“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

Now. There are indeed common mental experiences that exist in all levels of consciousness, and these are what we shall be after.

Your records must be immaculately kept. The material will indeed serve for several books for Ruburt, and I suggest that serious thought be given to the bedroom setup so that the recorder is easily accessible. An extremely dim light may be used if necessary. As the experiments continue you should automatically be able to switch the recorder off and on in the dark.

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.

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.

(Break at 9:47. Jane was dissociated as usual, she said. Her pace had indeed been fast, her voice average, her eyes wide open much of the time. She had smoked almost steadily.