1 result for (book:tes3 AND session:130 AND stemmed:one)
6/30 (20%)
semitrance
brisk
efficient
transition
outer
[... 12 paragraphs ...]
I am going to suggest that our friend take a walk when we are finished here, a brisk one. The situation is in no way alarming. He has been used to the trance, and of course with what you call the normal waking state, and has not happened to become acquainted with this transition phase. He passes through it so quickly as a rule. As a transitional step, it is most necessary. Otherwise however it does not allow efficient behavior in any particular reality.
What we are looking for here, and indeed one of the purposes of our sessions, is efficient use of various portions of the self in the perceptions of their own realities, and of an overall perception of each of the various portions of the self by the whole self, which transcends the others even while it is composed of them.
[... 3 paragraphs ...]
The outer senses are dulled, but the inner senses have not yet been turned on. The state is an unhappy one, where sharpness of perception is extremely limited. I am speaking at length about it because its lethargy could be harmful under certain circumstances. All the more so since the obvious, more noticeable symptoms of the trance state itself are absent; and therefore the state could pass unnoticed for some time.
[... 6 paragraphs ...]
I do not believe that any future difficulty will occur. (Long pause.) What we would like is the ability to fully perceive both the inner world and the outer world, to alternate between them. But we should be in one, and know it, and know ourselves in it. Or we should be in the other and know ourselves in it; and finally, while we are in one reality, we should be able, even in it, to hold our knowledge of the other. In this way our whole selves achieve a freedom.
The semitrance state does not allow a clear awareness in either world. It is passed through very quickly as a rule, both on the way into a trance and on the way out of one. It is of course a part of both realities. This goes without saying. It is true that there is much this evening that could be added to our previous discussions, but Ruburt, particularly after last night’s session, should rest. And I would also suggest that he forget his psychological time experiments until next Monday.
[... 2 paragraphs ...]
(End at 9:48. Jane was dissociated as usual. She was surprised at the quick ending to the session; she had hoped Seth would discuss other material also. She now felt much better, but did not care about going for a walk. However we went for one together, and before the evening was through she was her old self.)