“Seth material” search engine (Jane Roberts)

All the richly creative original work that is done by this inner self is not unconscious. It is purposeful, highly discriminating, performed by the inner conscious ego of which the exterior ego is but a shadow—and not, you see, the other way around. Jung’s dark side of the self is the ego, not the unconscious. The complicated, infinitely varied, unbelievably rich tapestry of Jung’s “unconscious” could hardly be unconscious. It is the product of an inner consciousness with far more sense of identity and purpose than the daily ego. It is the daily ego’s ignorance and limited focus that makes it view so-called unconscious activity as chaotic.

Let us start with Jung. He presumes that consciousness must be organized about an ego structure. And what he calls the unconscious, not so egotistically organized, he, therefore, considers without consciousness—without consciousness of self. He makes a good point, saying that the normal ego cannot know unconscious material directly. He does not realize, however, nor do your other psychologists, what I have told you often—that there is an inner ego; and it is this inner ego that organizes what Jung would call unconscious material.

Again: when you are in a state that is not the usual waking one, when you have forsaken this daily self, you are, nevertheless, conscious and alert. You merely block out the memory from the waking ego. So when the attributes of consciousness are given, creativity is largely ignored. It is assigned, instead, primarily to the unconscious. My point is that the unconscious is conscious. Creativity is one of the most important attributes of consciousness, then. We will differentiate between normal ego consciousness and consciousness that only appears unconscious to that ego.

Now: it is not true—and I emphasize this strongly—that so-called unconscious material, given any freedom, will draw energy away from the egotistically organized self in a normal personality. Quite the contrary, the ego is replenished and rather directly. It is the fear that the “unconscious” is chaotic that causes psychologists to make such statements. There is also something in the nature of those who practice psychology: a fascination, in many cases, already predisposed to fear the “unconscious” in direct proportion to its attraction for them.

To some extent, there is a natural and spontaneous merging of what you would think of as conscious and unconscious activity. [...] The unconscious is no longer equated with darkness, or with unknown frightening elements. [...]

[...] The unconscious, the color black, and death all have strongly negative connotations in which the inner self is feared; the dream state is mistrusted and often suggests thoughts of both death and/or evil. [...]

[...] The unconscious becomes more and more unfamiliar to consciousness. [...] At the same time all of those flamboyant, creative, spontaneous, emotional surges that emerge normally from the unconscious become feared and projected outward, then, upon enemies, other races and creeds.

On the other hand, areas of ordinary behavior that may have seemed opaque before, cloudy or dark — personal characteristic behavior that was not understood, for instance — may suddenly become quite clear as a result of this transformation, in which the shadowy aspects of the unconscious are perceived as brilliant.

Jung’s dark side of the self is the ego, not the unconscious. The complicated, infinitely varied, unbelievably rich tapestry of Jung’s, in quotes “unconscious,” could hardly be unconscious. [...] It is the daily ego’s ignorance and limited focus that makes it view so-called unconscious activity as chaotic. [...]

[...] It is assigned instead primarily to the unconscious. My point is that the unconscious is conscious. [...] We will differentiate between normal ego consciousness then, and consciousness that only appears unconscious to that ego. [...]

He makes a good point, saying that the ego cannot know unconscious material directly. He does not realize however, nor do your other psychologists, what I have told you often—that there is an inner ego; and it is this inner ego that organizes what Jung would call unconscious material.

The conscious ego rises indeed out of quote “the unconscious,” but the unconscious being the creator of the ego, is necessarily far more conscious than its offspring. [...]

[...] Some is unconscious, but even the unconscious knowledge is knowing in its own unknowing.

[...] That consciousness of your usual daylight hours, the ego consciousness, rises up like a flower from the ground of the “underneath,” the unconscious bed of your own reality. Though you are not aware of it, this ego itself emerges, then falls back again into the unconscious, from which another ego then rises as a new bloom from the springtime earth.

[...] Your feelings, your conscious and unconscious thoughts, all alter and form your physical image. [...]

