i nst ance, t hat t heSumar i dt hangar oundt ocut t he
grass. ( Agai n, seeNot el Of brSessi on732. ) J aneandl maybei nvol ved
wi ththearts, andi mpatl entatUmes, butreal soextremel ytenaci ouswhen
wedeci det odosomet hi ngweconsi der wor t hwhi l eI doubt t hat t heSet h
materi al woul dexi sti ni tspresentrecordedf brmi f weweren' tthatway6

t hespr i ngt i me, ' ' deci dedt opol l t hemember sof J anescl assf br
t hei rmont hsof bi rt hAt vari oust i mes, andusual l yi nconnect i onwi t hot her
subj ect s, Set hhasref erredt omanyof t hemasbei ngSumari , Act ual l ybI t ook
myl i t t l esurveyonFebruary4, t heeveni ngf bl l owi ngnext Mondayssessi on
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but gi vet her at her ambi guousr esul t sher ebecauseof t hepr edomi nat el y
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the37peopl epresentf brthatparti cul arcl ass(i ncl udi ngJ aneandme)
J anuary.
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Oc t o b e r l
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est i ngdi rect i onsf brst udyi nvol vi ng
groupsandt hevari ousf ami l i esof consci ousnesst owhi cht hei rmembersmay
bel ongI l l si mpl ynote, then, that24of the37studentsi nJ anescl asswere
bor nt hef i gur escanbe
assembl edandi nterpretedi ndi f f ErentwaysObvi ousl ytheydchangewi thi n
l i mi t sf r omcl asst ocl assdependi ngnot onl yonwhi chmember swer ei n
at t endancet poi nt edout ever y
Sumari i ncl ass; omehavest rongf bel i ngsabout bel ongi ngt ot hat f ami l yof
consci ousness, but ot her sdont
spri ngcourseAst rono
mi cal l yspri ngi nt heNort hernHemi spherecoverst heperi odf romabout
Mar ch21, al t houghmanyj ust t hi nkof i t asembr aci ng
Mar ch, Apr i l , andMayUanewasbor nonMay8, I wasbor nonJ une20, Shes
hal f Engl i sh, one- quarterl ri sh, one- quarterFrenchandCanadi anI ndi anMy
Engl i shancest ryi sl eavenedwi t habi t of l ri shandGerman.
energypersonal i t yessencecal l s
hi ysi cal r ace, Andaver yhi gh
l i eut enant i ndeed, I wi l l haveyouknow'
sci ousness, t he598t hf br November
241971Amont hl at er heof f Er edmor ei nsi ght sonhi sownr eal i t y- t he
ki ndof i nf brmati onwereal waysi nterestedi nacqui ri ng( asl wrotei nNote7
f brt he733rdsessi on) . FromSessi on601f brDecember22of t hat yeaEt hen
( Asmynamebasi cal l ymakesl i t t l edi f f br ence, sodoest henameSumar i
makel i t t l edi f f erenceBut t henamessi gni f yani ndependent , uni queki ndof
cons ci ous nes s t hat makes us eof cer t ai nboundar i es
Ybur Sumar i consci ousnessi st hat ki ndof consci ousness,
, except t hat myboundari esaref arl essl i mi t edt hanyourown, andl rec-
ogni zet hemnot asboundar i esbut asdi r ect i onsi nwhi chr ecogni t i onof

mysel f must gr owI not her wor ds
t hi si snot anundi f f erent i at edconsci ousnesst hat addressesyounowbbut one
thatunderstandsthenatureof i tsowni denti ty
I t i saper sonal consci ousnessThedi f f er encei ndegr eehoweven
bet weenmyrecogni t i onof myi dent i t yandyourrecogni t i onof yourownreal
i tyi svastDoyouf bl l owme?
s, "sai d. I underl i nedSet hsphraseabovebecausel t hi nkt hat i ni t
heexpressedani mportant, creatl veaspectof hi sreal i ty6
Thepoi nt i st hat l amnot i mper sonal anymor et hanyouar e, i nt hose
t er mseal soi ndi vi dual andt ot hat
ext ent per sonaLYbuar eapar t of t heSumar i Ybuhavecer t ai nchar act er l s-
t i csasaf ami l ymi ght havecert ai ncharact erl st l cs

member s of anat l on
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expl ai nwhat l meanbyr ef er r i ngt omyt woquest i onsf br Set hi nr ever se
or deAt t heendof t he732ndsessi onl expr essedt hehopet hat
want ed
count er par t andf ami l yof consci ousnessmechani smsappl i edt oot her
speci esandf br mst hanouncemysecondquest i ont hi seveni ng
Wi t hSet hsevi dent hel p, J anehersel f beganat l east apart i al answer- one
t hat wascut of f byourvi si t oBarbara, poundi nguponourdooI J anesf bcus
andconcent r at i onont hesubj ect wer ebr oken, andwedi dnt r et umt oi t at
t het i meNot onl yt hat : I must not et hat evenseveral yearsl at erwevest i l l
acqui rednoSethmateri al atal l onsuchpossi bl ecounterpartandf ami l y of
consci ousnessrol esI al sol etgo(al thoughnotconsci ousl yanddel i beratel y
pl anst okeepaf t erSet hf brt hat ki ndof i nf brmat i on
dencour agedhi mt obegi nanswer mgquest i onNot hen, J ane
andl assumet hat ast l mepassedmuchof hi ssucceedi ngwor kwoul dhave
beenchangedandenl argedi nscopet osomeobservabl edegreeSet hcoul d
havebasedf Uturesessi onsupontheaddi ti onal consci ousknowl edgeal ready
gI vdhavepossessedt hel ar ger f Tameof r ef er encenecessar yt o
ac c ommodat eevenmor enewmat er i al
Al t houghi nt hi snot el , vest ressedt he Whaf mi ghf havebeenaspect sof
t hat secondquest i on
t oknowhowmanyf ami l i esof consci ousnessmi ght bechosen
byt herei ncamat mgpersonal i t yduri ngi t scycl eof si mul t aneousl i vest
myf eel i ngsof regret herearent asgreat ast heyaref brhavi ngmi ssedout on
somet hi nggoodwi t hquest i No. 2
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l yof consci ousnesscarri eswi t hi ni t
t hechar act er i st i csi nher ent i nal l of t hef ami l i esTher ei s, t her ef br e
greatdi versi ty6
TheSumari abi l i t i esarehi ghl ycreat l veones, owevennal arge
ext ent t heyhavebeeni nhi bi t edi nyoursoci et yJ havebeenspeaki ng
of t hemher esot hat eachi ndi vi dual canl eamt or ecogni zehi sor
herowndegreeof Sumari nessThepl ayf Ul , creat i veel ement sof peB
sonal i tycanthenberel eased, Thesequal i ti esareparti cul arl yi mpor-
t ant ast heyaddt o, t empeorenhancet hepri marycharact eri st i csof
t heot her f ami l i esof consci ousness
zsI f youarea ref brme""ref brmerbynature, thenthe
Sumari characteri sti cs, broughttothesurf ace, coul dhel pyoutemper
yourserl ousnesswi thpl ayandhumoMndactual l yassi styoui nachi ev
i ngyourref brmsf areasi ert hanot herwi seEachpersonal i t ycarri es
t r acesof ot her char act er i st i csbesi dest ho
sci ousnesst owhi chheor shemi ght bel ongThecr eat l veaspect sof
theSumari canbeparti cul arl yusef Ul i f thoseasl Qectsareencouraged
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i nanypersonal i tysi mpl ybecausethei ri nventl venaturethrowsl i ght
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, ,
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Theyarej ustdi f f erent, andtheyrepresentvarl ouswaysof l ooki ngat
physi cal l i f e. ("se. Abookwoul dbeneededtoexpl ai nthedi men
si onsof thepsychei nrel ati ontothedi f I Erentf ami l i esof consci ous
nessHer ei nt hi smanuscr i pt , I mer el ywant t omaket her eader
awareof t heexi st enceof t hesepsychi cgroupi ngsI amal ert t ot he
f act t hat l amusi ngmanyt er ms, at i t mayseemdi f f i cul t t o
underst andt hedi f f erencesbet weenprobabl eandrei ncarnat i onal
sel ves, countel partsandf ami l i esof consci ousnessAtti mescontra
di ct i onsmayseemt oexi st
i dstof suchmul ti tudi nouspsychi c , ari ati ons.
, und, wei ghsomuch, , si t
i nabasket , but benat ur al onat r eeI t canbet ar t or sweet
, Noneof t hese
t hi ngsar econt r adi ct or yt ot henat ur eof anappl e
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soi t i sobvi oust hat i t sshapedoesnot cont r adi ct i t scol omYbusee
t hat I f l sai d: Appl essi t qui
et l yonat abl e, ' youwoul dhavet oagreet hat suchi ssomet i mest he
caseI f l sai d: Appl esrol l downgrassyi ncl i nes, youwoul dal sohave
toagreeI f I sai d: 4Appl esf al l downthroughspace, youwoul dagai n
bef br cedt oconcedet hepoi nt I t woul dbecl ear t oyout hat noneof
t hesest at ement scont r adi ct edeachot henf br i ndi f f er ent ci r cum
stancesappl esbehavedi f f erentl y&
90. Sof aWoudonot hol dyour consci ousnessi nyour hand
howeveWhenl speakof t hebehavi or of your psyche, t hen, youmay
wonder : Howcanmypsycheexi st i nmor et hanonet l meat once?'
I t candot hi sj ust asanappl ecanbef bundonat abl eor ont he
gr oundor ont het r ee
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( e
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Thei nsi dedi mensi onsof consci ousnesscannot besoeasi l y
descr i bed, howevemI f youask: ver ei ncar nat i onal and

probabl esel vesat once?' , youareaski ngaquest i oncomparabl et o
t heonement i onedear l i er , Col on:
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Hepossessesgr eat mast er yof t hegui t a, i t wasobvi ous
t hat anygl vencomposi t i ongr ew' f r omt hef i r st not eandhad
al waysbeenl at ent wi t hi ni t Ani nf i ni t enumberof ot heral t ernat e
composi t i onswer eal sol at ent wi t hi ot ehoweveEbut
werenot pl ayedl ast ni ght werequi t easl egi t i mat east hecom
posi t i onst hat wer epl ayedTheywer ei nf i act , audi bl yapar t of
eachheardmel odyandt hoseunheardvari at i onsaddedsi l ent st ruc
tureandpaci ngtothephysi cal l yactual i zedmusi c
Fol l owi ngt hi sanal ogyesamewayeachpsychecont ai ns
wi t hi ni t i nf i ni t enot es, dl ess
creat l vevari at i onsYbuf bl l owonemel odyof yoursel Eandf brsome
reasonyouseemtothi nkthatthetrue, f Ul l orchestraof yoursel f wi l l
s omehowdr ownyouout
l speaki nt er msof count er l par t sor of r ei ncar na
t i onal sel vesandprobabl esel ves,
phonyof your bei ngyouar evi ol i nsoboescymbal shar ps- i n
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your sel f Ybuar enot ani nst r ument uponwhi chyoupl ayedYbu
ar et hecomposer andt hesymphoYbupl aybal l adscl assi cal
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Li f easyouthi nkof i ti sf arf rombei ngi nf l exi bl e
al t emat ecomposi t i ons
yoi f e- composi t i onel ement s
f i al ternatePeri od
Somepeopl est ruct uret hei rl i vesaroundt hei rchi l dren, ot hers
ar oundacar eeor pl easur e, Agai nt hesear esi mpl y
cert ai nf bcusest hat youchoose, t hat di rect yourexperi ence
addot her f bcuseswhi l est i l l r et ai ni ngyour owni dent i t y- i ndeed
enri chi ngi t
Somet i mesyouact ast houghoneabi l i t ycont r adi ct sanot henYbu
t hi nkI cannot beagoodpar ent andasexual
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t hesamet i me. nt hosewhof eel t hi swayadef i ni t econt r adi ct i on
seemsi mpl i edAwomanmi ght f eel t hat t hequal i t i esof amot her
al most st andi nopposi t i ont ot hoseof anexuberant sexmat eAman
mi ght i magi net hat f at heI hoodmeant provi di nganexcel l ent home
andi ncomeHemi ghtthi nkthat"aggressi veness, ' ' 6competl tl on, and
emoti onal al oof nesswererequi redtoperf brmthatrol eThesewoul d
beconsi deredi nopposi ti ontothequal i ti esof l ove, understandi ng
andemot i onal support reql ui redof ahusbandI nact ual i t y
cour se, nosuchcont r adi ct i onsappl yJ nt hehoweveWou
of t enseemt of eel t hat your i dent i t yi sdependent uponacer t ai n
hi ghl yspeci f i crol e, unti l otherQl ual i ti esql ui teyourownseemthreat-
eni ngTheyal mostseemtobeunsel Hi ke
nsomedegr eeyouf eel t hesamewaywhenyouencount er t he
concept of probabl esel ves, orof count erpart s
danunl i mi t edbankof abi l i t i es andchar act er i s t i cs f r omwhi cht o
dr awr i ngt hat anyaddi t i on
coul dmakeyoul essi nst eadof moreI f al l of t hi sgoesonpersonal l y
asyouchooseonemel odyandcal l i t your sel Et henpeI hapsyoucan
begi nt oseet hemasscreat l veaspect si nt ermsof ci vi l i zat i onst hat
s eemt or l s eandf al L
Soyoul ookbackt hrought hehi st ori cal past Al l of t hecount e
par t sal i veascont empor ar i est henf br m, t oget henamusi cal compo-
s i t i oni andoncet hat
mul ti di mensi onal songi sstrucktheni tspastri ppl esoutbehi ndi t, so
t ospeak, andi t sf mur esi ngsahead. But t hesongi sbei ngcr eat ed
f r omi t sbegi nni ngandi t sendsi mul t aneousl yht hi scase, howeveE
i t i sasi f eachnot ehasi t sownconsci ousnessandi sf reet ochangei t s
porti onof themel odyMtal l arei nthesameoveral l composi ti on,
"t i me, ' sot hat t i mei t sel f servesast hescal e( gsi nwhi cht he
[ musi cal number i swr i t t en- chosenasamat t er of or gani zat i on
f bcus, andf r amewor k
Nowi nmusi ct hepausesar easi mpor t ant ast hesoundsI nf act
t heyser vet ohi ghl i ght t hesounds, Thesoundsar e
si gni f i cantbecauseof thei rpl acementwi thi nthepausesorsi l ences
Sot heport i onsof yourpsychet hat yourecogni zeasyoursel f aresi g
ni f i cant andi nt i mat eandr eal becauseof t hei nner pausesor
si l encest hat arenot act ual i zed, but areapart of yourgreat erbei ng
578
Nowi magi neacomposi t i oni nwhi cht hepausesandt hesi l ences
t hat youdonot hear ar esounded- andt henot est hat youhear ar e
i ns t eadt heunhear di nner s t r uct ur e
I nthel astf Ewsentencestherei sani ntui ti vedef i ni ti onof prob
abl eandrei ncarnati onal sel ves, andcounterparts, i nrel ati onshi pto
t hesel f t hat youknowl nyour case, howeveEyoucanchangeyour
ownpaci ng, addvari at i ons, i
t i oni f youchooset oy
si mpl e, mundanewaysbysuddenl ydeci di ngtouseabi l i ti estheyhad
earl i eri gnoredAmanof l et t ers, f bri nst ance, at t heageof 40sud-
denl yremembershi sol dl oveof carpenreadsdo- i oursel f man
ual sAf t er di sdai ni ngsuch
acti vi ti esasbeneathhi mf bryears, hesuddenl ydi scoversani nti mate
rel ati onshi pwi thearthandi tsgoods, andthi sappreci ati onaddsto
wor dst hat bef br
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car pent er or hi sequi val ent wi t hal at ent l oveof wor ds
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readi ngbooksonhowt owri t e, perhaps, andt aki ngupahobbyt hat
woul dal l o
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onewor l dor exper l encecoul dever cont ai ni t , Ther ef br edoesi t
creat et hedi mensi onsi nwhi chi t t henhasi t sexperi ences
Eachport i onbywhat evernamecont ai nswi t hi ni t t hel at ent
potenti al sof thewhol eI f theunknownreal i tyexi sts, i ti sbecause
youpl ayonemel odyover andover andsoi dent i f Wour sewhi l e
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t hat youcoul daddt ot hat t une
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phant , Musi ci st r agi c. Ybuwoul dunder st andt hat l amnot
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unprobed, barel yexperl encedj oyJ nt hesamemannencert ai ni ndi
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tragedi es, tthosetragi cl i vesareusedasaf bcuspoi ntthatactual l y
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thrustof bei ng
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i ndi vi dual i si nvol vedi nanartof l i vi ngTherearedi f f erentthemes
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t hesl ayenOnt heot her ha, Mar y' sexper i encesi nl i f emaymake
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adi f f er ent wayshemi ght havenosuchexper i encesbut beawr i t er
of murdermysteri es, oranursei nsurgery6Theparti cul arvari ati ons
thatonepersonmi ghtpl ayareendl essYbucannotconsci ousl ybegi n
toal terthef rameworkof yourl i f e, howeveEunl essyoureal i zef i rstof
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i si t t heonl yt unet hat youcanpl ay6
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real i t y>anddrawt hemi nt ot heexperi encedareaof yourl i f eThere
i sanobvi ousrel at i onshi pbet weenonenot eandanot heri namusi
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mi ghtshowi tsel f atanyparti cul arpl acePel haps, howevethechal
l engescoul dnotbecl earl ydel i neatedwi thoutthoseextravagances
ofdegree
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makescer t ai nf bcusescl eat hat i nyour t er mscoul dnot bemadei n
anot her cont ext What youl ear ni nyour pr esent about i ndust r y-
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I wasabout amont hbehi ndschedul ei nf i ni shi ngt hei l l ust rat i onsf br
Dj aZqg2j seeNotel f brthe705thsessi onThedel aydoesn' tmatteri nthi s
case, thou9h. J ane' spubl i shersti l l haspl entyof"l eadti mefbrtheproduc
t i onof t hebook, si ncei t wont bemarket edunt i l t hef al l of
Everys' veref Erredtothei nconveni encesof apartmentl Mng
fbrus, speci al l ythosei nvol vi ngthateveresent, evergrowi ngtraffi cnoi se
Duri ngbreakf brthe726thsessi on, whi chwashel donDecemberl 6, 1974, I
wrotethatwepl annedtostartl ooki n
i shedthei l l ustrati onsf brDj aj g". Ourneedf bracertai nki ndof pri vacy
andqui et hasbecomever yst r ong, wewant t oavoi dt he
senseof i sol ati onthatmi ghtresul ti f wemovei ntothecountryJ dprobabl y
l i kethat, butreal i zedsometl meagothatsuchasi tuati onwoul dbotherJ ane
consi derabl yb
The726t hsessi onwashel donaMondayni ght , andwast hel ast onef br
"0z( "' f br t heyeaDur i ngapr i vat esessi onont heWednesday
ni ghtf bl l owi ng, Sethhadaf ewthi ngstosayrel ati vetoourupcomi nghouse
advent ur es
Donot buyahousewi t hadi r t cel l a
Ahousef aci ngt heeast i s
goodi nyoursecti onof thecountry6Useyourpsychi cabi l i ti estoascertai nthe
housesat mospher e, byal l means- andnomat t er howf i nei t seems, donot
buyi ti f youdonotf eel comf brtabl ei nsi deI tshoul dhaveaf i repl acebecause
of t her emi nder s of t hehear t h
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ot her met al I nyour ar eai t shoul dnot f acet heSout hThi sal sohast odowi t h
theWaysyouuseenergysothesearenotgeneral preceptsf brotherstof bl l ow
Checkwi t hyourpendul ums
Eveni nt hecount ryhousescanhaveacl osedqual i t yi f t hemount amsor
treespresstooti ghtl y6Thel andthatyouowni si mportant, butthevi si bl el and
t hat youdonot owni sal so, andyoushoul dbei nsi ght of amount a
, whi l esti l l havi ngapri vate secretal so.
I twi l l bei nteresti ngtoseehowmanyof thepoi ntsSethmenti onedabove
tal l ywi ththepl aceJ aneandl fi nal l yacqui re
zzl edbySet hpendul ums, ' ' l l
quot eaparagraphof myownf brt he619t hsessi onat l O: 01,
730" :
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obtai ni deomotor- ' Subconsci ous' ' responsesaboutknowl edgethatl i es
j ustoutsi demyusual consci ousness, I hol dasmal l heayyobj ectsuspendedby
athreadsothati tsf reetomoveBymental l yaski ngquesti ons, I obtai n yes
answersaccordi ngtowhetherthependul umswi ngsbackandf brth, or
f r omsi det osi de.
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I cannot el at er t hat dur i ngt henext f ewweekswewer et or ecal l t hat
creati vei nsi ghtmorethanonce
. I nverygentl eways, J anedi deventual l yusesomeof Sethsi mpressi ons
rel at i vet obot hpeopl e- but cast i nherownvernacul a
I nthatchaptersheal sobeganprese, agai nf romhervi ewpoi nt
materi al onourhouse- hunti ngacti vi ti es;
sequentchapters
6. Forsomeof Set hsmat eri al i nP0"ont rueaggressi on, see
Sessi on634f brChapter8, andSessi on642f brChapterl
, seeAppendi x2f brSethsdi scussi onof theconf l i ctsl f dt
betweenmyarti sti c, wri ti ng, andsportsmansel vesI spentanumberof years
worki ngtoresol vethosef eel i ngsthepri vatesessi onf brJ anuary30,
1974, whi chl quotedi nAppendi x2: Yburf atherscreatl vl thadi tssi de
of secrecypri vacyandal onenessyoui denti f i edcreati vel ywi thhi spri vate
natureThewri ti ngsel f becamel atentasthesportsmandi d, yetthewri ti ng
sel f andt heart l st werecl osel ybound
aspect scoul drel easeoneanot her- onei l l u
mi nati ngtheother- andbothbef Ul f i l l edI nsteadyousawthemasbasi cal l y
conf l i cti ngYbubel i evedthepai nti ngsel f hadtobeprotectedasyouf el t
thatyourf atherhadtoprotecthi screati vesei nthehousehol d.
Andi nanot ef brt hat sessi onl wrot e: Yarsago, whenJ aneandI began
l i vi ngi nSayrePennsyl vani a, notl ongaf terourmarri agei nl 954,
SESSI ON
t el l i ngmysel f t hat bef brel reache' dknowwhet herl want ed
t oconcent r at euponwr i t i ngor pai nt i ng- but t ha' df ai l edt odoso
bef br et hat dat e, I woul dt hendeci deupononeor t heot her of t hosecr eat l ve
ar t sI t ur ned40i nl 959- andchosepai nt i ng.
t snocoi nci dencet hat Set husedt heHze"9eherei nhi smat eri al
Thesymphonyi s, probabl yJ anesandmyf avori temusi cal composi ti on
"di scoverede"eduri ngourcourtshi p21yearsago, andmanytl mes
duri ngthef bl l owi ngmonthswel i stenedtothetwoscratchyol drecordsthat
carri edt hepi eceBut event henwewerei mpressed- awed- byi t screat l ve
poweoverandabovet heobvi ousemot i onal connot at l onsweput uponi t
9. Muchof Set hsmat er i al i nChapt er l 8of P0"appl i esher e;
seeespeci al l ySessi on665Sessi on667f br
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ForsomeSet hmat eri al onsui ci de, seet hef i rst del i veryf brt he546t h
sessi on, i nChapterl l of gsI nthe642ndsessi onf brChapterl l o
0"Z"Sethmenti onedthatsui ci decanbe"theresul tof passi vi tyand
di stortedaggressi on, andof natural pathwaysof communi cati onnotuse
under st ood. ,
Seet he657t hsessi onf br Chapt er l 5of P0"Set ht al ked
abouthowtorepattemyourpastf romthepresent.
Anoteaddedl ater: msorI ytowri tethatSethdi dntdi scusshi stor-
i cal probabi l i ti esi nthe736thsessi on, ornati onal counterpartsei theI fbrgot
toremi ndJ aneof thosetopi csbef brethatsessi on, j ustasl f brgottoaskSeth
aboutthemwhi l ehewasspeaki ngSeveral moresessi onswerehel dbef brel
di scoveredthel apse, whi choccurredpartl ybecausel hadnttypedthe735th
sessi onyet, andnegl ectedtorefErtomyhandwri ttennotes, andpartl ybecause
i nt hemeant i meSef ami l i es of con-
sci ousnessMyerrorwasunf brtunate, si nceI f eel thathi si nf brmati onwoul d
havebeenmostori gi nal , enhanci ngf Uturesessi ons
ni scent of t hosei nNot e4f brt he
l astsessi on: I expl ai nedhowJ aneandl mi ssedoutonwhatl thi nkwoul dhave
beenexcel l entmateri al si mpl ybecauseshewasi nterruptedbyavi si torj ustas
shveri t ThenseeNot e2f brAppendi x22, whi chcont ai ns
someof thereasonswhyweof tenf i ndi tdi f f i cul ttoreturntoacertamsessi on
tof l eshoutacertai nsubj ect
I shoul daddthatthosereasonsdonoti nvol veanyparti cul arunwi l l i ng
sparttodothi s, nori si tthatthosedatawewantmayhaveevap
oratedbeyondhi srecal l .
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i sol ati oni sts, wanti ngtoworki nsol i tude.
Vari ouski ndsof seemi ngl ycontradi ctorycharacteri sti csmay
appet henOneSumarl mayhavemanydeepl yrewardi ngpersonal
rel ati onshi psAnothermi ghtf i ndf i i endsadi stracti onOneSumari
mi ghtenj oyperf brmi ngi nf rontof anaudi ence, whi l eanothermi ght
notevenbeabl etobearthethoughtSi nceeachpersoni suni ql ue
thevari ousSumari characteri sti cswi l l thenappearqui tedi fferentl yb
Somel i vei nci ti es, baski ngi ntheemoti onal neamessof others, on
tentwi thaf ewf l owerpotsf braremi nderof naturesbeautyAnother
mi ght haveaf ar mI nmost cases, howevent hesl ant of consci ousness
i spri mari l ycreati ve
, agai n, goi ngi nt odet ai l about t heot herf ami l i es, but l
wi l l bri efl ydi scussthembecausecounterpartswi l l general l ybel ong
t ot hesamef ami l y
Thef i rstf ami l ythatl menti oned(Gml l l , f brexampl e, spe
ci al i zesi norgani zati on. ometi mesi tsmembersfbl l owi mmedi atel y
afterarevol uti onarysoci al changeThei rorgani zati onal tendenci es
ar eexpr essedi nanyar eaof l i f ehoweveTheyar ebehi ndar t
school sf bri nstancethoughtheymaynotbearti ststhemsel ves
col l eges, al thoughtheymayormaynotbeschol ars
Thef bundersof gi antbusi nessesof tenbel ongtothi sf ami l yas
dosomepol i ti ci ansandstatesmen. Theyareacti ve, vi taLandcre-
at i vel yaggressi veTheyknowhowt oput ot herpeopl esi deas
togethemTheyof tenuni teconf l i cti ngschool sof thoughttoa
moreorl essuni f yi ngstructureTheyare, then, of tenthef bundersof
soci al systems, I nmostcases, fbri nstance, hospi tal sschool s
andrel i gi ons, asorgani zati ons, arei ni tj i atedbyandfreql uentl ymai n
tai nedbythi sgroup
8. Thesepeopl e"haveexcel l ent abi l i t i esi n
put t mgt oget hersol i t aryconcept st hat mi ght ot herwi segobyt he
waysi deTheyareorgani zersof enerdi rect edt owardef f ct i ve
soci al structuresTheyusual l ysetupfai rl ystabl e, fai rl yreasonabl e
governments, school s, f i atemi ti es, al thoughtheydonoti ni ti atethe
i deasbehi ndt hosest r uct ur es
Thenext group( S"deal spri mari l ywi t ht eachi ngAgai n
therel ati onshi pwi thothersi sgood, general l yspeaki ng

begi f tedi nanyf i el d, butthei rpri maryi nterestwi l l bei npassi ngon
thei rknowl edgeorthatof othersTheyareusual l ytradi ti onal i sts
theref bre, al thoughtheymaybebri l l i ant, I nawaytheyareeql ual l y
rel at edt ot hef ami l yj ust ment i one( Gml ", andt ot heSumari
f brtheystandbetweentheorgani zedsystemandthecreatl veartl st
Theytransmi t"ori gi nal i ty"wi thoutal teri ngi t, howevethroughthe
soci al st r uct ur es
I saythatthey(S"' @donotal tertheori gi nal i tykOf course
anyi nterpretati onof anevental tersi t, butgeneral l ytheyteachthe
di sci pl i nesWhi l enotcreati vel ychangi ngthecontent, Ashi stori ans
f brexampl etheypassdownthedatesof battl esandthosedates
ar econsi der edal most asi mmacul at ef act s, sot hat i nt hecont ext of
thei rtrai ni ngtheyseenopoi nti nql uesti oni ngtheval i di tyof such
i nf br mat i on
eMi ddl eAgestheyf ai thf Ul l ycopi edmanuscri ptsTheyare
custodi ansi nawayAgai n, therearei nf i ni tevari ati onsManymusi c
orartteachersbel ongi nthatcategorywheretheartsaretaughtwi th
al oveof excel l ence, astressupontechni Cl ue- i ntowhi chthearti st
whoi sof t enaSumar i ( al t hought al ways, byanymeanscanput
hi sorhercreati vi tyPeri od
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Thenext f ami l y0i nt heor der
gi ven, i spri mari l ydevotedtoheal i ngThi sdoesnotmeanthatthese
peopl emaynotbecreatl ve, ororgani zers, teachers, butthepri
marysl antof thei rconsci ousnesswi l l bedi rectedtoheal i ngYbu
mi ghtf i ndthemasdoctorsandnurses, whi l enotusual l yashospi tal
admi ni stratorsHoweveEtheymaybepsychi cs, soci al workers, psy-
chol ogi sts, artl sts, ori ntherel i gi onsTheymayworki nfl owershops
Theymayworkonassembl yl i nes, f brt hat mat nbut i f sot heywi l l
beheal er sbyi nt ent or t emper ament
I menti onvari ousprof essi onsoroccupatl onstogi vecl earexam
pl es, but agar agemanmaybel ongt ot hi s( 0gr oup, or t oany
groupI nthi scasethegaragemanwoul dhaveaheal i ngef f ectonthe
cust omer s, andhewoul dbef i xi ngmor et hancar s
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of st at eand- par t i cul ar l yi nt hepast - somemember sof r oyal
f ami l i eswhoal sobel ongtothi sgroup
I 2. Gi veusamoment Thosei nt henext gr oupVb
arepri mari l yrefbrmersTheyhaveexcel l entprecogni ti veabi l i ti es
whi chof coursemeansthatatl eastunconsci ousl ytheyunderstand
t hemot i onof probabi l i t i esI nyour
t er msi t i sasi f ( t heyper cei vet hef Ut ur emot l onor di r ect i on
of ani dea, aconcept, orastructureTheythenworkwi thal l of thei r
mi ndstobri ngthatprobabi l i tyi ntophysi cal real i ty6
I nconventi onal termstheymayappeartol begreatacti vi stsand
revol uti onari es, ortheymayseemtobei mpracti cal dreamersThey
wi l l bepossessedbyani deaof changeandal terati on, andwi l l f Eel ,
l eaSL, dri venorcompel l edtomakethati deaareal i ty6Theyperf brm
averycreati veservi ceasarul e, fbrsoci al andpol i ti cal organi zati ons
canof tenbecomestagnant, andnol ongerservethepurposesof the
l argemassesof peopl ei nvol ved, Membersof t hi sf ami l ymay
al soi ni ti aterel i gi ousrevol uti ons, courseAsarul e, howevethey
haveonePurposei nmi nd: tochangethestatusql uoi nwhateverthe
areaof pri maryi nterest
I ti sal readyeasytoseehowthepurposesof thesevari ousf ami l i es
cani nt ermesh, compl ement eachot henandal soconf l i ct
, al most, theyoperateassystemsof creati vechecksandbal ances
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usual t ermsThesepersons, f bri nst ance, maybeut t erl yunknown
andusual l yar e, expl ai ni ng
t hei r i nt er i or act i vi t i r t hat mat t er event o
t hemsel vesTheyar et r uei nnocent sandspi r i t uaLTheymaybe
underdevel opedi ntel l ectual l ybyrecogni zedstandardsbutthi si s
si mpl ybecausetheydonotdi rectthei ri ntel l ecttophysi cal f bcus
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of anyauthori ty>general l yspeaki ng, f brtheywi l l notconcentrate
t hat l ongonspeci f i cphysi cal dat aHoweveEt heymaybef bundi n
yourcount rypreci sel ywhereyoumi ght not expect t hemt obe: on
someassembl yl i nesthatrequi resi mpl erepeti ti veacti on- i nf acto
ri est hat donot requi respeedhoweveTheyusual l ychoosel ess
i ndustri al i zedcountri es, , wi thasl owerpaceof l i f eve
si mpl edi rect, chi l di shmanneri sms,
t bot herwi t ht heconvent i ons
o1zgl I )sStrangel yenough, though, theymaybeexcel l ent
parentsparti cul arl yi nl esscompl i catedsoci eti esthanyourown
Peri odl nyourterms, theyarepri mi ti veswherevertheyappeaYbt
theyaredeepl yi nvol vedi nnature, andi nthatrespecttheyaremore
hi ghl yattunedpsychi cal l ythanmostotherpeopl eare
Thei r pr i vat eexper i encesar eof t enof a
most vent ur esomeki ndhe
psycheof manki nd
Thenext group( i si nvol vedmai nl ywi t ht hef Ul f i l l ment of
bodi l yacti vi ty6Thesearetheathl etesI nwhateverf i el d, theydevote
themsel vestoperf cti ngthecapaci ti esof thebody>whi chi nothers
usual l yl i el atent
I bsomeextenttheyserveasphysi cal model s, Thevi tal i tyof crea
t urehoodi sdemonst rat edt hrought hebeaut yspeed, el egance, and
perf brmanceof t hebodyi t sel f nsomeext ent t hesepeopl earepe
f ecti oni stsandi nthei racti vi ti esthereareal super
achi evement asi f evenphysi cal l yt hespeci est r
f t hi sf ami l yact ual l yser vet opoi nt out t he
unr eal i zedcapaci t yof t hef l esh- evenasf br exampl egr eat
Sumari arti stsmi ghtgi vecl uesastothearti sti cabi l i ti esi nherent,
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t hen, i nperf brmanceTheyarephysi cal doersTheyareal sol overs
of beautyasi ti scorporal l yexpressed
Lo' l b". Member sof t hi sf ami l ycanof t en
serveasmodel sf brt heart i st ort hewri t enbut general l yspeaki ng
theythemsel vestransmi tthei renergythroughphysi cal arts' and
perf brmanceI nyourtermsonl yandhi stori cal l yspeaki ng, theyof ten
appearedatthebegi nni ngsof ci vi l i zati onswheredi rectphysi cal
bodi l ymani pul ati onwi thi ntheenvl ronmentwasof supremei mpol
tance(underl i ned), normal physi cal reacti onsweresi mpl y
f asterthantheyarenowj l I )I , evenwhi l enormal bodyrel axati on
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vi dual desi r est owor ki nsol i t ude.
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of consci ousnessashe' dl i st edt hemi nt he732ndsessi on, Not et hat hedi dn' t
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0deal spr i mar i l ywi t hpar ent hood
Thesepeopl earenatural earthparents. theyhavethe
capaci tytoproducechi l drenwhof romacertamstandpoi ntpossess
cert ai nexcel l ent charact eri st i csThechi l drenhavebri l l i ant mi nds
heal thybodi es, andstrongcl earemotl ons
Whi l emanypeopl eareworki ngi nspeci f i careas, devel opi ngthe
i ntel l ect, fbrexampl e, ortheemotl onsorthebody3theseparentsand
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pedat t heexpenseof
anotheraspect
Thepersonal i ti espossessakeenresi l i encyof bothbodyand
mi nd, andserveasastrongearthstockI tgoeswi thoutsayi ngthat
membersof onef ami l yof tenmarryi ntootherf ami l i es. f coursethe
samethi nghappenshereWhenthi soccursnewstabi l i tyi si nserted
fbrthi sparti cul arfami l yactsasasource-stock, provi di ngphysi cal and
mental strengthPeri odPhysi cal l yspeaki ng, thesepeopl eoftenhave
manychi l dren, andusual l ytheof f Spri ngdowel l i nwhateverareaof
l i fei schosenseBi ol ogi cal l yspeaki ng, theypossesscertai n
qual i ti esthatnul l i fy"negati ve' codesi nthegenes2Theyareusual l y
veryheal thypeopl e, andmarri agei ntothi sgroupcanautomati cal l y
endgeneratl onsof so- cal l edi nheri tedweaknesses
Thesepeopl ebel i eve, then, i nthenatural good
nessof sex, thebodybandthef ami l yuni t- howeverthoseattri butes
areunderstoodi nthephysi cal soci etytowhi chtheybel ongAsarul e
theypossessanenchanti ngspontanei tyhoweveandal l ofthei rcre
ati veabi l i ti esgoi ntothefami l ygroupandtheproducti onofchi l
Thesearenotri gi dparentsthoughbl i ndl yf bl l owi ng
conventi ons, butpeopl ewhoseefami l yl i feasafi nel i vi ngcreatl ve
ar t andchi l dr enasmast er pi ecesi nf l eFar f r om
devouri ngthei ropri ngbyanexcessofoverprotectl vecare, they
j oyMl ysendthei rchi l drenouti ntotheworl d, knowi ngthati nthei r
termsthemasteI pi ecesmustcompl etethemsel vesandthatthey
havehel pedwi ththeunderpai nti ng
TheBorl edi m]arethestockthatsofarhasal waysseentoi tthat
yourspeci escontmuesdespi tecatastrophes, andtheyaremoreor
l esseql ual l ydi stri butedaboutthepl anetandi nal l nati onal i ti es
Theyaremostl i ketheSumari Theyhavethesamel oveof thearts
thesamegeneral atti tudesTheywi l l usual l yseekfai rl ystabl ePol i ti
cal si t uat i onsi nwhi cht obear t hei r chi l dr en,
ar t Theydemandacer t ai namount of f r eedomf br
thei rchi l dren, howevenandwhi l etheyarenotpol i ti cal acti vi sts, l i ke
theSumari thei ri deasof tensprmgtopromi nencebef brel arge
soci al changes, andhel pi ni ti atethTheonebi gdi f f Erencei sthat
theSumari deal pri mari l ywi thcreatl vl tyandthearts, andof tensub
ordi natef ami l yl i f e(' Zea"bazMo, whi l ethi sf ami l ythi nks

ofoffSpri ngi nthetermsofl i vi ngart;everythi ngel sei ssubordi nated
t ot hat i deal . '
TheSumari oftenprovi deacul tural , Spi ri tual , orarti sti cheri tage
fbrthespeci esThi s(Boj fami l yprovi desawel l -bal ancedearth
stock-aheri tagei ntermsof i ndi vi dual sThesepeopl eareki nd
humorous, pl ayfi j l l , fi l l edwi thal i vel ycompassi on,
perverted"ki ndofcompassi onthatbreedsonotheri ndMdual s
weaknesses
narti stexpectshi spai nti ngstobegood-omi fyouwi l l fbrgi ve
aj i ngl e:atl eastheshoul dThesepeopl eexpectthei rchi l drentobe
wel Lbal anced, heal thyspi ri tual l ykeen, andsotheyareYbuwi l l fi nd
membersof theBorl edi mf ami l yi nal mostanyoccupati on, butthe
mai nconsi derati onwi l l beonthephysi cal f ami l yuni t
Theseparentsdonotsacri fi cethemsel vesfbrthesakeofthei r
chi l drenTheyunderstandtoowel l theburdenthati spl acedupon
suchoffSpri ngI nstead, theparentsretai nthei rowncl earsenseof
i denti tyandthei ri ndi vi dual characteri sti csservmgascl earexam-
pl estothechi l drenofl ovi ng, i ndependentadul ts
Thenextf ami l yaj scomposedof theexchangers. ' They
deal pri mari l yi nthegreatpl ayofexchangeandi nterchangeofi deas
Products,soci al andpol i ti cal conceptsTheyaretravel ers,carrymg
wi ththemthei deasof onecountrytoanothemi xi ngcul tures, rel i -
gl ons,atti tudes,pol i ti cal structuresTheyareexpl orers,merchants
sol di ers, mi ssi onari es, sai l ors, Theyareoftenmembersofcrusades
I I . Throughouttheagestheyhaveservedasthespreaders
of i deas, theassi mi l ators(turnupeverywhereThey
werepi ratesandsl avesaswel l ,hi stori cal l yspeaki ngTheyareoften
pri mari l yi nvol vedi nsoci al changes.nyourti metheymaybedi pl o
mats, Thei rcharacteri sti csareusual l y
thoseof theadventuresomeVerysel domdotheyl i vei nonePl ace
fbrl ong, al thoughtheymayi fthei roccupati ondeal swi thproducts
f romanotherI ndi vi dual l ytheymayseemhi ghl ydi versei n
namre, i ndt hemasarul ei n
uni versi ti esasteachersYbumi ghtfi ndthemasarchaeol ogi stsi nthe
f i el d, howeve
Agoodmanysal esmenbel ongi nthi scategoryJ nyour
termstheymaybecosmopol i tan, andoftenweal thysothatfreql uent

