“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

Its nature becomes known, for the personality, again, is not an object, nor is it an unchanging unit. You have been studying it in the past in a very superficial manner. It should be remembered however that hypnotism is also an action, and as such hypnotism will change the personality to some extent, as all action changes and affects other actions.

The inner ego directs all activities which are deeply subjective. The outer ego as you know deals with the manipulation of the self in the physical environment. You must remember that the whole self is more than the sum of its parts; and also, since it is action, it is never the same. It is therefore impossible at any moment to pinpoint the personality. Therefore the whole self is not only the sum of the personality as you know it in your time, it is also the sum of what it has been and what it shall be. For as I have explained action is simultaneous, and time as you think of it is caused by your own physical perception.

(Seth resumed again at 11:10, again in a jocular fashion, after we had been discussing his definition of action, among other things.)

I enjoy the emotional rapport among us here... our discussions are indeed action. Action changes me, and everyone in this room. I am no exception, even though I am here in a less conventional form. Actions change us all. We must change. I enjoy the actions... I also enjoy the buildup of your ideas. I am sincerely interested in all of your ideas—so that I can correct them. But this does not mean we cannot have an informal atmosphere.