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(“You know what all this reminds me of?” I asked. “An organism coming out of hibernation—deciding to stir itself....”

Now: a note. Ruburt’s body is recovering, and you were correct in comparing the process to hibernation. The fact that less thyroid medicine is now necessary is also a case in point. Whether or not we resume the session, it is continuing. Again, at other levels. For the present at least I bid you a fond good afternoon. I may or may not return. According to the rhythms of which I have spoken.

They grow quite sluggish in wintertime, in very cold climates, and their temperature drops, as is characteristic of hibernating animals, except that their temperature is more sensitive to daily variations, so that on some winter days they can forage for food very well, while on the other hand they may hibernate for even weeks on end.

[...] These experiences can give you some vague hint of the kind of existence I am speaking of.¹¹ There are also physical apparatuses connected with the hibernation abilities of some animals that can give further clues as to the possible relationships of consciousness to the body. [...] To some extent your own life-and-death cycles are simply another aspect of the hibernation principle as you understand it. [...]

Now in the case of an animal who hibernates, the body is in the same state. But in the greater hibernation of your own experience, the body as a whole becomes inoperable. [...]

[...] It is even a type of hibernation, that could result in a restful period.