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travel i spossi bl e, Ontheotherhand, howevei ncertai nf i ameworks
ahumbl emerchanti nasmal l countrywhotravel sthroughnearby
provmcesmi ghtal sobel ongtothi sf ami l y&Theseareal i vel ytal ka-
ti ve, i magi nati ve, usual l yl i kabl egroupofpeopl eTheyarei nterested
i ntheoutsi desofthi ngs,soci al mores,tl l emarketpl ace,currentpop
ul arrel i gi ousorpol i ti cal i deasTheyspreadthesef rompl aceto
pl aceTheyaretheseedcarri ers,bothl i teral l yandfi gurati vel y
Thconmen, ' sel l i ngproduct ssupposedt ohave
mi racul ousval ues, bl i ndi ngthel ocal popul acewi ththei rci tyai rs
teventhentheywi l l bebri ngi ngwi ththemtheauraof otheri deas
of teni nserti ngi ntocl osedareasconceptswi thwhi chothersare
al readyf ami l i aL
Themembersofthatfami l yofconsci ousnessprovi defreql uent
newopti onsTheymaybesci enti sts, orthestri ctestki ndof conven
ti onal mi ssi onari esabroadi nal i enl ands, I nyourpresentti methey
aresometi mesl ndi ansf roml ndi a, thati s), orAf ri cansorArabs
j ourneymgtoyourci vi l i zati onsTheyaddtothegreatf l owof com
muni cati onTheymaybeemoti onal ratherthani ntel l ectual , asyou
understandthosetermsse), buttheyarerestl ess, usual l yonthe
moveTheycanbeactors, al so
I nt hepast somehavebeengr eat cour t esans, andeven
thoughtheywerenotabl etotravel physi cal l ytheywereattheheart
of communi cati on- thati sapartof courtl i f eori nvol vedwi th
di pl omatswhodi dtravel
se2Manyof t hecour t esanswhor ul edt hesal onsof
Eur opebel ongedi nt heZcat egor yt henTheCr usades4
i nvol vedgreatmovementof thi sf ami l y
merce, andtheexchangeofpol i ti cal i deas, werefarmorei mportant
thantherel i gi ousaspectsSomemembersofthi sfami l yservedasi ni -
t l at or sof newor der si nt heCt zchur chi nt hepast - t he
worl dl yJ esui ts, f brexampl e, andsomeof themoresophi sti cated
popes5"se, whohadaf i neeyeout f brcommerceandweal t h
Thesepeopl emaybeappreci atorsof f i neartbutusual l yf bri ts
commer ci al val ue
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i nthoseareaswheretravel i si nvol ved, ori nfi nanceTheyfreql uentl y
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i mpri nt upont hosehousessosharedsomeof yourt endenci esI n
thesecondhouseyouri deasof pri vacywereshowntoyou, carri edto
anext r eme, wher et hewi ndowswoul dnot evenope. I nt hef i r st
housethestai rstothesecondf l oorwerepurposel ysteep, andnever
al t ered, becausenoonewasi nvi t edt ovi ewt hepri vat ef ami l ybed
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youthef i rsthouse, i nSayre(S, havedef i ni tearti sti cl ean
i ngsThewomanpart i cul arl yl i kest hehouseandt hought you
woul dShei denti f i edwi thyouri deasof artandwork, andsawaprob
abl evari ati onof hersel f happi l yensconcedi nsuchsurroundi ngs
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t heFost er Avenuehouse, di dsof br t hesamer easons
consci ousl ypi ckoutreal estatepeopl ewho
hadart i st i cconnect i ons, but youwerel edt ot hemandt heyt oyo
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ti cal l yrouseal l porti onsofyourpsycheYbusetprobabi l i ti esi nto
mot i onTheki ndof deci si ont osomeext ent organi zest hepat t erns
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yoursel f i nl eaguewi thothers
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someoneel set omovei nt oUnconsci ousl y, t hemoversarei n
l eaguewi theachotheTherearesympatheti cprobabi l i ti
othercoupl eal soi nterestedi ntheFosterAvenuehouse
ar emusi ci ans- at t r act edt oi t f br t hesamer easonst hat youwer e
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t eacher sof musi choweveI Thei r pur posesdonot necessar i l y
i nvol vethesameki ndof pri vacythatyouwant, al thoughtheythi nk

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certai nl yexi stsapartf romi t- somethi ngyouf i nd, eachof you, rel
ati vel yi nconcei vabl eYbucanseef armsbettethoughyouarenot
f armers, si mpl ybecauset hereal soworkandh
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probabl eacql ui si ti ons, becauseyouhavenotdi smi ssedthemM3ars
ago, wer ei nt er est edi nanot her house(
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anycont rol Therewasmuchpl ayf Ul nesst here, howeveLt hat coul d
havet emperedsomeof yourgreat mut ual seri ousn
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youcoul dhaveaccept eTheaut hor i t i es
t ur nedt hecont r act down- but t heaut hor i t i esst oodf br t hei nner
di sci pl i nari ans, dwi t ht he
worl d; nordi dyouwant , l at et oshareyourdri veway( / b
swi t hyour nei ghbom
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wel l Thati s, El mi rai snometropol i s, butthereareareaswhereol d
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apartf romotherswhi l ei nthesamegeneral areaYbul i keboththe
[SayreandFosterAvenue]housesthusfarbecausethei rgroundsset
themapartf romthenei ghborsandgi vecl earl ydef i nedboundari es-
veryi mport ant t obot hof you
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asment i onedyour i nt ent sar egoi ngout war d, t obe
pi ckedupbyot hers. ( j sI t woul dt akeabookt oprobe
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not f i t i nwi t hhi si deasof workareas
f t hemHerworki nt hat respect i st odecorat e, andt herugs
represent heri deaof what bel ongsi nt hehouse
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12: i ner voi cesai dwdays, because
Rubur t unconsci ousl yknewal r eadyhada
hi gher of f er t hat mi ght ver ywel l f al l t hr ough- i nwhi chcaseshe
woul dl aterbemoreami abl etonegoti ati on'
Endof sessi on, unl essyouhadsomethi ngel seyouwanteCl toask
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owni nf brmati oni scorrect, thel i brary6I can
el aborat ewhenyouwant
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cases- physi cal versi ons, i notherwords, of Ruburt, sl i brary61f you
want t heent l r eexpl anat i onnowyoucanhavei t Ot her wi se-
OsecoM"gi t I q/ e0.

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Anot eaddedacoupl eof weeksl at er: Sessi on738andAppendi x27
(f brSessi on739contai naddi ti onal materi al showi ngthespeci al meani ng
t hat Grunaarghhasf brSueWat ki ns
SeeNot el f br Ses s i on731
I t woul dseemt hat acomput eri zedst udycoul dberat hereasi l yorg
ni zedtoi nvestl gatestatementsof Sethsl i kethi soneHoweveresul tsmi ght
dependonwhet her Set hJ anecoul di dent i f j enoughmember sof t he
Borl edi mwhohadmarri edpartnersf i omotherf ami l i esof consci ousness
TheCrusadest ookpl acemai nl yduri ngt hel 2t handl 3t hcent uri es
andconsi stedof anumberof mi l i taredi ti onsorgani zedbyChri sti ansto
r ecover t heHol yLandf r omt heMosl ems
Seei t emNoi nt heopeni ngnot esf brt he728t hsessi on
i stedthef ami l i esof consci ousness(al ongwi thsi mpl ecl uestothei r
pr onunci at i onswhenSet hf i r st gavet hemat l l : i nt he732ndsessi on
SESSI ON
' l l notonl yremi ndthereaderof thesessi onsi nwhi chSethdescri bed
thecharacterl stl csof eachf ami l ybutwi l l trytosummari zei naf ewwordsthe
over al l f i mct i onof eachone
Gr amada736Tbf bunds oci al s ys t ems
736 Sumaf i Tbt r ansmi t " or i gi nal i t y' t hr ought eachi ng
mol 736heal , r egar dl essof i ndi vi dual occupat l ons
736 V Ol d T b r e f b r mt h e s t a t u s q u o
Mi l umet 736Tbmyst i cal l ynour i shmanki ndspsyche
736 Zul i Tbs er veas phys i c al , at hl et i c model s
Bor l edi m737Tbpr ovi deanear t hst ockf br t hespeci es
t hroughparent hood

737Tbspr eadandexchangei deas

723, 732, Tbprovi dethecul tural , Spi ri tual , andarti sti c

734- 36her i t agef br t hespeci es
Seetheopeni ngnotesf brthi ssessi on, pl usNotel , f brmateri al andref
erencesconcemi ngtheGrunaarghf ami l yof consci ousness, whi chi srel ated
t ot heGr amada
ExceptfbrtheSumari , Whi chJ aneandl choosetobeal l i edwi th, there
' t knowabout t hef ami l i esof consci ousness; t hemat er i al i sal l so
newYbtmyobservatl oncanevenappl ytoaspectsof ourrel ati onshi pwi ththe
Sumari Fori nst ance, deceasedparent sSumari And
regardl essof whateverf ami l yeachof thosef burpeopl ehadbel ongedto, how
hadthei ri ndi vi dual f ami l ypredi l ecti onsaf f bctedthei rSumari chi l dren
Sethsdatai ntheserecentsessi onsgl veuscl ues, butweneedti metoputi tal l
togetheE
I nmor egener al t eI msr at e
throughthemechani csofrei ncarnati on?rofprobabi l i ti esorcounterparts
1tsal soi mportanttokeepi nmi ndwhatSethtol dusi nhi sf i rstdel i veryf br
the735thsessi onEachpersonal i tycamestracesof othercharacteri sti cs
besi dest hoseof t hef ami l yof consci ousness
Abookwoul dbeneededtoexpl ai nthedi mensi onsof thepsyche
i nrel ati onshi ptothevari ousfami l i esofconsci ousness.
AndJ anehersel f hasbeenthi nki ngabouttheWhol esubj ectof psychi c
i nterrel ati onshi pssi ncehol di ngthe732ndsessi onal mostamonthagoShe
wroterecentl y WeregardSeth' smateri al oncounterpartsandf ami l i esof
consci ousnessasexcel l ent Zs- ast hemat i c' ' @0t hat hel pus
percel veandorgani zef acetsof ourgreaterreal i tythatarei gnore
venti onal academi cdi sci pl i nesSethsexpl anati onss/ baspectsof real i ty
thatusual l yescapeus
Nowi t seemssoobvi oust hat t her emust besuchal l i ancesasSet hsf am-
i l i esof consci ousness, andt hat eachof usal i veat anygl vent i met akespart i n
S
oneor mor eof suchpsychi cgr oupi ngs- j ust aswef br m, saymat i onal i st i c
affi l i ati onsonordi naryl evel s
Butthenamesanddesi gnati onsarentmeanttobetakentool i teral l y
t hesearent t obei nt eI pret edasesot eri ccl ubsorbrot herhoods, but asnat -
ural psychi c congl omerati onsl bel ong.
Addedl at er: Seet henot esont hehi l l houseat t hebegi nni ngof t he
736thsessi on, I ntheml wroteaboutthedel ayi nvol vedbef breJ anesandmy
per cept l onsof t hat par t i cul ar dwel l i ngbl ossomedwi t hi nour consci ous
mi ndsi nanymeani ngf Ul way; t heresul t sof t hat j oi nt met amorphosi sare
descr i bedi nsessi ons738- 39I nt hemeant l me, t hen, Set h' smat er i al i nt hi s
(737th)sessi ondeal sonl ywi ththehouseonFosterAyenue, i nEl mi ra, and-
asdi scussedshortl y- wi thMMarkl eshousei nSayre, Pennsyl vani a, si nce
t hoset wopl aceswer et heoneswewer econsci ousl yi nt er est edi na
Set hmadenopredi ct i ons, about t hehi l l houseoranyot he

. Asshel aydownf branapl ast Fri dayaf t ernoon, J aneaskedheri nner

sel f t ol et herknowwhat t odo- speci f i cal l y- about buyi ngt hehouseon
FosterAvenueShef dl asl eep, thendri f tedof f i ntoarel ati vel ybl anddream
Suddenl yamal evoi ceburstl oudl ythroughthatdreamf abri ci naveryi ntru
sl vewaysaymgonl y: Wai twdays.
J anewokeup. "ThatwasntSethsvoi ce, butl recogni zedi tasgi vi ngme
t heanswer l want ed, shet ol dmel at eI t wasevencl ear er
becauset hedr eam, whi che
ooworkedupt of bl l owi t
t hi ng, . Theresul t wast hat onSat urdaywemadeourl ow
of f erf brtheFosterAvenuepl ace, asdescri bedi nthenotesatf i rstbreak
i cchargeswedbui l tupconcerni ngi t
thi nki ngthati f weweresoi ncl i nedl aterwecoul dmakeahi gherbi d
Ourt act i csweresuccessf Ul i nf reei ngus, andl suspect edt hat wewere
throughwi thFosterAvenueSi ncewedachi evedourgoal here,
i ndout whet her ot her swoul dof f Er mor ef br t he
house
Wespecul at edovert heweekendt hat t hreel ayersorport i onsof J ane' s
sel f hadbeeni nvol vedi nheraudi toryexperi ence
Her dr eami ngsel f whi chhadpr ovi dedacomf br t abl ef abr i cor
f r amewor k
Heri ntrusi veor"l i brary' sel f - notSeth. Thel i braryconnotati ons
arebri ef l yref Medt obel owSet hal sot ouchesupont hemat sessi onsend.
Herconsci oussel Lt hereci pi ent of t hei nf brmat i on, i nusual t erms
andtheporti onof herpsychethatputi tal l togethe
AsJ anewr ot eat about t hi st i mei nher manuscr i pt f br "So
i nhousehunt i ngl canal most f eel t heshgof myi deasandbel i ef Sl ooki ng

f br t hei r pr oper house. Myopeni ngnot esf br sessi ons714eachi ncl ude
materi al onJ ane' spsychi cl i braryandSethhi msel f di scussedi ti nthel atter
sessi on. P S, course, contai nsextensi vemateri al onthesamesubj ect(as
wel l asonourhouse- hunti ngadventures)
I t mi ght beaddedl at erheret hat onsucceedi ngdaysJ anehadseveral more
audi torytypeexpenences, al l i nvol vi ngtopi csotherthanhousesor0z(
. I nnoneof t hoseepi sodeswassheawareof Set hsvoi ce, 11) sbut even
soweseer el at i onshi psbet weent hemandt het i meshedhear hi svoi ce; see
mydescri pti onof thateventatthebegi nni ngof the710thsessi on
Oz( ""seesessi ons693- 94f br Apr i l 29
an1974.
10. Thi saf t er noonJ aneandl hadspont aneousl ydeci dedt ol ayour wor k
asi deandgof br adr i veWeneededt hebr i ef changeNei t her of ushadany
consci ousi nt ent i onsof maki ngt het ri pt oSayre, whi chl i esj ust acrosst he
NewYbr kSt at ebor der i nPennsyl vani a
Wef bundoursel vesdoi ngso, however; weal sof bundoursel vesdri
vmgpast t hehousewedconsi der edbuyi ngt her el ast yeal : I r ecei vedadi s
t i nct shockof surpri sewhenl sawt hef ami l i arForSal e' si gnst i l l t ackedt o
t hef r ont of t hehouseSodi dJ ane- al t houghshe' snever beendr awnt oi t
i nt hewayt ha' eni nf br medmont hsagot hat t hepl acehad
beensol dThi snewj oi nt per cept i onof our sset awhol egr oupof event si nt o
mot l on- al l of whi c hwer ec onnec t edt ot hos edes c r i bedi ns es s i ons 693- 94
( seeNot e9)
TheJ ohnsons, t hehusband- andwi f er eal est at et eamwhohadt aken
ust hroughMmMarkl eshousei nApri l l 974, gaveust heobj ect i vei nf brma-
t i oni nt hi sparagraphl coul dveri f yt hosef act smysel f andaddabi t t ot hem
f br even43year sl at er l r emember ed: Mar kl eandhi sf ami l ywel l Pr i or t o
l 931eBut t sesandt heMar kl esl i vedonl yabl ockapar t ; see
Not e2f br t he693r ds es s i on
Sethsmateri al onMMarkl esf eel i ngf brhi sart, howeveni shi s(Seths
ownI coul dnt hel pher e; , ,
sci ousl yawar eof subj ect i vest at esot her t hanmyownAl t houghl r emember
mypar ent st al ki ngabouMar kl e, I havel i t t l ei deaof howmucht heymay
haveunderst ood- orsunderst ood- hi sbasi cl i f E- st yl e
t ment i ont hat f br sever al year sDebbi eal sot aught ar t i n
El mi ra, spubl i cgradeschool s
Her eSet ht ouchesuponsever al r ami f i cat i onsi nvol vi ngour house
af f ai rsthatl vebeensavi ngtopresental l atonce, i f bri ef l y6Thi snote,
wi l l enl argeupont hef ert i l ef i el dof connect i onsorprobabi l i t i est hat i s
envel opi ngJ aneandme, t hehousesi nSayr eandEl mi r a, t her eal est at e
agent swe' vebeendeal i ngwi t ht heJ ohnsonsandDebbi e- whoar enot
acquai nt ed) , andsomeot herpeopl e
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WhenDebbi et ookJ aneandmet hr ought heFost er Ayenuehouseon
Februaryshet ol dust hat anot hercoupl e- z( I E, ' l l
cal l t heSt ei ns- hadal soi nspect edt hepr oper t yandpl annedt omakean
oBf erf bri t, whi l etryi ngatthesameti metosel l thei rpresenthomeWi thout
t hi nki ngt oomuchabout i t , wement al l yf i l edt hi sbi t of newsal ongwi t ht he
connecti onsthathaddevel opedoutof ourhouse- hunti ngepi sodesl astyear
evennowwest i l l di dnt r eal i zej ust howt hecompl i cat edr el at i onshi ps
bet weent hoseevent sof Apri l l 974, andnovWeret ocont muegrowi ngFor
i nst ance: WhenJ aneand"redi scovered' Markl eshousei nSayret oday
(Februaryl 7), andsawtoourconsi derabl esul pri sethati tmi ghtsti l l bef br
sal e, weat oncevi si t edt heJ ohnsons, whohadshownust hr oughi t l ast yeam
Wewer et heni nf br anot her sur pr l se- f br t heJ ohnsonsar et heagent si n
chargeof sel l i ngtheStei nsresi dencei nSayre
I want t oemphasi zeheret hat t heSt ei ns, et eachersof musi c, haye
beenat t r act edt oahomei nEl mi r at hat wasownedf br manyyear sbyaman
Who, asamerchant , hadst rongconnect i onswi t hmusi ci ngeneral andpi anos
i nparti cul ax: Stei n, i nci dental l ybteachesi nEl mi ra- hencethedeci si on
byhi mandhhi swor kdayt r avel i ng
bet weenSayreandEl mi ra
Set hcomment edt hat J aneandl woul dbei nt er est edi nt heSt ei nshome
i nSayreNot soWel ookedat i t t odayi npassi ngaf t ert heJ ohnsonst ol dusi t
wasf brsal e; t het rut hi s, wesawnot hi ngabout i t t hat t urnedu
I shoul daddt hat t her easonsJ aneandl madeour l owbi df br t heFost er
Avenuehousewer eent i r el yunr el at edt oWhat ever of f er st heSt ei nsor
anyoneel se, hadmadeor mi ght makef br t hepl aceSeet henot esf br f i r st
br eak, andNot e8.
Acoupl eof weeksl at er l f dt consi der abl ehumor uponr er eadi ng
Set hsst at ement her eSeet henot esabout t hehi l l housei nser t edat t he
begi nni ngof the736thsessi on
. Anot eaddedl at er : not her houseconnect i oni st hat t hepl aceJ ane
andl weredrawnt oi nl 964perchesonahi l l si dej ust west of El mi raprope
asdoest hehi l l houseThet woareseparat edi nourexperl enceof t i mebyl l
years, butthei rphysi cal exi stencei ssi mul taneous: Theyl i ewi thi nwal ki ngdi s
t anceof eachot her - l esst hanhal f ami l eapar t - ont henor t hsi deof t he
s
. But onconsci ousl evel sJ anewast ooi mpat l ent t of bl l owher own
i nner counseLSeet henot esat f i r st br eak,
. Surel ySet hsi nf brmat i onabout J anesaudi t oryexpenencewoul d
havebeechl at er t hat wenever
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9:
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"oqIy.
Becausethathousei sonahi l l i thascertai nadvantages
ndof per spect i vet hat eachof you
en] oys - as her es e) youl ookdownf r omt he
secondstoryb
Theaspect sof nat ur et her ear ei mpor t ant , howeveandwi l l be
mostref reshi ngTheai ri tsel f i scl earerandcl eane
Ybubot hseemi nf br mal , yet your i nf bl
mal i tyexi stswi thi ni tsownratherf brmal structureThepl acessof ar
havehadacertai nf brmal i tywi thi nwhi ch, i ncontrast, youarei nf bl
maLThef brmal i t yof t heposi t i onof t hehouseuponi t shi l l provi des
ast r uct ur eof i t sownesamehouseonl owl andwoul dnot suf f i ce
youseeI t i st heent i repi ct uret hat i si mport ant Ybudonot undeI L
st andyour ownmi xt ur esof or der andspont anei t yf br mal i t yand
i nfbrmal i ty6
Housest hemsel veshaveaQl ual i t yal i f et hat i spi ckedupby
potenti al buyers, Certai nhousesrepel youandRuburt, Thewi l l
posi ti vel yattractothers, howevesothequal i ti esi nthehousesthat
appeal toyoul woarepreci sel ytheonesthathaveturnedof f others
andPreventedthei rsal e
I t i shi ghl yi mpor t ant t hat youmoveYbubot hdoneedpr i vacy
f br your wor kandbecauseof your nat ur es,
t hat youshoul dt I yt of i ndapl acewi di st r act i onswi t hi n
mi l esI t doesmeant hat youset t l ef brareasonabl eamount of pri
vacyi nt hat youdonot carryt hei deat oext remes
Ther ear eal l i ancesandunder st andi ngsi nnei ghbor hoods-
si gnsf br ot her st or eadThef r ont ent r anceof t heFost er Avenue
housewasnot evenusedThehi l l housei sset uphi ghAnyonewho
wal ksupthestepsf i omthestreetknows[ heorshei s] maki ngatri p
Yburdai l yenvi ronment i sveI yi mport ant t oyourwork, andt oRuburt

Ybur equi r ecer t ai nt hi ngsof your ar t , andt her ef br eyouwant t he
samet hi ngsi nyour sur r oundi ngsOnceyouhadi t wher eyoul i ve
nowf bral l of yourcri t i ci sm, Nowi t i sgone, rent
Azst g.
At t hi st i meof yourl i vesi t i si mport ant t hat youact , I amt el l i ng
yout hat of t he[ El mi ra] housesi nyourmi ndi t real l ymakesl i t t l edi f
f er encewhi choneyouchooseNei t her i sper f ect Ybuwoul df i nd
yoursel vesql ui tehamperedi nanyi deal i sti cal l yperf ectenvl ron
ment Ybuneedsomegi ve- and- t akeEi t herpl acecoul dwel l bemade
tosui tyourspeci f i cneeds, andeachref l ectsstrongel ementsof your
personal i ti es
I . Gi veusamoment I amt r ymgt ogi veyout hebest
i nf br mat i onl caner l i ght
Thi si snot possessedbyt heSayr ehouse, andl r ecommendagai nst
t hat houseregardl essof pri cei ndarknesst hat no
amount of appl i edl i ght woul ddi sper se
ever- parti cul arl yyou, J oseph- besati sf i edwi thshari ngadri ve
way' Thehi l l house, becauseof i tsl ocati on, addsaspaci ousnessthat
i si nsi det heFost er Avenuehouse; but ei t her wayyouhaveanopen
f eel i ngi ntermsof expansi on
: tOI O: 2.
: Oncel gaveyouar ecommendat i on, not r eal l y
takecanf breseeprobabi l i ti es, butyoumakeyourownreal i ty
andI wi l l nottaketheresponsi bi l i ty61Caki ngthatf brgranted, and
knowi ngyourcharacteri sti cs, I havemoretosay6Ybumaynotl i kei t
TheFost er houser epr esent smanyt hi ngs, andt houghi t i snot
onahi l l i t st andsf bryourf eel i ngsof secrecyandPri vacy6Thewi n
, yeti ti sl arge, and, el egant
Thehi l l househassomepri vacyJ t doesnot havesecrecy
ewyoucannot hi dei ni t I t i st oocont empor ar y6
TheFost er Avenuehousehasacer t ai ndecadenceDoyouf bl l ow
me
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Thehi l l housedoesnot I t r epr esent saki ndof chal l engeyou
havethusf arnotacceptedAsgi ven, howeveni tsti l l possessesqual i
t i est hat dogoi nwi t hyournat ures
Thehi l l houser epr esent st hef mur eandt he
contemporaryql ual i ti esof i tI suggest- andonl ysuggest- thatthat
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beyourchoi ce, becausei t i st hemost dari ngof t hevent uresf bryou
andbecauset hehmwi l l gi veyouavi ewi nmanymor ewayst hanone
Whenyoul i vei nahouset hat bel ongsconspi c
uousl yt oanot her age, youar et osomeext ent avoi di ngt hecont em
por ar ynat ur eof l i f eRubur t mayf i ndhi msel f f Umi shi ngt hePl ace
moref brmal l yt hananot herone, yet t heopenqual i t yof t heai ri st he
ki ndt hat youdonot hi dei n
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: Thehi l l envi r onment i sasi mpor t ant t oyour pai nt i ngast he
r eady- wor kr oomi nt heFost er AvenuehouseThever yai r i s
i nspi ri ng, sot hat youwi l l pai nt moret hereeveni f yourworkareai s
not i mmedi at el yasgoodThesunnynat ur e[ of t hat house] , r egar d-
l essof what Ruburt t hi nkwi l l hel phi mcreat i vel yandphysi
cal l y- but t hehi l l houser epr esent
ai ntai ni ngcertai nnecessaryandqui tereasonabl econdi ti ons
I tprovi desl pri vacyyetopennessThehi l l si dei snotyours, yeti ti syour
vl ew, andi thasstrongevocati veconnectl onswi thyourcreati vel i ves
Adef i ni techangei nl i vi ngpattemsandof psychi catti tudewi l l resul t
t hat woul dnot happeni nt hehouseonFost er Avenue
Thi sal someansthatgreateradaptabi l i tyi srequi red, buti twi l l
bet ot hegoodThewhol edi f f erenceherei st hequal i t yof nat ureas
i t sur r oundsbot hpl aces, t heot her t o
stayi nsi deBothhouseshaveSumari characteri sti cs, buti ndi f f Erent
c ombi nat i ons
Tj 21, Fl I ) e: I donot want
togeti ntof ami l yvari ati ons, butSueWatki nspi ckedupavari ati onof
t heGramadaf ami l yof consci ousness( l "gqui t el egi t i
mat e, Peopl el ovet omake
di vi si onsami l i escombi na
ti ons, hi ghl ycreati veAl l di vi si onsaresi mpl yfbrthepurposeoforg
ni zat i onsof consci ousnessThef ami l i esmi xandi nt er r el at e, sot hat
youcoul di ndeedsubdi vi dethem, butf brmypurposetherei sl i ttl e
poi nttothi s
Ast hephysi cal racesmi x, sodot hepsychi conesEveryoncei na
whi l e, , anewf ami l yf brmsout of suchsubgroupsSo
t hef ami l i esaremeant t obeunderst oodasgeneral cat egori esi nt o
whi chearth- tunedconsci ousnessesf al l moreorl essnatural l y6
Readi ngt hi ssect i onof Oz( ""eachpersonshoul d
beabl et of eel ani dent i f i cat i onwi t haf ami l yI t heorshemi ght al so
f i ndwi t hi nst rongcharact eri st i csof anot herone, i nwhi chcaset he
i ndi vi dual i si nt hesameposi t i onassomeonewhoi s, saypart l ri sh
andpart Frenchi nphysi cal t erms
Nowi ti sf ai rl yunusual tobehal f l tal i anandhal f Chi nese, though
i ti spossi bl e; sosomeof thepsychi cf ami l i esj oi nmoreeasi l ywi thcer
t ai not hers, andsomewhoareverysympat het i ct oeachot herf i ndi
S
qui tedi f f i cul ttobl end"natural earthparents[theBorl edi m
andtheSumari , f bri nstance, areverycl ose, andyethavegreatdi f f i
cul t yi nmergi ng, becauseoneconsi derst hef ami l yi t sel f asart , and
t heot hersubordi nat est hef ami l yf bradi f f erent ki ndof art Of t en
t heydonot evenr ecogni ze
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NOTES:
Seet henot esont heshar ed- dr i vewaysi t uat i onaspr esent edat t he
l l : br eakf br t hel ast sessi on
, seet henot esat t hel l : br eakf br t he737t hsessi on-
t hi s t i meabout t he 1964hous e.
Thedayaf t er t hi s738t h) sessi onwashel dl wr ot et ot her eal est at e
agent si nSayre, t heJ ohnsons, i nf brmi ngt hemt hat J aneandl werewi t hdmw
i nganyi nterestwehadi ntheMarkl ehouseWesentthenoti cenotonl ybecause
of Set h' smat eI i al i nt hesessi on, but becausewef dt t hat onour ownwedi nt u
i t i vel yresol vedacert amprobabl ecourseof act i on- j ust asweddonecon
cerni ngt hehouseonFost erAyenuei nEl mi ra. ( SeeNot e8f brSessi on737.
Wi thsomesurpri se, then, consi deri ngthe53yearsthatMmMarkl eshouse
hasbeenaport i onof mypsyche, t owhat everdegree, I f bundmysel f t urni ng
awayf romi ntensi f yi ngthati nvol vementMyreal i zati onthatJ anewasn' tdrawn
t ot hepl acet hat muchhadsomet hi ngt odowi t hmydeci si on, al t houghshe
waswi l l i ngt omaket hepur chase- but st i l l I del i ber at el ypassedupt he
oppor t uni t yt ospendt hel at er year sof myl i f ei nt hemamenvl r onment l
. I f dt r egr et andast r ongat t r act i on, but
i nsomewayreal i zedt hat Sayrewasnt t hecourset of bl l owJ aneagreed, and
wemadeconsci ousdeci si onst ogoel sewhere
Seet heopeni ngnot esf brt hel ast sessi on
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Thi si snot di ct at i onyou
f bundyour house- wi t hchar act er i st i cswi f t nessand
youavoi dedseveral pi tfal l s
Rubur t wascor r ect : Thepi ct ur eof you, t akenont hehi l l i nt he
f r ont yar de" j ) , por t r aysyouasf ar asyour st ancet owar dt he
hi l l houseandl andi sconcer nedRubur t wasnever at hl et i cal l y
i ncl i ned, but al waysl ovednat ur eThehouseandt hegr oundswi l l
al l owyout opi ckuponol df eel i ngst hat hehaddi scar ded, r enewmg
t osomeext ent a"f reshai r"i maget hat heoncef bundnat ural
ehi l l housenei ghboI hoodi scomposedof arat herbenef i ci al
bal ance: Noparti cul arf ami l yof consci ousnesspredomi nates, I nstead
al oveof woodsandt r eest r anscendssuchcl assi f i cat i onsThear eahas
brought t oget herdi verseki ndsof peopl e, uni t edbyl oveof nat ure
someai ryspaces, i vacyThepeopl eareal soachi evers
of oneki ndor anot hewhi l e[ your goal smaybedi f f er ent ] you
appr eci at et hef act t hat t heyar
l i vesManyareawareof t hei rl i mi t at i onsManydabbl ei nt heart s
Somearepat ronsof t heart sTheypossessagreat curi osi t yabout
ar t l st swr i t er sor ot her sWhohavechosenadi f f er enand
achi evedi nt hat f ashi onTheyneededyout her e
har act er i st i csmaynot seemasst r anget o
t hemassomeof t hei r smayseem
seat 9: . Qui t esi mpl ywof t hemhaveknownpeopl e
whohavedevot edt hemsel vest ot hei r ar t Theyhaveonl ymet t hem
at r ecept i ons( semeTheyhaveanal most chi l dl i keWonder
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andcur i osi t yabout suchmat t er s, andwi l l act ual l ygi veyouasmuch
pr l vacyasyouwant
YburPsychi cworkwi l l al sohel pt hemquest i ont heval uesof t hei r
l i ves, , barri erswi l l droponbot hsi desManyof t hechi l
dr enar egr own, andt headul t shavemor et l met ot hi n
seeot her l i f e- st yl esThemi xt ur eof f ami l i esof
consci ousnessal l owsyoual sot ot akeacl osel ookat t hewaysi nwhi ch
t heset endenci esmer get of br mcommuni t i esYbuar enot movmg
i nt oacl osedpsychi car ea, , wher eever yoneseest hewor l das
you, evengeneral l yspeaki ngNorshoul dyou
For you, J oseph( , t hepl acei sr emi ni scent Ybuar e
al sopresented, whetheryouknowi tornot, wi thcertai narti sti cchal -
l engesthatthel andscapei tsel f wi l l provi de, andthatyouhavechosen
Ybuwi l l al s o
haveanot herki ndof f reedom: Yburpsychi candot hercreat l vework
wi l l beeasi ersi mpl ybecauseyouwi l l nothaveotherssocl osetocon
tendwi thi ntermsof thoughtpatterns
01, z"Thef i r epl acei nt hehi l l housei sadvant a
geous, ast heonei nt hehouseonFost er Ayenuewoul dhavebeen
si mpl yi nthattheopenhearthrepresentsani nnersourceof strength
andst abi l i t yTh, t hesourceof caveheat , i sevocat l ve
andrepresentsacl osenesswi ththeori gi nsof l i ghtandl i f e
: Anopenf i reel i ci tscertai nresponsesf romthecel l s4that
f br i nst anceaf Ur nacedoesnot
t remel yheal i ngPeopl esi t byaf i repl acei n
wmt ert i mel becausei t i sunconsci ousl yrecogni zedt hat recuperat l ve
andtherapeutl cresul tsoccuI : Si mpl yput, thecel l srespondtof i re
l i ghti nsomewhatthesamemannerthatf l owersdotosunl i ght
st i mul at i oni smuchmor et hanski ndeep, howevenandanopenf i r e
i scl eansi n9. I tevenhel pscl earthebl ood
Cavemenr ecogni zedt hi sI amnot suggest mgt hat youuseyour
f i repl acei nsteadof thef UrnaceI amsayi ngthati nwi nterti methere
aredef i ni t eheal t hval ueef f ect st obef el t whenyousi t i nf ront of an
openf i reI Woeveni ngsaweekwoul dbeql ui teef f ecti ve
asconsi der abl eheal t h
val ue, andt ot hosedoi ngpsychi corot hercreat l veworkt heef f ect s
ar epar t i cul ar l yconduci vet oapeacef Ul st at neesar e
great usersandyet conservat orsof energyandt heyaut omat i cal l y
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pr ovi demuchvi t al i t yt oar easi nwhi cht heyar epl ent i f Ul Thi si s
physi cal l yobvi ousi nsci enti f i cterms, Besi desthat, howevethecon
sci ousnessesof treesareremarkabl yki ndandenduri n9. 5
owyout hi nkof dogsasf r i endsof man, andyouper soni f ygods
i nhumant er msYbut hi nkof t hemsomet l mesasguar di ansI nt hose
t erms, nowt reesareal soguardi ansTheyareat t achedt ot hepeopl e
t heyknowYbucannot put al eashont hemandwal kt hemar ound
t hebl ock, yet t r eesf br mapr ot ect i vebar r i er about , say>ahomeor a
nei ghborhoodTheyareact i vel yconcernedTheyhavepersonal i
t i es- cer t ai nl yt ot hesameext ent , yet of anent i r el y
di f f er ent nat ur e, Theyr espondt oyouThet r eesi nt hat ( o"s
nei ghboI hoodthenareparti cul arl yf ri endl ystrong, andprotectl ve
andtheywi l l hel prenewyourenergi es
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i sheal t hyRi verai ri swet , but i t maybeheal t hyorunheal t hyaccord
i ngandt heat t i t udeof t he
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youi nf brmati ondi scussi ngthereasonswhysomepeopl e, af terbei ng
f l oodedi nonel ocat i on, t henmovet oanot hereCl ual l yt hreat eni ng
e n v 1 r o n me n t
Thehi l l pr oper t yr epr esent sacer t ai nki ndof secur i t yt hen-
f i nanci al spi I i t ual andart i st i c- but anopensecuri t yi nwhi ch
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want t onot eher et hat at t hesamet i meJ aneandl deci dedt obuyt he
hi l l house, wel eamedt hat t hehousenext dooEt ot hewest , woul dsoonbe
f brsal e; becauseof aj obt ransf eri t sownerwoul dbemovi ngwi t hhi sf ami l yt o
Cal i f br ni at hi ssummeFor Sal e
ar dAl t houghJ aneandl l i kedt hepl acewel l enough, wehadnodoubt t hat
t hehi l l hous ewa
Our ownpl anst or el ocat e, howevepl ust hoseof t hef ami l ynext door
( whoml l never get t oknow) , r emi ndedmeof t hemat er i al Set hgav
: f brthe737thsessi on, totheef f ectthatanyi mportantdeci si onwemake
organi zesthepatternsof probabi l i tyseti ntomoti on Thi sshoul dbeobvi
oUnconsci ousl yt hen, t hemoversarei nl eaguewi t heachot heThere
aresympatheti cprobabi l i ti esset.
, I sai dt oJ ane, not onl yarewest i rri ngt hi ngsupbymovi ngout of t he
apartmenthouse, butreenteI mgasi tuati onwherez(gwi l l bestaymgput
whi l eothersmoveawayCbvi ous, buti ntri gui ng: l l bej oi ni ngthepresent
resi dent sof t hehi l l nei ghborhoodi nf brmi nganewerpsychi candpsycho
l ogi cal enti tythantheonethatexi stedbef brewearri vedtthef Ul l pi cture
of ourmovi ngshoul di ncl udenot onl yt hemyri adprobabi l i t i esgrowmgout
of ourownact i ons, but al l of t heprobabl edevel opment si nvoMngt hat house
nextdoor: Whateverhappeni ngstakepl acethel l hel pcreate
ar eboundt ohavet hei r ef f ect supon
I f onewant edt oout l i neanevent suchasour movi ngf r omanar bi t r ar y
begi nni ngtoanarbi traI yend, I added, i tcoul dbef romtheti mewef i rstl ooked
atMI : Markl eshousei nSayre, i nApI i l l 974, tosometi mei nthesummerofl 975
whenwet hi nkt hesi t uat i onnext door wi l l ber esol vedwi t ht hear r i val of " new
peopl e1t' l l bei nterestmgtoseewhat- i f any- houseconnecti onsdevel op
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daythedayaf terthe738thsessi onwashel d
I nt he737t hsessi on, af t er l l : 55, Set hment i onedt heot her dent i st Who
l i vedandwor kedar oundt hecor ner f r omt heapar t ment houseJ aneandl
movedi nt oi nl 960, uponourarri val i nEl mi raWesoonbecameacquai nt ed
wi t hhi mandhi sf ami l yonaverycasual basi s, si ncet hebackof hi spropert y
abutsthewestyardof theapartmenthouseSeveral yearsagoourmedi cal f i dend
movedt oamor er esi dent i al ar eai nEl mi r a- j ust wher ewedi dn' t know- but
kepthi sof f i cesi nhi sori gi nal homeThenonThursdaywel earnedthathed
boughtthepl aceacrossthestreetfromthehi l l houseThefami l ysti l l l i vesthere
veal sodi scoveredt hat several ot herprof essi onal peopl ewhol i ve
near t hehi l l housemai nt ai nocesi nt heol dneaHl ownt ownnei ghboI hood
surroundi ngt heapart ment house.
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housesf br manyyear s( andar eonl ynowpr epar i ngt ogl veuPt hat ki ndof
l i f e. quest i on: Howdoest hat st eadypsychi cexchangeaf f ect al l of t hose
whoworand/ orl i vei nhi gh- ri secompl exes, f bri nst ance
' s mat er i al her er emi ndedmeof ar emar k hemadei nt he504t h
sessi on, whi chi spr esent edi nt heAppendi xoZ
cussi ngt heper cept l onsof t hef et usasmedi at edbyel ect r omagnet l ceneI gy
( EE) uni ts: "Cel l sarenotj ustresponsi vetol i ghtbecausethi si stheorderof
thi ngs, butbecauseanemoti onal desi retopercei vel i ghti spresent.
SeeSet hsdi scussi onof t r eeconsci ousnessi nSessi on727Not e7
f brt hat sessi oncont ai nsexcerpt sf romhi st reedat ai nt hel 8t hsessi on( f br
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s omemor er el at edmat er i al f r omt hel 8t hs es s i on
Asyourbodysensest emperat urechanges, soi t al sosensest hepsychi c
chargenotonl yof otherhumanbei ngsbutal so, bel i evei tornot, ani mal s
andtoal esserextentof pl antsandvegetati vemattenYburtreebui l dsup
acomposi teof sensati onsof thi ssort, Sensi ngnotthephysi cal di mensi onsof
amat eri al obj ect , what everi t i s, but t hevi t al psychi cf brmat i onwi t hi nand
about i t
het abl ebes i deRubur t s ens es hi mevenas Rubur t s ens es t het abl e
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Seethepi cturesecti oni nPrenti ce- Hal l ' sedi ti onsof Thg#MZztB7j aJ
f bracropped, bl ackandwhi tereproducti onof myoi l portrai tof Seth, i nthe
f brmi nwhi chhechosetoappeartoRob, ' asJ anewrotei nChapter8of that
bookSet hf i rst announcedhi spresenceb
, 1963;
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" 0z( " " .
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yousuchabl uepri ntcontai nsal l thei nf brmati onyourequi reto
bri ngaboutthemostfayorabl eversi onofyoursel fi ntheprobabl esystemyou
knowI nthesamef ashi onthespeci eseassehol dswi thi ni tsvasti nner
mi ndsuchworki ngpl ansorbl uepri nts.
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numberof unof f i ci al l andani nf i ni t enumberof
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woul drepresenttheoffi ci al l shi ddenval uesandi nfi ni teprobabi l i ti es.
1tssi gni f i cantthatweappl ynumbersbutasthereare
unrecogni zedspacesbetweennumbers, thereareunrecogni zedspaces(psy
chol ogi cal l yi nvi si bl e)betweenorwi thi nmoments, andsomeoftheeventsof
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Thesebodyeventsactual l yare i nfi ni tesi mal buti nfi ni te, fbl l owi ngthei rown
patternsthatmeI gewi thours.
Therearecoursecl oserel ati onshi psconcerni ngthi sdel i veryof
Sethsf brthe740thsessi on, ateri al i nthi snote, andthemusi cal anal o
gi esSethpresentedi nthe735thsessi onwhenhedi scourseduponthe
i naudi bl evari ati onsi nherenti nthecomposi ti onspl ayedbytheyoungcl assi
cal gui taxi stwhodvi si tedusovertheweekendof FebruaI y2I ' vebeen
savi ngthi sref rencef brthi sparti cul arnote. : 45, f bri nstance, that
735thsessi on (Ani nfi ni tenumberofother al ternatecomposi ti onswere
al sol atentwi thi nthe[fi rst]note, howeverTheywerequi teasl egi ti mate
asthecomposi ti onsthatwerepl ayedaddedsi l entstructureand
paci ngtothephysi cal l yactual i zedmusi c.
sooEf eredevocatl veanal ogi esi nvol vi ng
heardandunheardmusi cal composi ti onsontheonehand, andcounterpart
Probabl e, andrei ncamat i onal sel vesont heot he
For somequot at l onsandr ef er encesf r omVOl umel ont he
moment poi nt , seeNot el l f brAppendi x
I nmat hemat i cal t er ms: Apr i menumber i sawhol enumber ( not a
f racti on, f bri nstancethatcannotbeexactl ydi vi dedbyanyotherwhol e
numberexcepti tsel f andl
Thi shouseconnecti oni sagoodexampl eof theki ndthatsnotonl y
madeupof anumberof rel atedel ements, butextendsoveral ongerperi od
of ti meBecauseof thosecombi nedattri butes,
(740thsessi oni nOctoberl 975, si xmonthsafterSethfi ni sheddi ctati ng
Vbl ume2of A"0z(". Al l nameshavebeenchanged
I nNotel f brSessi on739I wrotethatwhenJ aneandl deci dedtobuythe
hi l l house(onFebruary21, 1975)wel eamedthatthepl acenexttoi tonthe
westwoul dsoonbef brsal eI al socommentedthati twoul d"bei nterestmgto
seeWhat- i f any- houseconnecti onsdevel op.
Notl ongaf terwemovedi ntothehi l l house(i nMarch)ournewacquai n
t anceandnext door nei ghbor t ot heeast , Fr ankCor i ot ol dusheknows
Loui seAki ns; shewasoneof thef i rststudentstoattendJ ane' sESPcl ass, i n
Septemberl 967Ani nteresti ngti dbi t, thought, consi deri ngthatEl mi rai s
aci tyof cl oseto50, 000peopl e, andi ntumi ssuI Toundedbyasi mi l arnumber
r esi di ngi nsmal l er communi t i esI addedFr anksi nf br mat i ont oour l i st of
houseconnecti ons, thenf brgotabouti t
manki sal soi nreal estate, al thoughhehasnoprof essi onal associ ati ons
wi ththeJ ohnsons, Debbi e, ortheagencythroughwhi chweboughtthehi l l
houseThehousewest of usbecamevacant t hi syeari nearl ysummeMnt he
f al l FrankCori owasgi venthej obof sel l i ngthepl ace, andsoondi dso- toa

