“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

Consciousness as manifested individually simply adopts various images, though some of these are not physical in your terms. There is nothing so strange at this, since in physical life there is the definite difference between the body form of the child, the young adult, and the old man. You do not think this strange, nor do you think of it as three separate forms, you see.

Since these selves exist simultaneously, it is then possible for consciousness to enter, or really form, such an image, undergo experiences within the characteristic pattern of reality, and then project to another image. In all cases consciousness forms the image. When consciousness changes, or travels at certain frequencies, it automatically changes its form. It is indeed possible to be involved with more than one form at once as in usual projection.

You can enter a trance state in any form, you see. The time element is important when you project from the physical image. It becomes less important the further away you get from the physical form. Since all of these selves are simultaneous, it is also possible to project yourself into one of your own previous identities.

Now when you leave one form for the other, it of course is in the trance state. This applies to other forms beside the physical. You may look back upon it and think it a dead image of yourself, you see. Some individuals in their first astral form see their physical bodies as dead images of themselves and become frightened.