The Early Sessions

Session 75 on July 29, 1964 kicks off with a bit of backstage drama: Jane Roberts, the channel, was feeling so unenthusiastic that she needed coffee just to get started. Seth, ever the charmer, promptly materializes and notes, "Our reluctant soothsayer did not greet me too enthusiastically this evening." Apparently, the prior session "hit him in the solar plexus, so to speak." We feel you, Seth.The Invisible Blueprints of RealityAfter the gentle ribbing, Seth unveils a concept that’s central to understanding how we create our world: Psychological Structures.He explains that consciousness has its own form, distinct from the matter we see and touch. These are non-physical frameworks or blueprints that exist in a completely different kind of reality, one with its own "psychological solidities" and "depths that have nothing to do with space as you conceive space to be." These structures are the prerequisite for everything in our physical universe. Before a single atom is arranged, the psychological form must exist first.In Seth's words: "These psychological structures exist as prerequisites for the material structure of your universe... It is these inner psychological structure patterns to a large degree that determine the shape and form of physical structures."Essentially, the subconscious mind acts as an architectural firm, manipulating these inner shapes and patterns before projecting them outward to become the tangible reality we experience. Physical structures, then, are powerful symbols of these deeper, causal psychological forms.A Case Study: From Survival to FearTo make this less abstract, Seth provides a stunning example. He identifies "Consciousness survival" as a basic psychological structure—a core, fundamental blueprint for existence.However, he points out that emotions like fear and hatred are not basic structures. Instead, they are the unfortunate result of misinterpreting or improperly constructing the foundational idea of survival. "Inadequate perception, manipulation, or construction in the psychological structure of consciousness survival leads to the psychological creation of fear and hatred."This error creates a vicious cycle. The individual projects a psychological construction of fear into the world, which then takes physical form. The outer senses perceive this threatening physical construction, which reinforces the inner fear, leading to "further, more threatening physical constructions to combat the earlier ones." This cycle is often learned telepathically from our parents at a very young age.Your Environment is Your SignatureIf you've ever wondered why your life seems to have a consistent pattern or theme, Seth provides the answer. The continuity we experience in our personal environment is a direct result of our own unique and characteristic way of building with these inner psychological structures.Your environment isn't some static "thing" you happen to be in; it's a dynamic relationship that reflects your inner handiwork. As Seth puts it, "This sense of continuity in individual environment is a result of the individual’s characteristic way of constructing basic psychological structures into physical structures."The profound implication is that by changing the way you perceive and manipulate these inner structures—for instance, by correcting a misinterpretation of survival—you can fundamentally change the physical reality you construct around yourself.------This analysis is sourced from the Seth Material, published by the New Awareness Network. For a full understanding of these transformative concepts, we wholeheartedly encourage you to study the Seth books. Visit New Awareness Network website: sethcenter.com/the-early-sessions.

The Prickly Porcupine, The Panicked Poet, and The Prosaic PrescriptionWelcome, cosmic travelers, to our deep dive into Session 74 of The Early Sessions, Book 2 of the Seth Material, recorded on a sweltering Monday night, July 27, 1964. Tonight, Seth puts on his therapist hat (if he wore one) to deliver a hilarious, insightful, and slightly spicy intervention for Jane Roberts, aka Ruburt, concerning her workplace drama.The Problem: When Authority Knocks, Ruburt BristlesThe main event of the session is Seth's analysis of Ruburt’s intense panic reactions to a new authority figure at her gallery job. This fear, Seth explains, is a conditioned reflex from a childhood with a "frightening, threatening, sometimes cruel, and capricious" mother. Now, faced with a new boss, Ruburt transforms."At once our Ruburt is like a porcupine, feeling trapped and prickling all over, eyes glaring, and attitude more prickly than a porcupine’s quills."Seth reveals that this isn't just about the boss. When Ruburt feels professionally bruised from a writing rejection slip, she seeks ego satisfaction at the gallery, fighting for a position she doesn't even truly want. Her rebellious spirit even extends to her spelling, which Seth cheekily points out is a defiant act: "If authority says spell a word one way, Ruburt defiantly spells it another."Seth’s Chill-Out PrescriptionFear not! Seth comes through with a multi-pronged plan for helping Ruburt find her center and put the daggers away.The Magic Back Exercises: Seth repeatedly champions a set of back exercises for their ability to instill quietude, concentration, and relaxation. The ultimate goal is to rewire Ruburt's nervous system so that "relaxation will be the built-in conditioned reflex that panic used to be."Strategic Retreat: He strongly recommends taking "occasional whole days away" and a vacation near a large body of water, preferably the ocean, calling them "excellent psychic refreshers."The Unthinkable Invitation: In a moment of sheer bullheadedness, as he calls it, Seth pushes through Ruburt's mental blocks to suggest they invite the director over for a drink. He admits the suggestion "amounts to a treason of sorts" for them but insists it would do them good.Cosmic Landlording and Final ThoughtsSeth also drops a few tantalizingly mysterious tidbits, mentioning he has been "preparing your house for you." When pressed for details on how, he simply replies with a smile, "In my own way."This session is a masterclass in compassionate, no-nonsense spiritual psychology. Seth’s advice, while sometimes "prosaic-sounding," is designed to help Ruburt and Joseph avoid pitfalls and find more energy for their work and "the enjoyment of life in general."--------------------------------------------------------------------------------This analysis is based on The Seth Material, generously made available by the publisher, New Awareness Network. We encourage you to study the complete Seth Material books and visit the New Awareness Network website and bookstore at sethcenter.com/the-early-sessions.This podcast will be distributed free of charge on all major platforms for educational purposes.