f ami l yt heMi l l ers, whoweremovmgt oEl mi raf romadi st ant st at e, Next , J ane
andl f bundout f r omMr s Mi l l er t hat s het ooknows Loui s eAki ns
Theoddsagai nst suchacoi nci dencedevel opi ngwoul dbeast ronomi
cal - except t hat t heMi l l ershadl i vedi nanei ghborhoodcl oset ot hehi l l
houseseveral yearsago( whent heacquai nt anceshi pwi t hLoui seAki nshad
beenmade) , hadmovedout of st at e, t henr et umedt obuyt hehousenext
doThehouseconnect i oni sst i l l uni que, howevenconsi deri ngt hat i n
t hehi l l houseJ aneandl f bundoursel vesbracket edeast andwest bypeopl e
whoknewoneof her ear l yst udent s- whohadi nt ur nment i onedJ anet o
t hemI nt erest i ng, t hat FrankCori ohadbeeni nst rument al i nbri ngi ngt he
Mi l l ersbacktothei rf avori tenei ghboI hood, wheni naci tythesi zeof El mi ra
t herdesi rabl enei ghbo
hoods, i ncl udi ngours.
J aneandl certai nl ydontthi nkthef actthatFrankandMrsMi l l erknow
Loui seAki nswast her easont heMi l l er smovednext door t ous, yet i t j sone
f act ort obeconsi deredamongamyri adof ot hers- moneyavai l abi l i t yand
sof br t hWhydi dJ aneandl movei nt oanei ghbor hoodi nwhi chsuchahouse
connect l oncoul ddevel opt obegi nwi t hWhywasFrankCori oassi gnedt he
taskof sel l i ngthehousenextdoortous?Whydi dtheMi l l ersencounterhi m
atj ustthatparti cul arti me, andwhywashe, of al l thereal estateagentsi n
El mi ra, t heonewhosucceededi nsel l i ngt hemt hehouset heybought
Suchconnectl onsandquestl ons, Whateverthei rstrengthandthecon
sci ousor unconsci ousmot i vat i onsbehi ndt hem, makeaf asci nat i ngar eaf br
studybOnceagai n, wewereremi ndedof Sethsmateri al atl l : f brthe737th
sessi on, whenhet ol dust hat moversarei nl eaguewi t heachot he
I nconcl udi ngthi snote, I shoul daddthatournei ghbonFrankCori o, was
i nvol vedi not her houseconnect l onswi t hJ aneandme- someof t hemqui t e
asi ntri gui ngastheonej ustdescri bed
. Sethsi deasi nthi sparagraphandtheonej ustprecedi ngi tareconsi s
t ent wi t hhi smat er i al i nanumber of sessi onsf br VOl umel I nsessi ons681and
684, f bri nstance, hedi scussedtheon- of f f l uctuati onsof ourphysi cal uni verse
andeverythi ngwi thi ni t, momentpoi nts, probabi l i ti es, J ane' ssensatl onsofmas
si veness, thebasi cunpredi ctabl emoti onof anywaveoratom, andmuchmore
I nsessi ons682- 83, hest r essedt henat ur eof hi sCUs, i t sof consci ous-
ness,
matl on; seetheexcerptsf romthe775thsessi oni nAppendi xl 8,
I al sothi nkhi suseof "greatdi stance"thi seveni ng(j ustbef brel l : 20)i s
somehowrel atedtothef eel i ngof "i mmeasurabl edi stancethatJ aneexperi -
encedi nher vi s i onas s hes at f br t hes es s i on
. I nr et r ospect wecanseehowt hemyst i cal J anehasal wayst r i edt o
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sent out anener gi zedment al i mageof your sel f i nt oSt r eet Thr ee
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thoseterms, youi ncreasethenumberof probabl eacti onspracti cal l y
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Psychol ogyi sconcerned, i ndi vi dual sxi s
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i nvol vesprobabi l i ti es
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eventsbehi ndyou
q/ Pso"I st at edt hat t hepoi nt of act i on
occur si nt hepr esent , ' e"0"s"gssRubur t sai d
ql ui t eproperl yt hat t i meexperl enceact ual l yspl ashedout f romt he
presenttof brmanapparentpastandf Uture, '
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what doesnot f i t At cert ai nl evel sof experi encet hi smakesl i t t l edi f
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t uresof bel i ef S, t henl ookat real i t yusi ngt hebel i ef Sl i kegl asses-
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toyou' twi l l bei gnoredorcastasi de
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t heoryof evol ut i oni shi ghl ysi mpl i st i c

f r omonepar t i cul ar sour ceYbuhavemanycousi nssot ospeak
Somet r acesof t hat l i neager emai ni nyour t i meHowevewhenyou
l ookbackward' atthepl anetyouactual l ytrytopredi ctpastbehav-
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Ybudothi spersonal l yi nyouri nti matel i vestosomedegreeal so
asyouvl ewyour ear l i er daysYbubl ot out event st hat donot f i t your
present concept of yoursel f Theyl i t eral l ybecomenonexi st ent asf ar
asyouar econcemedI nsuchf ashi onyoubl ockout aspect sof your
ownreal i t y- andconsci ousl yl east ,
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becauseyoudonot accept t hemasapar t of your bi ol ogi cal or spi r i -
tual heri tageTherefbretheybecomel atentandi nvi si bl e, practi cal l y
speaki ngThesameappl i esi ndi vi dual l ywhenyoudenyyour sel ves
t her i chmi xt ur eof consci ousnessandexper i encet hat i savai l abl e
througharecogni ti onof themani pul ati onof probabl ereal i ti es
Ybual t eryourexperi encei neachi nst ant , qui t edrast i cal l yEach
i ndi vi dual possessesf arvasteropportuni ti esf brchoi cethanarereaL
i zedr r owswi sdomonl ybecauseyoubel i eve
ti mei sacl osedsystem' 4I ti struethatyouaresul j ecttobi rthand
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encearepossi bl ethanareusual l yexperi enced
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f brESPcl assonFebruaryl 61971, threeyearsbef brestarti ngUz0z(
Rezz. Whi l ei t l eadst oanumberof quest i ons, hi smat eri al st i l l sumsupceI
t ai ni mpor t ant meani ngst hat l i ebehi ndor wi t hi nt heover al l concept of
probabl ereal i ti es
r t l ybut r emember - youcal l
t hi syouruni verseandyourreal i t yandi t i si ndeed, Wi t hi n
youal soi st heknowl edgeof ot hergreat experi ment st hat arebei ngt ri ed, j ust
asot herprobabl esyst emsareawareof t heexperl ment syouarei nvol vedwi t h
I amspeaki ngi nyour t er msonl ywhi chmeanst hat t osomeext ent I amhedg
i ng- but ot her ci vi l i zat i onshavegoneyour r out eSomehavef ai l ed, t t he
i nhabi t ant sof someeart hshavesucceededverywel l
, Ybucanf buowanyr oadyou
choose, but - unt i l your eal i zet hat asi ndi vi dual syoueachf br myour own
per sonal l i f E, andhaveapar t i nt hemasscr eat i onof r eal i t y- t her ei smuch
l ear ni ngahyunder st and
wi thi nphysi cal real i ty6
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i samat er i al i zat i onof your t hought sandf eel i ngsandi mages, t hat t hei nner
sel f f br mst hat wor l dI nyour t er ms, youcannot beal l owedt ogoi nt oot her
di mensi onsunt i l youhavel earnedt hegreat powerof yourt hought sandsub
j ect i vef Eel i ngsSoevenwhenyout hi nkyoudest royyoudest roynot hi ng
, youki l l not hi ngWhenyoui magi net hat you
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hol dthatthoughti nconsci ousnessdoesnotmeani tnol ongerexi sts, thati t
doesnot haveareal i t yof i t s, f bri t doesi ndeedAndi f aworl descapes
you- i sbeendest r oyed- t hent he
samethi ngappl i estotheworl dastothethoughtI tcontmuestol i ve
NowwhatI havesai dshoul di nspi requestl onswi thi nyou.
Muchi nthesepassagesf i tsi nwi thmateri al l vepresentedi nAppendi x
l 2, ont hereasonsbehi ndt hepai nandsuf f eri ngi nt heworl dEarl yi nt hat
appendi x, then, seethequotati onsf i omthe580thsessi onf brChapter20
t hSi b , andf romt he634t hsessi onf brChapt er8of PWso"J
. Our"newhi l l housei sreal l y21yearsol dI tseemsnewtoJ aneandme
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f brust odi st i ngui shi t f romt hemuchol derapart ment housewevacat edl ast
mont hAct ual l yhowevenwe' reusi ngt heword"newt oi ndi cat eourpresent
physi cal andpsychol ogi cal statesI nthatsense, i f thehousewevej ustmovedi nto
wasphysi cal l yol derthantheonewel ef tbehi nd, I supposewedsti l l cal l i tnew
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or der t oconcl udet heEpi l oguef br VOl umel of "01, "' .
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t hroughout Psol za. Theni nVbl umel , seehi scomment sj ust bef bre
l l : f brSessi on687: I amsayi ngthatthei ndi vi dual sel f mustbecomecon
sci ousl yawar eof f ar mor er eal i t y
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usedDevel oped, t heycani mmeasur abl yenr i cht hespeci es] I f some
changesarenotmade, the[speci es]assuchwi l l notendure.
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arepresentedi nNote3f brSessi on702.
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i al I want edf brt hi snot eonAt l ant i s, soi nt erwoundi si t wi t hcl osel yrel at ed
i nf br mat i ononear l ymanandani mal ki ngdomst heexpandi ngumver se
t heoryarchaeol ogyJ anesot herwork, Al l That l s, andsof brt h. Someof
thosetopi cshavebeendi scussedi nearl i ersessi onsornotes, butnosuchref
erencesaregi venhere, nori sanynewbackupmateri al of f ered.

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t i al expl anat i onof t hewhol equest i onof myt handf ant asyversusphysi cal
f act , ' nomat t erwhat t i meschemesmaybei nvol vedWei nt endt oexpl orei t
al l as muchas f ut ur e' ' wor k
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about t heageof t heear t har eer r oneousTher ewer ei nt el l i gent human
bei ngsf ar ear l i er t hani ssupposed; andbecauseyouassumeaone- l i neki nd
of progressi onf romanapel i kecreat uret oman, youi gnoreanyevi dencet hat
showst cont rary6Therewerehi ghl ydevel opedhumanbei ngswi t hel ab
orateci vi l i zati ons, exi sti ngsi mul taneousl ywi thwhatmi ghtcal l ani mal
ki ngdoms- t hat i s, moreorl essorgani zedpri meval ani mal t ri bes, possess
i ngthei rownki ndsof pri mi ti vecul tures
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ext r emel yacut et hei r cul t ur esdeal t wi t haki ndof t r ansmi ssi onof
knowl edget hat madeahi ghl ycompl i cat edvocabul aryunnecessaryb
Thosespeci esdi dnot vi ef brdomi nat i onof t heeart h, but si mpl yshared
t hesamegener al envl r onment wi t ht hemor esophi st i cat edgr oupi ngs
beyondt hei r ownper l met er sTher ewer emanyhi ghl yt echni cal humancul -
t ures, but i nyourt ermsnot onagl obal scal eThel egendof At l ant i si sact u
al l ybaseduponseveral suchci vi l i zati onsNoparti cul arci vi l i zati oni sthe
basi s, howeveApart f romt hat , t hel egendaspi ckedup, sot ospeak,
"wasapr ecogni t i onof t hef Ut ur epr obabi l i t ybani mageof an
i nnerci vi l i zat i onof t hemi ndact ual l yprQj ect edout wardi nt ot hef Ut ure
wher ei t woul dbeusedasabl uepr i nt , dash- t hel ost gr ande, i not her
t erms, Edenbecamet hel ost gardenof paradi se
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somearchaeol ogi cal di scoveri esabout t hepast ( underl i ned) arenot di scov-
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f i cul t t oexpl ai ni nmyki ndof pr osenguageBut i ncer t ai n
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pl acedi nyourpast yet , f romt hef Ut ure
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I nyour usual t er msof t hi nki ng, t heear t hdoesnot exi St at an( eJ
not i f youareconsi deri ngi t asachunkof mat t eroccupymgacert ai nposi t i on

i naphysi cal cosmosI ti sreal l yf Uti l etoquesti onWhethertheuni versecame

f r omabi gboom( e' ' sl b, or i sconst ant l yexpandi ng
( t houghi nt hoset er msl havesai di t cont i nual l yexpands, asani deaor a
dr eamdoes) . I amnot sayi ngt heuni ver sedoesnot exi st - onl yt hat i t does
not exi st i nt hewayt hat i t seemst oyou
Byi t sel f ( z( st g: Thet r ut hof t hemat t er i s
f armorespectacul a
esal ongEachwor l dhasi t sown
i mpetus, yetal l areul ti matel yconnected. Thetruedi mensi onsof adi vi necre
at i vi t ywoul dbeunendurabl ef branyoneconsci ousnessof what everi mport
andsot hat spl endori si nf i ni t el ydi mensi onal i zed( ' ' 20ssel 1W2 gbo
worl dsspi ral i ngoutwardwi theach moment, of acosmi cbreath; wi ththesep
ar at i onof wor l dsanecessi t yandwi t hi ndi vi dual andmasscompr ehensi on
al waysgrowmgatsucharatethatAl l Thatl smul ti pl i esi tsel f atmi croseconds
bui l di ngbot hpast sandf Ut ur esandot her t i mescal esyoudonot r ecogni ze
Eachi sareal i tyi ni tsel f wi thi tsownpotenti al s, andwi thnoi ndi vi dual con
sci ousness, however mi nut e, l ost
I nt hat ki ndof f ramework, howcanl expl ai nanAt l ant i st exi st sbot h
i nyour past andf Ut ur e, apr obabl ewor l dt hat someof youwi l l choosef r oma
model pl acedi nt hepast of your f Ut ur e- par t i al l ybaseduponf act , i nyour
terms, butwi thi tsgreatestval i di tyl yi ngi ni tspossi bi l i ti es.
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makethatreal i tyenti rel yknown
nsci ousl yunreal i zed
outareasthathavebeenrel ati vel yi nvi si bl e
tohel pyouexpl ore, actual l ydi f f erentf acetsof yourownconscl ousF
ness2Tbsomeext ent t hi sbookhasbeenwri t t ent ohel pyouexercl se
yourowni ntui ti veandmental capaci ti esf romadi f f erentvi ewpoi nt

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i t i smeant t of ami l i ar i zeyouwi t hel ement sof your own
r eal i l yof Whi chyoumayhavebeenunawar e, andt oi nt r oduceyout o
cer t ai nsul gj ect i vest at esof mi ndt hat ar eaut omat i cal l yar oused
becauseof t hemanner i nwhi cht hebookwaspr oducedPer i oCL
Besi dest hi showeve
aut omat i cal l yopenupgr eat er l eveand
hencebr i ngi nt oyour consci ousl i f esomer ecogni t i onof t he
unknownr eal i t yi nwhi chyoual sohaveyour bei ngThesubj ect
matteri tsel f enti cesyouri magi nati onThati ntui ti vef acul tywi l l then
i l l umi nat et hei nt el l ect sot hat i t l east oCl uest i oni nabroade
moreexci t i ngandproduct i vemannert hanperhapsi t di dbef bre
I amwel l awar et hat t hebookr ai sesmanymor equest i onst hani t
present sanswersf bnandt hi shasbeenmyi nt ent Theunknownreal
hat youf br mnewquest i ons
andf br get t heol df i amewor ksi nwhi chanswer sandmyt hswer e
automati cal l ygi veni nresponseI f thi sbook rks, thenmanyol d
questl onswi l l beseenasrel ati vel ymeani ngl ess, f brmednotaf terany
i nti mateencounterwi thbasi ci ssues, buti nresponsetool ddogmas
properql uestl onsabouttheunknownreal i tywi l l automat-
i cal l ybri ngmoreof i ti ntoyourexperi ence
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answer edi nt hi sbook, howeveLhavebeenanswer ed- but f r oma
di f f Erentangl e, Col on: theanswerspresentedi nsuchawaythatthey
wi l l enti ceyoutoftl rthercreati vethought
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ogni ze, real i ze, orexperl encet hemanyf acet sof yourownbei ngAs
al ways, I sayt hat t heanswersl i ewi t hi nyoursel f mot i nt heext erl or
wor l d
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ext er l or condi t i onsmi r r or soper f ect l yyour i nneEi ndi vi dual and
massexper l ence
Gi veusamoment Thi sbooki t sel Ebecauseof t hemet hodof
i t spr oduct i oni sanexcel l ent exampl eof t heunknownr eal i t y
becomi ng, known, t henr ecogni zed,
ol ut i ons, f br whenyoudoyour expl anat i onsand
t heori eswi l l al waysbet oosmal l Therei sal waysanunknownreal i t y
t , f your bei ngwor ksout si deof t he
ki ndof expl anat i onst hat yousoof t enseemt orequi re

Ybur r eadyanswer sendupl i mi t i ngyour ownexpenence, because
yout ryt of i t yoursul gj ect i vebehavi ori nt ot hecrampedboot of pre
concei vedi deasYburexperl encecreat esnewquest i onsi nt hesame
wayt hat apamt ercreat esnewpai nt i ngs
Lo7zgse. Theunknownr eal i t ydash- Manyof you, know
oul dl i ket of i ndi nt hi sbookanswer sper t ai ni ngt oAt l ant i st he
Ber mudani angl e, s3, andmanyot her suchquest l onsThose
mat t er scer t ai nl yseemper t ment i nt hef r amewor kof your exper l
enceandbel i ef S, Ybual r eadyhaveagr eat var l et yof expl anat i ons
of f er edWr i t er si nmanyf i el dshavepr oducedbooksabout such
topi csByf arthegreaterql uesti ons, howevearethosepertai ni ngto
t heunknownreal i t yof t hepsyche, andt hoset hat rel at et ot heki nd
of bei ngwhoper cei vesi nonewayor anot her anAt l ant i s, aBer muda
ni angl e, aUFO- f br i ngr eat er t er ms, unt i l youaskdeeper ques
tl onsaboutyoursel ves, theseotherexperl enceswi l l remai nmysteri
ousYbucannot underst andpercei vedevent sunl essyouunderst and
whoper cei vest hemYbumust l eammor eabout t hesl ant of your
ownconsci ousnessbef breyouarei naposi t i ont oaskt rul ypert i ne
ql uestl onsaboutthereal i tythatyoupercel ve
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Therearemanywhowi l l gi veyouanswerst osuchql uest i onsThe
answer swi l l becouchedi naf r amewor kof bel i ef St hat youhayehel d
i ndi vi dual l yandcol l ect i vel yf br somet i me
posel yt ryi ngt ol eadyoui nt oal argeEmoreexpansi vewayof l ooki ng
at yoursel f andt heworl di nwhi chyoul i ve
Whenl consi der t hose( MSO/ bandot her
suchmat t ers, i t wi l l bef romamuchdi f f Erent perspect i ve
mi l i ar enoughwi t ht heunknown
real i t yt ounderst andanswersgi veni nadi f f erent cont ext Peri od
Thi sbookhadnochapt er sor der t of Ur t her di sr upt your
accept ednoTher ear edi f f er ent
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ki ndsof or gani zat i onspr esent , howevenandi nanygl vensect i onof
t hebook, several l evel sof consci ousnessareappeal edt oat once
Thet hr eadsof t hewor kar ei nt er wovensot hat var i ous
port i onsof yourconsci ousnessaresent out , sot ospeak, onseparat e
j our neysof t hought andi magi nat i ont t hesesi det r i Psar eal so
rel at ed, Theyi nt ert wme, not onl yt hrought hepsychi corgani zat i on
t hat l havegl vent o0z( ""but becauseof t hegr eat uni C
i ngnat ur ewi t hi nt heconsci ousnessof eachr eadem
Agai n, Rubur t andJ osephhavemovedt oanewpl aceEach
readerhasal soj ourneyedt oanewl posi t i onwi t hi nt hepsyche, how
eveThi sbooki sabri dgebetweenreal i ti es, Readi ngi t, eachperson
set sout uponapsychi cpi l gri maget hrought heunknownreal i t i esof
hi sor her ownconsci ousnessandexper l enceNoonecanpr edi ct
t hedest i nat i on
zsI amapar t of your unknownr eal i t y>
. someext ent i nt hesepagesour r eal i t i esmeet Tbt he
ext ent t hat youdonot knowyour sel Eyoudonot knowyour wor l d
] [ bt heext ent t hat youdonot knowyour sel Eyoudonot knowyour
husband, , or mot her andf at hemTbt heext ent t hat youdo
not knowyour sel Eyoudonot knowwhat Godi s. t heext ent t hat
youdonot knowyour sel f ; The
unknownreal i t yexi st st ot heext ent t hat youdonot t ravel j oyf Ul l y
t hrought hei nt i mat el andsof t hepsyche, t ot heext ent t hat youdo
not di rect l yexperi enceyourl i f easori gi nal ( / b", but accept
l abel sputoni tbyothersTheunknownreal i tyexi stsasachal l enge
anexci ti ngendeavonaseachi ndi vi dual becomesconsci ousl yaware
of i nti matesul gj ecti vef Eel i ngDonotoverl aythepersonal dai l y
aspect sof yourl i f ewi t hpreconcei vedi deasabout whoyouare, what
youar e, r e, Becomeawar eof t heor i gi nal
nat ureanygi venmoment asi t exi st sf bryou
Pm4seForget what youhavebeent ol dabout t l meandspace
Ref Uset oaccept i deast hat l i mi t t hedi mensi onsof yourownnat ural
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. Anot eaddedf bur mont hsl at er : J aneneednt havewor r i edTheses
s i ons di dn' t c omet oahal t af t er al LWi t ht hear r i val of war mer weat her wedi d
t akeanoccasi onal breakf rompsychi cwork, but f brt hemost part t hesessi ons
wer ehel dr egul ar l yevent houghSet hwast hr oughwi t h 0z( "' Rg
t hemwer epr i vat e, but Set hal socover edanumber of i nt er est i ng
t opi csof amor egener al nat ur e- mat er i al we' dl i ket oseepubl i shedeven
t ual l y6( Hi scomment si nt he750t hsessi onast owhy""was
wri t t en, arequot edi nt hel nt roduct oryNot esf brVbl umel .
Wef i nal l yrest edf romt hesessi onsf brmost of J ul yal t houghJ anecon
t i nuedwor ki ngonher SyCsamongot her pr Ql ect si nt he
752ndsessi onf brJ ul y28, 1975, Set hpl ungedi nt ohi snext book: mgMz
q/ wi eI I S' E' ss. swel l i nt oi t at t hi swr i t i ng, andasJ ane
andl havepl annedt hi ngs, t henot esf bri t wi l l bevel yshort I t shoul dbepub
l i shedaf ewmont hsaf t ert hi spresent vol umei si ssued
sopeni ngpassagesher e, pl usacoupl eof
l ateronesf romthi ssessi on, i nthenotesi ntroduci ngVOl u
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: i t i squi t edi f f i cul t t ot el l youwhat l havebeen
doi ngwi t hmyt i me( 0"SI Wbwhi l eI havebeeni nvol ved
i nt hepr oduct i onof 01, "Reaandt her ef br e, t osome

extentatl east, i ncl i nedtowardyourtl me
I namannerof speaki ngyourexperl epract i cal real i t yi s
madeupof evenorrel at i vel ycompl et e
whi l ef r ommydi mensi oni t i sappar ent t hat your r ecogni zedevent s
aresi mpl yport i onsof l argerones, I movenat ural l yt hen, i nareal m
of greaterdi mensi onal i zedevents
hunksof t i met hanyoudo
but l cant osomeconsi der abl eext ent vi ewt hepr obabl eact ual i zaF
t i

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: Anar t i st doest hesamet hi ngi ndi f f br ent t er ms, whenhe
orshei magi nest heprobabl eversi onst hat apai nt i ng, orabookora
scul pture, f brexampl e, mi ghttake. (PScThearti stdoesnotusu
al l yunderst and, howevent hat t hoseprobabl eart product i onsdol i f
eral l yexi sthepercel vesonl ythef i nal physi cal l ychosenwork
Speaki ngsi mpl ysomeof usareabl et ohol di nt act t henat ureof our
owni denti ti eswhi l ef bl l owi ngpatternsof probabl ereal i ti esi nWhi ch
weal sopl ayapart
I nyour r eal i t yt he """wehavej ust f i ni shedi st he
onl yversi onof thatmanuscri ptI nsteadi ti s, course, theonl yveI
si onyourecogni zeWhenweareworki ngonsuchaprcj ect here( i
yourreal i t y) , weareworki ngonprobabl ebooksal so, andt hoseare
asreal asyourof f i ci al one, I nwaystoodi f f i cul ttoexpl ai nnowyour
probabi l i ti esareconnectedbycertai nthemesi ntentspurposes
Someof t heseappearassubsi di aryi nt erest si nyourownl i ves, f br
exampl e, Ot hersmaywel l berecogni zedbyyouasprl meconcems
andst i l l ot hersmaybesol at ent t hat youareunawareof t hemSowe
havebeenwor ki ngonapr obabl e Oz( "' ' i nf act , on
manyprobabl e0. Not mereversi ons, but varl at l ons
I noner eal i t yof cour set hewor kwasf i ni shedat t heFost er
Ayenuehouse, / bI nanot her i t wasf i ni shedi n
Sayr e( PzSy
Nowt hat i swhat I havebeendoi ngasf arasyourreal i t yi scon
cerned- t hat i s, i nmyrel at i onshi pwi t hyouI t i samul t i di men
si onal versi onof what Ruburt doesi nsi mpl et ermswhenhewri t esa
booko
veal sohel pedi ntheconstructl on, sotospeak, of Ruburts[psy
chi c]l i brary4andl hopethathewi l l beabl etomeetmethere, i ns
r oundi ngsi nwhi chhef eel sconf i dandyet on
neut ral ground. ( 729WHedoesnot want myapparl t l on, youmi ght
saytoi ntrudeuponaphysi cal l i vi ngro, parti cul arl y
t omeet me( "cb' / bof Lt he- waypl ace
Nowt hat i sasensi bl ear r angement
ywi ththepracti cal aspectsof ourrel ati onshi p, andi n
thebusi nessof transl ati ngmyreal i tyi ntoyourworl d
Lo7zgseaI qui t eappr ove, f br i ngr eat er t er msl donot
bel ongi nyourl i vi ngroomi nthatparti cul arf ashi onreal i tyi sf ar


moreapparentthananyappari ti on' sRuburtdoeswel l becausehe
expl oressocl everl yandkeepshi sstrandsofreal i tyi ngoodorder
Lo7zgl I ) I Ot her shavei ndeedsensedme- Sue
[Watki ns]7f brexampl e- buttherel ati onshi ptherei sf ardi f hent
andi ti si mportantf brRuburtthathcl eacutareas, whi chI
respect
Anysuchappearances, >woul dal soaddtomuchsupe
st i t i ousnonsense, t her ei smuchf br Rubur t t o
l earnabout myreal i t ybUnt i l heunderst oodt hei nwardorderof
event s8hewoul dnot beabl et omeet met her e- sot hel i br ar ycan
serveusbothi nthatregard
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Gi veusamoment I amnot her egoi ngi nt oRubur t t oanygr eat
degree, butl dohavesomei nf brmati on, Obvi ousl yhei si nthemi ddl e
of al eami ngadventure, trymgtodof armorewi thhi sordi nar
sci ousnessthanmostpeopl e,
encounterhi schal l engeswi thoutrel yi nguponol dstructuresof
bel i ef Hehasdonet hi sevent houghhehasbeenworki ngi nrel
ati vel yuntri edareas,wherethereseemtobefewcertai nti es
TMVZmq/ P: so"Z[ourl astbook]i stheref brothersto
f bl l owOt hers, however, di dnot haveahandi nproduci ngi t They
wi l l tryoutthei deas, , tothebestof thei rabi l i tyand
l ear nandgai nmuch- al l t het i mec" hangi ng
onsaf el ytothebannersof conventi onal bel i e. Ruburthasal l owed
hi msel f nosuchcomf br t sHeshoul dr emember t hat manypeopl e
havef argreaterhassl esheal thpersonal rel ati onshi ps
f i nancesandvocati ons, andwi thoutanysati sf yi ngaccompl i shments
t oof f Set t hei r mi sf br t unes
Lol basgatI O: 2, escj 0I makerecommendati onsnow
andthen, andnowandthenyouseef i ttof bl l owthem oConsi d
eri ngRuburt' chal l enges, hehasdoneextremel ywel l ashecl eared
awaythedebri sthatl i teral l ysurroundsthel i vesof mostpeopl e
S
I nawayhi spr ogr esshasbeendependent upont hest at eof hi sl eam-
i ng, sot hat hehasbeent J rymgt ost ret cht heabi l i t i esof normal con-
sci ousnessbydrawi ngi not herst rands' ' ' t becausehewast he
onesoi nvol ved, hehadt ot est eachst r and; andi nt hemeant i mehe
sti l l hadhi sol d, ' consci ousness, wi thi tshabi ts,
Sethmateri al i sendl ess, I organi zei tf bryourbenef i tI f
youwant t odi vi dei t i nt ot wovol umes, t hat i sf i neYbuwi l l f i ndsev
eral poi ntswherethi scanbedone, ' 2andl wi l l answeranyql uesti ons
thatyouhave
I nawayRubur t sbookcPbCs) wi l l cont i nueour mat el
i al f romanothervi ewpoi ntwhi l eyoU?zOZU
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Hal l i nSeptember
Seethemateri al onSethsconceptof si mul taneousti measgi veni n
theconcl udi ngnotesf brSessi on724I ncl udedaresomeveryi ntri gui ng
excerptsfromthel 4thsessi on, whi chwashel doverl l yearsagoth:
urpl ane, I amaf f ectedbysomethi ngresem
I t i st heref brest i l l areal i t yof so.
I nthi scase, I addedtheunderl i nemysel f f bremphasi s
sremarksi nt hat eaI 1ysessi onl dnowl i ket oaddwhat hesai da
decadel ateri nourti meFromthe514thsessi onf brChapter2of Si l e
"Consci ousnessi snotdependentuponf brm, asl havesai d, yeti tal ways
seekstocreatef brmtexi sti nanyti mef rameworkasyouknowi t
Mi nutes, hours, oryearshavel ostboththei rmeani ngandthei rf asci nati on
i onswi t hi not hersyst ems, howeveand
wemus t t aket hemi nt oaccount i nour communi cat i ons Ot her wi s ewhat we
saywoul dnot beunder st ood.


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courseanumberof otherJ anesandRobsbusi l yl i vi ngoutthei rl i vesi nacl us
terof associ atedprobabl ereal i ti es- andal l of thoseJ anesandRobsarej ust
asvehadt het hought bef bret sasomewhat chas
teni ngone, I sai dtoJ ane, j oki ng, si ncei tmeansthatfromSethsvi ewpoi ntwe
coul dbej usttwomorei ndi vi dual s
Al l sortsof i nteresti ngquesti onsari sePeI hapsSethl i kessomeof those
ot her ver si onsof our sel vesmor et hanhedoes. I di dnt askhi mi f l was
ri ght, thou9h. )I tmi ghtevenbethathi sfavori teJ anei nhabi tsoneprobabl e
real i tyhi sf avori teRobanotheHowdoesSethtel l al l of usapart?Whatage
di f f erencesarethereamonI nwhi chreal i tydi dweproducethebest
ver si onof "OZU"' ?Thewor st ?Mor eover - what doal l of t hose
ot her J anesandRobst hi nkof Set hs?soon
. J anedescri besi nChapterl of l Dtheonsetof herabi l i tytopeI
cei veherpsychi cl i braryForl i brarymateri al i nVOl ume2of OZU"' ' "
seet henot esat t hest art of Sessi on714, ' sdi ct at i onf brSessi on715
. J anehasyettoseeSethsappari ti on, howeveEortomeethi mi nher
l i braroutof thepl ace' '
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. Sethspokeof"strandsofreal i tyhere, thi nk, becausetodayJ ane
hadbeengoi ngoverhermateri al onthestagesof consci ousnessandstrands
of consci ousnessf brchapters24and25, respecti vel ypf P
. I nSessi on594f brtheAppendi xof thSi beaAS, Suesmateri al on
howshesensedJ anesandSeths"speeds' ' aswel l asherown
8. Appendi xl 8f brVbl ume2of "OZU"' cont ai nsmuchmat e-
ri al "onthecompl exrel ati onshi psi nvol vi ngJ ane-RuburtSeth[andal soRob
oseph]. J anedevotedChapterl 5of Atoadi scussi onof thei nner
orderof eventsandunof f i ci al percepti ons
. Materi al onthepsychi candphysi cal chal l engesthatJ anechoseto
deal wi t hi nt hi sl i f ecanbef bundi nsessi ons708and713( amongot her s) . I n
thef brmeseeSeth' sdel i veryaf terl l : 40,
essi on; thel attenseetheopeni ngnotes, sdi scussi onaf ter
l l : 26.
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otesf brthe725thsessi onaswel l asthesessi on
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I usedSethsl i nesi nthi sparagraphearl yi nthel ntroductoryNotes
f br VOl ume
Duri ngthel O: breakf brSessi on740, whi chwashel dacoupl eof
monthsagoI wrotethatthel i stof houseconnecnsassoci atedwi thour
movet ot hehi , andcont i nuest ogrow.

