“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

It is the ego of course that concentrates so intently upon physical reality and physical problems, as well as challenges. When Ruburt utilizes other focuses and turns his consciousness in other than directly-physical areas, when he turns several angles away, then to some extent (underlined) he frees himself to some degree from beliefs, but certainly from their effects. The mode of orientation is simply not the same.

It is true that his beliefs are also responsible for the fact that he can experience such alterations to begin with. While his beliefs are partially responsible for his astonishing facility, once in various altered states he is in a kind of free-wheeling situation as far as physical reality is concerned. He is in it but not directly focused there.

They are activated again of course upon the next usual impact of ego consciousness with the environment. Ruburt believes in his inner agility. It is only with the impact of body and environment, of course, that he has difficulty. The free-wheeling states of consciousness can therefore be of help to him, the free-wheeling characteristic being primarily in relationship to physical reality. His intentness then is translated or transferred away from the normal environment.