[...] Your individuality was always latent within your soul, and the “history” that is a part of you is written within unconscious memory that resides not only within your psyche, but is faithfully decoded in your genes and chromosomes,¹ and fulfilled in the blood that rushes through your veins.

[...] Instead, of course, he should then remind himself of the roles of the conscious and the unconscious minds—and then remind himself that the unconscious mind can handle such matters easily—as indeed it can. [...]

[...] With a small inspiration, I told her that in the light of the session today she should do the same thing as far as her understanding of the roles of the conscious and unconscious minds goes. It was a good analogy—to let the unconscious mind be concerned with how she was going to be healed, and so forth. [...]

[...] Let the unconscious mind do that for you, I told her. [...] I said that such a simple action must be governed by other portions of the unconscious mind that are conscious in their own rights. [...]

[...] She was to do the exercises without wondering which ones to do, etc., just as she was to accept the body’s own order in the unconscious healing process.

Consciously you might want to express certain abilities, while unconsciously you are afraid of doing so. The unconscious beliefs are not really unconscious, however. [...]

[...] When you are very young your beliefs are quite clear — that is, your conscious and unconscious leanings and expectations are harmonious. As you grow older, however, and begin to accumulate negative beliefs, then your conscious and unconscious beliefs may be quite different.

The unconscious levels of the self are only unconscious from your own viewpoint. [...]

The true unconscious is not unconscious. [...]

The fabric of the present self is interwoven with these reincarnational “pasts,” and from them the present self draws unconsciously from its own bank of personality characteristics, activities, and insights. [...]

[...] Such instances represent an excellent working rapport between the present self and the unconscious, which brings these memories to the surface in such a way that current life is enriched. [...]

Together they act as a built-in, unconscious stabilizing factor, operating behind the faces of your civilization not only individually but culturally.

[...] The unconscious was not (underlined) threatening your artistic self. [...]

The unconscious was trying to protect your artistic self. [...]

[...] I followed it all right, but at the same time I was wondering why the unconscious, when it saw how I was taking the symptom, didn’t get busy and eliminate it and set me at rest. [...]

[...] The fear that the artistic self was being threatened led to a certain panic that impeded the flow of information you were trying to suggest to the unconscious.

[...] His unconscious had learned to tread a careful line, to let Ruburt use his abilities while seeing that he was protected at the same time. [...] He stopped giving his unconscious feedback in that regard.

[...] Look how Ruburt’s unconscious tries to protect him, with symptoms that you certainly find most disagreeable, because Ruburt has not given his unconscious, say, all of the facts.

First of all, it is important to realize that Ruburt’s unconscious, so called, is not working against him on purpose, sabotaging his projects. [...]

[...] The source self, or inner ego, has its prime reality in Framework 2. Between the ego and the inner ego, you have what you think of as the unconscious. [...]

Some of this has to do with distorted ideas of both the conscious and unconscious minds, using your terms now. Generally speaking, in Western society the conscious mind is seen as coming into its own in early adulthood, as the self rises from the bed of childhood unconsciousness into its critical awareness and differentiation. [...]

[...] Many of you sleep through periods that should be those of your greatest creativity and alertness, in which the conscious and unconscious are most beautifully focused and at one. The conscious mind is often drugged with sleep just when it could be deriving its greatest benefits from the unconscious, and be able to poise most meaningfully in the reality that you know. [...]

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In your society therefore the black race has represented what you think of as the chaotic, primitive, spontaneous, savage, unconscious portions of the self, the underside of the “proper American citizen.”

[...] It accommodated unconscious and conscious experience more equitably. Man was more aware of his dreams and so-called unconscious activity.

It is only because civilized man has somewhat overspecialized in the use of one kind of knowledge over another that people fear the unconscious, spontaneous portions of the self. The fear alone causes them to block out still more and more unconscious knowledge. [...]

[...] Your thinking, breathing, and motion are all guided by activities that are largely unconscious — at least from the standpoint of what you usually think of as the conscious mind.

In man, conscious thoughts are highly important as the directors of unconscious activity. [...] This gives you both a conscious and unconscious feedback system against which to test your experience and alter its nature.