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J aneandl havenowaccumul at edmoret han60suchi nt errel at i onshi ps, and
theyrangeal l thewayfromcol orandarchi tectural si mi l ari ti esamongthevaI
i oushousesweveei therl i vedi n, orfel tstrongemoti onal andpsychi cattach
mentsf bntohumanconnecti onsl i kethef bl l owi ngonetsnei therthemost
i nconsequenti al i temonourl i st, orthemostspectacul ar- butrecentl ywe
l eamedthroughacl oserel ati veof theStenI l l cal l them), thecoupl e
f romWhomweboughtthehi l l house, thatatasmal l soci al gatheri ngovertwo
yearsagoJ anehadspontaneousl ygi vensomethi ngof apsychi c"readi ngf br
Mr sSt ensMor eovens" badCe" sei
zgcj hnot i nour ownquar t er st her e, howevebut i nt he
apart ment of anot hert enant whomweveknownf branumberof years
J anehadntmetMrs, SteEf ansbef bre, andneversawheragai n. (I wasnt
i nvol vedi nt hel i t t l escenar i o. TheSt ef I ansesmovedout of El mi r asome
monthsbef brewepurchasedthehi l l housethroughareal estateagencyb
Strangersti l l , thatreadi ngmarkel y
thel ast, tothebestof ourmutual recol l ecti on-thatJ anehas"tunedi nto
ani ndi vi dual undersuchci rcumstances. "I j ustdi di tbecausel l i kedheraf ter
wegot t al ki ng, J anesai d, oncet heSt eEf anses, rel at i vehadremi ndedherof
theaffai Butl dontthi nkl precogni ti vel ypi ckedupthatweweregoi ngto
buythei rhousetwoyearsl atenoranythi ngl i kethattknowthi spl ace
[ t hehi l l house] evenexi st edt henHel l , wedi dnt evenknowt hest exi st ed.
Let menot eat t heendof t hi saccount t hat t hemut ual f r i endwhoi nt r o
ducedJ aneandMrs, St ef f anshaspart i ci pat edi nsomeof ourot herhouse
connecti onsal so- af i mcti onsi mi l artotheoneenactedbyournewacquai n-
tance, FrankCoI i o, whoml ref Erredtoi nNotel l f brSessi on740J aneand
l sawthi ski ndof si tuati ondevel opwi thseveral otheri ndi vi dual sal so, oncewe
beganouracti vehousehunti ngi nSayre, Pennsyl vani a, i nApri l l 974
I tseems, then, thatatl eastonunconsci ousl evel s(andf brthei rownrea
sonsal so,course),certai ni ndi vi dual schosetoactascatal ystsorexpedi ters
hel pi ngustoachi eveourparti cul argoal sSuchrol e-pl ayi ngcoul dbestudi ed
asanat t r i but eof cer t ai nf ami l i esof consci ousness
. Thi sfi nal notei saddedwel l overayearafterJ anefi ni sheddel i veri ng
""o"' Rezz. Asl wroteatthestartof the740thsessi on, J anesuspended
ESPcl assonFebruar26, 1975, rour
movet ot hehi l l house( i nMar ch) , but t oset t l edownaf t er war d
Asmi ghtbeexpected, thecl asshi atussoonbegantohaveari ppl eef f ect
i ndsast owhet her wedhayet he
ti metoresumecl ass, themoreJ anesstudentsbegantoscattemTheyounger
peopl e, especi al l ythosewhowerentnati vesof theareatobegi nwi th, began
tof anoutacrossthenati on, andeveni ntof brei gnl ands, conti nuousl ysearch
i ngf brmoreof t hat i ndef i nabl eessenceorqual i t ymanyof t hemcal l ed
"t r ut h. howeveandwi t hconsi der abl e

i nt er est J aneandl t hought of t hemasnot onl yl ooki ngf br t r ut hsbut meet -
i ngcounterpartsnot, i ndeedAccordi ngtoSeth, suchencoun
terswi thotherporti onsof thei rwhol esel veswoul dbei nevi tabl e
Weal soappl i edt hecount er par t i deast oour sel vesSet hnameda
number of count er pasessi on-
i ncl udi ng, f brexampl e, at ot al of ni nei nvol vi ngJ aneandme( count i ngt he
psychi crel ati onshi psbetweenus) andl wroteaboutthoseconnecti onsi n
Appendi x25f brthatsessi on
Ascl assgradual l yrecededi ntothepast, throughourowndef aul t,
, J aneandl kepti ntouchwi thsomeof ourl ocal counterpartsf romcl ass
whi l ewesawl essandl essof cer t ai not her sEachchoi ceseemedt obeamat t er
of mut ual , unspokenagr eement amongal l concer ned, andwekept i nmi nd
t hat eachi ndi vi dual hadt hecompl et ef reedomt odoasheorshewi shedabout
mai ntai ni ngcontactwi thus- j ustaswehadi nourrel ati onshi pswi ththem
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tactbymai l J anehasmetAl anKochbuttwi cephysi cal l yyetf eel sal l i edwi th
hi mSueWat ki nsr emai nscl ose( t obot hof us, byt heway) , event houghshe
nowl i vesi nasmal l communi t yt hat st r avel nor t hof
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Pennsyl vani abutoncesi ncecl assstoppedmeeti n9
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demi separ al l el edt heendi ngof ""0z( "Rea. Bot hevent swer e
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cant heybesai dt oexi st i ndur at i onI amt el l i ngyout hat t he
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whi chshowsi t sel f i nt heexi st ence
eal meani ng- t hat of t hespaci ouspresent
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doesnot - I repeat - doesnot i mpl yanysort of spaceexpansi on
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of prQj ecti oni ntotl me
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al l camouf l agereal i ti esSomeof thesebasi cl awshavecounterparts
knownandaccept edi nvar i ouscamouf l ager eal i t i esTher ear e
di versemani f est at i onsof t hem, andnamesgl vent ot hem
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yourparti cul arhori zontal pl ane, f bl l owthi sl aw[val uef Ul f i l l ment
undert heauspi cesof evol ut i onmyemphasi s) .
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i snever i gnor ed
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Passi on, understoodatthedeepestcel l ul arl evel s.
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cannotbel ogi cal l yexpl ai ned, butonl ycomparedto, sayani l l umi
nat l on- t hat i s, al i ght occurri ngeverywhereat ,
ef i nei t I t hadnot hi ngt odowi t ht he
propensi t yof cert ai nki ndsof cel l st oreproduce- [ al l cel l sare
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andat t hat i magi naryhypot het i cal poi nt al l speci es
becamel atentThei nnerpul sati onsof thei nvi si bl euni versereached
cert ai ni nt ensi t i est hat i mpregnat ed' t heent i rephysi cal syst em
si mul t aneousl y6That i l l umi nat i onwaseverywheret henat everypoi nt
awareof i t sel Eandof t hecondi t i onsf brmedbyi t spresence
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sai d, f br exampl e, t hat t heuni ver seexpandsasani deadoes, andso
t hevi si bl euni ver sespr angi nt obei ngi nt hesamemanneThesame
ener gyt hat gavebi r t ht ot heuni ver sei s, , st i l l bei ng
c r eat edTheEEuni t s c ont ai nwi t hi nt hems el ves t hel at ent knowl
edgeof al l of t hevar i ousspeci est hat canemer geunder t hosecon
di t i ons. I t i saccordi ngt oyourrel at i veposi t i onYbucansayt hat i t
t ookunt ol dcent uri esf brt heEEuni t st oi ni t i al l ycombi ne, f brm-
i ngcl assi f i cati onsof matterandvari ousspeci es, oryoucansaythat
t hi spr ocesshappenedat onceI nyour t er ms, eachspeci esi sawar e
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ment I nt hoset er mst heenvl r onment f br m
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i nyourt erms, ast hosecreat uressupposedt obeman' sevol ut i onary
ances t or s
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t hent he of t heuni ver sei sbesi det hepoi nt Themot l onand
energyof theuni versesti l l comesf romwi thi nI certai nl yreal i zethat
t hi si shar dl yasci ent i f i cst at ement - yet t hemoment t hat Al l That
l sconcei vedof aphysi cal syst emi t wasi nvi si bl ycr eat edendowed
wi thcreatl vl ty[i ntophysi cal real i ty]
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NOTES:
Over t heyear smyout si der eadi ngonevol ut i onhascover edmany
of tenconf l i cti ngvi ewpoi ntsWhetherthei rbel i ef Sarerootedi nthetenetsof
conventi onal bi ol ogy(Dal wi ni sm), f bri nstance, oral l i edwi ththoseof thecre
at i oni st s( whohol dt hat Godmadet heear t handal l of i t scr eat ur es, j ust as
descr i bedi nt heBookof Genesi s) t headvocat esof r i val t heor i eshave
i mpressedmeashavi ngat l east onet hi ngi ncommon: Nomat t erhowvi ol ent l y
theymaydi sagree, thei rargumentsl ackal l senseof 0Thi si sseri ousstu
worl d1What everhappenedt ot hespont anei t yandj oyi nl i f e?Forsurel yI
f bundmysel f thi nki ngasl readal l of thoseantagoni sti ci deas, spontanei tyand
j oyweret heveryi ngredi ent st hat Set hwoul dpl aceuppermost i nanyt heory
orschemeof l i f ebegi nni ngs, regardl essof i tsphi l osophi cal stance
Asl wrot ei nt hel nt roduct oryNot eszOu
I thi nki ti mportanttoperi odi cal l yremi ndthereaderof certai nof Seths
basi ci deast hroughout bot hvol umes. ' Hi ssi mul t aneoust l me
ci ouspresent, i scertai nl ysuchaconceptYbti nthenextparagraphl added
thati nmyopi ni on, Sethsconceptof si mul taneousti mewi l l al waysel udeus
t osomeext ent asl onrysi cal creat ures. Tbmet hechal l enge
of conf ront i ngt hat i deai swel l wort hwhi l e, howevemf brt ograspi t evenpal
t i al l yi sboundt oenl argeone' svi ewof real i
Acl oseanal ogyt ot hi smat er i al
he682nds es s i onf br t hat f i r s t vol u
basi cal l ynonsensi cal ti onshi ptoothers
uest l onsl i ke Howdi dt heuni ver se
begi n? Whenwi l l i tend?Al l systemsareconstantl ybei ngcreated.

Thenseet he688t hsessi onf brSet hsdi scussi onof cl osedsyst emsandt he
backwar dandf br war d, i nwar dandout war dmot i onsof t i me
I nl i ghtof theexcerptstocomei nthi sappendi xf romthe44thsessi on, i t
shoul dbenot edt hat whenSet husedt het er m"camouf l age, her ef er r ednot
onl yt oourphysi cal worl dasoneof t hef brms( orcamouf l ages) t akenbybasi c
r eal i t yhemedi umof successi ve
moment st heout eregoi susedt o, i nwhi chourordi naryworl dexi st s
sf i rst ment i onof "camouf l age' i sdescri bedi nVbl umel ; seeNot e3
f brAppendi xl
I nt hi sl 964sessi , Set hwassever al year sawayf r omanyat t empt t o
el aborateuponthevi tal i tythat"composesf i omi tsel f al l otherphenomena.
I nOct oberl 969hebeganhi smat eri a( el ect romagnet l cenergy) uni t s
These, hedecl ared, exi st j ust bel owt herangeof physi cal mat t eandaccret e
i nresponsetoemoti onal i ntensi ty; eventual l ybtheyf brmphysi cal ol bj ectsSee
sessi ons504- 6i nt heAppendi xa4andt he581st sessi on
(hel di nApri l l 971)i nChapter20of S
, Sethcarri edthi smateri al astepf Urtherthroughhi sdescri p
' s, uni t sof consci ousness. donot want yout ot hi nkof
t heseuni t saspar t i cl es, ' hesai di nt he682ndsessi ongi veni nFebr uar y
l 974) Therei sabasi cuni t of consci ousnesst hat , expressed, wi l l not be
br okendown. Al s os ees es s i ons 683- 84.
4Thi spar agr aphandt hepr ecedi ngonewer eusedasaf bot not ef br t he
637t hsessi oni nChapt er9of PQSO". That sessi on, hel dl 8mont hs
ago, cont ai nsmat eri al approprl at et ot hi sappendi x: Asananal o
parestheevol uti onof soul si ntermsof val uef Ul f i l l menttocel l ul argrowth
i nourphysi cal real i ty6
Accordi ngt omyi nt erpret at i onof t hi ssent ence, Set hst opsshort of
t el l i ngust hat i nourreal i t yal l speci es- man, ani mal s, andpl ant l i f band
vl rusesandbacteri atoo, f brthatmatter)devel opedf romasi ngl epI i mordi al
l i vi ngsourceEvol uti onarytheorymai ntai nsthatsuchasourcespontaneousl y
camei nt obei ng, ri di nguponvarl ousprot ei nmol ecul esorcert ai not her
ki ndsof mol ecul est hat hadt hemsel veschemi cal l y- andmi r acul ousl y-
evol vedout of nonl i vi ngmat t ent hendemonst r at edt heabi l i t yt odupl i cat e
t hemsel ves. ( WhenSet hcamet hroughwi t ht hi s44t hsessi on, nei t herJ anenor
l hadenoughbackgr oundi nf br mat i onabout t heor i esof evol ut i ont oaskhi m
t obemorespeci f i cProt ei ns, f bri nst ance, areverycompl exchai nsof ami no
aci ds, andconsi st of ni t r ogen, oxygen, hydr ogen, Car bon, and/ or cer t am
otherel ementsTheyexi sti ngreatvari etyi nal l ani mal andvegetabl ematter
i nt hebodyeachprot ei nsupport saverydef i ni t ef Unct i on. ) But t hevi ewt hat
al l l i f Ehadacommonor i gi n, t hat bypur echancei t or i gi nat edont heear t h-
j ust once- wi t hout t heai dof God, or anysor t of desi gnei st odayaccept ed
bymostsci enti stsi nbi ol ogyandrel ateddi sci pl i nes, Suchthi nki ngstemsf rom

heEngl i shnat ur al i st sChar l esDar wi n
andAl f r edWal l ace
HoweveEJ aneandI bel i evet hat at most t he"f act sof evol ut i onmakeup
awor ki nghypot hesi s- or unpr ovenpr oposi t i on- onl yf br manyof
evol uti onstenets, especi al l ythosei nvol vi ngenergy/ entropy)
areopent oserl ouschal l engeTherespl ent yof evi dencearoundf brchanges
occurri ngz( speci es, but t heupwardt ransmut at i onof onespeci esi nt o
anot herhasnot beensci ent i f i cal l yprovenf romt hei ndexf bssi l record, nor
hasi t beenexperi ment al l yveri f i edTheargument sabout evol ut i oncanget
ver yt echni cal , soi nmynot esI mr ehr i ngt ot hoseaspect sof t hesubj ect i n
thebaresttermspossi bl e
, seeAppendi x6f brSessi on687, andSessi on689wi thi tsnotes
Eversi nceSet hcamet hroughwi t ht hemat eri al i nt hi s( 44t h) sessi on
l Oyearsago, vebeeni nt erest edi ncompari nghi ssecondl awof t hei nner
unl versewi t ht hesecondl awof t hermodynami camouf l agephysi
cal sci encesBot hdeal wi t henergyreopposi t esAt t hesame
ti mel seethemasl i nkedthroughourdi stortedpercepti onof thati nnerreal
i tythuspoi nti ngupSethsstatementj ustgi ven, that"theso- cal l edl awsof
yourcamouf l ageumversedonotappl ytothei nneruni verse. (Whenthi sses
si onwashel dJ aneknewnot hi ngof t het hreel awsof t hermodynami cs, orhow
theydef i neenergy/ heatrel ati onshi psi nouruni verseNori ssheconcerned
wi ththemnowtheyresi mpl youtsi deof heri nterests.
Sethhasal waysmai ntai nedthattherearenocl osedsystems, thatenergy
i sconstantl yexchangedbetweenthem, regardl essof whethersuchtransf ers
canbedet ect ed. ( , seeSessi on688, pl usNot e2f brt hesameses
si on. ) Thesecondl awof t hermodynami cs, ont heot herhand, t el l ust hat our
unl ver sej sacl osedsysf at edt oevent ual l yr undown
becausetheamountof energyavai l abl ef brusef Ul worki sal waysdecreasi ng
eventhoughthesuppl yof thatenergyi sconstantAmeasureof thi sunavai l
abl eenergyi scal l edentropy6
I thi nki tobvi ousthatby"energytransf brmati onSethdoesn' tmeanthat
t heener gyor consci ousnessi nour syst emi s
i nevi tabl ydecreasi ngI canbestexpressi ti ntui ti vel y: I nphysi csthatwel l
knownsecondl awof t hermodynami csmayusual l ybesorel i abl ef brus, di s
tortedasi ti s, j ust"seof ourl i mi tedphysi cal i nterpretatl onasmedi ated
bythecentral nervoussystem
At t hesamet i me, i t swort hnot i ngt hat t hesecondl awof t hermodynam-
i csi ssti l l questi onedbysometheoreti ci ans- thei deabei ngthati tsi mpos
si bl etoproveasci enti f i ctruthi neachof anunl i mi tednumberof i nstances
. Char l esDar wi n( 1809- 1881) publ i shed' 2"q/ S/ e1859
I nhi sbookDarwi npresentedhi si deasof natural sel ecti on- thatal l speci es
evol vef romearl i erversi onsbyi nheri ti ngsl i ght(geneti c)vari ati onsthrough

thegeneratl ons. ( SeeNote5. ) Thus, i naprocesscal l edgradual i sm, therehas
beenover manymi l l i onsof year st hesl owdevel opment of f l or aandf auna
f romt hesi mpl et ot hecompl ex, wi t ht hosest ruct uressuI vi vi ngt hat arebest
sui tedtothei renvl ronments- thesurvi val of thef i ttest, , i npopul arterms
nybi ol ogi st Whoi sat r ueDar wi ni st woul df i ndt hesest at ement sof
Set hst obeanat hema: Psychi candrel i gi ousi deas, t hen, despi t emanydraw
backsaref armorei mportanti ntermsof evol uti onthani srecogni zed. '
I amt el l i ngyout hat so- cal l edevol ut i onandrel i gi onarecl osel yon
nect ed. ( Fr omt he690t hsessi on, . Suchasci ent i st woul dhave
t hesameConsci ousnessal wayscr eat es
f br m, andnot t heot her wayar ound. ( Fr omt he513t hsessi on, i nChapt er 2
of S".
tsof tenbeencl ai medthatDarwi n, snatural sel ecti on, whi l erul i ngout
anyquest i onof desi gnor apl anner - Godbehi ndl i vi ngmat t eE
l eavesunexpl ai nedthesamequestl onrel ati vetothestructureof nonl i vi ng
mattewhi chi nthosetermsobvi ousl yprecededl i f edratherapproachthat
ar gument t hr oughanot her st at ement Set hmadei nChapt er 20of Si be
( i nt he582ndsessi on) Ybuarebi ol ogi cal l yconnect ed, chemi cal l ycon
nect edwi t ht heEart ht hat youknowHowi si t t hat asl i vi ngcreat ures
wer onmol ecul esof wat ef br
i nstance- f romasupposedl ydeadworl d?I nthesci enti f i cvi ewwereutterl y
dependent upont hat cont radi ct orysi t uat i onNoonedeni est heamazi ng
structureordesi gnof ourphysi cal uni verse, f romthescal eof subatomi cpaI
ti cl eson"up' (regardl essof whatcosmol ogi cal theoryi susedtoexpl ai nthe
umver sesbegi nni ng) sbet ween
"l i vi ng' nonl i vi ngsystemswoul dcertai nl ybeadi f f i cul tchal l enge-
but amost rewardi n, I t hi nk- f brsci enceI havel i t t l ei deaof howt he
wor kwoul dbecar l i edout Evi dent l yi t woul dl eadf r ombi ol ogyt hr ough
mi crobi ol ogytophysi cswi thti matel yasearchthatatl eastapproached
Sethsel ectromagnetl cenergy(EE)uni tsanduni tsof consci ousness(s)
taccordi ngtoSeth, bothcl assesof "parti cl es' arei nactual i tynonphysi cal
asbest wordscannot e, t heyhavet hei rreal i t i esonscal essomi nut et hat we
cannot hopet odet ect t hemt hr oughour pr esent t echnol ogy
t her ewer uni nt oi r onyandpar adox: Anysci ent i st whoconsi der edt he
exi st enceoe
conventi onal col l eagues, f brhewoul dbeacknowl edgi ngthepossi bi l i tythat
mat t enbei ngmadeupof suchconsci ousent l t l es, l i vi ngFr omt hat
vl ewpoi nt, l east, therewoul dbenol i nkthroughdesi gntobedi scovered
I nconnect i onwi t hmat eri al i nt hi snot e, I t hi nki t qui t ei nt erest mgand
reveal i ngt hat several mi l l enni abef breDarwi n, manhi msel f beganpl ayi ng
t herol eof adesi gnerwi t hi nt hef i rameworkof nat ure, t hroughhi ssel ect i ve
breedi ngof ani mal sandhi shybri di zati onof pl antsTheseactl vl tl escertai nl y

representevol uti onthroughconsci ousi ntent, gui dedbythesamecreature
whoi nsi st st hat nosort of consci ousnesscoul dhavebeenresponsi bl ef brt he
ori gi nordevel opmentof "l i f , l etal onethedeadmatterof hi spl anetNot
onl yt hat : Wereadt hat evennowi nhi sl aborat o
tesomeof thatl i f ei tsel f Thi si sal waysdone, course, wi ththei deathat
t heri ght combi nat i onof si mpl ei ngredi ent swanmet hane, ammoni a,
. )i nthetesttube, sti mul atedbytheri ghtki ndof energyunderj usttheri ght
condi ti onswi l l automati cal l yproducel i f etsconf i dentl ypredi ctedthat
eventual l yatl eastonesuchexperi mentwi l l succeedI haveyettoseei nthose
accountsanythi ngabouttherol econsci ousnesswi l l pl ayi nthi strul ymi racu
l ousconversi onof deadmatteri ntothatof thel i vi ngPerhapsthosei nvol ved
i ntheexperi mentsf Earthatthei deaof consci ousnesswi l l i mpugnthesci en
ti fi cpuri ty' ' ofthei rwork
Fi nal l yi nthi sappendi xI havenNeo- Darwi ni sm
or der t oavoi dconf Usi onwi t ht hef ami l i ar Dar wi ni smt hat most peopl e-
i ncl udi ngsci enti sts-sti l l empl oybNeo-Darwi ni smi ssi mpl ytheori gi nal i dea
of natural sel ecti oni npl antsandani mal supdatedtotakepresenCdaygenet
i csi nt oaccount
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emati cal l ythatcontrarytoDaI wi ni sti cbel i ef enormoustl mespansi nthe
mi l l i onsof years, say)wi l l notai di nthechancef brmati onof eventhechem
i cal precursorstol i f E- theprotei nornucl ei caci dmol ecul es- butwi l l
i nsteadmakethei rcreati onevenl essl i kel yForwi thti me, theevendi stri bu
ti onorequi l i bri umof matteri ncreasesered
sequencesnecessarytosupportl i . Sci enti fi cal l yi nthecl osedsystemofour
uni verse, thesecondl awof thermodynami csandentropyeventual l yconquer
al l . (SeeNote6.
Norcansol arenergybethoughtof astheagentthatdi rectl yturnednon-
l i vi ngmatteri ntoi tsl i vi ngcounterpart;i nthoseterms, l i requi redi tsi nter
medi atemol ecul eswhi chsunl i ghti snotabl etoconstruct, Li f Eneedsprotei n
i nordert obe, t osust ai ni t t hroughmet abol i sm- i t canusesol ar
energy1Darwi nstheorythatl i fEarosebychanceposesabasi ccontradi cti on
Whatmadetheprotei nthatsustai nstheprocessesof l i f e, bef brethatl i f Ewas
presenttomaketheprotei n
Manyti mesi nl aboratorystudi es, substancescal l edprotei noi dsof ten
mi sl eadi ngl ydef i nedi ndi cti onarl esaspri mi ti veprotei nshavebeen
observedf brmi ngf romami noaci ds, whi charesubuni tsof protei nsSome
researchersthi nkof protei noi dsasthef brerunnersof theprotei nthatl i f e
needstori deupon, butf brqui tecompl exsci enti f i creasons, protei noi dsare
f arf rombei ngt ruebi ol ogi cal prot ei nsanddonot l eadt ol i f . J aneandl
strongl yobj ecttobei ngtol dthatdeadmatterturnsi tsel f i ntol i vi ngmatte
J ust howdoest hi st ransf brmat i oncomeabout

Evol uti onarythi nki ngi schal l engednotonl ybyquesti onsof protei nsyn
t hesi s, andenergy/ ent ropy( ) , howeveI Equal l yi nsi st ent aret he
puzzl esposedbyt hemi ssi ngi nt ermedi at ef brmsi nt hef bssi l record: Where
al l theremnantsof thosecreaturesthatl i nkedbi rds, repti l es, cats, mon
keys, andhumanbei ngsThehypot het i cal evol ut i onaryt reeof l i f Edemands
t hat suchi n- bet weenf brmsexi st edi t seemst hat bynowpal eont ol ogi st s
shoul dhaveunear t hedenoughsi gnsof t hemt omakeat l east amodest case
fbrthei rbel i efsystems; thel ackofsci enti fi cevi dencei sembarrassi ngSi nce
mymi ndworksthatwayI coul dmakemi nutel ydetai l eddrawi ngsof agradu
at edseI i esof suchent i t i esgradual i smbei ngabasi cpremi sei nCharl es
Dar wi nst heor y) , but woul dt hecr eat ur esshownhavebeenvi abl eCoul d
theyactual l yhaveexi stedf brthenecessarymi l l enni awhi l eevol vi ngi ntothe
speci eswhosef bssi l remai nszebeendi scovered, orthatl i vetoday?Asi ndi -
catedi nNote5, evol uti oni stsareservmggoodl yporti onsof specul ati onal ong
wi thi nadequatetheory- oI Weal l yhypothesi s
Sethpreparedthewayf brthesestatementsbydecl ari ngi nthe684th
sessi on, I ti struertosaythatheredi tyoperatesf romthef Uture
backwardi ntothepast, thani ti stosaythati toperatesf romthepasti ntothe
presentNei therstatementwoul dbepreci sel ycoI Tecti nanycase, because
yourpresent i sapoi sedbal anceaf I ect edasmuchbyt heprobabl ef Ut ureas
theprobabl epast.
SeeNot e2f br t hi sappendi xThen, i nVOl umel seet hemat er i al on
t i mereversal andsymmet ryi nNot e6f brSessi on702.
11Bothof theseref erencesori gi natei nthef i rstvol umeof thi swork
Seth, i nSessi on681: I nyourterms- thephrasei snecessary- themoment
poi nt, thepresent, i sthepoi ntof i nteracti onbetweenal l exi stencesandreal
i ty6Al l probabi l i ti esf l owthroughi t, thoughoneof yourmomentpoi ntsmay
beexperi encedasEenturi es, , i notherprobabl ereal i ti esof
. si on
AndSet h, i nSessi on683: Al l ki ndsof t i me- backwar dandf br war d-
emergef romthebasi cunpredi ctabl enatureof consci ousness,
seri esofsi gni fi cances.
mnotsurehowsomethi ngl i kenaI vereal i smf i tsi nwi thout- of body
travel (or"prqj ecti on' ), howeveml vereadnothi ngaboutthetwotogethen
norhavel yetaskedSethf brWhatwi l l surel ybesomevel yi nteresti ngmateI
i al onsuchapossi bl erel ati onshi pParadoxi cal l ypurpercepti onswhi l eouC
of bodycanbemoretenuousl yconnectedtotemporal real i tythanusual ,
I wasawar eof t heaccust omedphysi cal wor l d
duri ngaprQj ect i ont hat sdescri bedi ne( seet he583rdsessi oni n
Chapt er20) andi nsomeot herdream- connect edouCof bodysi t uat i ons
Howevenouruseof nai vereal i smmust of t engovernwhat weal l owoursel ves
t oexperl encewhi l econsci ousnessi sseparat edf romt hebody6I al s

thatsomeoutFofbodytravel s, apparentl ytoal i ennonphysi cal real i ti es, may
actual l ybebasedi nsteaduponi nteri orbodi l ystatesoreventsButthereare
tl meswhentheprQj ecti ngconsci ousness, f reeof f rameworksl i kenaf vereal
i sm, atl eastapproachestrul ydi ffErentreal i ti es, orprobabi l i ti esJ anehashad
somesuccessher e; i nChapt er 6of Aseeher pr Qj ect i onexper l ence
i nvol vi ngshouse.
Anot eaddedmuchl at er : Somet i mest hi ngsdevel opi nunexpect ed
ways: Onemi ghtsaythatseveral yearsl aterSethconti nuedthemateri al j ust
presented, Bytheti mehedi dsohe' dbeenthroughwi th"", , Rg
f brqui teawhi l endappendi xesf br
VOl ume2Asl wroteAppendi xl 2i nparti cul arI di scussedwi thJ anethepas
sagesonnal vereal i sm; soonaf terwardSethbegantoref Ertothesubj ect
duri ngschedul edsessi ons, andoneof themcontai nedtheexcel l enti nf bI E
mati onbel owOnl yonepartof thatsessi oni squoted, buteventual l yi twi l l
bepubl i shedi ni tsentl retyaspartofaSethbook. )Veryevocati ve, toconsi der
howconsci ousnessch00s stomani fEsti tsel fphysi cal l y>i ndi rectcontradi cti on
t ot hemechani st i cbel i ef Shel dsot i ght l y- an
seadheri ngtoCharl esDarwi n' stheoryofevol uti onFromSessi on803:
Ybupercei veyourbodyassol i dAgai n, theverysensesthatmakesucha
deduct i onar et her esul t of t hebehavi or of at omsandmol ecul esl i t er al l y
comi ngtogethertof brmtheorgansf i l l i ngapatternof f l eshAl l other
obj ectsthatyoupercei vearef brmedmthei rownwayi nthesamef ashi on
Thephysi cal worl dthatyourecogni zei smadeupof i nvi si bl epatterns
Thesepatternsare pl asti c, i nthatwhi l etheyexi stthei rf i nal f brmi sa
matterofprobabi l i ti esdi rectedbyconsci ousnessYbursensespercei vethese
patternsi nthei rownwaybThepattemsthems acti vatedi ni nnu
merabl ef ashi ons. (H0m"s: )Therei ssomethi ngouttherEtoobserve
Ybursenseapparatusdetermi neswhatf brmthatsomethi ngwi l l take
howevemThemassworl dri sesupbef breyoureyes, but youreyesarepart of
thatmassworl dYbucannotseeyourthoughts, soyoudonotreal i zethatthey
haveshapeandf brm, , saycl oudsdoTherearecurrentsof thought
ast herandt hement al pat t ernsof mansf eel i ngsand
thoughtsri seupl i kef l amesf romaf i re, orsteamf romhotwatetof al l l i ke
ashesor l i ker ai n
thesepatternsofprobabi l i ti esthemsel vesarenoti nacti veTheyare
possessedbythedesi retobe-actual i zed(wi thahyphen). Behi ndal l real i ti es
therearemental statesTheseal waysseekf brm, thoughagai nthereareother
f brmsthanthoseyourecogni ze.
Deoxyri bonucl ei caci d, , master
mol ecul e, thebasi cbui l di ngbl ockl i f e
heprot opl asmi csubst anceof whi chgenesandchromosomesare
f brmedi nthecel l nucl eus, andgovemstheheredi tyof al l l i vi ngthi ngs

I nmi crobi ol ogythef i rststagesof theexci ti ngandcontroversi al
"genetl cengi neeI i ng"areathand, Thi sl ongsoughtgoal of sci encei nvol vesthe
veI ysophi sti catedrecombi nati onofDNAfromsuchdi Efrentl i fefbI msaspl ants
andmammal s, sayi nt onewf bI msnot seenoneart hbef brehasbeen
cal l edvi tal fbrtheunderstandi ngofmanythi ngs-thegeneti csofal l speci es
thecontrol of atl eastsomedi seases, greati mprovementsi nthequal i tyof f bod
pl ants, andsofbrth1tsal sobeencal l edoutri ghti nterfErencewi ththeevol uP
ti onal yconstI ai ntsthatpreventthei nterbreedi ngofspeci esAl thoughl i sksmay
bepresent i nDNAresearch, suchast heunf breseencreat i onof newdi seases
i tseemsthatwi thi nstri ctsafEguardsrecombi nanttechni quesareheretostay6
0nceagai n, howevemt sobvi oust hat asawhol e, sci encei sf ar r emoved
f romSethsi deathateachof us- whetherthus'
Cr eat el ear nt o
assembl esect i onsof DNAf r omvar i ousl i f ef br msi nt onewf br msToat l east
someextentsuchbasi cgeneti csubstancesl m0"cooperatei ntheef f brtsat
recombi nati on: f brnomatterwhatki ndof l i f edevel oped, i twoul drepresent
agestal tofmyri adconsci ousnesses, mbarki nguponuni queexpl orati ons
al soseeNot e5) , I wr ot et hat f br cent unesnow- most of
themobvi ousl yprecedi ngDarwi n- manhi msel f hasbeenpl ayi ngtherol e
of adesi gnerthroughhi screati onof certai nbreedsof ani mal sandhybri d
pl ants, Butweseenowthatmani snol ongercontenttobri ngaboutchanges
speci es, f br i nst ance: st exci t ement hef acest he
chal l eng"engi neeri ngnewki ndsof l i f eThoseurgesarecreatl veeven
when, asadesi gnenhegoesagai nsthi sownDarwi ni anconceptsthattherei s
noconsci ouspl ani nvol vedi nthedesi gnof hi sworl d
I nthi sappendi xrveconsi stentl ythoughtofprobabi l i ti esandrei nc
natl onasbei ngnearl ysynonymous, whi l ehardl ymenti oni ngthel attertoavoi d
maki ngthemateri al unnecessari l ycompl i catedAsSethhi msel f tol dusi nthe
683rdsessi onf brVbl umel of thi sworkRei ncarnati onsi mpl yrepresents
probabi l i ti esi nati mecontext- porti onsof thesel f thataremateri al i zedi n

hi st or i cal cont ext s.

