“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

[...] Perhaps it consists of events already in existence in this Spacious Present; events that we have conveniently decided not to contend with “as yet.” According to Seth events are not concrete in any case, but plastic, and initially they are always mental. [...]

[...] We focus our attention upon a certain group of events—the “present” ones—and then drop them into the subconscious where they seem to fall away and become distant. If we could keep our attention on these past events and still concentrate on the present ones simultaneously, then our sense of present time would be immeasurably enlarged.

Are we biologically unable to perceive any of these events, or do we have psychological blind spots as defense mechanisms to prevent our being overwhelmed by reality as it actually is? [...]

If we could remove these blind spots and enlarge the focus of our attention, I think that we would become aware of these other events, and that telepathy, precognition, and clairvoyance would be normal, practical methods of obtaining information. [...]

[...] The decision as to whether or not a particular probable event should be perceived as a physical one depends, of course, upon the nature of the ego which would then experience it. The probable self does not make the decision, but merely passes on the data which it has received through its own experience with the event.

[...] For now, I would like to add somewhat to our discussion concerning inverted time and probable events.

You are not aware of your experiences in their entirety, for you experience events in a consecutive manner. [...]

There is a constant give and take between the probable self and the dreaming self, for much data is received, particularly by the dreaming personality from the probable self, or the self that experiences what the ego would term probable events.

[...] As mentioned earlier (in the 653rd session in Chapter Fourteen), you actualize events from the present intersection of spirit and flesh, choosing them from probabilities according to your beliefs.

You have been taught that you are at the mercy of previous events, so your idea of looking for the source of personal difficulty is to examine the past, but — to find what you did wrong there, or what mistakes occurred there, or what inadequate interpretations were made there! [...]

[...] Along the way you may settle for a given remembered event or two, and assign to them the reasons for your present behavior. [...]

Other events literally become invisible to you. [...]

(“How about the way we use the pendulum to check our predictions, after the event? [...]

[...] Any material proof of this sort is extremely difficult, since oftentimes you pick up a generalized picture of coming events, so to speak, and the words that you use are so literal that they cannot convey the whole picture sufficiently enough so that validity can be proven, in your terms. [...]

[...] On the day the predictions were made for, we check them against what we can consciously remember of the day’s events. [...]

[...] And at times it will state that a prediction is valid, when we can see nothing during the following day’s events to tie to the prediction.)

[...] She continued that she felt that my feelings about Prentice-Hall had influenced my own feelings about Mass Events, and so they have. [...]

Now: there are session-related events that do not necessarily appear within the sessions themselves, except as they are related through your own notes. [...]

The main issues with which the Sinful Self was concerned were focused most clearly in Mass Events and God of Jane, since more than the other books they represent a direct confrontation “attacking” the very legitimacy of the entire concept of sin and evil, insisting more dramatically on the good intent of man’s basic impulses. [...]

My heartiest regards—and again, many session-related events are happening at other levels of activity. [...]

(Ever since she began dictating Mass Events for Seth, Jane has felt like having book sessions but once a week — on Monday nights — and doing other things in between. [...]

[...] All of this must be taken into consideration when we discuss mass events.

[...] In the same way ideas or thoughts form general patterns, bringing forth in your world certain kinds of events. [...]

[...] No one can be born for you, or die for you, and yet no birth or death is really an isolated event, but one in which the entire planet participates. [...]

[...] Part of it will appear in your daily experience in one way or another—in your conversation or daily events.”

“Because dreams are such a perfect combination of stimuli from the inner environment and the exterior environment, other events are often used to trigger inner dream messages, just as the opposite occurs. [...]

[...] you will experience them as the objective manifestation of circumstances, conditions, and events; what you write on the inside, you experience on the outside.”

(“It is a universal truth that whatever you impress on your subconscious mind is expressed on the screen of space as condition, experience, and event. [...]

[...] His perception changes focus so that he is aware of an event that would otherwise be future for him. [...] It goes without saying then that he helps to construct the clairvoyantly perceived physical event, just as he helps to construct any physical event in the present.

[...] This at once reminded me of a most definite event, involving Jane and me, that was not appreciated. It took place at the same time I purchased membership in AAA, and the locale of this unappreciated event was a gasoline station directly across the street from the MCI building. [...]

[...] Sooner or later we are going to have to discuss the ways in which what would appear to be sensual perception is made available to an individual when the physical body, with its senses, perceives an event at which it cannot be said to be present.

[...] When an individual—in quotes—“clairvoyantly sees”—end quotes—an event, this is what happens.

[...] You know that we’re bugs on records, so that we have something concrete to go on when we write about things—and we will be writing about these late events. [...]

