“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

You cannot escape action. The ego attempts to so order events as to direct action along its own lines.

It must, of course, succeed to some extent, or the physically oriented personality as you know it would not exist. The ego is of course a part of action. There are endless levels of action however, which the ego does not perceive. It is possible for the inner and outer egos to merge to some extent, and this merging when it occurs does indeed represent the formation of a new kind of consciousness.

This concept is hardly a new one. It is not a generally accepted theory, but it has ancient roots. When you carry the waking I into the dream state, this is one approach to this different consciousness. There is also an opening up that can occur in the waking condition. When this occurs the inner and outer egos merge. The outer ego recognizes its own duties, but it is aware that more is involved.

It senses realities usually closed to it. It thinks, “There is more, but beyond I cannot follow.” Here with this realization the inner ego may suddenly open. Intuitive springs rush to the surface, and because the outer ego has already been alerted, it is able to accept these realities while still performing its ordinary duties.

The knowledge then available is first of all creative, intuitive knowledge which the outer ego may translate into intellectual terms when possible. But it is no longer fearful of intuitive data. It no longer fights the inner senses, nor does it fear for its own survival in the midst of intuitional onrushes.

Identity is no longer limited to the outer ego alone. The outer ego is now familiar with the whole self, or the entire identity, and has available to it strength of which it was not previously aware. In periods of exuberance, when you are working well, and your health is extraordinarily good, when you are able to remember and manipulate your dreams, then such periods are signs of the emergence of this new consciousness.

You tie yourself in knots, so to speak. You think so rigidly of concerns that are primarily insignificant to you, as a whole self (long pause, eyes closed) and make a fetish of them. You identify, despite your knowledge, mainly with the ego. This cuts you off from the inner self. I am speaking generally here, to you, Joseph, applying no more to you than anyone else.

Such financial success is therefore important, and has its place, but when Ruburt allows himself to become overly concerned with this, then he identifies too closely with the ego alone. There are obvious financial moves he intends to make. Well and good. These moves are not however basically important to the personality as a whole. They should be taken simply, but the overall energies should be used in creativity. When he identifies too closely with the ego he loses inner direction.

Much of the needed development takes place in the dream state. I wanted to mention that particular dream of yours, Joseph, in which you saw yourself at your back window. There was a merging of inner and outer egos. The startled outer ego did indeed hold you back from an excellent projection.

It was aware, and conscious. However it was simply frightened to find what seemed like the body in a position normally impossible for it. The next time it will go further. In the same way however you will both find the inner ego inserting itself into periods of waking consciousness, and there may or may not be a momentary disorientation.