Theseexcel l ptsf romSeth' smatel i al i nthe690thsessi on, f brVbl ume
l t i me' avai l abl et omol ecul arcon-
sci ousness: bi ol ogi cal precogni ti oni sf i rml ybasedi nthechromosomes
andgenesandref l ectedi nthecel l sThecel l spracti cal l yf El t
i ncl udes, then, whatyouthi nkof aspastandf Uture, assi mpl econdi ti onsof
NownessTheymai nt ai nt hebodysst ruct urei nyourpoi sedt i meonl yby
mani pul ati ngthemsel vesi nari chmedi umof probabi l i ti es
stantgi ve-andPtakeof communi cati onbetweenthecel l asyouknowi ti npre
senttl me, andthecel l asi t wasi nthepast, wi l l be.
Seethei nf brmati ononthetruemental physi ci st"i nSessi on701f br
VOl umel Set hdi scussedhowi nour f Ut ur esuc

al l ow"hi sconsci ousnesst of l owi nt ot hemanyopendoor s( 0
t hat canbef bundwi t hnoi nst r ument , .
ment edi nt hes ames es s i on: Rubur t has at t i mes beenabl et ot hr owhi s c on-
sci ousnessi nt osmal l physi cal i nst r ument s( CO0"e/ b
andtopercei vethei ri nneractl vl tyatthel evel of sayel ectrons.
. J anedescr i bedoneof her advent ur eswi t hpr obabl er eal i t i esi n
Append: si depool sof consci ous
ness, ' probabl eneurol ogi cal mat eri al i zat i onsMypersonal
opi ni oni st hat al t houghmanymayt hi nki t di Hi cul t readi ng, Appendi x4con
t ai nssomeof t hemost i mport ant i nf brmat i oni nVOl umel .
I remi ndt hereadert hat anagnost i c( asl t hi nkCharl esDarwi nwas
i sonewhobel i evest hemi ndcanknowonl yphysi cal phenomena, andnot
whethertherearef i nal real i ti es, causes, Anathei stbel i evestherei s
noGod
I shoul daddt hat t hepassagesonsci enceandsci ent i st si nAppendi xl 2
arent i nt endedt oaddupt oanygeneral i ndi ct ment of what areverypowerf Ul
cul tural f brces, buttogi vei nsi ghtsi nto Where, atthi sti mei nl i near
hi storykManysci enti stsagnostl corathei sti cHoweveEJ aneandl f eel that
i f sci encerepresentsthe"searchf brtruth, asi tsoof tenremi nds, theneven-
tual l yi twi l l contendwi ththeki ndof gi f tsshedemonstratesSubj ecti veand
obj ecti veabi l i ti es, worki ngtogethecancreateawhol egreaterthanthesum
of i tspartsAnumberof sci enti sts, representmgvari ousdi sci pl i nes, hayewri C
t enJ aneabout t heSet hmat eri al , andmanyof t hemhaveexpressedsuchvi ews
m- ar t sci ent i st t het r uement al
physi ci st , andt hecompl et ephysi ci anaswel l asonsci encei ngeneral )
appl i eshereSeesessi ons700- 4.
21Earl i eri nt hi sappendi x, seeSet hasquot edf romChapt er20of
eaAsandChapt er 8of P"
Anoteaddedl ater: I i nserted"counterparts' herebecausei nSecti on
of t hi svol umeSet hdevot esport l onsof several sessi onst ohi scount erpart
concept: "QUi tel i teral l Woul i vemorethanonel i f atati me"(hi semphasi s)
Amongot her s, seeSessi on721her equot ed, wi t hi t sAppendi x21Ast he
readerstudi esthoseparti cul arsessi ons, heorshewi l l qui ckl yseehowcoun
terparti deasf i ti nwi ththesubj ectmatterof Appendi xl 2
. I suggest t hat sessi ons562- 63, eaASbe
r evi ewedi nconnect i onwi t hal l of t hi smat er i aLI nVbl umel , seeNot e4f br
Sessi on689
Wi t hout goi ngi nt odet ai l yet - nor haveweaskedhi mt o- Set h
has i ns i s t edmor et hanoncet hat t heear t hi s ' ol der t hani t s cu
rentl yesti matedageof 4bi l l i onyears
. , J aneandmyst i ci smar edi scussedi nt hel nt r oduct oI y
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t hi ngt hat pl easesmei mmensel yi st hewayhecant ransl at eat l east a
f ewct i onsof mynat ur al
speech' svoi cel f earhewi l l soundrat herunmel odi ous
nymeans, but nei t her dol
soundl i keanasexual eunuch, veenabl et omake
hi msoundl i keal l ni ght Andi nci dent al l yRuburt , youwereagood
brot herat onet i meTheso- cal l edmal easpect of yourpersonal i t yhas
al waysbeenst r ong, but byt hi sl meanpower f ULWi t hout t hel oyal t y
t hat youar el ear ni ngasaWoman, your char act er hadmanydef ect s-
andt here, woul dnot get i nt oanyt hi ngseri ous
Tbe0s 0" whenl
knewyou] , youcer t ai nl yput your pr esent wi f et oshameasf ar as
vani tywasconcerned
Fmms0" br , I havenever t r ust ed
t hewr i t t enwor wor dandon
yourpl anei t i sdi f f i cul t t ot rust ei t henBut l donot f eel t hat
f aut omat i cwr i t i ng, f br exampl e. do
not mi ndspeaki ngt hr oughRubur t smout h- somehowt hesound
of t hewordsi srat hepl easant But seei ngmysel f t ransf brmedmore
or l essi nt opl ai nbl ackandwhi t ewo
uni nt erest i ngl haveal waysenj oyedconversat l on
whi chi st hel i vel i est of al l ar t s.
BecauseRubur t deal si nwor dsasawr i t er ] , i t i seasyf br met o
communi cat ei nt hi smanneheaut omat i cal l yt r ansl at es
i nnerdatagi venbymei ntocoherent, val i d, andf ai thf Ul camouf l age5
patterns- i ntowords, Myi nf brmati oni snotactual l ygi venassound
I tstransf erencei si nstantaneousonRuburt' spart, andi sperf brmed
throughtheworki ngsof themi nd, thei nnersenses, ndthebrai n
/ b 6 8 8 1 , 1 9 o 0
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se?zsezUbOq/ i eCO" j c" ' 2b
s z ( / bt ob" t os becO
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0zj s.
Tbe bb s c s l z Concept s f i t
t oget her i npat t er nsI nor der f br t her et obecommuni cat i onbet ween
usl must di sent angl eaconcept f r omi t spat t em, whi chi ssomewhat
di f f i cul t I t i ssomewhat l i kehavi ngt of i eeapart i cul arwordf roma

st r ongemot i onal associ at i onI expenencepat t er nsmadeupof con
cepts, andyouusewordsi nassoci ati ons
Whenl speakt hr oughRubur t I must di sent angl et heconcept
Thi ssomet i mesl eavesmewi t hshor t , becausei t i snamr al f br
met oexper l encet heconcept si nt hei r ent l r et y; andyet l must dr op
ver yi mpor t ant dat abyt hewaysi debecauseyouar enot capabl eof
handl i ngi t, excepti nconsecuti vef brmI f eel conceptpattems
F mbe27 0" / bTher ei s s omuc hl
want t osaybWhenyour t r ai ni ngi sf Ur t her advanced, muchf Ur t her
advanced, wemaybeabl etotakecertai nshortcutsI ti sdi f f i cul tf br
met ohavet ost rmgout t hi smat eri al i nwords, andf bryout orecord
i t , peri encedi rect l ya
concepfessenceofthemateri al i nanygl venni ghtssessi on
Asf br anot her advancement made, si desdi spensi ngwi t ht he
mat eri al [ ] board, Ruburt hasachi evedast at ei nwhi chhecan
r ecei vei nner dat af r ommemor er eadi l yBut beyondt hi s,
t act me.
Oner easonf br t hesuccessof our communi cat i onsi st hepecu
l i arabi l i ti esi nyoubothandthei nteracti onbetweenthem, andthe
uset hat youal l owmet omakeof t hemRuburt si nt el l ect hadt obe
of hi ghqual i t y6Hi sconsci ousandunconsci ousmi ndhadt obe
acql uai ntedwi thcertai ni deastobegi nwi th,
pl exi t yof t hi smat eri al t ocomet hrough
l nt hebegi nni ngf brexampl ei st ort i onof
materi al bythepersonwhorecei vesi t, atl eastonthetopmostsub
consci ousl evel . oani ndi vi dual whosepersonal prej udi cesareat a
mi ni mumi sexcel l ent I Ef brexampl e, Ruburt sprCj udi ceshappen
t ol i eal ongl i neswhi chdonot cont radi ct what l kno
t henal l t hebet t enandt her ei smuchl essr esi st ance
I nf brmat i onl i ket hi si ssi f t edt hroughmanyl ayersof subcon
sci ousconcepti on, andi ssubsequentl ycol oredPeopl ebel i evi ngi n
yourorgani zedrel i gi onscol ori ti namannerthati shi ghl ydi sadvan
t ageousandt hat unf br t unat el yaddst oexi st i ngsuper sons
Rubur t , , ,
youl l f brgi veme, i naveryl i mi tedf ashi onTheref brethedi storti ons
ar emuchl essdi st or t i ve, muchl esshar mf Ul , andmor eeasi l ydi scov-
eredandcl earedOt hersl essperf ect i oni st t hanmysel f arecon
t ent wi t hmor edi st or t i on. Rubur t c

rat heramazi ngThei nnersensesprovi dedhi mwi t h, but neveI
t hel esst hei deascont ai nedi ni t represent edanachi evement of t he
consci ousmi ndI wasdrawnbyt hi st oreal i zet hat hewasreadyf brme
TbJ s" s" z( " cb0
Yb, youwer ean
excel l ent f at her t omeat , , at onet i meI
wasanexcel l ent f at her t oyouAsasonyouwer ehel Pf Ul , consi de
at e,
[ rei ncarnat i onal andf ami l ymat eri al ] i sal l soobvi ous
thatl al mosthesi tatetomenti oni t, butthi si sbecausel tendtof brget
what humanexi st enceonyourpl aneact ual l yi nvol ves.
nowmost devot edf i i endsaf bndgoodeveni ngI wi l l
al wayshel pyout ot hebest of myabi l i t yandasf arasI knowl wi l l be
accessi bl ef bryourpresentl i f eti mes. ' OAndmydearJ oseph, i f you
whackedmemanyt l mes, I got mybl owsi nt ooAndI madeRubur t
onel ovel ywi f e- sothere, myl ovel i es
Fys" s/ b' , Asf ar asRubur t i s
concer ned, t her ei snodanger t ohi mi nt hesesessi ons] For one
t hi ngI amanext remel ysensi t i vebut di sci pl i nedandsensi bl ei f
somewhat i rasci bl e, gent l eman, i f youwi l l f brgi vet het erm, Noneof
t hecommuni cat i onsf r ommehavebeeni nanywayconduci vet oa
devel opmenttowardmental oremoti onal i nstabi l i t"zg
est abl et hanyouor Rubur t , or
yourf i nepsychol ogi st[whoj ustwrotetoyou]'
I al sodonottakemyresponsi bi l i tyl i ghtl yandtoagreatdegree
l f eel responsi bl ef bryou, f branyresul tscomi ngf romyourcom
muni cat i onswi t hmeI f anyt hi ng, t hepersonal advi cel havegi ven
youot i onal bal anceand
resul ti nastrongerrel ati onshi pwi ththeoutsi deworl d
I dodependuponRuburt swi l l i ngnesst odi ssoci at e'
nawar eof hi ssur r oundi ngsdur i nga
sessi onHowever , aut osug
gest i onI t i saphenomenoni nwhi chhegi vesconsent ,
r et ur nhi sconsci ousat t ent i on
uponhi sphysi cal envi ronment
andl wi l l r epeat t hi s: Ther ei snodanger
of di ssoci at i ongr abbi ngahol dof hi ml i kesomebl ackvague
andf Urrymonst encarryi nghi mawayt ot henet herl andsof hyst eri a

schi zophreni aori nsani t yWi t hdrawal i nt odi ssoci at i onasa
hi di ngpl acef romtheworl dcoul d, course, havedi reconsequences
Certai nPersonal i ti escoul d, have, f al l enpreyhere,
wi t hRubur t , t hi si snot t hecase
Al so, Ruburt hasexperi encedanduseddi ssoci at i on, t hought oa
l esserdegree, bef breourcommuni cat i ons- t hat i s, hi swork-
andknows howt ohandl ei t
Wehavegonei nt ot hi sbef bre,
l essoccasi onsAndi f l succeedi nconvi nci ngyouof myr eal -
i tyasaPersonal i tyI wi l l havedoneextremel ywel l Ruburtssub
consci oushasenoughcamouf l agepat t emt oenabl emet omake
cont act , but not somuchast odi st or t meout of al l r ecogni t i onI am
nothi ssubconsci ous, thoughI speakthroughi tI ti stheatmosphere
t hr oughwhi chI ast heai r i st heat mospher e
throughwhi chthebi rdfl i esAcertai nreassembl yofmysel fi sneces
sarywhenl enteryourpl ane, andthi si sdoneparti al l ybymysel f and
bythecombi nedsubconsci ousef f brtsof you, J oseph, andRuburt
Wi l l t hi ssat i sf Wouf brnow
s, ' ' , agvzej " j " " e
ZUO/ CSCZga. ' 3
andRubur t di dget ar at her embar r assi ngf l ashf r omme
bef br et hesessi o. I bl usht oadmi t t hef act ,
(SeeCi I )ts/ b01Z)
" W7i yoe,
t goi ng
i ntoanyrei ncarnati onal materi al toni ght
Fmmso" / b9, 1: I donot br i ngabout t he
t r ancest at ei nt hemanner of whi chyouUosephar espeaki ng
Rubur t swi t chesonanot her channel , t hr oughwhi chmyessencecan
entermorereadi l yThi scertai nl ydoesi nvol veal ooki ngi nwardon
hi spart, buti ti snotsel f Lhypnosi si nusual terms- merel yaf bcus
i nguponanohj ecti vei nnersti mul usAnysuchsi gns(l f )oi x
e I )eoi nvol vecamouf l agepatterns, anddonotactual l y
representdi rectexperi enceThi si snotmyvoi ce, f brexampl eI ti sa
representati onorapproxi mati onof myvoi cef bryouredi f i cati o
Furthermore, i nyourtermsl donothaveavoi ceButi ti saval i drep
resent at l on, andi f I saysomysel f - t hat ' sapun- t hevoi cei smuch
l i ket heone.

010/ b" j I t i smuchbet t er i nt he
l ongrunt oql ui et l yandcaut i ousl yadvance[ i nt hesesessi ons] I am
not t heHol yGhost l donot r eql ui r eor demandt hevowsof pover t y
obedi enceandcer t ai nl ynot chast i t yl wi l l at al l t i mesdemand
i nt egr l t yt hat i smyonl y
r equi r ement . ( 0q/ eMq/ 0" - 60t hi m
" 010gt 0us as 00Exces s ent hus i
asmcanl eadt of anat i ci sm, andt hi sat al l cost smust beavoi ded
Fmbeso"/ bYbur Rubur t was, i ndeed
Set hI havepr omi sedt ogi veyoumor emat er i al deal i ngwi t ht he
psychi cconstructi onoftheenti tyandi tsrel ati onshi pwi thi tsvarl o
[physi cal personal i ti esI nthebegi nni ng, I coul dnottel l youi n
somanywordst hat Ruburt i smysel f becauseyouwoul dhavel eaped
t ot heconcl usi ont hat l wasRubur t ssubconsci ousmi nd,

Ruburt i snot mysel f no, i nhi spresent l i f eHei snevert hel ess
anext ensi onandmat er i al i zat i o
Nothi ngremai nsunchangi ng, entl tl esandpersonal i ti esl eastof al L
Ybucannot st opt hemi nt i meI amSet ht odaybl keepmycont l
nui tybutI change, andof f Shootsl i kecurrentsexpl odei ntobei ng
Ruburtwasmysel f ; Seth, manycenturi esago, buthegrew)evol ved
andexpandedi ntermsof aparti cul arpersonal setof val uef Ul f i l l
mentsHei snowapersonal i tythatwasoneof theprobabl epersonal P
i ti es' 4i ntowhi chSethcoul dgrowJ representanotheml amanotheL
Tbmakei t si mpl enwespl i t - t hi sbei ngnecessaryal wayssot hat
vari ouspossi bi l i t i escanbebrought i nt oact l ont wearebound
t oget henandnoi nvasi on[ of Ruburt ] occursbecausei nonewayof
speaki ngourpsychi cterri toryi sthesa
F8013/ b" 1, 14Rubur t andmysel f ar eof f L
shoot sof t hesameent i t y6Thedi f f erencei nt i mei sbut acamouf l age
di storti onTheentl tywasaparti cul arl ystron,
i si ont ot ur ni nt oent l t l esnow) my
dearpat i ent J oseph, mayI t el l yout hat youareal sopart of t hat same
ent l t y- an
catewi thyouboth
s0" / b 9W Whenmanr eal i zes
t hat hecreat eshi , hewi l l not f i ndi t sost art l i ngt o

bel i evet hat hecreat esot heri magesi not hert i mesOnl yaf t ersucha
basi s[ i sest abl i shed] wi l l t hei deaof rei ncamat i onachi evei t snat ural
val i di tyandonl ywheni ti sunderstoodthatthesubconsci ous,
tai nl ayersof i t, i sal i nkbetweenthepresentpersonal i tyandpast
ones, wi l l thetheoryof rei ncarnati onbeacceptedasf act
FmbezZs0"/ bA24g"sj 1, 1Manseesnot evenhal f
of t hewhol eent i t ywhi chi shi mseI t i st r uet hat ont hi sj our ney
[wi ththesessi ons]di sci pl i ne, somecautl onandunderstandi ng, and
muchcourage, i sdemandedThi si sasi t shoul dbeI amhel pi ngyou
i nt hi s. Ybuar ebot h" gpecul i ar l ysui t edf br
suchapursui t, wi thacombi nati onofi ntui ti veness, basi cpsychi cfaci L
i tyyeti ntegratedi nneri denti ti es
cont rol , asmedi umsspeakof cont rol s, asl bel i eveI
havementi onedasecondaryorspl i tpersonal i tyof Ruburts
exampl edenci est hat have
col l ectedthemsel vesi ntoasubsi di arypersonal i tythatstruggl esf br
recogni ti onorrel easeI saythatl amanenergypersonal i tyessence
si ncethati swhatl am, ' whi chhap
mal enamesi mpl ybecausei ti sthecl osesttransl ati on, i n
yourterms, f brthenameof thewhol esel f orenti tyof whi chhei snow
asel f consci ouspart
FmheI I 9s/ b" r Rubur t shoul dl ear n
muchof advant agef romt hebookbyJ ung16whi chhei sreadi ng
Andl woul dl i ket oment i onher et hat t J anesani mus
Norcoul dl possi bl yl i veuptoJ anesani musI usethename J ane
hererat hert han"Ruburt becauset heani musbel ongst oJ aneand
tothepresentpersonal i tyJ I 1al kaboutrefl ecti ons-becauseEuburt
hasanani ma1'
Sci enti stshavegl i mPsedthecompl i cati onsof thehumanbody
Theyhavescarcel ygl i mpsedthecompl i catedreal i ti esof themi nd
Q/ q/ " S' / j OZUc
j j ' el zci t q/ TheSet hMat er i al . b6
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Wear edeal i ngher ewi t hsomet hi ngr at her unusual ( , i n
thatweareattemptl ngtopermi ttwopersonal i ti estoexi stsi deby
si de, sotospeakRuburti snoti nadeeptrancestateI donotsupel L
sedehi sownpersonal i ty6Heal l owsme, i noursessi ons, tocoexi stwi th
hi ms el E
Adeepertrancestatewoul dal l owustogetl essdi stortedi nf bI L
matl ononsuchatestasthi s, i ni ti al l y>butourresul tswi l l i mprove
andsuchexperl mentswi l l behel pf Ul i nthatthevari ousl ayersof the
twopersonal i ti es, Ruburt, wi l l beseeni nthei roperaC
i ngprocedures
Ruburtwi l l l eamveryql ui ckl ythroughsuchpractl ceThedi sm
ti onsthatappearedaremosthel pM, i nthattheyal l owRuburttodi f
f erenti atebetweenmyowncommuni cati onsandhi sownthoughts
Fs010/ b g" nni ght 0"
"' t est deal t wi t hcl ai r voyance- I happenedt opi ckupmy
i nf brmat i ont hat wayal t houghi t coul dj ust aseasi l yhaven
obtai nedthroughtel epathi ccommuni cati on, ' nthef Uturetests
wi l l bewor kedout i nWhat ever manner i sneeded
mysel f operat ewel l cl ai rvoyant l yf brmyownreasonsand
pecul i aI i ti es, andusual l yobtai nsuchi nf brmati [i nthatmanner]
Wewi l l havemucht osayconcer ni ngt hewaysi nwhi cht hat ki ndof
materi al i srecei vedandi nterpreted, asthi si sveryi mportant
Fbe2Zs0" / b24, ; ) Hr st of al l , asf ar as
t hehandsar econcemed,


i nnermechani smsandbrai npat t emst hat comef i rst bef bret he
motl onsof thehandsCharacteri sti cal l yl operatedi ncertai nman
ner st hat r esul t edi nt hepr i mar yus, I was
f bcusedwi thi nphysi cal matte
Nowandt henwi t hRubur t whenl amal l owedt omani f est
mysel f tesserdegree, ownhabi tstheref breshow
throughf brl mani pul atehi smuscl esi nadi
But, sci enti f i cal l ythi swoul dnotbeproof of myexi stenceasan
i ndependentpersonal i tywhohassurvi vedphysi cal deathNotthat
t hi sconcemsme, f br i t doesnot Oni f youar et hi nki ngi nt er ms
of secondarypersonal i ti es,
heAsecondal ypersonal i tycoul di ndeedusegesturesthatare
di f f erent [ f romRuburt , s] Ei t herwayt hi swoul dbenoproof ast o
myi ndependentnature. W1j I amgl adtoseethati thas
beenbotheri ngyoui nksessi on1
i camet gbzUj , zMj ' ' j 0ccJ 0sj
"seagOOJ q/ 0she' "0be
" s" s" eq/ ' 0gzl j gh' " egas
i uz / i " " . 0
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?sq/ 0tas/ tzsszes"as60'
Med, ygMOasc"zgsq) ez( so"J j 1
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cOdt MOsOSc z. At t hesameheJ a8. , e11
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ej I y" e" e
) "' ' zsses
j 7zgej "
Fm2" s/ b6Theegoi snot t he
mostpowerf Ul orthemostknowl edgeabl eporti onof thesel f l ti s
si mpl yawel l -speci al i zedpartofthepersonal i tyfUl l yequi ppedto
operateundercertai nci rcumstancesWhenthosecondi ti ons
nol ongerexi st[after"death' ], thenotherl ayersofthesel ftakeover
thedomi nantposi ti on, andthepersonal i tyreal i gnsi tspsychol ogi cal
componentsTheegodoesnotdi sappCm[, however; i tmerel ytakesa
backseati nsomerespectsasyourownsubconsci ousdoesduri ng
physi cal exi stenceTheegoi sunderthecontrol ofwhatmayl oosel y
becal l ed"thei nnersel EThesurvi val ornonphysi cal personal i tyhas

somewhatthesamerel ati onshi ptotheegoasthedreami ngperson
al i tyhastoi ti nphysi cal l i f e
Whencommuni cati ontakespl acebetweenasurvi val personal i ty
andonewhoexi stswi thi nthephysi cal system, thi si nvol vesareshuf
f l i ngonthepartof thesurvi val personal i tywheretheegoi smomen
tari l ygi vengreaterrei gnI f thi swasnotdone, theni nmostcases
communi cati onwoul dnotbepossi bl e, j ustbecausethesurvi val peI
sonal i tywoul dhavesuchdi f f i cul tyi mpressi ngthepersonal i tywho
wassti l l ego-ori entedwi thi nthephysi cal system
Thenonphysi cal personal i t ydoesnot t hi nki nt ermsof words
but expenencesconcept si namuchmor edi r ect manneThi ssor t
of thi ngsi mpl ycoul dnotbeunderstoodbythephysi cal l yf bcused
i ndi vi dual Thesurvi val personal i tysi nnersel fgi vesthi sreassem
bl edegoi deasi nthesamewaythat, often, thesubconsci ousgi vesthe
egoconcept si nphysi cal exi st enceThi sreassembl edegot hen
attemptstopercei vethesei nsi ghtsi ntermsof senseperceptl ons
whi charesenttothephysi cal i ndi vi dual attheotherendSometl mes
thecommuni cati onsaremadedi rectl ythoughtheymustbesi f ted
t hrought hesubconsci ousof t heoneWhoi sPhysi cal Whent hat
personi strai nedal ongthesel i nes, however[asRuburti s], heorshe
hel psi nthi sprocess, andapsychol ogi cal framework, l i keabri dge, 2
i serectedthatservestoconnectthetwopersonal i ti es
I speakasmywhol esel f toyousi ncemypersonal i tystructure
i smoreadvancedthani susual f brcommuni cati onsf romothersys-
t emsTheref bre, I donot needt oadopt apast ego[ of myown] .
hapsbecausethi si snotnecessarythepsychol ogi cal bri dgei s
requi redtomakemymessagescomprehensi bl etoRuburtThi scon
r ansl at i ngf br met hat a
reassembl eI tdel i versi nf brmati ontoRuburti naway
thathecanunderstandOccasi onal l yi nyourtestsI doi mpress
hi mPl i rect l y, t el epat hi cal l y, wi t haconcept
recei vesdatai nthef brmof i magesthef rameworki soperati ngWi th
mydi recti on, thi sf rameworkusesRuburtspersonal associ ati onsto
di recthi si mpressi onstowardthecorrectpoi ntThenwhenweare
successfUl l i nserttheri ghti nfbrmatl on

I amacomuni catoml nourcasethecontrol personal i tyso-cal l ed
thepsychol ogi cal frameworktowhi chI haverehTed, i senti rel ypas
sl ve, andshal l r emamso


s " s / b) s eaZl 1
ei x0" 11sl be" sez" ch0caZ'
q/ wi s t ehas s '
Fm80" / b1, 18j Per sonal i t i esar enot
stati cthi ngsEnti ti esareeternal Theyarenotasni cel ynorasneatl y
packagedout, asyourpsychol ogi stsbel i eveTheycon
stantl ychangeTheygrowTheymakedeci si onsTheyusethephysi -
cal bodyf Ul l yortheyparti al l ydepartaccordi ngtothei rowni nner
needsanddevel opment
Whenpsychi cgestal tsaref brmedtheyarenotstati cTheymake
di fferental l i ancesunti l theyfi ndthei rpl acei nawhol ei denti tythat
servesthei rpurposesorarestrongenoughtobecomei ndestruc-
ti bl eTheyareal waysbecomi ngTheyarenotcl oseduni ts
eI RoNowl hopeyouwi l l understandmei ntui ti vel yf br
whatl havesai d[toni ght]conf bundsthei ntel l ecttosomeconsi der-
abl edegreeButl speakthroughRuburt, andRuburti shi msel f and
l ammysel Eyetwi thoutyoursupportof Ruburtl coul dnotspeak
Thi si nnowaymi ni mi zesmyreal i typrRuburts
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not t heper sonyou
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andtheseabi l i ti esrepresentsaporti onof Ruburtthati sutterl yf ree
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st andi t , goesbeyondt het hreshol dof i t sel f i nt oot herdi mensi onsof
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experi encesI tgoesoutof i tsel f - i tl aunchesi tsel f onpathsthati t
doesnot under st and, t aki ngj our neyst hat evenRubur t doesnot
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Rubur t exi st sHecandot hi ngst hat di dnot happeni nmymemor y
of t hat exi st ence, f act , occunNowt hat i sami nd-
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nessandt hemedi cal pr of essi on, howevembut Rubur t knewt hat t he
c onvent i onal medi c al f i amewor kwas n
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at l east br i ef l yabout Set hTWoi nanot her appendi xf br
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721stsessi onOutof thatsessi ongrewAppendi x21Themateri al i nAppen
i si nt endedt of Urt herenri cht hecount erpart i nf brmat i oni n
Sessi on721, aswel l asi ni tsappendi x
. I nChapt er 3of TheZJ anedescr i besour useof t heOui j a
boar di nt heear l ysessi ons, 1963, she
begandi ctati ngporti onsof eachsessi on; bythel 4thsessi on, shewasdel i ve
i ngver bal l yal l of Set h' mat er i al except f br anopeni ngr emar kor t wo
obt ai nedt hrought heboardAmont haf t ert hat wedi spensedwi t ht heboard
entirely
I nt hel 4t hsessi onSet hcamet hr oughwi t hsomever yval uabl e
remarksabout hi sconcept sof t i me- I t i st heref brest i l l areal i t yof so
, ' f bri nstanceBecausel veal waysthoughtthosei nsi ghts
731
wor t hr epeat i ng, I quot edt hemi nt hel nt r oduct i onf band
addedl af bl l owi ngSessi on724i nVOl ume2) . Nowl et mef Ur t her excer pt
Set hf romt hat l 4t hsessi on: "Ybument i onedearl i enJ oseph, t hat youhadt he
f eel i ngl coul dref erbackt omysel f al most asi f l coul dt urnal at erpageof a
bookt oanear l i er one, andof cour set hi si st hecase. Wi t hasmi l e: Vi ewi ng
ahi st or i cal moment t hr oughyour mar vel oust el evi si on
passedbut onemi nut eof suchar ef er r al cost syouone
mi nut eof present t i meAl soyouendupshort Fchanged:
ci ousmoment i nt hepr esent , but youdonot haveacompl et e( e
moment i nt hepast t oshowf br i t
xpendani dent i cal moment of t i mei ndoi ngso.
SeeNot e2f br Appendi x
Set hhadment i onedt hei nner
sensesuponoccasi on, but hadgi venusabreakdownonj ust t hef i rst one
I nner Vi br at i onal Tbuch, Consci ousl y, wehadnowayof appr eci at i ng
whati mportantandi nteresti ngpartsthossensesl eadi ng
i tyweretopl ayi nthemateri al overtheyears, bMz
ZJ anequot edSet hont heni nei nnersenseshesdescri bedsof a
I shoul dnotethatJ anesownuseof thatf i rsti nnersense, demonstrated
i ntheexampl eshegi vesi nChapterl 9, ref l ectsaverystrongf acetof herpsy-
chi cabi l i tythatshesel domi ndul gesHerrel uctanceherei scl osel ycon
nectedtoherdeepf eel i ngsaboutpersonal pri vacy.
Forsomerel at edmat eri al onpat t ernsandprobabi l i t i es, seeNot el 3
f brAppendi x
Evenl l yearsl atemcertai nl yf arawayf romexperi enci ngthecon
cept- essenceof anygl vensessi asSethsuggestsmaybepossi bl e
expressi ngcontradi ctorybel i efS, obvi ousl ybuti tseemsunl i kel ythatl canusc
myabi l i ti esi nsuchaf ashi on, eventhoughl tel l mysel f rdl i keto
Mobel i eve, howeveLt hat onoccasi onJ anehasknownast epped- up
awarenessthatal mostequateswi thSethsconcept- essenceOnesuchi nstance
i sdescri bedi nAppendi x7f brVOl umel : herrecept i onof t hemat eri al f bra
bookcal l edT) z( . di f f erent
"neurol ogi cal speed, af asterone, sothatmuchof thebookwasavai l abl
J ane' spl easureathavi ngtheabi l i tywasstrongl ytempered
t hough- f br whi l eshecoul del t hebul kandi mmedi acyof t hebook, as
l quot edheri nAppendi x7, al sof rust rat edt hat what l vegot down
i ssol i t t l eandsket chy- sALREADYHERE
di at el yspokent hewhol et hi ng, t
t el l youhowf i ust r at ed- howbl ocked- t hi smademef eel at t het i me
, seet hemat er i al onneur ol ogi cal speedsi nSessi on686I n
Appendi x5f brt hesamesessi on, seeJ ane' sownnot esont hat subj ect .

. J anepr oducedher manuscr i pt , ' ysj caJ eSeasz
s"072, t hreemont hsbef bret hesessi onsbeganThat keyevent i sbri ef l y
des cr i bedSeeNot e7f br Ses s i on679
Wel l , obvi ousl yi tstruesof aratl eastthatSethaccessi bl ef br
t hepr esent l i f et i mesof J anean
I nt hi sappendi x, mquot mgcert amport l onsof t he28t hsessi ont o
makecer t ai npoi nt s, I nChapt er 5of Th aZhowevenJ anepr e
sent edmuchl ongerexcerpt sf romt hesamesessi oni nordert oexpl ai nhe

. WhenJ anebeganspeaki ngf br Set hwecheckedout t hedef i ni t i ons
f brconceptsl i kedi ssoci ati on, trance, andsof brth, wi thoutbei ngparti cul arl y
i nf l uencedbywhat wef bundWemer el yt hought t hemeani ngsgl venwer e
qui t ei ncompl et e, sowedeci dedt ogoourowncol l ect i veway6Ast hesessi ons
progressedwecamet ounderst andt hat f brJ anedi ssoci at i onsi mpl ymeant
herabi l i l ytdi rectani ntenseconcentrati ontowardcertai nhi ghl ycreanve
goal s- Set handt hesessi ons- sot hat wecoul dl ear nf r omt hem
"psychi c' accompl i shmentsgrewoutsi dethesessi onf Tameworktoo
of cour se, ascanbeseeni nmuchof t heappendi xmat er i al i nVOl umel t o
ment i ont hoseexampl esonl y) andsot ovaryi ngdegrees, di ssoci at i on, or
thatstrongpowerof concentrati , enteredi ntothoseacti vi ti es
Fol l owi nghi scomment sabout hi sreassembl yi nourreal i t ybSet h
went i nt osomeanal ogousmat eri al i nt hat 28t hsessi ont hat l veal ways
want edt oseepubl i shed, t henCondensedt i mei st het i mef dt or
experi encedbytheenti tybwhi l eanyof i tsgi venpersonal i ti es l i ve' andyou
hadbetterputthati nquotes- onapl aneof physi cal materi al i zati onsTbgo
i nt ot hi sabi t f Urt henmanymeesai dt hat l i f ewasadreamTheywere
truetothef actsi nonestrongregard, andyetf araf i el dasf arasthemai ni ssue
i sconcer ned
I ndi vi dual l i fe, orthel i fEofthepresenti ndi vi dual , coul dbel egi ti matel y
comparedtothedreamof anenti tyWhi l ethei ndi vi dual suf f ersandenj oys
hi sorher] gi venumberof years, t hesearebut af l asht ot heent i t yThe
ent i t yi sconcernedwi t hsuchyear
cer nedwi t hyour owndr eams
ari sef romyou, at t amaseemi ngi ndependenceandhavet hei rendi ngwi t h
you, ' spersonal i ti esari sef romi t, attai nvari ousdegreesof i nde
pendence, andreturntoi tWhi l eneverl eavi ngi tf brani nstant
Theent i l yorgani zesi t spersonal i t i esandt osomeext ent di rect st hei r
acti vi ti eswhi l esti l l al l owi ngthemwhatyouwoul dcal l f reewi l l Thereexi st
i nfi ni ti esofdi versi tyandopportuni tyfbrthepersonal i ti es
Theenti tyi tsel f doesnothavetokeepconstantcheckoni tspersonal i P
t i es, becausei neachonet herei sani nnersel f consci ouspart t hat knowsi t s
or i gI havement i onedbef br et hat somepar

muchoxygent hel ungsbr eat he
f l ooEandt hi si st hepart of youof whi chl spokeI t i st hesel f consci ouspart
t hat r ecel vesal l i nner dat a
thepartthattransl atesi nnerdatasi f tsi tdownthroughthesubcon
sci ous, whi chi sabarri erandal soat hreshol dt ot hepresent camouf l agepel L
sonal i l yJ havSubconsci ouscont ai ns
personal memori est hat beneat ht heseareraci al memori esandsof brt h
Thi ngsaresi mpl ynot l ayeredi nt hewayl speakof t hem, but cont i nui ngwi t h
t henecessaryanal ogy( orbeneat h, yout heraci al
memor i es, younol onger exi st wi t hi nyour pl ane; youl ookout uponanot her
wi t ht hef aceof t hi sot hersel f consci ouspart of youThi spart recei vesi nner
dat a, i si ncont act wi t ht heent l t yt osomegreat erdegreet hanyouarei ncon
tactwi thyourdreams, actual l ydi rectsal l of thei mportantf i mcti onsthat
youthi nkareei therautomati cal l yorunconsci ousl ycontrol l ed
Whensuchabi l i ti esastel epathyoccuEthi stel epathi cf i mcti oni scarri ed
onconti nual l ybythi sothersel f consci ouspartof you;
i thouttheknowl edgeof theconsci oussel f wi thwhi chyou
ar ef ami l i a
W1i b2 gb: Therei sof courseanapparentcontradi cti onhere, buti t
i sonl yapparent - yourdi l emmabei ngt hi sI f youhaveanot hersel f con-
sci oussel f t henwhyarent youawareof i t
Pretendthatyouaresomewei rdcreaturewi thtwof acesOnef acel ooks
out upononeworl dandonel ooksout uponanot heI J magi ne, f Urt hent hi s
poorcreaturehavi ngabrai ntogowi theachf ace, thateachbrai ni nter-
pretsreal i tyi ntermsof theworl di tl ooksuponttheworl dsaredi f f Erent
andmor e, t hecr eat ur esar eSi ameset wl ns
Atthesameti mei magi nethatthesecreaturesarereal l yonecreature
butwi thdef i ni tepartsequi ppedtohandl etwoenti rel ydi f f erentworl dsThe
subconsci oustheref brei nthi sl udi crousanal ogywoul dexi stbetweenthe
twobrai ns, andwoul denabl ethecreaturetooperateasasi ngl euni t
At t hesamet i me- andt hi si st hedi f f i cul t part t oexpl ai n- nei t herof
t het wof aceswoul dever seet heot her wor l dTheywoul dnot usual l y] be
awareof eachotheandyeteachwoul dbef Ul l ysel f consci ous.
Sethdi scussedmanyf acetsof hi sconceptof probabi l i ti esi nVOl ume
l , cour se, , seeNot el 6f br Appendi x
. I nVOl umeLseeNot e3f br Sessi on679
16. 0, " sbyC. J un9, . 1961byRandomHouse
I nc. , NewYbr k,
FormanyreadersSethsremarksabouttheani maandtheani muswi l l
requi reabi tof expl ai ni ngCarl J ung(1875-1961), theSwi sspsychol ogi stand
psychi atri st, postul atedthattheunconsci ousof themal econtai nsaf emal e
archetypal ortypi cal , i nsti ncti vefi gurecal l edtheani ma' ; thecorrel ati ve

mal ef brmi nt heunconsci ousof t hef emal eJ ungcal l edt he"ani mus' ' 1nSes
si onl l 9, t hen, Set hcomment sonhowJ aneher sel f hasanani mus- t he
hi ddenmal ewi t hi n- , t hat l ar ger "mal e' ent i t yof whi ch
shei sa"sel f consci ouspart , ' cont amsanani ma, orhi ddenf emal e. Seet he
excerptsi nthi sappendi xf romthe83rdsessi on. )Thecontrastsaremosti nteI
esti ng, Fromthi si nf brmati onI i nf erthattheenti tyorwhol esel f of eachof us
regardl essof ourcul Tent, i ndi vi dual sexual ori entati on, contai nsi tsowncoun-
t erbal anci ngmal eorf emal equal i t ybwhi chevert hecasemaybe
ut l suspect t hat anener gygest al t
l i ketheenti tyi smuchmoreawaretha"hi dden' opposi te- sex
f br m- or f br ms; f br t her emaybemanyof t hem
Bel owrl l quot everyshort passagesf romsessi ons555- 56i nChapt erl 3
of Si pgaAS, whi l eref erri ngthereadertothematthesametl me, thenpre
s ent s omeaddi t i onal mat er i al f r omt he83r ds es s i ont hat I s avedf br t hi s
not e- si ncei ni t Set hdi scussedt het heori esof bot hJ ungandJ ungsf amous
t eacheSi gmundFreud( 1856- 1939)
eaAS, Set hdevel opedJ ungsi deasabout t heani maandt he
ani musbystati ngthatsuchotheI sexqual i ti esorpersoni f i cati onswi thi neach
of usactual l yrepresentmemori esof pastl i ves. (J unghi msel f thoughtthe
questi onsof rei ncarnati on, [onroughl ydesti nyorf ate],
"obsCure' ' hecoul dntbesureof theexi stenceof suchphenomena. ) From
Sessi on555f brOctober211970: arehi ghl y
chargedpsychi cal l yandal soappeari nthedreamstateTheyoperateascom
pensatl onsandremi nderstopreventyouf romoveri denti f j i ngyoursel f wi th
yourpresentphysi cal body8Andf romSessi on556: Thereal i tyof theani ma
andtheani musi sf ardeeperthanJ ungsupposedSymbol i cal l yspeaki ng, the
twotogetherrepresentthewhol esel f wi thi tsdi verseabi l i ti es, desi res, and
characterl stl csPersonal i tyasyouknowi tcannotbeunderstoodunl essthe
t ruemeani ngof t heani maandt heani musi st akeni nt oconsi derat i on'
1Wonot esi nconnect i onwi t ht heexcerpt sf romt he83rdsessi on: . The
f amousprof essi onal breakbet weenFreudandt heyoungerJ ungoccuI Tedi n
l 931smatel i al touchesuponthedi vergentpsychol ogi cal pathstaken
byea. Thel i bi doi sr egar dedast hesexual uI geor i nst i nct -
posi ti ve, l ovi ng, psychi cenergythatshowsi tsel f i nchangi ngwaysasthei ndi
vi dual mat ur es
t ur et hat l woul dl i ket omake
Ruburt hasbeenreadi ngJ ung, t houghnot consi st ent l ymhel i bi dodoesnot
ori gi natei nthesubconsci ousof thepresentpersonal i ty8I tbegi nsi nsteadi n
t heenergyof t heent i t yandi nnersel f andi sdi rect edbymeansof t hei nner
senses- out war d, , t hr ought hedeeper l ayer sof t hei ndi vi dual
subconsci ousmi nd, thenthroughtheouterorpersonal areas
735
Ybur Fr eudandJ unghavepr obedi nt ot heper sonal subconsci ousJ ung
sawgl i mpsesof otherdepths, butthati sal l Thereareratherunf brtunatedi s
t ort i onsoccurri ngi nhi swri t i ngsssi ncet heydi dnot
understandthepri marycooperati venatureof thel i bi do.
okenof t hebi ol ogi cal i nt er dependenceandcooper at i on
amongorgani smsi nyourphysi cal uni verseTheappearanceof ani ndi vi dual
i ntothephysi cal real mi sai dedbythepsychi ccol l aborati onof i ndi vi dual son
yourpl aneAl most at oncet henewl i bi dot akesupi t sadopt eddut yof mai n
tai ni ngthephysi cal uni verse, al ongwi thal l othersI f i tdi dnotdosoi twoul d
notexi stf brl ongCooperati ononal l l evel si sthenecessi tyonal l pl anes
I wassomewhat concemedwi t hRubur t ' sr eadi ngof J ungsi mpl y
becausewhi l eJ ungseemst oof f Ermoret hanFreud, i nsomeaspect shehas
attemptedmucorti onsaref ai rl yi mportant: Seemi ngtodel ve
f Urtherandof I eri ngmanysi gni f i cantresul ts, J ungneverthel esscausescon
cl usi onsal l t hemorehamperi ngbecauseof hi sscope
I t i st r uet hat t heout war dmani f est at i onsof t hel i bi doar edi r ect ed
towardthephysi cal worl d, butunti l i tssourcei sseen, noti nthetopmostsub
consci ousl ayersof thei ndi vi dual , noteveni ntheraci al subconsci ous
butwi thi ntheenti tyi tsel f thenmanwi l l notknowhi msel f
Basi cal l yJ ungf earedsuchaj oumeybecausehet hat i t l edonl yt o
theraci al sourcethatanyonei nvol vedi nsuchastudywoul dendupi nthe
bot t l eneckof af i r st wo
l msthroughwhi chthel i bi doal sopassedFi gurati vel yspeaki ngi t
squeezedi tsel fthroughthebottl eneck, andtherei sal ackofl i mi tati ononthe
ot her si de
Freudcourageousl yprobedi ntothei ndi vi dual topmostl ayersof the
subconsci ous, andf bundt hemdeepert hanevenhesuspect edThesel evel s
arei ndeedf i l l edwi t hwhat maybet ermedl i f E- gi vi ngdi f f rent i at edand
undi f f erenti atedi mpul sesacqui redi nthepresentl i f eof ani ndi vi dual , but
whenthesehavebeenpassedtherearemanydi scoveri essti l l tobemade
Afterthatpassagethedi l i gent, consi stent, i ntui ti ve, andfl exi bl eseekeI afteI
knowl edgewi l l f i ndhori zonsof whi chFreudneverdreamedFreudmerel y
touchedtheouterboundari esJ un9, wi thhi seyescl oudedbytheturmoi l
, gl i mpsedsomef Urtherregi ons, butpoorl yb
. AsJ anewr ot ei nChapt er 8of TheSj , t hel nst r eamt est s
wereveryunsati sf actoryf brusei r
resul ts, wewerel ef twi thnowaytoj udgewhatproporti onsof Sethsi mpres
si onscoul dbeconsi der edhi t sneami ssesor f ai l ur esOur ni ne- mont h
i nvol vement under t hosecondi t i onsr eveal edbot hour naf vet 6at t het i me
andourstubbornnessi ntryi ngtol earn, Butl earnwedi d, i f notal waysaswe' d
expectedto; f brbesi desgai ni ngval uabl ei nsi ghtsi ntoSethJ anesabi l i ti es

t hr oughour ownenvel opet est s, wedi scover edmucht hr oughour deal i ngs
wi thatl eastsomeki ndsof "authoI i ty6' Overal l , theaf I ai rof thetestswasmost
i nst ruct l ve
psychi cabi l i t i eswhenl
askedhi mi f hedt el epat hi cal l yacqui r edanyi nf br mat i onabout t het est
obj ect f r omme, si ncel wast heonewhohadchoseni t , r at her t hanf r omt he
obj ecti tsel f Theresul tsof thesecondenvel opetestwereobvi ousl ymorepre
ci set hanf br t hef i r st oneAt br eakI t ol dJ anet hat sheddonewel LWewer e
veryencouraged
TWoqui ckremi nders: . Cl ai rvoyance"cl eaf seei ng")i stheparanormal
percepti onof eventsorobj ectsregardl essof di stan, andwi thouthel pf rom
anot her mi nd. Tdepat hyi st hecommuni cat i onof t hought sor emot i ons
betweenmi nds, regardl essof di stanceI nactual i ty' sof tendi f f i cul ttotel l
whethercl ai rvoyance, tel epathyprbothoperatedi nagi veni nstance, Noram
l not i ngher ehowt heuseof t hesephenomenamaybeconnect edt ot hepeI L
cepti onof thepastorf Uture
I nthi sappendi x, thepresentati onsf Tomsessi ons28
asecondaryorspl i t personal i t yof
Ruburts' (tquotehi mf romthel atter). Onherown, J aneexpressedcon
cer nabout secondar yper sonal i t i esi nChapt er 6of Theeeher
account of ourmeet i ngswi t hDI J nst reamAddi t i onal , rel at edmat eI i al can
bef bundi nChapt er 2of "gq/ , andi nt hesessi onsdeal i ngwi t h
"August usi nChapt er6of Pe30".
, seeSet hsmat eri al onmansemergmgegoconsci ous-
nessi nsessi ons686(af terl O: 37), 687, 689, andAppendi x6
I notedatthebegi nni ngof thi sappendi xthati twasi nspi red, atl east
i npart, bythemateri al Sethhadgi veni nthe711thsessi ononthepsychol og
i cal br i dge, or f r amewor k, l i nki ngJ aneandhi msel f l r ef er t her eader t o
thosepassagesnow; theystartatl l : 40. Al soseethel asttwoparagraphsof the
openi ngnotesf brSessi on705( i nthi svol ume) , wi thNote2f brthatsessi on
Sethactual l yi ni ti atedhi smateri al onthepsychol ogi cal bri dgei nthel ast
(241st)sessi onHoweveI chosetoexcerptthe242ndsessi ononthesubj ect
becauseof thei nf brmati oni tal socontai nsontheegoandsurvi val personal
i ti esi ngeneral
The241st sessi on, ment i onedi nNot e22, i soneof t hosewehopet o
publ i shi nf Ul l , f bri ni tSethdi scussedhowthepsychol ogi cal bri dgehel ps
J anetransl atehi stel epathi cmateri al Thei nf brmati oncamethroughi n
connect l onwi t hour envel opet est sandt hosef br DnI nst r eam, bot hset sof
whi chwer ei nmi d- cour set hen, i Mar chl 966. Seet heaccount of J ane
yearof testi ngandtheexcerptsf romsessi onsl 79- 80.
Her ear eaf Ewi nsi ght sf r omSet hsmat er i al i nt he241st sessi on Thi s
psychol ogi cal f rameworki si ni tsel f capabl eof growth

