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 T ...