“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

8. Much could be written about the ageless conflicts the individual feels between society’s demands and his or her urges toward personal freedom. It seems to me that no matter what role in any life the individual decides upon before birth (to incorporate Seth’s ideas here), that individual will carry consciousness’s innate drive toward personal expression — but still within the protection furnished by social organization. This applies even to my Roman selves in their restrictive military environments (which are also protective), and even if their chosen courses of action result in demands or challenges they cannot surmount….

“How many people? Very few would take this amount of their camouflage time to deal with it. A peculiar set of abilities and interests is required for work like this to be even partially successful, or accepted by the personalities involved. For many it would be difficult to maintain discipline and balance, while allowing for the necessary freedoms that are involved. That is, this is a controlled experiment, with both of you allowing yourselves certain freedoms of control in some instances and not in others. This is no easy trick. Is that what you meant?”