Ruburt' spartanexpansi on, andi ndeedonmyownpartal soI ti sf brmedp
ti al l ybyabi l i ti esi nherentwi thi nal l personal i ti es-psychi cabi l i ti es-andi t
i scomposedof energyJ ti snotasecondarypersonal i tyf bri texi stsi nqui tea
di f f erentdi mensi onthandosecondarypersonal i ti es.
chol ogi cal bri dgecant ransmi t , seeandt osomeext ent
t r ansl at ebut not i nt er pr et I amdependent i nal ar gemeasur eupon
Ruburt sownknowl edge, andl ackof i t , i nt hat I cannot f brcef romhi m, f rom
hi sspeechmechani sm, conceptswi thwhi chhei senti rel yunf ami l i aml must
i nt r oducet hemst epbyst epasl expl ai nedmoment poi nt sI / b
A' ' t oyou. I t i snot assi mpl eat hi ngasi t mi ght seem, f br t her e
i snocoerci oni nvol ved, Ruburtal waysconsentmgtol etmepushconceptsat
hi m, whi chhei nterpretsspeech- wi sewi thmyassi stance
I nourexperl ments, of ten, l l gi vehi mani mpressi on, andhewi l l auto
mat i cal l yt ransl at ei t i nt ovi sual t ermsTherei ssomet l mesat hi sendal ast
tugandpul l , sothatthevocal mechani smwi l l f i nal l yspeakthecorrecti nteI L
pretati o. Of courseRuburt' sownassoci ati onsareusedbyme, uptoacertai n
poi nt , t ol eadhi mt ot hepr oper subj ect or i mageWhenwear esuccessf Ul
therei sadi vergencef romhi sassoci ati onssothathesaysthecorrectword
event houghf br hi mper sonal l yi t maybet hewr ongwor d
OnRuburt spart t hi scansomet i mesbedi sconcert i ngWemust al ways
workwi thpsychol ogi cal organi zati ons, howeveI : Theemotl onsal waysf bl l ow
associ ati vel i nesi nthi sregard
Thetri cki stoal l owRuburtsassoci ati onsf reerei gntoacertai npoi nt
andthenexpertl yi nsertthecorrectdatahi si ssometi mesdi f f i cul tHi sasso
ci at i onsmaygo, f br exampl e, f r omC, , , andEbut pr eci sel ywher ehe
woul dsay , wemust i nser t Xor Xanddoi t sosmoot hl yt hat hei squi t e
u n a wa r e
Heconsent sf br me; heconsent st ol et meusehi sassoci a

I nt he464t hsessi onl madesur et hat l askedSet ht oel abor at eupon

hi sstatementi nthel astsessi onThesl i ghtestpercepti onal terseveI yatom
wi thi nyourbody&' Hecamethroughwi thhi sanswerj ustbef bref i rstbreak
Retumi ngtothemateri al onPercepti on, therearechangesi ntheposi
t l veandnegat l veat omi ccharges, al t erat i onsof movement i nsi det heat omsi n
thesmal l erparti cl es, achangei npul sati onrateTheacti vi tyof atomsi sactu
al l ycausedbyper cept i vequal i t i esTbbegi nwi t h, at omsdonot j ust move
wi t hi nt hemsel vesbecauset heyar eat omsTheconst ant mot i onwi t hi nt hem
i scausedbyt heunendi ngpercept i venat ureof anyconsci ousness, however
mi nut ei nyourt ermsDoest hat answeryourquest i on?
Ybs, , but l coul daskal ot mor eof t hem.
Set hcont i nuedEachof t hepart i cl eswi t hi nt heat o
ot her par t i cl eswi t hi nt hat sameat om

responsetosti mul i recei vedf romeachotheLandtosti mul i thatcomef i rom
ot her at omsEachat omwi t hi nacel l , f br exampl e, i sawar eof t heact i vi t y
of eachof t heot her at omst her e, t osomeext ent of t hest i mul i t hat come
t ot hecel l i t sel f f r omout si dei t
Percepti onsi ngeneral physi cal termsusual l yseemtoi nvol vei nf brma
ti onpi ckedupf romanarbi trari l ydesi gnatedstructure, of aneventseemi ngl y
occurri ngi nanotherstructureoutsi deof i tsel f
t i on, howevet her ei saonenessandauni t ybet weent heseemi ngl yobj ec
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Ybumaytakeyourbreak.
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verycompl i cat edt ask ' 1l not eonl yt hat suchpart i cl esareregardedas
actual l ybei ngpacketsof energyprobabi l i typatterns, ' thatcanal soman
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i nspace- t i meheavyposi t i vel ychar ged
nucl eusorbi tel i ghternegati vel ychargedel ectronsGeneral l yspeakP
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Theel ect roni st hel i ght est part i cl eknownt ohavemassandcharge, and
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nucl eusi sl argel ymadeupof moremassl veprot onsandneut rons, but i nves
t l gat l onwi t hi nt henucl eushasei t her uncover edor pr oducedmanyot her
subat omi cpart i cl esaswel l - over200of t hese, someof t hemveryunst abl e
arepresent l yknown. Accordi ngt oSet h, course, al l of t hepart i cl esorprob
abi l i t ypat t er nsdi scussedher ewomuch
smal l er CU, s, or uni t sof consci ousness
, seeNot e4f br Sessi on682; i nSessi on702, seet hemat er i al
onel ect ronspi n, Not e5f brt hat sessi onal socont ai nsappl i cabl e
references.
. J anehel dherf i rst ESPcl assont heeveni ngof Sept emberl 2, 1967,
al t houghshedi dnt l et Set hcomet hroughwi t hi nt hat f brmat unt i l t hef bl
l owi ngDecembesocaut l ouswasshei nt aki ngt hat psychi cst epShehadno
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t i onof Set handhi smat er i aLCl asseswer equ
al t hought hey' dgrownconsi derabl ybyt heendof l 969. Af t erTheMZzt
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Cl assSet hmat eri al andot herevent scanbef bundi nal l of t hebooksby
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j a4t heAppendi xof ZhSi eS, andseveral chapt ersi nPart OneoM'
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Fel l Publ i shers, I ncPocketBooksrepri ntedi ti nl 976asapaperbackandwi th
anewti tl e: TheCb' 29q/ . I nVbl umel , seeNote2of thePref acebySeth.
Al t houghi nt hat l 971cl assSet hst ressedhi sexperl enceswi t ht he
humancondi t i ont hroughrei ncarnat i on, dhadt hi st osay:
[rei ncarnati onal andf ami l ymateri al ]i sal l soobvi ousthatl al mosthesi
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onyourpl aneactual l yi nvol ves. (Seetheexcerptsf romthe27thsessi oni n
thi sappendi x. )I nthatearl ysessi onSethspoketomeal one; i ncl asshef aced
al argegroup. ' dsaythatf romhi sposi ti onorf bcusenergypersonal i ty
essencebothatti tudesaretrue, ratherthancontradi ctory- andthatoneor
t heot herpredomi nat edaccordi ngt ot heci rcumst ancesandsubj ect mat t er
of t hesessi oni nvol vedt t hi nkt het i megapbet weent het wosessi ons-
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SeeSethi ntheexcerptsf romtheESPcl asssessi onf brApri l 20, 1971
"I hayear esewoi r of per sonal i t ybanksuponwhi chI candr aw
. Si nceJ aneandl equat et he"bi t s' ' of consci ousnessment i onedi nt hi s
excerpt wi t hSet h( el ect romagnet i cenergy) uni t sandhi sCUs( uni t sof
consci ousness) , seetheref erencesl i stedi nNote3f brAppendi x
Sethsmateri al i nthi sexcerptremi ndedmestrongl yof certai npas
sagesof hi sandmi nei nt he702ndsessi oni nVOl umel : Asl ongasyou
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onel i kei t , i ght l ydi f hent I nal l of t hesecasesyouarei gnori ngt he
real i tyof consci ousness, andi tsgestal tf brmati onandmani f estati ons, Unti l
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hadt al kedabout subat omi cwavesandpart i cl esi nt hel ast paragraphof hi s
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acceptresul tsthatshowej aspecttobetrue.
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sessi on) , Set hal socamet hroughwi t ht hef bl l owi ngmoregeneral i zedmat e
i al i nSessi on775Ybuar eact ual l y r ei ncamat ed

acceptedl i f eti meThereareof tengreatchal l engestowhi chyourespondYbu
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Consci ousnessf brmspat t emsof i dent i t i esTheymovef ast ert hant he
speedof l i ght net i me. ( e0
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togetheri ntoendl ess, i nf i ni tecombi nati ons, f brmi ngpsychol ogi cal gestal ts
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compl et ed, el opedt hest at ement on
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bl ackhol e, because[thedeadhol e' s]l i teral l yi mpenetrabl emass
andal l ot her suchst r uct ur est heseal so
exi st assound' Bl ackhol esandwhi t ehol esdoal so. ' Thesounds
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t hemsel vesmovebackwar di nt obegi nni ngsbecomi ngheavi er and
heavi en'
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thef astel than- l i ghtparti cl esf bl l owthesl owercorebackwardi nto
begi nni ngs.
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753
sJ anel i st edanddescri bedt heal t ered
statesof consci ousnessthatshesattai nedsof ari nherpsychi cdevel opment
Sheal soconsi deredSethTWoi nvarl ousotherpartsof AdzesI nChapter
2f bri nstanceheedi tori al ,
hi chthatenergygestal tof tencomesthrough Wearetryi ngto
appreci atethenatureof yourpresentexi stence
abl el onel i ness, ot he
warmvl ct oryof t hef l eshheret herei snophysi cal bei ngh
beyondandwi thi nthati sol ati oni sapoi ntofl i ghtthati sconsci ousnessI t
pul seswi ththepowerbehi ndal l theemoti onsthatyouknowThi si sthe
warmt ht hat i sol at i ont hat cre-

atesthereal i tythatyouknowwi thouti tsel fexperl encl ngl t
Set hTWoi sment i onedbut af ewt i mesi nP0" J . Thosewhoar e
i nterestedcanal soref ertotheSethTWodescri pti onsandexcerptsi nChap-
t er22of eseeSessi on588f roml l : 35. , andSessi on589
. J anesearl i estexperl enceswi ththephenomenonof massl venessare
descr i b0, 1964seet he
excerptsi nAppendi x3(f brSessi on681)

I remi ndthereaderthatAppendi x3al socontai nsaref erencetoJ anes
ext raordi naryadvent urewi t h- andi n- massi venessonApri l 4, . She
descri bedi thersel f i nthe653rdsessi onf brChapterl 3of 730".
I nNot e9f brt he712t hsessi on, seet het woanal ogi est ol ongsound
thatl drewf romthe514thsessi oni nS SI peaAs

; they' dbeenseri ousl ydi sruptedbythef l ood

causedbyTropi cal StormAgnesi nJ unel 972J ustbef brethef l oodmateri al
i zed( over t womont hsago) , Set hJ anehadcompl et edt hePr ef acet he
f i rstsessi onf brChapterl of P072; seetheopeni ngnotesf brSes-
s i on613i nt hat wor k
. I wassurpri sedtohearJ anessomewhatembarrassedref erencestothe
thi rdeye, si ncel coul dntrememberhermenti oni ngi tbefbrei nthesessi ons
Thethi rdeye(sometl mescal l edthe"backeye)i sthel egendaryorganofpsy-
chi cpercepti on, supposedl yl ocatedbehi ndthef breheadI noccul tsci ence
i t' sbeenconnectedwi ththepi neal bodyprgl and, thatmysteri ousmember
of theendocri nesystemi sburi eddeepwi thi nth, andthroughthecen
turi eshasbeenconsi deredbymany- i ncl udi ngtheFrenchphi l osopherand
mat hemat i ci an, Ren6Descar t es( 1596- 1650) t obet heseat of t hesoul
Manyarefami l i arwi ththeHi ndudi sci pl i neofYbgaI nthatascetl csystem
ofbreathi ng, medi tati on, andpostures, thethi rdeyecorrespondstothesi xth
chakra, estartscounti ngtheposi ti onsofthosesevennonphysi cal wheel s
of psychi cenergyf romthebaseof thespi netothebrai nscerebrum
Consci ousl yJ aneknowsveryl i ttl eaboutthehi storyofthethi rdeye, so
cal l ed, I woul dntsaythatei therofusbel i evesi ni tparti cul arl ysi nteI
esti ng, th, toconsi derwhati ntui ti veknowl edgeshemi ghtpossessthatl ed
her t ot al kabout i t now
. J anedescr i bedhowwer ent edasecond
apartmentacrossthehal l f romourf i rstonei nordertohavemorel i vi ngand
worki ngspace. (Theapartmentsareonthesecondfl oo)J anespsychi ci den
ti f i cati onwi ththel eavesof thegreatoaktree, growmgsocl osebesi dethe
secondapartmentski tchenwi ndowsmarkedthebegi nni ngof adi f f Ere
t heki t chenbecameher evocat i vet r eehouse.
Sever al year sl at enl askedher t owr he
rel axati onef f ectsthatgrewoutof thehoursshespenti ncontempl ati onwi th
t hat massi vet r ee
Thatparti cul arki ndof rel axati onseem
ri odof several mont hsorevenayea
ti meI f i rstf el ti tri ghtaf terwemovedi ntothenewapartmenti n
J unel 971, andwheni tstartedl knewi twasadi f hentki ndof f eel i n9. 1ts
755
sortof superel axati on; al mostprof bund, andmental andphysi cal atonceA
compl etel ydi f f erentthi ngthanj ustyawni ng, eventhoughl mi ght6eyawni ng
Therel axat i oni nvol vesacuri oussenseof droppi ngdowni nwardl yof
goi ngsl owl ybeneaththereal i ti esweusual l yrecogni zetsasmoothtransi
ti oni nwhi chpercepti oni ssl oweddowntopwi se, butdeepenedsothatusu-
al l yunpercei vedsti mul i seemtori sef romanundersi deof consci ousnessand
bodi l ysensati onI nthatki ndof rel axati onthebodyi tsel f percei vesdi f h
entl y; whatl mtrymgtoemphasi zeLooki ngatal eaf whi l ei nthatstate
I easi l yf Eel mysel f aspartof thel eaf ; andI thi nkthi si sabi ol ogi cal aswel l as
apsychi cpercepti onAtcertai nl evel sthebodyfeel sthatwayi tsel fal though
ordi nari l yweSucharel axati on, , i sal mostanexten-
si onofbi ol ogi cal i nsi ght.
. FromJ anesnotebook: "I waswri ti ngpoetryonedayearl yi nAugust
l 971, whensuddenl yI mental l yheardtheoddestsounds- i ncredi bl yf ast
tooqui cktof bl l owJ nstantl yl knew' thatthesef astersoundswereobj ects
comi ngi ntomateI i al f bcusTheysl oweddowntobecomephysi cal I sensed
thi sneurol ogi cal l ythoughhowthatwaspossi bl e, tknow'
PeI hapsthi smental eventwasJ aneswayof"practi ci ngfbrthephysi cal
onet hat wast of bl l owamont hl at ennt he612t hsessi onI nmyopi ni on, she
of f rsamosti mportanti nsi ghtheretowardunderstandi ngthef brmati onof
ourmundanephysi cal real i tyBesi desJ anesmateri al i nappendi xes4and5
f brV"01, ""seeSethsdel i veri esoni nnersound, l i ght
andel ectromagneti cpatternsi nthefbursessi ons(623-26)maki ngupChap
t er 5of " 072.
. Si nceJ anehasj ustref erredtothem, i nthi snoterl l touchuponatoms
(andi nci dental l ymol ecul es)fastel than-l i ghtparti cl esmassThe
r eader canuset hedef i ni t i onsbel owt omakehi sor her ownassoci at i onswi t h
J anesmateri al . (Theothersourcesgl venwi l l al soaddextradi mensi onsto
thi s612thsessi on.
I nconventi onal terms, atomsareregardedasthesubmi croscopi centmes
maki ngupal l obj ectsandsubstancesi nourworl dEachatomconsi stsof a
nucl eusof protons, neutrons, andothersubatomi cparti cl es, aroundal l of
whi chmoveacompl i cat edsyst emof muchl i ght erel ect rons. Anat omof
hydrogen, howeveni smadeupof butoneprotonandoneel ectron. )Al l i si n
bal ance: f posi t i vechargesont henucl eusequal st henumber
of negati vel ychargedel ectronsort
di scussi onoftheparti cl e, dwavedual i tyi nvol vi ngthecomponentsoftheatom
I nNote35f brthesameappendi x, I quotedSethf romthe702ndsessi on
; headvancedhi sowni deaof i nt errel at edf i el dsversuspart i cl ewave
theory6

At omscombi net of br mmol ecul esI f t heassembl edat omsar eal l al i ke
anel ement r esul t s; i f t woor mor edi f f br ent ki ndsof at omscombi nei nt omol
ecul es, acompoundi screat ed
I nNotel f brSessi on7091wrotethat Tachyonsaresupposedf asteI
than- l i ghtparti cl esthatarethoughttobepossi bl ewi thi nEi nstei nsspeci al
theoryof rel ati vi tybI nthesessi oni tsel f Sethmakessomei ntri gui ngref er
encestorel atedpossi bi l i ti es: I nouCof bodystates, consci ousnesscantravel
f asterthanl i ght- of ten, f act, i nstantaneousl y. I nthe
682ndsessi onf brVOl umel , whi l edi scussi nghi sCUs, oruni tsof consci ous-
ness, : Of coursetheymovef asterthanl i ght. ' Thenseenotes3
and4f br t hat sessi o
The581st sessi onf brChapt er20of SI peaksnot onl ycont ai nsnot es
ontachyons, butSethwnmateri al onsuperspeedenti ti es: Someof these
i nyourt ermssharet hesamespaceasyourownuni verseoul d
notpercel vesuchparti cl esasmass. : Therearemanyrangesandgreat
vari eti esofsuchuni ts, al l exi sti ngbeyondyourpercei vabl ereach.
adei nt he702nds es s i onf br
VOl umel , whenJ anewasdel i veri ngmat eri al f brhi monel ect ronspi nand
rel atedconceptsRuburt' svocabul aryi snotanof f i ci al sci enti f i coneNon
f brourpurposesshoul di tbe- f brthatvocabul aryi sl i mi ti ng. "J anehasonl y
thesketchi estofsci enti fi cbackgrounds, butaverystrongi ntui ti vegraspof
thequal i ti esi nvol vedBychoi ce, eveni ntrancesheattemptstorel ayspeci al
i zedi nfbrmati oni nordi naryverbal terms, wi thouttheuseoffbrmul as, equa
ti onsorhi ghl ytechni cal l anguageThemateri al i nthi ssessi oni sagood
exampl eof her appr oach
del i vermathemati cal orchemi cal f brmul asduri ngasessi onsnother
t hi ngHowevenshet hi nkst hat i f shewer et omot l vat eher sel f shecoul d
accompl i shsomethi ngthroughthef brmal i zedl anguageof mathematl cs, say
butthati nthebegi nni ngatl eastshedacqui rethei nfbrmati onvi sual l y; then
shewoul dwri tei tdown, evenwhi l ethesessi onwasi nprogress.
Or di nar i l ywet hi nkof massasmeani ngt hebul kand/ or wei ght of an
obj ect, I ncl assi cal physi cstheamountof matteri nagl venobj ecti smeasured
accordi ngtoi tsrel ati ontoi nerti a, whi chi nturni sthetendencyof matterto
keepmovi ngi nthesamedi recti , i f movi ng, ortostayatresti f atrestAn
obj ectsmassi sarri vedatthroughdi vi di ngi tswei ghtbytheaccel erati on
causedbygravl ty6
nhi sspeci al theoryof rel ati vi tyhowevenAl bertEi nstei nshowedthat
massi sahi ghl yconcemrat edf brmof eneWAnyobj ect cont ai nsenergy"
deposi ti ni tsmass, Themassesof col l i di ngsubatomi cparti cl es, f br
i nstance, canbetransf erredi ntobothenergyandnewparti cl es
seet hemat er i al onEi nst ei ni nSessi on701, wi t hnot es

I nthephysi csof el ementaryparti cl es, ti mereversal , orsymmetryi sa
basi cconceptrl l maketworef erencestoVOl umel I nSessi on682af ter
9: 47, Set ht ol dust hat i nour t er mshi sCUs, or uni t sof consci ousness, can
movef brwardorbackwardi nt i meBut t heycanal somovei nt ot hreshol d
wi thwhi chyouarenotf ami l i al : I nSessi on702Sethdi scussedrel a
ti onshi psi nvol vi ngel ectronspi nandthedi recti on, orf l owpf ti me; al sosee
Not e6f br t hat sessi on
Soundandvar i oussymbol i cat t r i but esof t hat phenomenonar e
uni ti ngf actorsi nbackof muchof SethJ anesmateri al , andl coul dl i stmany
i nstancesI mnotreferri nghereonl yto"outsi de' devel opmentsl i keJ anes
powerMSethvoi ce, herspeaki ngandsi ngi ngi nSumari , orhersl owandf ast
soundsasproducedf brthi ssessi on, buttoi nnenaudi bl eandi naudi bl eman
i f est at i onsor t r ansl at i onsof sound
f brFebruaryl O1964, Set hexpl ai nedhowarecent
vi si onI i nvol vi ngal adderl i keseri esof headsopeni ngandcl osi ng
thei rsi l entmouths, hadreal l ybeenmyattempttocasti nnerdatai ntoamore
f ami l i aroutesenseki ndof percepti on. Ybuf l tsound, Sethtol dmeAf ter
myi ni ti al uneaseoverthi snewtypeofexperl ence, I fbundi tmosti ntri gui ng
I vehadmyownl i ttl eadventuresembodyi ngthatf eel i ngperceptl onof
soundeversi nce, I nthesamesessi on, Sethdi scussedJ anesperi odi cf eel i ng
of sound; i nhercase, sheof t enhearsmusi ci nt ernal l yb
965Basi cal l ythephysi cal
bodyhasthepotenti al fbrpercei vi ngsti mul i onageneral i zedbasi sBythi sl
meanthatal thoughtheeyesarefbrseei ng, theearsfbrheari ng, andsofbrth
thepotenti al softhephysi cal bodyi ncl udethecapaci tytohefbrexampl e
throughanygl venporti onofthebodi l yexpanseSound, then,

aswel l asheard, al thoughi nsuchcasesyoumaysaythatthesoundi seardi n

thedepthsoftheti ssues;thi s, howevenbei ngananal ogyRuburt, feel
i ngsound, merel yexperi encedi tf romadi f f erentperspectl ve
Wi thi nyoursystemcol orsmaybepercei vedassound(chromesthesi a,
col oredheari ng). Thei rconnectl onswi thhumanmoodsareonl ytooappaI
ent, Concerni ngJ oseph' spoi ntaboutsound: Sound, al one, enteri ngthe
bodyi nstantaneousl ychangesi tAnypercepti oni nstantl ychangesthe
percei venI tal sochangesthethi ngpercei ved.
For someot her mat er i al onsoundseet he572ndsessi onf br Chapt er l 8
ofs), fbri nstance, ortheal readymenti onedsessi ons(
t hat makeupChapt er 5of P0" Z.
Andaddedl at er : Manypeopl eunder gosomef br mof chr omest hesi a-
thati s, certai ncol orsorcol orpatternsareseenuponheari ngcertamsounds
Occasi onal l yJ anewi l l expenenceoneof herownvarl atl onsof suchanabi l i ty
Agoodexampl ef brthi snoteca:

I 714thsessi on: Wai tami nuteWhatl mgetti ngi saf antasti csoundthat, s
i mpri sonedi nacrystal , thatspeaksthroughl i ght, that' stheessenceof peP
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For mat er i al ont heRomansol di eseet hef i r st not esf br sessi ons
715- 16; onMaumeeandNebene, , respect i vel yi nt he721st
sessi on
msupposedt ohaveknownandso
coul dJ aneSomeof t hosewevepi ckeduponour own, Over t heyear sSet h
hasal socomet hroughwi t hamodest numberof rei ncarnat i onal experl ences
i nvol vi ngthethreeof us, aswel l asothersconcerni nganytwoExampl es
ar egi veni nAppendi xl 8But J aneandl ar emor ei nt r i guedbypassagesi n
Appendi xl 81i ket hi sone, f romt he398t hsessi onf brMarchl l 1964: P
sonal i ti esarenotstati cthi ngsEnti ti esareeternal Theyarenotasni cel ynor
asneatl ypackagedout, asyourpsychol ogi stsbel i eve.
Apubl i shedrel at i onshi pi nwhi chSet h, J ane, andl t ookpart , t hat ' s
i nnocentof counterpartovertonesasf arasourmateri al i ndi cates, happened
i nDenmar ki nt hel 60s, seeSessi on541f br Chapt er l
v e di r e c t e dt he r e a de r t o t he mbe f br
"Uz""seeJ anesi nf br mat i ononneur ol ogi cal speedsi nappen
di xes4and5Asl wr ot ei nNot el 9f br Appendi xl 2: Myper sonal opi ni oni s
t hat al t houghmanymayf i ndi t di f f i cul t r eadi ng, Appendi x4cont amssome

of themosti mportantmateri al i nVOl umel . ' ' J aneal soref Erredtoherghostl y
"Saratogaexperl ence' ' i nthatappendi x:
si ons685- 86.
3. 1nt heopeni ngnot esf brt he718t hsessi on, I wrot et hat rdj ust f i n
i shedaser i esof di agr amsf br J ane. I nDi agr aml f br Chapt er l O
I t ri edt oshowschemat i cal l yt hesamei deaSet hment i onshere, but wi t ht he
t er mi nol ogyJ aneusedi nher ownbookShewr ot eabout aser i esof Aspect
sel vesorbi ti nganonphysi cal sourcesel f thenconti nued: I magi neamul ti
di mensi onal FeI Ti swheel , eachseparatedsecti onbei nganAspectsel f Asour
seatapproachesthegroundl evel , retheAspectWhoi ntersectswi ththe
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possi bl edi r ect i on, connect -
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di f f erentki ndof real i tyi nwhi chi ti s, turn, i mmersed.
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shewor kedwi t ht hei nf br mat i onhed
al readygi venhenpl uswhat evershecoul ddi vi nef brhersel f
I t hought of Set hsmat er i al onpai nandsuf f er i ngaspr esent edi n
Appendi xl 2Seet heexceI pt sf r omt he580t hsessi onf br es, andt he
634t hsessi onf br P0"j .
PeI hapsl shoul dhavebr i ef l ydi scussedi t i nVOl umel , but ever si nce
Sethori gi nal l ygavehi s J oe, J ane, J i m, andBob' materi al (asl cal l i t)i nthe
683rdsessi on, ' vewonderedabout possi bl econnect i onsbet weent heprobaF
bi l i t i esdeeal i t y
ci esdi storted, i ntui ti veknowl edgeof thoseprobabl ereal i ti esmayappear
asmyt handoddi t yi nour camouf l ageumver se mt hi nki ngabout andr o
gynyPf cour se, whi chi st heconcept of bot hmal eandf emal ei none, and/ or
of her maphr odi t i sm, wher ei naper sonor ani mal possessest hesexual or gans
of bot ht hemal eandt hef emal e. onsi der i ngour per sonal l ackof consci ous
knowl edgeabout andr ogynyandsuchr el at edconcept sat t het i me, J aneand
l thi nki tmosti nteresti ngthatSethcamethroughwi ththatparti cul armateri al
i nt he683r dsessi
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bl endedmascul i neandf emi ni nequal i t i esar econt ai nedi nt hegodsof our
veI yanci ent myt hsThesamepr i nci pl esof andr ogynycanbef bundi nmuch
of t hel i t er at ur eof our owncent ur y6Whet her sci ent i f , myt hsmay
cont ai nt hedeepest t r ut hnvent i onal
t er ms: J aneandl ar ei nt r i guedt ot hi nkt hat t hesour cesf br t hosever i t i es
coul dspri ngpartl yf romotherreal i ti es
Muchcoul dbewri t t enhere- vol umes, easi l yJ l l si mpl yaddt hat i nrel i
gi oust er msal oneChr i st canbeseenasandr ogynous, i nt hat heobvi ousl ya
symbol of t heuni f i cat i onof opposi t es- whet her of t heconsc
775
unconsci oust hef emi ni neandt hemascul i net hi sr eal i t yandot her st he
myst i cal andt hepract i cal , ' Andanumberof ol ddi sci pl i nes
t hought t hat bef bret hecreat i onof Evef romhi sbodyAdam, t hef i rst , ori gi
nal man, wasreal l ymal eandf Emal e
Al l of whi chremi ndsmet hat t omanyvl ewerst heport rai t sI pai nt are
bal ancedequal l ybet weent hemascul i neandf bmi ni ne, regardl essof whet her
t hesubj ect i nanyoneof t hemi smal eor f emal eThepai nt i ngsar eof peI
sonal i ti esI seemental l yratherthanphysi cal l y; theydorepresent, bel i eve
myef f br t st ouni f yi nanypar t i cul ar i magemyi nt ui t i veappr eci at i onof t he
mal e/ f Emal equal i t i esembodi edwi t hi neachof us
SeeNot el Of br t he721st sessi on
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i nNot e3f br Sessi on683, ; want edt ot el l r eader sal i t t l eabout
count er par t st hen- not onl yt oget t hemi nt er est edi nVOl ume2bef br ei t
waspubl i shed, buttoshowthedi recti oni nwhi chSeth' smateri al washeaded
same657t hsessi oncont ai nsSet hsext r emel yusef Ul st at ement
"ThePresent I st hePoi nt of Power. Fromi t heproceedst oshowhowal l t ha
wear e- what ever our i ndi vi dual bel
i l l i antf bcusof ourphysi cal mental andspi ri tual abi l i ti esi npresent
expenence
t si nt erest mgt oseehowJ anesj ceGodsechoesandenl arges
uponthef bl l owi ngl i nesf romanotherl ong, butqui teyouthf Ul anddramati c
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mysel f t hat J anewast ohol dher ESPcl asst hi seveni ngJ oki ngl yJ

t hought , I dprobabl y get somet hi ngj ust whenl dhavet hel east
amount of t i met owri t ei t upaf t erward, makeanydrawi ngsI coul d
andj ust Pl ai nt akeawhi l et ot hi nkabout i t . ( Oncl assni ght weeat
supperby6: 00; studentsof tenbegi ntoarri veby7: 15, al thoughcl ass
doesn: 00. happenedI exper i encedt wo
l ongl ast i ngment al i magesbef brel sl ept Wasl happywi t ht hemI
di dntknowf brtheynotonl yrearousedol dquesti ons, butbrought
ups omenewones
al most i nsi l houet t ea
Romansol di erst andi ngont het opof asquare, crenel at edt owert hat
f br medacomer or angl ei namassi vest onewal l Myposi t i onwasat
gr oundl evel dl ost al l sensat i onof mybodyl yi ngThe
scenewasver yf ai nt , somuchsot hat i t mi ght al most becal l edmor e
of ani deat hanani mageskybehi ndt hesol di er wasdar kl yov
cast ; I wasawar eof ver yl i t t l ecol or knewt hat t het ower I f aced
mar kedt hesout heast er ncor ner of J er usal em, and knewt hat t he
wal l i t s el f was anenor mous f br t i f i c at i ont hat hads ur r oundedt hat
anci entci tysometi meduri ngthef i rsthal f of thef i rstcenturyA.
Asl l ookedupatthesol di er' sheadandshoul ders, bel i eve(wi th
somehesi t ancyt hat l conf r ont edanot her ver si onof mysel f The
whol et hi ngwassonebul ous- I wasal most adi si nt er est edobser veE
asl dbeenwhi l epercei vi ngmyf i rst t hreeRomanepi sodesPerhaps
t hi saf f ai rwasengenderedbyabookl vej ust st art edt oread; i t con-
tai nsdescri pti onsof thel ongsi egethatl mperi al Rome, whosemi l i
t ar yf br ceshadoccupi edPal est i nebeganagai nst a
r ebel l i ousJ er usal emi nt heyear 66, t knowwhet her or not t he
ci l yhadawal l surroundi ngi tearl i eri nthatcenturybutassumei tdi d
Therewassomet hi ngverycont radi ct oryabout t heaf f ai r:
ol di el sel f l sawat opt het owerwasaRomz- whereas, accordi ngt o
thel i ttl el knowof thoseti mes, suchaposi ti onshoul dhavebeenoccu
pi edbyanat i veJ ewhowasper hapsal ookout f br t heci t ybehi nd
hi msawdi ml yt heout l i neof t het ypi cal Romanhel met , what
seemedt obeal eat hervest ment orshort - sl eevedgarment , t heupPer
por t i onof t heshaf t of aspeaI J dont t hi nkt he I wat chedwas
anof f i ceashadbeent hecasei nmyt hi r dRoman, of Oct ober 30
What woul daRomansol di er bedoi ngupt her e?, I wonder ed
For bel owpnt hef l at gr oundout si det hewal l ,
wwhet her t heywer epr epar i ngf br an

at t ack, or hadsomeot her r easont obeassembl edt her eI sawonl ya
f brestof hel metsandspearspoi nti ngupward, wi thl i ghtgl i nti ng
dul l yonmetal hereandthere. wri te sawyeti twoul dbej ustas
accur at et onot et hat l sensedt hesef i gur esTheywer et umed
t owar dt hes ol di er ont het owe
ect wasi nvol vedher et hat wasuni ql
actual l y6Fi rst, unti l nowmyi nternal percepti onshave
stagedthemsel vesl i keol dsi l entf i l ms; second, thesoundi tsel f was
qui teunusual : Thecl usteredtroopsonthegroundwereemi tti nga
l owl hythmi cchanti ngorwai l i ngThi swasnohappyocCasi o.
sound, ri si ngandf al l i ngi nsuchmoumf Ul cadences, wasuni ntel l i
gi bl etome
Somehow>wi t hout bei ngabl et oseet hem, I knewt hat st oneor
cl ayst epsr oseupt hebackof t het owecl ear t ot het opwher et he
sol di erposed, t move, I coul dn
ose
nneI Whatl di dpercel vewasremarkabl ysteadyandl astedf brsev
er al mi nut es, l east seyewhenI
want t oI t camet omet hat t hesol di er was43year sol dandhadt wo
mal echi l dr en- wher et heywer e, , t knowLi keanechoi nt he
backgroundl i ngeredawoman, but l coul dnt get anyt hi ngabout he
Nowt hescenechanged,
j ectoml nanotherl i ttl edrama, moti onl essl i kethef i rstone, I sawmy
Romansol di er suspendedi
had, t r ut h, beent hr ownof f i t , andl bel i evet hat hewasei t her dead
or mor t al l ywoundedf r omst abwoundsHehadabandagewr apped
ar oundt hebi cepsof hi sl ef t ar mNowl knewt hat a t askf br ceof
ot herRomansol di ershadcarri edout t hi sassaul t , reachi ng ' by
cl i mbi ngt hest epsal readydescri bed
houghI kept t hi ssecondi magei nmi ndf br somet i mebef br e
al l owi ngmysel f toreal i zethatthevi cti mf El l ami dagroupof hi sf l
l owsOneof t hem, bel i eve, ranaspeari nt ot hebody
Myonl yt ouchof emot l onwasi nvol vedwi t ht hi ssecondi mage
asI f i rstsawi t, I f dtl i ghtthri l l i ngsi nmybody>coupl edwi thasome
whatf earf Ul reacti onI trustthethri l l i ngsensatl ons, si nceoverthe
yearsl vel earnedthattheysi gni f ysomethi ngpsychi cal l yl egi ti mate
f br me5t hei r onset nowat l east r ei nf br cedmysuspi ci ont hat t he
tumbl i ngf i gurez(t, ' mnotsureI sl ept

