Session 144 recorded on April 7, 1965.

This session featured a guest named Lorraine Shafer, but as Seth points out, your name tag in this life is just one small part of the story.

The Lowdown on Action and Reality

Seth started things off by getting into the heavy stuff: the nature of Action. Basically, once you do something, it’s out there. No "undo" button in the universe, folks.

• No Take-Backs: Action cannot be recalled or undone. Once it starts, it tries to finish.
• The Physical Flicker: What we see as "consequences" is just a tiny slice of an action projected into our physical world. It’s like seeing one frame of a movie and thinking you know the whole plot.
• The Vitality Factor: Seth explains that "action is the vitality of the universe from which all realities spring."
• The Mirror Effect: Action is like a mirror reflecting itself. If you look closely at one action, you can see the reality of all actions.

Meet "Marleno": The Energy Knot

The guest, Lorraine, got a personalized psychic check-up. Seth identified her entity name as Marleno and diagnosed a bit of a "knot" in her energy.

• The Ego Jam: Her energy was turned inward, but mostly toward the ego, leading to tensions and exhaustion rather than refreshment.
• The Two Doors: Seth described her as standing in an anteroom between two doors—one leading to outward communication (her old comfort zone) and one leading to inward, psychic reality. She was using just as much energy standing there in indecision as she would if she just picked a door and walked through.
• Past Life Receipts: Marleno has a history with communication. Seth listed lives as:
  • A male paper manufacturer in Belgium.
  • A primitive mason in 1230s France.
  • A blind beggar who "read" the social status of passersby by touching the texture of their clothes (hemp specifically).
  • A drummer boy in a civil war.

Dreams: More Than Just Sleep-Cinema

Seth dropped some knowledge on why we dream, and it’s not just to process your weird day at work.

• Molecular Reality: Dreams are given actual molecular structure and reality within their own field. They aren't imaginary fluff; they exist.
• Problem Solving: We use the dream world to try out different solutions to physical problems.
• The Blueprint: Once you pick a solution in a dream, you’ve already subconsciously decided which event you’re going to construct in the physical world.

Seth’s Humorous Side

The session wasn't all lectures. Seth was in high spirits—pun intended—and couldn't resist poking a little fun at "Ruburt" (Jane Roberts) and "Joseph" (Rob Butts).

• The "Matter" Pun: Seth joked about how the dream universe helps construct physical matter, asking: "It matters more than you know, and I will tell you what the matter is. How do you like that play on words, Joseph?"
• Bullheadedness: Seth teased Jane for being surprised that his previous predictions (about a narcotics investigation) came true, calling her "more bullheaded than even I gave him credit for."
• The Magnanimous Exit: Seth wanted to stay and chat, but since Rob was feeling under the weather, he signed off "to show that I can be magnanimous."

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