Conversations with Seth

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Conversations with Seth - From the Eternal Validity of the Soul (Original title: Seth Speaks ; German translation by Sabine Lucas) is the second published book in the series of the so-called Seth Material , written by the American author Jane Roberts .

In the work, from which all "eager to learn" can benefit, according to Roberts, she deals with the consciousness, the soul or psyche and the existence of alternative realities. Among other things, the concepts of God and Christ, known world religions, myths, topics relating to health and the body, death and the afterlife are dealt with . One of the basic statements that “every person creates his or her own reality” runs through this and the following books. "Some of the theses made contradict the established teachings and perspectives of religions and the science of nature and medicine.

Emergence

The actual author of this work, as well as the following books in this context, was a person named Seth , assured Jane Roberts. Seth is an "energy personality core", as he calls himself: "He is no longer centered in the physical form." On December 8, 1963, during an experiment on the Ouija board that Jane carried out with her husband Robert, it was given According to his own statements, first contact with Seth. From that time on, Robert, who was named after his testimony by Seth Joseph , recorded the dictated texts verbatim twice a week until the death of his wife in the so-called Seth sessions . Ruburt , as Seth allegedly called Jane, was in a trance during these transmissions . According to his own statements, witnesses were temporarily present during Seth's dictation transmissions.

Structure and content

Conversations with Seth contains the minutes of the meeting 511-596, which were dictated by Seth from January 21, 1970 to September 27, 1971. Like all other Seth books, this book is structured in such a way that the reader can clearly distinguish between dictated text content and personal comments. To make the book content easier to understand for every reader, "it was dictated in the manner of a narrative" .

First part : "This first part deals specifically with our inner and outer immediate environment." Here Seth / Roberts describes how our world is structured and functions:

“The belief in the dependence of our existence on the physical body harbors the fear of annihilation. I am writing this book to reassure you that things are different. "

Second part : "The second part deals with the greater reality of the soul and its perception."

“As you read this book, the words are designed to awaken your intuitive faculties. As you read it, your own dreams will give you additional information ... "
"So I want to introduce you to yourselves."

Table of contents part 1

  • 01 I don't have a physical body and I'm still writing this book
  • 02 My environment, work and activities
  • 03 My work and the dimensions of reality into which it leads me
  • 04 reincarnation dramas
  • 05 How thoughts create matter - coordination points
  • 06 The soul and the nature of its perception
  • 07 The mental potential
  • 08 Sleep, Dream and Awareness

Table of contents part 2

  • 09 The death experience
  • 10 The “death” in life
  • 11 otherworldly alternatives and the technique of transition
  • 12 reincarnation relationships
  • 13 Reincarnation, dreams and the hidden masculine and feminine selves
  • 14 creation myths and the multidimensional God
  • 15 reincarnation civilizations, probabilities, and more about the multidimensional god
  • 16 Probable systems, people and gods
  • 17 probabilities, the nature of good and evil, and religious symbolism
  • 18 Different states of consciousness, symbols and facet attitudes
  • 19 alternatives to the present and facets
  • 20 questions and answers
  • 21 Importance of Religion
  • 22 Farewell and an introduction: aspects of the multidimensional personality from my point of view

Seth Material (Book List)

All of the Seth Material books have been written to build on one another, but also to make sense when read individually.

Chronological listing of all published books (period of text transmission by Seth). The years behind the books represent their appearance in German-speaking countries:

  • Das Seth-Material (Original: The Seth Material ), Heinrich Hugendubel Verlag, Kreuzlingen / Munich 1986, ISBN 3-7205-2172-9 .
  • Conversations with Seth (Original: Seth Speaks ), Goldmann Verlag, 1986, ISBN 3-442-11768-2 .
  • The nature of personal reality (Original: The Nature of Personal Reality ), Ariston Verlag, Geneva 1985, ISBN 3-7205-1299-1 .
  • Seth and the Reality of the Psyche , Volume 1 (Original: The Unknown Reality , Volume 1), Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-442-11888-3 .
  • Seth and the Reality of the Psyche , Volume 2 (Original: The Unknown Reality , Volume 2), Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-442-11889-1 .
  • Die Natur der Psyche (Original: The Nature of the Psyche ), Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag, Munich 1979, ISBN 3-442-11760-7 .
  • Individual and mass fate. (Original: The Individual and the Nature of Mass Events ), Ariston Verlag, Geneva 1988 and 1995, ISBN 3-7205-1838-8 .
  • Dreams, "Evolution" and Value Fulfillment (Original: Dreams, "Evolution", and Value Fulfillment ), Ariston Verlag, Geneva / Munich 1990, ISBN 3-442-12145-0 .
  • Seth's last message (Original: The Way Toward Health ), Verlag Hermann Bauer GmbH & Co. KG, Freiburg i. Br. 2000, ISBN 3-7626-0728-1 .

The early sessions 1-510 were first published in German in 2000:

  • The early sessions , volumes 1 to 9 (original: The Early Sessions ), Sethverlag, Sempach 2000.

The early class sessions, in four volumes, were first published in German in 2011:

  • The early class sessions , Volume 1 to 4 (Original: The Early class sessions ), Seth-Verlag, Sempach 2011th
  • The personal sessions , Volume 1 (Original: The Personal Sessions ), Seth-Verlag, Sempach 2003, ISBN 978-3-907833-70-4 .

Comments

  • Richard Bach (author of Die Möwe Jonathan ): "This is quite simply one of the best books I have ever read."
  • Louise Hay (author of Heal Your Body ): “For me, the Seth books are required reading for anyone on the spiritual path. Seth's amazingly deep knowledge is as relevant today as it was in the 1970s when Jane Roberts first gave Seth material on. "
  • Jon Klimo (Psychology Professor): “ All in all , the Seth literature is extraordinary. The main message of Seth throughout is that everyone creates their reality based on their desires and beliefs. "

criticism

  • Charles Upton (critic of the New Age movement ) claims that Jane Roberts wrote these Seth texts because of her fear of death and the misunderstanding between Christianity and Eastern religions.
  • James E. Alcock (psychologist and critic of parapsychology ) believes that there is no differentiation between vertigo and unconscious production of the Seth material.

plant

  • Jane Roberts: Conversations with Seth - On the Eternal Validity of the Soul. Goldmann Verlag, 1986, ISBN 3-442-11768-2 . This is the first Seth book that was published in a foreign language (German).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jane Roberts: Conversations with Seth , p. 447
  2. ↑ Jane Roberts: Conversations with Seth , p. 32
  3. ↑ Jane Roberts: Conversations with Seth p. 11.
  4. ↑ "John Barclay, a foreign businessman, attended the meeting." In Jane Roberts: Conversations with Seth , p. 161.
  5. ↑ Jane Roberts: The Nature of the Psyche , p. 61.
  6. ↑ a b Jane Roberts: Conversations with Seth , p. 442.
  7. ↑ Jane Roberts: Conversations with Seth , p. 29.
  8. ↑ Jane Roberts: Conversations with Seth , p. 201.
  9. ↑ Jane Roberts: Conversations with Seth , p. 413.
  10. ↑ Conversations with Seth , back cover.
  11. ↑ Seth's last message , back cover.
  12. ↑ Dr. Jon Klimo: Channeling: Investigations On Receiving Information From Paranormal Sources , North Atlantic Books 1998, ISBN 1-55643-248-8 , pp. 28 ff. (Channeling: Receiving information from paranormal sources)
  13. ^ Charles Upton: The System of Antichrist: Truth and Falsehood in Postmodernism and the New Age . Sophia Perennis, 2005, ISBN 0-900588-38-1 , p. 169 f.
  14. ^ Kole / Beisner / Bowman Jr / Holley: Astrology and Psychic Phenomena , Zondervan Publishing House, 1989, ISBN 978-0-310-48921-4 , p. 52.
  15. ↑ Jane Roberts, Individual and Mass Fate , p. 267.