WhenI got uphal f anhourl at erl hurri edl yt ypedt hef i rst ve
si onof t hi saccount I al sot ri edt ocapt uret heovercast moodof t he
ent i r eePi sodei nacoupl eof qui ckdr awi ngsdoneont ypi ngpaper
wi thabal l poi ntpenFi rstI drewmyRomansol di erstandi nghal f vi s
i bl ebehi ndt hesquar edcr enel at i ont henl
drewhi mf al l i ng, poi sedf aceupagai nstthetowerwal 1. 6
Several i nteresti ng- andf mstrati ng- ql uestl onsarerai sedby
t odaysepi sodeAsst at ed, t hi smakest hesecondt i met hat l ' vehad
anexper i encei nvol vi ngt hevi ol ent deat hof aRomansol di er i nt he
earl i erpart of t hef i rst cent uryA. , . I neverdi darri veat namesf br
thosetwomi l i tanti ndi vi dual s. )Perhapsbothi nstancesaremerel ymy
ownpsychol ogi cal ref l ect i onsof present concernsorchal l enges
al t houghl t hi nkt hat morei si nvol vedGi venSet h' sconcept of si mul
t aneoust i me, t hebest connect i onl vof ar bet weent het wo
sol di ersi sthatascounterpartsof mi netheyexpl oreCl uesti onshavi ng
t odowi t haut hor i t ybAsl r ebel agai nst aut hor i t ynow- achar act eP
i st i cr emar keduponbySet hi nt he721st sessi on- sodomyRoman
sel vesi nt hei r t i mes
"Myowndef i ancei sapeacef Ul onehavi ngt odowi t hi deas. I see
myt woRomansphysi cal l yunder goi nganexpl or at i onof t heoppo
si t esi desof r ebel l i onor subver si , wi t hi nt hecont ext of amuch
cl oser, oppressi vemi l i taryauthori ty: ForwhateverreasonMhe
Romanqi st ur neduponandt hr owni nt ot heMedi t er r aneant o
dr ownasdescr i bedi nNot el f br t he715t hsessi on) 7
amanof l esser r ank, hasevi dent l ybet r ayedhi sswomposi
ti onof trust, andi scaughti nauthori tysvi cel thi nkal l of thi scoul d
becounterpartactl onri ght, personi f i edbytwosel vesl i vi ngi n
t hesamenar r owt i meper i od, i ncl osepr ox
graphi cal areaof theMi ddl eEast
HoweveEmorequesti onsari sef i omthef actthatoverthreeyears
ago, l ongbef breanyof myRomanexperl encessurf aced, dobt ai ned
vi vi di nf br mat i ononanot her l i f Hdknowni nt hesamepar t of t he
f i r st ur y6Andnot onl yt hat - asamancal l edspent
par t of myl i f ei nRomei t sel f Set hr ef er r edt oNebenei nt he721st
sessi onal sotoo, throughthati ndi vi dual , therami f i cati onsof
authori tyareconf rontedagai n; i f i nawayl essdrasti cthanonei nvol v=
i ngdeat hst i l l cer t ai nl yi naver ydogmat i cmanneMsexpr essed
t hr oughNebenesr i gi dper sonal i t y6Thel i st gr owsCount er par t s

al l - t hr eesi mul t aneousl i vesi nwh
al though, asexpl ai nedbel owi nsi stthatl parti ci patedi neachone
of t hoseexi st encesi nmyownway6
Set hsdat aandmyownoncount erpart smakesenset ome. f eel
( asSet hment i onedi nt he721st sessi on) t hat l wasnt Nebene, ort wo
di f f erent Romansol di erss2, but rat hert hat mywhol esel f chose
tomani f Estsuchpersonal i ti estogether; thatl , too, amsuchamani
f est at i onat a"l at er' t i me, t hen, andt hat f rommyownvant agepoi nt
l cantunei ntothoseotherl i vesButI questi on, atl eastprovi si on
al l yanyi deaof pastorcounterpartl i vesthatl l i vedonehundredper
cent At t hi swr i t i ng, I t hi nkt hat l aml i vi ngmyonl yonehundr ed
percentl i f Enowwi ththepri vi l egeof occasi onal l ybei ngabl etof bcus
uponscat t eredport l onsof t hoseot herexi st encesemanat i ngf i om
mywhol esel Ewhi chhasi t sbasi creal i t yout si deof ourspace- t i me
concepts'
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maket het I i psomeday' t t hi nki t woul dbeeasyt o
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f br; coul dcarrymywonderi ngsnof Urt he
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t hoseper cept i onsbut t hei r consci ousunde
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heri tageofyoursel vesi sol dTherei snool dknowl edge, however1
NowJ i stentoaporti onof l astTUesdayscl asssessi onandf bl l ow
i twi ththetranscri pteewhatyourmi ndl earnsf romthewords
whatyoul eamthati snoti nthewordsagai n, becauseseveral
of youl i kedthosesoundssowel l thei nsectscreepi ngacrossthe
f brest sof EuropeandAf ri caBut hearal sot hevoi cesof acknowl
edgmentof yourl i vi ngcel l sastheygropeandgrowi nthesacred


cont ment sof yourownphysi cal bei n9sSeet heonenessandt he
anci ent newnesst hat i sneverrepeat ed1
b1M2/ i Zl I y: )Onesentencerepeatedi snotthesamesentence
thati twasbef bre1Onebreathi snotanother1Ybuareneverrepeated
andwhat youknowi sal waysnewBecauseyouknowi t , because
youaretheonewhoknowsi t, i ti sneverwhatanotheroneknowsSo
al l knowl edgei spubl i c- andsacredAndanci ent andnew6
E .
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SeeNot e4f br t he723r dsessi on
' vegi venfi cti ti ousnamestoJ anesstudents,Al ex' ,and"WaI Ten.
. Thesessi ongi veni nl astTuesday' scl ass(fbrJ anuary29, 1974)
sbestI twasal soal ongone; thetypewri ttentran
scri ptrantofi veandahal fsi ngl e-spacedpagesSethdi scussedmanyofhi s
basi cconcepts,theweddi ngofthei ntel l ectandthei ntui ti ons,hi sreal i tyand
ourcamoufl agephysi cal one, , l anguage, , andsofbrth' d
l i ketopubl i shi tasachapteri nanappropri atebook, Hereshowhecl osed
out t hesessi on
I amthevoi ceofyourworl di ni tspastandi tsfUture, andbecauseofthat
l amyourownvoi cei ni tspastandfUtureTherockscannotspeakwordsthat
youheandyoudonotl i stenWhenyourcel l s,
, andtransl atefbryouthearchaeol ogyofyourownbei ng
4astandyourf Uturethe
mental ci vi l i zati onsthatareyourheri tageandyourbi rthri ght
thefbssi l i ngswi thi nyourspi ri tspeak.'
SeeAppendi x
SeeAppendi x
. Whent hi ssessi onwashel d, ont hef i rst of FebruaryJ 974, J anewas
readytobegi nthef i nal draf tof hermanuscri ptf brAs
"01, "' "seeNote3f brSethsPref ace

Seethebri ef def i ni ti onsof tel epathyandcl ai rvoyancei nNotel 9f br

Appendi xl 8I nNote3f brSessi on723, I quotedSethontherel ati onshi p
betweentel epathyandl anguage
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sessi on, J aneandl obvi ousl yt hi nkhi sconcept sarebot hol dandnew-
whi l ebei ngtotal l yori gi nal , asSueWatki nsnoted

Thequest l onof Set hsoI i gi nal i t yi nt ri guesmanywhowri t eEvenasl
workedonthi snoteJ anerecei vedamostenthusi asti cl etterof approval f rom
ayoungwomanwhohadj ust r ead#eandVOl umel Tbpar aphr asea
fEwl i nes: tthewhol eworl dreverberati ngwi ththesefantasti ci deas
mstunnedbythemateri al can' tunderstandhowi ttookmesol ongto
evenhear of t heSet hbooks.
I nturn, theyoungl adysl etterremi ndedmeof certai npassagesSethhad
del i veredi nthe34thsessi onf brMarchl l 1964. I askedhi mwhythemate
i al hewasgi vi ngwasntcommonknowl edgetomostpeopl ethrepl i ed
Howmanypeopl e?Veryf ewwoul dtakethi samountof thei rcamouf l age
tl metodeal wi thi tApecul i arsetofabi l i ti esandi nterestsi srequi redfbr
workl i kethi stobeevenparti al l ysuccessfUl , oracceptedbythepersonal i ti es
i nvol ved, Formanyi twoul dbedi ffi cul ttomai ntai ndi sci pl i neandbal ance
whi l eal l owi ngf brthenecessaryf reedomsthatarei nvol vedThati s, thi si sa
control l edexperl ment, wi thbothofyoual l owi ngyoursel vescertai nfreedoms
of control i nsomei nstancesandnoti nothersThi si snoeasytri ckI sthat
what youmeant ?
I tol dSeththati tcoul dbe- butthatl al sowonderedwhyoverthecen-
turi esthespeci escoul dn' thavesl owl yaccumul atedabodyofknowl edgel i ke
thathewasgi vi ngus
I tdi dButthatknowl edgehasbeentakeni ntovari ousrel i gi onsanddoc
tri nesthathavegrownupabouti tunti l i ti sal mostunrecogni zabl eBi tsofi t
appearhereandthere, scattered, di storted, andmi sl eadi ngI tcomesnaked
andeveryonemustputcl othi ngoni tThi smeansthati tusual l yendsupas
ei thernonsenseorarmoreddogma
Yburparti cul arconsci ousandsubconsci ousvl ewpoi nts
aref l uentenoughsothattheydonothamperthebasi cmateri al , rcoveri t
wi ththerockofdogmatl smsothati tbecomesi mpossi bl etoActual l
whatl neededwerepersonal i ti eswhowerenotf anati csal onganyl i ne-
i ncl udi ngsci enti fi cfanati cswhowoul dobj ectasfbrci bl ytotherei ncarna
ti onal dataasrel i gi ousfanati cswoul dobj ecttosomeoftheothermateri al
Al l rel i gi onsaredi storti veForthatmatmuchofyoursci encei sdi s
torti veBotharri veatapproxi mati ons, best, ofreal i ty6Rel i gi onhasbeenthe
causeof muchprej udi ceandcruel t ybut t hebombsoverHi roshi mawerenot
causedbytheCathol i cSai ntresashoweri ngdownanyrosesci encei sapt
toturni ntoanotherrel i gi on, i f i thasnotdonesoal ready; Thedi storti onsi n
sci enceandrel i gi onhavebeentrul ydi sastrousAnyfanati ci smi svi ci ous, one
si ded, andl i mi ti ng, causi nganal armi ngshxi nkageoffbcusthati sexpl osi ve
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doubl edr eams, asl cal l t hemSeet hemat er i al ont hedoubl edr eamsof Sue
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parti cul arfami l ygroup, oryoucancuti tdown, bydeci di nghowpre
ci seyouwanttobeI fonefami l ydeal swi ththenatureofheal i ng, then
youcansl i cei tdowntotheheal i ngof atoeeye
Thecategori esheal i ngteachi ngorwhateveraregeneral
descri pti onsof thef ami l i esof consci ousnessYbucanspl i tthemup
al soandmakef Urtherdi sti ncti ons, i f youchooseYbucancutthose
di vi si onsdownTheymerel yrepresenti nterpretati onsthatyoucan
understandi nyourreal i tyJ nthemostmundaneof terms,
i l i esaretravel ersButgeneral l y
speaki ng, i chf bl l owsthechal L
acteri sti csof consci ousnessasi ti sembarkedi nphysi cal f brm
updi vi si ons

underst andt hat consci ousnessi sdi versi f i ed- t hat usual l yeachof
youf al l s, becauseyouwant t o, i nt oacert ai nf ami l y6Andt hereyou
acqui refri ends, al l i ances, andcounterparts
Besi desthephysi cal rel ati onshi psthateachof youknow>there
f br e, youhaveot her br ot her sandsi st er s, mot her sandf at her s, ona
psychi cl evel ; andtothatdegree, youarenotal one, I amtel l i ngyou
thi stogl veyougreaterl eewayJ f youdonotl i kethef ami l i esthatyou
have, youhaveot her st ochoosef r om.
Nowthesef ami l i esf al l general l yi ntocertai ngroups,
cut t hepi eobut youwi l l st i l l
shareanemoti onal andpsychi cf eel i ngof bel ongi ngwi ththef ami l y
of whi chyouar eapar t ( z( eemost of youher e
areSumari , andi tdemandsgreatdi sci pl i nef brSumarl totakedown
l i sts- evenof psychi cf ami l i es1
TheSumar l exper l encebeganwhenonef ami l yt heSumar l
l eamedt hat somecl assmember sf el t al onei nt hi swor l d- ber ef t of
f ami l yof tenAcl assmemberl ostaf atheRuburt("l ostaparent
al so, Andbecauseof thatemoti onal andQl ui tehumanexperl ence
Ruburtal l owedtheSumari devel opmenttoshowi tsel f
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I cannoteagooddeal l aterthatSethsmateri al onourmaki ngf Urther
di sti ncti onsi nthef ami l i esof consci ousnessbeyondtheni nehesal ready
namedf brus, i scertai nl yrel atedtothepassagesf romaprl vatesessi onthatl
quot edi nt hel ast t hr eepar agr aphsof Not Set h
st aar eandar enot count er par t st hat wi t h
anot heri nt hi sl i f eeachof usmayof t encomet oget heEt henpart , f brmi nga
counterpartrel ati onshi pwheni tsui tsyourpurposes. '
2. I nVbl umel of "01, "' t her ear esever al sour cesof i nf bI
mat i ononJ anesparent sandherearl ybackgroundi ngeneral See, f brexam
pl e, Sessi on679wi thNote4; Appendi xl f brthatsessi on; theopeni ngnotes
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spel l edi toutf brusi nthatsessi onoverthreeyearsago), I knewthat
i t smembershadsomet hi ngt odowi t hpri nt i ng, ort hepromul gat i on
of pri ntedmateri al Si nceattheti mel wasworki ngasatypesetteE21
f i guredmyi mpressi onhadderi vedf romthatHoweveaf terthatses
si onmyi mpressi on grew' i nsuchawayt hat l knewt hi sf ami l yha
edi r ect waywi t ht hepr i nt i ngpr ocess-

wi t ht hef asci nat i onof put t i ngi deasdownonpapert hrought heuse
of typef acesthatwoul d, asmuchasthel anguagei nvol ved, express
t hei deasbehi ndt hewordst hemsel ves. nt hepl ant wherel worked
attheti me, recogni zed' several peopl ei ntheGrunaarghf ami l y-
al l werepri nters- andwi thaf el i ngql ui teasstrongastherecogni
t i onl hadf br Sumar i
WhenSethl i stedthef ami l i esof consci ousnessl astJ anuary3but
di dn' t i ncl udet heGr unaar gh, Robaskedhi mabout i t i nt he738t h
sessi onI nJ anesf i nal cl ass, RobreadSeth' sexpl anati onhayi ngto
dowi t hf ami l y mergi ngs. Ri ght awayri ght t herei ncl ass, I knew
what wasbehi ndt hef eel i ngI dhadabout t hi sf ami l y: Member sof
t heGr unaar gh, andl per sonal l yer ei nvol vedi nt hei nvent i onof
movabl etype. wri te wereoutof habi t, becausel havethi sdel i ghtP
f Ul f eel i ngt hat mypr mt mg, wr i t i ng, andnewspaper i nt er est snow
ar ewhat ,
nt er est edi nt hesamet hi ngsnow-
anexchangeacrosst heboard
I tseemssohi l ari ousl yl ogi cal thattheSumari , whoarecreators
woul dwant t o mergewi t haf ami l ymorepronet oOrgani zat i on, t o
comeupwi t hwhat t heywoul dneedt ospr eadi deas: movabl et ype
Ot her wi se, ont osi t ar ound
andcarveout al l t hosedamnl i t t l echaract ers?noexasperat i ng1
I seemysel Et hen, oneof t hepeopl ei nvol vedi nt het hi nki ng
upandmaki ngof t het ypef acesI seeal ar ge, sor t of beef ymanwi t h
aredf ace, tti ngatapi eceof f Urni turel i keadraf ti ngtabl e, care
f Ul l ycut t i ngout t hesechar act er sHehadf i nger sl i kesausages
peopl ei nt ownwer eal waysamusedt h
mal l pi ecesHemadet hemout of wood, t hi nk, andt hey
ser vedasmol dsor model st hat endedupcast i nmet al er ubbeda
subst anceont hewoodgr ai nt opr ot ect i t But usi ngt hesemodel s
gavetheal phabetssomeki ndof standardi zati on
Myheavyset f ri endwasf i l l edwi t ht het hri l l of knowi ngt hat now
wordswoul dspreadf ast eI xThi si shardt ospeci f ybut hehadt hesame
f el i ngl havenowabout newspaper s- t hi l yspr eadi ngout of
i deas, andt heki ndof t r emendouspower behi ndt hat abi l i t yI can
seet hat cornerof hi sshop/ workareacl earl yi nahal f l i ght , i l l umi
nat edbyacandl ei nanencl osedmeshl ant ernsi t t i ngonat abl et op
Thi smanhadsever al appr ent i ces, andhewasar eal ar t i san,

i deasacr ossi nt hef br mof movabl et ypeI knowt hat Gut enber gi s
credi tedwi ththi si nventi on, andprobabl yri ghtl ysO;
i scoveri est hat appearedi nseveral pl acesat
once, andt hat mybeef yf el l ow' sshopwasi nt hegeneral vi ci ni byof
Gutenberg' s- i nGermany?can' tecal l Thi si deawas sharedi n
manypl acesatonce, then
I tal l gi vesmethi sf eel i ngof greathi l ari tythatI of tenhaveabout
thesei deasAndthethoughtof f ami l i esof consci ousnessmergi ngf br
di f f erent reasons- evenwhi l el accept t hat al l of t hi si sput i nvery
l i mi t edt erms- seemst ohavesuchperf ect i nnerl ogi canddel i ght
f Ul pl ayf Ul nessabout i t t hat l l aunchi nt ot hemergi ngsnot i onwi t h
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poet , oreveni f heorshecombi nesal l of t hosequal i t i esasl t hi nk
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mul t i di mensi onal mul t i t udi nousover f bur bi l l i onm" "
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answersi nt hei rpersonal waysLot sof t hosepeopl ewi l l neverhear
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obvi ous r eas ont hat t het er mha
l eunderstandsomethi ngof i tsi mpl i edmeani ng.
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t hat l f i ndi t di f f i cul t i ndeedt obel i evet hat manymi l l i onsof peopl e
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entl sts, psychol ogi sts, parapsychol ogi sts- totel l themi tsj ghtto
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towhateverdegreeobvi ousl y>numerousi ndi vi dual ssi mpl yref Useto
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muchof t het ur moi l i nt hewor l dr es ul t s f r omour s t eadf as t r ef Us al t o
accept amaJ orport i onof ournat ural heri t ageWeprQj ect ouri nner
knowl edgeout ward' i ndi st ort edf ashi on; t husonagl obal scal ewe
t hr ashabout wi t hour pr obl emsof waLover popul at i on
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but nowt hi nk, at i meof i mper at i vechangei snecessar yi f wear e
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out er consci ousnesses- anewmor emeani ngMcoal i t i onof i nt el
l ectual andi ntui ti veabi l i ti es- wi l l bethel ateststepi ntheprocess
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tthi nkourconventi onal soci al Systems, i ncl udi ngoursci
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more; resuret hat Set hcanhel pushere
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herel wanttostressouroveral l i nteresti nknowl edge, whateverthat
knowl edgemaybe, andwher ever i t mayl eadus
Asl vej okedwi thJ anemorethanonce: "I f theresl i f Eaf terdeath
eachof usi nt urnwi l l f i ndi t out - i ncl udi ngt henonbel i eversAnd
i f t her ei sn, Ei t her wayt her e' s
absol ut el ynot hi ngt oworryabout .
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tl me, wi thoutabsol uti smoranyMessi ani cdri vetochangetheworl d
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encompassi ngenoughtoembraceal l thatweare, andeverythi ngthat
eachof uscanevenr emot el yconcei veof doi ngor bei ng
, l l notexhaustoranni hi l ateconsci ousness: Whateverwe
accompl i shaspeopl ewi l l st i l l l eaveroomf br- i ndeed, demand-
f Ur t her r ami f i cat i onsanddevel opment can
al waysl ookatnaturewi thi tsi nnocent, spontaneousordertosustai n
usWecanatl eastobserve, andenj oy>thebehavi orof otherspeci es
wi t hwhomwes har et hewor l d
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themi grati onof geese, I wrotethef bl l owi ngnotesi nOctoberl 975
somesevenmont hsaf t erJ aneandl hadmovedi nt oour"newhouse
"Thevi ewof skysweepi ngover our hi l l makesi t mucheasi er t o
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soci al bl ecl aques, thoughtAmazi ng, thewaythei rhonki ngca
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thegeesef l ytowardthehi l l sonthef arsi deof theval l ey; coul d
sti l l hearthemevenwhenthey' cti cal l yi nvi si bl e.
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t hat t i mel l ookedupat ast arl i t but moonl essskyt hat di dnt havea
cl oudi nsi ght - andhear dt hi smul t i t udi nousso"Mmovmgacr oss
i ti ghtwaschi l l yJ anewassl eepi ngAl l of theql ual i ti esof the
bi rdsf l i ghtwerehei ghtenedf brmebyi tsveryi nvi si bi l i tyf brwhi l e
l acmal l ysawnogeeseat al 1, t hat soundwasever ywher eAndwhat
gui dedt hosecr eat ur esI wonder ed- magnet i cl i nesof f br ce
genes, i nnat eknowl edge- or what ?j ect i ve
reasoni ngprocessesal onecoul dexpl ai nthei rmagni f i centf l i ght
howt het wi ce- yearl ynort h- andsout hmi grat i onsof t he
geesehavebecomesymbol sf br meof t heknownandunknownql ual
i t i esof l i f e- subl i meandi ndeci pherabl eat t hesamet l me, endul L
i ngyetf l eeti ng, manevents
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of theearthi tsel f asi tswi ngsaround"our' suni ngreatrhythmsThe
oneconsci ousnessmi nest andsi ni t sbodyont hegr oundand
l ooksupatthestrangevarl atl onsof i tsel f representedbythegeese
Andwonder s, dot hegeesewonder al soWhat
ki ndof hi ddeni nt er changesbet weenspeci est akepl aceat such
ti mesI f theqI uestl oncoul dheanswered, woul dal l of real i tyi ni ts
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t oVbl umel of The" 0z( "
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Abor t i on, 531, 5337z
Abst r act ar t , 192
Acti onsasi ni ti al l ymental i nnature,
, 341, 775
71ES" scj os" S, xl v>, xxx
xxxi i 7z, ", 22, 26",
z, ", 75, 77, 94", 12973, 141, 145"
168, 184, 214", 220, 2227 233, 237
242, 2517z, 256, 286, 290- 9170, 297- 98
354", 368, 376", 402, 415", 44872, 628,
63472, 708, 724, 725, 752, 75472, 755"
759, 771, 789, 790, 7917z
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Agnosti ci sm, 678, 689
Akashi cRecor ds, 370, 376
Aki ns, Loui se, 62425
( ESPcl assmember ) , 787, 7917z
Al l That l s, xxi , 218, 559", 642", 64472, 664,
677, 695, 699
Al phawaves, 702- 03
Al temateactual i tysystems, 393- 94, 4017z
seeal soAl t er nat er eal i t i es
Al t er nat eman, 80, 91, 143, 207, 289, 301
Al t ernat ereal i t i es,
r adi o/ TVanal ogyand, 331- 42
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l 4
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Ani mal - men,
Ani ma l s
consci ousnessof 49, 105- 06, 287- 88, 530
ascounterparts, 564, 5677z
dr eamsbyJ 72", 441
godsof l O5
hi bemat i onof 304
i ntermi xi ngof cel l sand,
j oi nt knowl edgeof herdsof 49
ki l l i ngby; 99- 100, 665
earni ngf rom,
srel at i onwi t h, 5672, 84, 87, 98- 101,
106, 239- 40
natural therapyi n, 377z
ol dcul t ur es' vi ewof 536
probabl e, 100- 01
questi onof soul sof 89- 40
sci enti f i cexperi mentatl onon, 19091,
203- 04
t ool maki ngbyJ 06
Ani musandani ma, 715, 733- 347z
Ant i mat t eE457z
APl b"Gods(poem), 771, 775
Archi tects, pl anni ngbyJ 11
Ar t assci ence,
Aspects, , 774
mul ti personhoodand, 55- 56
Astrol o519-25, 525-26",
Astronomyb352- 537z
l i mi t at i onsof 200
Atl anti s, 20001, 340, 370, 376, 639- 40, 642
4472, 645, 647, 692- 93
At oms, 28, 39- 41, 196, 207- 0872, 213, 348,
749- 51, 755- 567z
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movement i nmor et hanonedi r ect i on
32, 37", 201
aspatternsofprobabi l i ti es,
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uni t sof consci ousnessi nr el at i ont o,

wave- l i kechar act er i st i csof 450- 5

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SEgaZsoEl ect r ons
Automati cwri ti ng, Z, 399, 411, 417,
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Bar bar a, 564- 65, 567
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consci ousnessand,
possi bi l i tyand,
power of 24?z
probabl eeventsand,
real i tyi nseparabl ef rom,
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Bet awaves, 702- O6
Bi of eedbackmachi nes, 200
Bi rds, i ntel l i gentspeci esom17J 8
Bi r t h, f r eedomof i ndi vi dual at ,
Bl ackhol es, 97, 103, 19372, 360, 750, 758- 59
"Bl acksound/ l i ght,
"Bl ackthi ng, ' ' z
Bl eedt hroughs, 22, 24?Z, 126, 181, 333, 356

Bl uepri ntsf brreal i tybl 59, 16465, 169, 181,

183, 188, 192, 197, 205, 211, 48670,
540617, 6237z
concept of godand,
dr eamsas, l 81
i denti tyand,
maki ngknown,
Body
at omsoE31- 32, 141
capaci ti esoE301
consci ousnessand, 59- 60, 66
deat hof cel l sof 99- 100
di frerencesi nrel ati onshi pto, l 27
EEuni t sand,
hal l uci nat i onsand,
i nne' '
knowl edge32, 52, 62, 125, 211
man, shi stol i cal i denti f i cati onwi th,
mi r acl ecur esand, 801- 02
mol ecul esoz141
nat ur eoE28, 52, 60, 66- 67
precogni t i onof l O1, 1047z
probabl e,
probabi l i ti esand,
asprQj ecti oni ntothreedi mensi onal
f i el d,
soci al ,
Bodyconsci ousness, 302- 03
sl eepand,
Bor l edi m, 548, 584, 589- 91, 5987z, 5997z
Boundar i es, 357@, 96- 97
Brai n, unusedport l onsof 83,
Br ai nwaves, 702- 06
Bri dgepersonal i ty
Br ot hel hood,
Buddha,
Buddhi sm, xxi i , 694, 69770, 699
Burdo, J oseph(J anei sgrandf ather), 1411,
217- 18
Burdo, Mari eOane' smot her) 14, 179, 494,
728
deat hoj E158, 495
But t s, Li nden( br ot her of Rober t But t s) ,
, 21, 23, 57?z,
But t s, Ri chard( brot herof Robert But t s)
z,
But t s, Rober t
brot hersof seeBut t s, Li nden; But t s
Ri char d
chi l dhoodof 97z, 11- 12, 19- 23, 24,
31, 36", 132- 35, 137- 397z
confl i cti ngsel vesoE578-79
- 54, 577z, 123- 26
f at her of sBgBut t s, Rober t ,
f Ut uremani f est at i onof 422,
J amai can"vi si on435, 444, 4461z
448, 474, 507", 550, 765- 66, 7737z
785
Mi ri am' ' experl enceoE485,
mot her of sgFBut t s, St el l a
bene, ' i ncar nat i onof 444, 447
448", 494, 507, 773,
portrai tby
probabl edeat hsoE29, z
rel ati onshi ptoSeth/ J aneoE707- 30
Roman- sol di erexperl encesof 386- 87
400- 0172, 433, 435, 44245, 44748
468, 474, 50772, 550, 552, 765, 7737z
776- 82, 782- 8572
sportsmansel f ' ' 19, 23, 223- 24
asSumar i , 565- 67, z
But t s, Robert Sn( f at herof Robert But t s) ,
", 19- 21, 24- 25, 137, 41672,
485, 494, 495, 496, 5787z
But t s, St el l a( mot herof Robert But t s)
11- 12, 16", 19- 22, 24, 31, 43, 57", 132
35, 138- 3972, 416", 484, 485, 494, 495,
495- 96
deat hof xxxi ,
, z
Camouf l age, 199, 256, 256
Camouf l agereal i 351- 52", 354", 495"
5327z, 6827z, 697", 710, 772
growthi n, asnon- spati al ,
Cathol i crel i gi on, 67, 113, 592, 699, 792
Cel l s
consci ousnessof 30- 31, 97- 98, 258
deat hand, 92- 9370, 99- 100, 304- 05
I
Cel l s( COe
et er nal nat ur e,
i deal i zat i onsand, l 63
i ndi vi dual i tyand, l 66
precogni ti onand, 60, 62, 63- 64, 110- 11,
117, 315, 320", 505
sel f i magesof 290,
, 60, 62, 6470, 69- 70, 83, 111, 118

ef f ectof thoughtson,
evel changi ngnatureof ; 292- 93, 480
i deaof t achyonsand,
i nnertherapeutl csand, 301- 02
i nt ermi xi ngof bet weenpl ant sand
ani mal s, 288, 291
memor i esof ot her l i vesi n, 5- 06
probabi l i ti esand, 31, 83, 135, 163, 292

responsi venesstol i ghtoE6147z

st r uct ur eof l 32, 189
i nvi ol abi l i tyof 99
Cenozoi cera, tertl aI yperi odof l O87z, 120

Chaos, ul t i mat e, 185, 209

Chemi cal s, arti f i ci al ,
Chi l dren, count erpart sof 543
Choi ceof probabl eacti ons 292- 93
Chr i st , 112- 13, 642
Chri sti ani ty638, 64272, 672
Chr omosomes, 42, 159, 480, 486, 536, 537
def i ni t i onof 467Z, 540
and, 687- 88
Ci tydreamPstate, 698-700, 700-01
Ci vi l i zati onsof thepsyche, 295, 384
Cl ai rvoyancedefi ned, 7367z
Codesystems, 299- 300, 314
Coi nci dences, 132, 135
q/ , Thebxxxi i , 9210, 172", 228,
38972, 736
Compl etephysi ci an, 207, 212, 213, 742
Consci ousmi nd,
i nnerreal i tyand,
Cons ci ous nes s
of ani mal s, 49, 10607, 287, 413- 14, 530
bel i ef and, l 6465
bi ol ogi cal natureand, 119- 20
bi r t hof 527- 32
bodyand, 60, 66, 302- 07, 317- 18
boundar i esof 357z
cel l ul ansegCel l s, consci ousnessof
cel l ul ardeat h,
codesyst emsand, 299- 300, 314
ascomposedof ener gyJ 8
andconceptsof gods, 84, 105- 06,
x 1
cycl esof earthl yexperi enceand,
Consci ousness(
earth, asgradi ngupward,
,
go, Egoconsci ousness
envl ronment f br
evol ut i onand, 288- 89, 528, 662, 675- 76
expansi onof sExpansi onof
consci ousness
f ami l i esof sPsychi cf ami l i es
f l uct uat i onsof 3
f bcusoE
el ect r onsand,
ot her r eal i t i esand, 330- 31
physi cal sel fas,
f br mand, z,
f r eedomof 49
hi storyand, 37, 105- 08
i ndi vi dual , xx- xxi ,
i ndi vi dual i tyand,
i nner r oadsoExxi i i
i nnertri ggeri ngof 519
i nterweavi ngoE35
i nvi ol abi l i tyofi ndi vi dual , xxi
J ane' sal teredstatesof 230- 31, 232, 235
aZsoRober t S, J ane
knowl edgeasdependenton, 537, 540

J ane' stranscendentstatesof 226

mol ecul a
of f i ci al l i neof l 7677, 180
ordi narybdreamsand, 177- 78
organi zati onsof 28
i nouCof bodystates, 313- 14
i nphysi cal uni verse, 3940, 59-60, 501,
522- 23
probabl eki ndsof ;
probabi l i ty, 30-31, 34, 85
psychedel i cdrugsand,
real i t yon97
sel f knowl edgeof 48- 49
speci esofl O5-06, 119, 127, 130, 200"
239, 255- 56
stati ons, ' 8331- 34, 341, 394, 397400,
405- 06
st r andsof 232, 477, 480, 483, 484
t ransmi grat i onsof 288
uni t sof seeUni t sof consci ousness
unknown, real i t yand, xxx
unpredi ctabi l i tyof29-31, 39, 51, 58, 157
var i ednat ur eof 50, 105, 127, 130, 131,
180, 185, 189, 238, 413- 14
wi t hi nnessof l 8485
Convent 1ons, i nneE371
Cooperat i on
bet weenf br cesof nat ur e,
versussurvi val of thef i ttest, ' '
I
Coordi nati onpoi nts 344, 348, 352, 436,
7587z
CoI i o, Fr ank, 6242572, 656
Cosmi cconsci ousness, xxi
Counterparts, ?, 435, 443- 46, 44648
453- 54, 456", 471- 75, 476, 494, 500,
517, 543- 50, 5505372, 555, 571, 633,
656- 5772, 689", 708, 730, 76473, 773
7570, 780- 82, 78485, 796- 98, 79872,
801
ani mal sand, 564, 5677z
f ami l i esof consci ousnessand, 561- 62,
5 6 4
sZsoPsychi cf ami l i es
nati onal , 576, 579", 7697
ZsoRei ncar nat i onal sel ves
Cr eat i on, myt hof 663- 64
Creati vi ty
dr eamsand,
i ni nnerreal i tyb40
i ntui ti ona
J anes, 7, 8-10
J ane' sf ather' s, 224
ndenBut t s'
nat ur eof 361
ol i gi nsof 215- 16, 255
Pl atoni cthoughtand,
probabl esel vesand,
psycheand, 159- 60, 511
Robert But t s' ' 12, 177z
ofspeci es,
, 71- 72
( Pl at o) , 692- 93
Cr usades, 592, 598
s, Uni t sof consci ousness
Cul t s, emer genceof 86
DaI wi n, Char l es, 662, 663- 64, 683- 84
ZsoDar wi ni sm, Neo- Dar wi ni sm
Dal wi ni sm, 426, 662- 64, 667, 669, 672, 681
683- 86, 6877
, 662- 63
Dead, communi cat i ngwi t h
authorsparents, , 485
J ungJ amesmat eI i al and, 403- 14, 41417
Deadhol es, 75051, 758
DLoug( poem) , 36667,
Deat h
astrol ogersand,
of bodycel l s, consci ousnessand,
cel l ul armemoryaf te92- 93, 99- 100
of Del mer Rober t s, 158, 800
desi r ef b
earl yl i fe, ' ' 532-33
i deaofphysi cal ,
Deat h( "ezj
l i f af texxxi ,
assi sti ngthosewhohayej ustdi ed, 186
r et ur n"dead, ' '
of Mar i eBur do, 158, 4957z
of probabl esel ves 29, 35
of St el l aBut t s, xxxi , z
Debbi e(real - estateagent), 568, 580, 595,
601?2, 610, 6247z
Del t awaves,
Democr acyJ 14
Denmar k, 708, 723, 773
Descar t es, Ren6, 754
Dj aj g asq/ wbesM""#J "
137z, ", ", 220, 2227z, 286, 29091
297, 388, 402, 455, 486- 877z, 493, 568,
577", 628, 63470, 651, 695, 725
Di sease, 165, 166, 167, 191
bi of eedbackand, 2007z
choi ceoE294
medi cal technol ogyand, 205- 06, 210- 13
pr oposedbookon,
Di sentangl ement, 319- 20
, 658, 669- 70, 673, 680, 687L887z
Dol phi ns, 100, 104", 531, 533- 347z
Doubl edr eams, 123- 26, 128- 29, 18072,
79870, 805
Dreamci ty698- 700, 700017z
Dr eaml abor at or i es'
Dream- art sci ent i st , 182- 83, 188, 205, 207,
211, 213, 689, 701, 730, 742
Dr eamsel f l 297z
Dream"snapshots, ' ' 422- 24", 4277Z, 428- 29
Dr eams, 209, 428- 33, 433- 34
ar t oE182- 83
asal tematereal i ty304, 315, 422- 23
asbl uepri ntsfbrreal i ty
at omsand,
choi cef r om,
demonsi n,
doubl edreams, 12326, 129- 3072, 180"
79870, 805
exami nati onof waki ngstatei n,
heal i ngand, 170, 171, 210
tenti onal orderi ngoE437L39
J ane' spoemson, 921Z, 31011
of J aneRobert s, 92, 171, 173' 2, 199, 244
massshar ed,
nat ure; 172- 73
phot ographscomparedt o, 17478, 422
", 427", 428- 29
pol i ti csand,
probabl ereal i tyworkedouti n,

product i vei deasf rom,

I
Dr eams ( " "
purposesof l 70- 71
of Rober t But t s, 53- 54, 57, l 23- 26
sci enceand,
symbol i smi n, 437- 39, 460- 61
uni ver seand,
uni ver seas, l 84
Drugs, psychedel i c,
Durabi l i tyl awof 662
Eart hgods, 119- 20
"Earthprogrammi ng,
Eccentri ci ti es, 470, 476
EC(poem), 7017z
Eden, Gar denoE6447z
Easternrel i gi ons,
Set h' si deasand, xx- xxi
azt q/ OzoZe", 15523712,
25172, 298, 309", 509, 6437@, 72425, 726,
74072, 752, 801
(el ectromagneti c)uni ts, ", 54, 59, 66,
98, 141, 258, 313, 3197z, ", 677,
682, 6847z, 741
,

godconcept and,
hi storyand,
i ndi vi duat i onof 73
probabi l i ti es,
rel i gi ousdomi nati onbyJ 13
Egoconsci ousness, 112, 303, 540
emergenceof 71- 75, 84- 85, 105- 07, 239
needf br expansi onoE85
Egypti ans, anci ent, l 70
Ei nstei n, Al bert, 3, z, 19372,
197, 198, 54172, 7567z
El ectromagneti cranges, 299- 300
El ectromagneti cval ues, 3787z
El ect rons, ", 197- 98, 201- 02,
i nner behavi or of 345
mul t i di mensi onal behavi or of 209
speeds, , ;
Emot i ons, f ear of 74
Ener gy
awar e,
consci ousnessascomposedoE18
J aneand,
asneverl ost ,
pat t ernsoz21
personal i tyand, 20, 21- 22
( el ect romagnet i c) uni t s
Energypersonal i tyessence, , xi i i
EneI gytmnsf brmati on, , 683
Ent i t i es,
Enti ti es(cmz"gzj
di f f r ent ki ndsof t i meand,
l i f easdr eamof 732- 337z
over al l , ,
sel f and'
sel f awar enessof l 24
sour ceoE357z
Env i r onment
asconsCi ous,
expansi onof 7375
ESRuseof t er m, 809- 10
ESPcl ass, J ane' s, xi i , 1310, 58, 105,
115, 123, 124, 128", 183, 194, 214"
233, 237, 248, 272, 280, 285- 86, 297
330, 341, 343, 35270, 35455, 427"
466", 484, 487", 507, 508, 542, 623
6247z, 628, 676, 721- 730, 788- 3972, 741
752, 767, 77677, 780, 78687
experl enceof summari zed, 657
ESPpoweseeCo' q/ j , The, #
eEsPP
Essenes,
Eve, 34172, 775
Evi l , and,
Evol ut i on, xxv48, 98- 99, 110, 240, 658- 81,
681- 89
of anci ent man,
rel i gi onand, 114, 659, 662-64, 672-73,
675, 679-
", 426
SegaZsoManasspeci es
Exerci ses, 81- 82
s" ZsoPr act i ceel ement s
Expansi onofconsci ousness, xxi , xxxi i , 27,
72, 79, 83, 85, 10872, 165
Fami l ybpsychi c, Psychi cfami l y
Fami l yof consci ousness, Psychi cf ami l y
Rz" dscj o' z, zq
l 47z
Fear of emot i ons,
Fei n, ,
Fet us
abor t ed, consci ousnessof 5327z
f Ut ur esel f and, 502, 503- 04
, 5057z
s oul of 531
Fl orence( ESPcl assmember) , 551", 767- 68,
7747z
Fl oweranal ogyPl antanal ogy
myexperi ence, J ane' s, 403, 412, 413-14,
41572, 487
Fl yi ngsaucers, UFOs
Foomot es, expl anat i onof arI angement
of 282
I
Form, asevol vedbyconsci ousness,
Fr ed( ESPcl assmember ) , 542, 5507z
Fr eewi l l
predi ctabi l i tyand,
probabi l i ti esand, 21, 2728, 209
F r e e d o m
of consci ousness,
of ego,
predi ctabi l i tyand,
probabi l i ti esand,
t r ancest at eand, xxi v
unpredi ctabi l i tyand,
Freud, Si gmund, 734- 357
j sRj chB8, 1472, 724
Fut ur e, t he
ghost i magesoE72,
speci es, workedout i ndreams,
erecogni ti on; Predi ctabi l i ty
Fut ur el i ves, 502- 04, 50607",
Fut ur ememor i es, 639, 767
Gandee, . , 12972, 7987z
Gar r et , ,
Geese, mi grati onoE80- 81, 811- 12
Genes,
Geneti ci mpri nti ng, 290, 502
Ghosti mages,
Gi ant s, 108
Gl obal di l emmas, 166, 170
Gl ossol al i a, 436, 463
God, xxx, 73, 160, 432
Chri st i an, 638, 642
concept of
consci ousnessand,
,
spsychi cbl uepri nt,
cr eat i oni smand, 663- 64
hi storyand,
mul t i di mensi onal , z
nat ur eand,
Go d s
of ani mal s, l O5
devel opmentof consci ousnesscompared
t odevel opment oE105- 06
ear t h, 119- 20
nat ur eof 52
aspsychi cpl ans,
Goodandevi L118
Gr amada, 548, 549, 582, 804
rangeBi l l , 546, 797
Greaterpersonage, 471- 72
Gr eed,
Grunaargh, 589, 59872, 599, 612, 802- 04,
804
Gur us, 695, 788
Gut enberg, J ohann, 804, 805
Hal l uci nati ons, and, 54, 429- 30, 434
Har i st on, ,
Heal i ng
i ndr eamst at e, 170, 171, 210
s Zs oDi s eas e
Heal t h
body' scapaci tyf bE301- 02
choi ceof ;
Hei senber g, Wer nen35
Henr y11, Ki ngof Engl and, 552
Her dconsci ousness,
Heredi t y290, 502, 505, 6867z
backwar dnat ur eof 60
unpredi ctabi l i tyand,
Her r i man, Bi l l , 546, 797
Hi ber nat i on,
Hi ndui sm, xxi ,
Hi story>
consci ousnessand, 72- 107
of devel opment f r omani mal st oman,

earl yof manasspeci es, S

, 73- 74, 112

,
of f i ci al , 157
"Hol esof nonexi stence, ' '
Hol yRomanEmpi r e,
"stati on, ' ' 331- 33, 341, 398- 400, 405