[...] I’ve discovered that that’s the only way to get anything done in the long run, without going to enormous lengths to attempt to reconstruct events perhaps a couple of years later, or whatever. [...]

(Whatever thoughts, beliefs, opinions, theories or dogma you write, engrave or impress on your subconscious mind—you will experience them as the objective manifestation of circumstances, conditions and events; what you write on the inside, you experience on the outside. [...]

(It is a universal truth that whatever you impress on your subconscious mind is expressed on the screen of space as condition, experience and event. [...]

[...] Unnumbered elements can still intrude to change their probability, even now, however; but the probabilities when Ruburt perceived the impressions were that the event would occur. For the reasons given this is now far less a probable event.

[...] Since this was Monday, and any possible event was predicted for a Tuesday, Jane decided to try again to reach the Gallaghers. [...]

Giving this information to your friends will make it still less a probable event. [...]

At John’s level, and in his unsafe universe, the events still prove how valuable the books are, since, to whatever extent, they are fought over. At Ruburt’s level and your own, the events show you that the universe, as it applies to your publishing world is safe—with leeway for action—and also opens up creative relationships with people at Prentice that were latent before. [...]

This is highly important, because it means that you have been taught to accept, for example, bad conditions as appropriate and realistic, while immediately suspecting so-called good events. [...]

[...] At the same time the so-called conflict is also a result of your new beliefs—but taking the form of events that seemingly make sense to all of you.

In your world, however, and according to your beliefs, some “realistic” events had to prove out the practicality of the safe universe in publishing terms —so you have a creative conflict.

[...] Your joy, vitality and accomplishment do not come from the outside to you as the result of events that “happen to you.” They spring from inner events that are the result of your beliefs.

[...] Your thoughts blossom into events. If you think the world is evil, you will meet with events that seem evil. [...]

[...] So if you believe that you are at the mercy of physical events, you entertain a false belief. [...]

[...] You may have chosen a particular theme for this existence, a certain framework of conditions, but within these you have the freedom to experiment, create, and alter conditions and events.

[...] You may decide to focus instead upon your past life, using it as the stuff of new experience, as mentioned previously creating variations of events as you have known them, making corrections as you choose. [...]

[...] Others naively prefer to experience events in an extraordinarily intuitive manner, with the organization being provided by the associative processes. [...]

(No need to go into all the events that seemed to coalesce today—this morning especially, since it’s all on file. [...] All of these events followed the barrage of letters I’ve been sending out, trying to unearth something, some treatment, some magical potion or truth or belief that would help my wife in her time of deep need. [...] All of these events coming together within just a few hours was really more than a “coincidence,” I thought. [...]

[...] While the event has happened, therefore, like any event it is not completed. [...]

[...] The individual’s conscious mind is then forced to face the charged situation — but after the event, in retrospect. [...]

Other dream events, though forgotten, may also cushion the individual to withstand the effects of such “nightmare therapy.” [...]

(When she had her experience involving the puddle — as well as another one, described immediately below — I asked her to write an account of both events in case Seth referred to them sometime. [...]

[...] Today Jane told me that she thought Seth would go into the famous—or infamous—disclaimer that Prentice-Hall wants to attach to Mass Events. [...]

[...] We knew by now that we were resigned to having the disclaimer inserted into Mass Events, but we wanted to have our say—partially out of anger and partially out of self-protection, since we didn’t believe all the legal department had told us; we wanted them to know we understood the subterfuges involved.

[...] In that particular book (Mass Events)—rather powerful honored aspects, and criticism will (underlined) meet criticism. [...]

[...] Even when we do catch ourselves indulging, one might say, always in the backs of our minds lies the knowledge that, really, each of us creates our own reality, and are therefore participators in whatever events we may find ourselves enmeshed in—even those we dislike. [...]

[...] Seek within yourself — each of you — those feelings of exuberance that you have, even if they are only occasional, and encourage those events or thoughts that bring them about.

— working on the interior patterns that will form the next day’s realities, and providing probable previews of future events. [...]

[...] When they sleep, the waking nations add the day’s events to the world memory, and work out future probabilities.

(Volume I of “Unknown” Reality came out in the fall of 1977 — and by then Seth was well into his latest, The Individual and the Nature of Mass Events, even though this book, Psyche, hadn’t yet been typed for publication. [...]

[...] The punishment as an event, and the event for which you were being punished, exist at once; and since there is no past, present and future, you could just as well say that the punishment came first.

[...] It is meant as a precautionary measure, a reminder before an event.

Now: The greater your “period” of reflection, the greater the amount of time that seems to pass between events.

[...] Moreover, it is experiencing events that you do not recall, that your linear-attuned consciousness cannot perceive on that level.