Session 55 recorded May 20, 1964

The Nature of Self and Identity

A central theme of the session is the composition and perceived limitations of the self. The entity Seth explains that the physical human form is a "psychic gestalt" created and maintained by an "inner ego." This identity is not inherent to the physical structure but is projected from within.

"The important point here is that identity cohesion is projected upon the human physical structure from within, that is, from the inner ego by way of the inner senses."

Seth posits that the self as it is commonly understood is an "arbitrary formation." There are no true boundaries between the self and the "not self"; what we perceive as separation is a construct. He states, "...there is no real boundary neither chemical, electrical or even psychic, between the self and w ...