“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

You can within them often perceive both your past and present simultaneously, but this has always been a characteristic of the whole self in any case. The whole self is not bound by any system. At various times more of the abilities of the whole self intrude, so to speak, upon the ego system. You then become conscious of action that escaped you earlier. This often occurs with the help of the dream state.

Communications exist between all portions of the self, and all parts of the personality; or parts of the whole self, rather, operate as what you may call a supraself. Ruburt has referred to this as a supraconsciousness. This is the identity, the whole identity, of the various portions of the self that operate within various systems. To this supraself, of course, your ego future can be easily viewed.

It is very close to the entity. Largely due to its abilities are the creative processes used, but hardly understood by the ego. In many cases this supraself is already, so to speak, moving into completely new systems. It is, of course, aware of your reincarnations on the individual’s part, but these are not present nor future to the self.

In one way the self represents what you shall be, in your time terms, represents your highest potential. Basically however the supraself already does exist, you see, for all potentials are fulfilled. The supraself can be sensed at times, almost as you might sense another presence. You are already part of it, of course.

There is an inherent knowledge within each individual of the supraself’s existence, and its image is indelibly imprinted. It is the desired and sought-after model against which you psychically measure your present self.

Now you are looking at the personality with the ego as your starting point. Other portions of the personality however perceive, or attempt to perceive, the whole self from their own starting point. The ego is seen in quite a different light when it is viewed by other portions of the self. It is not viewed—this was a poor term—as much as it was experienced, for no portion of the personality can be viewed as an object.

The ego is the only part of the self that regards physical objects as anything but symbols. It is highly difficult for other parts of the self to experience the ego for this reason. The ego, while always changing, is one of the most rigid aspects of identity. To the inner self neither house nor walls exist. They are perceived only as vague self-limiting ideas on the ego’s part.

Death simply does not exist to the whole personality. Only the physically oriented portions of the self accept this as a finality. (Long pause.) Whenever you use abilities that to you seem supernormal, you are drawing upon the ability of the supraself. It is the whole I, and yet more than the sum of its parts. It is action highly aware, and quite able to change its components. It consists also of course of the probable selves of which we have spoken, and it unites and directs infinitely larger portions of action than possible for the physical personality.

It operates for your benefit almost automatically in any case, for your benefit is its benefit, you see, and its energies are always at your disposal. This does not mean that you are dependent. You are independent as far as the actions you choose to take. You are however a part of your supraself, for it is a self which you will become, in your time terms. In other terms it is the self which you are; you can call upon your own supraconsciousness therefore, though there should be no reason to do so.