“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

It is believed that the self must shed its ego and die symbolically in order that the inner self can be free.

[...] By sensing, or experiencing, pertinent emotions rather than by strict ego-oriented forebrain thinking. [...]

[...] Unfortunately in his present state, powerless as it were without Augustus Two, he might also simply call on his “alter ego” to show the good doctor that he was no one to trifle with.

I have spoken before about the growth of what you call ego-consciousness — which, let me reiterate, has its own unique rewards. [...]

[...] The ego rears its head, in this case a rather attractive head, and the ego makes its protests.

[...] This manipulation, as I have explained, is undertaken unknown to the recognized conscious ego.

[...] The subject had been brought up by severalvivid dreams and psychological time experiences Jane had had concerning her mother. While giving this 105th session, Seth had also had trouble getting the information through, ascribing the difficulty to Jane’s ego. [...]

[...] I have mentioned these steps many times, because they are so vital in clearing the conscious mind, and bringing some sense of relief to the frightened ego.

[...] And without that spontaneous discipline, there would be no ego to sit upon the shoulders and demand discipline. [...]

The Present Development of Ego Consciousness, and Why We’re at This State
The connections with health and illness.

[...] All the knowledge gained by the present ego is retained in electrical form, as is all experience so retained. [...]

[...] You did this through using your own free will, your egos have become overdeveloped, overly specialized. [...]

[...] The ego may be strong enough to hold the whole personality back. [...]

However, the doctor of whom I am speaking also has an excellent bedside manner, so to speak (humorous and slow) and he usually communicates with other levels of the personality that are unknown to the ego. [...]

(Bert C.: “What recourse would the poor individual who was born with all of these seemingly insurmountable handicaps have, were she to say consciously, at the ego level, ‘I just don’t want any of this. [...]

The ego is not as a rule aware of this broader time experience. The subconscious however is so aware, and the associative processes of the mind can, and do, react to a future event, while the ego is closed off to it. [...]

Ruburt exuberantly goes forward, particularly in sleep, when his ego is stilled.

[...] They are not egotistical errors and so I bypassed the ego.

[...] The last struggles of the ego will take place. It will finally understand, however, that it will not be dumped aside but taken along as itself, independent as always, to stand beside other independent egos each of whom represents facets of the entire entity …

There is also here connected only with his present personality an ego image of the writer with a cigarette. [...]

[...] I know about the book on autohypnosis, and believe that this will be a big help to Ruburt along these lines, as it will enable him to bypass many of the ego’s objections. [...]

[...] The subconscious for example would speak, and the ego would then allow this direct contact. [...]