They quickly dispensed with the Ouija board, and for the next 21 years Seth spoke through Jane twice a week, while Butts took meticulous notes. The notes were published (with very little editing necessary) as books by Seth, but Jane was also credited as the author.
The basic premise of all the Seth/Jane books is: we create our own reality. Period.
The way I see it, most people think that life happens from the outside in: that the outside world serves up events they have absolutely no control over.
Seth turns this idea on its head: we create our personal world from the inside out, through the thoughts and emotions that arise from our belief systems. The trouble is that our beliefs are so ingrained and taken for granted, that we simply see them as reality or “the facts”.
If “the facts” of your life aren’t what you’d like them to be, you can change them, by examining the contents of you r conscious mind, and becoming aware of your thoughts and feelings. This knowledge will lead you to your beliefs. Knowing which beliefs hold you back in life (and we’re often unaware of these), gives you the opportunity to change them.
The Nature of Personal Reality (1974; 1994) was meant to be a work book: a course in expanding your consciousness. According to Seth, simply reading the book won’t change anything. Hard work and persistence is required.
It’s not my intention to simply paraphrase the book here, though. I simply wanted to give you some idea of what’s involved. If you’re interested in making these changes, everything you need is in the book(s).
In fact, I’ve tried explaining the methods for recalling dreams to some of my friends, and they didn’t work for them. I’m sure the exercises work much better if you’ve read the material.
So, what I’m getting at is: this isn’t a blog about Jane Roberts/Seth. It’s about my experiences working with the tools and ideas.
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