“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(Jane described her feelings and experiences at her father-in-law’s funeral. Theodore M. told of his experiences in the Great Hall and Joel related his experiences with his personality, Bill. The question was raised, where is consciousness when one is in trance?)

This particular individual was quite aware of what would occur, on what you would call an unconscious basis. He was not predestined to die. He chose both the time, in your terms, and the method for reasons of his own.

He knew in his mind that he was ready to go on to other spheres of activity. Subconsciously, or unconsciously then, he looked about for the means and chose those immediately available. This particular individual, three days earlier, had made the plan. There was no predestination involved. Because a tree branch falls this does not mean that it was destined to fall in either the particular manner of its fall nor in the timing of the fall. There is a great difference between free choice and predestination.

A rich man who tries to be poor for a day to learn what poverty is learns little because he cannot forget the great wealth that is available to him, and he can very easily return to his fine home. And though he eats the same poor fare as the poor man for a day and lives in the same poor house for a day or a year or five years, he knows he has his mansion to return to and so he cannot relate. And so you hide these things from yourself so that you can relate. You forget your home so you can return to it enriched.

I will say good evening. I would not want our Dean to miss his rest. I wish you good luck on your experiments on the door.

(To Alison.) And I do not want you to look at your husband with such strange eyes yourself. When he is in trance your eyes are as strange as his.