“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

The primary ego is equally unaware of the other personalities, who very often are actually struggling for dominancy. Now. With this in mind, consider once more the various aspects of the self in the waking and the dream states. The conscious “I” is unaware of the “I” who dreams. Indeed, the dreaming “I” seems more familiar with the waking self upon many occasions. Here you have excellent examples that correspond to your dual or multiple personality thesis.

Now. These effects, these various seemingly separate selves that can be demonstrated through hypnosis, operate continually and quite normally in both the waking and the dream states. There is however a cooperation that exists between these seemingly separate aspects of the self. It goes without saying that some overall direction must be, and is, maintained.

(Jane resumed in the same deep voice, which now was quite amused, and at a faster pace at 9:35.)

(Jane’s voice hit a louder and stronger note briefly. Again she was much amused. She sat opposite Bill Gallagher. Now, her eyes still closed, she hiked her chair closer, then pointed at him.)

I will give you directions which will allow you to study the appearance of space and time within your dreams. You will be one self dreaming, while another spying self takes notes. I will now give you both a break from taking your notes, and we will then continue.

(Now I saw that Jane’s eyes had opened. She looked around at us all as she spoke, smiling. Her eyes were quite dark, without highlights, almost as though glazed.)

I could indeed continue this discussion, and wear you all out. However, I will now let you take a break, or Joseph if he prefers may end our session.

—Ruburt can use this practice. You see now we are using a very speedy change of focus. This ability can serve us in the future to our advantage.

—Ruburt has always been a doubting Thomas. And now I meet a doubting Jesuit... I have known several doubting Jesuits, but it would take me several hours to tell you about them. I have the time however....

—I will now, since I too know your conception of the time, leave. As always, since you are my friends, I regret leaving. There is much you do not understand about relationships, which will explain these informal gatherings... I am not completed, or finished, or fulfilled anymore than you are.

(During this informal exchange, Jane had been dissociated as usual. She now has participated in three such informal exchanges: during the 169th, the 170th, and the 177th.