“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

(The session was held in our front room. There was a chance that Peggy Gallagher would be present with a press camera, to take some pictures of Jane while she was in trance. Jane’s publisher has written requesting some photos, drawings, etc., in connection with the book Jane is now writing on the Seth material. Peggy is a writer for Elmira’s newspaper, the Star-Gazette, and has access to the necessary equipment.

Now. As I have told you in the past, the individual does indeed survive physical death, but there is a reorganization of psychological elements that compose the personality. The personality, even as you know it, is never static, always changing, and even the ego is not the same from one day to the next.

When you sleep the ego becomes unfocused, but still present, and its goals and attitudes to some extent do color dream experiences. The survival personality has somewhat the same relationship to the ego as the dreaming personality has to it now.

A survival personality in many respects is psychologically much different from the individual that he was. The ego is now under the control of what may be loosely called the inner self. When communications take place between a survival personality and a personality who exists within the physical system, then this involves a reshuffling, again, on the part of the survival personality, where the ego is momentarily given greater reign.

Now. When you consider that in sleep the ego is not dominant, then it should not seem strange to you that it is not dominant after death.

I am aware of the various egotistical selves that I have been. I am still each of these selves, but the whole self that I am is dominant now. The psychological structure has changed, but it has changed not only in realignments but in quality. For I am aware of all my selves.

(Jane’s pace had now slowed considerably. Her restlessness had also subsided. She took a long pause before continuing.)

Now you may take a brief break before our Instream material.

(It was now time for the 48th Dr. Instream experiment. Jane spoke with her eyes closed once more; her pace, although broken by many short pauses, was good overall. Resume at 10:05.)

Now. Give us a moment please. We will give the object shortly.

(Jane now took a long pause, sitting with her right hand raised to her closed eyes at 10:11.)

(Her eyes still closed, Jane now made a full-armed gesture in front of herself. I made a quick drawing of what I thought she was indicating, with both hands. My sketch is below on the left. Jane’s is on the right, made at next break:)

Now. I do not know if it was worthwhile to go into this test in detail.

No. Ruburt can explain the connection here now. It is now apparent to him.