“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

The entity operates its fragments in what you would call a subconscious manner, that is, without conscious direction. (Jane dictates:) The entity gives the fragment independent life, then the entity more or less forgets them. When a momentary lapse of control happens they both come face to face. It’s as impossible for the entity to control fragment personalities as for the conscious mind to be aware, or control its own heartbeat. In this case the image concerned was a past fragment.

Of course. I will try to think of a good analogy to make this point clearer later. Even thoughts, for instance, are fragments, though on a different plane. (Jane dictates:) They have to be translated into physical reality. Fragments of another sort, called personality fragments, operate independently, though under the auspices of the entity.

(With both of us operating the board, I repeated the question.