“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

So far you have analyzed these dreams as best you could, but soon you will begin to look at them in a new way. The dream experiments with the recorder will be much more proficient. These investigations will also deal with a systematic examination into all levels of consciousness.

Autohypnosis then will be utilized in an effort to discover what experiences are common in various levels or trance states, and these shall be examined in a search for primary and secondary conditions. These experiments however are for the future. Some of the data I will give you as a guide, but much you shall do on your own. There is no way to probe the realities of consciousness except that a personality travels through all levels of consciousness open to him, and do so in such a way that he can retain and apply the information that he receives in these inner travels.

The potentialities of human personality cannot be examined as one would crack open a nut to see what is inside. The dream experience is a living, moving action. To some extent it can never be captured, but we shall capture enough of it for our purposes. And the suggestion which I have given you will, after some practice, allow you to awaken and speak the dream into your recorder almost automatically.

The investigation will allow you to probe into the realities of conscious wakefulness, extending your sensual perceptions so that you can probe further outward into physical reality. This is indeed an ambitious project. We shall proceed as we always do, slowly but steadily; and you shall change along the way, for the very actions involved will change you. I might add for the better.

All of these projects are interconnected, and they will help both of you in your writing and painting, and greatly increase your capabilities in your own fields. Again, we shall proceed cautiously, precisely but steadily, and always you shall be in control. But when we are finished, and it will not be for a long time, you should be able to travel from any state of consciousness to another and back again, safely, with full awareness of your identity.

Hypnosis is not generally understood in its true light. The hypnotist is not necessary except as a director; and indeed in most cases such a director is necessary. But the hypnotic state is simply a level of awareness in which the personality is freewheeling, so to speak, dissociated from physical reality in its usual terms.

He is still dependent upon it symbolically, however, generally speaking. The inner ego however can be utilized in such a dissociated state as such a director of activities, with sufficient training. I must emphasize that indeed years of training are required. But then the experience is ten times more rewarding and informative.

This idea is not fully developed however, and is in the future, but we should work out a definite plan along these lines. And for curiosity’s sake, Ruburt may send you a message in such a manner, which he has of course earlier written out and concealed, and you may do the same, as a warming-up exercise.

(It was 10:02. Jane’s eyes closed, even though she was smoking. She sat with her head down and a hand to her face. Her voice was quiet. Her pace was fairly good in the beginning of the test but eventually slowed considerably. This is the 18th Dr. Instream test.)

I get the number 3 4 1, but do not know to what it refers. Also some turbulence in domestic rather than professional affairs for today. Having to do with a relative, and a variation in usual schedules, daily schedules. (Pause.)

(Break at 10:17. Jane was dissociated as usual. Her eyes had opened but once as noted, her pace had varied considerably. She resumed at a good speed, her eyes opening and closing, at 10:25.)

Now, I do not see you, as a rule, as a series of separate compartments, but rather more in your entirety. It is therefore difficult for me to make distinctions as to your conscious intent and subconscious intent. And in many cases your subconscious intent comes through strongly.

(Jane and I tried an experiment involving one of the young couples that witnessed the unscheduled session of November 5. We saw them the next Friday evening also, November 12. We answered many of their questions during the evening. During the evening Jane felt that Seth could have easily come through, but in the interests of our experiment she did not allow him to. Seth accepted her decision, she told me at the time, gracefully and did not make any effort to go against her wishes.)