Session 218, December 15, 1965: Cosmic Time-Slips and Ego Hits

This session is like a cosmic therapy meeting where Seth—the personality essence no longer focused in physical reality—decides to school some famous 20th-century thinkers on how time actually works.

The Time-Travelers' Book Club

Jane (whom Seth calls Ruburt) spent her day devouring J.B. Priestley’s Man and Time, which discusses the theories of J.W. Dunne. Seth, never one to miss a chance for a pun, kicks things off with some classic humor:

• "Now. Priestley is indeed the priestly fellow, and Dunne is far from done, if you will forgive my jest."

Seth basically gives these guys a "B+" for effort but an "F" for missing the bigger picture. Here’s the breakdown:

• The Priestley Problem: Priestley thought consciousness moved through Time One, Two, and Three, eventually merging into a "life spirit." Seth says that’s basically Nirvana-lite and "simply will not do."
• The Personality Clause: Seth insists that even when you "die" and leave Time One (the world of clocks and calendars), you don't just melt into a giant soup of life force. You keep your individuality. A consciousness without personality is "an odd bird indeed."
• The Dunne Dilemma: Dunne thought there were endless serial selves. Seth admits Dunne went further than Priestley but eventually "ended up in a frenzy," losing track of where he was.

Seth’s Rankings: Who is He, Really?

Ruburt (Jane) had a "grand idea" that Seth was just her future self from Time Two or Three. Seth’s response is basically "cute, but not quite."

• Seth’s Position: Using Dunne’s serial numbers for fun, Seth says he’d be a "Number Six" self, or maybe even an "eight, nine, or twelve."
• The Entity Synthesis: Eventually, the serialization stops. The "becoming self" grows until all these "times" and "selves" merge into one Entity.
• The Mind-Blower: Seth drops a major spoiler: "At some point you, Joseph, and Ruburt and myself, are part of the same entity... we are actually, you see, part of the same entity now."

The "Spacious Present" Vibe

Seth reminds us that while we feel trapped in Time One (like a prison), we’re actually living in a "Spacious Present."

• It contains all times but isn't just the sum of them.
• It’s mobile, changing, and ever-unfolding.
• Learning to perceive other times helps the "Number One" self escape its limitations.

The Gallagher Trip Hits

The source context also includes some wild "envelope tests" and psychic data regarding their friends, the Gallaghers, who were vacationing in Puerto Rico and DC. Seth was hitting targets like a pro:

• Identified a "white taxicab" with a specific dark symbol in Washington DC (verified as a white cab with a Capitol Dome logo).
• Correctly called a "disturbance" at a press conference involving Sargent Shriver.
• Nailed a "smallish crowded room" cocktail party and the specific "handkerchief with four points" in a man’s pocket.
• Even caught a "shipyard" connection that Peggy Gallagher saw from a helicopter.

Final Thoughts & Credits

This podcast is distributed free of charge on all major platforms for educational purposes. If you want to stop living in a "time prison" and start understanding the "Spacious Present," you really need to do the homework.

• Study the Source: We highly encourage you to study the Seth Material books for the full, mind-expanding experience.
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