The Early Sessions: Sessions 1-42 : 11/26/63-4/8/64 (Seth, Seth Book.) [Paperback]

Seth (Author), Jane Roberts (Author), Robert Freeman Butts (Author)

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• Paperback
• Publisher: New Awareness Network (February 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965285502
• ISBN-13: 978-0965285506
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #460,606 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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45 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Seth tells it like it is, February 1, 1999

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This review is from: The Early Sessions: Sessions 1-42 : 11/26/63-4/8/64 (Seth, Seth Book.) (Paperback)

Review: The Early Sessions

"The Early Sessions: Book 1 of The Seth Material" covers the period from November 1963 through April 1964, during which time Jane Roberts went into trance, while Seth, an "energy essence personality," dictated material that Jane's husband, Robert Butts, recorded.

"The Early Sessions" are the sessions as they were first recorded, beginning with the initial contact with Seth made via ouija board. To the reader, it's like being there. Seth's material is, as always, excellent, thought-provoking, wildly informative and, to some, controversial. In Book I, the Seth personality is most vivid-funnier, saltier, more opinionated, and more free-wheeling than he seemed to be in the earlier volumes.

To those of us who have been reading Seth since the beginning, this book is interesting in that it fleshes the material and also includes much that was given as personal comment to Mr. & Mrs. Butts, but which applies to us all.

The Seth books are unique in that they go into actual explanation and description of the workings of not only the human psyche but our world as we perceive it. He gives us a look the "that man behind the curtain" who creates our particular Oz.

Seth's message is, and always has been, that we are greater than we know, and have access to resources we have barely begun to sense. He offers practical suggestions on how to gain more intimate knowledge of ourselves, and of our cosmic birthright, through the exploration of our own psyche. Seth presents, in simple terms, astounding concepts.

The books are nicely printed with large type-although they do have those soft covers that tend to curl! Anyone who has been reading Seth all along, will relish the detail and will not find the material at all redundant.

45 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The ultimate philosophy, April 6, 2000

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This review is from: The Early Sessions: Sessions 1-42 : 11/26/63-4/8/64 (Seth, Seth Book.) (Paperback)

In this and all the Seth works Seth/Jane take all the mystery out of the mystical ranks that for so many seems to be another ego project ("I'm more spiritually advanced than you are because I saw the edge of the transpersonal realm once when I slipped on a bar of soap in the shower and I can speak ambiguous circles around anybody"). Instead of vague descriptions of nirvanic states from other authors you get matter of factly description of the nuts and bolts of reality. Instead of non-specific meditation techniques you get instructions for accessing psychological time and information on what other planes you might access (dream world) with this procedure. You get a detailed description of reincarnation, the subconscious, inner self and inner senses. Those who don't appreciate Seth either haven't read enough Seth or didn't understand it. I've also run into those 'elitist' types who think that their understanding is above the Seth teaching. These types usually have read only a few quotes or a single book and no background in psychology. I initially read "The Nature of Personal Reality" and didn't think much of Seth until I read "The Seth Material". I've read every Seth work at this point and look forward to the rest of this series. As far as the fact that this is a channeled work. DO NOT let your ego discredit this material because of the source, this is the real deal.

36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Seth, Jane & Rob Unplugged - Vol 1, April 28, 1999

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This review is from: The Early Sessions: Sessions 1-42 : 11/26/63-4/8/64 (Seth, Seth Book.) (Paperback)

In this wonderful little volume, you see Seth, Jane & Rob in a less 'cosmetic' way than you see them in the "Seth Books" per se. For example, Jane used to pace around the room while delivering material from Seth.

The various reincarnational stories Seth gives about people Jane & Rob know (as well as about Jane & Rob themselves) can make for very compelling reading. You may find yourself examining your own life and circumstances (or those of friends and loved ones) looking for the parallels.

There are also fairly detailed "scientific" ideas from Seth on how the physics of reality works. Some readers may want to gloss over these areas.

You will also notice that Seth is a very humorous soul. His affection for Jane & Rob is immense. This volume definitely put a new spin on the Seth books for this reader. Enjoy!