Houseconnectl ons, House- hunti ng

House- hunti ng, 568- 69, 580- 81, 586, 593- 98,
600- 02?2, 603- 08, 608", 609- 12, 613- 14
615, 620- 21, 62425", 627- 28, 636- 37,
655- 56
probabi l i ti esandl 32- 35, 13739?z,

j oD ze"Pzuxxxi i l z, 1510,
92, 738- 39
azsoco' q/ t ,
Hypnagogl cst at es, 340
1- sel f xxi i i , 48- 49
1s"e( poem) ,
"sc"o, sj caz
, 23, 2670, 228, 388", 712, 732
I deal i zati ons, 159- 60, 163- 67, 170
I denti tyxxi i i , xxMxxxi , 18- 19, 28, 30, 39,
41, 48- 50, 52, 86, 99, 12426, 147, 478

great e43- 44
I l da, 548, 591- 92, 599
I l l ness, J anesout l i nef brbookon, 243- 44
""o( poem) , , 487
I magi nati on, otherpl anesand, 257z
l mmortal i ty; probabi l i ti esand,
I
I mpri nti ng, geneti c, 290, 502
j t ( poem) , 31011
I ndetermi nacypri nci pl e, 29-30, 35-86
I ndi vi dual consci ousness,
i nvi ol at enat ur eof xxi
ej soEgoconsci ousness
l ndi vi dual i xxi
i nbasi cuni t of consci ousness,
, 166, 536
mul ti di mensi onal i tyand, l 47
nat ur eand, 127- 28
1nfi ni tyb619-22
1nf br mat i on, 1687z
l nnateknowl edge
ofbasi creal i tyb3887z
rel i gi ousconceptsas, l 07
1nnerbody
"I nnerdi gni tyb' ' 394
I nnerreal i tyl aws; 661-62, 772
1nnersenses, z, 246, 319- 2072, 388, 710,
712, 73173, 7347z
l nner Vi br at i onal Tbuch, z
I nner weal t h, 43738
1nner wor l d, 159- 60
1nsi gni fi cance, fel i ngsof3435
I nst i nct , 107, 109- 10
"I nst ream, , ' ' 716, 735, 736
I nt er i or sound,
ntui ti onal creati vi tyJ 43-44
1ntui ti veknowl edge, reasonand,
I I i sh, SumaI i among,
sl andanal o488- 93, 494
J amai can"vi si on, 435, 442, 44613, 468, 474,
507", 550", 765- 67, 773", 782, 7837z
785
J ames, Wi l l i am, 220, 403-10, 412, 415-16
J ehovah, l 12
Jews
umar i among,
aZsoJ udai sm
yoe' ' materi al , 400, 401
J ohnson, : andMrs. (real estateagents)
60172, 60272, 624
J ones, Car1, 546, 553, 797
J oseph, Seth' suseofname, xxvi , 1410, 278,
709
J udai sm, 341,
J un9, Car1, 40305, 407, 414, 715, 733-35

Kar ma,
"Ki l l i ng, 99-100
Ki l l i ngof ani mal s, 84, 99- 100
Knowl edge
consci ousnessasexdusi vesoueof 537, 541
Knowl edge(
i nt ui t i ve, r eason,
j oi nt, of ani mal herds,
rel i gi ousconceptsasi nnate,
sel f , 48- 49
Koch, Al an, 546, 65772, 796
L q/ / o s q/ j s t
St ol j Gem
Landsof t hemi nd,
Language, 458-64, 464-67, 786, 788
cel l ul artransmi ssi onmorecompl exthan

di f f i cul ti eswi th, xvi i i , 28, 44, 126, 161

627z
tel epathyand, 458, 4647z
verbal versusbi ol ogi cal communi cati on

Lawof i ner t i a, l 027z

Lawsof nat ur e, 193
Lawson, Rober t W, l 927z
Leami ngf romani mal s,
"Level s, ' '
Li bi do, 7347

nonl i f e,
sci ent i f i cdest r uct i onoE190
webo283- 84
Li ghtval ues, 299, 30972, 3787z
Li vi ngarea, def i ni ti onof 26
Lo"gdsLt poem) , 753
Longsoundexperl ences, J ane' s, 31172, 343,
354557z,
"( poem) ,
Love,
andexpansi onof space,
f Ear of 74
rel i gi onand,
,
Lumani a, 200
t heMar t i n,
Mai l recei vedbyJ aneandRobert, xxvxxvi i
Mal ef Emal et endenci es, 112, 248- 50
Manasspeci es,
ani mal s, 5672, 84, 87, 240
earl yhi storyoL69-74, 98-102, 10304?Z
108", 118, 120- 2170, 131, 238- 40
f Uturechangeby86- 88
r el at i onoEt onat ur e, 107, 191, 221
S2gaZsoEvol ut i on
Mar kl e, , 594, 597, 6017z, 602",
( ESPcl assmember) , 532, 782
"Maryl and, 796, 797
Massi vef eel i ngs, 30- 34, 22629, 311, 369,
558, 559- 60,
I
Mat hemat i cs, 30, 191, 619, 623- 247z
Mat t er
dr eamsand, 172- 73
, ,
s our ceoE203
uni t sof consci ousnesswi t hi n,
"Maumee, ' 446", 44872, 765, 773, 782,
783, 785
J amai can" vi si on
Meateati ng,
Medi cal prof essi on, 205- 06, 20708",
Medi umshi p, J ane' s, xxi i i xv
Medi t at i on,
Memoryb52, 69- 70, 71, 92- 93", 175, 231- 32,
502, 5057,
, zzl "S, ol zs(J ung), 715,
733
Memor i es, f ut ur e,
Men- ani mal s, 678, 679
Ment al nat ur eof act i ons,
Mi chel angel o, 446, 556, 5597z
Mi grati onof geese, 80- 81, 811- 12
Mi l l Mr s. , 6257z
Mi l umet , 548, 58485, 599
"Mi ri amexpenence, ' ' 485",
Mi ssi ngperson, J ane' spsychi cworki n
connect i onwi t h, 117, 119, 122,
Model sf brreal i ty>381, 388
Mol ecul arconsci ousness,
Mol ecul es, 196, 208,
of bodyl 41
consci ousnessand,
i nprobabl esystems, z
uni t sof consci ousnessand,
Moment poi nt , 30, 36, 40, 278, 668, 686
( poem) , " , 626
Moses, 341"
Mossman, , xi - xi i i , 59, 1287z, Z, 285
86, 292, 368, 568
Mot heoddess,
Mot i on
contradi ctory"
di rect i onal , of at oms, 32, 201
phot ographsf reezi ngof l 74
predetermi ned, theopposi teof
unpredi ctabi l i tyb209
r ever sedt i me,
assenseel ement i nJ anesment al
prQj ecti on,
Mountai n, asanal ogyf brsel f 499, 502, 509

u, 370, 37672
Mul ti di mensi onal i ty
of el ect r ons, 197, 203, 209
God, xxx, 61, 64
i ndi vi dual i tyand,
Mul t i di mensi onal i t y( "g
of psyche, xxx,
of soul ,
Mul ti personhood, 48- 53, 55- 567Z
J anesdef i ni ti onoE551z
Mur deE575
Musi c, asanal ogyf brpsyche, 571- 74, 579
" ( poem) , 17980" , 310
427
" ?zozusj VM( poem) , 487
Mysti ci sm, 215- 21, 22272
aZsoRobert s, J ane, myst i cal nat ureof
Myt hol ogyJ O7
Nai ver eal i sm, 32972, 660, 668- 70, 679, 686

Nat i onsasgroupegos,
Nat ur e
chemi cal sand, 87, 183- 84
consci ousnessapart of 85,
cooper at i onbet weenf br cesoE119
dual i t yoU97
godand,
of gods,
gr owsmor eof i t sel f l 56
i ndi vi dual i tyand, l 28
J osephBurdosrel at i ont o,
l awsoE193
man' sr el at i ont o, 107, 191, 221
body28, 52, 60, 66- 67
of real i ty38-39, 181
zq/ 730me, , xi i i , xv
xvi i , xxvi , xxxi i 7z, , 1572, 36", 377Z
88, 44, 44", ", 47, 53, 55, 5670, 6470,
75, 79, ", 80, 9273, 10872, 122, 144
146, 161, 168", 183, 207, 208' 2, 222"
226, 237, 240, 241, 24573, 25072, 272,
275, 29170, 298, 309", 354, 367
388, 418, 447", 448", 550- 51, 57872,
612, 634", 651, 653, 665, 69673, 725

z q/ wbe' s $
z, 808- 09
Neander t hal man, 465
bene, 44243, 444F45, 447", 44872, 474,
494, 5077z, 765, 77372, 779- 80
Neo- DaI wi ni sm, 426, 685
Ner veends, z
Neurol ogi cal structure, 70, 72, 75, 77, 231- 32
NewYbr kCi t y325- 26
Ni ght maresof chi l dren, l 01
Ni r vana, i
Nonexi stence, hol esof sel ecti vi tyand,
Nonphysi cal real i ty>256
poi nt , 41, 42, 60
0bj ecti f i edworl d, percepti onand, xxi i i
I
Or der sof exi st ence, 33- 34, 118
OI gantranspl ants,
Ori gi nsof creati yi ty 215- 16, 255
Ot hePconsci ousness,
ui j aboard, 341, 399, 410-12, 4161711, 420
708- 09, 711, 73073, 772
Out- of bodytravel , 54, 577@, 302- 03, 31319,
319- 32, 362, 686- 87,
J ane' s, 532, 534
Overal l ent i sexand, 1472
oz"o J el Z, sz"ol zq/ Ouon J S
Paral l el experl ence,
Paxal l el man, 80, 91, 207, 239- 40, 3107z
Par ent s
person' schoi ceoE5,
SZgaZsoBur do, Mar i e; But t s, Rober t ,
But t s, St el l a; Rober t s, Del mer
Par ousi a, z
Past
di r ect knowl edgeof 306
r epr ogr ammi ngof 505
"Past"present, ' '
s
be"9e( poem) ,
Hzthe"9e(symphony), 573, 579
Pendul ums, z
Perceptl on,xxi i ,xxi i i ,
Changi ng, ti me, 361z
obj ecti f i edwoI 1dand, xxv
prCj udi ced, 77, 141, 1451,
Pog zsq/ Pb0J
T he
Personal i ty
aspectsand,
boundar i esof 357z
energyand, 20, 21- 22
l at ent sel vesand,
possi bl el i nesof devel opmentand,
probabi l i ti esand,
r et ent i onof xxi
Per s onhood
aspectsand,
conceptsof aspersonal l yl i mi ti ng, xxx
counterpartsand,
l i mi t edi deasoE49
godsand,
Set hasdi f f er ent ki ndof xxi v
PetroskyWi l l i am, 51617, 518, 524-25, 547

Photographs, 88, 147, 167, 421, 426?z

dreamscomparedt o, 174178, 422- 23,
427", 428- 29
of J aneandRobert, xxxi Pxxxi i
3- 13, 18- 19, 31, 37", 146, 179
of J anesparents, 146, 179
Phot ogr aphs(
practi ceel ementswi th, 147-51
s"Snapshot s
Physi cal uni verse, consci ousnessthe
vi tal i zi ngf brcebehi nd, 89-40, 59-60,
66, 71, 141, 142
sj azJ [ z" es"
z, 23, 26, 228, 388", 712, 732
Physi ci st, Ei nstei n, Al bert; Ti ruemental
physi ci st
Physi cs, modern, atomsi n,
Pi casso, Pabl o,
Pi erce, J ack, 547, 65711, 796, 797
Pi neal gl and,
Pl antanal ogyb50914, 5157z, 517-18, 520-21,
538- 40, 541, 543, 545
Pl at o, , 412, 643, 692
Pl atoni cthought,
PoetrybJ anes, i x, xi i , xi xxx, 8-9, 14, 3611,
63", , 987z, 179- 8072, 184, 215- 17,
219, 310- , 366- 67", 48772, 506"'
557, 626", 672, 700, 701, 740, 753,
770- 71, 772, 775
Poi ntsof powe, 771, 775
Pol i t i cs, dr eam,
Portrai tof J ane,
Posi t ron,
Power of bel i ef 247z
Pr act i ceEl ement s, 7677, 147- 50, 155- 56,
167, 188- 89, 294, 306- 07, 395- 97, 397
98, 402, 414", 421, 423- 24, 439- 43, 460

recogni ti on,
apparenti ncorrecmessof i nf brmatl on
f r om
bef br ebi r t h,
body' s, ,
cel l ul a60, 62, 63, 110- 11, 117, 320
convent i onal not i onsoE56
i npl ants, 512, 515
speci es, 110, 66667
Predi ctabi l i tyb210-11
anotherwordf brsi gni f i cance,
f Teewi l l and,
f r eedomand,
probabi l i ti esand,
sci enceand,
,
gaZsoPrecogni ti on
PrCj udi cedPercepti on, 77, 141, 145
Prenti ce- Hal l , 285, 291, 298, 368, 387
402, 568, 622
Pr i vat eor acl e,
Pri vateprobabl eman,
Pri vateprobabl ewoman,
Pri vatepsyche, 29394, 300, 316
I
Probabi l t i es, 4, 8- 10, 13", , 1673, 22,
28- 34, 35", 41- 44, 4670, 47, 52, 60
62, 66, 77, 797z, 81, 83- 85, 9272, 95, 101
02, 10607, 110, 147, 239, 259, 340
629- 33
at omsand, " , z
bl uepri ntsf brreal i tyand,
and,
cel l sand, 31, 83, 135, 163, 292- 93
Chr i st and, 112- 13
consci ousnessand, 30- 31, 34, 85
eachasf br ever i nvi ol at e,
eart hgodand,
,
f et usand, 502, 503, 505
l l and, 21, 28, 209
f r eedomand,
hi stori cal , ", 576, 579
house=buyi ngepi sodeand, 132- 35, 1371z
3970, 141- 45
sZsoHouse- hunti ng
i deal i zat i on,
i mmortal i tyand,
creasi ngcompl i cati onof worl dand

asneverpredet ermi ned,

past,' '
personal i tyand,
predi ctabi l i tyand,
psycheand, 149, 210
raci al , l 31
r ei ncar nat i onas, ", 541, 688
sel f ,
ssour cesof act i on, 140, 210
speci es, 143, 155
spi ri tmessagesand,
,
SbgaZsoPr obabl esel ves
Probabi l i tycl usters, 343, 344, 349
Probabl eact s, 293- 94, 525- 26
Pr obabl eani mal s, 100- 01
Pr obabl eat oms,
Probabl ebody
Probabl eci vi l i zati ons, 393, 401
Probabl eevent s
bel i ef and,
neurol ogi cal pul sesand,
Pr obabl ef Ut ur e,
Pr obabl eman, 80, 87, 91, 143, 149, 155,
207, 209, 274, 310", 393, 401
prl vate, l 55
Probabl epast, 295
Probabl ereal i ty12- 13, 4041, 43, 61, 67, 81
83, 100, 208", 274, 315, 332, 555, 559"
635- 41, 641447z
assurroundi ngreal i tysystems,
Pr obabl esel f 20, 29, 41- 43, 149, 151- 52,
16465, 223, 528
,
Set hsf i r st useof 267z
Probabl esel ves, 4, 1372, 18- 19, 21- 22, 26"
28, 46", 83, 115, 315, 416,
deat h29, 35
dr eamsand, 82- 83
gr oupsof 28
i ndi vi dual i tyand, 43-44
Probabl especi es, manki ndexperi menti ng
wi t h, 87- 88
Probabl esystems, atomsandmol ecul esi n

Probabl ewoman, pri vat e, l 55

Progressi on, i deasof 51
"PrQj ecti on, "sOuCof bodytravel
Propensi ti esof uni tsof consci ousness,
Protestanti sm, Ameri candemocracyand, l 14
PI yoNor ma, 546, 657, 796, 797
Psyche, 227z
ci vi l i zat i onsoL2007z, 295, 384
comparedt opl ant s, 509- 14, 51415, 517
18, 52021, 539- 40, 543, 545
compl etephysi ci anand,
congl omerati onof hi ghl ychaI ged
"parti cl es"of energyJ 8
asconsci ousi zedi denti ty;
creatl vl tyand, 159- 60
manki nd' sconcept sabout nat ureoExxxi i
mul t i di mensi onal nat ur eof xxx, 77- 78
probabi l i ti esand, 149, 210
pr obabl eMf i l l ment of l O7
sel f knowl edgeof 72,
supernatural - radi oanal ogyf b331- 40,
34172, 39495, 39798, 400
tel evi si onanal ogyf b335- 36, 338- 39,
357- 60
unknown' ' real i tyand,
Psychedel i cdrugs,
Psychi cf ami l i es, 259, 546-50, 561-65, 565
6772, 56970, 581- 86, 587", 588- 94, 598-
600, 802- 04, 8047z
Sumar i as, 546- 50, 551, 553?2, 562- 63,
565- 6772, 569- 70, 581- 82, 584, 586,
587, 799- 801, 802- 03
"Psychi cl i brary258, 382-83, 410, 598, 600
0172, 652, 655
cbj cPCs: ' ectBychoj gyBook, xvi
222, 258, 276, 282, 368, 369, 375, 387
8872, 401, 402- 03, 415", 436, 446- 47
474, 47672, 508, 578, 600- 01, 623
, 63472, 650, 650", 740", 776, 785
808, 809
U2"0z""' ' "rel ati onto, 282, 387
,
I

Psychol ogi cal real i tyWal uecl i mateof 24647
Psychol ogi cal structures,
Psychol ol i mi tati onsof 67
Pul ses, 71- 72
of bodyanduni verse, 28- 29
neurol ogi cal ,
,
QUant ummechani cs, 35867
Radi o, asanal ogyf brconsci ousness, 331- 40,
43173, 394- 95, 39798, 400
Real i sm, naI ve, 329, 600, 668- 70, 679, 686
877z
Real i ty
al t er nat e, 300, 33140, 393- 94, 401
bel i ef i nseparabl ef rom,
bl uepri ntsfbsegBl uepri ntsfbrreal i ty
camoufl age, seFCamoufl agereal i ty
of consci ousness,
,
cr eat i onof own,
def i ni t i onof 31
deSt r uct i onoE191
di Bf er ent l evel sof l 71, l 83
f l uct uat l onsof 637
,
creati vi tyi n,
i nf i ni t enat ur eof 50
sci enceand 200?z, 203- 04
Sci ence' sdeni al of l 82
J anesconf rontati onwi th, 253
known, unknownr eal i t yand, xxx
measur i ngof l 95
model s"f b381, 387- 887z
nat ur eof 38- 39, l 81
nonphysi cal , 2567z
physi cal ,
nat ur eof 38- 39
ot hersyst emsof 331
pul sesand,
uni t sof consci ousnessi n,
pr l vat e, xxx1
probabl e, segProbabl ereal i ty
psychol ogi cal , val uecl i mateoz24
supersyst emof 3887z
unknown, "Unknown' real i t y
Reason,
deni al of unconsci ousby 85- 86
unnecessarywarbetweeni ntui ti ve
knowl edgeand, 5, 166
Rg6e" , The, 103"
, The, ' ' 14- 15
Rei ncar nat i on, xxi , 341, 530, 553, 670,
741- 4272, 76473, 773- 75
But t sf ami l yand, ,
Rei ncar nat i on( COj
J anesi nteresti n, 1410-15", 764-65
meani ngoZ52
asprobabi l ti esi nati mecontext, 52, 56
, 54172, 688
, 199, 386, 511- 12, 514,
sl soCount er par t s
Rei ncar nat i onal sel ves, , 387", 501, 538,
539, 708, 76473, 773- 75
psychi cfami l i esand, 564, 566-67
Robert But t s' s, 386- 87", 400- 01, 433,
435- 36, 443- 46, 446- 487z, 468- 74, 494,
50772, 764- 67, 773", 776- 82, 782- 85
Rel atMty531, 533-34", 75051
Rel i gi ons, xxxi , 86, 107, 112-14, 116, 222
79272
Cat hol i c, 5- 7, 113, 217, 592, 699, 792
cruel ti esperpetuatedi nnameof 74
East ern, xx- xxi , 221, 694, 6977z
evol ut i onand, 659, 66364, 672- 73, 675,
679- 80
,
sel f hatredencouragedby
9co' @s
Reti cul aracti vati ngsystem(RAS), 320
Roberts, Del merOane' sf ather), 1412, 179,
494, 495
,
Roberts, J ane
bi r t hdayof l 58, l 60
chi l dhoodof 310, ", 65, 7677, 158,
217- 19, 800
conceptof ti meof l l 5",
connect i onbet weenSet hand, , xxi i i
xxvb78, , 272, 707- 30, 730- 39
devel opmentsi npsychi cabi l i ti esof 235

, 171, 173, 199, 244

dreamsof cont act i ngdeadmot he
earl yrel i gi ousbackgroundof xi x
ESPcl assof sESPcl ass, J anes
f at her oEsRober t s, Del mer
f l uct uat l onsof consci ousnessof 65
f l yexperl enceoE403, 412, 41314, 415
487
grandf atheroEseeBurdo, J oseph
onhumanoi daspect of herse33, 37
l ongsoundexperl encesof 311, 343,
35455", 744- 53
massi vef eel i ngsof 30- 34, 22629, 311
369, 374, 558, 55972, 747
mi scarri ageoE5337z
mot her of seFBur do, Mar i e
mysti cal natureof i x, xi x, 6- 9, 18, 23,
216, 225, 349, 375, 696
passi onf brwri ti ngof 220- 22
I
Rober t s, J an(
Pausesof l O2037z
physi cal sympt omsof "16
poetryof seePoetryJ anes
probabi l i ti esand,
Probabl e,
psychi cabi l i ti esof ; 276, 278, 35657,
366", 379- 80, 387- 88, 389", 715, 732
onpubl i cr esponset oher wor k, 252- 53
Sarat ogaepi sodeoZ65, 68, 7677, 81, 95,
232, 23472, 367
senseof responsi bi l i tytopubl i sh
, , xxi i i xxv140, 214
Set haccent of 286,
shoppi ngpl azaexperi enceof ; 380, 387
asSumar i , 565- 6672584, 587, 800- 01
Sumarl t l ancel anguageof l 22, 127, 194,
236, 250, 259, 297, 300, 436, 460, 462
63, 46670, 467", 703, 724
ont r ances, xxi i i - xxv
wri ti ngsof 276, 290- 9172, 724- 25
" o cz s
SeFaZs oRubur t
Rol econf l i cts, 571- 72, 578- 797z
RomanEmpi re, dest ruct i onof by
J ewi shgod,
Roman-sol di erexperi ences, Robs, 386-87
400- 01, 433, 435- 36, 444=45, 4487z
468, 474, 50770, 550", 552, 765, 773
77682, 782- 85
Rooney( Cat) , 628, 6347z
Rubur t , Set h, suseof name, xxvJ 3- 147z,
273, 709, 715
"Saf Euni verse, ' '
SaratogaSpri ngsepi sode, 65, 68, 7677, 81,
95, 232, 234, z
Sayrehouse-hunti ngepi sode, 132-35, 137

swzZsoHouse- hunti ng
Sci ence, 182- 84, 19293?z, 195- 97, 729- 30,
792
ar t , l 82
cr uel t i esper pet r at edi nnameof 74
deni al of i nnerreal i tyby182, 200, 203
O4
di f f er ent ki ndsof l 81, l 97
dr eamsand,
experl ment at l ononani mal sbyJ 90- 92,
203- 04
i gnoranceof about nat ureof uni verse
X X X 1
asi nadequat emodel , 195- 96
i nnerreal i t i esand, 20070, 203- 04
l i mi t edconcept sof 61- 62
mi strustof i ndi vi dual byb21011
Sci ence( "
personal i nvol vementnecessaryf b

predi ctabi l i tyand,

and,
si gni f i cancesand, 143- 44
sODal wi ni sm; Evol ut i on
Tbchnol ogy
Cb' @z"csq/ MZgj c( poem) ,
Secondarypersonal i ty717, 736?
Seedanal ogyb521- 22
Sel ecti vi typrocessoE42, 6062, 6667, 70, 77

absent , 535- 37
and,
bodi eswi t hi n, xxx
conventi onal , unpredi ctabi l i tyi n
opposi ti onto,
dr eam, l 297z
egosi nterpretati onoE73
ent i t i e,
f r eedom,
ful fi l l ed,
hi storyand,
i dent i t yoE48
i mmedi acyof each, 51- 52
i ndependence
i ndi vi dual i tyand,
i nnef r eedom,
man' sl i mi t edconcept of 62,
mount ai nanal ogoust o, 499- 502, 509- 11
mul ti di mensi onal i tyof xxx, 19, 62, 157,
210, 2147z
nol i mi t at i onst o,
asnucl eusof energygestal tof
consci ousness' 18- 20
onenes s of xxx
ori gi nal ,
probabi l i ti esand,
Probabl e, segProbabl esel f
si gni f i cance,
source, 55- 5672, 214
,
tri bal experl enceof l 27b28
whol e, , z
Sel f knowl edge
of ent i t i es, l 24
of psyche,
Sel f i mages, cel l ul a290,
Sel ves
i nt er dependenceof 48
l at ent , 19, 223- 24
mul ti pl i ci tyofwi thi nenti rei denti ty; 18-19

Probabl e, Probabl esel ves

rei ncarnati onal ,
I
Sel ves ( CO
eRei ncar nat i onal s el ves
Set h
accent of 286, 722
boomi ngvoi cemani f est at i onof 321,
334, 337- 38
onchapt erheadi ngs,
connecti onbetweenJ aneand, xi , xxi i i
xxv>78, 79, 272, 707
ear l yr emar ksont i meof l 92
f i rstappearanceof xxxi i 7z
onhi sf br m, ?z
gl ant andmi ni at ur ei magesof 616
J aneon, , xxi i i xvJ 40, 21412, 255
l ettertocorrespondentsbyxxvi 3Kxvi i
asmi nor pope,
myt hscOnnect edwi t hnameof 33940,
341- 42
nonphysi cal nat ureoExi
onpl aceof "[ Ozwzamonghi s
materi al ,
onpubl i shi nghi swork, i i i
rei ncamati onal backgroundof 341- 42
speedof consci ousnessof 350
ont el evi si on,
t hMZzj bTh8, xxi i , xxxi i ", ,
2672, 354572, 64, ", 172, 192"
193, 194, 226, 2477z, z, 388"
50572, 550, 682, 715, 719, 720, 730
Si l , , xi i -xi v)xvi i , xxi , xxxi i
, , ?, z, ", ,
, ", 9272, 94, 102J ",
, 146, 183, 186", 200
z, 272, 275, 282, 319, 342, 35272,
354", 388, 509, 65472, 664, 682, 723,
724, 734, 752, 75370, 754", 756"
75772, 758
, 719- 20, 725, 730, 744- 47, 749, 753
Set hi t es, 341
Sex,
aspsychi cphenomenon, 13- 147z,
Sexual f el i ngs, 399- 400
Sexual prCj udi ce, Sethand, l 6211
Sexual i tyJ 11- 12, 248- 251
Shadowsi ndr eamwor l d, 429- 33
hi t ,
Si gni fi cances
awarenessof greate
choosi ngoE42
ki nds of 42
predi ctabi l i tyasanotherwordf b
probabi l i ti esand, l 42
propensi tyf br48,
sci enti f i cdi scoveryand, l 4344
unpredi ctabi l i tyand,
Si mpl esi ngl eevent, ' '
Sl eep
bodyconsci ousnessand,
di ct at i onf br"U20"' and, 79,
230- 34
expansi onof J anesconsci ousnessi n,
hypnagogi cstatesand,
Sl eepwal kers, 303, 306, 308, 314
Smi t h, Pet en474, 546, 551- 537z, 657, 781
82, 785", 796, 797, 79872, 801
Snapshots,' '
dr eam, 422- 23, 427, 428- 29
Soci al body
Socrat es, 222", z
Sol arsystem, 344-45, 3527
' 29q/ wi e7(poem), 4671z
Soul s, 5507z
of ani mal s, questi on
group, 55051
mul t i di mensi onal nat ur eof l 37z
aspri mi ti vei dea,
i nt r ance,
t ransmi grat i onof 288
usual useof wor d,
Soul mat es, 5484, 551
Soundval ues, 3787z
Sour cesel f 55- 56, 774
aspects,
Spacetravel , 344=47, 352, 358-59
Spani sh, Sumari among,
Speci es
consci ous, l 79
consci ousgoal sofandbi ol ogi cal acti vi ty

of consci ousness, 105- 06, 119, 127, 1307z

2007z, 239, 255- 56
Creati vi tyof l 57
f Ut ur eoEwor kedout i ndr eams, l 70
hi storyandhuman,
i deal i zedprobabi l i ti eswi thi n, 111, 117, 159
knowl edgeof basedonknowl edgeof
consci ousness,
at ent abi l i t i eswi t hi n,
manasseparate,
mut aUonand, 286- 87
precogni t i onoE110
probabi l i ti es, 143, 155
Probabl e, 87-88
probabl ef Utureand, 110- 11
sel f heal i ngcapaci ti esof 294
t l meand,
uni t yof l 66
var i et i esof l O7
SZsoEvol ut i on; Manasspeci es
Spi ri tmessages, 62-63
"Spi ri ts' ofnatural thi ngs, l 18
Spont anei t yJ awof 662

I
Stagnatl on, unpredi ctabi l i tyand,
"St at i onsof consci ousness, 331- 33, 3417z
394, 398- 400, 405
Stati sti cs,
St ef f ans, . , 656
St ei n, . ( musi ct eacher s) , 602
Stl angers, hi stori cal devel opmentof 74
Subatomi cparti cl es, , 19270, 197, 450-51,
741- 42
SufI eri ng, 664, 769, 7747z
Sui ci de, 57475, 579
Sumaf i , 548, 582- 83, 599
Sumari , (psychi cf ami l y), 122, 127, 194, 236,
250, 259, 54649, 55172, 553", 562- 63,
565- 67", 584, 590, 593, 599, z
799- 801
characteri sti csof 562- 63, 569- 70, 581- 82,
58772, 5997z
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236, 250, 259, 297, 300, 436, 460, 462
63, 466, 467, 703, 724
sz"7zej SWZ#(poem), i x, xi xPxx
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const ant cr eat i onof 42
nocl osed, 22, 2510272, 115, 170
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nl chyons, ", 312- 13, 319", 756, 7587
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danger sof 576
medi cal , 205- 06, 210- 13
rel i gi onsand, 6971z
Tbl epathyb79?2, 733
l anguageand, 458, 464
l evi si on, asanal ogyf brpsyche, 335- 36,
338- 39, 357
Trti arypeI i odof Cenozoi ceI a, 108", 120

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Therapy; i deaof natuml , ani mal s,
Thet awayes, 7023, 704
Thi rdeye, 746, 754
Thought s, st ruct ureof l 64
Tbl m 953, 57, 447
s( Pl at o) ,
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cel l ul ar f r eedomf r om, 59, 62, 63
7071, 83, 110- 11, 118, 290
changi ngper cept i onof 36
creati vi tyand,
di f f er ent ki ndsof 45
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Ei nst ei nand,
el ect mni cspi nand, 198, 201027z
f r eedomf r om,
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i magi nati onand, 251z
i nwar dandout war dt hr ust oZ9698
J ane' sconceptof ; 11511, 221
knowl edgeof bodyand, 31- 32

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neurol ogi cal pul sesand,
not al l experl encedependent on,
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51- 52, 96- 97, 110, 190- 91, 204, z
predi cti onsand,
probabi l i ti esand,
r ei ncar nat l onand, l 99
r ever sal oE202, 290, 505686
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si mul taneous, 475, 6407z, 64372, 662- 63"
667, 68172, 686", 693, 708, 766
spacetrayel and, 34447, 35859, 360
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uni t sof consci ousnessand,
Ti ssuecapsul es, 227
j z, 104, 533
Tbol maki ngbyani mal s,
Tbtempol es,
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J aneon, xxi i i Pxxv
J anesti mei n, xi , xvi i -xi x, xxi i i -xxv
xxi x, 4- 5, 8, 10- 11, 21- 22, 31, 32, 43, 53
55, 63, 70, 72, 73, 75, 78- 79, 85, 95- 96,
98, 102, 108, 111, 112, 113, 116, 119,
120, 124, 126, 135- 36, 144, 145, 150,
165, 168, 183, 194, 197, 20607, 250
Transmi grati onof soul s,
Ti Fanspl ants, oI gan,
Trees, 503, 505- 07", 536, 5407z, 611- 12,
61470, 690- 91
dreamsby173
TsFb71Bs4The( poem) , 506
mri ggeri ngof consci ousness,
mol d, 548, 583, 599
uemental physi ci st, 188- 90, 1927Z, 199,
207, 212, 213, 6888972, 742
I i ruet one, 373- 74, 378
, 35272, 359- 60, 647, 7437z, 760- 63, 763
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dr eamsand, l 71
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Uni t sof consci ousness( ' s) , 39- 42, 452,
48- 54, 59- 61, 66, 96- 99, 102, 09- 10,
157, 189, 20172, 258, 349, 451- 52, 455
486, ", 68272, 684
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probabl ereal i ti esand, 559
wi t hi nmat t en52,
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boundari esanduni quenessof 96- 97
cont i nual creat i ngof 66
dr eamsand,
eachi ndi vi dual a,
expandi ng, 201 51- 5270, 644
42, 207
i nne47, 199
l awsof var i abl e, 5417z
asmass- shar eddr eams, l 84
mul ti pl e, i dea; 344, 6817z
physi cal , 184, 187, 191, 207",
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205- 06, 209, 213, 303
bookon, xxxi vJ 4" , 45" , 54, 55, 56" , 63,
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130, 13872, 145", 14647, 169, 178,
179, 180, 185, 192", 194, 198, 200?z
205- 06, 208?2, 213, 215, 230- 31, 235,
238, 242- 43, 257, 259, 271- 82, 493, 806
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271- 73, 275- 76, 703
eachi ndi vi dual apart of xxx,
handl i ngof not esf brbookon, xi i i - xi v
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chaosnot t , 185, 204
of consci ousness, 29- 31, 39, 51, 58, 157
conventi onal sel f i nopposi ti onto,
f i r eedomand,
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probabi l i ti esand, 31, 41, 209- 10
si gi fi cancesand,
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Vi brati ons(frequenci es), 204, 207
VOl d, 548, 584, 599
Wal l ace, Al f r ed,
556, 664
andconcept of god,
War r en( ESPcl assmember ) , 787- 89, 791
Wat ki ns, Sue, 123, 128- 29" 546, 549, 551
", 588- 89, 598, 604, 612, 653, 6557z
657, 781, 785", 786, 791, 796, 797,
802- 04, 80405?
)I 7bu", b , 105, 241-45, 254-55,
367, 409, 731
Whi t ehol es, 360, 750, 75872
Wi l l i ams, Earl ,
Wi l l y(cat), 374, 632
Wi t hers, Frank,
Wi t hi nness, 18485, 204
1i tW1i 72gFzj (poem), xi i (
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56, 409- 10
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WOr l dvi ews, 406- 12, 414, 415- 16", 420- 21,
45758, 809
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J ane' spassi onf b220- 22
J anespsychi cexperl encesand, 225
YbrkBeachdanci ngepi sode, 23, 2672, 228,
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