In Session 73, recorded on a steamy Wednesday evening, July 22, 1964, our channeler, Jane Roberts is a bit jumpy about having new witnesses, a Dr. and Mrs. Piper. As usual, Seth arrives with his signature blend of cosmic wisdom and dry wit.The Pre-Show JittersBefore diving into the deep end, Seth offers some advice regarding Jane's performance anxiety. He points out that her conscious worrying about whether the guests will show up is blocking his connection. His suggestion is to chill out and trust the inner self. "The whole thing should be handled on a subconscious level, so that he seems to automatically prepare himself in advance in response to an inner knowledge as to whether or not witnesses will arrive."Just then, the guests appear. Seth, ever the character, can't resist a playful jab: "Now that your guests are indeed arriving, you may let them enter, or I myself will open the door."The Pulsating Chair of RealityWith the audience settled, Seth gets back to one of his core teachings: the true, bizarre nature of matter. He reiterates that objects like a chair aren't solid, continuous things. Instead, they are being constantly and instantaneously constructed by energy. We perceive them as stable only because our senses can't keep up with the rapid-fire pulsations of their creation. Matter, he explains, "is the simultaneous expression of energy under certain conditions."He drives the point home with his favorite prop: "The chair is neither durable nor continuous, and its reality is limited to the recognition which you give it as an object." So, that thing you're sitting on is more of a persistent idea than a solid object.Guest Stars & Past-Life ReadingsSeth then turns his attention to the newcomers, giving them their "entity names": Aeiada for Mrs. Piper and Norman for the doctor.Dr. Norman: His past is a wild ride. He was an alchemist in 1732 Germany, and in a previous life around 832 A.D. near Palestine, he accidentally broke a man's back with a horse. Seth notes the karmic echo: "This time he mends people’s backs."Aeiada (Mary): Her past lives include being a boatsman on the Mediterranean and a "superstitious" soldier during the Crusades who was unfortunately "killed by a Moor."Their Child (Waldoon): Even their son gets a reading. With the entity name Waldoon, he's an old soul who has been a scribe in Babylonia and a minor organ composer in 16th-century England.You Build Your Own Reality (So Stop Headbutting the Walls)The session's ultimate takeaway is a powerful one: we are the architects of our physical world. Our expectations, beliefs, and fears are the direct blueprints for our material experience. Seth even links this to biology, explaining how the thyroid gland reacts to panic, triggering subconscious mechanisms "to actually create, in matter, the object of the fears which have themselves caused the initial overaction."He puts it bluntly and memorably: "You knock your head against walls that you yourselves have made."The session ends with Seth suggesting the guests read the material from the beginning and teasing a future party where he promises, "I shall keep my dignity, and you may worry about your own."--------------------------------------------------------------------------------This briefing is based entirely on the Seth Material, published by the New Awareness Network. To explore these profound and often mind-bending concepts further, we strongly encourage you to study the Seth books and visit the New Awareness Network website and bookstore at sethcenter.com/the-early-sessions.This podcast will be distributed free of charge on all major platforms for educational purposes.