[...] Physically, you cannot contain all of your identity, and that “free” portion unconsciously creates the flesh, in your terms. Again, you direct its form through your beliefs, but the unconscious part of you does the “work” of producing it.

[...] It is because you do not trust your own basic therapeutic nature, or really understand the conscious or unconscious mind, that you run to so many therapies that originate from without the self.

(10:42.) Enjoyment of an art is also very therapeutic, and its creation springs from an exquisite wedding of the conscious and unconscious minds. [...]

[...] One of the troubles is that too specific distinctions are made between the conscious and unconscious minds. [...] This is only true, however, if you realize the power of your conscious mind in that moment, and understand the ability of your consciousness to mobilize unconscious reactions.

[...] Structured hypnosis merely allows the subject to utilize full powers of concentration, thereby activating unconscious mechanisms.

First of all, the unconscious is not a sponge, indiscriminately accepting material regardless of the considerations of your conscious self. [...]

[...] This simply means that you have consciously accepted them, focused upon them, excluded data to the contrary, narrowed your interests to those specific points, and accordingly activated the unconscious mechanisms that then materialize those convictions through physical experience.

(Pause.) When, at this point now, of mankind’s development, his emerging unconscious knowledge is denied by his institutions, then it will rise up despite those institutions, and annihilate them. (Pause.) Cult after cult will emerge, each unrestrained by the use of reason, because reason will have denied the existence of rampant unconscious knowledge, disorganized and feeling only its own ancient force.

[...] On an unconscious level you are aware of your probable selves, and they of you. [...]

It was known, however — and unconsciously written in the cells and mind and heart — that this procedure would only go so far. [...]

[...] Man’s “unconscious” knowledge is becoming more and more consciously apparent. [...]

In your terms consciousness springs from unconsciousness, but the unconsciousness from which it springs is far more “conscious” in terms both of scope and intensity, than the consciousness you know.

[...] As I have told you, there is no real line between consciousness and unconsciousness. [...]

[...] They would be nonevents to you, not only because you would not experience them but because, in your terms now, they would seem to rush back through the source of unconsciousness. [...]

[...] This is usually at an unconscious level merely because your conscious mind is in a state of becoming. [...] As an example, if your conscious ideas are relatively positive you will react to telepathically received information of a similar nature, even if you do so on an unconscious level.

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Either way the ideas of reality are reinforced both consciously and unconsciously, not only within the family but among all those with whom the family comes in contact.

[...] You will also react clairvoyantly and telepathically to inner information at an unconscious level that is, once more, “collected” under the organization of your quite conscious concepts concerning existence in general, and your own in particular. [...]

Because of my own writing experience, I’m also well aware of the process involved in translating unconscious material into conscious reality. [...] Whatever else is involved in Seth’s book, certainly some kind of unconscious activity is operating at high gear. [...] If both were coming from the same unconscious, then why the subjective differences in my feelings?

I’ve found that only my own writing gives me the particular kind of creative satisfaction that I need, however — the conscious involvement with unconscious material, the “excitement of the chase.” [...]

[...] If both came from the same unconscious, it seems that there would be no slack to take up.

[...] Certainly my writing training aids in the translation of his material and helps give it form, no matter how unconsciously this is done. [...]

[...] It is that the conscious mind does not understand the unconscious mind and that your conscious mind does not understand that it is frightened of demons and believes in their existence. His mind does not believe in demons, your unconscious mind does. [...]

[...] In its way the entire summer affair, with people about, is important, so that you can consciously make decisions that once perhaps were unconsciously made, without deep-enough understanding.

[...] In the past each of you to some extent made “unconscious” decisions based upon fears.

Jung was correct in postulating a collective unconscious. But with his limited knowledge he did not see that this unconscious would exist outside of your three-dimensional system entirely, holding future as well as past, nor that it has such a cohesive effect upon humanity as a whole. [...]

The collective unconscious is not static however, and itself interacts and constantly changes. [...] You constantly add to the collective unconscious, and constantly receive from it. [...]