Session 72Matter is an Illusion and Objects are ArbitraryThe central mind-melter of this session is Seth’s take on matter. Forget everything you learned in high school physics. According to Seth, solid "stuff" isn't really solid at all. He states, “Form is not a characteristic of matter, despite appearances. Matter in itself does not possess durability.”So, what is that chair you're sitting on? It's a pattern. You, using energy and consciousness, manipulate a sea of atoms and molecules into a configuration that you and others agree to call "chair." The empty space around the chair is made of the exact same raw material; you just haven't organized it into a recognizable object. In a chillingly direct explanation, Seth clarifies: “Objects then are really arbitrary designations given to certain arbitrary divisions of atoms and molecules as a whole.” Your reality is basically a collaborative art project.The Objective vs. Subjective Universe ParadoxIs the world real or not? Seth, with what one can only imagine is a cosmic smirk, says it’s both. “There is no objective universe, and yet there is an objective universe.” He explains that on our level of existence, the world is definite and real, and we must act as if it is to function.However, becoming too attached to the idea of a purely objective world leads to what he calls a “psychic imprisonment which is unnecessary.” The ultimate freedom comes from understanding that this physical reality is a canvas, not a cage. Matter is simply the medium through which consciousness expresses itself. In a future time, he predicts, humanity will grasp these limits and a "great freedom" will result.The Vicious Circle of ExpectationIf we're building our own reality, why does it sometimes feel like we're stuck in a loop? Seth points the finger at expectation. We constantly create our environment based on our beliefs and expectations, which are heavily influenced by our parents and society from birth. This creates a feedback loop, or as Seth calls it, a “vicious circle... where the environment created by an individual will then reinforce the very distortive conceptions that caused it to begin with.”The good news is that this isn't a life sentence. Once you understand the mechanism, you can begin to change your expectations and, therefore, change your reality. Seth assures us, “Since you construct objects, you can therefore construct them more to your convenience when you realize that matter can thusly be manipulated.”A Glimpse of the Greater RealityWhat we perceive and manipulate is just a tiny fraction of what’s really out there. Seth explains that atoms and molecules are just one dimension of a far greater reality. Our creative power is profound, yet we are only “playing with the very outmost skin of a reality whose true thickness and depth is presently beyond your comprehension.” The true enduring force is not the form, but the consciousness behind it, which is eternal.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------This analysis is based on The Seth Material, gratefully credited to its publisher, the New Awareness Network. To have your own consciousness expanded, we enthusiastically encourage you to study the Seth books and visit the New Awareness Network website and bookstore at sethcenter.com/the-early-sessions.This podcast will be distributed free of charge on all major platforms for educational purposes.

Briefing: Seth on Matter, Growth, and Getting an 'A'Alright folks, settle in for a wild ride. We're diving into Session 71 of The Early Sessions Book 2 of the Seth Material, recorded way back on July 15, 1964. This session is a real mind-bender where Seth basically tells us that everything we think we know about growth is, well, hilariously wrong.Constructions: Primary vs. SecondarySeth kicks things off by explaining how we build our reality. He breaks it down into two main categories:Primary Constructions: This is you. Your body. It’s described as a "psychic gestalt, formed into matter by a consciousness of itself." Essentially, your consciousness tries to create a physical replica of its inner self. But it's never a perfect copy, because fully locking consciousness into matter would be a trap.Secondary Constructions: This is everything else you perceive—the chair you're sitting on, the tree outside. These are objects created by a consciousness based on its idea of other consciousnesses, using data from telepathy and other fun psychic channels. They have a generalized awareness but lack the unique, personal direction of a "whole self."Consciousness: You're More Than Just Your Brain-ChatterTo understand this, Seth gives a killer analogy. Your total consciousness is like an "almost infinite light." The part you use every day—your ego—is just one focused beam, like the low beams on a car. You wouldn't use high beams in city traffic; likewise, the whole self only uses the "beam" of consciousness necessary for the situation. Using the full wattage would be totally distracting.The Big Illusion: Nothing Actually "Grows"Here's where it gets really chilling. Seth states emphatically that matter does not grow."Seed does not grow into grass. Acorns do not grow into trees. Children do not grow into adults... Matter does not grow. I cannot make this too plain."The reason? The matter that makes up a blade of grass is completely different from the matter that made up the seed. The atoms and molecules are in a constant state of flux, appearing and disappearing almost instantly. The continuity you perceive isn't in the matter; it's in the consciousness projecting the form. What we call "growth" is actually a process Seth calls value fulfillment—the immaterial consciousness getting better at expressing itself in the physical world.The End of "Book One"This session was a big one. Seth declares it the end of the "preliminary lessons" of their course, the foundational material for any deep understanding. He was so pleased with Jane and Rob's progress that he gave them a report card. The grade? An "A"! He congratulates them on completing the "beginner’s manual" and humorously promises to help prepare their new house energetically, though he draws the line at physical chores: "I refuse to do Ruburt’s cleaning for him."--------------------------------------------------------------------------------This analysis is based on the Seth Material, published by the New Awareness Network. To truly grasp these profound and transformative concepts, we encourage you to study the Seth books. You can find them at the official New Awareness Network bookstore and website: sethcenter.com/the-early-sessions.This podcast will be distributed free of charge on all major platforms for educational purposes.